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kining Born For You Haze kaya ko ning guitarahun, hits kaajo b4.

tinuod na dear Blue, sayang ang mga adlaw ug tuig, kahago apil na ang nagastos ( mao ni kinasakitan sa tanan ) unya muatras lang, alkansi kaayo, way atrasay ni!

it's very nice song ms Ginger, when David visited phils some years ago his doing duets with Pops Fernandez of that wonderful song.

insakto ka Blue, para bibo nasad ajaw baja ka atras!

No retreat No Surrender!

Quote from: Dong Bonite on January 18, 2008, 12:06:27 AM
thanks much Brownman..

Way sapayan Dong.

KIMBERLY FOR HILLARY â€" Kimberly Yana Roberts, 8, a volunteer for Kids for Hillary, helps draw posters and countdown signs for New York Senator Hillary Clinton in her bid for the US presidency. She recently posed with Senator Clinton and her dad Dwight at the Iowa primary. Kimberly's mother Benilda is a native of Talibon, Bohol. The Robertses live in Indianola, Iowa. (PHOTO courtesy of Dwight Roberts)

didto jud ang lami moka-on ug paniudto ms orChids kay galutaw-lutaw ka sa tubig.

maajo southpearl kay namonitor sad nimo ganiha ang news. makadimalas raba nang mang labug tag fetus, masuko si lord ana.

suss pagkalami-ag samot, we'll miss you too here ms orChids, enjoy your vacation ug ayaw'g kalimot sa Loboc river.

pagkaanindot sa bakasyon ni ms orChids oi!

yup, nai boradcast ni sya ni Ted Failaon ug Korina ganiha sa news report.

No less than the United States government, through its embassy in Manila, warned American nationals in the Philippines to refrain from using Philippine-based carriers due to "serious concerns" about the Air Transportation Office's (ATO) alleged mishandling of the aviation industry.

"Whenever possible, Americans traveling to and from the Philippines should fly to their destinations on international carriers from countries whose civil aviation authorities meet international aviation safety standards for the oversight of their air carrier operations under the FAA's International Aviation Safety Assessment program," a statement from the US embassy Web site (manila.usembassy.gov) said.

The January 15 warning, coursed through the embassy's "Warden System" said the information was transmitted as a "public service" to Americans in the Philippines.

The warning stemmed from a Dec. 26, 2007 advisory from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

"[The FAA] has revised the Philippines' aviation safety oversight category from Category 1 to Category 2 due to serious concerns about the Philippine Air Transportation Office's oversight of air carrier operations," the FAA said.

Category 2 indicates that the FAA has assessed the Philippine government's civil aviation authority as not being in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) safety standards for the oversight of air carrier operations.

"While in Category 2, Philippine air carriers will be permitted to continue current operations to the United States, but will be under heightened FAA surveillance," the advisory added.

In reaction...
The Philippine government, meanwhile, ordered an air safety audit after a downgrading by US regulators hit its national flag carrier, a senior official said Wednesday.

It followed an announcement by the FAA that it had downgraded the country's ratings from Category 1 to Category 2 to reflect safety concerns.

The revision affects Philippine Airlines (PAL), the only Filipino airline that flies to the United States -- routes which account for 30 percent of its operating revenues.

Among the FAA's concerns were outdated aviation regulations, poor training programs for safety inspectors, and sub-standard licensing for air frame and engine inspectors.

PAL said the FAA downgrade meant it would not be allowed to fly to new US cities or change the type of aircraft used on existing US destinations.

In a statement, Transportation and Communications Secretary Leandro Mendoza said he had ordered a review into the deficiencies identified by the FAA, and vowed to rectify the problems.

He said the ATO, which is responsible for regulating air safety in the Philippines, was working with experts from the ICAO to address the problems.

Mendoza promised the government would "tap its available resources" to provide the solutions.

"In effect the ATO has addressed and [is] continuously addressing the other deficiencies as per the FAA safety audit," he said.

He also urged Congress to speed up passage of a bill that would create a civil aviation authority of the Philippines to replace the ATO.

PAL said Tuesday that the Category 2 rating bars it from increasing its 33 flights a week to the US and its territories, and from changing the type or increasing the number of aircraft on those routes.

The rating will also negatively impact PAL's plans to open service to San Diego, Chicago, New York and Saipan.

PAL currenty flies 33 times a week to US, particularly to Los Angeles (11 flights), San Francisco (9), Las Vegas via Vancouver (5), Honolulu (3) and Guam (5).

Travel agencies: RP will feel pinch
The Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA), meanwhile, warned that the downgrade in rating given by the FAA may curb growth of the country's tourism sector.

In a statement, PTAA said that the move poses serious effect on traffic between the Philippines and the US.

"At a time when the Philippines is experiencing positive growth in tourism arrivals, this recent development will serve to curtail some of the gains made by the Department of Tourism and the tourism private sector in the North American market."

Arrivals from North America constituted the third-largest group that visited the Philippines last year, PTAA said.

PTTA urged the government to take necessary steps to rectify the lower rating given by the US aviation regulator to the Philippines.

The country was included in the FAA's list of 21 countries that failed to "provide safety oversight of its air carrier operators in accordance with the minimum safety oversight standards established by the International Civil Aviation Organization."

