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Rapp was ordered to pay back the money she had stolen during her five-year probation as well as perform 100 hours of community service.

The parishes discovered Rapp's theft during an audit in the fall of 2010, according to the complaint.

"Not only was she taking from cash proceeds from the weekly passing of the plate, but also checks that were coming into the church and depositing them into her account," Cardone said.

Cardone said there was no fixed amount Rapp was siphoning from church donations. "It really varied on a weekly basis," he said. "It depended how much money came in and when."

The ABI is proposing to conduct further analysis of fundraisings by companies which are already listed on the stock market and attempting to raise more money. Shareholders usually demand pre-emption rights, which give them an opportunity to buy the shares before new investors to allow them to maintain the same level of influence over the company.

"Pre-emption as the cornerstone of this system is a major strength and remains highly valued by investors. Greater clarity is needed surrounding what is acceptable to investors in relation to non pre-emptive placings," the ABI said.

It conducted a review of the way the current market operates following the report for the government by John Kay on encouraging long-term investment.

"Investors want to see a flow of high-quality, well-prepared and well-run companies coming to the market. Equally they must be able to understand the investment case and value the asset properly," said Robert Hingley, director of investment at the ABI.

The ABI argues that if companies issued their prospectuses a week earlier it would help banks provide better estimates of the price range at which the shares will be sold. The association would also like discussions between the prospective shareholders and the companies to start a year before a possible flotation, also known as an initial public offering (IPO).

The ABI, whose members put billions of pounds of investors' cash into company fundraisings every year, wants shareholders to receive more information about the fees paid to the lineup of banks which advise companies on stock market flotations and cash calls. The fees paid are currently aggregated and the ABI is suggesting that these are broken down. The ABI also wants to have a say in whether any additional success fees should be paid to the banks.

The ABI also suggests that a smaller number of banks should be involved in the syndicates which back the fundraisings and argues that retail investors should be given more opportunities to buy shares.

Shareholders' group calls for overhaul of stock market flotations
Association of British Insurers wants bank fees to be made public and prospectuses published earlier

   
    Jill Treanor
    guardian.co.uk, Thursday 11 July 2013 00.01 BST


A screen displays market information inside the London Stock Exchange. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP


Fees paid to individual banks for handling stock market flotations should be disclosed, according to an influential body of shareholders, as part of a series of proposals to overhaul the way companies raise billions of pounds a year.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) also wants companies attempting to float on the stock market to issue the detailed financial information about their business a week earlier than is currently the case to make it easier to price the shares.

For 31 percent of respondents, corruption in the Philippines “stayed the same,” the poll dubbed the “Global Corruption Barometer” released Tuesday showed.

The same report said Filipinos worry about corruption with 61 percent considering it “a serious problem” and 19 percent saying it is “a problem.”

Another 12 percent think of corruption as a “slight problem” while only 3 percent of the respondents believe it is “not really a problem,” the report said.

If you ask Pinoys, the police are part of the most dishonest institution in the country. About 69 percent of respondents said cops have been affected by corruption.

Next to police were public officials and civil servants who have been tagged as corrupt by 64 percent of respondents, political parties (58 percent) and the judiciary (56 percent).

Corruption was also seen to have affected lawmakers (52 percent), military (43 percent), education systems (32 percent) as well as medical and health services (31 percent).

The media were meanwhile seen as least dishonest, with only 14 percent of respondents thinking they have been affected by corruption.

Next to media were religious bodies, seen as corrupt only by 15 percent of respondents, nongovernment organizations (25 percent) and business (30 percent).

Filipinos who think the government’s anti-corruption efforts bear fruit, meanwhile, outnumber those who think measures being implemented are not working.

Some 10 percent think the fight against corruption is “very effective” while 30 percent think it is effective.

This compares to 19 percent who consider efforts “ineffective” and 9 percent who find the anti-corruption campaign “ineffective.”

Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
By Kim Arveen Patria | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom â€" 18 hours ago

   

File photo shows a uniformed police officer directing traffic in front of a Philippine National Police slogan in Manila. After reports of boozing on the job, traffic police in the Philippine capital will be required to undergo breathalyser tests, an official said Thursday.


AFP News - Despite anti-corruption efforts of the Aquino administration, Filipinos think corruption continued to exist over the past two years, especially in the police ranks.

