Col. Moammar Gadhafi, the dictator who ruled Libya for 42 years, was killed by rebels in his hometown of Sirte on Thursday. A dictator who oppressed his own people and sponsored terrorism abroad, Gadhafi’s legacy will be stained by violence. But beyond his brutality, Gadhafi will be remembered for something else entirely… being a first-class weirdo.
In no particular order, ABCNews.com brings you the seven weirdest things about Moammar Gadhafi.
1. The “Bulletproof” Tent: When Gadhafi was at home in Tripoli, he lived in a well fortified compound with a complex system …

Actress/TV host Kris Aquino, sister of President Benigno Aquino III, has accepted the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees’ (UNHCR) offer to be an “honorary patron,” the first step to becoming an ambassador of goodwill.
“Just finished UNHCR dinner. I accepted their appointment,” Kris tweeted Tuesday night.
She also said she is “in excellent company,” noting that there are four honorary patrons and one goodwill ambassador in the world.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador who started out as an honorary patron.
“I’m honorary patron together with Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls, Khaled …

The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 was voted the world’s worst airport for 2011 by readers of “The Guide to Sleeping in Airports,” a site that reviews the quality and facilities of the world’s airports.
Its primary audience seems to be budget travelers who see sleeping in airports as one way to save money during their journeys.
Among the array of problems cited by international passengers who managed to survive the airport were theft, bribery, and the absence of toilet seats and running water in the bathrooms.
One reader had this experience:
“A big …

By Christine O. Avendaño
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:55 am | Tuesday, October 11th, 2011
Here is one job where she can’t afford to let show biz intrigues bog her down.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCHR) is inviting President Benigno Aquino III’s celebrity sister, Kris, to be its goodwill ambassador for Asia.
If she accepts the offer, Kris will be joining the likes of film actress Angelina Jolie and the late Princess Diana, presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas said Monday. Jolie continues to go around the globe as goodwill ambassador for the UNCHR.
“(This …

By Teresa Cerojano
Associated Press
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A senior Philippine official said Friday that studies have found structural flaws in a 9-year-old Manila airport terminal that suffered a partial ceiling collapse in 2006.
Two engineering companies and one engineers’ association that examined Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s Terminal 3 found flaws of varying degrees of seriousness, said Transportation and Communication Secretary Manuel Roxas II.
He said one study found only slight defects that can easily be fixed, another said it’s more serious and the third believes it’s “very serious.” The terminal was largely …

By Gil C. Cabacungan Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
2:00 am | Saturday, October 8th, 2011
With the possibility raised that former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her husband could be in jail on nonbailable charges by Christmas, some lawmakers are wondering whether the couple will do “a Thaksin” or “an Erap,” (Joseph Estrada).
“They may likely do a Thaksin,” said Isabela Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao.
“The possibility [of seeking political asylum] is strong considering that the charges against them, ranging from plunder to electoral sabotage, are nonbailable offenses,” he said.
Aggabao was referring to Thaksin Shinawatra, the former …

The photo of the ‘floating’ DPWH officials has been the talk around the blogosphere for a couple of days now pero hanggang ngayon aliw na aliw pa rin ako sa mga iba’t-ibang versions circulating online. Listed below are my favorites:

Check them out sa Abbey Road!
Join din sila sa ‘We are the World’ (Can you spot them here?)
Kasama naman nila dito ang mga rallying plankers
DPWH-ing with the ‘Eraserheads’. Cool!!!
Ginawan din sila ng version with the UP Pep Squad
Sinama din sila sa ‘Hogwarts’ with Harry Potter and friends
May version din sila sa …

Hong Kong’s High Court has ruled that an immigration law banning foreign maids from permanent residency is unconstitutional — a landmark decision that could pave the way for many applications from domestic helpers.
The court found Friday that employment and immigration law discriminates against Hong Kong’s nearly 300,000 mostly Indonesian and Filipino maids. All other people can apply for permanent residency after living in Hong Kong for seven years.
The case was brought before the High Court by Evangeline Vallejos, a former businesswoman from the Philippines who came to Hong Kong to …