The country's Category 1 rating was downgraded to Category 2, which means that the Philippine aviation industry has no sufficient qualified personnel, infrastructure and equipment. With a report from Agence France-Presse

Quote from: ligiah on January 17, 2008, 05:12:46 AM
bitaw Kuya... the right guy will come when the time is right... all we have to have is the patience... hehehe!

pasensya jud inday ligiah unja pahiyum sad gamay para ang swirti dali ra moabot.

Quote from: ligiah on January 17, 2008, 05:06:31 AM
ngano man uroy nga protestahan man?

jok2 lang bitaw na ligiah, lets just wait nalang the right guy for you, you deserve naman kung muabot jud.

maajo ni maghimo tag thread pahinungud ni anhing valentino kay hapit na ang 14 Feb, adlaw nis mga hasinghasing.

sis bulak ingun si inday ligiah kay vitz man daw ka mapaingun, congratz ha.

he, he, he, daghan na diay ug uyab si Vitz diri na maglibug manpud ta ug kinsay ipares nimo da!

ooows mao ba! si Vitz nalang inday ligiah

hi inday ligiah maajo kay naa ka diha, naa koy irecommend nimo murag parison mo ni Scott.

Malipayong pagsaulog sa adlawng natawhan jinglehymn ug welcome sa TB.

naa koy irecommend sis bulak ug makajon pud ka, 

pls include also my prayer grazz.

ajaw na palabi ug dugay dugay sis bulak kay guiboto ta baja ka diha sa question diha sa taas duha mo ni Grazz.

wa pa man ko mahuman sis bulak, sharing man sa both party ang pag-atiman magtinabangay ba para hapsay ang pamilya de campanelya.

what journey ms da binz, pwirsang trillinga oi!

Congratz Ms Ethel, we're proud of you!

Sis Bulak dugtungi nalang ni " Knowing Me Knowing you " from ABBA.

By Ed de la Vega, DDS
PhilBoxing.com
Wed, 16 Jan 2008



Beverly Hills, CA - Juan Manuel Marquez (43-3-1, 35KO), the reigning WBC super featherweight champion, today met face to face the challenger for his title, Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2, 24KO) for the first time this year. The duo met in what appears to be the very first of a series of press conferences planned by Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions to hype the fight on March 15, 2008 at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

The fight is dubbed by the promoters as “Unfinished Business”, highlighting the fact that when the two gladiators first met in May 24, 2004, the fight ended in a draw. Their March 15th fight will address the “unfinished business” and determine what Lupe Contreras, the voice of Solo Boxeo refers to as “quien el mas macho”? In other words, who is the better man and thus the last man standing.

Marquez and Pacquiao met at a press conference at the famed Beverly Hills Hotel located along Sunset Boulevard in the glitzy west side of Los Angeles. Bob Arum, the head honcho of Bob Arum Promotions and Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions were the hosts of the affair. The press con which included a fancy lunch was well attended by members of the Los Angeles media as well as out-of-town and international scribes and photographers.
To their credit, both Marquez and Pacquiao acted in gentlemanly manner avoiding harsh words that were oftentimes heard when the combatants have great disrespect for each other, like Fernando Vargas and Ricardo Mayorga.

The March 15th bout will be televised by HBO PPV. It is a much anticipated rematch that is generating world-wide interest. It also carries a potential to break the all time PPV record.

Richard Schaefer of the Golden Boy Promotions indicated in no uncertain words that even if Marquez was the defending champion and thus by common rule should be paid more the challenger, he agreed to terms that heavily favored Pacquiao revenue-wise because he wanted to show the world “ what Mexican fighters are all about”.

Marquez wanted to show the world that he can do much better than Morales, Barrera, Solis, Larios and Velasquez, top-notched Mexican fighters who are prominent in the “victims” list of Pacquiao.

Quotes from the Press Conference:

Manny Pacquiao:

“I thank God for the great opportunity to speak before you again. I also like to thank Bob Arum and the Golden Boy Promotions for this opportunity”.

“I have to win this fight as we have many plans for more and bigger fights this year”

Jaime Quintana of Romanza Boxing:

“You will see a great, great fight”

Nacho Beristain (Marquez trainer)

“ We won’t have the same problem as in 2004. We will give a stronger fight this time”

Richard Schaefer:

“If there is one guy that made this fight happen is Juan Manuel Marquez. He made great concessions to make it happen”. “Thank you Juan, for giving the fight people want”.

Juan Manuel Marquez:

“Now in 2008 you will see a better fighter”

Si Bulak namuklad lang pag hujus mubalik sad to sya.

Mao jud lindy duna natay atimanun ug muatiman nato unja ang atong natigum duna nay insaktong padulngan.

hala maghinay hinay na jud ang mga ulitawo ug pamili para magminjo na,
pagkalami intawun sa kinabuhi ug naay muatiman nato.

Quote from: bulak on January 15, 2008, 05:39:04 AM

Oi Brother bisan pag pila ka botelya hutdon nato rong gabihuna kay perti jod tawng laaya..maayu unta og nagsilingan pata kay na magama man jod ning inom ba unya pasunata dayon sa abigon unya ipatukar ang "together again"tsa paits na...

Sis bulak salamat sa imung pag abi abi, pwidi ba " Lonely Teardrops " nalang kadtong kanta ni Victor Kahoy.

