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Quote from: riva on July 15, 2007, 12:38:41 PM
i agree with you mike! but isn't it that language should also evolve in a sense that a language would make a counterpart for the things newly encountered. for example, computer has a purely chinese counterpart although computer as an object is a relatively new thing.

hilas paminawon nang "where man ka mo go?" noh. manglimbawt jud akong tangkugo ana!

unfortunately, kami sa silliman mao ni ang sinultihan sa kadaghanan. "where man ka mo go"? i think hapit ko matakdan, rivs. and i remember nga ako lang ang nagsulat ug bisaya nga article sa among lampoon issue sa the Weekly Sillimanian. bisaya ra gyud ko magsulti during college years.

for computer terms, we should use the English terms for our Bisaya communication.
Dili pwede bisayaon ang RAM, CPU, Defrog, Memory Crash, Gigabytes, Computer Speaker (tigpamaba sa kompyuter hehehehehe).

Quote from: yadz26 on July 15, 2007, 12:16:04 PM
mike, my uncle who is working in CITOM here sa cebu, naay mga friends sa LTO that's why i got my driver's license without any hassles. but then, bisan naa kay friends mohatag lang gihapon oiz..for their hinaguan kuno..hehehe!

pero kung suod gyud yadz, kwits lang na. do you know that LTO can manufacture various types and forms of receipts.

in LTO there is no difference between official and unofficial receipts.

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker. â€"Psalm 95:6

The ancient Greeks and Romans rejected kneeling as a part of their worship. They said that kneeling was unworthy of a free man, unsuitable for the culture of Greece, and appropriate only for barbarians. The scholars Plutarch and Theophrastus regarded kneeling as an expression of superstition. Aristotle called it a barbaric form of behavior. This belief, however, was never held by God’s people.

In Psalm 95:6, the psalmist indicated that kneeling expressed a deep reverence for God. In this one verse he used three different Hebrew words to express what the attitude and position of the worshiper should be.

First, he used the word worship, which means to fall prostrate as a sign of honor to the Lord, with an associated meaning of allegiance to Him. The second word he used was bow. This means to sink down to one’s knees, giving respect and worship to the Lord. The psalmist then used the word kneel, which means to be on one’s knees giving praise to God.

According to the psalmist, kneeling in God’s presence is a sign of reverence rather than a barbaric form of behavior. The important thing, however, is not just our physical position but a humble posture of the heart. â€"Marvin Williams

Almighty, matchless, glorious God,
Inhabiting eternity,
I bow to You and give You praise,
In awe that You can live in me. â€"Sper

--taken from the Our Daily Bread devotional book--

Our attitude in worship is far more important than the position of our worship.

Quote from: riva on July 15, 2007, 11:33:04 AM
how about straw-?
underwear-
bra-

for straw, just change the spelling into "stro" or you can borrow the word as just "straw" and italicize it.
for underwear - "bahag". no, panti for babae, brief (bisaya-a ang spelling) is accepted for men.
bra - use it as is when you write in bisaya.

no language can stand alone. english, for instance, is a conglomerate of many languages such as latin, spanish, french, etc.

i strongly disagree with other bisaya writers (i always do) who insist on using pure bisaya words even if the words have never been used by our people since time immemorial. there is no use to argue with them. i know some fanatic bisaya writers who cannot tolerate minor glitches in bisaya spelling and grammar. read: i abhor the use of "og" instead of "ug." "ug" is the standard use for whatever purposes in a sentence: conjunction, preposition, whatever.

nevertheless, i would like to protest the use of "wafa," "wafu", "la na" for wala na, "ngon sya" for ingon siya, and a lot more assaults on the bisayan language.

language has a direct impact on and relationship to our culture. it is difficult for us to get a bisaya word for snow, or snowflake, or ice, or winter because, in the first place, our ancestors, those who nurtured and used this language since history was first recorded, had never experienced snow time or had not used ice for their drinks and for other life's purposes.

thus, it is perfectly acceptable to borrow english words (such as ice and snow) for bisaya oral and written communication so long as you don't sound weird as when saying "where man ka mo-go?" or "what time na man diay?" in this case, either you use pure bisaya statement or pure english, otherwise you'd sound a cracked cassette tape.

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Written by Tubag Bohol admin   
from my column in the Bohol Standard newspaper     

        Niadtong higayon nga giuli ni Iluminado Boc ang US$1,700 nga nahibilin sa traysikol nga iyang gimaniho, sa laing dapit sa kalibotan, dihay miuli ug US$20,000 ngadto sa bangko.

   Aron hisabtan ang kinatibuk-ang sugilanon, ania ang kompletong detalye sa balita nga gimantala sa Associated Press:   

        A woman who works as a makeup artist and grocery store deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash. Linda Hatch said her mind raced in the seconds after she found the two $10,000 bundles in a plastic deposit tube.
   "Am I in the middle of a bank robbery ... a drug bust, is someone going to pick up the money?" Hatch said of the June 25 find. "I was like, 'Oh my God. What do I do?'"
   Hatch, who owns a permanent makeup business in Lake Havasu City and moonlights at an Albertsons store, said the bank teller she approached was just as confused about what to do.
   "She looked at me like, 'What is this?'" Hatch said.
   Hatch said she filed a police report in the days after turning over the cash, and hasn't been told by the bank if the rightful owner has ever surfaced.
   Bank employees declined to comment.
   Hatch, said she was "shaken for five hours" after the discovery, but has no second thoughts about turning in the cash.
   "It's not enough money to move to Mexico," she said with a laugh.

Wala natapos dinhi ang sugilanon kay dili palang sab dugay, gikataho sa DYRD nga usa ka desi-siete anyos nga taga Guindulman miuli sa usa ka pitaka nga nahagbong sa traysiko. Ang pitaka, matod pa sa taho, may sulod nga salaping mokabat sa P20,000.

Ang nakapunit mao si John Paul Bernales apan matod pa dihay laing hamtong nga nangaresgar nga maoy mouli sa pitaka.

Gikahinabi ni Jerry Pabe ug Kit Bagaipo sa DYRD ang maong batan-on ug madungong mo ang ka-ligdong sa tingog sa maong batan-on.

Para nako, dako ug epekto sa kadaghanang tawo ang gibuhat nga matarong ni Mr. Boc. Ang iyang dalaygon nga buhat namantala sa bisan asang pamantalaan sa kalibotan ug nagkatag ang balita sa Internet mahitungod ni Boc.

Murag si Boc pa seguro ang Bol-anon nga na-headline sa mga inilang newspapers sa tibuok kalibotan.
Gani wa ko kahibalo sa maong balita sa newspaper nato sa Bohol ug didto ko na hisayri ang estorya sa mga online newspapers sa UK, USA, Japan, Australia, India, etc.

Yano lang nga linalang si Mr. Boc ug walay nag-aghat kaniya nga mahimong “Be Honest.”

Angayan lang usab nga pasidunggan si Boc sa mga Who’s Who in Bohol kay lagi nahimong inspirasyon kining atong traysikol drayber sa kadaghanan, apil na si John Paul Bernales.

Ang labing makahinangop mao kung iuli sab sa mga politiko (dili tanan) ang ilang gikawat nga salapi sa katawhan.

Sama pananglit sa nagkondenar nga Talibon Dam nga migasto ug kapin sa P200 milyones ug way bisan usa ka tulo sa tubig nga midagayday paingon sa kaumahan sa mga kabos nga Bol-anong mag-uuma â€" lami gud pud unta kung kinsay nagkawat adtong kwartaha nga iuli pud nila balik sa katawhan.

Kuyawa ug radar aning Leo Udtohan, gisagap man tanang balita sa Bohol.

Thanks Leo! Long Live, Leo Udtohan!

Quote from: Onicul85 on July 14, 2007, 10:04:31 AM
Long Live you, sir! For making this site!!!


Salut ko nimo, hah! hahaha 

Onic, never call me Sir kay dili pa ko myembro sa "Circulo de Boholano." 

Mike is more than enough. 

Written By Loy M. Palapos
<a href="http://www.discoverbohol.com">Published in Bohol weekly newspapers</a>

Msgr. Gorgonio Corpus Zapatos, Jr. H.P., PH.D. Brigadier General 0-5247, Armed Forces of the Philippines . He is the only Boholano priest with this distinction. It is comfortably comprehensible to envision the Boholano as a priest, for there are hundreds of these disciples of God here and abroad. The island province even holds the record of being the home to most Bishops. The seeming twist, but wholesome incongruence, comes when a priest is also a soldier. Which reminds us of the ancient days of colonization, when the colonizer held the cross in one hand, and the sword in the other.

The cross and the sword are not exactly held aloft by Msgr./Brig. Gen. Gorgonio Zapatos, Jr., but there is no denying that he is a high-ranking leader in both the Church and the State. He is in a world seldom treaded by the advocates of religion. How he fared exceedingly well in this realm, and developed into a well-rounded individual, loved and respected by those who profess to know him, is a story that spans seven decades.

When this biographical sketch comes off the press, Brig. Gen. Zapatos would have celebrated his 72nd birth anniversary. All these years he had gone through countless rise and fall, rain and sunshine, pain and laughter.

All he considers as part of life's journey in search of fulfillment. At a time when millions say they have had enough, and throw the proverbial white towel into the ring as a sign of surrender, he flexed his muscles and strained his brain, to write and finish his dissertation for a Ph.D. in O.D. at the internationally prestigious Southeast Asia Interdisciplinary Development Institute. It is a legacy he wishes to leave to the upcoming generation. Earlier, when he was assigned at the PMA, he accomplished the academic requirements for a Ph.D. in Education at St. Louis University , Baguio City .

Boy (his moniker as a youth) was born in Loay on September 16, 1933 . His parents, Gorgonio Zapatos, Sr. and Dominadora Corpus, were both dedicated public school teachers. He was a graduate of the University of the Philippines , and she was a product of Philippine Normal College. They raised nine children and, except for Flaviano, who died at age fourteen, all become highly successful professionals. Natividad Z. Johnson graduated from a teaching course at what is now Holy Name University , and is an American citizen residing in California.

Edita Z. Eronico is also a teacher. She graduated at Saint Joseph College . Carolina is a Certified Public Accountant, also an HNU graduate, and now resides in Gemsville Subdivision in Lahug, Cebu City . Carlos finished his medical studies at UE, and mans St. Peter's Family Clinic in Angono, Rizal. Jose was a teacher from BSAT, now CVSCAFT. Remedios was a teacher and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Music at Saint James College .

Three days after his birth he contacted a skin disease, which made him seriously ill. Most believed he had a slim chance at survival, but not his mother, who prayed hard and made a “panaad” that if he made it, he will be a priest. His inclination to religious life was basically a fulfillment of her mother's pledge. She enrolled him at the San Carlos Archdiocesan Seminary in Argao, Cebu, and was with the school when it transferred to Mabolo, Cebu City . In 1955 he finished his Ph. B. in the same seminary. He stayed on for his Bachelor of Sacred Theology and was ordained as Priest in 1959.

His first assignment was in Jagna, at St. Michael Parish. It was during this time when Bishop Manuel Mascariñas built the Cathedral Palace ; thus a fund drive was initiated. With Father Flaviano Abrau, Father Zapatos was so absorbed in the project, resulting to the Jagna Parish tapping all the others in soliciting contributions.

For his sterling performance, Fr. Boy was awarded “El Mas Activo Coajutor de Jagna.” In 1961 he was promoted Parish Priest. He was transferred to San Miguel, which used to be Cambangay Sur, and separated from the municipality of Trinidad . The people of the new Parish gave him “takay” rice of 50 sacks every harvest. Those he sold to Hoc Sing and deposited the money at PNB, in preparation for his big job to build the Saint Michael Church.

One day, Bishop Mascariñas paid him a visit. The Bishop saw the ricefields near the location of the could-be church, and told Fr. Zapatos, “Boy, paliton nato ang otso ektarya,” which he did, titled to the Diocese of Tagbilaran. Later, they decided to sell six hectares of the land.

It was an amount they used to build the Parish Church of San Miguel. His relationship with the parishioners was spotless. He even had the Mayor, Vice Mayor, Judge, Chief of Police, and Councilors as members of the church choir. Until politics reared its ugly head. He had to leave the town so as not to be caught in the political crossfire in 1963. Cardinal Santos was then the Military Vicar General, and he applied as Chaplain of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and was readily accepted.

Father Zapatos was called to active duty as 1st Lieutenant of AFP on January 20, 1965 . From thereon came a long string of assignments: Squadron Chaplain of the PAF in Occidental Mindoro; Base/Wing Chaplain of PAF in Lipa City and Mactan Air Base, Lapu-Lapu City; Executive Officer of PAF, Nichols Air Base in Pasay City, then Zamboanga City; Command Chaplain, PMA, Baguio City; Deputy Navy Chaplain, PN, Fort Bonifacio; Chief Chaplain Service, AFP when he was promoted Brigadier General on July 13, 1993. He retired on September 15, 1993 after almost 30 years with the AFP.

Brig. Gen. Zapatos, Jr. could have rested on his laurels, and live comfortably on his monthly pension; but he did not see any purposeful existence as a retiree. At the prime of his life, he still had a lot of things to do. Armed with a two-year scholarship grant as Extraordinary Student on Magisterium/Spirituality, he flew to Pamplona , Spain and enrolled as a scholar at the University of Navarre.

During weekends, when his workload permitted, he traveled to London , France ( Lourdes ), Portugal ( Fatima ), Rome , Israel , and other European countries. It was an enriching experience at the prime of his life. Then he met Fr. Jorge Suboda, a Canadian, who invited him to work as a Parish Priest. He went to Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada and became the Parish Priest of St. Therese Parish and Our Lady of Visitation Parish. From 1997 to 1998 he was Parochial Vicar of St. Peter Parish. He became a Canadian citizen in 2000, while still retaining his Filipino citizenship.

Brig. Gen. Zapatos has received several awards and citations. Among them are: Award of the Distinguished Service Star from the AFP; a couple of Military Merit Medals; 4 Military Commendation Medals; Campaign Medals in Jolo, Visayas, and Mindanao-Sulu; EDSA Rev Badge; AFPCGSC Medallion, and Certificate of Appreciation from Commo Plaridel C. Garcia; The Catholic Evangelization Training School, Bukas Loob ng Diyos Covenant Community, Healing Power of Holy Cross, and many others.

