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if memory serves me right, my understanding (because i was told by a priest more than 2 decades ago) is that demonology was a subject in seminaries, pre-vatican 2.  that must have been in line with the idea that one should know one's enemy.

purportedly this was dropped as a subject for those studying for the priesthood in keeping with the belief that the 7 gifts of the holy spirit, including the gift of exorcism, can be had by anyone, laymen included.

i wish fr chic is around to either confirm or negate this understanding of mine.

a very attractive name for tourists tuod.

uha-uha-uhaaaahihihi!

tinuod gyod diay nga makaguba ug enamel ang lemon?  so here it comes again... everything in moderation.

5 Promote healing 

Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), found in abundance in lemons, promotes wound healing, and is an essential nutrient in the maintenance of healthy bones, connective tissue, and cartilage. As noted previously, vitamin C also displays anti-inflammatory properties. Combined, vitamin C is an essential nutrient in the maintenance of good health and recovery from stress and injury.


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4 Clear skin

Vitamin C and other antioxidants in lemons combat free radical damage. Free radical damage â€" especially as caused by UV exposure and environmental toxins â€" is responsible for many symptoms of aging. Antioxidant intake can help offset this damage, minimizing wrinkles. Further, lemon juice can be applied topically to scars and age spots to help reduce their appearance. Traditionally used as a liver stimulant, lemon water is also believed to help purge toxins from the blood, helping to keep skin clear of blemishes.

3 Aid digestion

Citrus flavonols are believed responsible for lemon’s traditional use as a digestive tonic. Believed to stimulate and purify the liver, lemon juice is traditionally understood to support digestive hydrochloric acid in the stomach further aiding digestion. Vitamin C status has been associated with reduced risk of peptic ulcers caused by the bacteria Helicobacter pylori. 

2 Alkalize the body

Although the tartness of a lemon may make them seem acidic, lemons are actually one of the most alkalizing foods for the body. Lemons contain both citric and ascorbic acid, weak acids easily metabolized from the body allowing the mineral content of lemons to help alkalize the blood.

1 Support immune function 

Lemons are high in antioxidant vitamin C, known for its supportive role in healthy immune function, which may reduce the risk of respiratory infection. Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) found in lemons demonstrates anti-inflammatory effects, and is used as complementary support for asthma and other respiratory symptoms. Lemons also contain saponins, which show antimicrobial properties that may help keep cold and flu at bay. Last but not least, ascorbic acid enhances iron absorption in the body; iron plays an important role in immune function.

We tend to reach for those warm beverages in the morning like coffee and tea, but try starting your day with some warm lemon water first to kick-start digestion. The water doesn’t always have to be warm, but it should be purified. Simply use half a fresh lemon per large glass of water or to taste and sip throughout the day. On a simple level, fresh lemons take plain old water up a notch. Here are 5 health benefits of drinking lemon water that elevate drinking it for reasons beyond just taste:

Starting every morning with a glass of warm lemon water is actually a ritual in Ayurveda or Yogic traditions, used to stimulate digestion for the day and clear the body of any toxins that may have settled in the digestive tract overnight. While it is tricky to apply the strict burden of evidence expected by Western science to traditional practices (often called “folk medicine”) that originated long before modern medical science standards were developed, research on the nutritional elements found in lemons suggests the numerous health benefits traditionally associated with drinking fresh lemon water daily may have merit.

Top 5 Reasons to Drink Lemon Water

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Smoothies can be packed with protein; pre-workout energizers, hydrators, and post-workout recovery accelerators can deliver performance-enhancing nutrients; herbal teas can soothe or energize â€" all of these beverages have a functional purpose to meet specific wellness needs. And then there’s a less obvious, simple, blender-free drink that serves a mighty wellness-enhancing purpose. Providing more than just hydration, fresh lemon juice and water can deliver surprising benefits.

But most marine biologists believe there still is not enough evidence to conclude that oarfish are harbingers of earthquakes. The beachings, they say, may be coincidental.

“I don’t discredit or disrespect the Japanese theory at all,” Pat Abbott, a seismologist at San Diego State University told reporters. “The science and study just isn’t there. There’s a big difference between suggesting something like that and proving it. What did an animal sense that maybe we didn’t that told them about a coming event?”