Nearly seven out of 10 Pinoys tagged the police as the most dishonest institution, a new global report showed.

Of the 1,000 Filipinos surveyed by Transparency International, some 35 percent said corruption “decreased a little” in two years while 2 percent said it “decreased a lot.”

On the other hand, some 19 percent of respondents in the said corruption "increased a lot” and 12 percent said it “increased a little.”

CEBU. This is Kuerks Restobar on Pelaez St., scene of a rumble between teenagers that reportedly provoked a Cebu City councilor into hitting one of them on the head with a rock. Lawyer Noel Archival says that Councilor Gerry Carillo does not own the restobar. (Alex Badayos)

DAVAO. Kalipay ang mihulma sa panagway sa edarang babaye samtang gidawat ang diyutay nga hinabang gikan sa miagi nga may malumo nga kasing-kasing gawas sa San Pedro Cathedral kagahapon. (King Rodriguez)

Gahuwat na siya og kainom, oi...

29 days (or 30?)



Photograph: Lewis Whyld/PA


The duration of Ramadan changes from year to year because the Islamic calendar is lunar. This year (1434, since the Islamic calendar starts 622 years after the Gregorian one) there is again disagreement because the new moon has to be sighted with the naked eye to mark the start of the holiday.

Egypt, as well as countries in the Arab Gulf began fasting on Wednesday while Muslims in Morocco had already started on Tuesday. In France, mosques have been divided about when they should begin, causing confusion for many of the country's five million Muslims.

6.5 million



Photograph: David Turnley/ David Turnley/CORBIS


Saudi Arabia has a foreign population of 6.5 million according to official estimates, including 1.8 million Indians and 1.4 million Filipinos. But the gulf state may not be the most hospitable place for them after it issued a warning on Wednesday that any foreigners who eat, drink or smoke in public during Ramadan "will face legal action commensurate with their violation" ... "punishment could be a prison term or lashes or both while foreigners could, in addition, be deported from the kingdom". Meanwhile, Muslim minorities in places like China's Xinjiang region are prohibited from respecting Ramadan.

6 hours


Photograph: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters


According to Article 68 of Oman's labour law, it is illegal to work more than six hours a day during Ramadan. The economic consequences of Ramadan have long been researched and are a contested topic. Productivity tends to decline in Muslim countries while demand for cultural, religious and gift products can increase dramatically.

2.5%



Photograph: chris brignell / Alamy/Alamy


Charity is one of the five main obligations for all Muslims, but Ramadan is a time when giving is considered particularly important. At a minimum, zakāt (meaning 'the poor rate') requires that Muslims donate around 2.5% of what they earn on capital assets.

15 hours



Photograph: Duncan Usher / Alamy/Alamy


Muslim residents in the UAE will have to abstain from food and drink for 15 hours each day during the holy month - no easy task given that temperatures in July can soar upwards of 50ºC.

Fasting from sunrise to sunset means that the Ramadan experience can vary hugely for Muslims in different countries - in Sweden (home to more than 350,000 Muslims) the day may stretch more than 20 hours, while in Argentina it is just 9.

1.6 billion



Muslim pilgrims pray outside the Grand mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Photograph: Hassan Ammar/AP


After Christianity, Islam is the second largest religion in the world according to Pew Research Center. Although the association with the Middle East appears unshakeable, 2 in 3 Muslims live in the Asia-Pacific region and Indonesia alone has more than 209 million Muslims.

7,504,984 tonnes of dates produced



Photograph: Murad Sezer/AP


Muslims traditionally use dates to break their fast, so sales of this sweet fruit soar during Ramadan. Medjool and Halawi may sound exotic but there are some more surprisingly named date variants because sellers often give the best crop gimmicky names.

In 2009, the Obama date could be found after the US President's trip to Egypt. In 2011, buyers could purchase the Tahrir Square date and this year, according to Al Arabiya news channel, the Sisi date is being advertised on stalls across the country. The FAO estimate that 7.5 million tonnes of the sticky stuff were produced in 2011.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/


Why does the duration of Ramadan change? How long will Muslims in different countries have to fast? Get the key numbers here.

Quote from: hofelina on July 11, 2013, 03:12:34 AM

Bwahaha! Paranoid na jud ang Amerika...