Msgr. Gorgonio Corpus Zapatos, Jr. is a member of the PMA Alumni Association, Association of Generals and Flag Officers, Inc. and Oppus Dei. This Honorary Prelate, Doctor of Philosophy, and Brigadier General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is presently the Assisting Resident Priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, Tagbilaran City . Looking back to all he has gone through makes him wonder if he has done enough for his fellow human beings. One thing sure…he had done his best with the Almighty as his beaconing light, and he will still do more…God willing.

Written By Joe Espiritu
<a href="http://discoverbohol.com">Columnist of the Bohol Sunday Post, a weekly newspaper</a>

Several local PC users are complaining that some officials in the Jagna, Bohol municipality refused to allow them to purchase a USB for their barangay and some municipal computers. The reason is that the USBs are used only for larger and more electronic data processing units, therefore using them in PCs are not appropriate. The concept is sadly wrong, almost based on computer ignorance.

When asked who the person is so he might be enlightened, complainers refuse to identify him. Inasmuch as might alter ego had been discussing computerization, we might just deal with it here hoping it will clear up the local situation.

The USB is a Universal System Bus. It functions as an extended memory unit, which could be attached to any microcomputer with USB facilities. It could serve as a removable data storage unit like the floppy disks. The PC is a Personal Computer evolved from bigger computers like the mainframes and minis. The development of PCs runs this way.

Computers were once big and it costs millions. They were used by large conglomerates for large volume data processing. They could accept large volume of data, assemble them into records and process them into information.

Advanced technology made smaller computer units. They were more powerful, smaller and cheaper. The same technology made the mainframes most powerful of the computers and were used extensively for research. The minis were used for business and other professions. A new science called systems engineering made the computer a unit, enabled the computers to be used as not only a recording system but also a data processing system and a management information system.

Further advance in technology such as solid-state electronics, printed circuitry and micro miniaturization enabled manufacturers to produce PCs o Personal Computers for mathematical research as well as home recording. Systems engineering allowed the PC to function as a mini though limited in nature so it could be used for small time enterprises as well as research.

Small LGUs not able to afford minis utilized PCs and by clustering them allowed the units to approximate minicomputer functions though limited. Towns and barangays acquired PCs. To the uninitiated, those computers were used as glorified typewriters and calculators, but to those who know how, the PCs were made into recording, data processing and monitoring then management information systems. With the ever-increasing demands of the DILG and other government agencies for barangay operations as well as conflicting constituent demands on meager barangay resources a computer such as a PC is sorely needed.

Whether as a glorified typewriter, calculator or data processing system, computer files need backups. First because of computer security, the second because of standard accounting practices and the third is interface. Backups or duplicates are needed primarily for recovery of data, records and master or transaction files when corrupted or destroyed.

Barangay officials without political will allow constituents to play games, music or practice on barangay computers. Contaminated diskettes from outside sources introduce computer virus. Those as well as ignorant uses of computers destroy valuable computer files. Information residing on hard disks is destroyed.

Accounting practice sometimes calls for maintenance of grandfather, father and son file generations. There are files, which must exist for a keep period until it could be legally destroyed. Barangay accounting is becoming complicated.

It is no longer a one shot process. Budget accounting and budget performance monitoring will soon be a standard process in barangays and not only in municipal files. Minutes of sessions, barangay justice system reports and other vital barangay information will have to be available to those who need them. Barangay secretaries and treasurers will have to furnish required information and these will not be possible without a well kept computer even if only a PC.

Backups were once recorded in floppy disks. However, those disks are susceptible to mechanical and chemical damage. Files in 3.5 inch floppies do not last long in storage because of dust and molds. They must be periodically changed. A floppy may be a cheap interface device but it cannot be relied as a backup.

The USB is a ceramic enclosed ferromagnetic recording medium, which can retain data or information indefinitely with proper handling. What is more, a USB can cost approximately about 30 to 40 floppies but is much more efficient and durable a hundred times. Simple arithmetic will tell one that it is cheaper to buy one USB than fifty or more 3.5 inch diskettes. A single term of three years will need about the same number of floppies.

Written By Joe Espiritu
<a href="http://discoverbohol.com">Columnist of the Bohol Sunday Post</a>

The officers of the Bohol Foundation for Environmental Restoration Preservation and Protection Inc, BFERPPI, proposed to the Jagna Municipal Council to establish a Marine Education Center in Paseo del Mar. Pangdan. The five aims of the Centers are thus: to inform and educate people about the diverse wildlife in Bohol Sea; to document and preserve the history of the cultural community life in Jagna; to produce a venue of information dissemination, education and research about coastal and marine life of Bohol; to promote the conservation of the rich marine resources of Bohol; and to promote sustainable fishing in the Bohol Sea.

The collaborators and partners in this ambitious project are the Local Government of Jagna, Non Government Units, Pondok Jagnaanon of Manila and other provinces and various foundations. This project will need the talents of marine biologists, professional photographers, writers, computer specialists and trained researchers as well as writers and illustrators. If the Marine Education Center is to present a relatively complete information on the marine life and conditions in the Bohol Sea , it would be a great undertaking.

First, it would concern itself in local marine ecology. Although the Jagna marine environment is similar to that of any marine environment of the coastal towns in Bohol , there would be subtle variation because of the influence of nature and people in the locality. There would be a great difference from the pristine condition of a virgin area to that of an environment, which has to produce livelihood even if marginal to thousands of people depending upon fishing for survival.

In the attempt to reconstruct the original conditions of an over fished area, lithe researchers will have to observe untouched places near the vicinity. However, in the case of Jagna, researchers will have to go farther afield since the marine environment of Jagna is relatively different from that of Duero or Garcia Hernandez. Jagna has varied environment. There are rocky shores, small tidal flats, mangrove strands, coral reefs, sandy bottoms and steep drop offs. Name it, Jagna has it.

To cite examples: there was once abundance of mudskippers tanasak if you like - in the rocky shores and tidal flats. Now none could be found. There were once flat, blue green crabs locally called kaskas, scurrying among the rocks. Like the tanasak, they were abundant once. The mole crab or kabya could be found in numbers along the area where the waves break.

Now none could be found even if the places where they could be found are disturbed by turning up the sand where they hide. Once there were sand fleas, the ones that jump among the high water mark on the shore when they are disturbed. Now they are gone. Local folks had even forgotten the name of that crustacean. Those are scarcely edible but they disappeared just the same.

The disappearance of those small animals may be insignificant to ordinary people but to an ecologist, they pose a warning. An ecological balance had been disturbed. Further investigation would be needed to decide whether an attempt to restore the environs to its original condition or just to minimize the effects of population encroachment to marine areas to avoid further disruption of the ecological balance.

The BFERPPI has a great work to do. We hope that they will not deviate from their original objective. It is difficult to balance the need for livelihood and conservation and restoration of the environment. Perhaps, we could suggest that one of the projects of the BFERPPI would be to convince the fisherfolk to limit its population growth.

Written By Joe Espiritu
<a href="http://www.discoverbohol.com">Bol-anon writer based in Jagna, Bohol</a>

Filipinos had been suckers for commercial gimmicks. First, nowhere in the world does Christmas season start early. It is about this time when Christmas songs are not yet heard on the air although there had been announcements regarding the number of days to go until Christmas. This is a form of subtle reminders to go holiday shopping early to avail of low prices and to build up a shopping spree spirit. That is for those who expect money. Another ploy for us to observe the Oktoberfest.

In the Western countries where we love to imitate their traditions, Oktoberfest is supposedly celebrated. This celebration is supposed to be an offshoot of the Harvest Home observed in the British Isles sometime in the last days of August. When the Puritans settled in America , they observed Thanksgiving Day in the first day of November. Some Canadians celebrate their thanksgiving in the second Monday of October. It could be this celebration that was converted into Oktoberfest.

By the name alone, this celebration is purportedly of German origin. The motif of the celebration is Germanic. Huge barrels of beer loaded in wagons pulled by big European workhorses like the Clydesdale, Percheron or Belgian are paraded. The tables full of food like various sausages, hams and cheeses fill the tents. Eating, drinking, dancing singing and other forms of revelry could be found there. However, the Germans say that Oktoberfest is a recent foreign invention.

In some places in Europe , before winter start, herders drive their cows home from the mountains where they are pastured. Some are butchered and made into sausages. Pigs are made into hams. Milk is processed into butter and cheeses. The farmers gather in the grains. Beer and wines are fermented, brandies and whiskeys are distilled. The stored food will be supplies for the winter and spring months. After all of those had been done, there is nothing left but to celebrate. Hence, Harvest Home, Thanksgiving and lately Oktoberfest are celebrated.

The Philippines , a tropical country has no reason to celebrate Oktoberfest. First, we do not have to stock up for the winter. We can grow crops all year round. Our harvest times are November and last days of March to early days of April. The logical months to hold festivities will be December and that is Christmas season and May, the month of fiestas.

Any other celebrations would have to be properly justified. The Filipino has too many holidays. Sometimes when holidays follow one another in the space of three days, the middle day is declared a special nonworking holiday. For daily wage earners, this is a great disadvantage. This too is a bane for manufacturing concerns. Production slows down. Only those who are engage in sales do not close down. Malls are always open during holidays. This could be a reason why the Philippines lag behind in the world market since our productivity is low due to much holidays.

In industrialized nations, holidays are timed to coincide with weekends. In Canada , their holidays except for Christmas and Holy Week are celebrated on Mondays. Besides, their nonworking holidays are few. All right, we may reason out that Oktoberfest is not really a holiday. It is now a month long revelry to those who can afford. However, it may become one if it could be justified. Revelry affect production. In some Western countries, sales of alcoholic drinks are controlled.

They are sold only at government outlets, licensed hotels and restaurants. They are not sold on weekends. Experts say that cars made on Mondays and Fridays are inferior in quality to those made on other weekdays. If the Philippines would like to be competitive in the world market, celebrations must be limited. We have too many of them. Not all of us could be farmers or fishers whose operations are not governed by holidays.

Written By Loy M. Palapos
<a href="http://boholchronicle.com">As published in all Bohol weekly papers</a>

Joesum, as a term of endearment, identifies him with some sectors of the community, especially the youth who, mentioning his name denotes an undefinable closeness devoid of any hierarchical demarcation line. To all age-levels he belongs: an adviser-tutor of the youth, a caring brother to all, a devoted friend to everyone. He belongs to the Church; there's no question that this is his life's vocation. But there is another realm he is so comfortable with, for it is a cup for his varied talents...the stage. Reverend Father Jose Sumampong is a man of God who, in his desire for unceasing youth development, dabbles in the theater arts as venue of his artistic inclinations.

His father, Jose Dano Sumampong, Jr., a one-time faculty member of the Bohol School of Arts and Trade (now CVSCAT), is a success story by himself. From his mother, Eusebia Maghuyab-Libot Dompor who was once the Mayor of Loboc, he learned compassion and filial devotion. Both are now blissfully retired in USA . Their inspired parenting brought to the world nine successful offsprings flourishing in various fields with Father Joesum choosing to be God's shepherd. Cordula is a CPA now based in Seattle , USA.

Frigidiano is another priest, with the Congregation of the Passion (CP) in USA . Delfin is a businessman in Tagbilaran City . Publeo is inclined to politics, and is presently a Kagawad in the Municipality of Loboc . Pergentino is an Executive with Biomedics (Phils.) in Parañaque City . Angelita is a School Administrator in Dipolog City . Clarita is a Registered Nurse in Qatar , United Arab Emirates . Theomaria is a Doctor of Medicine based in Tagbilaran City .

Father Joesum was born on February 22, 1951 . He attended three schools for his elementary education: Bagumbayan Primary School , Loboc; St. Joseph College (now Holy Spirit School), Tagbilaran City ; and Pilar Central Elementary School , because of his acolyte skills. His high school years were spent at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary, Taloto District, in pursuance with a priestly vocation.

He attended the same Seminary for his collegiate studies in Philosophy, and went to St. Gabriel Seminary, Koronadal City , South Cotabato , for his Pre-Novitiate. He then transferred to St. Paul of the Cross (Passionate Fathers) Novitiate, Quezon City . He took a year off for his Regency, teaching Philosophy at Divine Word College . He finished his Theology at the University of Santo Tomas (Central Seminary), and later took Graduate Studies at the California State University .

His Diaconate Ordination was made at the St. Joseph Cathedral by Most Rev. Onesimo Gordoncillo, D.D. on May 3, 1980 . He was ordained Priest at the St. Peter Church in Loboc on December 20, 1980. From his ordination he was assigned as a Professor at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary and the following year as its Pre-Collegiate Director. This was followed by varied assignment in some parishes and youth development projects and Charismatic Renewal Programs.

In 1988 he was named Youth apostolic Coordinator in the Visayas region by CBCP. From 1990 to 1992 he was designated National Director of Student Catholic Action of the Philippines (SCAP) and Assistant National Director of the National Secretariat for Youth Apostolate (NSYA). A three-year stint as a Guest Priest at the Basilica Minor de Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila followed. Then he went to St. Juliana Falconieri Parish in Fullerton , California as Associate Pastor, and was Chaplain of Newman's Club of the California State University . In 1993 he came back to Bohol and was assigned in different Parishes, aside from being Director of various Catholic schools. To him is credited the renovation of Cogon Shrine to its present solemn ambience.

Fr. Sumampong has been one of the very few Priest-Members of the Brother of Christian Businessmen and Professionals (BCBP). He writes a weekly column “Words for All Seasons,” and edits “Diocesan Updates” for the Sunday edition of the Bohol Chronicle. He hosts “Maadjong, Good Morning” at DYRD, and edits “Ang Tawag,” a weekly News Bulletin for Gagmay'ng Simbahanong Katilingban Clusters, and is presently the Chaplain of San Roque Chaplaincy in Tiptip District. Fr. Jose Sumampong has been involved as Chairman, Trainor, Speaker, and Facilitator in countless trainings and seminars all over the country and even abroad, many of them focused on youth development, capped by the Youth Exchange and Immersion Program of the International Young Christian Students-Asia. He is also involved in Lay Formations, all over the country, and was in the RCIA Training, Diocese of Orange, California, USA.

He participated in “Peoples of Other Faith,” sponsored by the International Movement of Catholic Students and International Young Catholic Students held in Bangalore, India in 1989; and “Youth in Asia” held in Hongkong in 1990. The following year he went to Bandung , Indonesia for “Chaplains and Animators Exchange Programme,” and again in Hongkong for the “Asian Council.” That same year he was again in Hongkong for “International Assembly.” In 1996 he was in Sriracha , Thailand for “YCS Southeast Asian Session,” and Los Angeles , USA for “Pastoral Approach: Youth Ministry.

