On Trina Etong

Trina Etong, wife of famous broadcaster Ted Failon has been cremated.It took three hours to do it since 11:15AM this morning. The family has receved her urn and they plan to take it to their home in Tierra Pura, Quezon City.


Ted Failon has sent his thanks to everyone who helped supporting him and his family. He also apologized to those who were not able to go in Arlington Funeral Homes. Mr. Failon said he will try to be strong for his family, specially their two daughters. Their eldest Kaye also said in an interview that it is now time for them to heal and recover from this shocking event in their lives.


Before the actual cremation, mass was held at Arlington Crematorium Chapel led by Father Jerry Orbos. Suicide is not allowed to be celebrated in the church so they only did it in Arlington instead. The National Beureau of Investigation is still continuing to conduct its impartial probe in the Etong shooting.

All Terrain Vehicles Maybe?

I was planning to purchase a super bike this quarter but my previous articles tell me I should also look at the all terrain vehicles. If this stops me from getting that HONDA which I saw in Mission Impossible 3 then I probably need to sit down with my wife and talk her out of it. These are quads so we can probably use this more in the province, of which would serve that purpose since we plan to spend more time there than in Manila. If budget constraints fail to get me that 1.3 million peso super bike, this would be the next best thing I could probably purchase.


It's a little disappointing though that we do not have that much choice here unlike in MESA, AZ because they have parts and accessories for the YAMAHA RHINO 660. The Rhino though would need certain improvements as far as rollover safety is concerned because some of them were pulled out of the market. The 450 POLARIS RZR comes in a close second because of its sleek and macho looking body chassis. I like that a lot and the price is within the budget so if we plan to buy the super bike first, we can still have this for our other home in the countryside. The Polaris Ranger, Artic cat Prowler and KAWASAKI TERYX are all tied in third place performance wise. The specification says it all, but if there would be a couple of modifications done on the Rhino. it would be my personal choice. For people who are located in the Arizona area, make sure you contact TMW OFFROAD at 480-969-9261 so you can jazz up your ordinary all terrain vehicles. I wish there was something like that here.

Prudential Plan Holders Rocked Its Makati Office

Plan holders of pre need company Prudential Plans went on a ruckus in its office in Legaspi Village, Makati City.

According to Mr. Philip Piccio, President of Parents Enabling Parents (PEP) Coalition (the ones who had problems with Platinum Plans before), said that this is part of the protests that the plan holders are doing in the midst of the cancellation of their license to sell pre need plans. It looks like they too are being affected by the world financial crisis. They are dismayed about this move by the Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) because they might not be able to get their pre-need plans.

Jose Alberto Alba, President of Prudential Life Plans has assured the public that there should be no worried about the decision because as far as their company is concerned, paid or unpaid plans will still be given its benefits whatever the reasons may be with the SEC decision.

I just hope they recover and give all their members what's due them. I think this is the same reason why the company I work for changed Medical card providers so suddenly.

The Dangers of ATV Rollovers

All terrain vehicles are very popular in the United States and most middle income families can afford purchasing one. In recent events, Japanese manufacturer YAMAHA has recalled hundreds of the Rhino Side by Side ATV vehicles because of the great risk of rollovers. The popular brand produced this particular model without side doors and it has endangered a lot of individuals who choose to be in the driver or passenger seat. Everyone else was forced to put their foot out to balance the actual All Terrain Vehicle because the faulty proportion in it's design. The center of gravity was too far off and the wheels were too narrow because it would possibly be designed from Japanese models that often come in that condition. I remember SUZUKI also had the same problem on their small AUV models previously because it had the same construction as the Rhino ATV.

I had a friend who had an accident in a YAMAHA Motor bike just last year. He literally smashed his face on an incoming vehicle that swerved on his lane that sent him flying to the other vehicles metal side car. He needed a couple of million pesos just to reconstruct his face and nose. Aside from that, he lost his sight on his left eye. I really tried my best to comfort him but in that condition, you just really are helpless. I hope there would be a more stricter standard implemented for All Terrain Vehicles so people would not meet the same fate as my best friend did. Imagine how hard it would have been for his wife and young daughter. Imagine how it would be if this Yamaha Rhino Rollover happened to you right?!