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sa akong bana-bana, sigun sa dagan sa mga news releases. morag mas mapriso pa tingali ang mga staff aning mga senador ug representathieves. too bad.

reviewed this thread from the beginning and realized what an interesting discussion tb minds caused, hehe.  then sir fd tops it off with some masculine appendage claims, which render the likes of lolla and me in the sidelines.  so be it. 

meanwhile, sir fd will do well for one of those mx-3 ads. 

it looks like no other macho member of tb will ever claim to have been cured by mx-3 because it would mean admitting that they have that malady to begin with, except of course sir fd.

di ni maoy una nakong nahibaw-an bahin ug water heater nga nakakuryente dinhi sa ato.  gawas tingali nga careless pa ang pagtaod ani sa ato, di pa gyod kasaligan ang klase sa water heaters nga available and affordable.  mag-water heater na man lang, gastohi na lang ug centralized, di nang individualized nga maoy peligro.  kay wa man tay winter, why man tuod nga mag-water heater pa man.       

A side selfie: This dog masters the art of the side selfie where just one side of the face is captured on camera

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It's a dog's life: A Mastiff poses with his red dog collar

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Paws for thought: This tabby looks ready for a cat nap

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Picture perfect: A crested black macaque demonstrates how to pull off the perfect animal selfie

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Taking centre stage: Alice the Doberman poses for a picture with her owner who is pushed out of the shot

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Monkey business: This crested black macaque does not look impressed as he stares into the camera lens

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Posing for the PAW-parazzi: This white cat manages a steely look at the camera

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Running theme: This pet dog also opted to stick out its tongue for his selfie

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Say cheese: Tom Campbell posted this picture of his girlfriend's dog on Instagram

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A big poser: Laura Lawson tweeted an amusing picture of her brother Brandon's bearded dragon posing for the camera

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Just hanging in the park: This dog decided to capture his walk on camera

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Ready for my close-up: A lemur grabs hold of a camera before taking this selfie

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Smile! Two dogs happily smile for the camera in this animal selfie posted on Twitter

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A pedestrians walks in in Chicago's South Loop with temperatures well below zero

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Steam escapes from a downtown office building as pedestrian goes through the Warehouse District in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

With temperatures in downtown Pittsburgh at -5 degrees on Tuesday, a flock of gulls huddles on the ice formed on the Allegheny river. A high of 2 degrees is predicted for Tuesday in Pittsburgh

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Ice forms on the shore of the East River due to unusually low temperatures caused by a polar vortex in New York on Tuesday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Ice covers rocks and brush on the break wall at Edgewater Park in Cleveland, Ohio as half the U.S. was battered by winter storm Ion

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Ice hangs on a fire hydrant and hose as Ann Arbor firefighters battled the fire in extreme conditions

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Ice covers the street and cross walk sign as Ann Arbor firefighters worked for several hours in temperatures that dipped to 15 degrees below zero to extinguish a blaze at the pizza shop. No injuries were reported following the fire

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Ann Arbor firefighters covered in ice work to put out a fire that engulfed Happy's Pizza in Michigan on Tuesday

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A furious blaze engulfed Happy's Pizza shop in Ann Arbor, Michigan today as icicles hung from the traffic signs nearby in the arctic temperatures

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A man walks past a snow encrusted bicycle with wind chills nearing minus 30F on Tuesday, in downtown Chicago

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A man crosses in front of a steam vent in downtown Detroit, Michigan as a deep freeze set in along much of the eastern seaboard

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A man bundled against the cold grabs a hot coffee as temperatures dipped into the single digits on Tuesday in Washington, DC


A woman wraps up warm for the walk to the metro as the wind chill made it feel even colder in the nation's capital


A commuter departs from Union Station with wind chills nearing minus 30F in Chicago


A man struggles to stay warm on the streets of New York City

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A salesmen at a dealership digs out cars covered in snow in Indianapolis on Tuesday as temperatures hovered around zero

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A passenger catches the train today in Chicago, Illinois. Many trains were delayed on the system because doors on the trains kept freezing open

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

A view from a plane window shows Chicago encased in ice. More than 3,700 flights were canceled today

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

The Chicago skyline is seen behind a large chunk of ice near North Avenue Beach as cold temperatures remain with wind chills nearing minus 30F on Tuesday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

A woman and young boy head to school in Manhattan on Tuesday morning

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Commuters exit Union Station with wind chills nearing minus 30F in downtown Chicago

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Ice forms on rocks on the Brooklyn waterfront across from lower Manhattan in New York on Tuesday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