Mao bitaw Haze, ako nang guitulo ka greet si Bulak para mang libri ug tanduay usa ka botilya.

bato bato sa langit ang maigo ajaw kasuko!

nakita jud nako bulak imung pahiyum diha run, congratz utro sister bulak!

Arang biboha ang pagka hero ni bulak daghang singer ang nanganta da!

aw unsa pay himuon tagay na Bulak samtang nagsayaw-sayaw ta sa Dancing Queen, congratz utro!

Now i know Ms preciousN loves to dance like a queen, great song from ABBA.

Bulak, Congratz sa imung pagkabayani, job well done!

Congratz bulak sa imung pagkabayani, dalitan ta nalang ka ug Dancing Queen from ABBA.

Ms. Haze mine is  Fernando






Goes to all TB family aorund.

sigi Ms. Ginger, unahi kay mudugtung nalang ko, ganahan raba ko anang ikang kanta.

mas maajo nikay musika ang topic mulagpot ang atong kalaay ani Blue ug Haze, iapil nalang sad ang Chiquitita ug Fernado sa ABBA.

he, he, he

nindot ni nga song ms Ginger, favs sad nako ni, mga England Dan ganahan sab ko.

naka smile na raba karun diha sa avatar mo ligiah, smile pag gamay para nindot ang kuha sa camera.

insakto ka ligiah tanan kay pacman na pati utang sa pinas sya na magbayad,maajo untag musugot sya para wa nay utang ang pinas.

congratz to Pilar, Batuan and Sikatuna, job well done!

ay unsa pa diay! kay di na sya pambansang kamao karon koan na sya pambansang tsikboy!

na nakalimot na raba ko anang kantaha ligiah, alisdi nalang ug laing title basin ug atong masumpajan

pirting insaktoha ms Blue, gusto sad ko maninaw aning mga old love songs kay daghan tag ma recall.

aheem, aheem

By ABAC CORDERO
The Philippine Star

For this fight alone, the one against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao could earn as much as what he got in three fights with Erik Morales.

"This will be the biggest purse for Manny â€" ever," said Pacquiao’s legal adviser, Franklin Gacal Monday, the day the Filipino megastar was scheduled to fly to Los Angeles to train.

"The exact amount I cannot divulge. What I can say is that Manny is very happy," he said.

Gacal made the statement amid reports that Pacquiao’s purse for the WBC super-featherweight title clash with Marquez, set at Mandalay Bay, could reach as much as $8.5 million.

This is equivalent to a mind-boggling P348 million.

If this happens, then Pacquiao will surpass his earnings in three fights with Morales, the first in March of 2005 ($1.750 million), then in January ($2 million) and November ($3 million) of 2006.

Pacquiao received something like $3 million for fighting Marco Antonio Barrera last October.

"This will be Manny’s biggest purse simply because we are expecting more pay-per-view buys in this fight. This is a world title fight and we’re expecting a big jump in the PPV sales," he said.

"Bob Arum said he’s looking at 500,000 pay-per- view buys for this title fight, and that’s achievable," said Gacal, adding that the fight contract for the Marquez rematch is all ironed out.

Pacquiao’s three fights with Morales netted a million PPV buys, and the recent one against Barrera close to 350,000 hits.

Pay-per-view for the coming fight is pegged at $49.95 each, and 500,000 buys would translate to almost $25 million. Fifty percent of the amount goes directly to HBO, which handles the sales.

The rest will be divided, not evenly of course, among the fighters in the card, and promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy. This does not include a million dollars more in gate receipts and merchandise.

Pacquiao, a Philboxing.com article added, should get the lion’s share of the amount, or at least 60 percent. And counting his earnings on TV rights in the Philippines, raking in $8.5 million is not really impossible

kun wa ko masayup blue kining Just Tell Me You Love Me si Dan Hill guihapun ang gakanta ani, naa sad koy nadumduman gamay aning kantaha.

kini si Dan hill murag guwang2 nasad nig gamay Blue, sa akong bana2 manghud pa taman ka cguro.

very nice song, makahinumdum tas atong mga kaniadto ani!

Sigi Grace, nasa likud moko pirmi!

pagkaanindot ana Ms A.

By Veronica Uy
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 12:16:00 01/14/2008


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Close this MANILA, Philippines -- (UPDATE) Barely a month after an oil tanker with Filipino seafarers exploded in Port Harcourt, Nigeria last December, another oil tanker with 21 Filipino seafarers exploded in the same place Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.

DFA Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Affairs Esteban Conejos said all 21 are safe. He said the Philippine embassy in Nigeria was arranging the repatriation of the seamen.

“We are sending a consular team of two members from Abuja to Port Harcourt,” he said, quoting Philippine Ambassador to Nigeria Masaranga Umpa, who phoned him the sketchy report.

Giving more details and correcting earlier information, DFA spokesman Claro Cristobal said the Filipino seafarers are crew members of M/T Golden Lucy which caught fire in Port Harcourt between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. January 11 (Nigeria time, which is about five hours behind the Philippines).

“[All 21] are safe and currently billeted in a local hotel. The cause of the fire is being investigated,” he said.

Conejos said he was coordinating with the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration on means to tighten the implementation of the deployment ban to the oil-rich African country.