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A centuries-old Japanese myth holds that oarfish beach themselves prior to an earthquake. One 2010 report found that some Japanese feared an earthquake in that country following oarfish sightings prior to destructive tremors in Chile and Haiti.

The fish, believed to be the ocean’s largest scaled fish, also washed up in the months before the 2011 earthquake and tsunami near Sendai, Japan.

Some scientists have speculated that the ancient myth could be rooted in reality, speculating that the deep-dwelling fish might be attuned to seismic changes.

Monster Oarfish Beachings Raise Earthquake Questions

By Russell Goldman
Oct 22, 2013

A series of serpent-like sea creatures have recently been found washed up on California beaches, leading some scientists to speculate that an ancient myth about the fish portending earthquakes could be true.

In recent weeks several oarfish, rarely seen giants of the deep that can grow up to 50-feet long, have been found along the southern California coast.

hahaha!  what an assurance.  in my dream you wore a green t-shirt and black pants.  syalan ba uy.

dream continued...

nagdala na kog papeles kay gikiha na nako ang crew ug captain.  gitulisok lang ko sa captain kay wa kuno siyay kahadlokan.  arang gajod.  ang iya pa ra bang uniform, morag sinina ni magellan.  atot na lang.

then i asked the 3 tb women if they have seen the kitten that i wanted to take home.  they did not.  asa na man pod tuod si lorenz?  he didn't take the trip with us, they said.  lorenz just passed by us at the port of departure because he was on his way to surgery of his throat.  oh-oh.  arang gyod ning damgo uy.  no rhyme and reason.

i woke up in tears over the lost kitten that i wanted to rescue, imagining that it will be fried by those crewmen next. 

di na gyod ko mag-afternoon nap if i can help it.  i almost always end up with very bad dreams.

dream continued...

arrival at the port of destination.  it was an unfamiliar place.  i went to an unfamiliar house and took a bath, at which point i let go of the kitten in my arms.  soon i was looking for the kitten and couldn't find it anywhere.

balik ko sa barko.  all 3 girls women were still there.  kita pod ko sa crew nga busog kaayog mga hitsura kay gikan nangaon ug fried kittens.  guol kaayog mga nawong ang 3 tb girls kay sila mismo nakakita sa ilang pagkaon.

dream continued...

ning-protesta ko.  gatakawa lang ang crew.  pwerteng hilak nako nga nibalik sa silya.  nakasabot silang lolla, hof ug raqz ngano.  unya niabot si lorenz nagsige lang ug smile way tingog-tingog.

dream continued...

there was a gray kitten meowing at my feet inside the boat so i picked it up and decided to take it home.  the boat's kitchen door opened a crack; i looked in and realized that they were cooking live kittens, directly frying them alive.  the gray kitten i picked up had escaped from the batch.   

tb brain na gyod diay ko.  had a nap that turned out to be a one-cycle afternoon sleep.  terrible nightmare hinoon and resulta.  sakay kuno kog barko ambot asa to paingon.  kasakay nako si lolla, hof, ug raqz; estorya mi pero wa sila kaila nga si islander ko.

truly.

The beauty of Bohol

Bohol’s mountainous interior is home to rare flora and fauna, including the famed Philippine Tarsiers.

About 65-140 million years ago, Bohol was underwater except for some parts such as Mt. Malibalibod and the terrains of Alicia.

Over time, the land we call Bohol slowly surfaced. The skeletons of the coral reefs slowly became limestone, the most abundant mineral in the surface of Bohol.

These were used to make the colonial churches ruined by the earthquake.

Bohol is not as earthquake prone as other areas in the country.

No one thought that its beautiful surface would shake as hard as it did, taking hundreds of lives and injuring many more.  â€" TJD, GMA News

Eyewitness accounts include elephants screaming and running for higher ground, dogs refusing to go outdoors, flamingos abandoning their low-lying breeding areas, and zoo animals rushing into their shelters that could not be enticed to come back out.

The belief that animals can ‘sense’ an impending earthquake or tsunami has been around for centuries.


