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Ano ang tanging yaman ng mag-asawa? " mga anak"
Kung walang anak? " silang dalawa ay magkatanging yaman."

 A Celebration of Love

The legend surrounding the original Valentine is a saga.

In the third century, Roman Emperor Claudius II decided that his armies would be most effective if they were comprised of young, unmarried men who weren't tied down by wives or families.

To achieve this for his army, Claudius outlawed marriage for men at their fighting prime. A certain Bishop Valentine allegedly saw the injustice of Claudius' proclamation and continued to wed young lovers in secret. When he was discovered, Claudius sentenced Valentine to death and had him imprisoned.

While in prison, Valentine is said to have fallen in love with the jailer's daughter, who visited him regularly in his confinement. He declared his love in his last letter to her before his execution and signed it, "From your Valentine."

Long after Claudius II, a festival in honor of Lupercus, a fertility god, became increasing popular among adolescents. During the mid-February celebration, each young man chose the name of a teenage girl by lottery to be his sexual companion for the coming year.

The Catholic church sought to cease the pagan ritual and looked for a patron saint to attract the attentions of the frolicking youth away from Lupercian traditions. Thus they heralded Valentine, beheaded by Claudius II in 270 AD (possibly to the great loss of a jailer's daughter) the Patron Saint of Love, and the mid-February ceremony morphed over time into our February 14 "St. Valentine's Day."

Today, it is celebrated all round the world by lovers. They exchange cards, gifts, flowers, and promises. They take it as an oppurtunity to proclaim their love for each other. Thus the saint of love has become immortal through these celebrations.

Naa man ko diri sa Digos City. Mag-agi ko diha sa Agora sa Cagayan kon mouli ko  sa Bohol.

I was assigned  first in the remote and mountainous barangay of Pinalpalan, Malita Davao del in 1981.  We hiked 5 hours from the highway crossing rivers 18 times, descending and ascending on one line trail on slippery mountains.

We arrived Monday afernoon to the station. We started classes the following day, Tuesday. Friday morning, mopauli na. Mosugod ug hike  pababa pauli. Ussually 4 days ra ang klarong klase. This is true in many  far flung areas.

These are contributing factors of our weakening educational system in the country.

Ampalaya con Karne


Ingredients:
¼ kilo lean pork, cut into strips
ampalaya, cut length-wise, de-seed, then cut diagonally into strips
5-6 tbsp of crushed garlic
1 large onion, sliced
1 large tomato, chopped
soy sauce
1 tsp corn starch
salt and pepper

Combine 5 tbsp of soy sauce, a little salt and pepper in a bowl. Add the pork strips to coat and marinate for 30 minutes or more. In another bowl, mix 1/2 cup of water with a pinch of salt, a dash of pepper, cornstarch and about 3 tbsp of soy sauce. Mix well and set aside.

Heat oil in a pan over medium to high heat. Throw in the pork strips and stir-fry for about 3 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Add little oil to the pan and heat again. Stir-fry garlic until aromatic. Add in the onion and tomatoes and cook until the tomatoes are mashed and juicy. Pour 1/2 cup of water and bring to boil. Adjust the taste with salt if necessary. Add the ampalaya slices and simmer without stirring until crisp-tender. Do not overcook. Scoop out the ampalaya slices and arranged in a platter. Return the cooked pork plus the reserved marinade mixture to the pan. Mix thoroughly and cook for about 30 seconds or until the sauce thickens. Pour over the ampalaya slices. Serve hot.

Kalooy sa mga depositors.  P100 thousand lang ang ibalik sa PDIC. Ang balance unya na kon mahalin ang ilang mga acquired assets.

Ayaw nag deposit karon in any bank. Sa Land Bank na lang. Ang Land Bank napurdoy kon mapurdoy ang Pilipinas.

Stocks of Agora now are  good eyeball to the shoppers. I'll be there soon.

Pareha ra sa spray ang mixture sa chemical, pero mas economy .

Dunay mga requiremnts kon e annul ang  civil weeding : The first is abandonment, separation for long years, grave abuses of rights and others. Sa case ni Fr. Lamata, iya ba ning na violate aron ma annul ang iyang civil weeding? Dili tingali, because he is a priest. There would be no annulment.

Ang ilang civil weeding ge solemnized sa Catholic Church sumala sa Mattew 19:6. Dili mabulag ang ilang kaminyoon. Kon duna may annulment nga nahitabo kay gipasaylo siya  sa obispo, kini maoy dakong tamparos sa Catholic Church.

Mao ba diay revise teaching sa simbahan, "ang pari ge solemnized ang iyang kasal sa simbahan sa  usa ka pari. Sa dihang nabulgar na ang tinuod, gipasaylo sa obispo?

Sa akong napaminawan, daghan kaajong short cut ang ilang inestoryahan.

Ang ampalaya karon nga baligya sa palengke, polluted na kaayo sa mga insecticide.
Diri sa amo ng lugar, adunay dako -dako nga farm sa amplaya. Wala silay spray sa
insecticide, tuslo-tuslo ang gigamit nila nga paagi. Ang chemical nga gihalo sa tubig
ilang gisolod sa kabo ug ilang gituslo-tuslo ang mga gagmay nga ampalay nga
nangumbitay. Mao  ne ang gitawag ug immersion process.

Let us plant and grow our own ampalaya plants. Pagka one inch long na ang bunga,
atong baloton ug cellopene o papel. Its easy to grow amplaya without chemical.

Nels,taga Sikatuna o Corella. Daghan diha nga mga Ello.

Ang simbahang Katoliko  pinaagi sa Bible nagtudlo nga " kon unsa ang gihiusa sa
Ginoo, dili pagbulagon sila". Kamatayon ra ang makabulag kanila. Ang atong civil
law sa Pilipinas walay devource. Dili puede wagtangon ang kasal ni Pete Lamata ni
bisan kinsa. It was solemnized in the Catholic Church.

Unsay giingon sa Bible: Matthew 19: 6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh.
Therefore, what has God joined together let not man seperate."

Dili man mabulag ang kasal sa  simbahan. Kon giwagtang ang civil marriage ni Pete Lamata, wala nay baroganan ang simbahang katoliko. Law maker, law breaker.

Unsay pasaylo kaha ang ihatag ni Bishop Capalla. Suspended lang baka ug pila ka tuig, o lifetime nga dili na siya makabalik sa iyang parokya.

Until this time , wala pay final say si Bishop Capalla.

I have been living in Davao del Norte since 1969. Then I transfered in Digos City in 1981 because of my work.

I am still proud to be a Boholano.

Kanang mga Chatto maoy magcontrol diha sa politika sa inyong lugar sa Ballihan.

Niadtong 1966, na zero diha si Macapagal kalaban ni Marcos. Ang mga Chatto, mga
pro Marcos niadtong panahona. Ang tanang mga watchers didto meboto ni Marcos.

I agrre w1th you Gener, sexercise will lead us to sleep if done during bedtime.

Akong dugangan:

gingi-gingi= between the toes
koto-koto= breast
dawat-dawat= at the foot of the tongue
siwil-siwil= tip of the clitoris
tabon-tabon= eyelid
obol-obol= ?

Ang nahitabo dili ba kaha, "birds of the same feathers  flock together."

Who is Yoyoy Villame?

