Video- Passenger Plane Crashes in Nigeria

A passenger plane hit a three-story apartment building in Nigeria's largest city on Sunday, killing all 153 people on board and others on the ground in the worst air disaster in nearly two decades for the troubled nation.

The crash happened near the airport. A spokesman for Nigerian airline Dana confirmed one of its planes had crashed but could not immediately provide further details.

A plane carrying 153 passengers crashed Sunday in a densely populated district of Nigeria's economic capital Lagos, the head of Civil Aviation Auuthority told AFP, adding he feared none had survived.

Video Fire in Doha Mall

Watch  Fire in Villaggio Mall in Doha. Villagio Mall was on fire yesterday, May 28 about 11:30 am.  The ministry said on Monday that four female teachers and two firefighters were among those killed in the fire, while at least 17 others were injured. Among the children were six boys and seven girls


At least 19 foreign nationals, including 13 children, were killed in a fire that ripped through an upscale shopping mall in Qatar on Monday, the country's interior ministry said according to Reuters report.

CJ Corona CONVICTED on Art. II of the impeachment complaint

Chief Justice Corona was CONVICTED on Art. II of the impeachment complaint. 16 senator-judges vote guilty, 3 vote not guilty. Senator Bong Revilla took the spotlight as the 16th Senator to vote 'Guilty' for Chief Justice Corona.

With 23 votes cast , 20 members of the Senate sitting as the impeachment court have convicted Chief Justice Renato Corona including Senate president and presiding judge, Juan Ponce Enrile for betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Philippine Constitution.
 
Senators who voted for Chief Justice Corona's Impeachment/Guilty:

1. Senator Edgardo Angara
2. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano
3. Senator Pia Cayetano
4. Senator Franklin Drilon
5. Senator Chiz Escudero
6. Senator Jinggoy Estrada
7. Senator Teofisto Guingona III
8. Senator Gringo Honasan
9. Senator Panfilo Lacson
10. Senator Lito Lapid
11. Senator Loren Legarda
12. Semator Sergio Osmena
13. Senator Kiko Pangilinan
14. Senator Koko Pimentel
15. Senator Ralph Recto
16.  Senator Bong Revilla Jr.
17. Senator Tito Sotto
18. Senator Antonio Trillanes
19. Senator Manny Villar
20. Senator Juan Ponce Enrile

Senators who voted for Chief Justice Corona's Acquittal/Not Guilty:

1. Senator Joker Arroyo
2. Senator Miriam Santiago
3. Senator Bongbong Marcos

Senator Manny Villar became a trending topic worldwide at No.1 while "ByeCorona" is at No.3.