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“Wildlife experts believe animals' more acute hearing and other senses might enable them to hear or feel the Earth's vibration, tipping them off to approaching disaster long before humans realize what's going on,” the report said.

Animals have a ‘sixth sense’?

Caballo said that they are not certain if the tarsiers really did ‘predict’ that the earthquake was coming because it is not scientifically proven.

But it is believed that they have a natural tendency to know where to go and what to do in the event of a natural disaster.

Similar odd behavior was observed before a tsunami hit Sri Lanka and India in 2005.

"Wild and domestic animals seemed to know what was about to happen and fled to safety," a report said.

The sanctuary had to close because the earthquake ruined their houses. It opened Thursday to allow tourists to see the famed endangered species.

“It was the first time we encountered such strong earthquake and were able to observe them a day before the 7.2-magnitude earthquake na restless po sila,” she said.

Of the 300 to 500 tarsiers in the sanctuary, only five to 10 were allowed to be viewed by the tourists. As of now, only three to five are present.

“Hinahanap pa namin ‘yung iba. Nagtatago pa kasi sila,” Cabillo said.



The tarsiers were believed to have relocated and have gone to safer ground before the earthquake hit.

The workers manning the sanctuary weren’t as fortunate.

Strange behavior before the quake

The tarsiers in the Philippine Tarsier Sactuary, for instance, were unharmed, said Joannie Mary Cabillo, Program Manager of the Philippine Tarsier Foundation.

“They were unusually active a day before the earthquake. Palipat-lipat sila ng puno,” she said in a phone interview with GMA News Online.



“They know what to do. They know where to hide and everything.”

kuyawag lihay sa bagyo uy.  mora man ug niingon nga 'taym awt.  di usa ta mamisita sa pinas kay overstaying guest na ta...'

“Generally, unless masira ‘yung habitat nila ‘pag may earthquake, they’d be fine. Alam nila pag may earthquake. They know what to do,” said Dr. Arvin Diesmos, chief herpetologist of the National Museum.



“Yung mga nasa wild, wala naman sa kanila (ang earthquake). May chance sila na maka-escape from one tree to another,” said Dr. Stephen Toledo, officer-in-charge of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Wildlife Bureau.

Bohol wildlife 'saw' the quake coming, caretakers say

By KIM LUCES, GMA News
October 18, 2013 
 


It's a phenomenon that has puzzled observers for a long time: How is it that animals seem to know when an earthquake is coming?
 
Experts and caretakers say that Bohol's wildlife, particularly its famous and seemingly fragile tarsiers, may have been fazed but escaped largely unharmed by the devastating quake that hit the island on October 15.

yeheeey, hello loll, angel, boknoy and raki!

i believe fr chic aka chicogon left for bohol on october 14.  the earthquake was on october 15.  earthshaking welcome aside, KUMUSTA na man si fr chic diha sa bohol?  anybody, please?  lorenz, any word from fr chic?

...and the moon up above

silly adults...

hahaha!  i won't say he is involved with a cougar.

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Harrison sang “The Windmills of Your Mind” for the soundtrack of the 1968 heist film “The Thomas Crown Affair,” starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.


Harrison was the son of the late actor Rex Harrison, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1964 film “My Fair Lady,” and was also a British ski champion in the 1950s.


Read more: http://entertainment.inquirer.net/

‘Windmills of Your Mind’ singer Noel Harrison dies

Agence France-Presse
October 23, 2013


This is a March 22, 1959 file photo of British actor and musician Noel Harrison and his bride, Sara Tufnell, at the register office after their wedding at Caxton Hall, Westminster, London. AP Photo/PA

LONDONâ€"British actor and singer Noel Harrison, who recorded the Oscar-winning song “The Windmills of Your Mind,” has died at the age of 79, his wife said on Tuesday.

Harrison suffered a heart attack at home in Devon, southwest England, after driving back from a gig at a village hall in the region on Saturday night, Lori Chapman said. He died several hours later in hospital.

“He will be loved and missed by more people than I ever knew,” she said.

some observations on this facebook revelation:

1. if the subject's name is really cortes, then lumad ni sa mandaue city.  may dugong politiko.  ug katuhoan nga makahulbot tuod ug medical team from cebu-based southwestern university.