An exterior waterfall that froze overnight is seen at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC on Tuesday

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Snow covers an Abraham Lincoln statue in Hackley Park on Tuesday in Muskegon, Michigan

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A vehicle drives through a barely visible intersection of Route 33 and Batavia Stafford Townline Road on Tuesday in Stafford, New York. Dangerously cold polar air snapped decades-old records as it spread Tuesday from the Midwest to southern and eastern parts of the U.S.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

St. Simon's on the Sound Episcopal Church's fountains were frozen over Tuesday just after sunrise in Fort Walton Beach, Florida where locals are unaccustomed to such temperatures

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Garret Kelenske, 49, works to remove snow on the sidewalk in Muskegon Heights, Michigan on Tuesday as temperatures reached record lows across the country

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/

Polar Vortex in the U.S.


NASA's satellite sees a Midwest White Out at 2015 UTC/3:15 p.m. EST on January 6, 2014

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a fair enough wish.  i hope the people who can make this wish come true are just as fair.

(Maple at a wedding party soon after she returned.)

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(Douglas Anthony Cooper is currently collaborating with the illustrator Dula Yavne on Galunker, a children's book about a pit bull rescued from a dogfighting ring.)




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Also good reading -- in case you're interested in biology and history, as opposed to bile and hysteria -- is an article on Millan's website by Jon Bastien: "How Did Pit Bulls Get Such a Bad Rap?"



These two pieces go a long way towards debunking the worst of the hate literature on the web. If you'd like to experience a taste of that rhetoric, rest assured: the most feverish bigots will be spamming the comments section on this blog post within hours. It's pretty much guaranteed.

Meanwhile, Maple is being fostered by Ken Foster, rather than sitting on death row in one of those shelters approved by PETA. And for some people -- the kind of people you want to know -- this is so far the most heartening story of 2014.

Happy New Year!

As you've perhaps guessed, this isn't just any guy who loves his dogs. Ken Foster -- yes, that's his real name -- is one of the most prominent advocates for pit bulls in America: he's the bestselling author of I'm a Good Dog -- a book intended as an antidote to the poisonous bigotry bent on rendering this dog extinct.

And it is bigotry, I assure you. It rests on lousy science, distorted anecdotes, and pure hatred. I'll go into this in further articles, but I'll refer you for the moment to words by Cesar Millan, the Dog Whisperer: "Going Pit Bull: How We Can End Prejudice." This quotation sums it up nicely:

    "It's hard to blame people for being afraid of pit bulls, when all they see on the news are stories about dog fighting rings and people being attacked. They usually leave out that it's the owner who made the dog violent, not the breed." (my emphasis)

A shocker indeed. You might even say "unethical." Some folks -- decent folks -- would go so far as to say "repulsive."

Maple the so-called pit bull is much less dangerous than Ingrid Newkirk the self-styled guardian angel. Maple has never killed another dog. Or cat. Whereas Newkirk's organization has killed at least 29,426 of these and other domestic creatures. But Maple looks like a pit bull, and Newkirk looks like a compassionate animal rights person, so it's Maple who's in danger of leaving a shelter in a body bag.

We are discussing a charmed dog; Maple was very lucky to find her way into Ken's home. Twice now she's dodged the very real possibility of a shelter (which is to say: what the word "shelter" means for dogs that look like her). "She's actually up for adoption," Ken told me. "She's being fostered by me and my organization, The Sula Foundation, for the Louisiana SPCA."

Lots of people want it to be illegal for Ken to share his home with Maple. Lots of people go much further than this: Ingrid Newkirk, for instance -- the celebrity president of PETA -- wrote an article "reluctantly" embracing the practice of killing these dogs automatically whenever one is unfortunate enough to find itself in a so-called shelter. Perhaps you don't believe me? These are her words:

    Most people have no idea that at many animal shelters across the country, any pit bull that comes through the front door doesn't go out the back door alive. From California to New York, many shelters have enacted policies requiring the automatic destruction of the huge and ever-growing number of 'pits' they encounter. This news shocks and outrages the compassionate dog-lover.

    Here's another shocker: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the very organization that is trying to get you to denounce the killing of chickens for the table, foxes for fur or frogs for dissection, supports the shelters' pit-bull policy, albeit with reluctance.

This is the kind of uplifting story that augurs well for the new year, right?

Unfortunately, not everyone agrees. There are two kinds of people: those who are happy for Maple; and those who would prefer to see her dead. Oddly enough, the latter includes some of the most famous animal rights activists in the world.