Live Update: from GMA News/ ANC/Miriam Quiambao

• All 23 senators present. Angara will vote first. Enrile will vote last.Each senator will be called to vote on Article 2. No limitation on explanation of vote. Sen. Angara up first.
• Senator Angara to vote first.
• Angara: Isang natatanging tagumpay para sa isang abugado na maging Chief Justice.
• Angara: In order to suppress any questionable accumulation of wealth, we maintain a standard of honesty.
• Angara: Pera, kapangyarihan, away-pamilya, ito ang ugat ng istoryang ito. Hangad ko po na magkaroon ito ng closure.
• Angara: This willfull and deliberate omission of substantial deposits is a culpable violation.
• Angara: The document presented by the Ombudsman is an official document from the AMLC.
• Sen. Angara votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint.
• Senator Arroyo to vote second.
• Sen. Joker Arroyo now explaining his vote.
• Arroyo: What started in the House of Representatives is not an impeachment. 
• Senator-judge Joker Arroyo votes to acquit Corona on Article 2 of the impeachment complaint.
• Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano now speaking.
• Cayetano: Simple lang ang isyu, sino ang nagsasabi ng katotohanan?
• Cayetano: Ang isyu ng corruption at kahirapan ay dinudurog ang espiritu ng isang nadudurog nang katawan.
• Cayetano: Hindi ko matanggap ang interpretasyon ng batas ng punong mahistrado.
• Cayetano: Hindi ko puwedeng matanggap na ang isang public official ay iko-convert ang pera sa dolyar at hindi idedeklara sa SALN.
• Cayetano: Bakit ang mahirap pag nagnakaw, bawal? Bakit sa mayaman, bawal magnakaw nang kaunti?
• Alan Cayetano: Pag ang dollars, nakatago sa kaha de yero, kailangang ideklara. Pero pag nasa bangko, hindi?
• A Cayetano: Bakit ang isang clerk, di nagdeklara ng isang stall sa palengke, tinanggal? Pero pag mayaman, lahat ng lusot available?
• Cayetano: bkit pag ang mahirap nahuling nagnakaw, sasabihin: sa presinto kna magpaliwanag? Pro pag mayaman pwede ang technicalities?
• Cayetano: Technicalities should protect the rights of people. But in this country it is being used to protect people who plunder.
• Cayetano: We should pound on justice. We should pound on truth.
• Cayetano: This court is rebuilding a new paradigm of transparency of public servants.
• Senator-judge Alan Peter Cayetano votes to convict Corona on Art. 2. Votes so far: 2 Guilty, 1 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Pia Cayetano now explaining her vote
• P. Cayetano: This process is difficult for me because I took oath as a senator before CJ Corona.
• P. Cayetano: Bakit pwedeng itago ang pera sa dolyar? Makatarungan ba yun?
• P. Cayetano: To allow a contrary view to the code of ethics would set a deadly precedent.
• Cayetano: Failure to declare P2.4M and P80M is not a minor inaccuracy. I also do not accept nondeclaration of commingled funds.
• Senator-judge Pia Cayetano votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 3 Guilty, 1 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago now explaining her vote.
• Santiago: Burden of proof is on the Prosec. I have adopted the standard of overwhelming preponderance of evidence.
• Santiago: Does SALN omission belong to the same class as bribery, treason? SALN inaccuracies not in same class as other impeachable offenses.
• Santiago: There is no conflict between FCDA and SALN. The perceived conflict is laughable. 
• Santiago: Why do we call this proceeding quasi-judicial if puro political lang ang interpretation ng batas? 
• Santiago: I am insulted by the way your minds run!
• Santiago: The Prosecution mistakes admission for confession.
• Santiago: I find it reprehensible beyond belief that the AMLC document was introduced as evidence without authentication!
• Santiago: If the CJ didn't want his accounts to be discovered he would have used a different name. 
• Sen. Miriam Santiago forgets to cast her vote, returns to the podium, says "would you be surprised if i vote not guilty?
• Senator-judge Miriam Defensor-Santiago votes to acquit Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 3 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Franklin Drilon now explaining his vote.
• Drilon: Corona concealed his luxurious condominiums 5 years after they were paid. 