By ALEXIS SHAW | Good Morning America â€" 14 hours ago


A Roman Catholic nun is behind bars for stealing $128,000 from two western New York churches to fuel a gambling addiction.

Sister Mary Anne Rapp, 68, of Lewiston, N.Y., was sentenced to 90 days in Orleans County Jail on Monday after she admitted to embezzling the cash from St. Mark's Parish of Holley, N.Y., and St. Mary's Parish in Kendall, N.Y., from 2006 to 2011, Orleans County District Attorney Joseph Cardone told ABCNews.com.

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 09, 2013, 12:04:24 AM
imbis mo adto ning jawaang tawhana sa psychiatric ward , ning gawas gawas naman diay tuod kai nawala kono ijang 'precious'.

The new 'precious'...

Kini kaha? Kaila mo?

Ang baki! Bow...

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Quote from: islander on June 13, 2013, 01:51:33 AM
beyonce and kim kardashian are all over the papers and the internet, purportedly as beauties, but as far as i'm concerned they're nothing but human backhoes and not swans in the league of julia roberts.

Hmm, suya lang ka sa ilang mga lubot?

Quote from: Lorenzo on June 13, 2013, 04:30:34 AM
In the words of a physical therapist friend of mine, Cernan, " Dok, Korekt Ka Dyannnn..."

bwahahahaha!  

Indeed. Hinlo og lubot...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on July 08, 2013, 08:37:28 PM
or basin boyfriend ni ni Kitty hehehhe

Bwahaha! Unsa kaha diay ang role sa ilaga...

Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom
By Kim Arveen Patria | Yahoo! Southeast Asia Newsroom â€" Thu, Jul 4, 2013


The Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) is a breeding ground for corruption, a poll commissioner, as he backed renewed calls for the youth body’s abolition.

Poll commissioner Lucenito Tagle even noted that the Commission on Elections is mulling a formal recommendation for Congress to scrap SK.

“Iba ang natutunan, imbes na right governance (They are learning other things instead of good governance),” Tagle said in an interview via DZMM.

His statement comes days after election lawyer Romulo Macalintal broached the issue, saying the youth body is churning out traditional politicians.

Agreeing with Macalintal, Tagle said cited as proof how the poll body received a myriad of complaints about vote buying during SK elections.

“Karamihan ng tumatakbong SK belong to the political dynasty; kama-kamag-anak na rin (Most SK candidates are from political dynasties; it’s a family thing),” Tagle added.

He is also concerned that SK officials are too young to handle positions in government. Most of them also have to juggle their duties with schoolwork.

Under the Local Government Code (Republic Act 7160), aspirant SK leaders should be at least 15 but not more than 21 years old on election day.

Each barangay shall elect an SK chairman, seven councilors, a secretary and a treasurer, who are all entitled to compensation and allowances.

They also have three-year terms, with the law allowing SK officials who turn 21 to serve out the remaining portions of their terms.

Elections for SK officials are conducted separately from local and barangay elections, an exercise which Tagle said is too costly.

The poll commission admitted, however, that it is too late to stop the SK elections scheduled this year.

Hmm, alas and alack! I know some who are corrupted and deceived who have nothing to show except ringworms...

By all means, let us make peace with our enemies. By extension, let us make imagined peace with our imagined enemies. And, by further extension, let us make unimaginable peace with our unimaginative enemies...

Ang panis nga sir = Da Panisir...

Coronel also appealed to Estrada to address their "special concern" - their monthly allowance which they have not received for two years now.

Estrada promised to provide the policemen P1,000 monthly allowance which he will source from his personal discretionary funds as the city is plagued with a shortfall in revenue.

The policemen will begin receiving the P1,000 monthly allowance this month. But as soon as the city has collected enough funds, Estrada promised to give Manila policemen their full monthly allowance of P2,500 each.

Chief Superintendent Isagani Genabe, MPD Director, said his office is preparing for the transfer of policemen who failed to show up in yesterday's "Oplan Palitaw" that was meant to give the MPD an actual count of the police personnel who are still actively serving in the police force.

Around 400 policemen did not participate in the "Oplan Palitaw."

The newly elected mayor also asked policemen to stop extorting money from businessmen and to refuse bribe money and restore the faith of the people in the so-called "Manila's Finest."

Estrada said he has received reports of Manila policemen involved in illegal drugs, carnapping, kidnap-for-ransom, robbery-holdups, and in protection of crime syndicates.