“We should have, among other things, better dissemination of the ban because some agencies claim they do not know about the ban,” he said.

Asked if his office will ask POEA to ban these manning agencies from sending Filipino seafarers, he said that it is entirely up to the POEA, which has a set of guidelines in dealing with recruiters.

DFA Secretary Alberto Romulo maintained that the total deployment ban in Nigeria and in the countries of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Lebanon remains due to the unstable security condition there.

“The total ban continues…Our aim is to protect our citizens and keep them out of harm’s way. There are other places they can go to where the risks [to their lives] are not as great,” he said.

Last December 19, an oil tanker carrying 19 Filipino seafarers and docked in Port Harcourt was attacked by militants. One of them died of the severe burns he sustained.

yeahhh, na nagkagubut na baja pud sila sa Gen San tungud anang isyuha ni pambansang tsikboy!

ayaw lang ug kabalaka grace kay dia kos imung luyo para kay Obama!

Quote from: C2H4 on January 14, 2008, 03:40:13 AM
Mura jud Nostradamus oh! or Madam Auring ba kaha hehe

ay sha mao gyud C2, just kidding, hinaut unta nga tagaan pag lugway ang iyang kinabuhi para makapadayun sa laing pang tulumanun.

Hi C2 what i knew Sir Elton John got married only once to Renate dugay na ni sila guikasal since 1984 pa, diha ko bilib nimo C2 very smart ug liberated ka, let's give freedom to our fellow brothers and sisters who wish to enjoy life to the fullest dinhi sa kalibutan nga katingalahan.

C2 guisundan talang ka, Excellente!

Mao jud C2 amo man na syang lolo kaniadto karun dili na, nice kay dia kana sa kahanginan para mubibo napud diri.

What i knew some parts of Europe particular in Spain and Greece or even in selective states in US has legalized these what we called same sex marriage, just to cite one example is the great singer from England Elton John who got married to a German recording engineer Renate Blauel in 1984 in Sydney during Valentines day accordingly, john's says he was very happy. however, when it comes to our pinas whose populace are majority of catholic same sex marriage might not be legalized.

many thanks for your great experience Bambi in which you shared to us here inTB, it's very inviting to visit those lovely place, hopefully we can have our walk also in what you did, anha na ug kusug na mulakaw akung tsikiting.

kahibawo man ko nga ikaw na jud musunud ug tubag C2 mao nga akong gui espanyol ug gamay, he, he, he

I almost got there ms bambi piro sadly kutob rami diha sa Legaspi city ubus ug gamay sa may Tabaco, akong na imagine ang injong pagbaktas nga medyo lajo2 gamay piro may reward man kay pag-abot sa tumoy naglingkud naman mo, siguru hayahay na ditong dapita!

Floyd Sr maybe right but we'll see the real score if the proposed mega fight will push thru. i'll still cast my vote to the pambansang tsikboy.

pagkaanindot sud-ungun, great experience ms bambi.

Extend my condolence to the family of Sir Albert.

whoop, fantastico!

What do you think Mr benelynne the local government was doing with the dollars they earn
out from tourism industry? Are they're doing the right direction at this time?

By Marlon Alexander Luistro
Southern Luzon Bureau
First Posted 14:43:00 01/13/2008


CALATAGAN, Batangas -- Residents of Barangay (village) Hukay here caught a whale shark in Pagapas Bay, but later released it, on the advice the fishery officials.

Jessie de los Reyes, chairman of the Municipal Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Management Council (MFARMC) in Calatagan, said the shark, locally known as "butanding," was spotted at about 8 a.m. Saturday. It had apparently become stuck in a fishing net.

De los Reyes said on Sunday he received a text message from Bantay Dagat (Sea Guard) head Rod de Jesus at about 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, informing him that a butanding had been found by Hukay residents.

The group of MFARMC, Bantay Dagat and Philippine National Police Special Action Force went to the area onboard a speed boat to verify the report.

"When we arrived, we saw a rope tied to the whale shark's tail. The fish could not swim freely because it was low tide," De los Reyes said in Filipino.

He said the fishermen who owned the net did not know what kind of fish they caught, prompting them to pull the fish towards the shore.

It took at least four people to drag the shark from the sea because of its size.

The group later found out that the fish was a whale shark, measuring about 5.7 meters long.

De los Reyes said they removed the rope from the shark's tail and released the creature to the sea at about 2 p.m. on Saturday.

"When the whale shark started to flip, it was already strong," he said in Filipino.

"We have been seeing these (whale sharks) before but this was the only time that people were confident enough to drag one to the shore," he added.

Feeding on plankton and small animals, the whale is the largest living fish species in the world.

Despite its vast size, it does not pose any danger to humans.

In Calatagan, whale sharks are often seen from November to April.

During these months, these creatures are observed from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily, according to De los Reyes.

"It is often trapped inside a large fishing net, particularly that of a commercial fishing boat. When it struggles against the net, the whale shark would eventually get weak and die," he added.

The sale of whale shark's meat also threatens the sea creature's population.

"The meat is usually sold in Navotas, although underground," De los Reyes said.

He stressed the importance of preserving the whale shark to keep the balance in marine ecology.

"If ever a fisherman sees a butanding, we advise him to just let it take its course, watch (the creature) and immediately report to the MFARMC of their town," he added.

