Current Events

1: Police Supt. Hansel Marantan was the leader of a group of police and military personnel who killed 13 people in a checkpoint in Atimonan, Quezon. When he reportedly refused to subject himself to the factfinding team formed by the Philippine National Police, what did DILG Sec. Mar Roxas say? A A: ―Siguro huwag na siyang mag-drama…‖ B: ―Dapat tigilan na ang emote…‖ C: ―‘Hindi mo ko madadaan sa katigasan ng ulo…‖ D: ―Ayaw niyang pa-imbestiga? Ansabe?‖ 2: As the debate over our esteemed senators‘ million peso-bonus rages on, this lawmaker revealed, ―All I can say is, isang senador lang ‗yong mga maids sa bahay sa Senate naka-payroll, ‗yong asawa, may grocery allowance sa Senate at ‗yong satellite office rental, sarili niyang property.‖ D A: Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile B: Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV C: Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago D. Sen. Panfilo Lacson 3: In the Oscar-nominated film, ‗Life of Pi,‘ what Philippine city was mentioned twice? B A: Cebu B: Manila C: Zamboanga D: Puerto Princesa 4: The Commission on Elections recently cut the airtime allowed for candidates‘ commercials. For a candidate running for a national post, how many minutes of TV airtime are allowed? A A: 120 B: 180 C: 150 D: 200 5: Pope Benedict XVI – @pontifex on Twitter has more than 1.4 followers to date. How many Twitter accounts does he ―follow?‖ B A: 7 B: 8 C: 9 D: 10 6: Of these three: mestiza, chinita or pure Pinay, what do most Filipino men prefer according to FHM‘s Year-End Sex Survey? A A: Chinita B: Mestiza C: Pure Pinay D: A and B (even)

7: Last Thursday at Camp Aguinaldo, who opened his speech by greeting President Aquino, former President Fidel Ramos, Vice President Jejomar Binay, and ―the Honorable Executive Secretary Paquito Diaz… ?‖ C A: Incoming AFP Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista B: DILG Secretary Mar Roxas C: Outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa D: Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin 8: A lawmaker posted a photo of him with sexy actress Cristine Reyes. He tweeted: ―With a crush of mine.‖ Who‘s the lawmaker?

A

A: Koko Pimentel B: Sonny Angara C: JV Ejercito D: Teddy Casiño 9: According to World Health Organization, what‘s the world‘s fastest-spreading tropical disease? C A: Rabies B: HIV/AIDS C: Dengue D: Amoebiais 10: In his recent much talked-about interview with Les Misérables star Anne Hathaway, entertainment editor and Startalk host Ricky Lo asked: ―Would you like to invite your fans in the Philippines to watch your movie?‖ Anne replied:

C

A: ―No, thanks. Let‘s just get this interview over and done with.‖ B: ―Fans are fans. Whether I invite them or not, they‘ll probably watch.‖ C: ―Why don‘t you invite them? I think they‘d much rather hear it from you.‖ D: ―Oh please. You‘ve mentioned the Philippines twice or thrice already! Stop!‖ ———————————―People make events into stories. Stories give events meaning.‖ ~Scarlett Thomas Answers: 1: A 2: D 3: B 4: A 5: B 6: A 7: C 8: A 9: C 10: C