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Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 10:53:59 PM
set aside the mga igot igot aw ehe aligotgot diay! padayun sa domingo! hahhha!

Ang mga kugihan, nag-andam na tingali daan og mga pabuto para sa Domingo...

Kon maohon paingon diay sa pagkapapas ang panultihon nga "nawong morag Biyernes Santo"...

Salamat, makapahuway na jud ahong ilong, este, mata...

Morag gitujo ni aron dili maka-afford ang locals.

Quote from: bugsay on April 01, 2010, 08:26:17 PM
pugong lang gyud Bugsay, ayaw lang sa pag tubag karong semanaha...

Kanay dalayegong makasasala--dulot sa bukog ang pagkamahinulsolon... 

Unsa na kahay resulta sa kaso. Kaway puangod asawaha.

Kini kujaw pud:


Bizarre accident: Worker cooked to death at soup factory
May 20, 2009 by Fred Hosier
www.safetynewsalert.com

Do you have workers who clean in confined spaces? Here’s a cautionary tale for them.

A worker at a soup factory in Germany died after getting trapped inside a giant cauldron and cooking to death, according to the newspaper, Bild.

The man had climbed into the cauldron at the Eraso soup factory to clean it.

The cauldron’s lid suddenly closed while the man was still inside. It started to fill with steam as part of the disinfection process.

A doctor confirmed the man had been cooked to death.

Basta bakasyon, memorable jud labi na if you meet old friends and make new ones. Bonus na lang kon mayabo ang dayok!

Wa ba kaha maapektohi ang supply sa tuna karon nga naa man kunoy ban on tuna fishing sa Pinas...

There are but only a handful places in the country where people get scared just by hearing its name. We hear stories about Balete Drive and Capiz where, they say, unearthly creatures roam the earth. And there also is such an island where stories of local black magic, voodoo and aswangs veer the tourists away from the real reason why the place is called the Mystic Island. But as I have learned by spending some time there myself, the “mystic” label of the place does not emanate from stories about the supernatural but from the almost undisturbed beauty of its rolling mountains and white sand beaches, so beautiful that new resort investors are just itching to develop. I am a living testimony to the real beauty and majesty of the island province of Siquijor. I visited Siquijor to regain some peace of mind and relaxation. I soon discovered, my search was an effortless task. Siquijor has its ways of making me succumb to its spell.

The island is accessible through the ports of Siquijor and Larena via fast ferries from three major destinations in the Visayas â€" Cebu, Dumaguete and Tagbilaran.

But getting there and staying for the weekend is not the problem --- leaving is. If you are coming in groups, it is advisable to rent vehicles for the duration of your stay. It will set you back P600-800 a day, excluding fuel and driver’s tip. But if you are seeking the Siquijor adventure alone or with a loved one, you could ride the habal-habal, a motorcycle that could accommodate three passengers, including the driver.

One of the most celebrated tourist attractions of Siquijor is not a place, but a man, who reaches the peak of his popularity during the Holy Week when locals search for talismans, gayumas and anting-antings. It is to people in his craft that Siquijor owes its mysterious reputation. Mang Juan, the area’s most prominent maker of these magical items, cooks his brewed concoctions like a quintessential warlock, the most of which are eventually made available for sale to ardent followers. He does not look anything like an anting-anting maker, coming from the impression of hermit-like men secluding themselves from the rest of the people. Mang Juan was extremely accommodating. I remember him sharing with us how he collects the ingredients for his recipes, a complicated task from what I heard. The only opportune time for ingredient shopping begins at dawn every Friday between Ash Wednesday until Good Friday. Preparation is equally tedious as Mang Juan is careful not to let any sunlight shine on his harvest until he cooks them. His anting-antings range from P500 to P1500, and although it would sound expensive for some, those who have purchased Mang Juan’s trinkets would have their own personal stories of their effectivity. Mang Juan is not difficult to find; he resides near Cantabon Cave, at Mount Bandilaan.