2.  bohol pay adtoon?  kay ngano, wa ba diay linog sa cebu?  fine, there's less damage in cebu and bohol needs help more, but it looks like he is eyeing a senate run if he's not limiting himself to cebu.  ergo, boholanos, BEWARE OF A CEBUANO SENATOR WANNABE in 2016!

tapukon lang nato ani nga thread ang atong disappointment aning mga politiko ug mga pasikatero nga puro di tawo ha?  basin-basin diay mo-backfire nila come election time; who knows we can improve as voters diay.

from a very, very angry netizen:

Planned exposure exposed!

I don't rant here in facebook, but this time is an exemption (and I am purposefully repeating myself here).

Overheard something a while ago. This person was just a few inch away from me. His name is Mr. Cortes of Let's Do Business ABS-CBN Cebu host.

He called somebody sa iyang cellphone...

Mr. Cortes: Maayong gabie bay! I heard u are planning to run for a government position. Pareho diay ta ani. Don't you think this is the best time, a good timing for exposure in Bohol. Mangadto ta bay, magdala lang ta medical mission para mas nindot kaayo ang exposure makita both Cebu & Bohol. I'll call someone para matabangan ta dala medical team.

Hanged up then called up another person.

Mr. Cortes: Hello amigo nako nga gwapo! I am planning to go to Bohol. Let's bring Southwester University Medical Mission Team..... Oh yes, for exposure pero ipasekreto lang nato that's why i need to bring ur medical mission team. This is the best time to go there.

Then I turned my back kay sobra pa sa kasukaon akong gibati.

Mr. Cortes, ako ni binisay-on dri dapita para ka makasabot every single letter in the alphabet. Ang Bohol KARONG PANAHONA dili lugar para sa pagpasikat nimu, nungka lugar para sa audition sa mga artistahon, labaw na dili lugar para sa pagpa cool guy nimu, samot na dili lugar sa pag "good time good time" nimu!!!

Wala mi magkinahanglan sa imong kaplastikan. While ang uban perting pabagag dagway para makakuhag donasyon para relief goods, gipamiyaan ang pamilya para mubyahe ug lagyong lugar nga apektado sa linog aron mag apud2x sa donasyon tibuok adlaw gabyahe ulan ug init ma-starnded pa ang kadaghanan, mouli nga gahuot pag ayo ang mga dughan sa mga nakita nila nga perting luoya ang uban dli na mahatagan kay nahutdan na,naay mga tawo halos malangkat na ang mga bukton inalsa ug ni-repack sa mga relief goods buntag ug gabie, pero ikaw perting busyha pasikat ra imong gi-huna2x mangdamay pakag lain tawo sama sa mga taga southwestern medical mission team.

dili na nako ma imagine imong cellphone bill pila na para pagtawag2x tungod ug alang sa imong pasikat! kung asa man gani ka gibutang sa ginoo ron, pagpuyo nalang!!! daghan na badlongon nga pulitiko sa Bohol ayaw na pagpuno2x!!! Wala nako kalimti imong dagway ug naka-record imong tingog sa akong phone. Hangtud sa sunod natong panagtapad sir!

Pasencya na Boholang DAKO imong nakatapad. - Jannine A.C. Pon

that's great, cujo.  we do what we can for fellowmen who truly need help as we do what we can to do away with politicians who suck.

nagkabuang man gani ko sa intensity 5 ra last february nga didto ko naabtan sa ayala.  grabe ug sound, morag naay rumble ug karaw from somewhere nga di ka kasabot, dayon malipong ka.  tan-awanay ang mga tawo sa isig kaingon with quizzical looks.  one ends up not knowing what to do, really. 

at my kid's school, all the students were lined up at the quadrangle; no one was allowed to go out of the school until an identified family member fetched them.  most kids were crying or pale or disoriented.

with the latest at intensity 7, i'm most thankful that it was a holiday.   

libog ang kutaw.  niay nagreklamo kay way town official o pulis bisan usa sa loon, sa maribojoc nagreklamo kay ang mayor nagbabag gustong adto niya ang relief goods, sa loay gipaundang ug mga pulis ang usa ka medical mission kay gimugna nga wa ang mayor...

syalan ba ni, ang alaot ang mga recipients nga way nadawat nga relief goods and medical services.

maayo unta ug cease and desist lang usa ug mga pakulo ang tanang sectors sa?

