Stormy Islands

10 or 13 people dead from Bebeng, the trpocial storm that hit the Philippines on Monday (Sunday for us United States-ers), according to The Manila times and The Philippine Star.

Two people, as reported by Yahoo, are said to be missing as well. according to the the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Yahoo also reported "Around 21,413 families or 111,938 individuals, mostly from the Bicol and Eastern Visayas regions, have been affected by the tropical storm."



(This map is of the Visayas section of the Philippines.) The tropical storm also hit Manila. The NDRRMC precautioned the island's citizens of lanslides. Wind, rain, and flooding are also facets of concern.

Pacquiao triumps over Mosely

Defeating "Sugar" Shane Mosely, Manny Pacquiao, national hero of the Philippines I guess, achieves his 14th consecutive win.

According to The L.A. Times the judges final score was 119-108, 120-108, and 120-107, with Pacquiao recieving the unianmous victory.

Here's a clip of the third round of the Mosely-Pacquiao fight:
(Not the announcer saying "only the third time [Mosely's] ever been knock down.)

Cerritos resident Makoto Faller watched the fight from home and said, "It was a good fight. Not what I expected, but it was . . . entertaining."

As of the MGM brawl this past Saturday, the Filipino boxing dynamo's record stands at 53 wins, three loses, and two ties.



According to the Times article, Mosely may be the next, dare i use the word, victim Pacquiao forces to retire. If Mosely does continue, He'll be the Randy Orton of professional boxing. Get it? Randy Orton was the Legend Killer in the WWE? Nevermind.

In another, and very interesting, nuance of Pac-Man's victory, The Manila Times reported that crime rates faltered during the boxing phenom's exhibition. Around 500 inmates shared recreational space with armed guards to watch the Pacquiao fight. Meanwhile, Islamic rebels and Philippine military officals actually, get this, had an "informal truce" as the boxing match went on.