President Arroyo has signed Republic Act 9745 or the Anti-Torture Act of 2009, criminalizing physical and mental torture and other degrading treatment by persons in authority last Nov. 10,2009. ...abangan natin ang susunod na kabanata. :D
LOS ANGELES—SUDDENLY, THE moon looks exciting again. It has lots of water, scientists said Friday (Saturday in Manila)—a thrilling discovery that sent a ripple of hope for a future astronaut outpost in a place that has always seemed barren and inhospitable.
Experts have long suspected there was water on the moon. Confirmation came from data churned up by two Nasa spacecraft that intentionally slammed into a lunar crater last month.
“Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit. We found a significant amount,” said Anthony Colaprete, the principal investigator for Nasa’s Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, holding up a white water bucket for emphasis. continue reading...