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Philippine Red Cross secretary-general Gwendolyn Pang, meanwhile, explained they follow a strict criteria in selecting beneficiaries because they don't have enough relief goods for all residents. She said the Red Cross has its own list of beneficiaries in the quake-hit areas.

She said they have to be accountable to their donors.

"Yung ie-entrust namin yun goods hindi pwede yun kasi pagbalik natin sa Manila, tatanungin ng donors: 'Saan nyo dinala yun goods?' Di namin masasagot yun," she said.

"Very important talaga na kami mismo...nakavalidate sa listahan namin, sinong pamilya ang tumanggap at pipirma sila."

He also appealed for understanding, saying he has no intention of taking credit for the relief goods since it is his last term as mayor.

"What I didn't like is they just came in and we were not given the opportunity to discuss the mechanism on how to do it...At that time we could not produce the list on our own because we were tied up in responding to the needs, people are dying, people need food... Yung tatay pumila, yung nanay pumila, yung anak pumila. A lot of people were disenfranchised, and I said if we keep doing this magkakagulo, nagkagulo nga," he said.

"So I said if you insist on doing this, better stop and get out of this place."

Mayor drives out Red Cross workers distributing quake aid

ABS-CBNnews.com
10/22/2013

MANILA - Maribojoc, Bohol Mayor Leoncio Evasco defended Tuesday his decision to drive out Red Cross volunteers who were distributing relief goods to quake victims in his town.

The Red Cross has accused the mayor of insisting on turning over the relief goods to the local government, which the group opposed because it is against Red Cross policy.

Evasco, however, said he was only after the fair distribution of the relief goods since some families were getting more than their share.

na, modaog gyod si nognog pagka-presidente anang kalakiha.

any relation to your facebook frustration, mol?


‘RIP Facebook’ trending on Twitter

INQUIRER.net   
Monday, October 21st, 2013


AP PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines â€" “RIP Facebook” became a trending topic on Twitter Monday night after a number of users seemed to be having trouble logging in to the popular social networking site.

Facebook users see this message upon logging in: “Facebook is down for required maintenance right now, but you should be able to get back on within a few minutes.”

Users of the social network who are already logged in cannot seem to post status messages, photos and other stuff. The chat service remains to be functioning though.

As of posting, RIP Facebook is on the third spot of the top trending topics on Twitter in the Philippines. Don Lejano


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Quote from: Chongki on October 22, 2013, 12:54:39 PM
cute

yes!  you'll never be a psycho, chongks.

awww, c'mon hubie babie, don't be a psycho.

Quote from: islander on October 22, 2013, 04:30:18 PMWhile others urged people not to elect Binay in the 2016 elections, some defended him for helping those affected by the earthquake.http://technology.inquirer.net/

for making fools of voters once again, the underscored is the better option indeed.  he never learns...

Quote from: islander on October 22, 2013, 04:28:46 PM
The page “Expose Graft and Corruption in Government” posted the photo with the caption “Our money, Binay’s glory” while the “Anti-Epal” page said, “Pati relief goods for Bohol may pangalan o (Even relief goods for Bohol has his name). Not good. You’ve reached a new low, Mr. Vice President.”

Both posts have at least 2,800 shares each.

Netizens said there was no need to label the bags while others said it was a sign of early campaigning.

from barangay captains to the vice-president?  do we really deserve them?

“What about the money spent to buy those bags and to get them printed? That could have been more food for the Boholanons,” commented Wendell Abellanosa Dagatan.

While others urged people not to elect Binay in the 2016 elections, some defended him for helping those affected by the earthquake.

INQUIRER.net tried to contact the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for a reaction on the issue but has yet to receive a reply.

The OVP, in an earlier statement, said they have distributed 8,000 bags of relief goods to earthquake-affected families in Bohol last week, in addition to the efforts of their rescue volunteer team.