There is another world Fr. Joesum is totally at home in, the theater. Way back in 1980 he was Writer-Director of “Kasaysayan,” a multi-level three-dimensional drama staged at Divine Word College which was restaged 6 years later. From 1981 to 1990 he was Choreographer and Director of various concerts at the IMHS. He even directed the selection of Miss Provincial SK in 1990. In 1982 he was designated Concept-Creator and Director of the 1st Grand Sandugo Reenactment which was praised by Honorable Carlos P. Romulo.

He was Producer-Host of “Reach-Out” of DYRD-FM from 1983 to 1990. In 1983 he wrote and directed “Loboc, Kong Minahal,” a dance-drama for the PMI-Loboc Ruby Jubilee Celebrations. He was the Organizing Chairman of the first Sandugo Street Dancing Competition in 1988. In 1991 he was Writer-Director o “Nagmaya,” a dance-drama dedicated for the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of Tagbilaran.

His other credits include: ACTS I and ACTS II Concert of BCBP (1993 and 1995); Sunday Mass on Cable TV (1994-97); “Simbahan Ko, Tukuron Ko,” or the 10th Anniversary of Birhen sa Barangay Parish, a Cultural Show taped into an album featuring the Cogon Parish Choir (1997); “Panglao, ‘Kong Minahal,” a dance-drama with a video version at San Agustin Academy (1988); “A Salute To The Admiral,” depicting the life of Admiral Tomas Cloma, for the 50th year of PMI-Manila and 25th year of PMI-Bohol; “Friends are Forever,” on the 30th Anniversary of Immaculate High School of Baclayon; “Teatro Trinitatis” and “Teatro Sakayanon.” He is presently the Chairperson of the Drama Group of the Provincial Council for Culture and the Arts, and did a sterling job coordinating the Youth Activities of TBTK.

As the Parish Priest of Songculan, Dauis he has brought with him years of varied experiences in his pastoral vocation. The first time I met him was at DWC where he was on his regency and was teaching Philosophy. As Adviser of The Word, the school's official publication, I knew of an intelligent and beautiful girl who was linked to him. He could have made a detour and become a family man. But he chose the road to Godliness, a decision he has no regret whatsoever. Today he has his Church, he has his theater, and the Youth look up to him as an inspiration.

Written By Loy M. Palapos
<a href="http://www.theboholchronicle.com">As printed in all Bohol newspapers</a>

Some government agencies have been recently fraught with controversies as targets of criticism, among the most maligned being the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Reading the headlines, most particularly of the national newspapers, a misinformed observer may even imbibe the wrong impression that the country is in the brink of perdition, which is not an accurate assessment.

While it is true that there are scalawags in uniform, the number of the misguided elements is insignificant compared to most who have proven themselves worthy of trust and confidence, as they have been performing their duties and responsibilities in accordance with the tenets they have sworn to uphold.

In the island Province of Bohol an officer stands tall, untarnished by the onslaught some of his comrades in the other places have been lobbed at condescendingly. The local papers made a few unsavory comments on his performance a few months after he took over the reins as PNP Provincial Director of Bohol , but he was not intimidated by these sporadic criticisms.

Steadfast in his resolve to do what is expected of him, he took things in stride while facing squarely the public clamor, but not in a confrontational manner characterizing the arrogant. It is in this context that Police Senior Superintendent Sancho Buscano Bernales was able to surmount the obstacles on his way and prove his worth.

Sancho was born in Candijay, Bohol on June 5, 1949 . His father, Narciso Piquero Bernales, was a school Principal of Mabini until he retired and became a Councilor. His mother Isabel Amora was also a school teacher in Mabini. Being brought up by teacher-parents, the eight children learned even at an early age the value of education, discipline, and industry.

As the eldest in the family, he learned responsibility even at a tender age. Next to him is Cresencia, also a teacher in Mabini. Fidela is a Nurse, and presently the Dean of the College of Nursing of Cagayan de Oro University. Narciso, Jr. is a Doctor of Medicine by profession having a successful private practice in Bukidnon. Antonio finished Bachelor of Science in Commerce who opted to become a Policeman. He is now based in Region VIII.

Ramonita is another Nurse in the family, now with the Rural Health Office in Mabini. Grace finished BSC and works in the Manila South Harbor . The youngest, Quinciano, finished a course in Dentistry, and helps operate a clinic, while being a business entrepreneur, in Ubay.

Sancho Bernales started his studies at the Cabulao Elementary School in Mabini (1956-62), and enrolled at the Sta. Monica Institute (1962-66) for his secondary education. He went to Cebu City and studied at the University of the Visayas, where he finished BSC in 1970. Despite his workload he enrolled at Southwestern University where he finished his third year for a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1994. In 1999 he graduated with a Master's Degree in Public Administration at Southwestern University .

Becoming the Police Senior Superintendent and Provincial Director has capped his military career, but this he attained through determination and good performance. In 1974 he went to the IPC Training Center in Pampanga for his Probationary Officers Training Course.

The following year he went to Cp. Castañeda Training Center in Cavite , at the IPCZ Training Center , for his PCOLT â€"JWMOC. In the same venue he trained for his PC Officers Basic Course and PC Officers Advance Course in 1982 and 1987. From April 24, 2000 to January 19, 2001 he was in Apas, Cebu City , at the RTS 7 for his PSOSEC.

All these trainings honed up his skills as a military man. Not only did PS Supt. Bernales subject himself to augmentation courses, he was given several assignments all over the country. Being a good soldier that he always has been, he obeyed his superiors and accepted any assignment, even if it meant being away from his family.

He was assigned Junior Officerâ€"324 PC Coy, Iloilo City; Junior Officer-322 PC Coy, Janiuay, Iloilo; Junior Officer-336 PC Coy, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental; Commanding Officer-1st PC Provincial Coy, RECOM 7; Commanding Officer-337 PC Coy, Dumaguete City; Commanding Officer-353 PC Coy, Sogod, Southern Leyte; Intelligence and Operations Officer-PC Leyte, Tacloban City; Commanding Officer-358 PC Coy Capoocan, Leyte; Chief, CIB-R2, Recom 7, Cebu City; Commanding Officer-342 PC Coy, Bogo, Cebu; Intelligence and Investigation Officer-PC Bohol, Tagbilaran City; Commanding Officer-346 PC Coy, Carmen, Bohol; Commanding Officer-343 MF Coy, Tagbilaran City; M3/Operation Officer-Cebu METRODISCOM, Cebu City; Operation Officer-Cebu Provincial Police Command; APD for Operation-Cebu Provincial Police Command; District Director-Cebu 6th Police District Command; ASST City Director-Cebu City Police Office; Group Director-Cebu City Traffic Group/CITOM; Deputy City Director for Administration-Cebu City Police Office; OIC, City Director-Cebu City Police Office; and Provincial Director-Bohol Police Provincial Office.

PSSupt. Sancho Bernales is a multi-awarded military man. Among the medals, awards, and commendations he received are the following: Military Merit Medal, GO#19 Hqs III PCZ (1976); Medalya ng Kagalingan, GO# Hqs PNP Region 7 (1991); Long Service Medal, GO# 223 HPC (1988); Visayas Anti-Desindent Campaign, GO# 262 Hqs Viscom (1989); Medalya ng Paglalaban sa Manliligalig, GO# 406 Hqs PNP RECOM 7 (1995); Medalya ng Pagtutulong sa Nasasalanta, GO# 511 Hqs PNP RECOM 7 (1995); Medalya ng Paglilingkod sa Visayas, GO# 514 Hqs PNP RECOM 7(1995); Medalya ng Ugnayang Pampulisya, GO# 407 Hqs PNP RECOM 7 (1995); and Medalya ng Kasanayan (1993). Plus many Plaques of Merit by different agencies and organizations, aside from more than 30 letters of commendations.

Like a typical Boholano, PSSupt. Bernales considers his family a main concern that cannot be delegated. While at SWU he met and fall in love with Evelyn Cutanda, also from Ubay. She was a graduate of Medical Technology and was Chief of Medical Technologies of the institution.

But as fate world have it, she passed away, which was a devastating experience for him and his children. Life has to go on. His single parenting to his four children is starting to bear fruit. His eldest, Melvin (27) finished Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of San Carlos , and works at the DTI Regional Office. Sherwin (26) is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering at SWU, and is connected with Hanjin. Neniz (25) is a BSC-Banking and Finance major at SWU and is preparing to be an entrepreneur. The youngest, Mariann (20), is a senior BSN student at SWU.

There was a time when PSSupt. Bernales was in the receiving end of negative criticisms as an offshoot to a deteriorating peace and order situation in Bohol, made more pronounced by a string of unresolved robberies.

The comments from the print and broadcast media even bordered on sarcasm, with no less than the Governor talking him to perk up. He became the proverbial punching bag that absorbed all the blows from all directions: from well-meaning citizens and nuisance kibitzers. Yet, through these discordant accusations and allegations, he just kept his silence. Which was a good move. Nobody can win against a horde of Shylocks ready to have their pound of flesh.

The ebbing of the tide proved his point. Meanwhile, he and his men worked with nary a funfair, just like the Balatero case. Col. Sancho Bernales retired last year, but the Province of Bohol needs his kind of dedicated service; thus, he is now still on top shape as Peace and Order Consultant and Head of the Provincial Security Force. This officer is another gentleman who does not enjoy basking in the limelight. For him, his positive actions and his silence are potent weapons in his career, as he serves his nation the best way he could.

Quote from: Sigbin II on July 14, 2007, 08:03:16 PM
Mura'g ang ending ra jud aning Virtual Ms. Bohol Sandugo, "Daug tanan!" 

Sigbin, we'll separate the girls from the women.

Written by Loy M. Palapos
<a href="http://discoverbohol.com">Published in all newspapers in Bohol</a>

Presently, there are 21 banks in Bohol , all of them based in Tagbilaran City , with branches strategically located in the more progressive municipalities all throughout the province. If the number of banking institutions manifests the economic situation of the locality, then it is safe to conjecture that Bohol has its share of progress and development. Many years ago the banking world used to be at the fingertips of the Alpha-Male, with the masculine insight dominating it over feminine charm.

That was an era when the female of the specie, started and ended her banking career as a teller or a clerk, notwithstanding her graduating as summa cum laude, or topping the board exam. Call it discrimination, but there seemed no way for a woman then to go up the ladder of prominence in the world of money.

Impeccably dressed to the teeth, with unobtrusive make-up, high-heeled (and sometimes stockinged) elegance, in dark or gray skirt and long-sleeved discomfort, she entered her cubicle, seeing to it that not a single strand of hair was out of place. Even her smile was subdued, and her movement ladylike and controlled to perfection. Even her night-life was usually non-existent. That was an age long gone, and the bankers themselves have wholeheartedly heaved their sighs of relief.

Not anymore. The lady banker is now more relaxed, less inhibited, ensconced in more comfortable attire, letting some strands of hair cavort with the wind, wearing a more enticing smile without being trampy, and at par with any man. She has been liberated from some Victorian trimmings, and has proven herself capable of escalating the hierarchial ladder of significance.

Mrs. Marietta Sarabia-Gasatan embodies the metamorphosis of the lady banker. As President of the Bohol Bankers Association (BBA) she has made a big difference by leading the bank managers outside of their shell, a comfort zone that has been sealed for years from the outside world, especially if by it is meant public and social involvement.

This is not to say that the banks in Tagbilaran are not socially involved, because they are, through various projects. But only individually in each of their separate projects. To each its own. Not in conglomeration for focal concern.

The BBA has shed its aura of non-existence with the new leadership. Very recently she convened the members of the organization to address accurately a much publicized “scam” which turned out to be involving only one individual. In almost all fora called by the Provincial Governor, the City Mayor, or the leaders, both in the public and private sectors, the bankers are represented.

In most cases Mrs. Gasatan is at the forefront to represent the BBA. She is an active member of the Bohol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), and makes her presence felt in regular and special meetings of the business agrupation, even the monthly 7:00 o'clock Breakfast Club, where economic, political, and social issues are discussed with an invited special guest.

With BCBP (Brotherhood of Christian Businessmen and Professionals) she and her husband, Engr. Camilo Gasatan, had been assigned varied tasks for the past 12 years, from Action Group Leader, Unit Leader, to Music Ministry Head. She is also the incumbent Chairman of the Sta. Cruz Chaplaincy Finance Council in Mansasa.

One of the very first public leader who is vocal in calling for the involvement of the banks in local development, is City Mayor Dan Neri Lim. He once called a meeting of the bank managers so they can put their acts together, and he is still incessant in this call through his Saturday radio program. His efforts have not been in vain. The bankers have reacted to his call positively.

Leading in the commitment is Manager Gasatan, even if she realized that galvanizing the Association is a tough undertaking. Mayette Sarabia was born in Tagbilaran City on May 22, 1960 to Eutiquio Ferniz Sarabia, a former Barangay Captain of Mansasa and employee of the City Assessor's Office. Her mother, Colita Salang-Sarabia hails from Sambog, Corella, Bohol and devotes her time to care for their children.

Mayette is married to Engr. Camilo Gasatan from Buug, Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte. A Civil Engineer by profession, Dodong is employed as Engineer II at the Bohol Provincial Engineer's Office. They are blessed with two children: Camille Marie, a six-year old Grade I pupil at VDT Advance Learning Center ; and Marc EJ who, at almost three years of age, is in Nursery I at DML Montessori School of Tagbilaran City.

She started her early education at the City East Elementary School , which she finished in 1973. For her secondary course, she enrolled at the Divine Word College ( Holy Name University ), graduating in 1977. June of that year saw her at Silliman University , Dumaguete City as a scholar, where she took Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, major in Agribusiness, which she finished in 1982. For more than five years (September 1982-February 1987) she was employed as a Community Mobilizer/Researcher of the Ministry of Human Settlements, assigned in the Province of Bohol .

Aware of future challenges that may come her way, she enrolled as a partime student at Divine Word College , taking up Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting. When MHS closed shop she was taken in as Secretary to the Dean of the Teachers College of DWC , a job she held exceedingly well for only six months, for then it was time to move on.

Even prior to her graduation, FCB (First Consolidated Bank) beckoned. She was first assigned as a Technician, assigned in Pilar. The new job accorded her novel perspectives. The FCB management became aware of her knowledge in accounting and, when a vacancy of a Bookkeeper took place in Baclayon, she opted for the new assignment, to be near her family.

