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ay ka bu ang gajod ! bobo !  

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 09, 2014, 05:08:50 PM

unsa man pod imong gi inom ? ehehe. san mig?

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 09, 2014, 05:08:50 PM

i miss that. kamunggay.

ang sabaw pod. lami ni pareson og kinilaw nga gamay bitaw kaajo ang bolinao? ay s***...

simple , but the best.

Quote from: islander on February 10, 2014, 02:15:50 PM


my sbarro pizza lunch.  viva, sbarro!  you with my favorite pizza and most favorite garlic bread.

ugh, too big a slice.  i saved half for afternoon snacks and the garlic bread for midnight snacks.

(in a tubigon-on accent)

dza ! dza ! kudzaw'a pod ka, tita. ka soskyal 'dzud.




this is how one family friend would talk all the time. taga tubigon si'dza.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 10, 2014, 06:03:36 PM
Kalami sa ilang gikaon! Ako ani inanag lang tawon, gitujo pagpagod aron tambal sa kabuhi. Tugnaw pa gihapon jamo diri sa amoa sa bukiran sa Dimyaw...

awww, okey ra og tugnaw diha sa Dimiao. ma initan man ang lawas og naa kay amigang gwapahitera. LOL!

bravo. nong. bravo. i salute your conquest(s).

      

curious lang ko unsay consistency sa pinoy earwax.

ob/gyn offices pod segoro in the proceeding weeks. new cases of :
1) pregnancy

or

2) std infection needing treatment

for those who celebrated without proteksyon.      

pharmacy pod. the condom aisle, im sure, will be all cleared.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 17, 2014, 01:13:05 PM
Bwahaha! My best read so far today.

For the French, live life by tasting all the flavors.

bwahaahaha! kuan diay, og mo kaon ang lake adobo kalingaw , sayang kai wa sija kahibalo unsay flavor sa callos con chorizo de bilbao.  

Quote from: chicogon on February 18, 2014, 12:29:13 AM
French fries revolution

bwahahaha!

Whatsoever happens, never let go; hold steadfastly to God, in peace, trusting His Everlasting Love for you.

- St. Francis de Sales

Just amazing to hear this young woman's rendition of this song. Beautiful singing.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hypy6seR0rk#

Refrain

Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants,
beyond my fears, from death into life.

1. God is my shepherd, so nothing I shall want,
I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,
I walk by the quiet waters of peace.

2. Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul,
you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth,
my spirit shall sing the music of your Name.

3. Though I should wander the valley of death,
I fear no evil, for you are at my side,
your rod and your staff, my comfort and my hope.

4. You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred,
crowning me with love beyond my pow'r to hold.

5. Surely your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life;
I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore.

One of my favorite hymnals ! Great to find this in youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GB8TElSFyA#ws

Beautiful song !


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gy3-VRhNoAE#ws

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 16, 2014, 05:57:45 PM
Dali-dali uroyg angkon. If you looked like that as a kid, I can imagine how you look like now...

hehehe, inchikadora gehapon segoroh.    

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 16, 2014, 05:41:17 PM
Sabagay, better than cat-atonic...

bwahahaha, better gajod na kaysa cat-atonic !

Such a beautiful, truly beautiful, verse from Holy Scripture:


Be not solicitous therefore, saying, What shall we eat: or what shall we drink, or wherewith shall we be clothed? For after all these things do the heathens seek. For your Father knoweth that you have need of all these things.  Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you.

The Gospel according to St. Matthew Chapter 6, verse 31 to 33.

"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is life not more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your lifespan? Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. If God so clothes the grass of the field, which is grown today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? So do not worry and say, 'What are we to eat?' or 'What are we to drink?' or 'What are we to wear?' All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow, tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil."

- Matthew 6: 25-34

February 16

Let us try sincerely, humbly and devoutly to acquire those little virtues our Savior has proposed as the goal of our care and labor. These are meekness, patience, mortification, humility, obedience, poverty, chastity, tenderness towards our neighbor, bearing with others' imperfections, diligence and holy fervor. Let us gladly leave the lofty virtues to lofty souls; we do not desire so high a rank in God's service, and we should be more than happy to serve Him in His kitchen or to be His lackeys, porters or chamberlains. While blessing God for the eminence of others, let us keep to our lower but simpler way. It is less distinguished but better suited to our littleness. If we conduct ourselves with humility and good faith, God will raise us up to heights that are surely great.