By Ronnie Nathanielsz in Manila/Philippine Daily Inquirer
ANN – Tue, Sep 13, 2011
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) – It is becoming increasingly evident that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is either surrounded by incompetent advisers, including lawyers who don’t know the law, or that he is stubborn enough to ignore them.
Pacquiao’s announcement that he plans to run for vice president in 2016 was met by disbelief by most people, not because of the audacity of his announcement but the fact that under the Constitution of the Republic he is ineligible to run because …

KIMBERLY JANE TAN, GMA News
09/13/2011 | 10:48 AM
Photo Credit: Here
A former Shari’a court judge has admitted helping distribute alleged bribe money to help then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo win the 2004 presidential polls.
During Tuesday’s Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the PNP choppers mess, Judge Nagamura Moner said that on May 13, 2004, former Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) director general Alfonso Cusi called him up to help Mrs. Arroyo.
“I received a call from Alfonso Cusi (at) about 9:30 p.m. telling me that I should go to Cotabato City, Tawi-Tawi, and …

How are you doing President Noynoy?
Well, my name is Reyna Elena. I was your number one supporter during the election, attacked by an unbelievable online hatred during the campaign because of my support for your presidency. Aherrm!
Oh, by the way, I thought I’d share this with you.
Here is my Elementary School in Castilla, Sorsogon. This picture was taken last week by my friend from Amsterdam. It’s one Uragon building. One unbelievable technology. The best. Western standards will drool at how mini, major and super-typhoons blasted that building away …

MANILA, Philippines – The doctors of former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo have advised the ailing congresswoman to seek medical treatment in the United States or Singapore, her spokesperson Atty. Raul Lambino said.
According to Lambino, however, Arroyo chooses to remain in the Philippines to quash speculations that she is avoiding the plunder charges filed against her.
“Sensitive siya sa public opinion e. Sinasabi niya, ‘Kapag ako umalis sa bansa, sasabihin nila tinatakbuhan ko itong accusations against me.’ To the extent of maybe putting her life in danger,” said …

MANILA, Philippines – Hollywood star and hotel heiress Paris Hilton is now on her way to Manila.
She is expected to arrive in the Philippines Sunday night.
In her official Twitter account, Hilton tweeted a link which reveals that she is on-board an Emirate Airways flight EK334.
“Mabuhay Philippines! Mahal ko kayo! On the plane about to take off to you! See you all soon! ,” she posted.
Hilton, who will be staying in the country for 5 days because of official business, said she is also excited to meet her Filipino fans.
“So …

ANDREO C. CALONZO, GMA News
08/11/2011 | 10:30 PM
Results of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) recount of votes for newly proclaimed Senator Aquilino Pimentel III prove that massive cheating marred the 2007 elections, an official of the tribunal said Thursday.
After Pimentel’s proclamation in Pasay City on Thursday, SET Secretary Irene Guevarra told reporters “just the fact that there were many spurious ballots is an indication of electoral fraud.”
Deliberating on Pimentel’s electoral protest, the tribunal found more than 250,000 fake ballots from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and Lanao del Norte, …

By FRANCIS T. WAKEFIELD
August 11, 2011, 6:39pm
MANILA, Philippines — Former President and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has been fitted with a “halo vest” to support her brittle cervical spine, doctors at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City said Thursday.
In a media briefing, Dr. Juliet Gopez-Cervantes, Arroyo’s personal physician, said a team of doctors led by veteran orthopedic surgeon Dr. Mario Ver put the halo vest, also known as a halo ring or crown, to immobilize the cervical spine.
“She is now conscious and staying at the Coronary …

 
 
 
by Jon Carlos Rodriguez
ABSCBN News
MANILA, Philippines – Being called “Senator Pimentel” not only sounds different, it sounds correct.
These were the words of lawyer Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, hours after he was proclaimed Thursday by the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) as a winner in the 2007 senatorial elections.
Pimentel said being a Senator is something he always aimed for.
“When I ran in 2007, of course, I wanted this job as a Senator, to participate in the law-making process, to participate in debates and discussion. Now it has finally come, 4 years later, …