She finished BSC-Accounting in 1991, which equipped her for more challenging tasks. This was the time when the FCB expansion program was in full swing. She was therefore promoted to the position of Executive Assistant to the President. A bigger responsibility came, which she did not shy from. She was sent to the Dumaguete City as Branch Manager. It was during this stint that her capability in management was put to a test, which she passed with flying colors.

The room for advancement remained open to those equipped with knowledgeability in their job and willing to tackle new challenges. In 1997 the Security Bank Corporation hired her as Manager of the Tagbilaran City Branch. It was another fulfilling job for her and the company until March 2003, when she decided to turn over a new leaf. She is presently the Branch Manager of PS Bank, a Metrobank subsidiary. Thus, it can be said that Mrs. Gasatan went through the ascending process in the making of a Bank Manager. Her promotions were not served on a silver platter; they were products of sterling performances.

A Professional and Sub-Professional Civil Service eligible, Mrs. Gasatan is at her best coping up with challenges. Right after high school she was able to prove her intellectual prowess when she was picked, from among many probables, and given a 5-year COCOFED Scholarship Grant, which she put to good use as a scholar at Silliman University.

Asked about her role as a banker, a leader, a wife, and mother, she is firm in her belief that “everything I did and happened in my life comes from the Lord. Be it a success or failure. I never get discouraged because I always cling to God's words: ‘Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses.' ” (Ecclesiastes 3:1).

Do you believe he was behind Nida's death?

sigbin, good act begets good act.

i believe that if naay politiko nga honest jud, many politicians will follow his or her step. like the story of this kid and mr. boc.

that boy must have heard the story of iluminado boc.

The name of the 17-year-old kid is John Paul Bernales.
He is from Bayong, Guindulman, Bohol.

Nagwork ni siya sa usa ka fishing boat.

He found the money in Dauis.

The wallet fell on the road from a moving tricycle.

Is this an effect of Iluminado Boc's earlier act?

Initial report says the money totaled P20,000 more or less.

These are the details...

The wallet contains dollar and Euro bills.

More updates later...

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from CBS Broadcasting

A Philadelphia man and his brother are recovering from being gored at the running of the bulls in Pamplona.

A bull strayed from the pack Thursday, turned around half way and charged the wrong way during the daily morning bull run.

Photos of 23-year-old Michael Lenahan of Philadelphia getting injured made the front page of several newspapers in Spain.

"He just went directly towards us and attacked us and then turned around and attacked more people and then came back towards us again," Michael explained.

The recent University of Pennsylvania graduate and General Mills sales executive was gored along with his brother, 26-year-old Air Force Captain Lawrence Lenahan of Hermosa Beach, California.

Michael is a recent cancer survivor and planned the trip with his brother as a way to celebrate life.

Bucharest - A Romanian man who sued God for "fraud" and "betrayal of trust" for failing to answer his prayers has had his case dismissed in court, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.

Mircea Pavel, 40, who is serving 20 years in prison for murder, brought charges against "the defendant God, who lives in the heavens and is represented in Romania by the Orthodox Church," the daily Evenimentul Zilei reported.

He accused God of "fraud, betrayal of trust, corruption and influence peddling."

"At my christening, I made a deal with the defendant aimed at freeing me from evil. But the latter has not respected that agreement until now, although he received from me various assets and numerous prayers," Pavel wrote.

The court in Timisoara, in western Romania, dismissed the case, ruling that "God is not subject to law and does not have an address."

source: http://www.int.iol.co.za

a letter furnished to Tubag Bohol News Team

Dear ******,

Chaos now prevails at the Carmen Chocolate Hills Facility.

Barely three days into the administration of newly assumed mayor of Carmen municipality, bedlam now is the order of the day at the prime tourist destination and signature tourism brand of the Province of Bohol.

Manager Ms. Babie Torrefranca has been absent for several days and her reappointment still hangs in the balance awaiting word from the Provincial Government of her reappointment.

The newly designated cashier, a niece of Mayor Molina is a recently hired casual employee without a cash bond required to handle public funds. Mind you there so much moolah out there, some P30,000 a day in entrance fee is at stake.

Employees of the facility identified with the past administration of Mayor Budiongan have been terminated en masse, in the words of a newly hired now assigned at the place its "weather weather lang". The replacement staff are all clueless of their responsibilities and none is orchestrating what to do and to properly attend to their duties.

The hastily prepared "transition team" has just started to look into the operations of the facility when it should have been done way back if anyone responsible had any foresight.

Can you please help address the situation before any untoward thing happens to our embarassment !

This is only the beginning of future disasters when there is oil exploration occurring in our place. The area is not an OPEN SEA. I had been working for the past eleven years on underwater constructions, hydrographic surveys and even oil platform installations here in the middle east. Pollution can not be avoided, but here pollution can be contained because they are equipped and the government is concerned. But here in the Philippines, as we all knew, (CORRUPTION) is rampant in most department of our government. For every oil exploration undertaken, area perimeter limits should be imposed without upsetting the environment or the fishermen, badly affecting their livelihood. Most peorple live a simple LIFE  in Bohol, very rich with natural resources, with crystal beaches and green mountains. I HOPE the people will understand that OIL is indeed HOT and the CORRUPT will only benefIt from it. Ordinary citizens,  particularly the poor will SUFFER more.

Mayor Dan Lim's crusade against this whole operation is highly appreciated by all Boholanos working abroad especially here in the middle east

Sincerely,

Danny Esperanza Leornas
Emirates Telecommunications Company
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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Quote from: Onicul85 on July 14, 2007, 10:07:46 AM
Impressive, bitaw. In 10-15 years, the Phils will be a regional giant. Hopefully our economy stays strong and graft and corruption decreases in today's rate. Tinood jood, Philippines will be another "Singapore".

Hope survives, Onic.

Quote from: Onicul85 on July 14, 2007, 10:21:40 AM
Its almost 10 years since my grandmother Lola Nating and my other grandmother Mama Luz passed away. Na matay man si Lola nating in 1998 and na matay si Mama Luz in 1995. There is not one day that I dont think of them...kai gi mingaw man jood ko nila--very close man jood ko ni Lola nating ug si Mama Luz. Mo dedicate ko aning month to them kai namatay man si Lola Nating in July 13 1998 and namatay pood si Mama Luz sa July 15, 1995. Karoong month jood ilang death anniversary. Pooydi ba mo pray kamo para nila. It would mean alot for me.

-Amen.

Onic, if you have pictures of your Lola Nating and Mama Luz, feel free to post them here. We'd like to share with you the memories of your lola and mama.

I understand your feeling. I still miss my grandfather (father's side). I happened to be his most favorite. heheheh. He did not like me having a long hair before so he would always give me money so I can pay for the barber. And he kept this money intended for my haircut under his bed.

I have no grandfather (mother's side) to speak of. Raymundo Ortega (whose roots are from Argao, Cebu), my mother's father, was brutally murdered in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur more than five decades ago - that was when my mother was yet four or months old.

Quote from: Onicul85 on July 14, 2007, 10:26:30 AM
hey kuya mike,

na unsa man diay? ngano ning argue-argue man mo? Dili diay maka forgive and forget?

Sorry to hear this..

Hi Onic,

Not really a big deal. It's just a matter of reflecting on life's many corners.

Dear Friends,

I don't know if you've experienced this today: Saturday morning. Tubag Bohol was down for 5 to 10 minutes. This happened because I bought a new IP address, a dedicated IP address, for our website, and there was a necessary configuration that must be implemented to our server. The Dedicated IP address is intended for faster web access.

If you experienced problem accessing Tubag Bohol, here's the solution:

1. If you're using Firefox, go to Tools, scroll down and click "Clear Private Data", and check all the boxes, and click OK. With that, all your unnecessary Internet files will be deleted, and your computer will run faster.

2. If you're using Internet Explorer 7 or lower versions, do the same procedure, only that you go to Tools, then Internet Options, then go to General, and click "Delete All" files under "Browse History." Your computer will be cleaned up.

3. Another way to clean up your computer and eliminate unnecessary files is to go to All Programs (if you're using Windows XP, Vista, or lower versions), click Accessories, click System Tools, then click "Disk Clean-up", then click Drive C, then check all the boxes, then click OK.

4. Use CCleaner for a total clean-up of your computer. Download CCleaner from this link:

download:  http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/

After you installed CCleaner, click Cleaner, then click "Analyze" (do it twice), then click "Run Cleaner" (do it twice). The result: you computer will run faster. You can use CCleaner for other purposes such as defrogging your register, eliminating unnecessary start-up programs, and even uninstalling unused programs.

5. After doing all these things, restart your computer.

Happy Weekend!


Truly yours,

Mike Ligalig

By Rey Anthony Chiu
<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">Bohol Correspondent for the Philippine Information Agency</a>

Bilar Bohol Mayor Fanuel Cadelina came up with an outright categorical denial on the allegations that he coddles a criminal who was implicated in the recent bust of a rob-gang here in the city.

Quick response from police operatives here cornered 4 of the 5 rob-suspects about to rob Bombay Bazaar last Monday evening. The remaining suspect who is still on the loose has been rumored to be a body-guard of the Bilar Mayor is allegedly hiding in the mayor’s piggery farm.

Arrested after the group was about to commence their planned robbery were 36 years old Meddie Painagan of Yanaya, 23 year old Joseph Cruta of Owac, 34 year old Alberto Doria of Riverside all of Bilar and 24 year old Maximo Sajulga of Cabanbanan in nearby Dimiao.

One suspected member eluded police arrest and is said to have cooled off back in Bilar

PSSupt Edgardo Inkgking identified the four after a series of intelligence reports and surveillance operations.

Body search on the 4 also yielded a fragmentation grenade, .45 caliber pistol and a .38 caliber revolver with full ammunition.

Even with the apparent link, Mayor Cadelina said he has not employed any bodyguard, much less would coddle a criminal. He also said the police can post a lookout and inspect his farm to prove the rumors. (rachiu/PIA)

By Rey Anthony Chiu
<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">Bohol Journalist for the Philippine Information Agency</a>

Several Filipinos gripe about just anything this time, but a non-Filipino and Intel General Manager Robin Martin believes the negative perception is disproportionate to reality.

Martin, who heads a company that has been in the Philippines for 28 years hinted that there is still so much in the Philippines but negative perceptions.

He cited that the country, in the last decade has transformed itself so much, the Metro Manila skyline took on a drastic re-landscaping, a fact started after the Philippines made crucial innovations in the field of telecom industry.

He said after the billions of dollars of investments in both fixed line and cellular networks, it produced a system with over 5,000 kms. of fiber optic backbone that offers a competitive cost to make the country a major information technology hub.

From a fixed line capacity of about 900T in 1995, we now have over 7 million, which allowed cellular phones to grow from practically inexistent in 1995 to over 11 million line capacity today, he said.

Since then, its leaps and bounds for the country, as opposed to the publicity that tends to overshadow country’s image of glory.

He cited the Filipino worker’s competitive edge by saying: if you have a Toshiba laptop, it’s almost certain its assembled in Sta. Rosa Laguna, and if it has a PC-Cillin anti-virus software that immunizes your system from any virus, then it must a Trend-Micro software product based in Eastwood Libis Quezon City.

His company, Intel, makers of the famed Pentium IV would never have put up its biggest assembly and testing operations worldwide in the country if the country were not well managed.

Citing yet another industry giant, Texas Instruments he said has been operating in Baguio for over 20 years. The Baguio plant is TI’s largest producer of Digital Signal Processor chips in the world. DSP chips are the brains behind cellphones. TI's Baguio plant produces the chip that powers 100% of all NOKIA cellphones and 80% of Erickson cellphones in the world is manned by Filipino workers.

“If you drive a BENZ, BMW, or a VOLVO, there is a good chance that the ABS system in your car was made in the Philippines, he pointed out.

Since the 1995 telecom industry innovation, majority of the top ten U.S. Call Center firms have set up operations in the Philippines. America Online (AOL) has 1,000 people in Clark answering 90% of AOL's global e-mail inquiries, he said.

This is one area in which the country offers competition rates in terms of value for money.

As for competitive manpower, he said Procter and Gamble has over 400 people in Makati (average age 23 years) doing back-up office work to their Asian operations including Finance, Accounting, Human Resources and Payments Processing.

Production talents-wise, the Philippines, through Ford has been exporting cars in quantity.

The government may be riddled still with holes but the American Intel top man said it is shedding off graft and corruption slowly but surely.

“This is the first time in history that a former president is in jail and facing charges of plunder. Despite all odds, we are still pursuing the ill-gotten wealth of Marcos now enjoyed by his unrepentant heirs”. (rachiu/PIA)

By Rey Anthony Chiu
<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">Bohol Writer for the Philippine Information Agency</a>

Until the city council comes out with an ordinance making it illegal for the residents to dump their wastewater into the city storm drainage, then the P28-million storm drain becomes a useless infrastructure.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) District Engineer Celestino Adlaon said their problem now is how to unplug the 29 connections that tap into the multi-million drainage facility that was initially designed as a rainwater run-off conduit emptying into Tagbilaran Bay.

Engr. Adlaon hinted that unless the “illegal” connections are unplugged, the project is a “no go”.
Unplugging the illegal connections now become a legal question as reports have surfaced that project consultants accordingly agreed to give the green light for the taps.

Legal minds say that the contract becomes void if the drains would accommodate household and even industrial wastes, as it was initially set only as rainwater conduit to the sea.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has accordingly issued a Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) to the project as designed since it would only be a rainwater run-off conduit.

However, with the illegal taps which would empty household wastewater into the drains, then, an Environmental Compliance Certificate (ECC) would be due instead, environmental observers have commented.

Moreover, if the drain also accommodates not just wastewater, experts said there needs to be put up a waste treatment facility so water spilled out and emptied into Tagbilaran Bay is clean water.

This late, the drainage has to have a completed out pool, which has been started from corner CPG Avenue San Jose Street of Cogon district down to the Shell depot.

The district engineer also reported about P3M worth of projects yet to be implemented to complete the drain’s outpool project before the drains can be reported complete.

The remaining projects, which would entail excavations and setting up of reinforced box culverts has been re-bid for failure of the contractors to pass the technical screening.

A failure of bid has been declared and the election ban on government infrastructure project implementation has also caused the delay, according to Adlaon.