Meanwhile, Superintendent Joel Napoleon M. Coronel, Deputy District Director for Operations, reported to Estrada the accomplishments of the MPD.

From January to June 30, the MPD has registered a total of 6,960 crime incidents or an average of 1,160 incidents a month. Out of the total, 4,544 are index crimes such as murder, homicide, physical injuries, rape, theft, and carnapping. Theft is the number one crime committed in the city.

For illegal gambling, a total of 61 persons were arrested with an average of 10 arrests monthly from January to June.

Manila Bulletin â€" Tue, Jul 9, 2013


Manila, Philippines --- Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada yesterday declared an all-out war on gambling in the city as he warned that a one-strike policy will be applied on policemen who will not be able to accomplish his directive.

In his first command conference at the Manila Police District (MPD), Estrada told Manila policemen that his administration will focus heavily on eliminating gambling and extortion in the first 100 days of his term.

"Today, we are declaring an all-out war against all forms of illegal gambling. Lahat ng illegal gambling activities ay ihihinto natin - mga illegal bookies sa karera, video karera, fruit game machines, at ending ng basketball," Estrada said.

"At ito ay warning sa lahat ng station commander, lahat ng operating units, lahat ng responsible officers, ang susundin natin ngayon ay one-strike policy. We will immediately relieve those officers who are not able to stop illegal gambling in their respective jurisdictions. On this occasion, I order all police officers to immediately stop mulcting or extorting money from vendors, helpless drivers of public utility vehicles, mga kotong sa illegal terminals and transport cargo such as vegetable dealers," he added.

He he, naa bayay rat nga hilig og rat-a-tat...

Quote from: bugsay on June 27, 2010, 10:09:16 PM
pwede man pod ni baid-bairon
matag-adlaw hapyod-hapyoron
mura na kinig sundawo sa gubat
bisag way kontra mag-ratatat

Ang kontra mao ra ang kaugalingon
Nga mao ang tiunay nga tulionon...

Precious ring of deception?

The face of a dedicated and studious goy...

Quote from: Votives on July 09, 2013, 07:57:40 AM
nauwaw na nuon ko bai hubs... nganong kato man pud nasud sa akong huna2x pag reply...

OK lang, Bay Vots. Honesty is the best policy, di ba?

Quote from: hubag bohol on June 12, 2013, 05:27:01 PM
Calling medical doctors and doctors of philosophy: ngano nga naa may gustong mo-post sa ngil-ad nilang mga nawong?

The eternal question...

Quote from: Votives on July 09, 2013, 10:40:18 AM
gikigwa ra..

Agoi, katol ra ba kuno ang kigwa...

Busy being miserable? Sounds familiar...

Quote from: islander on July 09, 2013, 01:09:52 PM
hahay.  kadaghan ba anig angay mahayan hitaboa.  for a few dollars more, unforgiven, sudden impact, true crime...

Naa pay "Dalawang Balanghoy Ka Kang"...

Mas dako jud og tijan ang milyonir...

TIMELINE

1983: Mr Hand and Ms Bodilly - who has multiple sclerosis - marry.

1998: The couple separates.

December 2000: In a property settlement, agreed between the former couple, Ms Bodilly keeps their combined assets while Mr Hand retains his superannuation and agrees to pay her $500 a week in maintenance.

March 2007: Ms Bodilly's condition worsens, causing her to give up her $35,000-a-year part-time job as a health care professional.

March 2009: Mr Hand loses his job and receives a $5 million redundancy payment and $4.7 million in superannuation.

February 2010: Now unemployed, Mr Hand asks the Family Court to suspend operation of the 2000 agreement - while buying new properties for himself in his second wife's name.

April 2010: Mr Hand finds a new job paying $1.7 million per year plus shares.

June 2012: Ms Bodilly asks the court to order Mr Hand pay $120,000 to renovate their former home so it is wheelchair accessible.

July 2012: The court hears Mr Hand's annual income is $5.8 million.

August 2012: The court rules in Ms Bodilly's favour. Mr Hand lodges an appeal, claiming she only needs $45,000 for the renovations.

July 2013: The Family Court publishes a judgment dismissing Mr Hand's appeal.

The court made the order but Mr Hand lodged an appeal, saying Ms Bodilly needed only $45,000.