Yoyoy Villame (November 18, 1932 - May 18, 2007) born Roman Tesorio Villame, was a Filipino singer, composer, lyricist, and comedian. Villame was a native of Calape, Bohol and was the father of singer Hannah Villame. He died of cardiac arrest at the Las Piñas Medical Center in Metro Manila on May 18, 2007.



Early life:
Before getting his break in the music industry, Villame was at one point a jeepney driver and at another, an army draftee who fought in the government’s anti-insurgency campaign in Central Luzon. He went back to Bohol to become a bus driver, and there he formed a rondalla band with his fellow bus drivers as band mates. The owner of the bus company took notice of Villame’s efforts, setting up a music studio named Kinamay Records just for him. Villame's first recording was in 1972 and entitled Magellan. It was the beginning of a long list of albums and recordings of his politically inspired songs in Sugboanon, Tagalog and English.


Notable works:
Among his notable works include Butse Kik, a song written from made-up Chinese-sounding words which Villame allegedly came up with by writing down the names of Chinese stores while waiting for a mechanic to fix his broken-down jeepney in Manila's Chinatown. He also wrote Philippine Geography, which lists 77 major islands, provinces, cities, municipalities, and towns in the Philippines from north to south. His long list of hits and his entertaining style of music has earned him the title of "King of Philippine Novelty Songs".

Villame began making movies in the early 1970s, and was noted for his role in the 1974 suspense thriller Biktima. In 2004, Yoyoy played a Visayan troubadour in the critically acclaimed movie, Babae sa Breakwater (Woman of the Breakwater).

You can take Ampalaya Plus and Enduranz at the same time.  There are no other components in Ampalaya Plus and Enduranz inside the capsule that are not plant origin. Ampalaya Plus contain Ampalaya fruit (without the seeds), Banaba and Luyang Dilaw; these are synergistic to optmize the food supplement, helpful in controlling blood sugar coupled with diet and exercise. Enduranz contain Tongkat Ali, Malunggay, Banaba and Gotu Kola, again, to optimize to enhance vitality and physical endurance aside from the effect of “unlocking” the testosterone that is bound with globulin in the blood. Note therefore that testosterone is present in the body but most is unused or unavailable, tongkat ali release the bound testosterone, making it useful, both for stamina, sexual experience and physical development of muscles. It can assist in those people involved in sports and body building.

We do not recommend diabetics to stop their medications, but rather improve their condition using Ampalaya Plus capsule food supplement. Diabetics should monitor their blood sugar levels in both fasting state and 2 hours after meals at least once a week during the initial take of Ampalaya Plus. Monitorig should be for about 3 months to determine if anti-diabetic medications can be reduced. Monitoring for HA1C or glycosilated hemoglobin, which is a marker of diabetic state should also be done 2x a year or at least yearly. Remember that weight control is a key factor in diabetes. Overweight individuals need to reduce weight through exercise and diet management for effective control of diabetes. There is no cure for diabetes but you can contol it in order to live a good quality of life

Dili diay lumad nga word nga Binol-anon ang Agora. TY for the info.

The BSAT Song was composed by Justino Romea.

To promote tourism in Bohol, we need the Panglao international Airport.

Unsa may meaning sa Agora. Diri sa Cagayan , naa say  Agora.

Danao diay ang birthplace in Francisco Dagohoy? Its worthy to be honored as the national hero of Bohol. Wala man koy nagdungog nga celebration nga Dagohoy day

Ty for the picture. I will submit papers to the Philippines Historical Commission requesting it to be declared   as our national wine.  Tuba is drink anywhere in the country. It is "sariling atin," no chemical added. Its pure. It came from the "tree of life," the coconut tree.

It takes a long process to declare. We will try.

Naa na diay mananggiti  before Magellan came to the country. Sa pag-abot nila sa Homonhon gipaimon sila ug tuba sa mga Pilipino.

Himoon nato nga national wine ang  "tuba".

What is our national wine?   "Tuba sir."

Tuba in Philippine History
by Cheza Salazar & Emily Urdaneta
In 1521, Ferdinand Magellan, the first colonizer of the Philippines, arrived with troop in one of the provinces in the Philippines and was then offered a bamboo tube containing a drink.


Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer The drink was said to be the sap taken from coconut flowers before they bloom. The sap is mixed with the bark of Rhizophora ocally known as tungog. After some time, it ferments and becomes a mild alcoholic drink having a bittersweet taste.

According to the book Early Mapping of Southeast Asia by Thomas Suarez, the King "had a meal of many food brought, all on porcelain plates, with several vessels of wine." The 'wine' was the tuba of the Filipinos, which Pigafetta called arrack. The Filipino liquor was, perhaps, a similar intoxicant that was enjoyed by Marco Polo in Sumatra, Indonesia, two and a quarter centuries earlier.


Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller This was also served during the Sikatuna-Legazpi blood compact. Legazpi made friends with the Boholanos by performing a blood compact with one of Bohol's famous leaders, Raja Sikatuna. According to historians, the blood compact, also known as sandugo (literally, "one blood"), which implied that "since the same blood now flowed in their veins, they had become members of the same family, bound to observe loyalty to one another." This made Legazpi and Sikatuna brothers by virtue of the rite.


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Did you know that tuba is rich in vitamin C. Mao bitaw nga ang palaimonn ug tuba dili
ubhonon.

Kon pasayloon sa obispo ang pari nga magminyo, daghan tingali nga moawat.
Maayo magkabit-kabit na lang. Mas maayo, tugotan na lang nga magminyo.

Tinuod kaayo, daghan diri sa among  lugar, gigamit personal ang mga  government vehicles bisan asa.  Dili na man ne mabadlong. Kauban na man ni  sa graft and corruption

Simplylee, classmate diay mo si George Sinajon, retired police na siya karon. Paryente me taga Corella.

Don't believe in miracles  because it will never happen during these days. It was only up to the apostles.

I know personaly Justino Romes. He was the supply officer of BSAT when i was in the high school in  the early 1960's. Siya man gani ang mag compose sa BSAT Song.

Ang ginamos mao nay maayo nga appitezer. Imo lang nga sagulan ug inad-ad ng kamatis ug gamay nga suka, lami kaayo.

It's Michael Ligalig and Lorenzo inspires me to write in TB because they always thread my posts when I was a Tubag Bohol baby.

We hope that Barack Obama is pro Filipinos. Kon nakakita mo gabii sa TV patrol,
si GMA wala gani napansin in President Obama bisan na lang nga  makalantaw
sa iyang dagway.

Maayo bitaw nga nasaag mo sa akong posts aron makabasa mo sa akong KD stories.

 Mang Jose , I agree with you.  Ang atong system of education is subject centered,
dili child centered. Dapat inig graduate sa bata sa high adunay sa siyay specialized
knowledge nga iyang mastered sama sa cooking, dressmaking,agribussines ,
mechanics or any techinical skills  nga hilig nila.

Ang atong systema sa education is always revising  the curriculum.

Can you still remember the old cemented waiting shed in front of Maria Clara Street,
apil pa adto ko ug construct during our shophours  of Mr. Evasco in 1963.

Karon , wala na.

Kinahanglan dili "funny" ang inyong usernames. It will also reflect your personality.

Why not use your surmanes.?