(INT. Part III, Ch. 2; O. III, p. 132)

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 14, 2014, 11:16:09 PM
"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.  When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you.  When you look for me, you will find me.  Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord."

- Jeremiah 29:11-14

Blessed be Your Name Forever. And come aid me in all my duties. Steady my hand, Lord. Steady my heart and mind, Father God.

Amen.

"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare, not for woe! plans to give you a future full of hope.  When you call me, when you go to pray to me, I will listen to you.  When you look for me, you will find me.  Yes, when you seek me with all your heart, you will find me with you, says the Lord."

- Jeremiah 29:11-14

"When I say, "My foot is slipping," your love, Lord, holds me up.  When cares increase within me, your comfort gives me joy."

-Psalm 94: 18-19

"Offer praise as your sacrifice to God; fulfill your vows to the Most High.  Then call on me in time of distress.  I will rescue you, and you shall honor me."

- Psalm 50:15

"The powerful grow poor and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing."
-Psalm 34:11

d'vay! d'vay!

hydrocephalus is the diagnosis of this condition.

the pathogenesis is the overaccumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the meninges and ventricles of the brain. the cause of this is due to a massed lesion either in the foramen of monroe or the sylvian aqueduct, causing the classical signs of non-communicating hydrocephalus. the undrained cerebrospinal fluid causes an acute increase in intracranial pressure, resulting in the enlargment of the ventricles, as well as the cranium.

this disorder can be treated via surgical cerebrovascular shunting.

consult a pediatric neurosurgeon.

great read.

he he he!

na hala og ma sakpan galeng ni si mistir ni missis, dagan doy' kai kuchilyohon imong ots !

bwahahahaha!

Quote from: islander on February 14, 2014, 02:57:09 PM
yeah, the bag is beautiful, the girl is serious.

very very nice taste in bags, tita.



ps. the girl is cute, pink kaayo ang lips and her skin...flawlessly white. inchikadora beauty...

Quote from: islander on February 14, 2014, 02:58:36 PM
looks seriously abused by her spouse?

hahaha, or seriously addicted to her plastic surgeon?

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed," says the LORD, who has compassion on you.

-Isaiah 54:10

bwahahaha! by proxy diay ijang diagnosis.

bwahahahaha!

kulirez !

2. ??

1. red riding hood and the wolf ?

Today i was talking to fellow, si Dr. Zhang. During our off time, I asked him about his opinion on the current crisis in the south china sea. It was sobering to see that he agrees that the Communist government is being uncompromising in this issue. Then again, Zhang is a nationalist and despises the communists lol. Taiwanese man gud.

Quote from: islander on February 13, 2014, 01:54:09 PM
worth counterchecking.  some news reporters can exceed their own imagination, if not their own sense of history and bias.

Yes, and it doesn't help with this kind of news reporting that only inflames the passions and nationalism of people in China. Aquino was merely warning of the territorial aspect, not the mass killings.

In addition: Wasn't it the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China (And not the Communist Government) headed by Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek that declared war on the Axis? The Nationalist Government , then, held the mandate of power and not the Communists. The latter received the mandate in 1949...some 4 years after the end of the pacific war.

Oh man...

Happy Valentines Day to

Jenneth, Tita, and all the ladies of Tubag Bohol.



Yours Truly,
Mr. L.

 Updates on Philippine Navy's Frigate Acquisition: 4 Bidders Qualified for the 2nd Bid Stage
The 1st stage of the bidding process for the acquisition of frigates for the Philippine Navy commenced on December 4, 2013. Out of the 14 entities that bought the bid documents, only 7 submitted their bids, and as follows (see links as well):


1. Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. (South Korea);
2. Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. (India)
3. Hyundai Heavy Industries (South Korea);
4. Navantia - SEPI (Spain);
5. STX France SA (France);
6. STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (South Korea);
7. ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (Germany);

QuoteAnother development being eagerly awaited by the PN is the ongoing bidding at the Department of National Defense for its two brand-new frigates whose contract price is placed at P18 billion.

What kind of frigates ?