If the city fails to come up with the ordinance, people may see another useless government infrastructure caught up in the snag of planning miscue and the influence of the city’s rich and prominent.

With the onset of the rains and the dengue threat, several city residents have complained over stagnant and un-drained rainwater in several areas along the city’s thoroughfares. (rachiu/PIA)

By Rey Anthony Chiu
<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">Bohol Correspondent for the Philippine Information Agency</a>

Making sure that schoolchildren get the right nutrients may be getting down to the basics, and city schools hope to put up the Nutri-pan.

The Nutri-Pan, (nutrient rich bread) which would soon be piloted at the Tagbilaran City Central School would be baked in the schools and sold at the canteens, City Health Office representative Dr. Aldoiza Cepe said.

The National Nutrition Council is willing to put up P30T and some 10 days of operational costs for the city supplement feeding program and Mayor Dan Lim has also vowed to put in funds, Dr. Cepe said.

With the development, the City Nutrition Council has proposed the activity to respond to the growing need to spice up the options a child may find at the school canteens.

The supplemental feeding project met a few kinks with the elections, the nutrition activities in the barangays, the anti-dengue council activities and still some concerns that need to be ironed it, Dr Cepe said.

The city move to put up the Nutri-Pan is a response to the call for more nutrition-rich food, which should also be available for schoolchildren in school canters.

The nutri-pan, which would be using fortified flour would be baked complete with the right amount of nutrients a growing child needs daily.

Nuti-pan, according to Dr. Uy could also be worked out like the former nutri-bun which was also produced in school based bakeries and done with the right nutritional content.

Aside from getting assured of the right nutrition, parents organizations could also look at the possibility of organizing themselves into baking groups and taking turns in preparing the bread.

The proceeds of the nutrition-rich bread for sale at a low price would go to strengthen the city nutritional feeding programs, Dr. Cepe said.

Moreover, parents also would be assured of the clean food that their child would buy.

Bohol has had a sad and fatal experience of pupils who fell ill or died died for buying contaminated food. (rachiu/PIA)

To: To the President of the Philippines, to the Senate of the Philippines, and to the Japanese Government


WHEREAS we Filipinos and our supporters from all over the world and all walks of life are banded together to express our grave concern about the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA);

WHEREAS many provisions of the JPEPA are in contravention of many Philippine laws and international commitments bearing upon environmental protection, labor migration, trade, investments, economic policy, intellectual property, and other fundamental concerns, in effect usurping legislative and treaty ratification powers that the Philippine Constitution has vested in both Houses of Congress and in the Senate, respectively;

WHEREAS JPEPA will encourage and, in effect, legalize the importation and dumping of toxic and hazardous wastes from Japan, thus leading to the violation of Philippine environmental laws and the undermining of our commitments under the Basel Convention;

WHEREAS the dumping of toxic wastes will foul the air, soil, water, and other resources, and put in jeopardy the health and life of the people;

We are therefore imploring the Senate to exercise its Constitutional power to scrutinize JPEPA clause by clause and to disapprove any and all provisions inimical to Philippine national interest and the welfare of the Filipino people.

We are further imploring the Senate to actively monitor the negotiations of all other bilateral and multilateral trade agreements being conducted and/or contemplated by the Philippine government;

For whatever purpose it may serve, we are also reminding Her Excellency President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), other branches of government such as the Legislative Branch, the Judiciary, and the Local Government Units (LGUs) that the prime duty of the government is to serve and protect the people, and that the welfare of the people is the highest law; and

We fervently pray and hope that Her Excellency, the President, the Honorable Senators, DTI and DFA can give this Petition the importance that we firmly believe it deserves.

Sincerely,

The Filipino People

source: http://www.petitiononline.com/JPEPA/petition.html

from <a href="http://www.abc.com">ABC News</a>

It was just a typical day on the job at the Pizza Hut in Angola, Ind., for 20-year-old Jessica Osborne when out of the blue, she received a gift that would change her life: a $10,000 tip from one of her customers.

"When I opened it up, I just â€" I thought maybe I read too many zeros and I lost my breath," Osborne said on "Good Morning America." "It was amazing."

The tip of a lifetime came from a family of regular customers. Every Friday, Becky and her family, who asked that their last name not be used, come in and order the same thing: a Meatlovers pizza, half pepperoni, half black olives and mushrooms. Becky said Osborne always came to the table with a smile on her face.

"She was sweet and bright and cheerful and never complained," Becky said. "She was just a sweet waitress."

But Osborne had recently been let down by financial troubles that were keeping her ambitions at bay. She had enrolled in a local college but was forced to withdraw because of a lack of financial aid. She told Becky's family about the textbooks she had bought and kept in the trunk of her car and her dreams to become a photographer.

"I thought, 'This is a very generous person,'" Becky said, "and we enjoyed just talking to her, finding out about her life."

Osborne got to know Becky and her family through their weekly pizza dinners, but she didn't realize that they had recently suffered a great tragedy. Becky's husband and eldest daughter were killed in a car accident, and she had been left with a large settlement.

Once Becky heard about Osborne's broken dreams, she decided to use some of the money from the settlement to make them come true.

"We decided we needed to help Jessica and she was there, we were there, and it just seemed like the right thing to do," Becky said.

Osborne is deciding where to go to school, relieved that she now has the money to pay for it. For now, she's still getting over the shock of the much more than 15-percent tip.

"It's unbelievable. It doesn't happen to people every day," she said. "I mean, I work at Pizza Hut!"

By William Marra
ABC News
July 13, 2007

Share A mother and her son were booted off a plane after a flight attendant became upset when the 19-month-old kept saying "Bye, bye plane" as the aircraft prepared for liftoff.

Kate Penland and her son, Garren, thought they were finally homebound when they boarded a Continental ExpressJet flight from Houston to Atlanta after an 11-hour delay at Bush Intercontinental Airport last month.

As an attendant reviewed the flight safety instructions, Garren began to bid Houston adieu.

"There was a plane next to us, and I pointed it out to Garren, and he started saying 'Bye, bye plane,' over and over," Penland said.

Distracted and upset by the boy's words, the flight attendant went over to Penland after completing her safety demonstration.

"She leaned over the gentleman who was sitting next to me, and she said, 'OK, it's not funny anymore. You need to shut your baby up," Penland said.

Quote from: Ban-alam on July 13, 2007, 10:49:56 PM
wala ko ganahi anang avg...mas maayo pa ang mcaffee

I used Mcafee early this year, but Mcafee is as resource-eater as Norton. I think I would be using NOD32 for many years.

Quote from: Ghost on July 13, 2007, 10:25:19 PM
im still using norton 2005...dili bug-at sa system...

Try AVG Anti-Virus. It's free, and has been voted as one of the top 3 best anti-virus.

Quote from: Ghost on July 13, 2007, 10:09:11 PM
You shud invest more on your antivirus protection program...

I'm using NOD32 and I'm quite happy about its update and detection strength.

I used to be a Norton die-hard. But its memory-eating system and costly subscription compelled me to shift to NOD32.

The best anti-virus is Kaspersky (made in Russia).

Quote from: Ghost on June 16, 2007, 11:01:13 PM
FAT32 is almost obsolete...Im using toshiba satellite a100 and it was formatted in NTFS and almost all the displayed laptops here in the kingdom are also formatted in NTFS. For me, FAT32 will work great only if we are using dual operating systems...

FAT32 has been the format of my harddrive since it was bought. so far i havent had any problem with FAT32. my main concern, as always, is virus. one time i had to re-install windows after my internet explorer and the whole system were hijacked by a high-risk virus. that virus even disabled my system restore configuration.

You can also use CCleaner to correct your registry structure.

Or, to defrog your registry, try TuneUp Utilities, which is made in Germany.

I haven't tried Winaso.

Quote from: Onicul85 on July 11, 2007, 11:13:07 AM
I totally agree with ya riva. Thats evident here in the 'states. Considering the massive numbers of Filipinos in America--we're the 2nd largest asian minority in the state's as there are almost 2.5 million of us here--second only to the Chinese Americans. To the point tho--there are thousands upon thousands of Filipinos in the US medical field--either as Physicians, registered nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, nursing aides etc. As a medical extern for my local podiatrist---many of the other physicians that work in the hospital i volunteer at is a filipino or the doctors there know of a filipino physician or filipino nurse. The hospital where my mom works at---the entire ICU/ intensive care unit floor is dominated by filipina nurses and physicians---who are considered 'crucial medical care providers here in the united states'. Imagine if all the Fil-Am med workers decided not to go to work?

Talk about a medical nightmare, lol.

Thats one thing I really admire about our people---we give so much to our host country---sacrifice so much for our kids and our grandchildren and manage to give back a couple of hundreds of dollars or thousands of dollars a month back to the philippines to help family and friends. The big heart of the Filipino--and his hard working, proud nature---

No other people is as noble as the Filipino.

No other people is as noble as the Filipino.

Long live, Onic!

if one has a good connection with the LTO, he/she can transact with this corruption-packed LTO at no cost.

the name of the game is "connection/who's who at the LTO."

Written by Frinston Lim / <a href="http://mindanews.com>MindaNews Service</a>     

MONKAYO, Compostela Valley - Hollywood actor Josh Hartnett is slated to shoot scenes for his upcoming film in the gold-rush village of Mt. Diwalwal here, a village official said on Monday. Diwalwal barangay captain Francisco "Franco" Tito said people from the film's production company have visited the mountain village last week of June 2007.

Tito, the acknowledged head of some 40,000 residents in the area about 29 kilometers from Monkayo town proper, said the film called "I Come With the Rain" will star Josh Hartnett, who portrayed lead roles in such blockbusters as "Pearl Harbor," "Black Hawk Down" and "Hollywood Homicide."

Reports reaching MindaNews said staff from the film's producers did arrive on Tuesday and were accommodated by local officials, among them Comval first district Rep. Manuel "Way Kurat" Zamora Jr.

"Apil daw sa Cannes (film festival). Ipasalida daw sa internasyunal nga mga sinehan. (The film will be shown in Cannes. It will be for a worldwide release)", Tito told MindaNews by mobile phone on Monday.

The village chief said "this shows Diwalwal is peaceful already" that even international filmmakers showed interest in doing a movie in the area.

Due for release next year, "I Come With the Rain" is about a former Los Angeles cop-turned detective (Hartnett) who travels to the Far East in search of a Chinese billionaire's son but was distracted by the memories of a serial killer whose "body of work" made him quit the police force, the Internet Movie Database said.

The Internet movie site Asianpopcorn said alongside Hartnett, the movie by French-Vietnamese director Tran Anh Hung will also star Korean heartthrob Lee Byung-hun.

Filming will start July 9, with a 10-week location shoot in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and the Philippines, Asianpopcorn reported. (Frinston Lim / MindaNews) 

One of the world's largest optical telescopes is set to peer into space for the first time.

Installed on a 2,400m-high (7,900ft) peak on the Canary Island of La Palma, the huge telescope consists of a mirror measuring 10.4m (34.1ft) in diameter.

The Spanish-led Great Canary Telescope (GTC) is extremely powerful and will be able to spot some of the faintest, most distant objects in the Universe.

The "first light" ceremony will take place on Friday.
   
It would be wonderful if this telescope allowed us to detect a planet like ours
Pedro Alvarez

If the initial test run is successful, GTC's team expect it to be up and running for the scientific community within the next 12 months.

The enormous array has taken seven years to construct; its installation has been hampered by poor weather and the logistical difficulties of transporting equipment to such an inaccessible location.

The project is estimated to cost 130m euros (£88m).

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk">This story is courtesy of BBC News</a>

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk">This unusual story is owned by the BBC News</a>

Classmates of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi school girl due to enter a forced marriage have united to stop the ceremony going ahead, police say.

Around 50 pupils in the town of Satkhira took to the streets to demand that Habiba Sultana's wedding be called off, they say.

Pupils even submitted a petition to police urging them to take action.

Police summoned Habiba's father and ordered him to stop the girl's marriage, which they said was illegal.

Her father was told to sign a bond in which he promised not marry off his daughter while she is still a child, the Bangladesh Daily Star reported.

It said that the wedding was to have taken place in the south-western town of Satkhira in Friday.

Police say that Habiba, a student of Abdul Karim Girls' High School, did not agree when her poverty-stricken father arranged for her to marry a 23-year-old neighbour.

Police say that she was too frightened to protest.

When she told her friends about the impending wedding, they rallied round and urged her not to go ahead.

Parents of her friends contacted Habiba's father and tried to stop him from going ahead with the wedding.

Initially he ignored their protests, but changed his mind after the police were alerted and small protests were held outside the school.

Correspondents say that the stand of the schoolgirls has created a stir in the town.

Like many other parts of the country - young people in Satkhira are deferential to their parents and seldom question their commands.

By Rey Anthony Chiu

Going for the much-needed boost in local tourism, this year's Festival of Friendship goes into marketing and promotion of industries for a sustainable community livelihood and tourism via gigantic pavilions of Bohol's newest tourism destination circuits at the Island City Mall July 18-22.

Through the years, the Sandugo friendship festival has been a myriad of activities featuring Bohol's past, present and future in a variety of expressions: song, dance, crafts, food shows, cultural presentations, agricultural fairs and local entrepreneurial endeavors.

The common thread however, are Boholanos, unified in purpose surviving through judicious and creative use of its natural endowments, this year’s Sandugo organizers said.

The Sandugo creative industry fair opens 6 pavilions set up to promote Bohol’s newest 6 area clusters.

This year, the Sandugo through its fair pavilion showcases the circuits in northwestern Bohol (from Calape to Talibon), Anda Peninsula and Eastern Bohol (Ubay to Dimiao), Interior Bohol, Panglao island, Abatan River towns and Tagbilaran City.

And set as the biggest thing is an integrated promotional marketing scheme where local planners set up products showcase of new destinations and products in a one-stop creative industry agora of local agriculture, tourist products, crafts and culture.

Each tent focuses on a circuit with maps showing towns involved, crafts icons, agricultural produce, cultural assets, and tourism highlights.

It would also contain crafts display and demonstration area, display billboards showing tourism establishments, organization involved in productivity and in the creative industries as well as promotional materials and booking rates booth in a themed cluster-inspired motiff.

With the hope of establishing direct markets, organizations too set up information, sales and market linkages booths.

These showcases will be an excellent opportunity for new circuits to promote and project their products in a style that is dynamic, creative, interactive, and in an exhibit package that is coordinated and unified, despite its great diversity says fair organizers.