Maple, you see, is a pit bull. Or a so-called pit bull, because there's no such breed: it's simply a term used to denigrate dogs that share certain physical traits, and that may or may not have Staffordshire terrier or American Pit Bull terrier somewhere in their lineage.

Ken Foster's Dog Vanished on Christmas Eve. He Just Found Her. Perhaps We Should Kill Her?

Douglas Anthony Cooper
Novelist, Amnesia
01/06/2014

Ken Foster's dog, Maple, disappeared on Christmas Eve. He had taken her in after she was found in an empty house: she was maybe a year and a half old, and the previous tenants had simply abandoned her. Maple was in pretty rough shape at the start, but he had almost succeeded in nursing her back to health. And then she vanished.

Ken spent the holidays frantically papering New Orleans with posters. More than a week went by, and hope had all but evaporated, when he received a call. Someone was sure that they'd spotted Maple. They sent a photograph to Ken's phone -- and there she was, tethered in a yard. Maple had been sold on the street for fifty dollars. Last week, Ken and Maple were reunited.

this looks more efficient in negotiating traffic jams and catching those tandem-riding assassins.

jawohl!  will do my best.

pormang way labot ang pagpangihi aning hitaboa da...

naa ba na sound epeks nga meowww?

bai tigs, comebacking na.  it's 2014 na.  kun di ka mobalik now and in the very near future, basin maunhan kag balik ni yolanda simbako...

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 08, 2014, 02:01:27 PM



No no no no no!

no sweat.  kyut pod ka uy, honest.

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 07, 2014, 07:30:50 PM

aguuuyyy, how irresistible gyod uy.

ha!  built-in sarin gas.

(what did they do to kitty?  gisungsungan ug libentador ang ass?  i hope not.  simbako intawon. )

di to siya picturer uy.  katkater hinoon.  mokatkat ug lubi kay mamoso sa kwarto ni inday ug manang...

lamia sa exercises for the back and neck uy.  just did them, and my back feels better.  thanks,botoy.

ang baking soda kay isagol nako ug vinegar (di lang apple cider kay arang mahala sa ato kay imported) unya maoy akong ilimpyo sa toilet.  what cleans the toilet cleans the human diay, hehe.

hahaha!  arang gajod ni si iron lady.  now, let me look at the problem with capitalism...

all accessible, except that i can't grow cherries in my backyard.

nagpaabot mi, to, nga bangkahan mi nimo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsP74Mr4WPE#

i'm listening now to aretha franklin with her kind of singing that one can't hear anymore these days... "i say a little prayer" goes the song's title.  i'm posting it at the music thread.

Quote from: chicogon on January 08, 2014, 06:57:53 AM
Waking up today (ugma kung itugot) is blessing enough to appreciate and enjoy

a very kind reminder, thanks fr chic.  incidentally, i woke up today feeling buoyant and thankful that i woke up, would you believe.  i guess i saw your message coming... well, i just listened to my sister's woes; part of the package of her healing, i suppose, and i thank god i can still listen to her and make lots of jokes.

“I was in shock and I could not hear what people were saying, but I am OK now,” Villas said, claiming years of training in psychological warfare in the police and the military had steeled his resolve to face any problem in life.

Now, Villas spends his days leading a group of 15 typhoon survivors in this coastal village as they collectively try to rebuild their shattered lives.

“People may say I am the unluckiest man. But I am here, and I am alive. And I say thank God for that,” Villas said.


http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/

Inspiring story

Known here as “Bunsoy,” which means the youngest one in Waray, Villas’ story of courage and fortitude has become a source of inspiration to all who survived Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), which killed about 1,200 residents of this town.

“He is a decent public servant who deserves our support after what happened to him,” said Teodoro Sevilla, a former mayor of Palo who endorsed Villas to be the police chief in 2010.

Villas denied that the emotional and psychological toll of losing his entire family drove him crazy a few days after the typhoon when he was seen walking around with a lighted flashlight in daytime.

Then in August, he fell victim to an investment scam that preyed on retiring policemen.

Villas, who retired at 56 in May 2011, claimed he was sweet-talked into investing P700,000 of his retirement savings by SPO Leodegario Ortega, a finance officer in the regional office of the Philippine National Police in Tacloban City.

Ortega has disappeared, and with him millions of pesos of the retirees’ hard-earned money.

Villas offered a reason why he became a victim of the pyramid scam. “I was not the only one. There were many police retirees who became victims of this scam. Almost all of the money I worked for in 33 years in the police service was gone,” Villas said.

Political loser

In the May 13 local elections, Villas was the only one of eight town council candidates who lost on the Liberal Party team led by Mayor Remedios Petilla. He finished ninth, losing by 31 votes.