MANILA, Philippines -- With the Philippine coastline placed at 36,289 kilometers (equivalent to 22,549 miles), it is only fitting that focus be given on the Philippine Navy's modernization.

Giving the necessary funds to the Navy to acquire modern and well-armed ships, helicopters and other aircraft will allow the PN to develop its capability to protect and monitor the country's territorial waters against intruders.

As of this writing, the Navy has been allocated P5.3 billion by the Aquino administration for its upgrade.

It has used the money in acquiring two Hamilton-class cutters, the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) in 2011 and the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) in 2013 and the three AgustaWestland AW-109 "Power" helicopters, also last year.

From 2014 up to 2016, the PN is expecting the delivery of P6.4 billion worth of equipment, including the acquisition of two strategic sea-lift vessels, two armed versions of the AW-109s helicopters, and around 12 to 20 amphibious vehicles for the Philippine Marine Corps.

Navy spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Gregory Fabic earlier said that they are very excited with the way things are going for the PN modernization.

With these equipment, he stressed that the Navy's maritime domain awareness capability has been greatly improved.

Another development being eagerly awaited by the PN is the ongoing bidding at the Department of National Defense for its two brand-new frigates whose contract price is placed at P18 billion.

The shape, size and capabilities of these ships will be determined once the workshop for qualified proponents starts this February.

This was revealed by DND Undersecretary Fernando Manalo.

"The workshop will allow the proponents to present their proposed specifications. The data/information that will be generated during the workshops will be used by the Navy in formulating the final TOR (terms of reference)," DND Undersecretary Fernando Manalo said.

Each proponent has a working week (around five days) to present its design to the PN technical working group and its private consultants.

As of this posting, only four shipbuilders have successfully passed the first stage of the bidding for the P18-billion frigate project.

These are Navantia Sepi (RTR Ventures) of Spain and South Korean firms STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., and Hyundai Heavy Industries Inc.

The second phase involves the inspection of company eligibility documents.

Three other shipbuilding firms joined the bidding but the DND declared their documents to be deficient.

These companies, identified as Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd. of India, STX France SA and Thyssenkrupp Marine System, have filed a motion for reconsideration at the DND.


http://www.interaksyon.com/article/80047/in-defense-of-ph-territory--p5-3-billion-allocated-for-philippine-navy-upgrade

Quote from: islander on February 13, 2014, 12:34:35 AM
depending on whose side the authors of some articles and analyses are on, we can either believe that this exercise (made in late november 2013) was done in a "safe corridor" of a disputed sea, or as a warning to its neighbors who have "developed their naval capabilities".  what a doublespeak.

This year, the Philippine Air Force will receive 12 new F-50 tactical fighters from South Korea. So, at least, the Philippine Air Force will have the capability to protect the nation's air sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. When the Philippines acquires more air units, and 3 additional frigates, the nation will have a credible defense against foreign threats.

I believe that the Philippine Army and Philippine Marines can hold the ground against Chinese infantry.

It is important that the Philippine Air Force receive the 12 tactical fighters as planned. Without it, the army and marines will be vulnerable to air strikes.

President Aquino, please, get those planes !

US Navy Seals and Philippine Navy Seals use drones in around Pag-Asa.

History:

Chinese fishermen historically called the island Tie Zhi (é"å³™), sometime misrefered as "Tiezhi Island" (é"å³™å²› Tiezhi Dao); however, Tiezhi Reef (é"å³™ç¤) refers to another rock in South China Sea, 7.5 km northeast of this island. The modern Chinese name of the island was taken from the one of the battleships "Chung-yeh" (Chinese: 中業號; pinyin: Zhongye Hao) sent by the Chinese government during the Republic of China era to regain control of the island in 1946. A tiny joss house built by Chinese during the Qing Dynasty still stands in the middle of the island.

From 1930 to 1933, French colonial Government in French Indochina sent naval troops to Spratlys, including Thitu Island. On 21 December 1933, Gouverneur M. J. Krautheimer in Cochinchina (now Vietnam) decided to annex the Spratlys to Bà Rịa Province

During 1970â€"1971, President Ferdinand Marcos ordered the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marines to seize Thitu Island and renamed it Pag-Asa. It is one of 2 islands that has an airstrip in the entire Spratlys Chain. It is tightly controlled / occupied by contingents of the Philippine Marines and the Philippine Navy's Elite Special Warefare Group, the Philippine Navy Seals.

reference: wiki

Pag-asa Island, the 2nd largest island in the Spratly's and occupied by the Republic of the Philippines.

