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Monsters Inside Me - Maggots in My Head

While living inside the host, the presence of botflies creates painful pustules that secrete pus and other fluids.

BAHA ALERT ULIT SA LUZON, MM

Nagbanta ang Philippine Athmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) sa mga residente ng Northern at Central Luzon, gayundin sa CAMANAVA (Caloocan, Malabon, Navotas, Valenzuela) areas sa posibleng pagbaha bunsod ng pag-ulang dala ng isang low pressure area at inter-tropical convergence zone (ICTZ).

Ayon kay DOST Undersecretary Graciano Yumul kahapon, inaasahang madadagdagan ang tubig-baha sa Central Luzon dulot ng maghapong pag-ulan kahapon na maaaring aabot hanggang ngayong araw ng Linggo.

Sinabi ni Yumul na binabantayan na rin nila ang pagtaas ng tubig sa Marikina river na posibleng makaapekto sa CAMANAVA area.

Nag-abiso na rin umano ang pangasiwaan ng Ipo dam na posibleng magpa­kawala ng tubig dahil uma­bot na sa 146 meters ang water level, habang ang Magat dam ay nagsabi na rin na magbubukas ng kanilang mga gate.

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LARRY MARTIN NAMED FIRST PINOY 'BIGGEST LOSER'

After spending 125 days in the Biggest Loser camp, Larry Martin was declared on Saturday as the very first Pinoy Biggest Loser.

Martin lost the highest weight percentage of 39.61% since ABS-CBN's "The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition" aired its first episode on May 30. He entered the Biggest Loser camp weighing 255 pounds. He lost 101 pounds at the camp.

He now weighs 154 pounds.

Martin took home P1 million, a condominium unit from DCMI Homes, a Vespa scooter, a 40-inch Sony Bravia Internet TV, Whirlpool appliances, P100,000 worth of salon services, and a lifetime gym membership from Fitness First.

Martin will also appear on the cover of the November issue of Men's Health magazine.

Martin was a police officer in Camarines Sur, but was relieved from his post for failing to meet the 34-inch waistline limit.

Second place went to Art Mendoza, who lost 129 pounds or a weight percentage of 37.83%.

Mendoza received P500,000, a Vespa scooter, Whirlpool appliances, P50,000 worth of salon services, and a 1-year Fitness First membership.

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PALACE ACCEPTS US ENVOY'S APOLOGY

Malacañang said today that the Philippine government will no longer ask US ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas to explain his remark that 40 percent of foreign men visit the country for sex.

"We were informed that the ambassador issued already, through text, an apology. So we consider that this is a close case," presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda announced over state-run radio, Radyo ng Bayan.

Asked if Malacañang would push through with its plan to ask for an explanation from Thomas, Lacierda said that the apology, even though it was sent through text only to Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, would be enough as it is already an admission that the US ambassador cannot back up his claim with statistics.

"The statement of Ambassador Thomas clearly shows that he was not able to back up [his claim] with statistics. Hence, he apologized to Secretary Del Rosario and to our government," the official said.

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NIETES EKES OUT UNANIMOUS DECISION TO WIN LIGHT FLYWEIGHT CROWN

Filipino Donnie Nietes scored a hard-earned unanimous decision over game and gutsy Mexican Ramon Garcia late Saturday night to capture the WBO light flyweight crown at the St. La Salle Coliseum. Nietes won by scores of 118-110, 117-111 and 115-113. This writer scored the bout a draw.

Nietes took command early with his precision-punching but he suddenly went cold beginning in the sixth stanza, giving Garcia the courage to get back at him with ferocity.

Garcia even had the chance to put away Nietes several times but just couldn’t although at the end of the fight, he had the look of a winner since Nietes appeared as though he would pass out from exhaustion.

Garcia’s camp said their fighter was robbed and as they were walking back to their dressing room, they were screaming for a rematch.

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FLOODS IN CENTRAL LUZON COULD LAST A MONTH

Massive flooding in Central Luzon brought about by back-to-back typhoons could last for a month even as the storms’ death toll reached 95, the civil defense chief said on Saturday.

Waist-deep floods in Bulacan and Pampanga left behind by typhoons Pedring (Nesat) and Quiel (Nalgae) were being made worse by continued rain on the coastal areas north of Manila, said National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chief Benito Ramos.

Waist-deep floods in Bulacan and Pampanga left behind by typhoons Pedring (Nesat) and Quiel (Nalgae) were being made worse by continued rain on the coastal areas north of Manila, said National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council chief Benito Ramos.least two more weeks before (the floods) will subside, assuming it will stop raining soon,” said Ramos as he inspected the flooded areas.

“If it continues to rain, it will take one month for the waters to subside,” he told Agence France-Presse.

More than 586,000 people were still displaced by the floods, forced from their homes by the rising waters or unsafe conditions, the disaster council said.

Pedring slammed into the northern part of the Philippines on September 27, followed by Quiel just five days later, bringing storm surges, flash floods and landslides.

The combined death toll from the two storms rose to 95 with another 34 still listed as missing, many of them washed away by floodwaters or killed during the typhoons by strong winds toppling walls and trees.

Although the storms have passed, a low pressure area has been hovering over the country, causing rain to fall on areas already inundated by the two typhoons, the government weather station said.

The head of the disaster council’s reporting division, Emilia Tadeo said that relief goods were being rushed to the coastal areas despite the obstacles created by the floods.

“They are completely cut off, accessible by small boats and large trucks,” she told AFP.
Damage estimates from the two storms was estimated at about P14 billion ($322 million) but Tadeo said the figure was certain to rise as local officials got a more complete picture of the devastation in their areas.

“Every day, our damage figures go up. We are still awaiting damage assessment reports from other regions,” she said.

By Agence France-Presse