 Super Balita, local newpaper in Davao City ,Feb. 4, 2009  revealed that the marriage of
Fr. Pete  Lamata parish priest of St. Marys Parish of Buhangin , Davao City was solemnized
in Dauis Bohol on May 11, 1982.

Kinsa kaha ang pari niadtong panahona.? Apil pod siya  ug kasala. Walaon na lang
ang balaod sa celibacy ug tugotan  nga magminyo ang pari, kay sa magtago-tago.

The truth will always prevail.

 Mindanao Davao archbishop seeks forgiveness for married priest
02/02/2009 | 01:51 PM

MANILA, Philippines - Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla on Monday asked his flock to forgive one of the priests in the archdiocese who had been married in the past but has since regretted his act.

Capalla issued a statement seeking "compassion and forgiveness" for Fr. Pedro Lamata, after Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte disclosed on television that he [Lamata] was a married priest.

"As the spiritual father of all the Catholics in Davao City including my friend Mayor Digong and my priest Fr. Pete as well as others who might be in a similar situation, I would like to appeal for compassionate reconciliation, that is, to forgive and to receive forgiveness," Capalla's statement read.

Excerpts of the statement were posted on the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines website.

Capalla issued the statement after Duterte said on his television program last weekend that Lamata, now the parish priest of St. Mary's Church in Buhangin district, was married.

The archbishop said Lamata had contracted civil marriage with a woman as a young priest, but has long repented for what he had done.

He said a priest contracting marriage is a serious violation against the Code of Canon Law that merits automatic suspension from the ministry.

Capalla said Lamata had already been suspended from his priestly ministry because of what he did, but has since repented and restored to priestly ministry.

"Since that time until today, like a wounded healer Fr. Pedro Lamata has been a dedicated and energetic priest and pastor, well-loved and respected by many people especially his parishioners and friends, even from among the Muslims and Protestants," Capalla said.

Capalla learned of Lamata's case when he succeeded Archbishop Antonio Mabutas as the Davao archbishop.

He stressed that forgiveness is "being recommended not immediately but when both are predisposed for this Christian act."

"Forgiveness is given and received not to deny the Church's moral teachingsâ€"which must be preached boldlyâ€"but to admit the possible misinterpretation and misinformation that followed certain public utterances," he added. - GMANews

Until this time , wala pay final ang DepEd nga dugangan ug one year ang college effective next school year 2009-10.

Kadtong seni nga Bol-anon ko Nyor, nakakita ako adto nga salida. Ang nakadaot kay ang uban nga Bol-anon dautan ang interpretation sa show. Paborito nako ang mga kanta ni Yoyoy.

Yoyoy Villame is the unsung heroes of the Boholanos.

Nagsigi pa ko gihapon ug tudlo kay magtutudlo man ko. Nagsegi ko ug tudlo sa mga bata kay badlongon kaajo. Hapit na ko ma bantay bata ug tinudlo.

Mas maayo masulayan  nimo una mo magminyo kon dili ba sterile ang imong uyab.
This is the reason to test the virginity of your  future wife. Bahala na ug dili virgin basta manganak.

Naa untay universal law nga ang usa ka tao nga naturalaized sa laing country, dili mausab ang pangalan ug apelido.

Adding one year in college will open more employments for teachers and instructors in colleges and universities.  Its quite a good move to improve  our educational system and besides add employments.

Some Pinays marry foreigners just for money. Loves develop when there is money.

natagak= fell down
ajaw intawon, what is the english?
simbako, in English is what?
napugday= broken into pieces
dogmok= overran dog

Ang pinakakusog nga midaghan karon nga hayop diri sa among lugar , ang iring. Unsa maayo, hiloan na lang kaha. Maayo unta nga kini ang maendangered diri kay hasol kaayo nga manugkab sa kosina. Wala say mokaon ug iring diri kay malas ang makapatay ug iring.

Tungod  ba kaha kay ang Pilipino karon, Taglish naman ang namaster, (Tagalog English). Ngano man ang Japan, dili sila master sa english pero highly industrialized man.?

Wala na may nanghanting karon sa tarseir. Dunay manguha diha duol sa tarseir foundation aron himoong pet. Bawal ba diay na ?

Until now , its fiction. Aliens are coming from other countries, not from outside the earth.

There is no  possibilities of life in other planets.

Ngano nga dili man ipagawas ang mga tarseir sa Bohol sa ubang lalawigan aron
modaghan sad didto.?

Atong tugotan nga ipabred sa ubang lugar sa Pilipinas aron modaghan. Sigurado
ko nga modaghan kay dili man pareho sa onggoy nga lami kaonon ang karne.
Dili man makaon ang tarseir. Pareha ra gud sa mga baka, kanding ug mga manok
nga tugotan bisag kinsa ang mobuhi bisan asang lugar sa Pilipinas.

Wala may mamusil ug tarseir aron kaonon kay pait man ang karne.Kinsa may nakatilaw
ug karneng tarseir?  Kon duna may manakok ila gyud na nga buhion , for pet.

TY, hofelena ug bol-anon nga cebuano nga nasaag mo sa akong topic. Nasaag tingali mo kay nagbasa man mo sa akong KD stories .

Kining akong KD stories open bisan asang dapita sa kalibutan. Kamo na sad mosulat sa inyong KD stories. Murag nahutdan na ko.

Today's reality indicates that the Philipines is left behind in economic progress by almost
every country in the world including Asian countries like Japan, China, Singapore, South
Korea and others. Even Vietman which , not too long ago was a war zone. It starting now
to overtake us.

The simple solution is to improve the quality of our education and everything else will move
forward.

In the third International Mathematics and Science Study involving 40 countries, our
country ended up third to the last in Mathematics and second to the last in science ahead
only of South Africa. The result reflects the state of our country, which is characterized by
incompetence, and why poverty is prevalent.

To be more competing globally, is it  necessary that we will add one year in college for
all degree courses.?

Give your comments and suggestions.

Layman, did you know that in Sweden, virginity is  sin? Try to research about this.

I was a graduate of high school in BSAT, 1963-64. We were batch of the CVSCAFT
president Elpidio Magante.

Komusta , ang akong mga  classmates.

Gikapoy nako ug tudlo sa mga bata kay  sigi kog pangasaba. Gilaay nako. Mo retire na lang ko. Kon nahinayak kag pamonal sa nga bata, ma 163 ka.

Boholano is a dialect of Cebuano that is spoken on the island of Bohol in the Philippines, which is a Visayan speech variety, although it is sometimes described as a separate language. Boholano, especially the dialects used in Central Bohol, can be distinguished from other Cebuano dialects by a few phonetic changes. The "y" sound in Cebuano becomes "j" ("iya" in Cebuano becomes "ija"), the "k" sound sometimes becomes "h" ("ako" in Cebuano becomes "aho")the "l" sound sometimes if it is used in the second or following syllable becomes "w" ("kulang" in Cebuano becomes "kuwang"). The dialects used in the coastal areas of Bohol though, including Tagbilaran City, are almost indistinguishable from other Cebuano-speaking areas

Hangtod karon garbo nako nga ako Bol-anon. 1966 pa ako diri sa Davao hangtod nagpermanent residence ko sa Digos City niadtiong 1981. Still I'm proud to be called Boholano.