Mill Valley, California â€" Veronica “Nikki” Ruiz was last seen 12/03/2007 at approximately 8:00 am in Mill Valley. Veronica’s last known conversation was at approximately noon when she told a friend that she was on a hike. It is unknown where she went. Veronica has been known to hike the Mount Tamalpais area and run to the Golden Gate Bridge, although never by herself.

Veronica is an Internal Revenue Service agent, a 25-year old Filipino with black hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet 5 inches tall and weights 115 pounds. Veronica may possibly be wearing white tennis shoes, capri pants, burgundy tanktop, black jacket, and in possession of a gray and orange camelpack (hydration backpack).

Volunteer searches have been organized. Search efforts will resume starting on Thursday (January 10-13) at 8:00 a.m. Please report for TRAIL ASSIGNMENTS at:

Holiday Inn Express
160 Shoreline Highway
Mill Valley, CA 94941
(415) 332-5700

We are looking for volunteers who are experienced hikers and comfortable searching off-trail.

For the latest information please go to http://helpfindveronicaruiz.com.

FIL-AMS FOR OBAMA - Cherry Managbanag-Welch, a Fil-American born in Butuan City, is part of the youthful demographic that’s been sweeping the US presidential primaries with volunteer support for Senator Barack Obama. As secretary of the Filipino-American Association in Iowa, Welch was among 120 Obama supporters in a total of 170 voters who caucused in her precinct. (She also has a day job in the OB-GYN Iowa Clinic in Des Moines.) Photo by Ted Regencia

Welcome to TB wunderkid, enjoy your stay.

MANILA, Philippinesâ€"These snapshots of Manny Pacquiao, labeled “Pambansang Chickboy,” are all over the Net. It has not been confirmed where and when the party was heldâ€"or who the girl in green is. A friend of his earlier said Pacman’s MMFF movie, “Anak ni Kumander,” should instead have been titled, “Takot Kay Kumander,” on account of his wife Jinkee’s reported jealous outbursts. Well, don’t these pics show who really is the boss?

Agence France-Presse
First Posted 19:34:00 01/11/2008


BAGHDAD -- Light snow fell in Baghdad early on Friday in what weather officials said was the first time in about a 100 years.

Rare snowfalls were also recorded in the west and center of Iraq, plunging temperatures to zero degrees Centigrade (32 degrees Fahrenheit) and even colder, an official said.

The snow in Baghdad, which melted as it hit the ground, began falling before dawn and continued until after 9 am, residents said.

"Snow has fallen in Baghdad for the first time in about a century as a result of two air flows meeting," said a statement by the meteorology department.

"The first one was cold and dry and the second one was warm and humid. They met above Iraq."

The director of the meteorology department, Dawood Shakir, told Agence France-Presse that climate change was possibly to blame for the unusual event.

"It's very rare," he said. "Baghdad has never seen snow falling in living memory.

"These snowfalls are linked to the climate change that is happening everywhere. We are finding some places in the world which are warm and are supposed to be cold."

Snow was also reported in the mountainous Kurdish north of the country, where falls are common

By Niniek Karmini
Associated Press
First Posted 15:01:00 01/13/2008




JAKARTA--Doctors struggling to prolong the life of former dictator Suharto said Sunday he was in "very critical condition" after suffering multiple organ failure, with his heart and lungs showing further decline.

The 86-year-old's red blood cell level had also dropped and doctors had to clear his breathing pipe following signs it was clogged.

"He is now in very critical condition," Marjo Subiandono, the chief presidential doctor, told reporters. "Almost all of his organs have experienced a decline, especially his heart and lungs."

Suharto, whose 32-year regime was widely regarded as one of the 20th century's most brutal and corrupt, was hospitalized in critical condition on Jan. 4 with anemia and a low heart rate. He initially responded well to a blood transfusion and kidney dialysis, but his condition has fluctuated almost daily since then.

He suffered organ failure and was placed on a ventilator Friday after doctors detected the dangerous, early signs of infection in his lungs. Preparing for the worst, family members and friends rushed to his bedside, some reciting prayers and verses from the Quran.

Suharto's relatives said Sunday they would let doctors decide what measures to take if he deteriorated further, rather than insisting on life-support, Subiandono said.

The retired five-star general was ousted in 1998 amid massive student protests and nationwide riots, opening the way for democracy in this predominantly Muslim nation of 235 million people. He withdrew from public life, venturing from his comfortable villa on a leafy lane in the capital, Jakarta, only to attend family functions or for medical emergencies.

A series of strokes in recent years have left Suharto with permanent brain damage and impaired speech--keeping him from facing trial. He has been accused of overseeing a purge of more than half a million leftist opponents soon after seizing power in a 1965 coup. Hundreds of thousands more were killed or imprisoned in the decades that followed--crimes for which no one has ever been punished.

Transparency International says Suharto and his family also amassed billions of dollars in state funds, an allegation he has denied.

Among the stream of visitors at the hospital in recent days was Indonesian Attorney General Hendarman Supanji, who said the government wanted to settle a civil corruption case against Suharto, seeking US$1.5 billion in damages and funds allegedly stolen from the state.

Lawyers representing the former strongman rejected the proposal and said it was not the proper time to discuss it.