• Senator-judge Franklin Drilon votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 4 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Senator-judge Chiz Escudero is now explaining his vote. 
• Escudero: Do not judge others, for the measure that you used to judge will be used against you.
• Escudero: Kung ayaw niyo ideklara, huwag kayong tumakbo sa kahit anong puwesto sa gobiyerno. 
• Escudero commends CJ for being the first public official to sign a waiver to disclose his dollar accounts. 
• Escudero: Sana siya (CJ Corona) at ang kasong ito ang maging hudyat ng bagong simula ng ating bansa.
• Escudero says he submitted yesterday to the Ombudsman his own waiver. He challenges other senators and congressmen to do the same.
• Escudero: Pagkatapos nito, let's move forward. Pagtuunan natin ng pansin ang ibang mas mahahalagang problema.
• Sen. Chiz Escudero votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 5 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Jinggoy Estrada now explaining his vote.
• Estrada: The system failed to render justice to my father, former President Joseph Estrada. 
• Sen. Estrada votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 6 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Guingona now explaining his vote. 
•  Guingona: Ang aking boto ay para sa kasagraduhan ng saligang batas. We must renew our respect for sanctity of Constitution.
• Guingona: Ang pagtago ni Corona sa likod ng FCDA ay pagbabaluktot sa Konstitusyon.
• Guingona: This is constitutional perversion in its ultimate form.
• Guingona: Ang punong mahistrado ang unang naghanap ng butas para makalusot sa batas. 
• Sen. Guingona votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 7 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Senator-judge Gringo Honasan is now explaining his vote.
• Honasan: We have not proven if the defendant is corrupt. What is clear is that he is no longer fit to preside over the SC.
• Honasan: I vote to ask the Chief Justice to step down from the pedestal.
• Sen. Honasan votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 8 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Ping Lacson explains his vote.
• Lacson: I have an uncommon ability to determine if a person is telling a lie. 
• Sen. Ping Lacson votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 9 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• It's now Sen. Lito Lapid's turn to explain his vote.
• Lapid: Bilang HS grad, anong sasabihin ko na hindi marunong mag-Ingles, hindi maalam sa batas? Ano kayang magiging desisyon?
• Lapid: Malinaw na malinaw na si CJ Corona ay lumabas sa batas.
• Lapid: Awang-awa ako kay CJ. Akala ko totoo ang sinasabi niya. Hindi pala. Mas pinaniniwalaan ko pa si Fariñas na nag-Powerpoint.
• Sen. Lito Lapid votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 10 Guilty, 2 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Loren Legarda is now explaining her vote. Six more votes are needed to convict CJ Corona.
• Legarda: (Disclosure of SALN) ay isang sagradong tungkulin na dapat kong gawin. I do it in all honesty and sincerity.
• Legarda: Public trust is earned through transparent, often voluntary, gestures of honesty by officials in question.
• Legarda: Wala po akong nakikitang dahilan para hindi ipatupad ang parehong batas na ito sa isang punong mahistrado.
• Legarda votes to convict Corona, and remove him from his position as CJ.
• Sen. Bongbong Marcos is now explaining his vote. 
• Marcos: Evidence has been presented to public even before it was formally presented in court
• Marcos: The CJ has sufficiently addressed the claims against him.
• Marcos: Given the ambiguous interpretation of FCDA vs. SALN law, the Chief Justice is presumed to have acted in good faith.
• Marcos: Misdeclarations in the SALN are not an impeachable offense. 
• Sen. Bongbong Marcos votes to acquit Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. So far: 11 Guilty, 3 Not Guilty.
• Senator Sergio Osmena's turn to explain his vote.
• Osmeña: Did CJ Corona violate the constitution? Did he do it unknowingly?
• Osmeña: If public officers have been dismissed fr office for lesser assets, then there's more reason to apply the law if assets are $180M up.
• Sen. Osmeña votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 12 Guilty, 3 Not Guilty.