Mr Hand claimed the judge had erred in his analysis of the evidence and relied on unreasonable quotations from engineers and builders.

In their judgment, Deputy Chief Justice Faulks and Justices Ryan and Watt dismissed his appeal.

They said the trial judge had correctly calculated the renovations as costing $113,000 and then "rounded up" because there "could be future change" to Ms Bodilly's needs.

They further ordered Mr Hand pay Ms Bodilly's legal costs.

In April 2010, Mr Hand took on a new role that paid $1.7 million a year - by 2011, his total taxable income was $5.8 million.

"Ms Bodilly's medical condition progressively deteriorated (and) since March 2007, she has been unable to work," the judgment says.

"By November 2009 she was housebound."

The judgment says Mr Hand refused to disclose his financial situation to Ms Bodilly and, seeking assistance with her growing disability, she took Family Court action.

Ms Bodilly asked the court to award her a $120,000 lump sum to cover living expenses and the cost of making the former couple's home wheelchair-accessible.

"As I am less steady, I am no longer able to access the backyard in case I fall," she told the court.

"I am eager to get out into the backyard again, especially when the weather improves."

The judgment, which contains no identifying details of the couple in line with usual family law provisions, reveals Mr Hand and Ms Bodilly married in 1983. At the time, she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

They separated in 1998 and divided their assets in 2000.

"Mr Hand agreed to pay Ms Bodilly an amount of $500 a week on a continuing basis," the judgment says.

"At that time, Ms Bodilly worked part-time as a health care professional, earning $35,000 per annum."

It says that, following the divorce, Mr Hand lost his job and received $5 million in redundancy payments and $4.7 million in superannuation.

He asked the Family Court to suspend Ms Bodilly's maintenance payments on the grounds he was unemployed.

However, he had also remarried and bought "significant" investment properties in the name of his second wife.

By the time Ms Bodilly took court action against him, Mr Hand not only had a new job paying $1.7 million a year, but an annual taxable income of more than $5 million.

In a judgment published this month, Deputy Chief Justice John Faulks and Justices Judith Ryan and Garry Watts have ruled there is no reason why Mr Hand should not pay $120,000 to upgrade Ms Bodilly's home.

"The sum is primarily related to renovation costs that the wife needed to her home because she is wheelchair-bound," they say.

"The husband is wealthy and it took him a surprisingly long time to meet his obligation to fully disclose his financial circumstances."

Family Court orders millionaire to pay for renovations so wheelchair-bound ex-wife can live in their former home
CHIEF COURT REPORTER SEAN FEWSTER THE ADVERTISER JULY 08, 2013 12:48PM



The Family Court ordered the multi-millionaire to pay for wheelchair accessibility renovations at his ex-wife's home. Source: News Limited


A MAN who became a multi-millionaire after divorcing his profoundly disabled wife refused to fund renovations that would make her home wheelchair-accessible, a court has heard.

Family Court documents have revealed the man, known as "Mr Hand", hid his newfound fortune from his ex-wife, "Ms Bodilly", while buying investment properties in his new partner's name.

SuperBalita Cebu
Monday, July 8, 2013


PWERTENG kurata sa usa sa mga Sun.Star photographer sa iyang nakuhang hulagway sa Carcar City Hall sa gabii niadtong Sabado atol sa sa ika-unom nga Charter Day sa dakbayan.

Nisaysay si Jonolin Miñoza Luab, 29, photographer sa marketing department sa Sun.Star, nga sa dihang gikuhaan niya og hulagway ang edipisyo, way tawo.

Apan sa dihang iya nang gitan-aw ang hulagway nga iyang kuha sa LCD screen sa iyang camera, adunay imahe sa tawo nga nagbarog sa balkonahe nga padung mosulod sa city hall.

“Ganahan ko makakita sa effects sa akong camera ug sa details sa building. Before ko nag-picture, way samok ug walay tawo. Wala ko ga-expect nga makuha siya,” nagkanayon si Luab.

Daghan ang nakakita sa hulagway mao nang ilang gihuwat nga makit-an pagbalik apan napakyas sila.

“Among gihuwat mga five to eight minutes kon naay mogawas nga tawo o iring or unsa ba para ma-sure namo pero wala gyud”, dugang ni Luab.

Giingon nga daghan nang mga katuohan dili nga mga hitabo sa maong lugar.