Most people here believe he was cheated out of the last spot on the town council because of his independent stand on local issues. But Villas said he lost because he was a freshman politician who had no money.

“I was a newcomer and I had no money to fund an effective campaign,” Villas said.

Faith in God

Looking up to a brooding sky from his roofless house in Barangay Cogon here on New Year’s Day, Villas claimed his faith in God became stronger after these tragedies, saying he drew spiritual strength from the biblical story of Job who never lost his faith in God despite all the trials and tragedies thrown at him.

“They (Paloanos) say my story is like his (Job’s) and just like him I am down, but not out,” said Villas, who claimed he regretted an earlier flirtation with the idea of suicide when he realized his entire family had perished.

“I regretted that, and I have asked God for forgiveness,” Villas said.

“I started out as a kargador (porter) and became the police chief of this town. God has been good to me,” Villas said.

Appearing stoic and strong-willed, the 58-year-old retired police chief said he refused to let his misfortunes dampen his outlook in life and his view of the future.

“There is a reason why God spared me. And I will spend the rest of my life trying to find out what,” the gray-haired Villas said.

Man who lost everything in 2013 looks to the new year with hope

By Danny Petilla
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Sunday, January 5th, 2014


NEVER SAY DIE After losing everything in a triple whammy that included Supertyphoon “Yolanda,” retired police chief Casimiro Villas says he hasn’t lost hope. DANNY PETILLA/CONTRIBUTOR

A succession of personal tragedies in 2013 could have broken the will of a lesser man to go on living. But not Casimiro Villas, who lost the May 13 elections, lost his retirement savings to an investment scam in August, and lost his entire family to Supertyphoon “Yolanda” on Nov. 8.

“Na-onse, Na-Ponzi, Na- Yolanda!”

In these three words, people in Palo, Leyte, describe the scale of the misfortunes that befell Villas last year, ending tragically when all members of his familyâ€"his wife, Nila, 49, daughter Nerissa Perote, 29, sister Evelyn, 37, son-in-law Elmar Perote, 32, and grandson Ezekiel Noah Perote, 11 monthsâ€"drowned in the storm surges generated by the strongest typhoon to hit this country.

Joining the Philippines in The Telegraph's 20 destinations this year were included due to their cultural and natural merits:

Papua New Guinea for its wild, tribal frontiers and Italian heritage sites

Matera in Italy saw a renaissance from being Western Europe's poorest town in the 60's.

Bordeaux, France - famous for its wine festival

Jerusalem in the Middle East - a cultural address with a spiritual magnetism

America's Charleston deserves more visitors for having trendy cuisine and artistic minds.

Chengdu in China serves as "gateway to the most spectacular nature reserve" in the Asian giant.

Liuwa Plain National Park in Zambia - remote wildlife reserve that only a few hundred visitors manage to reach

Sumatra in Indonesia - among the archipelago's less visited islands but possesses a "sheer natural beauty"

Alaçatı in Turkey - having stylish beaches perfect for windsurfing

Egadi in Italy - brings nostalgia for Italy in the 50's

Canouan Island, The Carribean - has "all the ingredients of an exclusive tropical beauty"

Kashmir, India - boasts a mountainous paradise

El Salvador - the smallest Central American country has Unesco-listed sites and perfectly shaped volcanoes

The Ganges in India - the river served as seat of an early civilization but is also among the world's "most alluring passages of water"

Iran - even with its ongoing political turmoil, its epic scenery and history is a must to see and experience once travel warnings have been dropped

Stewart Island in New Zealand - a land of adventure for hikers, kayakers and birdwatchers

Darwin in Australia - the excellent holiday destination that balances nature and modern amenities

Red Mountain in Canada - the uncommercialized ski area draws visitors


http://www.philstar.com/

Telegraph Travel        âœ" @TelegraphTravel
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Why is the #Philippines in our 20 destinations for 2014? It's no sympathy vote, says @laparis http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/picturegalleries/10515662/Twenty-destinations-for-2014-in-pictures.html …
7:49 PM - 3 Jan 2014


Most of the Philippines' 7,000 islands were  not affected by the super typhoon and for the first time, the country is directly accessible from London's Heathrow airport.

The Telegraph also mentioned must-visit islands of Panglao, Malapascua and Boracay. Sites in Donsol and the Cordilleras are for culture and adventure-filled days, while Palawan was tagged for its limestone peaks and caves.

Paris also recommended that tourists participate the country's famous traditional street party--the Ati-Atihan Festival in honor of the Santo Niño.