The suit alleges money was channeled from the Indonesian Central Bank through state-owned banks to a Suharto-headed fund called Yayasan Supersemar. The fund was said to finance education scholarships, but the cash was never accounted for.

Kining sabong sa probinsya nato sa Bohol murag usa na ni sya ka recreation sa mga tawo didto ilabi na sa mga tiguwang mubaskug gud na sila ug kalit ug naay sabong mawag kalit ilang rayuma, maghatag sab ni sya ug kabibo sa usa ka lugar kay pirting kusuga ang tingug aning mga sabungiro oi, ang problima lang bisag way kwarta mangutang lang para naay isabung, pwirsang boanga na intawun!

yup warren, mas kuyaw kadtong naunang kumbati ni Pacman unya improb nasab cja kaajo run
matud pas mga tagalig magulang na raw maglaro si Pacman, Let;s just wait & see.

Same Sex Relationship, Unsay inyong panan-aw? Maayo ba O Dili Maayo? Ngano ang Ubang tawo
gusto man nila ang Same Sex nga relasyon?

fecha

dos

crusade h20

wooh

hooh

heeeh

woohh

hooh

heey init diri sa pinas run!

Maajo Alfons kay ubay ubay nata diri nga mahilig ug sinumbagay, kumbati jud ni sa 15 March akong pana-aw tumba si JMM sa 8th round,

   to Angie Gulle for a hero in TB.

thanks for the fyi insurectos ako ning atangan ning mga duwaa kay kombati ni, i'll pick Tito to win over Roy comes 19 Feb' 08 and of course i'll go for the Dream Z Gorres over Darchinyan.

Embalmer is a good propession not to mention the funeral parlor owner who earns more money everyday, what's good in this business is they don't accept Utang, he, he, he

i think he's about to say goodbye.

kamay-ung man na cja ni Mari Mar.

Quote from: jingtbk@uk on January 12, 2008, 01:11:10 AM
basin nakadawi ug isdang igat hehehe

Quote from: Bohol Bol-anon on September 03, 2007, 09:35:19 PM


A Lonely Fisherman in Bohol
photo by batang_igat of flickr.com

Murag kami kaniadto sa Duero ug bakasyon sa eskwela gasigi mi ug pamasow sa dagat pirting lab-asa
intawun ang isda nga amung i SUTUKIL.

Well, generally speaking with regards to our Babaying Boholana most of them are boutan, matinahurun sa ginikanan, diosnon bisag way simba ug guapa, pag-abut sa kinaija hilum2 lang una na sila sa una piro ug dili makasabot isog sab, parti naman pud sa relasyon kasagaran mapalanga-on sa ilang mga bana piro duna say uban nga adunay pagka dominante, bisan asa man nga tribo dili man tanan bootan duna say malditohun, maajo untag way masuko ani!

is that kasparov kadtong guipalayas sa lugar nya!

insakto Grazz kay magkapartido man lagi ta!

Apir pud Grazz kay parihas manta ug partido Democratic, piro let gets serios OBAMA is very talented person tan-awa ra gud ning ijang record:

Barack Hussein Obama (pronounced /b??r??k hu??se?n o??b??m?/[1]) (born August 4, 1961) is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a leading candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election.[2][3] He is the fifth African American Senator in U.S. history, the third popularly elected African American Senator, and the only African American currently serving in the U.S. Senate.[4]

Born in Honolulu to a Kenyan father and an American mother, Obama grew up in culturally diverse surroundings. He lived most of his early life in Hawaii. From ages six to ten, he lived in Jakarta, Indonesia. A graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, Obama worked as a community organizer, university lecturer, and civil rights lawyer before running for public office. He served in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, and after a failed bid for the U.S. Congress in 2000, he launched his campaign for U.S. Senate in 2003.

Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention while still an Illinois state legislator. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with a landslide 70% of the vote in an election year marked by Republican gains.[5][6] As a member of the Democratic minority in the 109th Congress, Obama co-sponsored the enactment of conventional weapons control and transparency legislation, and made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In the 110th Congress, he has sponsored legislation on lobbying and electoral fraud, climate change, nuclear terrorism, and care for returned U.S. military personnel.

Since announcing his presidential campaign in February 2007, Obama has emphasized ending the Iraq War, increasing energy independence, and providing universal health care as major priorities.[7] He married in 1992 and has two daughters. He has written two bestselling books: a memoir of his youth titled Dreams from My Father, and The Audacity of Hope, a personal commentary on U.S. politics.[8]
State legislature
Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996 from the state's 13th District in the south-side Chicago neighborhood of Hyde Park.[32] In 2000, he made an unsuccessful Democratic primary run for the U.S. House of Representatives seat held by four-term incumbent candidate Bobby Rush.[33] He was reelected to the Illinois Senate in 1998 and 2002, officially resigning in November 2004 following his election to the U.S. Senate.[34][35] As a state legislator, Obama worked with both Democrats and Republicans in drafting successful legislation on ethics and health care reform.[36] He sponsored a law enhancing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and promoted increased subsidies for child care.[37] Obama also led the passage of legislation mandating videotaping of homicide interrogations, and a law to monitor racial profiling by requiring police to record the race of drivers they stopped.[37][38] During his 2004 general election campaign for U.S. Senate, Obama won the endorsement of the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police, whose president credited him with having been "immensely helpful in working with police organizations" on death penalty reform.[39] He was criticized by a rival pro-choice candidate in the Democratic primary and by his Republican pro-life opponent in the general election for having voted either "present" or "no" on the Illinois Born Alive Infants Protection Act.[36][40]


Keynote address at 2004 Democratic National Convention
See also: 2004 Democratic National Convention
Obama wrote and delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, while still serving as a state legislator.[41] After describing his maternal grandfather's experiences as a World War II veteran and a beneficiary of the New Deal's FHA and G.I. Bill programs, Obama said:

No, people don't expect government to solve all their problems. But they sense, deep in their bones, that with just a slight change in priorities, we can make sure that every child in America has a decent shot at life, and that the doors of opportunity remain open to all. They know we can do better. And they want that choice.