--Czarina Medina
www.islandsphilippines.net

Quote from: BlueAngel on April 01, 2010, 04:59:33 AM
topload angay ka? meaning makasakay lang kon puno na jud - hik§

OK lang topload, ang luoy kon ipansak sa running board...

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 02:05:02 AM

hahahhahahha!

oh i love it!!! ang piso tawon wa nay lugar!!!

buotan jud na nga pagka nanay kay bisan pa man lain nga binuhat ija jud gipa dajun sa ijang mainit nga gakos....

Ang piso angay nga adto na lang moluklok sa may liog sa itoy kay init-init pud...

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 08:26:52 AM
bwahahha! sigi lang kay magsunod laman ko mag bitbit ug ice water ug spirit of amonia! hahahhaa!

Basig mapasmo ta anang ice water, whisky na lang!

Quote from: aquarius on April 01, 2010, 12:11:02 PM
mao kadto ang basura.. bow..!!... grabe, wala akong masabi..hehehehe.... mga apo man siguro ni ni kanhing Pres. CPG ... nice...

He he, mga basura nga balak, Bay Aq?

Morag year-round tawon ang puasa aning mga tawhana... 

He he, morag gaan ra man ni sila kay way mga kaon, unja ang ilang karga straw beddings...

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 01:55:32 PM
dayun sud an namo buwad nga mangsi nga gisugba pa jud dili pinirito! paita noon!

Mao ba? Kahinumdom kos among silingan nga dili mokaon og sinugba aning panahona kay tumtomon kuno ang nawong (not practiced in our household, though).

Pieter Bruegel the Elder. The Battle between Carnival and Lent. 1559. Oil on panel. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria.



“The Battle Between Carnival and Lent” is one of Bruegel’s best portrayals of the most pervasive contrasts of his world. This three-day festival of frantic eating, drinking and carousing that preceded the forty days of Lent was one of a number of popular celebrations co-opted by the Church and made official as part of the pre-Lenten ritual. Carnival was a time of institutionalized disorder, “the world upside down,” a reversal of roles, a game. It offered the opportunity for a rich display of man at his most outrageous extremes of behavior. The fact that the church had to allow carnival or this popular feast in order to enforce Lent was a source of tension between the Church officials and the people.

Brueghel’s painting portrays swarming activities in which beggars mix with partygoers costumed as kings and rioters dance briskly amid cripples who can barely get about on crutches and callused nubs of what used to be knees. This work captures the feeling of the precarious balance between life and death. This panoramic bird’s-eye view is centered on a mock battleâ€"a traditional part of the festivitiesâ€"in which the piety of Lent was comically pitted against the revelry of carnival. At the center, a brightly dressed, grossly fat man representing carnival’s excesses is mounted on a huge beer barrel, ready to joust with Lent, a skinny creature dressed in mourning and seated on an uncomfortable prayer stool. Carnival holds a cooking spit garnished with rich holiday food, while Lent weakly holds out a baker’s paddle holding two herring. Behind the Carnival to the left and down the side streets, students will identify masked partygoers eating waffles, drinking beer and dancing merrily. In front of the Inn of the Blue Boat, comedians act out a farce called “The Ugly Bride” while a couple kisses in the window.

In contrast with the brawling left side of the picture, where begging cripples are completely ignored, the right side (lighter side) is filled with activities showing piety and charity. Dark-robed worshippers walk from the church, a fishwife does a thriving trade and wealthy burghers give charity.

--Linda Maynard Powell

Kahinumdom ko nga dili pagawson sa balay kon Biyernes Santo. 

Quote from: windgate on April 01, 2010, 12:13:08 PM
molang...makapayat pa jud...pero way protate cancer

Camote tops ray tambal sa pangluspad. Ang prostate cancer way tambal...

Lenten specials...

Semana Santa
Mahal Adlaw
Kwaresma

Hahay, kamingaw sa pajag...