Quote from: islander on February 13, 2014, 12:34:35 AM
depending on whose side the authors of some articles and analyses are on, we can either believe that this exercise (made in late november 2013) was done in a "safe corridor" of a disputed sea, or as a warning to its neighbors who have "developed their naval capabilities".  what a doublespeak.

lol, bitaw noh? ay sus marihosep, unsaon man when they find out that the Philippines will acquire 3 more frigates?

JMSDS Hatakaze patrolling the waters of Southern Japan

Japan's Aegis-class destroyer steaming from Sasebo Naval Base.

Japan's naval power projection capabilities are quite formidable. Despite its benign constitution, Japan has the capability to address any PLAN threat. If she changes her constitution to allow the nation to declare war and alter the limitations on military armament, Japan has the capability of becoming a major military power.

Quoteso i would like to believe that this chinese carrier battle group did this exercise sayo sa buntag ala yoyoy villame outside the west philippine sea.  within is much too close, and that would have been the worst provocation ever.     

they were conducting exercises quite close to pag-asa island, an island that the Philippines currently has within its military possession. there are talks that they are planning to seize the island by force and eject or neutralize the Philippine Marines that are stationed there.

i doubt they will do that tho. they cannot afford to do that just yet, the USN's 7th fleet is still too powerful. 

They (China) are doing this to counter US presence in around the region. In my opinion, however, I do not think that they will strike any ASEAN countries, that would result in unwanted global response to their image. They have already sent a battle group into the IOR (Indian Ocean Region) to press their interests there.

They have aided Pakistan build a naval port in Gwadar, as well as courting Sri Lanka's government to build a port on their coast. The Chinese, unlike what media is reporting, is placing more emphasis not on East Asia or South East Asia, but in the IOR and abroad. In particular her interests in Africa, in which she has multi-billion dollar infrasctructural investment projects.

They know that any military provocations in SEA / WPS will result in unwanted American response; to which China does not have the resources to counter at the present moment. In 2 decades, however, when their naval power is expected to ecclipse that of the United States,...it will be more "open game".

Quote from: Lorenzo on February 12, 2014, 02:54:19 PM
How powerful is their carrier?

This ship has a 53,000 ton displacement, with a maximum load of 67,000 tons. It carries a heavy variety of air units; 30 of the J-15 air tactical fighters, and 24 helicopters. For deterrent, she carries 8 AK Anti aircraft guns, 8 CIWS (closed in weapon systems), 12 launch pods for anti-ship missiles, and 18 launch pads for TOR missile systems (surface to air defense). She has a generous array of anti-submarine capability as she has 60 anti-submarine rockets.

She is, indeed, quite the pickle.... 

How powerful is their carrier?

The airwing that complements the LIAONING is composed of PLAN's J-15 air tactical fighter.

In a Crescent enveloping formation.

The PLAN's Carrier Battle Group headed by the LIAONING, its first nuclear super aircraft carrier and support ships, including destroyers, light cruisers, frigates, and submarines, made a show of force to ASEAN countries and the United States. The Carrier Battle Group performed deep within the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

The PLAN's Carrier Battle Group headed by the LIAONING, its first nuclear super aircraft carrier and support ships, including destroyers, light cruisers, frigates, and submarines, made a show of force to ASEAN countries and the United States. The Carrier Battle Group performed deep within the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).

Planned schematic of the 2nd carrier, which will be slightly larger than the LIAONING, its 1st carrier.

The Chinese Dragon unfurls its wings...

China building second aircraft carrier: reports

(Reuters) - China is building its second aircraft carrier, which is expected to take six years, and the country aims to have at least four such ships, Chinese and Hong Kong media reports said on Sunday.

After two decades of double-digit increases in the military budget, China's admirals plan to develop a full blue-water navy capable of defending growing economic interests as well as disputed territory in the South and East China Seas.

The country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning - a Soviet-era ship bought from Ukraine in 1998 and re-fitted in a Chinese shipyard - has long been a symbol of China's naval build-up.