“Normal ra man na dinha. Daghan na pud ang gipakita. Pero wala pa ko personally naka-experience ana”, matod ni Carcar City Mayor Nice Apura. Joanne Rubby S. Cerna/USJ-R MassCom intern

Pagamaygamay lang, pero tsampeyon si Goyakski...

BACOLOD. Gov. Alfredo G. Marañon, Jr. joins the boodlefight during the “Marching for Peace, Serving the Countryside” activity by the Provincial Peace Integration and Development Unit (Pro-PIDU) and 303rd Infantry Brigade at Brgy. Malatas, Calatrava last Saturday. (Contributed Photo)
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/

Quote from: hofelina on July 08, 2013, 08:44:47 PM
people were so frugal those days and contented.. why not now?

Daghan na ba kaha ang mga milyonir karon...

Flying-flying in the land of my birth...

Luoy ang gipatay, luoy pud ang gapatay.

Taxi driver Chidchai Utmacha, 32, sits handcuffed in a taxi after being returned to the Bangkok crime scene where his passenger was killed.

The taxi driver, Chidchai Utmacha, told investigators that Pilkington accused him of rigging the taxi's meter and then stormed out of the cab while they sat in traffic. He claimed the American threw a cup of coffee at him when he asked for the money, after which he pulled the knife from his trunk and chased after Pilkington.

Police identified the driver from the video footage and arrested him at his house on Sunday.

Chidchai is facing charges of murder and carrying a weapon in public without reasonable cause.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Teerayut Maiplaeng said the 32-year-old taxi driver confessed that he pulled a 30cm machete from his trunk and repeatedly slashed Troy Lee Pilkington, who allegedly got out of the taxi and refused to pay a 51 baht ($1.78) fare.

Video footage from a surveillance camera captured part of the altercation, which took place Saturday on Bangkok's busy Sukhumvit Road. The footage shows the taxi driver swinging a machete as the other man flails his arms and tries to grab the driver. The two men then move out of the camera's view. Seconds later, the sword-wielding driver reappears in the frame as he flees the scene.

Pilkington, 51, worked for the American machinery company Caterpillar Inc and had lived in Thailand for at least three years, Lt. Col. Teerayut said.

AP
JULY 09, 2013 12:13AM



Thai taxi driver Chidchai Utmacha shows during a police re-enactment in Bangkok how he stabbed an American passenger, Troy Lee Pilkington, to death. Source: AP


THAI police announced Monday that they have arrested a Bangkok taxi driver accused of stabbing an American passenger to death in an argument over a fare worth less than $2.

China’s belligerent behavior has become bad for business. Should it trigger armed conflict in the future, everyone stands to lose. We must therefore stand our ground and push it back with dignified defiance in every arena -- legal, diplomatic, media, science, arts, academe, military and in the parliament of the streets -- toward a peaceful resolution of our dispute as required of civilized nations and signatories to the Law of the Sea. No to lose-lose! No to win-lose! Yes to win-win all around!

On July 24, citizens and netizens belonging to various groups under the West Philippine Sea Coalition intend to stage a protest rally from noon to 2:00 p.m. before the Chinese Consulate at the World Center along Buendia. Similar protests by Fil-Ams in New York and San Francisco will be held on that day too. Patriots here and abroad, where a Chinese Consulate or Economic Affairs Office may be found, are encouraged to take the initiative to stage their own protest.

The cable reportedly added that China has no evidence whatsoever and is shamefacedly using force to bully its neighbors. China has clearly abandoned its “peaceful rise” policy and has become the new face of imperialism in the region. What we face today is a belligerent fire dragon breathing life to Mao Zedong’s dictum that “Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun.” This deeply saddens because both countries have had a long history of amity, trade, and people-to-people relations dating back to pre-Hispanic times.

On August 30, 2008, MFA Department of Treaty and Law Oceans and Law of the Sea Division Deputy Director Yin Wenqiang told a US embassy political officer, “China has indisputable sovereignty over the islands in the SCS and the adjacent waters.” However, “Yin admitted he is not aware of the historical basis for the ‘Nine Dashes’ and only mentioned unspecified ‘Chinese historical documents’ to justify China’s claims.”

