MANILA, Philippines - Everyone’s tried to define our times. We’re doing it by week. Numbers, figures, and a fast-teller feed of info you might want to take the next week to think over.
23: Percentage of Filipino youths who had premarital sex (PMS) in 2002. Forty percent of first PMS and 70 percent of most recent PMS were without any means of protection.
2002: The year the above figures were obtained from the “Young adult sexuality and fertility survey,” which tells you how outdated such reports are.
20,000: Number of HIV cases in 2020 estimated by the health department if current trends hold.
PINK: “The love you discover,” according to Aerosmith.
PINK: Your new Tuesday night habit thanks to model-DJ furies Sanya Smith, Ornusa Cadness, and Mia Ayesa. The three give you your mid-week fix of electro, rock, classics, and everything in between at Members Only. Get ready to be tickled pink.
ELIZABETH OLSEN: The 21-year-old sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, who’s joined the cast of the indie film Martha Marcy May Marlene.
BELA PADILLA: The 19-year-old Filipino-Brit is the niece of action star Robin Padilla and a new actress under GMA. She plays Yumi, Dingdong Dantes’s fiancé in Endless Love. Inspired by Miss Universe Fourth Runner-up Maria Venus Raj, Bela Padilla is also planning to join Bb. Pilipinas.
P150: The least amount you can pay to a traffic enforcer for arrogance and discourtesy on your first offense.
P50: The least amount you can pay to get out of your ticket.
“There is no point in searching (for killer) further due to widespread corruption in your country… I hope you understand.” — Marján Bohinc, responding to a request to write a letter to the newly installed NBI director. His daughter Nika and her boyfriend and esteemed film critic Alexis Tioseco were murdered September last year. Their assailants are still at-large.
8: The number of houses from the Tioseco residence P-Noy’s house is located.