Not a 'sympathy vote': UK paper names Philippines top destination

By Camille Diola (philstar.com)
January 7, 2014


Tourists can swim with the whale sharks in Donsol, Sorsogon. Janey/Flickr

MANILA, Philippines - Top British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph named the Philippines among the top destinations for 2014, explaining that the honor was well-deserved and not just to appease the country for its suffering from super typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).

"Why is the Philippines in our 20 destinations for 2014? It's no sympathy vote," The Telegraph Travel posted on its Twitter account, citing travel journalist Natalie Paris.

The newspaper explained that even as the Philippines made headlines last year when history-making Typhoon Yolanda devastated the land, its "white-sand beaches, glorious landscapes and wildlife" deserved the acclaim.

"The archipelago is made for island-hopping between sugary beaches that receive far fewer tourists than they should ... The Philippines should be on your bucket list," Paris wrote.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on January 07, 2014, 12:04:59 PM
thanks.. ang isa kay police ang isa, realtor heheheh

wow!  kuyawa diay.  bug-at.

panga?  i heard that name before... (mauwaw lang kong mangutana kun unsa na sa english.  abi pa lang di ko bol-anon.)

Quote from: Lollapalooza on November 30, 2013, 07:46:21 AM
Dear God,

Thank you for giving me another year to experience trials, challenges, joy and love from family and friends who continually support and love me <3 Thank you also for Your guidance and unconditional love and forgive me for all the sins I committed. I will always appreciate the life that You give to me.. I love you so much..


Jenn



P.S. Got a surprise morning visit with my best friends...

mga beauty man diay mong barkadaha, loll.  keep smiling...

paita ning notebook na akong gigamit uy.  gagmay ang letra kay gamay ang screen, galugos man kog basa bisan nag-reading glasses na.  i miss my laptop nga akong gibilin sa cebu.  next time, mangambisyon gyod kog big screen nga pc.

hope your holidays were great and meaningful, loll.

dia ko, nalipong pa sa packing.  after cebu packing, manila packing na pod.  moving on to another country in a month or so.  no permanent address tawon ko.  sige lang, i won't rue my life.  others would find it privileged kay sigeg balhin-balhin, until retirement ni banana republic pohon, hehe.  but something in me says nga lami baya pod nga permanente ug home so we can appreciate orchids.  well, the other man's grass is always greener...

Quote from: Lollapalooza on November 30, 2013, 08:32:14 AM
that's sikwate... hehehehehe the two brown mugs of sikwate are for my parents.. i was still sleeping when i heard a loud knock at my door, and when i opened it, it was them, singing happy birthday.. it was indeed a surprise!!! my friends for 20 years.. <3

BELATED, LOLL!  SWEETER AS THE YEARS GO BY...

ooohhh, my lovely, lovely coffee.  (moinom lang kog tea kun kabuhion koh.)

good morning, bohol.  good morning, philippines.  good morning, cold chicago.  good morning, vietnam.

2014!  pakita na, bolbs!

if it happens to the cj, it happens more to the ambassador.  ocean jet with weesam to boot, siriiittt!

peanuts.  plenty.  and now my face is itching all over, huhuhu.  serves me right.

so what's with those dates, anyway?  i'll see you in september when summer is gone?

layk dat pa lang unta ang israelis ug palestinians...

same to you, kitty!

ang suwang sa nag-picture was 3 inches from the ground kay nihapa man siya.

what great reminders.  thanks, webmaster.

the tailless one may be graceful, but the one with the tail is truly cuter and more memorable.

whaaat?  no tattoo when fully grown?

Quote from: chicogon on January 05, 2014, 10:22:48 AM
Many bishops have tended to use the honor as a way of rewarding priests who are particularly loyal to them, or to promote priests who have showed particular initiative, but not infrequently priests in their dioceses have read it in a different light.

awww, oh yes.  can't imagine a bishop rewarding rebellious priests...

Quote from: chicogon on January 05, 2014, 10:21:28 AMHe confirmed that “the privileges in this regard” that have already been granted by the Roman Pontiff to “physical or juridical persons” remain in force.  This would suggest that the papal decree is not retroactive, those who are already monsignors will not lose their title.

whew!  at least, it would still be monsignor rudy villanueva in cebu, among others.  it would be awkward to address them differently after decades of being monsignor...

sori, am no milyonir.  can't shop that way.  besides, si banana republic tawon ang tigkompra namo noh?

must be the hardest fight of his life.

thanks, hof.  i'm flattered.  a happy 2014 to you!