By EDD K. USMAN
August 10, 2011, 3:49pm
MANILA, Philippines — Apparently feeling the sting of a senator’s criticism of the Tokyo meeting between President Benigno S. Aquino III and the chieftain of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), an official of the Moro group advised the legislator to not be “arrogant,” but “be humble” instead.
Khaled Musa, deputy chairman of the MILF’s Committee on Information, took exception to Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s statement that “the President may have been ill-advised” in meeting personally with Al-Haji Murad Ebrahim, the MILF chairman.”You must learn …

By MARIO B. CASAYURAN and JC BELLO RUIZ
August 9, 2011, 7:08pm
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Jejomar C. Binay said Tuesday that the family of former President Ferdinand E. Marcos has agreed with his proposal to bury the late strongman in Ilocos Norte.
But Marcos’ son and namesake, Sen. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., said the Marcos family continues to wait for the official position of Malacañang on their request that the remains of his father be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNB) with full state honors befitting his being a …

Former First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, who was linked to a growing scandal involving second-hand helicopters sold to the Philippine National Police (PNP), on Monday laughed off claims that he has sought asylum in Portugal, which does not have an extradition treaty with the Philippines.
Mr. Arroyo, who is in Hong Kong, said he is planning to return to Manila before noon Monday.
“Makikita nila, babalik ako,” Mr. Arroyo said in an interview on dzXL radio.
Earlier, Mr. Arroyo was reported to be planning to take a 9:00 a.m. Cathay Pacific flight for …

By David Dizon
ABSCBNEWS.com
MANILA, Philippines – If things had turned out differently, Atty. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he would have continued his poll protest up to the last day of his supposed 6-year term because he knew that he won the 2007 senatorial election.
Speaking to ANC’s Headstart, Pimentel admitted he felt helpless and angry that he had been cheated so that one administration bet, Juan Miguel Zubiri, could take the 12th and last slot in the Senate race.
“I was the son of a sitting senator but I could not fight …

MANILA, Philippines – The Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) lawyer, who committed suicide after being caught up in an investigation into alleged anomalous transactions of the bank, was laid to rest on Saturday.
Benjamin Pinpin was buried at Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque City past 4 p.m. following a requiem mass at the Holy Trinity Memorial Chapel around 12 noon.
Pinpin’s funeral service was attended by his family, friends and co-workers, who wore black clothes to mourn his death.
Pinpin was found dead in a bathroom of a hotel room in Las …

MARK D. MERUEÑAS, GMA News
08/06/2011 | 07:46 PM
Lawyer Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said he would be more than willing to hire the staff members working for outgoing Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, who has tendered his resignation last Wednesday.
Pimentel, who has a pending poll protest against Zubiri before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET), earlier said he was already preparing himself if and when he is eventually declared to have won in the senatorial race of the 2004 national elections.
Zubiri said he resigned from his post to spare his family from further …

By Paolo Romero (The Philippine Star)
Updated August 06, 2011 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines – Former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was discharged yesterday from St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City a week after undergoing cervical spine surgery.
But her doctors said she would continue to be under close medical watch.
Arroyo left the SLMC in the morning but did not face reporters staking out in the hospital hallway. SLMC management, however, provided media with photos showing the former chief executive wearing a neck brace and a red dress while being …

By JONAS REYES
August 5, 2011, 6:46pm
IBA, Zambales, Philippines
“He was like a son to me.”
This was how Zambales Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. described Senior Superintendent Rafael Santiago, former Zambales police director-turned whistleblower on alleged switching of election returns (ER) allegedly to favor former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, during a press conference at the Capitol here.
According to the teary-eyed governor, Santiago was like family. He even disclosed that he became Santiago’s godfather during his wedding.
Ebdane said Santiago has burned bridges with him and has very much destroyed the ties that bind them.
Santiago …

Gov’t needs smoking gun-type of witnesses, says IPER
MANILA, Philippines – The think-tank Institute for Political and Electoral Reforms (IPER) believes that the 2004 and 2007 poll fraud witnesses, their testimonies, and their evidence are not enough to muster a strong guilty verdict against the alleged masterminds, former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and husband Mike Arroyo.
IPER Executive Director Ramon Casiple said what the government needs are smoking gun-type of witnesses who had direct participation and an eyewitness to the Arroyos physically orchestrating the election fraud.
He said this could include hearing the …