Monthly Archives: January 2013

January 2013 USS Guardian Crash at Tubbataha Reef

US Navy Minesweeper Avenger class, USS Guardian, ran aground on a coral reef, the Tubbataha reef, in the Philippines on Thursday, January 17, 2013, while heading to Indonesia and East Timor for military exercises from a port call in Subic Bay. All its crew have abandoned the ship already after a series of failed tries to set the ship back away from the reef.

When the Sequel is Better than the Original: Refinancing with HARP2.0

Back in 2009, millions of homeowners were underwater owing more than what their homes were worth. As a result, they didn’t have the option to refinance their homes and the banks wouldn’t help them. The government hoped to help 4 million homeowners by launching HARP (Home Affordable Refinance Program), but it only helped roughly 1 million of the projected 4.

The Antimonan- Quezon Rubout or Shootout January 2013

Late Sunday, January 6, 2013, Police Superintendent Hansel Marantan led the government security forces, PNP and AFP troopers (24 Police Officers and 25 Army Personnel) in a checkpoint, in a supposed gunfight against the alleged group of criminals. He was hit by 3 bullets in his legs and 1 in his arm, while the 13 alleged criminals were all killed.