Saturday, October 20, 2007 (Philippines)

Even guest relations officers (GROs) from various Karaoke bars and night clubs in Bacolod joined the Grand Charter Day Parade Friday onboard a float decorated with Frenzy condom streamers, which ultimately becomes the crowd favorite. (Sun.Star Bacolod/Gil Alfredo B. Severino) AFTER the Glorietta blast in Makati City that killed eight people and wounded several others, police authorities in Bacolod and Negros Occidental immediately tripled their alert status in the city for the last two days of the MassKara Festival. In a phone interview, Senior Superintendent Irwin Leo Agpangan, head of Task Force MassKara, said: "We've already maximized our security in different areas where there are MassKara events." Join forum on Sandiganbayan's guilty verdict on Estrada plunder case. Post comments here. [full story]