The show will also aim to converge in a demonstrative and narrative mode how all the line agencies converge and merge with the local NGOs and POS to jumpstart their eco-cultural visions through new, innovative and marketable community-based creative industries.

And like the old event commemorated by this festival of blood-brotherhood, the celebration also provides for a entrepreneurship talk shows and fora, cookfests, social development consultation forum to unravel July 18 â€"22 different venues: the Island City Mall, Bohol Quality Mall, Bohol Agricultural Promotion Center and at the MetroCenter Hotel.

<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">Mr. Chiu writes for the Philippine Information Agency</a>

By Rey Anthony Chiu
<a href="http://pia.gov.ph">News from the Philippine Information Agency</a>

Bohol Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera vowed to prioritize the Provincial Anti rabies Ordinance to get the provincial program going and for Bohol to have a strengthened rabies prevention and eradication program.

The SP has honed an ordinance to stop the alarming rise of human rabies cases in the Visayas, a fact attributed to the common penchant for petting dogs but with still a long way to go for responsible ownership.

“The ordinance is promoting responsible pet ownership at the household levels,” Herrera said during his inaugural speech last week. He also said the ordinance seeks to control dog population and maintain zero incidence of stray dogs in the province.

The proposed ordinance was set for third and final reading, a condition that is technically a “go” for implementation after the mandatory publication provision.

SP information officer Ric Obedencio however believed the ordinance would be signed by the governor as easily, knowing that towns have also been asking for it to start their revenue generation. If passed, the Provincial Anti Rabies Prevention and Control Council would start and a simultaneous registration and vaccination of dogs where dog population control within the month.

Dr. Stella Marie Lapiz said “the program took on delays in its provincial implementation since some municipal anti-rabies councils need to be fully organized, a thing that was not done in time for the targeted June grand launching.

Can't remember life before mobiles? Chances are you'll also struggle to recall your home phone number and family birthdays.

According to a survey released on Friday, the boom in mobiles and portable devices that store reams of personal information has created a generation incapable of memorizing simple things.

A quarter of those polled said they couldn't remember their landline number, while two-thirds couldn't recall the birthdays of more than three friends or family members.

The tech-savvy young fared worse than older people. The under-30s could remember fewer birthdays and numbers than the over-50s, according to the survey.

Two-thirds said they relied on their phone or electronic organiser to remember key dates.

"People have more to remember these days and they are relying on technology more for their memory," said Ian Robertson, professor of psychology at Trinity College, Dublin.

Researchers polled 3,000 people over the last two weeks in the survey for Puzzler Brain Trainer magazine.

source: news.yahoo.com

many rich people would even steal money (indirectly) from their poor servants.

Here's a not-so-rosy picture of the Generation Y

THE jury is in on Generation Y and the verdict isn't good.

Employers say Gen-Ys are short on skills, demanding, impatient and far from loyal.

The deep ambivalence of small-to-medium employers (SME) towards Gen-Ys, those born between 1977 and 1992 and now aged 15 to 30, is revealed in the latest SME Opinion Leaders poll, a survey of 315 SME owners across the country conducted by SmartCompany in conjunction with Roy Morgan Research and Dun & Bradstreet.

Poor spelling and grammar and failure to understand what constitutes appropriate corporate behaviour are the biggest bugbears, with almost 70 per cent of surveyed employers reporting dissatisfaction with Gen-Y employees' performance in those areas.

The communication skills of Gen-Y staff disappointed 48 per cent of employers, while 37 per cent complain Gen-Ys lack acceptable technical skills.

But, it seems, Gen-Ys either don't know or don't care about their employers' lack of enthusiasm.

Almost 90 per cent of employers surveyed agree Gen-Ys are more demanding than other workers when it comes to advancing their careers, and 79 per cent say they are more likely to ask for a pay rise.

Gen-Y can be brats, says Jo Nagle, chief executive of Sydney-based marketing company Let's Launch.

"Some have grown up with indulgent baby-boomer parents and they're very demanding," she said.

Why would anyone hire a Gen-Y?

For most, there is no choice. Labour shortages mean few businesses can afford not to hire anyone who might be able to do a good job, let alone a whole generation.

There is an upside: the SmartCompany Opinion Leaders poll shows Gen-Ys also have a key strength that many baby-boomer bosses lack - tech savvy.

Although 94 per cent of employers say Gen-Y employees are demanding when it comes to getting the latest high-tech gear, 85 per cent say they are happy with Gen-Y employees' technology skills.

The key issue for employers is not whether to hire a Gen-Y, but how to make the most of them.

source: news.com.au

<a href="http://news.yahoo.com">As reported by Yahoo News</a>
Bao Xishun (R), 56, a 2.36-metre (7 feet, 9 inches) herdsman listed by the Guinness World Records as the tallest living man, and his bride Xia Shujuan, 29, 1.68 metres (5 feet, 5 inches), stand during their wedding ceremony on the outskirts of Erdos in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region July 12, 2007. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Quote from: Ghost on July 13, 2007, 05:07:32 PM
Sobo kaayong palandungon na ang ubang mga mag-uuma sa bohol magtanom ug bugas unya ibaligya para ang halin ipalit rasad ug bugas...

o kaha ibaligya ang bugas para ibayad sa utang nga gigamit pagpalit sa abono.

<a href="http://www.pna.gov.ph">from the Philippine News Agency (PNA)</a>

The National Food Authority (NFA) has assured the people of stable rice supply in Central Visayas with the recent arrival of imported supplies from Vietnam and Thailand.

Edgar C. Diez, acting NFA public information officer, said the 1.78 million bags of rice that arrived from Vietnam recently only make up 48 percent of the 3.74 million bags that the region has targeted to import this year.

Central Visayas consumes around 8.74 million bags of rice each year, with Cebu eating up 5.10 million bags or the bulk of the rice supply in the region; followed by Bohol, 2.17 million bags; Negros Oriental, 1.39 million bags; and Siquijor, 81,360 bags.

Among the four provinces, only Bohol is self-sufficient in rice while Siquijor has abundant corn to cover any rice shortage.

But Cebu and Negros oriental have always depended on rice imports to meet the demand, Diez said.

The recent rice imports from Thailand and Vietnam have started arriving here in March aboard 16 vessels. They are now being stored inside NFA warehouses in Cebu City and at the Cebu International Port (CIP).

Aside from imports, the region also sources its rice requirements from Mindanao, Iloilo and Luzon. (PNA)

Quote from: Ghost on July 13, 2007, 04:31:56 PM
Honesty would still be the best policy and everyone of us deserves to be rewarded for doing such things like that. It may not be always in a form of material things but God will always compensate for all the good deeds we have done one way or another...

Boc did not seek recognition nor reward for his honesty. It just came as a natural consequence of his decision.

Quote from: arlaine cecile on July 13, 2007, 04:22:06 PM
i don't think returning something you found (which you know does not belong to you) is something to be rewarded because it is not beyond ordinary. it is standard and normal to return the things that are not yours which are accidentally left in your custody. the seaman-passenger is entitled of what is his.what if it was only 25 centavos? will anybody return it.nobody even want to keep it.because we often commit a mistake of thinking and presuming  that anybody who leaves behind a 25 centavos only has 25 centavos. so, how much percentage will you charge for having found that 25 centavos?even if the owner will give you 100 percent of the thing found, you won't be interested. you won't be honest at all. and nobody cares if you are not honest because the monetary value of the topic and thing is only 25 centavos.kindness for sale.virtue for sale.honesty for hire.that's all about vehicles.

My feeling is that Boc's story became a big news because what he did was not something usual or familiar in a Philippine scenario.

Filipinos, particularly politicians, should pause and ponder on Boc's decision. Boc was on the grip of life's painful episode as his wife needed hospitalization at the time he found the money. If it were a politician who found the money it could have been a different story.

Yes, he should return the money because it was not his - but the fact still echoes loud that the virtue of human honesty was tried and tested not on a summer day, but on a stormy night of man's often arduous life. With this, Boc is worthy of our emulation.

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Snowhite, we are all victims of a rotten system.

Millions of Filipino citizens have the same disgusting experience with the LTO.

Guess what? Many Malakanyangggggg Officials have their luxurious cars and "mansionic" homes paid through shares/kickbacks from LTO branches nationwide.

Will anybody fight for me?

May I, Snowhite?

For Sale - House and Lot in Bohol

1.TOWNHOUSE APARTMENT-4 units/doors located in Basak,San Nicolas, Cebu City

2.PANGLAO ISLAND RES.LOT-401 sq.m.,431sq.m.,485sq.m.,637sq.m.,& 2,217sq.m.located at Tangnan, Panglao, Bohol near beach & along the road.

3.ORCHARD FARM-180,000sq.m.with 244 mango trees at 22 years old,with rice fields, coconut,farm house & fenced located in San Miguel, Bohol.

4.TAGBILARAN CITY RES. LOT-800 sq.m. near Coca Cola Plant located in Cogon, Tagbilaran City.

Quote from: Sigbin II on July 13, 2007, 11:33:44 AM
Baw atong tawhana?!  Magklaro mo'g sabot unja molakaw ra diay!  Nagkapuliki na lang ko'g pangita og laing motudlo who's also willing to put at risk his own bike!  No one has agreed to these terms so far.  hehehe

Lisud na kung magaras, unja for-registration pa sa LTO.

Wa jud kabalo si Glenn Lumantao nga gihisgutan siya diri.

Sa nagwork pa ko sa Bohol Chronicle, kanunay makadakop si Glenn nako nga naa pa ko sa office at 2 or 3 sa kadlawon. Utro pud na siya nga dugay matulog kay mag-standby man sya sa Kiss FM. And then he would talk to me if he found me in the office.

I've been grateful for Glenn: ihatud gyud ko niya sa akong gipuy-an sa Dampas. Lisud mosakay traysikol going to Dampas pagkadlawon na.

Usahay adto nalang mi magtiwas ug estorya sa Dunkin Donuts atbang sa terminal sa easy ride paingon sa ICM.

By Paul Joseph J. Vistal
<a href="http://www.boholchronicle.com">Writer, Lifestyle Bohol</a>

A solemn sakayan cruise down the Abatan River out into the estuary, a half-a-kilometer-long crossing on a bamboo boardwalk through a 56-hectare mangrove forest which endangered birds still frequent, and a trip to the end of Tintinan Island where one is rewarded with an expansive view of the Maribojoc Bay, the Habagat blowing from the sea.

In some ways, these can be your usual tourism destinations. That is if all you are after is sight-seeing. But, in our blessed island-province, there are a lot of other sites out there. And right now it would seem almost foolhardy to compete for attention with what is popular and established.

For the San Vicente Mangrove Association or SAVIMA and the Upper de la Paz Biodiversity Conservation Association (UBCA), two people’s organizations struggling to make it in an industry where cut-throat competition seems an understatement, it may well be.

But theirs is a new tourism. Something like Mother Nature meets People Power. A paradigm shift when considering the mindset which views tourism as a commodity to be exploited at one’s pleasure and enjoyed at one’s leisure.

UBCA and SAVIMA, two POs that are respectively based in the neighboring towns of Cortes and Maribojoc, are being assisted by the NGO PROCESS-Bohol to maintain a community-based sustainable tourism project.

They are calling it a community life tour. And the concept is not entirely new. In many countries, it is the emerging tourism trend: eco-cultural tourism â€" using the local environment and culture so that the tourist will have a context with which he can process all his experiences of a place and its people.

The tour is not for the usual tourist. He would inevitably be bored by the lack of commotion or spectacle. He would probably stray from a guide like Nang Temie Pugio of SAVIMA as she talks about the wonders of mangrove trees. He would probably not be comfortable on home-stay, sleeping on a banig in a humble nipa hut. And if the guest is in a really bad temper, he would likely be very far from amused with everything.

He would likely be asking himself, while planting mangrove shoots to reforest Maribojoc Bay or gathering imbao shells and takla while the tide is low, his feet mired in the cool mud of the katunggan and the back of his hand probably wiping away from his face the first flood of sweat he ever experienced in his entire, pampered existence, “Why did I decide to put myself through all this hardship?”

Again, this is not for the usual tourist. This is for the tourist who is not beyond learning how to weave a nipa shingle. This is for the tourist who is not above singing and dancing to Visayan songs played on a guitar and sung from the heart. This is for the tourist who is truly interested in the Philippine way of life and who wants to bring home experiences beyond the ordinary. For that is what we brought home with us at the end of the journey. Of course, after an opulent lunch.

Us that day was Nonet Bolo of the Bohol Federation of Travel and Tour Operators, Franco Villaruel of the Maribojoc Bay Executive Management Office, Gina Kapirig, Maita Palo of the Bohol Alliance of Non-Government Organizations, Danny Nazareno and Marlyn Estillore of the Bohol Island Tour Guides Association of the Philippines, and Liza Flores, Mary Jane Lazarte, Narcisa Ancog, and me for PROCESS-Bohol. As we went our way during the tour, we each made our notes on what could be improved on, and the women (and men) of SAVIMA were more than happy to hear them.

The tour has been offered for some time now but, as it is, some kinks still need to be straightened out, but UBCA and SAVIMA are both hard at work at it, as they take the first, tentative steps to develop what they hope to be Bohol’s next tourism hotspot.

And, if you’re the right kind of tourist, if you’re looking for a real and meaningful connection with a place and its people, it won’t disappoint.

Sulayi lang!

By Kit Bagaipo
<a href="http://boholchronicle.com">Writer, The Bohol Chronicle</a>

Hospital wards here in Tagbilaran City are filled with patients downed with the deadly dengue fever as residents seek for urgent remedy.

The alarming surge of dengue fever here has already claimed the lives of three children since January this year.

The city has the highest number of reported cases of dengue in the entire province with 180 hospitalized, almost half of the total 371 provincewide.

Three out of the four fatalities come from the city.

Dengue victims drastically doubled since last month.

Figures from the Provincial Health Office (PHO) showed that last month, there were 56 admitted in hospitals with one fatality.

Since July 1 up to yesterday (July 7, 2007), there were already 25 victims of the dengue carrying aedes aegypti mosquitoes.
          
The City Health Office (CHO) has been conducting massive information campaigns in all 15 barangays on how to curb the breeding of dengue carrying mosquitoes.

Distribution of the powder chemical abate in all barangays is ongoing to eliminate breeding grounds of mosquitoes especially found in stagnant water.

Pesticides specialist Engr. Forting Lim, however, told the Chronicle that the best way to kill the dengue carrying aedes mosquito is through fogging operations.