Successfully operating the 60,000-tonne Liaoning is the first step in what state media and some military experts believe will be the deployment of locally built carriers by 2020.

In comments carried on Chinese news websites, Wang Min, the Communist Party boss of the northeastern province of Liaoning, where the first carrier is based, said the second carrier was being built in the port city of Dalian.

Its construction would take about six years, and in future China would have a fleet of at least four carriers, Wang told members of the province's legislature on Saturday, the reports added.

Dalian is the port where the existing carrier was re-fitted for use by the Chinese navy.

Some of the reports about the new carrier were apparently latter removed from the Internet, as links to the stories did not work.

Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, citing unnamed military sources, said the reports may have been removed either because the government wanted the construction to be low profile or because Wang did not have the authority for such an announcement.

The Defense Ministry did not respond to a request for comment.

The Liaoning successfully executed more than 100 tests, including those of its combat systems, during drills in the disputed South China Sea last month.

The exercises off the coast of Hainan Island marked not only the first time China had sent a carrier into the South China Sea but the first time it had maneuvered with the kind of strike group of escort ships U.S. carriers deploy, according to regional military officers and analysts.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/19/us-china-carrier-idUSBREA0I02C20140119

Well, my fears are confirmed. China is currently building its second super aircraft carrier...

Quote]“This posture allows the most rapid response times possible for maritime and joint forces, and brings our most capable ships with the greatest amount of striking power and operational capability to bear in the timeliest manner.”

Hmmm. I have a feeling that the right wing elements of the People's Liberation Army Naval Command will use this as pretext to build a second Aircraft carrier....

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan â€" The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan will make Yokosuka its new home port in the summer of 2015, replacing the USS George Washington, Navy officials in Japan announced Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Norfolk, Va.-based USS Theodore Roosevelt will replace the Ronald Reagan in San Diego, while the George Washington moves to Virginia to complete a multi-year nuclear refueling and overhaul, according to a Commander Naval Forces Japan statement.

The Navy said it would release timelines on the moves at a later date; however, Navy contracting documents call for Huntington Ingalls, the lead contractor handling USS George Washington’s overhaul, to work on advance planning between October 2013 and September 2016.

Carrier Air Wing Five will remain in Japan as part of the USS Ronald Reagan’s complement. This ship rotation also does not necessitate any changes to base facilities in either San Diego or Yokosuka, officials said Wednesday.

Most of the crew of the George Washington will transfer over to USS Reagan, “so there will be no mass movement of families overseas,” CNFJ spokesman Jon Nylander said Wednesday.

The moves are part of the United States’ rebalancing pivot strategy in the Pacific theater, an area that the Obama administration and the Pentagon have deemed their greatest long-term priority.

“The security environment in the Indo-Asia-Pacific requires that the U.S. Navy station the most capable ships forward,” according to the statement. “This posture allows the most rapid response times possible for maritime and joint forces, and brings our most capable ships with the greatest amount of striking power and operational capability to bear in the timeliest manner.”


http://www.stripes.com/news/navy/navy-realigns-carrier-fleet-ronald-reagan-to-replace-gw-in-japan-1.262054

US Navy's Super aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan

spyware ba sigoro na, nong. og spyware galeng, ajaw na lang!

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 11, 2014, 11:08:15 AM
Another Islander cat nga naka-scent...

egad! make sure its not a man! luoy pod ang iring if kuan nang tawhana...kanang dili baje...LOL

hehehe, so cute !

February 9

Death, afflictions and other disasters which make up a large part of life and which are punishments for sin become, through the gentle mercy of God, so many steps to climb up to Heaven, so many means to grow in grace, and so many merits to gain glory. Therefore, it is right to say that we should love poverty, hunger, thirst, sadness, sickness, persecution and death, because they are just punishments for our faults, punishments so tempered by divine mercy that their very bitterness becomes something to be loved.

(T.L.G. Book 3, Ch. 1; O. V, pp. 110-111)

so true. enjoy the blessings we have with our grandparents, and parents.

they are , truly, a blessing to our lives.

hahaha!

what if she has a shirt that says, "that's what he thinks..."

ajaw pod kai ma mingawan si missis.

ha ha! what a good come back.