The US official also talked to Beijing University Asia scholar Yang Baoyu. Yang referred to a 2000 MFA “white paper” on the Spratlys that devotes little attention to the history of the “Nine Dashes,” providing only vague references to areas frequented by fishermen from Hainan. Yang stated that China’s claims “date back to ancient times, prior to the development of the modern nation-state.” Neither Yin nor Yang could specify a historical document that indicated the basis for the demarcation of the “Nine Dashes.”

“We have gained satisfactory experience on ways to recover the islands and reefs and defend them. For the Nansha and Xisha (Paracel) Islands, we have established Sansha City to administrate them. The next step will be to strengthen power and authority by enforcing our laws in our conduct of public administration. The next step shall be the vigorous development of the economy: tourism, marine fishery and marine protection.”

Despite China’s atrocious ownership claims, no proof exists to back it up. From Wikileaks, Cable 08BEIJING3499, sent to Washington by the US embassy in Beijing on Sept. 9, 2008, reported that a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) official and a local scholar could not identify specific historical records to justify China’s “Nine Dashes” claim that covers the whole Spratlys and areas within other countries’ exclusive economic zones (EEZs).

 â€œTo enter the shoal the Philippines must first ask permission from our navy ships to enter and then again from the fishery administration ships and marine surveillance ships. That way, our fishermen can carry on safely as China’s marine rights, interests and sovereignty are safeguarded.” Zhaozhong adds:

“We should do more such things in the future. If we carry out the ‘cabbage’ strategy, you [Philippines] will not be able to send food and drinking water onto the islands. Without supply, the troops stationed there will leave the islands. Once they do, they will never be able to come back. We have to grab the right timing to do them. Over the past few years, we’ve had a number of achievements at the Nansha Islands (the Spratly Islands), the greatest of which I think have been on the Huangyan Island (Scarborough), Meiji Reef (Mischief Reef) and Ren’ai Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal or Ayungin).”

Earlier, on May 28, 2013, the China Daily Mail published a story entitled “China boasts of strategy to ‘recover’ islands and reefs occupied by Philippines” based on the TV interview of PLA Maj. Gen. Zhang Zhaozhong. Here are excerpts of that interview:

“What one has stolen has to be returned. What shall we do to counter those rude and barbarian acts of the Philippines? We have begun to take measures to seal and control the areas around the Huangyan Island (Scarborough shoal). In and around the area, fishing administration ships and marine surveillance ships conduct patrols while, in the outer ring, there are navy warships. The island is thus wrapped layer by layer like a cabbage, which is referred to as China’s cabbage strategy.”

by Rafael M. Alunan III
July 08, 2013 09:08:18 PM


TWO WEEKS ago, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused ASEAN of an anti-Beijing conspiracy over disputed South China Sea (SCS) territory at the start of the foreign ministers meeting in Brunei, and called the Philippines a provocateur for stirring tensions in the SCS. That imperious salvo triggered a sharp response from DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario. China’s claim of indisputable sovereignty over nearly the entire South China Sea (SCS) based on its 9-dash line is a grossly excessive claim. He reiterated that the dispute must be settled in accordance with international law and asked all the countries in the meeting to support the rule of law.


Following that verbal clash, Chinese state media warned that a “counterstrike” against the Philippines was inevitable if it continued to provoke China. Last week, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Maj. Gen. Luo Yuan scored the US and the Philippines, calling the US “biased” and accusing it of enabling Manila to play the role of “troublemaker.” In the past two years or so, China has been spewing coercive language through its media mouthpieces, foreign ministry and military institutions, threatening the Philippines with punishment, even war.

Quote from: hofelina on July 07, 2013, 03:06:36 AM
ang galing Hubs, salamat ha?

You're welcome, Ms. Hof. These are simple yet effective steps...

Bwahaha! That's a new one on me. During my time, the expression was, "Ipangutot lang na..."

Kaon ta! Kulas Tirol be darned!

Quote from: Votives on July 08, 2013, 03:15:52 PM
A fast beating heart doesn't
always mean Love...
A blushing face is not always
a sign that your inlove
sometimes HUBOG LANG!

He he, pwede nagpangagot sa kalagot?

Quote from: Votives on July 08, 2013, 03:13:36 PM
Pangako wlang limutan
kasi ikaw langit ako lupa
ikaw Atop ako Salog
Ganyan kita ka love palage kang nasa itaas
ako KAHOY ikaw Unggoy!

Ayaw bukikia ang samad
Kon di ka gustong malimbuwad...

