Midweek L8est: The A Truckload of Evidence Edition

This past week was, to coin an expression, a truckload of excitement. Here’s what happened so far as we deal with hump day!
8 Models Booed at Sinulog Festival… Why?

Last weekend, some models
allegedly disturbed the Festival Queen and made her take their photo. Is it true? Is it false? Either way, it’s still the most stunning person in the area taking the picture when she should have been in it.
7 The Gatorade Chelsea Blue Pitch

Don’t look now, but the “green green grass of home” doesn’t ring quite true for this particular field.
6 Farewell Cokskiblue

Coy Caballes, one of the pioneers of Philippine vlogging and Social Media Manager for Globe Telecom,
passed away last January 16. He was 28 years of age. Several people from the 8List have known him personally and miss him terribly.
5 Plunder Raps Filed vs PNoy Among Others

Despite the president’s immunity from suit, the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP)
filed plunder charges against the president yesterday, declaring their evidence to be strong indicators of his guilt in relation to the Malampaya funds.
4 Osang Gets a Singing Permit In Israel

It remains to be seen how her woes with the BIR will play out, but don’t you just wish singing permits were also required of every karaoke party in the Philippines? Nonetheless, Rose Fostanes can now
legally perform as a singer in Israel.3 Due To Rising Murder Rates Venezuela Takes Aim At Telenovelas

Apparently, it i
sn’t only the Philippine government that’s guilty of kneejerk reactions to pervasive problems.
2 Pinay Satanist Nurse Fined Over Tasteless Photos

Don’t look now, but a Filipina Nurse abroad has taken pictures of herself with what appears to be patients who have passed away. She is also a self-proclaimed
Satanist. This display ended up with her getting fined, and she is now the latest target for the internet’s moral outrage, unless you cared more about…
1 Senator Bong Revillas Privilege Speech
More tears than truth were shed that day. Benhur Luy was called “Boy Pirma,” Mar Roxas was called “Boy Pickup,” and not a single care was given by the jaded public.