He explained that, although killing mosquito larvae in stagnant waters would help, hatched mosquitoes would continue to survive and bite for about a month, the lifespan of mosquitoes.

Dr. Norlito Gicana of the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) in Manila told the Chronicle during a long-distance interview that fogging operation is safe as long as the chemicals used are approved by the FPA and the persons conducting the fogging are properly trained.

He said that the fogging procedure should be on an ultra low volume level while he assured that the approved chemicals are environmentally friendly.

Director Gicana suggested that the local FPA officer Arnulfo Arausa should discuss matters withteh local health authorities in order to properly coordinate the fogging operations here.

Informed of the alarming cases of dengue victims in the city, the Chronicle arranged a meeting between City Mayor Dan Lim and the local FPA official at the mayor's office at 8 am today to discuss the safety nets on how dengue fever can be controlled through fogging operations, aside from the existing "damage control" done by city health authorities.

Dengue has claimed the lives of Christine Fostanes, 5 years old of Airport Road; Faith Cimafranca, 6 years old of barangay Mansasa; and the latest victim Franz Coto, 6 years old of Butalid Street.

One thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part. â€"Luke 10:42

The mayor of a small town in Kentucky stopped mowing his lawn in 2005. He has put up a sign on his property that reads: “There are more important things in life than tall grass.”

He said that he has several reasons for not cutting the grass, one of which is his wife’s death from cancer. That loss caused him to reflect on the priorities of life. He enjoys just sitting in the evenings and observing the wild flowers, squirrels, and birds that are now coming to his yard. A member of the city council remarked, “If he likes it like that, it’s fine. I kind of feel like maybe he is right. Maybe there are more important things than mowing grass.”

The mayor gives us some food for thought about priorities. What we do with our time shows what we feel is important. In our Bible reading for today, Martha was “distracted with much serving” (Luke 10:40). Mary, however, took the time to sit “at Jesus’ feet” and listen to His teaching (v.39). Perhaps she realized that she wouldn’t have many more opportunities to learn from Jesus.

Sometimes responsibilities like washing dishes, mowing the lawn, or working extra hours on a project need to wait so that we can spend time with the Lord or family or friends. That may be what’s more important. â€"Anne Cetas

Important as your task may beâ€"
The work you must fulfillâ€"
Be sure you keep that human touch
If you would do God’s will. â€"D. De Haan

Helping someone in Jesus’ name is your most important work for the day.

source: Our Daily Breaddevotional book

Too early pa, swakee.

By KIT BAGAIPO
<a href="http://boholchronicle.com">The Bohol Chronicle</a>
   
The Regional Trial Court (RTC) has denied the petition of groups opposed to the oil exploration at the Bohol Strait even as oil explorer NorAsian Energy Ltd. has indefinitely suspended the 2D stage of the seismic survey in the Maribojoc and Tagbilaran bay area.

A 10-page resolution issued by RTC Branch-4 Presiding Judge Achilles Melicor released July 6, 2007, it was ruled that the court is prohibited under RA 8975 to issue temporary restraining order (TRO) or preliminary mandatory injunctions.

RA 8975 bars the lower courts to issue TROs and injunctions on government infrastructure projects to ensure its expeditious implementation and completion.

Sec. 3 of RA 8975 provides, "No court, except the Supreme Court, shall issue any TRO, preliminary injunction or preliminary mandatory injunction against the government, or any of its subdivisions, official or any person or entity, whether public or private, acting under the government's direction, to restrain, prohibit or compel the following acts."
          
The resolution stated that since the government, through the Department of Energy (DoE), entered into a petroleum service contract (known as SC 51) with NorAsian and its affiliates, it is already covered by said law.

However, RA 8975 also provides that "this prohibition shall not apply when the matter is of extreme urgency involving a constitutional issue, such that unless a TRO is issued, grave injustice and irreparable injury will arise."

The court stated in its resolution that the TRO applied for by petitioners does not fall under the exception as "petitioners' petition and their oral arguments… are bereft of any showing that a constitutional issue is involved."

"In fact, during [the July 4, 2007] hearing, it was established that only a legal issue is involved in the instant petition," the ruling stated.

According to the court, while it "sympathizes so much with the plight of the fisherfolks who are adversely affected by the questioned government project," it cannot issue a TRO or injunction due to the prohibition under RA 8975.

The court, however, encouraged the parties concerned to continue holding dialogues, consultations and agreements to give "sufficient financial assistance to fisherfolks and their respective families and other persons affected" by the project.

SEISMIC SURVEY COMPLETED

A report by NorAsian to its mother company Otto Energy Ltd. obtained by Environmental Legal Assistance Center (ELAC) executive director Atty. Raul Barbarona, however, showed that the 3-dimensional (3D) seismic exploration at the Bohol-Cebu Straits was already completed.

When the DoE and NorAsian gave word that they have suspended seismic activities, the most important phase of the oil exploration have already been finished, according to Barbarona.

The Chronicle learned last week that M/V Pacific Sword, the vessel used for the seismic data gathering, was already on its way to Singapore.

The NorAsian report revealed that "at the request of the DoE, the acquisition of 2D data at the Bohol Strait (near Maribojoc and Tagbilaran bay) is deferred".

It also reported that a challenge has been made by a local non-government organization to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the environmental permit issued to the project.

The survey, the report bared, is deferred to a later date and the data in the 2D survey area is "not critical to the short-term drilling plans" at the Bohol-Cebu Straits (SC 51).

Quote from: hippieinchains on July 13, 2007, 04:12:53 AM
That I am. I'm at crossroads right now. The military life is good for a single soldier but I feel like it's about time for a career change.

What are your options?

By Kit Bagaipo
<a href="http://boholchronicle.com">The Bohol Chronicle</a>

A quick response of joint police operatives of the Bohol Police Provincial Office and the City PNP cornered four of five armed men who were about to rob Bombay Bazaar night of July 9, 2007 in Tagbilaran City.

The suspects, alleged members of a group responsible for robberies in the towns of Bilar and Dimiao, have been the subject of surveillance operations following a tip received by the PNP of their plans to stage a series of robberies during the Sandugo festivities.

The four suspects pinned down by police were identified as Maximo Yecyec y Sahulga, 24, married and resident of barangay Cabanbanan, Dimiao town; Meddie Paigalan y Maestre, 36, married and resident of barangay Yanaya, Bilar town; Alberto Doria, 34, single and resident of barangay Riverside, Bilar town; and Joseph Cruta y Garan, 23, single and resident of barangay Owac, Bilar town.
          
Doria, previously convicted of murder, was among five inmates who bolted the Bohol Detention and Rehabilitation Center (BDRC) back in 2000.

Seized from the suspects was a fragmentation grenade, a calibre .45 revolver and a .38 caliber revolver all with live ammunitions.

According to PNP provincial director SSupt. Edgardo Ingking, the group planned to hit Bombay Bazaar right during its closing hours.

Two of the five suspects would allegedly go to the manager, when the last of the store's roll-up doors is about to be closed. One suspect is reportedly assigned to neutralize the store's lone security guard and the other two suspects would serve as lookouts.

Ingking said, that earlier in the day, the police operatives were already observing the five suspects right after they arrived at the Integrated Bus Terminal in Dao.

Since Monday morning police have confirmed the plan of the robbers and even identified their regrouping area after the operation near the bus terminal, Ingking said.

"Police operatives just had to wait until the time they would carry out their intention," according to Ingking. In fact, he said, their surveillance teams reported that the suspects surveyed their target (Bombay Bazaar) about two hours before the actual robbery.

Police did not wait for the suspects to carry out the robbery at Bombay Bazaar considering the risk to its owner and personnel since they already received information that one suspect was carrying a grenade.

One of the suspects, however, eluded arrest.

Right after the arrest of the four suspects, police also conducted a raid in Carmen town and was able to arrest one Leo Remorosa.

According to Ingking, Remorosa is "a recognized godfather of robbers in the province."
The arrest was undertaken by virtue of a search warrant issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge Fernando Fuentes III.

Remorosa was found in possession of a hand grenade, which was included as object of the warrant. He is reportedly supplying firearms to robbers here in the province, according to Ingking.

NOT AN ORGANIZED ROBBERY GROUP

Ingking said it is possible that the four suspects in custody do not belong to an organized robbery group.

However, the provincial police chief said there are certain groups in other towns which could be working with the suspects, but could not yet establish their link.

The police chief said the success of arresting the four suspects is part of the PNP's intensified intelligence against the rising trend of robbery cases in the province.

SUSPECT DENIES LINK IN OTHER ROBBERIES

Interviewed over dyRD, one of the arrested suspects, Doria, an escapee of the BDRC back in 2000 together with 4 others, denies any involvement to a robbery group.

He claimed he just came back to his hometown from Manila working as bus conductor a few months ago and knew the other 4 suspects in the past few days.

Doria admitted that Bombay Bazaar was their target and the operation was planned only a few days ago.

He said their weapons were obtained in Bilar by one of their cohorts, Maximo Yecyec.

Quote from: hippieinchains on July 13, 2007, 03:49:22 AM
I don't know about the military images. I have to wear these damn things enough as it is. I don't need to be posting them around. Don't want to give everybody the impression that I'm some sort of G.I. (gigil intawon, lol) Jane. Like most young people, I am still trying to find my nitch and I don't need the added association. Not sayng that I don't like where I am and what I do, I just want to be able to move from one chapter of my life to the next without being "typed casted" (unsay pagtuo, Hollywod?)

I am curious, Hippie. Are you a soldier?

Quote from: hippieinchains on July 13, 2007, 03:27:30 AM
There is a reason why I allowed my pictures to be posted in this forum. The last time I went home I noticed how body concious everybody is. I am all for looking and feeling good but I don't think it should be at the expense of; 1.) your health and, 2.) the confidence of the people around you.

So, people have different body structures. It happens. Get over it. Don't make anybody feel bad because they can't fit into the kiddie section in Shoppers Mart. A woman's body should showcase her personality. That is beauty. Being yourself and being confident about it. Nobody gets remembered for trying to fit the mold. To make an imprint, you should make the mold. What better way to do so than to be yourself!

Hippie, I admire your openness about this matter. It's nice to know that you've gotten out from the box.

Hope to see more military images from you.

A passenger ferry has sunk in central Philippines, leaving at least eight people dead and an unknown number missing, officials say.

The MV Blue Water Princess sank off the town of San Francisco, about 220km (140 miles) south-east of Manila.

At least 106 passengers were rescued, officials say. It is believed the ferry had as many as 256 people on board. The cause of the sinking is not clear.

A naval ship had been sent to search for more survivors.

Two helicopters - despatched to the disaster area earlier - had to return because of the bad weather.

The ferry sank before dawn on Thursday, coastguard spokesman Armando Balilo was quoted as saying by the Associated Press news agency.

The vessel was heading to the island of Masbate, after leaving the port of Lucena.

The country has a history of shipping disasters.

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk">This story is courtesy of the BBC News</a>

The UB Family has been busy for their high school reunion on the second week of July.

Quote from: Sigbin II on July 12, 2007, 04:50:49 PM
And here's a more exposed look at her, this time with her friend George at left.  (To prevent any ensuing scandal, I have asked expressly for her permission to post these pictures.)

Where is George here?

Men might throw their weight around at the office, but at home, women are the bosses.

A study, which was just released, finds that wives have more power than their husbands in making decisions and dominating discussions.

"The study at least suggests that the marriage is a place where women can exert some power," said lead author David Vogel, a psychologist at Iowa State University (ISU). "Whether or not it's because of changing societal roles, we don't know.”

The results counter past research.

“Most of the research literature in psychology has suggested that women have less power,” Vogel told LiveScience. “They have largely based that on the fact that traditionally men earn more money and so therefore would have the ability to make big decisions in the relationship.” That wasn’t the case in this study.

Spouse survey says

Vogel, Megan Murphy, also of ISU, and their colleagues surveyed 72 married couples in which the spouses were an average of 33 years old and had been married for about seven years. Most of the participants (66 percent) were Caucasian, followed by Asian (22 percent), Hispanic (5 percent) and African American (4 percent). The final 3 percent represented “other” nationalities.

Each spouse answered questions about relationship satisfaction and overall decision-making ability. Then, each spouse noted a relationship problem that could not be resolved without the spouse’s cooperation. While money and housework were popular picks, sex didn’t come up much as a marital issue.

Topics chosen by husbands/wives included:

    * Moneyâ€"18 percent (husbands) / 13 percent (wives)
    * Houseworkâ€"15 percent / 15 percent
    * Friends and familyâ€"10 percent / 19 percent
    * Feelings and emotionsâ€"10 percent / 13 percent
    * Time togetherâ€"13 percent / 10 percent
    * Making decisionsâ€"18 percent / 4 percent
    * Sexâ€"4 percent / 1percent
    * Intimacyâ€"1 percent / 1 percent
    * Communicationâ€"3 percent / 4 percent
    * Childrenâ€"husbands never chose this topic; 3 percent of wives
    * Other relationship changesâ€"4 percent / 17 percent

The scientists videotaped the couples while they discussed each of the issues for 10 minutes.

Women power

Trained volunteers coded the videotapes using a scale that rated couples’ interactions based on words and behaviors associated with blame (blames, accuses and criticizes the partner); demand (nags, pressures for change, requests); withdrawal and avoidance (avoids discussion the problem by hesitating, changing topics, diverting attention or looking away); and discussion.

Wives were more demandingâ€"asking for changes in the relationship or in their partnerâ€"and were more likely to get their way than the husbands. This held regardless of who had chosen the issue.

The women were not just talking more than their husbands.

"It wasn't just that the women were bringing up issues that weren't being responded to, but that the men were actually going along with what they said,” Vogel explained. “[Women] were communicating more powerful messages, and men were responding to those messages by agreeing or giving in.”

One reason for in-charge wives could be that they carry the weight of making sure the family farm is running smoothly.

"Women are responsible for overseeing the relationship, making sure the relationship runs, that everything gets done, and that everybody's happy," Murphy said.

Wife power could signal a harmonious couple. "There's been research that suggests that's a marker of a healthy marriageâ€"that men accept influence from their wives," Murphy said.

The study, published in the April issue of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health along with ISU.

source: news.yahoo.com

By Martin Wainwright
The Guardian UK

The role of pants in the spread of western culture has been wrongly sidelined, according to medieval historians, who are starting to rank the underwear factor alongside the invention of printing.