For the past 45 million years, tarsiers have inhabited rainforests around the world, but now they only exist on a few islands in the Philippines, Borneo and Indonesia. In Bohol, the Philippine Tarsier was a common sight in the southern part of the island until the 1960's. Since then, the number has dwindled to as few as an estimated 1000 still left in the wild. Once protected by the humid rainforests and mist-shrouded hills, these mysterious primates struggle to survive as their home is cleared for crop growing.

To date, the Philippine Tarsier Foundation has acquired 7.4 hectares of land in Corella, Bohol for a Tarsier sanctuary. With the Department of Environment and Natural Resources playing an oversight role, the foundation has asked other Bohol towns with Philippines Tarsier populations to donate 20 hectares (49.4 acres) of forestland for conservation.

It also runs a Tarsier Research and Development Center, which serves as a visitor center and venue for research, as well as a habitat preserve. At the sanctuary, a spacious net enclosure keeps 100 Philippine Tarsiers for feeding, captive breeding and display. Here, visitors can observe the Philippine Tarsier in their natural habitat. Within the sanctuary, the Philippine Tarsiers roam freely and all of them have got used to a seven-foot high fence that circumscribes the territory and which serves mainly to protect them from predators like feral cats. At night, tarsiers can be seen climbing out of the fence to forage for food farther into the forest. They return again before daybreak, as if observing a curfew.

Do not visit the caged Tarsiers which are elsewhere on the island (especially Loboc). These are often stolen from the sanctuary and are so traumatised they can no longer breed.

The Tarsier was used by Stephen Spielberg as the inspiration for E.T.

Unsa man ning snakewoman sa Bohol? Dili ba kadtong dakong sawa diha sa ASlbur?

"Ako ay Pilipino, ako ay Pilipino, taas noo't kahit kanimo, ang Pilipino ay ako.."

Ang Filipino ay ang pangalan ng ating pambansang wika. Ang Pilipino ay mga tao ng Pilipinas.

Kon lalaki sa TB  ang gustong makigtagbo kaninyo, ok ba nga mokuyog mo dayon?

Dili magkumpyansa bisan kinsa.

It was mentioned yesterday, ABS CBN news " mike might run for president"

How reliable is the news?

So, beautiful..... . Asa man ni nga lugar? I thought Langgam Tamsi, you are a gentleman.

Dili tingali mahalin ang Barong Tagalog sa Amerika  kay tugnaw man.
Tingali pwede didto sa Arab countries.

1 John 1:9
Context
NET ©   
But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, 1  forgiving 2  us our sins and cleansing 3  us from all unrighteousness.
NIV ©
biblegateway 1Jo 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
NASB ©
biblegateway 1Jo 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness


These are conflicting verses in the Bible. It is said that if we confess our sin He is faithful and just
and forgive us , 1 John 1:9. But why is there an unforgivable sin? Its only Christ that can forgive our sins and not the Holy Spirit.

The Unforgivable Sin

But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; he is guilty of an eternal sin.
—Mark 3:29, NIV

So in my opinion, the unforgivable sin, the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit, consists in misusing one’s training and education in the Scriptures to publicly and knowingly slander the Holy Spirit by misleading people into thinking that He is Satan. Clearly no one who does this can be forgiven, because it is through the Holy Spirit that we are forgiven. Also, no one who thinks that the Holy Spirit is Satan will permit himself to be guided by Him or filled with Him or given gifts by Him. So just as pulling the main breaker in your house means that you can never receive electricity, blaspheming against the Holy Spirit means that you can never receive forgiveness, because it turns off the tap through which forgiveness flows!

This is not the sort of sin that an ordinary person can commit. Blasphemy is deliberate, public slander. In order to commit this sin, you have to be in a position of learned authority.

In any event, to people who are worried about committing this sin, I offer these two observations:

Paul said that he was the worst of all sinners, yet he was not only saved but also made an apostle.
If Paul is the worst of all sinners, it stands to reason that you can’t be worse than he was, and judging from his spiritual career, whatever limits are on your calling are higher than you think.
Repentance is a spiritual gift. (See Acts 5:31, Acts 11:18, and 2 Timothy 2:25)
If you feel remorse for your sins and a desire to change, you are obviously not disconnected from the Holy Spirit; and if you are not disconnected, you cannot possibly have committed the unforgivable sin.
So to those who are troubled: the surest sign that you have not committed the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is the very fact that you are worried about it, because that shows that the Holy Spirit is very definitely on speaking terms with you!

Yes, you can be a citizen to another country through naturalization. You will lost your Philippine citizenship and can be reacquired as you desire in a manner provided by law.

Alam mo ba Manong Jose na dumadami na ngayon ang mga salitang Bisaya na kasali na sa wikang Filipino. Halimbawa: hinay-hinay, k******n, bana, bukid, tabang at iba pa.

Napakaganda ang tula mo sa itaas Manong.
Maaari po bang e translate mo sa Wikang Filipino.?

Beautiful....... the oldest church in Bohol, Baclayon church.

Nakalimot kog asa me magdagkop niadtong 1960. Ang Birhen sa Kalooy ra ang akong nahinumdoman. Dili diay sa Loon.

Calle,  0 ang answer. Kon nakabuhi ang inahan kay nakalusot, apil sad ang baktin ug gawas.

Tegmo  na sad mo mga TB.

Isang bugtong mula sa wikang Filipino.
   
Isang bayabas, pito ang butas. Sagot.........

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        August 2005

Ni Gester Jeff Quilala, Mary Thrasher Jose, Lutchie Anne Coral at
Gilbert Casado

Bawat bansa ay may kaniya-kaniyang pagkakakilanlan. Maaring ito ay sa porma ng watawat, sa himig ng pambansang awit, o sa wikang sinasalita. Tulad din ng ibang bansang malaya, ang Pilipinas ay may sarili ding wika. Ngunit saan nga ba nagsimula ang wikang Filipino? Kusa lamang ba itong sumibol? Ito ba ay isang wikang hiram? O ito ba ay pinagsama-samang mga salita mula sa iba’t-ibang kultura?

May siyam na pamilya ng wika sa buong daigdig at kinabibilangan ito ng humigit-kumulang 3,000 pangunahing wika. Isa sa siyam na ito ay kinabibilangan ng wika sa Pilipinas. Ang ating wika ay nasasaklawan ng pamilyang Austronesian o Malayo-Polynesian na kinabibilangan ng mga kawikaan sa Timog Silangang Asya gaya ng Indonesia at Malaysia.
Sawaiori at Jahori, Mela-nesia, at Malay ay ang tatlong subpamilyang nasa ilalim ng pamilyang Malayo-Polynesian. Sa mga sub-pamilyang ito, ang ating wika ay napapaloob sa Malay bilang sangay na Tagala.

Itinuturing pangunahing wikang katutubo ang Tagalog, Ilocano, Pangasinan, Kapam-pangan, Bicol, Waray o Samar-Leyte, Cebuano, Hiligaynon o Ilongo, Maranaw, Tausug, at Maguindanao, batay sa dami ng populasyon o porsyento ng mga tao na gumagamit, nagasalita, nagsusulat, at nakakaunawa rito. Halos lahat ng mga wikang ito ay may kanya-kanyang dayalekto, gaya ng Tagalog (Tagalog-Rizal, Tagalog-Bulacan, Tagalog-Batangas, Tagalog-Marinduque, Tagalog-Cavite, at iba pa. Gauyundin sa Cebuano, na kung saan ay may Cebuano-Cebu, Cebuano-Bohol, Cebuano-Surigao, at iba pa. Ang Hiligaynon naman ay mayroong Aklanon, Kiniray-a, Cuyunon, Palaweño, Ilongo, at iba pa. Ang Bicol ay mayroong Naga, Legaspi, Bato, Buhi, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Masbateño, at iba pa. Samantala ang Ilocano naman ay may Ilocos, Abra, Cagayan, Samtoy, Ibanag, Bulubundukin, at iba pa.