• Sen. Francis Pangilinan explains his vote.
• SenPangilinan: di dapat ikaila kung walang tinatagong masama.
• Pangilinan: Based on evidence, there was systematic concealment of Corona's assets.
• SenPangilinan: Can Corona still be trusted in the next 6 years?
• Pangilinan: The Chief Justice displayed a disturbing pattern of deception.
• Pangilinan: tama ba na ang pagsisinungaling ng mahirap ay parusahan at ang mayaman ay iabswelto?
• Pangilinan: Hindi niya idineklara taun-taon sa SALN ang kanyang milyun-milyong pisong pera at mamahaling condo.
•  Pangilinan says CJ showed blatant disregard of law, quotes Corona saying dishonest members of judiciary should be disbarred.
• Sen. Pangilinan votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 13 Guilty, 3 Not Guilty.
•  Pangilinan: Convict (Article 2) | Tally so far: Convict-13, Acquit-3. 16 votes needed to convict, 8 to acquit
• Senator Koko Pimentel now explaining his vote.
• Pimentel: Constitution prevails over FCDA.
• Pimentel: The respondent has consistently misinterpreted the law to release him from his duty of correctly disclosing his net worth.
• Pimentel: The SALN Law & the FCDA do not have to exclude each other. They can be harmonized. 
• Sen. Pimentel votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 14 Guilty, 3 Not Guilty.
• Session resumes. Sen. Recto now explains his vote.
• Recto: I base decision on facts, not opinions aired outside of court; on testimonies, not theories; on arguments, not analysis.
•  Recto: In an impeachment complaint, length is not strength. The way evidence was produced left a bad taste in the mouth.
• Recto: My duty is to choose what is right and not what is popular.
• Recto: There is no such thing as SALN that is statistically perfect.
• Sen. Pangilinan votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. Votes so far: 15 Guilty, 3 Not Guilty.
• Only one more vote is needed to convict CJ Corona. Sen. Revilla is now explaining his vote. 
•  Sen Revilla: The Chief Justice failed to properly disclose all his assets in the SALN.
•  Breaking News: Corona CONVICTED on Art. II of the impeachment complaint. 16 senator-judges vote guilty, 3 vote not guilty.
• Four more senators to explain their vote. Now speaking is Sen. Vicente Sotto III.
• Sen Sotto: Ang tunay na hukom sa paglilitis na ito ay ang taong bayan.
• Senator Trillanes now explaining his vote.
• Trillanes: A conviction signifies that transparency in governance takes precedence over legal technicalities. 
• Sen Trillanes: It is in the interest of the country to convict Chief Justice Renato Corona 
• Trillanes also vote to convict Corona on Article 2. 18 vote guilty, 3 not guilty.
• Sen Villar: My vote is for the conviction of the Chief Justice.
• Sen. Villar votes to convict Corona on Art. 2 of the impeachment complaint. 19 guilty votes so far, 3 not guilty.
• Sen. Enrile is the last senator to explain his vote. 
• Enrile thanking colleagues, defense and prosecution panels.
• Enrile: The culmination of this national drama is at hand. And the time has come for me to render judgment before whom I took my oath.
• Enrile: As a lawyer I confess I was personally frustrated by hasty crafting of charges; seems case built up after charges filed.
• Sen. Enrile admonishes leaked information presented as evidence to the impeachment court.
• Enrile: This court means serious business and would not succumb to or allow such underhanded tactics to deter this court from our task.
• Enrile: Even before Omb. Morales was called to this court, her letter to the CJ was already leaked to the media 
• Enrile: I've always believed that out of these 3 articles, the case for prosecution and defense will rise and fall on Article 2.
• Enrile reiterates: CJ does not stand accuse of having amassed any illegal wealth before this court.
• Enrile: Code of conduct recognizes public right to info on SALN except for purposes contrary to moral purpose or commercial use
• Enrile: I am convinced that the Defense has presented sufficient evidence to refute the charge of non-disclosure of some properties.
• Enrile: Constitutional principles of public accountability override absolute confidentiality of dollar deposits.
• Enrile is 20th senator-judge to vote to convict Corona on Art. 2. Summary of votes: 20 guilty, 3 not guilty.