Questioning the Bush administration's management of the Iraq War, Obama spoke of an enlisted Marine, Corporal Seamus Ahern from East Moline, Illinois, asking, "Are we serving Seamus as well as he is serving us?" He continued:

When we send our young men and women into harm's way, we have a solemn obligation not to fudge the numbers or shade the truth about why they're going, to care for their families while they're gone, to tend to the soldiers upon their return, and to never, ever go to war without enough troops to win the war, secure the peace, and earn the respect of the world.

Finally, he spoke for national unity:

The pundits like to slice-and-dice our country into Red States and Blue States; Red States for Republicans, Blue States for Democrats. But I've got news for them too. We worship an awesome God in the Blue States, and we don't like federal agents poking around in our libraries in the Red States. We coach Little League in the Blue States and yes, we got some gay friends in the Red States. There are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.[42]

The speech was Obama's introduction to most of America. Its enthusiastic reception at the convention and widespread coverage by national media gave him instant celebrity status.[43]


Senate campaign
Main article: United States Senate election in Illinois, 2004
In 2003, Obama began his run for the U.S. Senate open seat vacated by Peter Fitzgerald. In early opinion polls leading up to the Democratic primary, Obama trailed multimillionaire businessman Blair Hull and Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes.[44] However, Hull's popularity declined following allegations of domestic abuse.[44] Obama's candidacy was boosted by an advertising campaign featuring images of the late Chicago Mayor Harold Washington and the late U.S. Senator Paul Simon; the support of Simon's daughter; and political endorsements by the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times.[45][46] Obama received over 52% of the vote in the March 2004 primary, emerging 29% ahead of his nearest Democratic rival.[47] His opponent in the general election was expected to be Republican primary winner Jack Ryan. However, Ryan withdrew from the race in June 2004, following public disclosure of child custody divorce records containing sexual allegations by Ryan's ex-wife, actress Jeri Ryan.[48] In August 2004, with less than three months to go before election day, Alan Keyes accepted the Illinois Republican Party's nomination to replace Ryan.[49] A long-time resident of Maryland, Keyes established legal residency in Illinois with the nomination.[50] Through three televised debates, Obama and Keyes expressed opposing views on stem cell research, abortion, gun control, school vouchers, and tax cuts.[51] In the November 2004 general election, Obama received 70% of the vote to Keyes's 27%, the largest electoral victory in Illinois history.[52]


Senate career
Obama was sworn in as a Senator on January 4, 2005.[53] In a move considered exceptional for a first-term incoming senator, he recruited Pete Rouse, a 30-year veteran of the Washington political scene and former chief of staff to Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, as his chief of staff.[54] Karen Kornbluh, an economist who was deputy chief of staff to former Secretary of the Treasury Robert Rubin, was hired as Obama's policy adviser.[55] Foreign policy advisers include Samantha Power, author on human rights and genocide, and former Clinton administration officials Anthony Lake and Susan Rice.[56] Obama holds assignments on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Veterans' Affairs,[57] and is a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.[58]

Congressional ratings for Senator Obama's votes by a number of interest groups are tracked by Project Vote Smart.[59]


109th Congress
Obama sponsored 152 bills and resolutions brought before the 109th Congress in 2005 and 2006, and cosponsored another 427.[60][61] Obama took an active role in the Senate's drive for improved border security and immigration reform. Beginning in 2005, Obama co-sponsored the "Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act" introduced by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ).[62] He later added three amendments to S. 2611, the "Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act," sponsored by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA).[63][64] S. 2611 passed the Senate in May 2006, but failed to gain majority support in the U.S. House of Representatives.[65] In September 2006, Obama supported a related bill, the Secure Fence Act, authorizing construction of fencing and other security improvements along the Mexicoâ€"United States border.[66] President Bush signed the Secure Fence Act into law in October 2006, calling it "an important step toward immigration reform."[67]


Senate bill sponsors Tom Coburn (R-OK) and Obama discuss the Coburn-Obama Transparency Act.[68]Partnering first with Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN), and then with Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), Obama successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name. "Lugar-Obama" expands the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to conventional weapons, including shoulder-fired missiles and anti-personnel mines.[69][70] The "Coburn-Obama Transparency Act" provides for a web site, managed by the Office of Management and Budget, listing all organizations receiving Federal funds from 2007 onward, and providing breakdowns by the agency allocating the funds, the dollar amount given, and the purpose of the grant or contract.[71][72] In December 2006, President Bush signed into law the "Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act," marking the first federal legislation to be enacted with Obama as its primary sponsor.[73]