Ang alif-ba-ta at abecedario

Bago pa dumating ang mga banyaga dito sa Pilipinas tulad ng mga Kastila, ang mga katutubong Pilipino ay may sarili ng alpabeto at sistema ng pagbabaybay na mas kilala sa tawag na “alibata” o alif-ba-ta sa Arabo. Ang matandang alpabeto ng mga katutubo ay syllabic at binubuo ng tatlong patinig (vowels) at labing-apat na katinig (consonants). Ang patinig ay mayroong a, e, at i, samantalang ang o at u naman ay may iisa lamang tunog na lubhang nakalilito. Bawat isa sa mga katinig ay binabasa na may kasama na patinig a, kapag ito ay walang marka sa itaas o sa ibaba na mas kilala sa tawag na “kudlit,” o isang uri ng marka na ginagamit sa mga matatandang sistema ng pagsusulat. Kapag ito naman ay may kudlit sa ibaba, ang patinig a, ay napapalitan ng patinig o o di kaya ay u. Ngunit kung ang kudlit naman ay nasa itaas, ang patinig ay nagiging e o i.

Nang sinakop ng mga Kastilang mananakop ang Pilipinas, pilit na binago ng mga ito ang kulturang pangkatutubo ng mga sinaunang Pilipino. Binura ng mga Espanyol ang mga paganong pag-uugali ng mga katutubo, kabilang na ang pag-iiba sa sistema ng pag-susulat, pagbasa at mga salita ng mga ito. Ipinakilala ng mga Kastila ang kanilang sariling bersyon ng alibata, ang abecedario o ang alpabetong Espanyol.

Nang dumating naman ang mga Amerikano sa Pilipinas, ipinatupad ang patakarang alinsunod sa ilang patakarang ipinatupad ng mga mananakop na Kastila. Ang mga ito ay ang pagyakap sa Kristyanismo at ang pagiging sibilisado ng mga pamayanan. Ipinalaganap ng mga Amerikano ang pam-publikong sistema ng edukasyon. Ginamit ang wikang Ingles bilang pangunahing instrumento sa pagtuturo kaya ang Hispanisasyon ng mga Kastila ay napalitan ng Amerikanisasyon.

Ang Surian ng Wikang Pambansa

Nang manungkulan si Manuel L. Quezon bilang Pangulo ng Komonwelt at si Sergio Osmeña bilang pangalawang Pangulo, binig-yan pansin ang isyung “nasyonalismo.” Naniniwala ang mga liderato ng bansa noon na dapat magkaroon ng isang pangkalahatang pambansang wika na siyang mahalaga sa pagtataguyod ng pangkabuuang unawaan at pagkikintal ng pambansang pagmamalaki ng sambayanan. Ayon sa Artikulo XIV, Sekyon 3 ng Konstitisyong 1935, ang magiging bagong wika ay ibabase sa mga kasalukyang katutubong wikang meron sa ating bansa.

Ang Unang Pambansang Asemblea noong ika-13 ng Nobyembre, 1937, ang siyang bumuo sa Institusyon ng Wikang Pambansa. Ang mga naging kasapi sa komiteng ito ay sina Jaime de Veyra (Hiligaynon), Santiago Fonacier (Ilocano), Casimiro Perfecto (Bicol), Felix Rodriguez (Samarnon), Felix Sotto (Cebuano), Cecilio Lopez (Tagalog), Hadji Butu (Maranao-Maguindanao), Isidro Abad (Cebuano), Zoilo Hilario (Pampango), Jose Zulueta (Pangasinan), at Lope K. Santos (Tagalog).

Nang binuo ang Commonwealth Constitution, ang wikang “Tagalog” ang siyang naging pambansang wika ng Pilipinas, ayon na rin sa Executive Order Bilang 134. Ang mga naging batayan nito ay ang: pagiging lingua franca nito, o paggamit ng Tagalog sa maraming sangay ng komersyo at kalakalan; ang dami ng katutubong nagsasalita nito, sa dahilang ang wikang ito ay ang pangunahing ginagamit sa lungsod ng Maynila gayundin sa mga kalapit probinsya nito, at; ang karamihan ng panitikang Pilipino ay nakasulat sa Tagalog. Ngunit dahil sa ilang pagtutol ng mga kinatawan ng iba’t-ibang bahagi ng bansa matapos ang tatlong taon, ang naturang konstitusyon ay hindi klinasipika ang wikang Tagalog bilang opisyal na wikang pambansa, ngunit bilang isang pormal na dayalekto ng ating bansa lamang.

Nang kinilala ang Philippine language based-Tagalog, isinulat ni Lope K. Santos ang Balarila ng Wikang Pambansa na siyang nagpakilala sa Abakada na may 20 letra, na kung saan ang letrang “a” lamang ang idinadagdag sa dulo ng bawat katinig para sa tunog nito.

Nung panahong din ito, umusbong ang mga salitang ginamit sa Balarila at ito ay ang mga: balarila (grammar), pandiwa (verb), pangngalan (noun), pang-uri (adjective), pang-abay (adverb), pangatnig (conjunction), patinig (vowel), katinig (consonant), panaguri (predicate), simuno (subject), pang-ukol (preposition), paningit (inclitic).

Samantala, nakasaad din sa Konstitusyon ng Komon-welt na ang wikang pambansa ay dapat na kumatawan sa lahat ng lalawigan ng bansa. Ibig sabihin, ito ay dapat na ginagamit sa halos lahat ng mga lalawigan. Hindi lamang iyan, ang naturang pambansang wika ay dapat may mga elemento ng iba’t-ibang dayalekto na siyang ginagamit ng iba’t-ibang lalawigan sa buong bansa.

Ang Tagalog bilang Pilipino

Bago naisagawa ang pangalawang konstitusyon noong dekada ‘70, higit na sa kalahati ng mga mamamayan ng bansa ang gumagamit na ng wikang Tagalog, kumpara noong nakaraang apat-napu’t taon na kung saan ay may halos dalawampu’t limang porsyento lamang ng mga Pilipino ang nagsasalita ng Tagalog. Isa sa mga kadahilanan ng paglaki ng bilang na ito ay nang sumiklab ang Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigidig, ipinag-utos ng mga mananakop na Hapones na Tagalog ang wikang gamitin sa mga paaralan at maging sa mass media.

Dahil dito, ang mga “nationalists academics” ay nagkaisang magtulong-tulong upang magbigay daan tungo sa pagtatatag ng isang opisyal na pambansang wika, na siyang tatawaging “Pilipino”â€"na kung saan ay tanggap ng karamihan bilang ang wikang “Tagalog.”