Quote from: hubag bohol on February 09, 2014, 12:59:31 PM
From Wikipedia

Schapelle Leigh Corby (born 10 July 1977) is an Australian woman convicted of drug smuggling in Indonesia. She spent nine years imprisoned on the Indonesian island of Bali in Kerobokan Prison before being granted parole in February 2014. Corby has said from the time of her arrest that the drugs were planted in her body board bag and that she did not know about them. Her trial and conviction were a major focus of attention for the Australian media.

Corby was convicted on 27 May 2005 for the importation of 4.2 kg (9.3 lb) of cannabis into Bali. She was sentenced to 20-years by the Denpasar District Court and imprisoned in Kerobokan Prison. On appeal her conviction and sentence were confirmed with finality by the Indonesian Supreme Court. In March 2010, Corby petitioned the President of Indonesia for clemency on the grounds of mental illness. In May 2012, she granted a five-year sentence reduction. Corby was granted parole in February 2014 after serving nine years in prison. Under her parole conditions, Corby will not be able to leave Indonesia until July 2017.

Hmmm, what an interesting case. I'll share this with some of my colleagues who are ardent proponents of cannabis.

Interesting to hear their response.

@ tita,

mao bitaw noh? kulirez gajod ning mga marketing ads. ijara gajod.

Quote from: islander on February 08, 2014, 01:59:55 PM
So should the Philippines still provide an official apology?

When an individual commits a wrong, even unintentionally, he or she is generally expected to apologize. And depending on the extent of the harm inflicted, saying sorry must be accompanied by some form of restitution.

But when one is acting as leader, and that of a sovereign state for that matter, the situation is different. Since a Head of State speaks for the country and the entire citizenry, an apology would have broad, political implications.

Mr. Bautista,

With all due honesty, I would caution you, good sir, to see things in regards to the geopolitic. The number 1 trading partner of the Philippines, sir, is the People's Republic of China. There are thousands of Filipinos working abroad in China, in Hong Kong, alone, there are tens of thousands of Filipinos who work and send money back to family and relatives in the Philippines. There is no wrong in apologizing for the wrong that occurred in Manila, it will only show to the world of the accountability of the government. The nation is not perfect and is continually improving its services and delivery of such services, either it be in police or military provisions or be it economic and health resolutions.

Pride, my dear good sir, should be relinquished in dealing with geopolitic. The Philippines, as an insular and archipelagic nation that depends on a thriving economic activity with regional neighbors, needs to balance its relationship with both China and the United States. By reducing the frosty tension between Manila and Beijing, we can more effectively communicate with Beijing to find common ground in terms of territorial differences. This, sir, depends on the viability and positive opinion between the people of our two nations. Aquino has to address all multifactorial provisions and tacitly and strategically do what he must to help re-orient the relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of the Philippines to one that will foster a rewarding and fortuitous  dynamic. It is good we learn to think outside the box in this regard.


Truly Yours,
a Boholano

Quote from: islander on February 08, 2014, 02:35:35 PM
excerpts from Why Hong Kong's government should apologise for failing abused domestic workers
by Jason Y. Ng
South China Morning Post
Thursday, 23 January, 2014

***

It has been four decades since the first batch of foreign domestic helpers arrived in Hong Kong from the Philippines. Since then, our economy has taken off but their status and working conditions have gone the other direction. Their grievances about domestic violence and unlawful business practices have fallen on seven million pairs of deaf ears. We either brush them off as “isolated incidents” or, as some have shamelessly suggested, turn to even more docile workers from Bangladesh and Myanmar. But enough is enough â€" the time to take a hard look at our migrant worker policy is now.


Indonesian domestic helper Erwiana Sulistyaningsih lies in a bed at a hospital in Central Java, Indonesia. Photo: Sam Tsang

Abused domestic workers are failed by our city in every way: by the employer and employment agency, our law enforcement and policymakers. Every safeguard in the system has failed. The same way many Hong Kongers are demanding Philippine President Benigno Aquino III apologise for the Manila hostage crisis in 2010, the migrant worker community in Hong Kong will be justified in asking C.Y. Leung for an apology for all the systemic failures that have led to the plight of so many foreign domestic workers.