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One person questioned if it was Binay’s personal money that was used to buy the relief goods but someone pointed out that the important thing was that the Vice President was there when he was needed by the people.

Facebook user Herbert Cambe said, “Dapat kasi bawal na talaga mag lagay ng name ang mga public officials. Specially sa mga projects and donations, hindi naman nila personal money yun eh, dapat standard yun na “Project of the Citizens of the Republic of the Philippines.”

(Facebook user Herbert Cambe said, “Placing the name of public officials [on relief bags and other government resources] should not be allowed, especially for project and donations. That is not their money. It should instead have a standard text such as “Project of the Citizens of the Republic of the Philippines.”)

The page “Expose Graft and Corruption in Government” posted the photo with the caption “Our money, Binay’s glory” while the “Anti-Epal” page said, “Pati relief goods for Bohol may pangalan o (Even relief goods for Bohol has his name). Not good. You’ve reached a new low, Mr. Vice President.”

Both posts have at least 2,800 shares each.

Netizens said there was no need to label the bags while others said it was a sign of early campaigning.

Binay lambasted online for ‘epal’ relief bags

By Kristine Angeli Sabillo
INQUIRER.net   
Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013



MANILA, Philippines â€" Netizens have been blasting Vice President Jejomar Binay for “electioneering” in earthquake-devastated provinces after photos of his labeled relief bags surfaced online.

At least two Facebook pages have shared the photo, showing a pile of relief bags labeled with Binay’s name and office logo.

Quote from: hubag bohol on October 22, 2013, 02:11:38 PM
Loay? Pagamay-gamay ra diay ning lungsora, daghan diayng big-time hustlers...

with the imboy touch.  tan-awa unsay apelyido sa lumansaray ug barangay captain.  dangan sa politiko ning imboy sa loay.  the new breed of dynasty, loay version.  way gipasaylo, gikan sa barangay captain, councilor, mayor, provincial board member.  hahay, wa ra ba gyod intawon madungog nga naay abilidad bisan kinsa nila, unya sa cebu pa gyod ang residence.  unsaon, loay voters vote where the money is man gyod kuno...

blame game dayon.  ang apan lang, ang apil sa chain of blame wa diha pag-earthquake.

at least, gipapahuway usa ta dinhi sa pinas, bai tigs.  salamat intawon.

estorya kini ni nyor bugsay.  nananghid ko niya nga kun di pa siya kalugar ug post ani, ako na lang.

sa loon, usa ka bata nadat-ogan tawon kay ang ilang balay nahugno man sa earthquake.  wa gyod mobiya ang amahan bisan gisinggitan na siya sa uban nga biyaan na lang kay maapil pa siya.  mounong gyod ang amahan sa iyang anak.  amahan nga amigo ni bugsay.

kalooy sa diyos, luwas ang duha.

Solidum explained that the north offshore fault in Bohol, which most likely generated last Tuesday’s earthquake, would have to “save up enough energy for hundreds of years before it could move the northern side of Bohol and Cebu again.”

Moreover, no one can really predict when and where an earthquake would happen, much less how strong it would be.

“So to our countrymen, the netizens, don’t believe what’s written on Facebook and SMS unless you hear the civil defense, Phivolcs, local officials, talk about an earthquake. Let’s not add to the confusion, if there’s still confusion, by spreading hoax text messages. This does not help anyone,” Solidum said.

Sixteen Phivolcs scientists and information specialists have been going around Bohol to study the fault plane that was likely the source of the Oct. 15 earthquake on the northern side of the province, as well as educate local officials and residents in the aftermath of the temblor.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/511537/bohol-ma-i-feel-my-kids-are-still-alive#ixzz2iTtWyPAz

No second quake

Also on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) debunked rumors that spread over the weekend that another major temblor was going to shake the provinces of Bohol and Cebu anew.

Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum appealed to the public, especially netizens, to be more circumspect in passing information they see on social media and in text messages.