Quote from: hubag bohol on July 08, 2013, 03:54:44 PM
Because this Chinatown is rapidly evolving into an enclave predominantly of immigrants from Fujian Province in Mainland China, it is now increasingly common to refer to it as the Little Fuzhou of the Western Hemisphere. --Wiki

Hmm, tua tingali diay mga paryente didto ang atong TB members nga taga Balingsya...

Brooklyn Chinatown in the Sunset Park area of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, on Long Island, USA, is one of the largest and fastest growing ethnic Chinese enclaves outside of Asia, as well as within New York City itself. Because this Chinatown is rapidly evolving into an enclave predominantly of immigrants from Fujian Province in Mainland China, it is now increasingly common to refer to it as the Little Fuzhou of the Western Hemisphere. --Wiki

Best way to fight old age. Three cheers for Nanay Librada!

Tumong nila nga mahimong “worm free” ang Sugbo. Wa sila’y datos kon pila ka mga bata sa probinsya sa Sugbo ang mga bitokon.

Apan dinhi sa dakbayan, base sa ilang pagtuon niadtong 2006, usa sa matag duha ka mga bata sa mga publikong tunghaan ang gibitok.

Ang Alaska Elementary School ning siyudad ang natala nga usa sa mga labing daghang bata nga bitokon.

Usa sa ilang nakita nga solus­yon mao ang pag-promote sa “hand washing” aron malikay sa bitok ang kabataan nga makuha pi­naagi sa hugaw nga kamot, pagkaon ug tubig.

Si Belizario niangkon nga usa sa mga problema nga ilang nasugatan mao ang pagdumili sa mga inahan nga purgahon ang ilang mga anak.

Si Cebu City Councilor Noel Wenceslao, usa sa mga nitambong sa tigom sa Kapitolyo kagahapon, nagkanayon nga ilang ilusad og balik ang programa pagpurga sa kabataan nga unang nasugdan niadtong 2006 panahon sa admi­nistrasyon ni kanhi Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

Si Wenceslao maoy cha­irman sa committee on education sa konseho sa siyudad sa Sugbo.

Samtang, si Provincial Board Member Peter John Calderon, chairman sa committees on education ug public and social welfare niingon nga palapdan nila ang information dissemination sa maong kampanya sa kalungsuran.

SuperBalita Cebu
Ni Sheila C. Gravinez
Friday, July 5, 2013


MAGTAMBAYAYONG ang kagamhanan sa lalawigan sa Sugbo ug siyudad sa Sugbo sa pakig-ala­yon sa Department of Health (DOH) 7 alang sa kampanya pagpurga sa mga bata nga bitokon.

Ang mga opisyal sa panglawas nihulagway nga makapaalarma ang gidaghanon sa mga bata nga bi­tokon sa tibuok nasod.

Si Dr. Vicente Belizario, vice chancellor sa research sa University of the Philippines Manila ug executive director sa National Institute of Health nagkanayon nga usa ka nasudnong problema ang kadaghan sa mga bata nga bitokon.

“It’s not acceptable to have worms in this day of age. It’s an old form of disease,” matod niya dihang nahinabi sa mga tigbalita kagahapon.

Nunot niini, ilusad dinhi sa Sugbo ang “Gubat batok bitok” sa mga tinun-an sa daycare, elementarya ug high school sa mga pampublikong tunghaan.

Tinguha nila masulod sa Guinness World Records nga adunay labing daghang kabataan nga purgahon sud sa usa ka adlaw.

He he, basin kitty ni sa iyang girlfriend...

Nindot pud ning nataliwad-an sa kasagingan ug kahumayan...

Gibitok ba ka sa gamay pa? Tug-an sa tinuod...

Quote from: Lorenzo on July 08, 2013, 10:54:31 AM
delikado pod nang multiple personalities, nong. jawaa, ku an na man na, manic depression w/ bipolar tendencies diay kon maohon.

i-diritsohan na sa psychiatry ward...

Aw, modern man hinuon kaayo ang medical facilities sa China...

Quote from: islander on July 08, 2013, 10:50:08 AM
ang pangontra sa luag nga tornilyo tubagbohol.

Hmm, di ba angay paluagan og samot?

Diri na lang ta sa Sumilon...

O kaha mao ni ang pajag nga wa nay nibisita...