Journalists surround the suspect (wearing mask and long black coat), who allegedly tortured Indonesia domestic worker Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, accompanied by her husband (head covered with envelope) while she leaves at Kwun Tong court. Photo: Nora Tam

more at http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1411581/why-hong-kongs-government-should-apologise-failing-abused-domestic

and let us analyze this objectively. the indonesians should not dare complain or call for uproar, lest they forget their own dirty history in regards to overseas Chinese in Indonesia. In the 90's there was a bloody race riot in jakarta / java where in which irate indonesians burned down chinese - owned businesses and killed hundreds of chinese indonesians. why? because they felt that the chinese were too successful. what then? it was excused.

some host societies are too quick to blame the chinese , or, out of envy of the successes of the chinese, are quick to point out the 'malevolence' of the successful immigrant. the same can be seen in the philippines where indigenous filipinos still hold some objections to the success of chinese filipinos. this underlying racist ploy needs to be addressed.

now back to the indonesians' riot against chinese-indonesians:

let us not forget history.


indonesian looters. stealing from a burned-down chinese-owned store


a dead chinese-indonesians. beaten to death by rioters. what was his crime? for being chinese, and owning a business.


burning down chinese business cars. people were inside.


brutally murdered chinese-indonesians. killed by irate and barbaric mob.
what was their crime? for being successful. and also for being chinese.


where was their justice? the government in jakarta was quick to silence media outlet on this...barbaric racist riot.

ha ha !

my latin college teacher used to say:

duos. duos animos.

It was unfortunate that that shooting occurred. And from my own objective analysis, the manner in which the Philippine police responded to the matter was deplorable, with the unfortunate deaths of innocent Chinese tourists. Evidence points to the necessary changes and improved tactics in regards to neutralization of hostage taking by Manila police personnel. A formal apology is necessary. An apology would help in warming and touching the Chinese sensibilities. It will help to defrost the current China-Philippine relations.

Senior citizens in a Chinese village. Senior citizens are beloved in China. In the local culture, filial piety is still rooted in the Chinese psyche, wherein which it is honorable to show respect and love to one's elders.

This notion of filial piety is actively seen in Filipino culture as well.

Pariho pariho ra pod diay kita. Hilig pod sila mo gamit sa karabao.

Chinese mommy and her little baby girl. A glimpse of rural China.

I get hurt when I do read comments and remarks by some Filipinos on Filipino websites that use racial insults and deep generalizations on all Chinese people. I understand that there are differences between the governments of Philippines and China, but, please, let us not generalize the some 1.3 billion Chinese people.

In the bitter game of gepolitics, let us be sober in reading and analyzing the policies on the ground. I hope that the Chinese people find it in their heart to dig deeper than what they read in government newspapers about the Philippines.

May they understand the deep bond between Zhong-guo(China) and Feili-guo(Philippines).

The natural beauty of the Chinese Motherland. I'm sure the Chinese people of the rural hinterland still retain and hold true the notion of kindness, filial harmony, and austerity. Where the superficiality of the city life has yet to corrupt the natural character.

Quote from: islander on February 06, 2014, 03:11:12 PM
hehehe, include open-close surgery without anesthesia, lorenz.

Bwahaha! awww, da kujawa pod !

Quote from: islander on February 07, 2014, 12:30:28 PM

hahaha! ober sensitibo si ondoy

The current Communist government in China is too uncompromising!

The Nationalist regime of Chiang Kai Shek ( Jiang Jie Shie) was never like this.

In China's 5000 year history, it has lived in harmony with its neighbors in the south. Respecting cultural differences and trade.

Why is it that now they are becoming too expansionist?

China, please stop this. Do you not know that Filipinos and Chinese are brothers. Our people share a common heritage, rich linguistic bonds , and a common blood line. A quarter of all Filipinos have Chinese blood.

May our two nations set aside war talk and threats and renew the bond of friendship. Our people have lived in harmony with each other for thousands of years. Let the nature of filial love and harmony be rekindled , a trait of China and Chinese people.

Let there be peace and harmony ! The ancient Sages , Kongfuxi, Mengxi , Tao , Shen Nung taught of celestial harmony and filial harmony. Let it be seen in policies between China and the Philippines .


Truly ,
A Chinese-Filipino