Kanta na lang ta (with chords pa...)

Gitungaw Ako

Gm G7 Cm D7 Gm
Gitungaw ako o pinangga ko
G7 Cm D
Labi na ikaw ang may pangagod
Gm
Sa akong gugma
G7 Cm D7 Gm
Kakatol diay kon matungawan
G7 Cm D7
Ang pagkalot da ug kahigwaos
Gm - F7
Ang mahimo ko


CHORUS:
Bb
Dumdomon ko ikaw
G7 Cm
Bisan mahikigol dumdomon ko ikaw
F7
Bisan sa bugan pa

Pakit-on mo ako
Bb - D7
Akong nagsangga mo

G7 Cm D Gm
Gitungaw ako handum kanimo
G7 Cm D7
Luha day mahimo ug pangutkot lang
Gm
Gitungaw ako
D7 Gm
Gitungaw ako
D7 Gm
Gitungaw ako . . . . .

Quote from: BlueAngel on April 01, 2010, 05:12:28 AM
aw nabirahan jud Zaon nanikbil man ug siko tua sikdohan pod - tsk³ 

He he, bantay² lang, huwata ang sunod nga panikbil...

Quote from: BlueAngel on April 01, 2010, 04:45:24 AM
mahal diay dha? deri ky tag 19-25cents raman, usahay mo abot 49cents

aha brato ra matud ni donja ala kanghü? winky²

Mahal na tawon nang 25 cents, oi, for something nga balhiboon unja aslom²...

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 08:07:17 AM

di ba Hubs kanang penitensha kana man mag sakripisyo ka? igo igo na jud ni nga penetensha...

Magtinga jud ko ani...

Morag napiskan sa laway sa tigpaburot...

Quote from: ms da binsi on April 01, 2010, 02:22:57 AM

naa diay liki gamay ako bolang kristal! mao diay na sipyat! hahahhaha!

ang anghel nga lagbalantay tua na ning lupad! gibijaan na ta! hahahha!

Pastilan! Madajon diay ang atong Kalbaryo ani!

Na hala, di na lang diay ko magpalansang. Ang ahong penitensya, pagpapilit na lang ko sa computer screen ilawom sa nagtipun-og nga quotations fron the Bible! Patay kong ignoy ko! Bwahaha!  

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 01, 2010, 02:01:33 AM
Correction, Faith is augmented by Reason.

P.S. My dear boy, I'm afraid that your reason as showcased here is doing a great disservice to your faith. Have a nice day.

Quote from: statesville on April 01, 2010, 01:39:18 AM


   confused mother chicken

He he, nakakitag heater ang gitugnaw nga itoy!

Basin some kind of x-ray camera ang gigamit!

Quote from: Lorenzo on April 01, 2010, 01:36:27 AM
In my personal belief and opinion Hubag, yes. It does. Because Genetics and Molecular Biology shows to us the ordered structure of the microscopic level as well as the organismal and the planetary level. Everything is ordered.

Who ordered it?

I leave that to the believer.





In the end, its all a matter of faith. A leap of Faith.

Personal belief and opinion (or faith, whatever) then, not reason.

I rest my case.

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on April 01, 2010, 01:16:49 AM
Bai HB, dili mi kaliwat ug Politicain...Bitaw, money is the root of all evil...

Si Villar baya, dili kaliwat og politiko, he he...

Bitaw, bahin sa kwarta, aw, sakto-sakto ra gud for simple needs. Unsaon man ang sobra.

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on March 30, 2010, 01:19:43 PM
KOLERA! Bahala man uroy ug diko makadaug ug LOTTO basta diko magpa kalabad sa ulo...

He he, basin mausab imong hunahuna kon bilyonaryo na ka, Bay BQN...

Quote from: lindy on April 01, 2010, 12:36:51 AM
Blew, imong love waiting for a bus. ako pod blew kay murag bus sigi ug pamasahero.hehehe peace blew kay mahal adlaw.