Rags from discarded pants and knickers led to a 13th century breakthrough in the making of cheap paper, undercutting expensive parchment.

Research into fashion habits has shown that the use of underwear increased dramatically after 1200, both on the continent and in England, as more people moved into towns. The International Medieval Congress heard yesterday that the rural habit of wearing nothing under a rough smock or leggings was frowned on as peasants developed into tradesmen and found themselves running shops with customers of the opposite sex.

"As underwear became more popular, so the supply of rags increased significantly," Marco Mostert of Utrecht University told the conference in Leeds. "That in turn increased the amount of paper and brought knowledge within reach of a much wider audience.

"Parchment really was a luxury item. For a few sheets, you had to kill a sheep and cure its skin in the same way as leather, and for a complete book, you'd be talking about quite a few sheep. Now the papermakers found themselves with all the old pants, and they produced a product which has lasted remarkably well."

Cheap paper was available when William Caxton set up England's first printing press in 1476. His work has long been credited with the dramatic spread of learning, but Dr Mostert said: "Paper deserves a share of the credit. Its development through the increase of rags undoubtedly helped to increase literacy."

Wow.

Approved.

hippieinchains is our Candidate No. 6!

By <a href="http://www.feverishthoughts.com">Feverishthoughts.com</a>

Isn’t it nice when you receive cards at Christmas time, your birthday or special holidays? Some people even take the time to write a family letter during the holiday season, updating the rest of the family about all the major events that have occurred over the last year.

What’s unfortunate about this is that the occasions that I’ve listed above are about the only times that Chris or I ever receive cards or letters anymore.

My parents were winter Texans and while I missed them while they were away I always appreciated and looked forward to the weekly letters my mother would write. Sure, they had a set routine so each letter had a similar theme, but there was always some little story that made each letter unique.

I miss those letters.

I’m assuming that you don’t get as many letters as you used to either. Do you miss getting letters?

Well, if you want to give someone the feeling of getting a real letter again, but like the convenience of using your computer you could use the free service provided by http://www.esnailer.com. Just type out a letter, fill out the name and address of the person you are sending the letter to and then submit your finished letter to Esnailer.com.

Esnailer will print out your letter, place it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and mail it off to your friend or relative for you. All free of charge.

Sure, you might be saying to yourself “well I could do that myself”, but honestly, when was the last time that you did?

At least with Esnailer half the work is done by them and it’s free. Have you taken a look at the price of stamps these days? Believe me, this is a bargain!

Give it a try.

More pictures, please.

By Boy Guingguing
<a href="http://www.boholsundaypost.net">Publisher, Bohol Sunday Post</a>

Why we ferociously joined the chorus in blocking the reassignment of Leonardo Olaivar to the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Jagna, is some sort of a personal crusade.

We remember how we vividly fought tooth and nail to have him booted out of the LTO-Tagbilaran as an officer-in-charge in a lonely battle in February 2005 when no other newspaper showed the courage.

Olaivar did not take our one-man crusade sitting down.

He filed a libel case against us with all the facts and figures purely fabricated and manufactured. Too good for this Bglante that the investigating prosecutor saw the lies of his allegations that he threw it out without any fanfare.

Now that this Bglante is training once more his guns on Olaivar's comeback bid, we are ready for any legal action if he sees libel in our verbal attack.

For the information of Olaivar, we are only joining the strong objection of Gov. Erico Aumentado, Cong. Adam Jala and Mayor Eksam Llloren and the entire Samgguniang Bayan of Jagna.

We can just imagine how unpopular this LTO man is. It's like singing "me against the world."

By Boy Guingguing
<a href="http://www.boholsundaypost.net">Publisher, Bohol Sunday Post</a>

The story of Illuminado Boc, the honest tricycle driver who returned about P80,000 (not P841,000 as earlier reported) from his seaman-passenger has elicited a lot of "Boc-related" one liners.

In a dose at humor, this Bglante joined the fray if only to lighten up what otherwise was a drab week.

It does not matter now that the money returned was a zero lesser making it about P80,000 after all. What is material here is that the driver returned the money and the act will go down in history as one for the Boc. It is therefore safe to assume that if this is our own version of the Guinness Boc of Records in the local level, this one is it.

This time, it does matter that after the happy ending involving the money owner, the daily schedule of the honest driver was fully-booked. He was featured in several radio interviews in local radio stations. He was also the toast of the news programs in the country's rival TV networks.

By Joe Espiritu
<a href="http://www.boholsundaypost.net">Columnist, Bohol Sunday Post</a>

Some time ago, we aired our concern that the air was peppered with advertisements touting the effectiveness of some drugs sold over the counter.

Radio and television, especially the radio are riddled with endorsements from senior citizens from nowhere claiming cure or alleviation after taking such medicines.

Ailments ranging from hypertension, diabetes, arthritis, urinary troubles insomnia and general debility, even cancer are said to have been cured.

Claims verge from puerile to ridiculous. There was one endorser, an old man who claimed to be suffering from arthritis or rheumatism or whatever. He was pictured to be carried around by two men to be able to navigate. When he discovered a cure through the television he claimed to have regained his strength after taking it. He was so strong that he was now walking backwards. While endorsing the effectiveness of such medicine, he does not look at the camera but at the script.

Sad to say, no licensed medical practitioner in his right mind would endorse such products. Manufacturers claim that their products had passed the Food and Drug Administration tests. However, it does not prove anything. The FDA certifies that they could be fit for human consumption but while they guarantee that they would not kill you, they cannot also say they would cure you. Yet, manufacturers implicitly claim that their products have therapeutic effect.

As far as one is concerned, those medicines are food supplement at the best. There are ailments, which are caused by certain deficiencies in the diet. Those can be cured by food supplements, which fill up the needs. There are ailments, which are psychosomatic. That is if one strongly believes he is sick, he will definitely be sick even if there is nothing wrong with him. When dosed with a medicine endorsed by a well known medical expert, he will be cured even if the medicine taken was a batch of sugar coated pill or placebo, as long as the patient does not know and believes he is taking effective medicine. Those advertised medicines are either or both, food supplement and/or placebo.

To prescribe a non-effective medicine to a sufferer is criminal. There is no cure for diabetes, hypertension, rheumatism or insomnia. The first three ailments must follow a sustained program to avoid strokes. Neglect in following a therapeutic program may lead to death. Food supplements or placebo cannot control diabetes or hypertension.

A newly discovered medicine has to undergo a series of tests before it is marketed. The indications and contraindications are fully investigated by competent authorities. The cure and side effects are evaluated to make sure that the cure is worth the discomfort or risk produced by the side effect. After years of testing, the medicine is sold with literature stating the chemical contents, indications, contraindications, dosage, effects on the patient and a suggested therapy program. It is doubtful that those advertised medicines had undergone such tests, except the FDA evaluation.

It is about time the Philippine Medical Association or any organization of medical doctors to take a stand. Those advertised medicines may be cheaper than the prescribed ones but taking those medicine will not cure the specified ailment but prolonged dosage in place of therapeutic drugs will only make it worse.

By advertising such medicines over the radio or television, they are in effect prescribing such medicines. Sad to say there are many people who are taken in, those who do not know any better. The sad part is that only when the ailment worsens when the patient consults a medical practitioner. When he is too far-gone for any remedy and dies at the hands of the doctor, the physician is blamed.

It is noteworthy that newspapers do not advertise such medicines. Either the manufacturers find newspaper advertising as too costly or they would not accept the job. Ethically, any advertising medium endorses the product it advertises. The infant milk formula advertising has slowed down because of the concerned parents. Television stations dropped milk advertisements. When the medical organization argues against those touted medicines, radio stations should stop advertising them. There might be some loss in revenues but that could not be helped.

By MANUEL FERDINAND RAMIREZ DE ERIO
<a href="http://www.boholsundaypost.net">Bohol Sunday Post</a>

Amidst various speculations whether the synchronized Barangay and SK elections will push through or not, the National Youth Commission (NYC) pushes for Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) reforms just in time for upcoming registration of new voters for the SK elections.

The reforms sought for the crucial changes to include the venue of the conduct of registration and the age requirements for the would-be SK officials, which are among crucial components of the proposed SK Reform Bill, which the NYC continuously lobbied for approval in both houses of congress.

The proposal assert for change of venue for the conduct of registration to be done in respective barangay halls instead of the crowded city or municipal halls. This suggestion stems from observations of some youth groups who responded in the consultation made for the said concern.
          
It was revealed in the consultation that in previous conduct of registrations made in the city and municipal level, youth residents of far-flung barangays were prohibited from enlisting due to distance, while barangay level registrations have encouraged growth in number of new voters.

Another crucial proposal is the increase of age requirement of would-be SK officials from 15 to 17 years old to 15 to 21 years old. This component in the proposed SK Reform Bill is anchored to the result of a study conducted by the University of the Philippines Center for Integrative and Developmental Studies (UP-CIDS).

NYC Commissioner representing the Visayas Benjie Oliva saw value in these proposals to reform the existing system. "These measures would aid greatly in providing a venue where the youth can truly participate in governance." He said.

"These reforms will strengthen the institution, and give credibility to a much maligned political body. We [NYC] believe that with these changes, the Sangguniang Kabataan will truly be a training ground for young government leaders", adds Commissioner Oliva.

SK Bohol federation president Frances Bobbith Cajes-Auza together with the majority of the SK city and municipal federations in the province likewise agree to the proposal. "During our term as SK presidents, we have observed, we have experience and we have identified the loopholes in this institution [SK] and we are positive that these reforms will pave the way for a better system," she said.

The supposed reassignment of a dismissed Land Transportation Office officer-in-charge to his former post at LTO-Jagna was met with strong objection by four officials led by Gov. Erico Aumentado.

Leonardo Olaivar was supposed to start holding office as OIC of LTO-Jagna last July 2.

The Office of the Ombudsman Visayas recommended the dismissal of Olaivar after he was accused of violating the Anti-Graft and Practices Act.

He appealed the Ombudsman recommendation and obtained a Temporary Restraining Order.

Two years ago, Olaivar was OIC of LTO-Tagbilaran when Gov. Aumentado sought his transfer for alleged widespread anomaly during his watch. He was immediately placed on a floating status at the LTO regional office after his Tagbilaran assignment.
          
Upon learning that he was up for reassignment in Jagna by virtue of an office order issued by Assistant Secretary Reynaldo Berroya of the LTO, Gov. Aumentado lost no time in mustering support from Jagna Mayor Exuperio Llloren.

Earlier, former Cong. Eladio Jala along with his successor-son, Adam, made known their objection to Olaivar's redeployment here.

When Mayor Lloren learned of Olaivar's comeback bid effective last Monday, he sought the permission of the governor to padlock the LTO office. The building is owned by the local government.

In a letter dated July 2, Olaivar told the Jagna mayor that he regretted having known that the LTO office was padlocked. He was asking for its key because he was ready to reassume office as head of LTO-Jagna.

Three days after his scheduled reassignment, Berroya issued a recall order and reappointed Joel Maloloy-om as OIC of LTO-Jagna. He used to be the OIC of the same office until the reassignment of Olaivar was announced.

Olaivar not only faced stiff opposition from the four Bohol officials.

The Jagna Sangguniang Bayan in a resolution passed last June 13, also protested Olaivar's reassignment.

Authored by Kagawad Senen Lloren, the resolution said that sometime in year 2000, a spot audit was conducted by the Commission on Audit. A subsequent audit the following year formed the basis for the filing of charges against Olaivar for malversation of public funds before the Office of the Ombusdman-Visayas.

According to the same resolution, the LGU-Jagna was not against the status of Olaivar's employment in the agency but its utmost concern was his reassignment to the LTO-Jagna which will probably defeat the purpose of this new administration advocating the essence for good governance.

<a href="http://www.boholsundaypost.net">This news was published by the Bohol Sunday Post newspaper on July 8, 2007</a>

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The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. â€"Romans 8:2

After being kidnapped, held hostage for 13 days, and released, New Zealand news cameraman Olaf Wiig, with a broad smile on his face, announced, “I feel more alive now than I have in my entire life.”

For reasons difficult to understand, being freed is more exhilarating than being free.

For those who enjoy freedom every day, Olaf’s joy was a good reminder of how easily we forget how blessed we are. This is also true spiritually. Those of us who have been Christians for a long time often forget what it’s like to be held hostage by sin. We can become complacent and even ungrateful. But then God sends a reminder in the form of a new believer who gives an exuberant testimony of what God has done in his or her life, and once again we see the joy that is ours when we are “free from the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:2).

If freedom has become boring to you, or if you tend to focus on what you can’t do, consider this: Not only are you no longer a slave to sin, but you are freed to be holy and to enjoy eternal life with Christ Jesus! (6:22).

Celebrate your freedom in Christ by taking the time to thank God for the things you are able and free to do as His servant. â€"Julie Ackerman Link

The sinful flesh in which we dwell
Makes living righteously
Impossible without the Lord,
Who died to set us free. â€"Sper

Living for Christ brings true freedom.

<a href="http://www.rbc.org">Tubag Bohol devotional courtesy of the Our Daily Bread book</a>

The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!” Then immediately an angel of the Lord struck him. â€"Acts 12:22-23

King Herod, dressed in his royal apparel, delivered an oration to an audience eager to win his favor. He reveled in their flattering response. “[This is] the voice of a god and not of a man!” shouted the crowd (Acts 12:22). Fear and awe of the one true God should have led him to protest, but he didn’t. For his failure to “give glory to God,” he was immediately struck by an angel of the Lord. He suffered an excruciating death because of his lack of reverence for God.

Paul and Barnabas, on the other hand, had such a great reverence for God that they nearly panicked at the thought of being worshiped (Acts 14:14-15). Upon seeing the apostle Paul miraculously heal a man who had been crippled from birth, the onlookers shouted, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!” Then they prepared to offer sacrifices to Paul and Barnabas (vv.11-13). When the apostles heard this, they “tore their clothes and ran in among the multitude, crying out, . . . ‘Why are you doing these things?’” (vv.14-15).

In these contrasting biblical accounts, we see a solemn call to give God reverence in our irreverent world. He is the only one who is worthy of glory, praise, and honor. He is the only one who merits our worship. â€"Herbert Vander Lugt

To fear the Lord means giving Him
Our reverence, trust, and awe,
Acknowledging His sovereignty,
Submitting to His law. â€"Hess

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory. â€"Psalm 115:1

<a href="http://www.rbc.org">A Tubag Bohol devotional courtesy of the Our Daily Bread book</a>