Sa pamamagitan ng Department Memo no. 194 na inisyu ng Kagawaran ng Edukasyon, Kultura, and Pampalakasan noong ika-30 ng Hulyo, 1976, ang 20 titik ng abakada ay nadagdagan ng labing-isang banyagang-hiram na titik. Ang naturang revised Filipino Alphabet na binubuo ng 31 na letra, ay kinabibilangan ng mga letrang banyaga tulad ng c, ch, f, j, ll, ñ, q, rr, v, x, at z. Ngunit dahil sa hindi naging malinaw ang paggamit sa mga letrang ito, ang naturang alpabeto ay dumaan uli sa panibagong pagsususog.

Noong mga panahong din iyon, isinagawa ang iba’t ibang paraan nang pagpapayaman ng pambansang wika. Pinilit ng mga dalubhasa na gawin itong maka-katutubo, na kung saan ang mga “salitang hiram” o mga salitang galing sa mga banyagang wika ay unti-unting tinanggal at pinapalitan ng katutubong salitang katumbas nito. Isang halimbawa ang salitang Espanyol na silyaâ€"na siyang pinalitan ng salitang “salumpuwit.” Ngunit sa kadahilanang ang mga salitang madalas na nating ginagamit ay hiram na halos sa mga banyagang salita tulad ng Ingles, Espanyol, Intsik, Hapon, at kung anu-ano pa, hindi na naging epektibo ang mga naturang hakbang ng mga nasyonalista sa larangan ng akademya.

Ang makabagong Filipino

Nang dumating ang kapanahunan ng panunungkulan ng dating Pangulong Corazon Aquino, ang naturang isyu ay binigyang pansin sa pag-sasagawa ng Konstitusyon ng 1987. Ang pambansang wika ng Pilipinas ay kinilala bilang Filipino at hindi na Pilipino. Ang pagpapalit ng wikang pambansa mula sa Pilipino tungo sa salitang “Filipino” ay nag-bibigay halaga sa mga salitang Ingles at Espanyol na naging bahagi na ng ating pansariling wika. Ang mga letra sa alpabetong Ingles na hindi lingid sa kaalaman ng bawat Pilipino, tulad ng f, j, c, x, and z, ay isinama na rin sa makabagong alpabetong Pilipino.

Ang Alpabetong Filipino ng 1987, ang siyang pinagbago at pinaghusay na Abakada at Alpabetong Filipino ng 1976. Ang naturang Filipino Alphabet ay binubuo ng 28 titk na kung saan ang pagbasa nito ay halintulad rin sa pagbasa ng alpabetong Ingles. Ito ang kasalukuyang ginagamit natin ngayonâ€"na siyang nagpapayaman at nagpapalawig pa sa wikang Filipino.

Ang ebolusyon ng Pam-bansang Wika ng Pilipinas ay naging bahagi rin ng kurikulum ng iba’t ibang paaralan sa Pilipinas. Ang mga estudyante ng mga paaralan ay kinikilala ang salitang “Filipino” bilang ang wikang pambansa, at ang “Tagalog” bilang isang uri ng katutubong salita o dayalekto. Hindi lamang mga asigna-turang Filipino ang meron sa kurikulum ng mga paaralan sa Pilipinas, nariyan rin ang mga asignaturang Ingles at iba pang klase ng aralin na siyang nagtuturo rin ng iba’t-ibang lenguwahe ng iba’t ibang bansa. Sa ibang dako naman ng daigdig, tulad ng Amerika, ang mga Philippine Schools ay mayroon ding mga klase sa Filipino na siya namang nagtuturo sa kanila ng sarili nating wikang pambansa.

Imperyalismong Tagalog

Kahit na dumaan na sa maraming salin o pagbabago ang tawag sa wikang pambansaâ€"mula sa Tagalog, na naging Pilipino (na base pa rin sa Tagalog ), na ngayon ay Filipino naâ€"marami pa rin ang nasanay na sa pagtawag ng Tagalog bilang pambansang wika, mapabanyaga man o katutubong Pilipino. Ang kaisipang ito ay tinawag ni Prof. Leopoldo Yabes na “Tagalog Imperialism.”
Ang pangyayaring ito ay ikinasama rin ng loob ng ilan nating kababayan na di-Tagalog. Sa tingin nila, hindi nabibigyan ng pansin ang ilan pang malalawak na gamiting wika tulad ng Ilokano at Cebuano. Nagbigay daan din ito sa pagpapalit ng mga konsepto ng wikang pambansa.

Sa ibang bansa, napansin ninyo ba na mas kilala ang salitang “Tagalog” kaysa sa Filipino bilang pangunahing wikang pambansa ng Pilipinas? Ang salitang Filipino para sa mga banyaga, ay isa lamang klase ng pang-uri. Ngunit ang ganitong pagkakakilanlan nila sa salitang Filipino ay hindi nagbibigay ng malaking pagkakaiba sa salitang Pilipino at Tagalogâ€"gaya ng pagkakakilanlan ng mga Amerikano at maging ng mga Canadian.

Pilipino o Filipino?

Ngayon, malinaw na ba sa isipan ng lahat ang pinagkaiba ng salitang Filipino sa Pilipino? Para sa mga naguguluhan pa, ang wikang Filipino ay tinaguriang “Tagalog-plus” na kung saan ito ay binubuo ng iba’t-ibang banyagang salita maliban sa Tagalog. Ito rin ang nagbibigay lawak sa ideya ng makabagong diksyunaryong Filipino, na kung saan ang salitang Ingles na Dictionary at Espanyol na Diccionario ay maaari na ring gamitin sa wikang Filipino bilang “diksyunaryo.” Ngunit para sa mga malamim managalog o mas kilala sa tawag na “purist,” ang salitang dictionary ay ang “talatinigan.” Ilan pa sa mga halimbawa nito ay ang kompyuter, kwalipikasyon, okasyon, indibidwal, sipilis, at iba pa na galing sa mga salitang Ingles tulad ng computer, qualification, occasion, individual, at syphilis.

Ngunit para sa mga eksperto, mas maiging tawaging “Filipino” at hindi “Tagalog” ang sarili nating wika. Ito ay upang magbigay galang o konside-rasyon sa mga kababayan nating hindi ginagamit ang wikang Tagalog bilang kanilang pangunahing salita.

Ang hinaharap ng wikang Filipino

Sa kasalukuyan, masasabi pa ring dapat ituloy ang paglinang sa wikang Filipino at nararapat lamang na ito ay lubusan pa ring pagyamanin. Isa sa pinakamalaking hamon na kinakaharap ng ating wika sa kasalukuyang panahon ay ang pagiging intelektwa-lisado nito. Pinaniniwalaan na ilang dekada pa ng masin-sinang pag-aaral at pagpa-patupad ang kinakailangan para maisakatuparan ang adhikaing ito. Kailangan munang maisalin sa Filipino ang lahat ng kaalaman at mga konsepto na pinag-aaralan ng mga Pilipino mula elementarya hanggang kolehiyo. Sa ngayon, hindi makakatapos ng pag-aaral ang isang Pilipino na wikang Filipino pa lamang ang kayang salitain sapagka’t maraming termino sa agham, matematika, algebra, medisina, trigonometri, at pisika ang wala pa ring katumbas o “counter-part” sa Filipino. Isa pa, ang mga kaalamang ito ay hindi rin nagmula sa sarili nating bayan kaya karamihan ng mga aklat, ensayklopedia, at mga diksyunaryo na ginagamit natin ngayon sa pag-aaral ay nakalimbag sa wikang Ingles. Panitikan pa lamang ang aspeto ng wikang Filipino ang intelektwalisado sa ngayon.