Bwahaha, love bus diay nang imo, Bay Lindz. Naa ra bay uban nga pahiyom ray iplete...

"The glorious advances in molecular genetics", as you kindly explained them, support the idea that God created the universe? Hmm, there appears to be some ontological leapfrogging here...

Quote from: bugsay on March 31, 2010, 10:47:26 PM
walay back ride or kapyot man lang?

Kinahanglan mosulod jud ka, or else it is not love at all, bwahaha. Pero pwede bukong...

Quote from: sab_sad on March 31, 2010, 03:14:07 PM

ahahha..pa picture pa!!

Wow! Kagwapa nila!

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 31, 2010, 11:59:40 PM
I agree much with King's position. In the light of recent discoveries, which adds depth to Scripture.

Which recent discoveries are these?

Quote from: BlueAngel on March 31, 2010, 10:49:20 PM
til then folks - ky mag inline skating zha ko
   wish me luck nga ds time dli ko mahagbä, outsch ! awoh

doncha wori , ds time i wear all my protector on (not like last time) 

From online to inline, he he. Taym sa, basin mi-eskerda ka kay naay gilikayan nga lim-aw sounds...

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 11:37:01 PM
sipyat si klasmet

Bahin ani nga prediction?

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 28, 2010, 10:53:58 AM
bantyi karong easter sunday sa 12:01 am kay mag paka paka na sad tong copy-and-paste adto nga pakapinan pag panghadlok!

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 31, 2010, 10:42:44 PM
rnr (rest and restore) sa ko...

(off to go swimming)

Ang among nahibaw-an nga rnr, remembering and reverberation...

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 11:05:40 PM
.... kanang underwater shots

He he, "underwear shots" may ahong pagbasa ani...

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on March 31, 2010, 08:48:34 PM
Nganong gi discourage man Anne? nakadungog bitaw ko aning Cruz dako kay naa mi silingan sa una tig uban ani.

Basin daghang lansang gipataop pero dili kaguol ang gidalit...

Quote from: BlueAngel on March 31, 2010, 07:46:33 PM
Meow ala ba kaw makahibawo nga ang spelling sa Baka diwe sa mga alimango is Kuh?
    as in blöde Kuh-tralala nga Baka ajehehe whoshala !

Aw, basta dili lang heilige Kuh (sacred cow), hala bira...

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 11:03:49 PM
mao nay tinood na mona lisa. wheeew
salamat bay hubz.

Way sapajan, Bay Nat. Always ready to serve truth and beauty...  

Quote from: bugsay on March 31, 2010, 11:00:56 PM
unsa nang bakunawa bai Hubs, maguwang sa banakon?...

Mao ra na sila, depende lang sa tag-iya...

Quote from: Lorenzo on March 31, 2010, 10:36:33 PM
Science, is man's attempt in trying to understand the Supreme Intelligence of Divine Providence.

No matter how much we try to comprehend and understand, we will never fully understand.

Even the scientific method, itself, by basis of standard, cannot 100% proove anything.

Merely, only debate and abate in statistical terms in the strength of its confidence interval; in defending a said theory/hypothesis.

Or nullification of said hypothesis/ theorem.

Now, I can't even start to try to undertand this goobledygook.

What, for heaven's sake, is "debate and abate in statistical terms in the strength of its confidence interval"?

Quote from: aquarius on March 31, 2010, 10:52:30 PM

'Bay Hubs..

hahahaha... mao diay ni's Modern Mona Lisa?...  she's gorgeous and seductive hahahaha... padak-i pa gamay ang kang-a kulang gamay..

He he, ajaw na lamang, Bay Aq, kay kon modako ang kang-a, modako pud ang bakunawa!

Quote from: BlueAngel on March 31, 2010, 06:10:17 PM
yhahaha pogong jud Bugz..pogngi ang kamot nga dli makatukbo ky motikig nya ang liog tadaa!

Tikig na ang liog. Ang pugngan na lang, nga dili makasuka!