“There’s a very, very small chance of another earthquake as strong as 7.2 magnitude happening in Bohol and Cebu,” Solidum said in a press conference at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).

pakauwaw lang ning mga punyetaha ni... grrrrr!  haraw ning mas labaw sa epals ka ngil-ad for taking advantage of a tragic situation unya di pa gyod ilaha ang gasto sa relief goods, MAYABO UNTA MONG TANAN SA BARANGAY ELECTIONS!

Mel Abandula-Castro:


Their house badly damaged, my grandparents moved to safer ground camping out in a makeshift tent in a remote barrio in Maribojoc. My grandmother has never left my 92 year-old grandfather's side, who is still recovering from a stroke. She has been sleeping on a wooden plank for several nights now; and when the rain would pour in the night, she would curl up her knees to keep her feet from getting wet. When I visited them for the first time since the earthquake, I found they were not given their relief goods because 'they could no longer vote'. I'm casting aside my outrage at this utter disrespect to my grandparents, senior citizens who deserve to be given utmost attention and courtesy especially at this time of need. But if there's one thing I realized, it is that true love will always stand the test of time that not even the most terrible of tremors can shake, much less destroy. â€" with Israel B. Malasa.

goldie speaks the truth.  i have two all-black cats, and they're the greatest cats i've ever known.  not by a whisker do i believe in barbaric england's regard for black cats.  never judge a cat by the color of the hair on the bookcover...

goodness me.  this was some 6 years ago.  did anybody listen?

a little silver lining of this dark cloud of politics in the relief efforts--kadtong mga nawong sa barangay candidates nga gipilit sa kandila, masunog man gyod intawon ug apil... well, they asked for it.

Quote from: fdaray on October 21, 2013, 01:58:24 PM
Nindot kaayo ang kanta. Mao pod niy kanta sa mga peneriso nga nakauli gikan sa bilanggoan dihang nahiuli sila sa minahal nilang ginikanan.

nindot gyod tuod, sir fd.  pareha ba kahag nawong si bai hubs anang mga piniriso nga nakauli?

yes, loll.  i hope di caesarian ang surgery ni votives.

Philvocs and Gov. Edgar Chatto have confirmed: no volcano in Bohol. Hope this confirmation would end all the fears and confusions that have gripped our people since yesterday.

Friends, clicking "like" on FB does not help. Instead, click "SHARE" so that crucial information about Bohol would be spread worldwide. Again, clicking LIKE does not help disseminate information. Click SHARE instead, please. Thank you. - from Michael Ortega Ligalig.- from a facebook message passed on many times over

how strange.  i thought it's supposed to be the more, the merrier.

yeheey, pikoy appears.  maghudyaka ta.  bai hubs, afir na pod bi.  dia na bitaw pikoy.  who knows, si bugsay di na pod morag abat nga nagtagolilong...

purya.  abi kay di ta kasulti sa china nga hoy, manoy, ayaw na mo pamalit ug paghimo ug mga jet fighters ha?

but-anay ba diay ni.

badlongon ba sa chow king ang 7-eleven kun mopalit kog siopao sa 7-eleven?

pagka-abusado na gyod aning china uy.

Valte said the Palace had received reports that “some local politicians” were withholding relief from towns where the goods were needed.

She said Interior Secretary Mar Roxas had issued orders to make sure that relief operations were not “tainted with politics.”

“If these allegations are proven against some supposed politicians, then we will not hesitate to move against them,” Valte said.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/510843/govt-may-be-running-short-of-calamity-funds-based-on-official-pronouncements#ixzz2iNvZwTm1

Relief goods started to arrive in Sagbayan town in Bohol on Saturday and hundreds of residents lined up at the municipal hall expecting to receive food packages donated by private groups and business organizations in Manila.

But many went home empty-handed.

Resident Tita Fajardo said only allies of local officials got top priority in the distribution of the goods, leaving nothing for indigent people who had been waiting for help for five days.

Fajardo said 30 people from remote villages lined up for relief at the municipal hall on Wednesday but were turned away.

“They prioritized their allies rather than those who badly needed [help],” she said.