As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama made official trips to Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In August 2005, he traveled to Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. The trip focused on strategies to control the world's supply of conventional weapons, biological weapons, and weapons of mass destruction as a first defense against potential terrorist attacks.[74] Following meetings with U.S. military in Kuwait and Iraq in January 2006, Obama visited Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian territories. At a meeting with Palestinian students two weeks before Hamas won the legislative election, Obama warned that "the U.S. will never recognize winning Hamas candidates unless the group renounces its fundamental mission to eliminate Israel."[75] He left for his third official trip in August 2006, traveling to South Africa, Kenya, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Chad. In a nationally televised speech at the University of Nairobi, he spoke forcefully on the influence of ethnic rivalries and corruption in Kenya.[76] The speech touched off a public debate among rival leaders, some formally challenging Obama's remarks as unfair and improper, others defending his positions.[77][78]


110th Congress
In the first month of the newly Democratic-controlled 110th Congress, Obama worked with Russ Feingold (Dâ€"WI) to eliminate gifts of travel on corporate jets by lobbyists to members of Congress and require disclosure of bundled campaign contributions under the "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act", which was signed into law in September 2007.[79] He joined Charles Schumer (D-NY) in sponsoring S. 453, a bill to criminalize deceptive practices in federal elections, including fraudulent flyers and automated phone calls, as witnessed in the 2006 midterm elections.[80] Obama's energy initiatives scored pluses and minuses with environmentalists, who welcomed his sponsorship with John McCain (R-AZ) of a climate change bill to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by two-thirds by 2050, but were skeptical of his support for a bill promoting liquefied coal production.[81] Obama also introduced the "Iraq War De-Escalation Act", a bill to cap troop levels in Iraq, begin phased redeployment, and remove all combat brigades from Iraq before April 2008.[82]

Later in 2007, Obama sponsored with Kit Bond (R-MO) an amendment to the 2008 Defense Authorization Act adding safeguards for personality disorder military discharges, and calling for a review by the Government Accounting Office following reports that the procedure had been used inappropriately to reduce government costs.[83] He sponsored the "Iran Sanctions Enabling Act" supporting divestment of state pension funds from Iran's oil and gas industry,[84] and joined Chuck Hagel (R-NE) in introducing legislation to reduce risks of nuclear terrorism. A provision from the Obama-Hagel bill was passed by Congress in December 2007 as an amendment to the State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill.[85] Obama also sponsored a Senate amendment to the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to provide one year of job protection for family members caring for soldiers with combat-related injuries.[86] After passing both houses of Congress with bipartisan majorities, SCHIP was vetoed by President Bush in early October 2007, a move Obama said "shows a callousness of priorities that is offensive to the ideals we hold as Americans."[87]


Presidential campaign
In February 2007, standing before the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois, Obama announced his candidacy for the 2008 U.S. presidential election.[2] Describing his working life in Illinois, and symbolically linking his presidential campaign to Abraham Lincoln's 1858 House Divided speech, Obama said: "That is why, in the shadow of the Old State Capitol, where Lincoln once called on a house divided to stand together, where common hopes and common dreams still live, I stand before you today to announce my candidacy for President of the United States of America."[89] Speaking at a Democratic National Committee meeting one week before the February announcement, Obama called for putting an end to negative campaigning. "This can't be about who digs up more skeletons on who, who makes the fewest slip-ups on the campaign trail," he said. "We owe it to the American people to do more than that."[90]

Obama's campaign raised US$58 million during the first half of 2007, topping all other candidates and exceeding previous records for the first six months of any year before an election year.[91] Small donors, those contributing in increments of less than $200, accounted for $16.4 million of Obama's record-breaking total, more than for any other Democratic candidate.[92] His campaign reported adding 108,000 new donors through third quarter fundraising, for a total of 365,000 individual contributors in the first nine months.[93] Amid concerns for his safety as the first black candidate seen as having a viable chance of being elected president, the U.S. government assigned Secret Service protection to Obama 18 months before the general election.[94]

In October 2007, with two months remaining before the Iowa Democratic caucuses and New Hampshire primary and national opinion polls showing him trailing Hillary Clinton, Obama began directly charging his top rival with failing to clearly state her political positions.[95] Campaigning in Iowa, he told the Washington Post that as the Democratic nominee he would draw more support than Clinton from independent and Republican voters in the general election.[96] At Iowa's Jefferson-Jackson fundraising dinner in November 2007, Obama expanded the theme, saying that his presidency would "bring the country together in a new majority" to seek solutions to long-standing problems.[97] Attended by 3,000 supporters, including representatives from each of Iowa's 99 counties, the event was described by an Obama campaign press secretary as a "pretty good dry run" in preparation for the 2008 primary season's first electoral contest.[98]

Obama won the January 3, 2008 Iowa Democratic caucuses with 38% support, ahead of 30% for John Edwards and 29% for Hillary Clinton.[99] Although polls and pundits alike predicted a definitive victory by as much as 13 percentage points in the January 8, 2008 New Hampshire primary, Obama came in second with 37% of the vote to Hillary Rodham Clinton's 39% and John Edwards' 17%.[100] As a result of the primary, Obama and Clinton each received nine delegates.[100]

corrected by ka C2, daghan sad nag idolized aning Parokya diri apil ko ani.