Raymart Santiago vs. Ramon Tulfo Video- Start of Confrontation

Watch Raymart Santiago vs. Ramon Tulfo Brawl Video. Earlier, the two camp claims that neither of them statrted the brawl (see earlier report, HERE).  TV5 released a video of the NAIA brawl that happens on May 6 from unknown source, that might put an end to an argument about who truly started the brawl between journalist Mon Tulfo and Claudine Barretto, Raymart Santiago and a certain guy in pink shirt which allegedly belongs to the actor's camp on May 6 at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3.

Video- Kansas TV Stabbing Incident Black Man stabs 2 Workers

Two people were injured during a bizarre Kansas TV station stabbing. A man broke into WIBW-TV on Wednesday morning, and he stabbed two sales employees before he was tackled by a host of others at the station.

PAGASA Website Hacked- What about our Weather Report?

PAGASA Website has been hacked and defaced. What about our Weather Report now? According to the hacker it's all about fun, fun fun! Check-out the screen capture by GMA News since we are trying to open the website and it seems to be offline- currently. According to the report the website was taken offline before 3:00 P.M. on May 9, 2012.

PAGASA advised visitors to its website to go to its alternate site (kidlat.pagasa.dost.gov.ph) for the meantime while they are still fixing their official website.

Meanwhile, here's the latest weather forecast from PAG-ASA: as of 4:00 PM Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

Tropical Cyclone Update:
As of today, There is no tropical cyclone existing within the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR).

Weather Advisory:
Issued at: 11:00 a.m., 09 May 2012
For: Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)

The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) will bring mostly cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms over Mindanao becoming cloudy with widespread rains in the provinces of Agusan, Surigao and Davao.

Raymart Santiago vs Ramon Tulfo at NAIA Airport

Report says Raymart Santiago had a fight with Ramon Tulfo at NAIA Terminal Airport on May 6- Sunday.

According to the report on AKTV, TV5 host RamonTulfo, said he was simply trying to pacify Claudine Barretto, Santiago's wife, who was allegedly verbally abusing a ground crew when Santiago turned to him.

In a television interview, Tulfo had bruises on his face.

While in GMA News, Tulfo was taking footage of Santiago’s wife, actress Claudine Barretto, scolding a stewardess, when Santiago approached him, according to a report on dzBB radio.

Santiago and Barretto, along with their children, had arrived in Manila from a trip to Boracay while Tulfo had arrived from Davao, the report said.

Watch Tulfo Brothers speaks about the incident and threatens Raymart Santiago and Claudine Barretto in T3, HERE!

Photo by Jenny Reyes for ABS-CBNnews.com

The report said Barretto was complaining to a Cebu Pacific stewardess about her missing luggage when she noticed someone taking a video.

Santiago said he approached the man, who turned out to be Tulfo, and asked him why he was taking footage. Santiago said Tulfo punched him.

Meanwhile Claudine Baretto got bruises on her legs as Tulfo admitted kicking her since he was outnumbered by that time.

Video embed only from YouTube shared by spamsafe: Claudine Barreto Raymart Santiago VS Ramon Mon Tulfo Airport Fight.

Here are some of Pinoy Netizens comments:

• John Dalisay ·  Top Commenter

  Pano naman kasi, minsan ang babaw na issue na lang ang yabang pa magsalita nang Tulfo brother's. Hindi naman sa sinasabi ko eh mali sila pero sana naman ayusin nila pakikipagusap nla hindi yung sagad sa angas at yabang. Nakakainsulto na kasi at nakakabastos na kasi ang dating paminsan minsan.

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    Don Arl

    tama ! naalala ko nung naka iringan ni Cesar Montano c Erwin Tulfo sa umagang kay ganda ba yun, basta morning show.. Kc mejo ndi mganda approach ni Cesar sa newscaster nila.. Then nag sorry na c Cesar, panay pa rin banat ni Erwin, hinamon xa c Cesar sparring sa Elorde.. Tigil c kumag eh.. HAHAHAHA

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  Don Arl

  wala palang binatbat c Mon kay Fita eh..

  
  

  Biscuit lang pala katapat ng Tulfo.. LOL

  
  

  sympre, ndi accurate blita na to hanggat walang statement both party..

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    Joseph Michael Melegrito

    Ang sabi sa ibang mga news outlets, Raymart & 7 other people ang pinagtulungan si Mon.

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    Don Arl

    Joseph Michael Melegrito pero ok na din may interAksyon sa fb na nag uupdate sa atin.. :) khit papaano..

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  Ariston Enjaz · SLU Baguio City

  basta kung nasa tama sila... approve na approve at wala akong nakikitang masama sa mga tulfo brods kasi halos tinutulungan eh mga maliliit at naagarabyado... SALUTE to tulfo brods! just imagine a world w/o the tulfo brothers...