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Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio formally offered himself as a presidential candidate in the 2010 national elections. It was during a lunch held at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani (Monument of Heroes) in Quezon City when Ed announced his desire to serve the country as president. He was backed by the newly organized group, Kilos Na!

More or less seventy (70) people who attended the said activity came from the Movement for a Better Philippines, a new youth group, and a Filipino-American who promised to mobilize Filipinos in the United States to raise funds for Panlilio.

Panlilio was a priest for 29 years before he run and won the gubernatorial race in 2007.  He is on leave from his priestly duties while serving out his term as a governor, but said he would leave the priesthood if he runs for president.

Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France. It apparently crashed in the Atlantic ocean on June 1, 2009 with 228 passengers and crew on board.

It was the Brazilian military pilots who first spotted the floating debris early Tuesday in two areas about 35 miles (60 kilometers) apart as delivered by Air Force spokesman Jorge Amaral.

The cause of the crash is still unknown at the moment but the challenge they are now facing is the recovery of the very important black box recorders which emit signals only for 30 days. Beyond that, it would be very hard to determine where to find it. The good thing, however, is that the black box will not be destructed even under the strongest underwater pressure.

Good news to all employees, especially those who are in the call center industry: The Metrostar Express Transit (MRT) Line 3 started its 24 hours operation starting June 1, 2009.

MRT Line 3 is plying the route of North Avenue to Taft Avenue. Trains will be arriving every thirty (30) minutes starting from 11:00 PM to make sure that the passengers will all be served. Security guards will also be deployed in each train to make sure that the passengers will be safe even during these hours.

The A(H1N1) virus or most commonly known as the Swine Flu, as how it was referred to early on, is already in the Philippines. As of yesterday (June 1, 2009), the number of persons afflicted with this virus is up to twenty one (21). The alert level is likewise raised to Level 2 by the Department of Health (DOH).

The DOH has been monitoring Two Hundred and Eighty Five (285) patients who showed signs of the influenza virus. These patients are called Cases Under Observation (CUOs) by the DOH. The monitoring started on May 1, 2009 and 21 cases have been laboratory confirmed so far.