Thursday, March 16, 2006 (Philippines)

Lorraine Fetsje Schaap grabs the Sun.Star Davao Sunniest Smile title, winning P5,000 cash from Sun.Star Davao Publishing Inc. and a big framed photograph from the Camera Club of Davao. Schaap received the award during the Mutya ng Davao Finals and Coronation at the CAP Auditorium Tuesday night. (Sun.Star Davao/Rene B. Lumawag) IN HIS usual fighting mood, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Joel Virador dismissed claims of the military that "the nation will fall if the soldiers decide to side with the public who are already very much disgruntled with the present situation." In a press release, Virador said the statement made by military spokesperson Colonel Tristan Kison where the colonel said the military has been the target of destabilization plots "is excessive and outright lie." Congratulations to the graduates of 2006! Post your graduation experiences and greetings here. [full story]