Ito ang dilemma ng pagiging intelektwalisado ng wikang Filipino: Kailangang palitan ng Filipino ang wikang Ingles bilang pinakagamiting wika sa ating bansa; ngunit para mangyari ito, kailangan munang maging intelektwalisado ang wikang Filipino.

Quezon: Ama ng Wikang Pambansa, Letranista

Si Manuel Luis Quezon ay isinilang noong ika-19 ng Agosto, taong 1978 sa Baler, Tayabas (ngayo’y Quezon). Siya ay anak ng mag-asawang Lucio Quezon at Maria Dolores Molina, dalawa sa pinakapipitangang mamamayan sa kanilang lugar.

Sa edad na lima, si Manuel ay tinuruan ng kanyang inang magbasa at magsulat sa wikang Espanyol at tinuruan din siya ng huli ng katekismo. Sa edad namang pito, nag-aral naman siya ng relihiyong Katolika sa pangunguna ni P. Teodoro Fernandez. Kabilang din sa mga pinag aralan niya na kasama ang pari ay ang mga asignaturang Latin at Heograpiya.

Mula pagkabata ay kinakitaan na ng potensiyal si Manuel na maging isang mabisang pinuno ng mga tauhang naniniwala at nagtitiwala sa kanya. Siya ay isang batang may tiwala sa sarili, interes sa pagkatuto, at handang magbigay tulong sa kapwa. Ngunit kabila ng mga ito ay hindi nawawala ang kanyang pagiging masiyahin. Si Manuel ay may ng tamang pag-uugali na sinamahan din ng di matatawarang kakisigan.

Matapos makakuha ng sapat na kaalaman mula sa kanyang mga magulang at ilang guro, si Manuel ay nagpunta sa Maynila upang mag-aral. Labing-isang taong gulang siya noon nang siya ay pumasok sa Colegio de San Juan de Letran kung saan siya’y nabigyan ng parangal sa Batselor ng Sining noong 1894. Itinuloy niya ang pag-aaral ng Batas sa Unibersidad ng Santo Tomas.

Ngunit bago pa man matapos ng Jurisprudence si Quezon, sumabog ang rebolusyon. Siya ay sumapi sa pwersa nina Heneral Emilio Aguinaldo at nakipagdigmaan sa Tarlac, Pampanga, at Bataan. Dahil na rin sa ipinamalas na katapangan at kagitingan, itinaas ang kanyang rango mula sa pagiging Ikalawang Tinyente sa pagiging Kapitan at nang lumaon ay naging Major.

Pagkatapos ng rebolusyon, bumalik si Quezon sa Santo Tomas at itinuloy ang kanyang pag-aaral at nakakuha ng ikaapat na pinakamataas na marka sa Bar noong 1903.

Si Quezon ay nagtrabaho bilang klerk at nang lumaon ay naatasang maging Piskal sa bayan ng Mindoro at Tayabas. Siya ay nanalo bilang konsehal sa Tayabas at nang tumakbong Gobernador ay nanalo noong 1906. Isang taon ang lumipas at siya’y nahalal bilang Majority Floor Leader ng Unang Asemblea ng Pilipinas at naging Chairman ng Committee on Appropriations. Mula 1909 hanggang 1916, siya ay nag-silbing Komisyoner ng Pilipinas para sa U.S House of Representatives.

Si Quezon ay naging Senador noong 1916 at naging pangulo ng Senado hanggang 1935. Nang taon ding iyon ay nanalo si Manuel Quezon bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas laban kina Emilio Aguinaldo at Obispo Gregorio Aglipay.
Matapos ang pananakop ng mga Hapones sa bansa noong Ikalawang Digmaang Pandaigdig, lumipad patungong Amerika si Quezon. Siya ay dinapuan ng sakit na tuberkulosis at pumanaw noong ika-1 ng Agosto, taong 1944 sa Saranak Lake, New York. Bilang pagkilala sa pumanaw na Pangulo, inilibing siya sa Arlington National Cemetery kung saan tanging mga bayani lang ang nakahimlay. Matapos ang dalawang taon, dinala sa Pilipinas ang kanyang mga labi at inilibing sa Manila North Cemetery at inilipat namang muli sa Quezon Memorial Circle.

Si Quezon ay naikasal sa kanyang pinsan na si Aurora Aragon at nagbunga ng apat na anak na sina Maria Aurora, Maria Zeneida, Luisa Corazon Paz at Manuel Jr.

Napag-isipan ko na mag post ng topik tungkol sa ating wikang Filipino. Wala kong nakita.
Sa topic na ito, magsulat tayo o mag chat ng kahit anong bagay  ginagamit ang ating mahal
na wikang pambansa, ang Wikang Filipino. Inaanyayahan ko ang lahat ng mga TB.  

          Ayon kay Jose Rizal, " ang hindi magmahal sa sariling wika ay
                                             higit pa sa hayop at malansang isda."

Dalha ko bisan asa,
Kay pasakyon ta ka.

Mao nay highbred  tarsier, the result of modern technology.

Myth on the Origin of Bohol

IJsselstein, Monday, 01 December 2003 16:06:51

As told by an old woman who lived just below the forest of Verde, Duero, Bohol. She was known as Oyang Pinanda, meaning Great Grandma Penanda.

The people were living beyond the sky. One day, the chief's only daughter got sick. The medicine man of the barangay said: "The cure is in the roots of this wild Balili tree. Dig around it and let her arms touch the root".

They dug around the root and they placed the sick girl on the trench, when suddenly, the woman fell through the hole in the sky. Below the sky was a big water. Two gakits saw the woman fall. They caught her lightly on their backs where she rested. The gakits found Big Turtle. When Big Turtle saw the woman, he called a council of all swimming animals. They said: "We must save the woman and make her a home".

The leader commanded the frog: "Dive and bring up dirt from the tree roots." The frog tried and failed.

The mouse tried also and failed. Finally, the Big Toad volunteered: "I will try".

At this, all animals jeered and laugh except Big Turtle who said: "You do well to try. Perhaps you will be lucky".

The old Toad took a long breath and went down, down. At last, a bubble of air came up and the old Toad followed. In its mouth she carried a few grains of sand, which she spread around the edge of Big Turtle's shell. Then an island grew on Big Turtle's back, and it became Bohol island, and the woman lived upon it.

If anyone will examine carefully the shape of the turtle's back , he will find some similarity to the shape of the island of Bohol.

The woman seemed to feel cold. She needed more light to keep her warm. The animals held a council again. Said Little Turtle: "If I could only get up into the sky, I could gather the lightning and make a light".

"You do will try, perhaps you will be luck", said the Big Turtle.

One day, not long after dark, a whirling cloud carried Little Turtle up into the sky where he gathered lightning, and made sun and moon gave light to the woman. During all this time, the woman lived with an old man whom she found on the island. They lived together and gave birth to twin boys. As they grew, one was kind and the other was cruel. Good one prepared Bohol for the coming of people. He made smooth plains, forests, rivers, and many animals. Good one made fishes without scales; Bad one coated them with large scales, hard to scrape off. Bad one went to the west and died. Good one went on improving Bohol and removing evils brought forth by his brother. Last of all, he made Boholanos by taking two lumps of earth and shaped them like human figures. Then he spat on them and they became man and woman. They were endowed by Good One with sterling qualities; like industry, hospitality, obedience, good nature and peace loving.