Fajardo said she decided to give to the rejected villagers 15 relief tickets that she had planned to give to her neighbors because the indigents really had nothing to eat.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/510843/govt-may-be-running-short-of-calamity-funds-based-on-official-pronouncements#ixzz2iNuRNkbq

brgy captain pedro betaganzo of brgy cruz, buenavista hapit manumbag tungod ky wla nag agi sa iyang kamot ang 1st 60bags of relief goods last oct. 16,2013 - a facebook message

when the earth rumbles, it rumbles for everyone.  and god forbid, it can swallow everyone.  PLEASE LANG UNTA, no politics in relief operations. 

once one becomes mayor, one becomes everyone's mayor, not just to his supporters.  let's pray that this mayor in this particular town would not hijack anyone's effort to further her own family's dynastic ambitions.  the campaign period is a long way off.  never have i heard of relief operations that need a mayor's go-signal to operate.   

this begs for some attention, whether the account is true or not:

I-DILG Ninu Ning Mayora
Para sa kasayoran sa mga Loaynon nga naa sa gawas sa Loay. Dihay nag Medical Mission sa atong lungsod nga guipaundang sa mga Pulis kay dili mosugot nga hulaton ang Mayor usa sugdan ang ilang Mission. Nanguli na lang sa Cebu and Doctor sa kaajo. And among Pamilya nagorganisa ug USA ka Medical Mission para sa atong Lungsod inunahan sa among anak nga Doctora. Guisabot na namo si Belen Naval (Alona Kev) nga sa ilang resort namo Papuy-a ang mga Doctor misugot si Belen libre pa. Tungod sa nahitabo dili nalang namo ipadayon and Mission kay galing ug mag samok pa. Ang pagrasyon ug tubig sa atong lungsod pinili kadto rang tao sa Mayor ang guitaga-an. Ang USA ka Konsehal sa lungsod wala taga-i ug tubig kay kontra. Hunahuna- na lang ninjo Ang nahitabo karon sa Loay. - from a facebook message

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wow, very interesting.  the sinkhole mapping being done by philvolcs and denr may reveal more about this ilijan hill in the visayas.

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REUTERS/Andrew Biraj

1: Bangladesh is the country most at risk from extreme weather and geophysical events, according to a new ranking from risk advisory firm Maplecroft.


http://uk.reuters.com/

REUTERS/Dadang Tri

2: Indonesia is second.

REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

3: Iran, vulnerable to seismic events, is third.

REUTERS/Athar Hussain

4: Pakistan is fourth.

REUTERS/Andrew Heavens

5: Ethiopia is fifth.

REUTERS/Abigail Hauslohner

6: Sudan is sixth.

i'm hopeful things will get better, lorenz, as they must.  surely something in hubag will be touched by your sincere pleas. 

REUTERS/File

7: Mozambique is seventh.

REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

8: Haiti is eighth.

REUTERS/Erik de Castro

9: The Philippines is ninth.

REUTERS/Fredy Amariles

10: Colombia is tenth.

good morning too, lorenz!  you seem bright-eyed this morning.  had a good sleep?  wow.

Quote from: hofelina on October 20, 2013, 05:05:44 PM
I love Tubag Bohol, i might be hibernating sometime but I always return...here we find the true Bol-anon spirit.  Have a blessed Sunday everyone.

thanks, hof.  it has indeed turned out to be a blessed sunday for one reason or other.  i hope bohol's relief operations are picking up some more.   

neat.  too bad that at this point in time anything that comes from any senator is suspect, especially solutions to headlined calamities.  another posturing?  another instance to have a politician's name in the news?  why not just do it and release the news when it is already approved as law?  as it is, all that he's talking about are mere plans.

coming from a senator who's known to know how to read the voting public's sentiment and being adept at riding on that sentiment to his advantage, well, cayetano still needs to explain why most, if not all, of his pork barrel releases went to taguig, where his wife is the mayor.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on October 20, 2013, 04:03:00 PM
It's no use Madam CJ.. no can't win an argument to a self-centered retard... no matter what insults you're throwing at him, he would still remain as retard as he is... not to mention, a very narrow minded person... geezzz...

true gyod ka loll.  it's a waste of energy, and yet i find myself getting sucked in with exasperation.  whew.  this is truly an infectious disease.  i need to inoculate myself from this...

sad, sad, sad.  i feel the light of laughter as i know it is now gone in this forum.