The two were married and they lived together. Good One gave them seeds of different kinds and planted them. Good One made the great eel, a snake-like fish in the river. He also made the great crab, and let it go wherever it liked. When the great crab bit the great eel, it wriggled, and this movement produced earthquake. That is why Bohol has plenty of crabs (both land and sea), and eels, for they were first created by Good One. Boholanos relish them for food but they always respected the toad. The Boholanos do not eat frogs or toads or land turtles as other Visayans so, no matter how palatable they are as a dish. Many call the old toad grandmother even today. Grandmother toad endowed the Boholanos with sterling qualities.

From Boholano Folklore by Maria Caseñas Pajo.

Ang pinakamahal nga treasure karon sa Corella mao ang TUBIG. It is the main source of water to the city of Tagbilaran and some neighboring towns.

Kon gidakop ang ubang mga tarsiers diha sa Corella, naa ra na nagtuyok-tuyok sa Bohol kay dili pan makagawas. Dili pwede makasaka sa barko o sa airplane kay  may inspection man. Therefore , dili makagawas sa Bohol.

Adunay bay smuggling sa mga tarsier para dalhon sa ubang probinsya?

Diri naa na sad me sinulog sa Digos City pero not so well organized like  in Cebu and
other places. Nagasugod-sugod pa me diri.

The pictures are  so beautiful.

Sa Loon Church, naa ba diha ang Berhin sa Kaooy?

 
Decline of education blamed on “deterioration of English proficiency”
by Grace on November 28th, 2006
Such a “rapid decline in the English competency of Filipinos would eventually erode the competitiveness of the country’s human resources, both here and abroad”… A quote attributed to Senator Edgardo J. Angara.

This was in reference to a bill that passed last month restoring English as the primary language of instruction from high school onwards. The bill was created as Congress’ response to the declining proficiency on the use of the English language in communications. (The Education Department adopted a bilingual program in 1987 to promote the use of Tagalog, the other official language.)

According to a recent government study, only 7 percent of high school graduates can properly read, speak or understand English, and poorly trained teachers are partly to blame, it said.

According to a (separate) study conducted by the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, 75 percent of the more than 400,000 Filipino students that graduate from college each year have “substandard English skills.”

Matthew 6:33 states,"But seek ye first the kingdom of God,and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

…One of the hardest things a Christian has to learn is to rely onGod's ability and not our strength…our own sufficiency…Relying on self has to literally die…God tells us to put our trust in Him…We may be having problems…God tells us to seek Him out…Prayer is communicating withGod…Through Jesus Christ we can enter into the very presence of God…We can take our failings…our problems…our fears…our needs…any troubles or trials that beset us…and seek God…and He promises He will be found and will answer us…Praying is actually talking to our Father…who holds all the to our every need…our Mediator is Jesus…The fears we have…the troubles we may be experiencing…seem to get stronger more menacing in the dark…in our minds…God directs us to bring them into the light of His presence…"Cast thy burden upon the Lord(Psalm55:22)…God tells us over and over again…"Be not anxious"…He wants us to put our trust in for Him…Look to Him for all our needs…As we seek first the Kingdom of God,and His righteousness…in other words as we pray…talk to God in Jesus' name…as we rely on our Father's ability ..on our Father's. strength…we see the hand of God working in our lives…He opens up the way for us…He makes the paths straight for us…He guides us…He leads us in the way we should go…He answers our prayers …He takes care of our needs…Don't worry about fancy phrases…or fancy prayers…Just seek God out…talk to Him ,really tell Him what is on your heart…tell Him of your joys.. .your problems …the things that bother you or whatever is weighing you down…Hand everything over to Him…seek His answers…prayer is a form of praising God…(Psalm145:18) says, "The Lord is nigh unto all them all them that call upon Him." Amen

Ang anay diha sa kulongan.
Nanganak ug lima.
Nakabuhi ang inahan.
Pila'y nahibilin.

Sa Abril 2009 nakasuroy na ko diha kay mobakasyon ko sa amo sa Corella.

You can buy ampalaya capsules at Mercury drugs. Mas mura ang presyo .

Ayaw mo ug  binuang ni Mike Arroyo. Wala mo kahibalo nga labaw pa siya sa Ginoo?
Si Mike Arroyo ay ang Unang Ginoo ng mga Pilipino ngayon.

The beautiful churches in  Bohol are the living legacies of our forefathers who were the builders and framers .

The sinulog is of pagan origin but it is accepted to the Roman Catholic as a religious festival to show love  to the Holy Child Jesus.

Biography of  Barack Obama



Born: 4 August 1961
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Best known as: The 44th president of the United States
Name at birth: Barack Hussein Obama II

Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. A former Democratic U.S. senator from Illinois, he was elected president on 4 November 2008. Obama has spoken often of his multicultural background: his father was from Kenya, his mother from Kansas, and they met at the University of Hawaii. After his parents divorced and his father returned to Africa, Obama stayed with his mother and was raised in Indonesia and Hawaii. He earned an undergraduate degree from Columbia University in 1983 and a law degree from Harvard in 1991. He then joined the Chicago law firm of Miner, Barnhill & Galland, which specialized in civil rights legislation. He also lectured at the University of Chicago.

Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996, and then to the U.S. Senate in 2004, beating Republican candidate Alan Keyes. Obama shot to national fame after delivering the keynote speech in support of John Kerry at the 2004 Democratic national convention. The speech established Obama as a rising star in the party. Obama announced in February of 2007 that he would run for president in 2008; his last Democratic opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton, dropped from the race in June of 2008, and Obama was formally nominated at the party's convention that August. He named Delaware senator Joe Biden to be his running mate, and they defeated Republican nominees John McCain and Sarah Palin in the general election. Obama is the first African-American president in American history. He published the personal memoir Dreams from My Father in 1995, and published a second book, The Audacity of Hope, in 2006. The title of the latter book was also the title of his 2004 keynote speech, and both books won Grammys for best spoken word album.

Extra credit: Obama married the former Michelle Robinson in 1992. They have two daughters: Malia (b. 1998) and Sasha (b. 2001)... Obama's father, also named Barack Obama, was black; his mother, Ann Dunham, was white. Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham (nicknamed "Toot"), died the day before Obama was elected in 2008... Obama attended Occidental College in Los Angeles before completing his undergraduate degree at Columbia... Obama's Senate website described him as "the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review" and "the third African American since Reconstruction to be elected to the U.S. Senate." The previous African-American senators elected by popular vote were Edward Brooke (1967-79, from Massachusetts) and Carol Moseley-Braun (1993-99, from Illinois). Two other African-Americans were chosen by state senates to become U.S. Senators: Hiram Revels (1870-71, from Mississippi) and Blanche Bruce (1875-81, also from Mississippi)... His 2008 Grammy for The Audacity of Hope beat books by two former presidents: Bill Clinton's Giving: How Each of Us Can Change the World and Jimmy Carter's Sunday Mornings in Plains: Bringing Peace to a Changing World.