Quote from: BlueAngel on March 31, 2010, 06:01:19 PM
aw kana hinoon nga klase Bitin dli ko mahadlok ana
labina motuyhakaw sa ako doul..
na na..matukboan sa akong helping hands jud na hee³

He he, helping hands first, then... and then...

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 03:34:56 PM
you missed by a mile (4 days?)

Sayo ra?

Quote from: bugsay on March 31, 2010, 05:40:02 PM
mao na'y akong gikahadlokan kon magkuyog ang duha.....hhehehe

Aw, mortal combat ang sangpotan...

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 31, 2010, 01:26:44 PM
ang problema ug di ma memorize ang nawong, imbis ang text para ni Lorna ning padulong ni Fe! sakspern dajun!!!

Bwahaha! Patay.

Lisod jud ning dungan-dunganon. Mao diay tingali ning uban nga "Love" ang tawag sa asawa ug sa tanang uyab, para dili masayop, bwahaha!

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 10:56:21 AM
nagmahay ko bai kay wala nako mamemorize ang iyang no.

Sa ato pa, karon nga naleksyon ka na, bisan pila pa ka chicks diha, kaya na nimo i-memorize ang tanan nilang numbers, with matching names! Bwahaha!

Quote from: aquarius on March 31, 2010, 01:08:08 PM

todo na to..!! layo ra gyod ng "prostate cancer" ba..!

Ang problema kon ang mga "selendronista", mga cannibal diay! Bwahaha!

Quote from: bugsay on March 31, 2010, 01:02:53 PM
grabe na ni!

Bwahaha! Bitaw, ma-heart attack man tingali ta ani.

Quote from: Raquelproud boholana on March 31, 2010, 11:29:59 AM
Mao pa jud pagkahurot sa akong gi slice nga Kiwi. Ikaw jud toy hehehe bitaw ang kiwi murag ilaga kay balhiboon. Nagkaon mi ganiha sa akong anak babae ani ingon niya hmmm this fruit is so yummy but the sour make me dance hehehh.
Cute man pud bitaw ang Mice Toy. Akong mga anak ilang favorite kay mice labi na akong anak laki. Kara art niya naa jud si mousey. Naa ni siya toy nga mouse nga permi niya iuban uban ambot kapila kaha ni niya gi show ang tell sa klase si mousey hehehhe. Kara drawing gyud sa akong anak naa jud ni iyang mousey murag maoy iyang signature.
One time nag vacuum ko unya wa nako tuyua nasujop ang Momma mousey nakonsensya jud ko sa iyang mga orphan mao among gi save. Gipatotoy jud to namo ang upat ka baby ilaga ug mao siguro ning akong mga anak moangay ug ilaga kay nakita man nila giunsa namo to pagcare ang na orphan nga mga ilaga.

He he, maldito bitaw ang nag-photoshop ani, very imaginative.

Quote from: nat-cast on March 31, 2010, 12:54:40 PM
oks na oks gyud .... labina kung duha pa sila

Mas lami pa jud kon duha silang magselendron!

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 31, 2010, 08:57:06 AM
wahhaahaa! unya kuno kanang berhina ug ang jatot nga miga ni Dark/ Blue Angel?

pag bigyan kaha???

Unsa man diay ang hitsura? Di ma-espeling?

Kon subidahon jud, aw, atras. Dawaton ang kapakyasan...

Quote from: bugsay on March 30, 2010, 09:08:04 PM
ang nawong sa banakon nagkulismaot ug di ma drawing
kay gusto lagi tawon mo fight sa boxing
karon mag sige nalang sparring
sa kamot nga lima ka tudlo gi porma'g ring....bwahahahha


- nawong sa tag-iya's banakon nga gigaid.

Matod pa sa banakon nga karon ang kontra
lima ka tudlo nga gihimong ring ang porma,
"Tinuod nga ang akong giagian karon lahi ra
pero ang akong padulngan mao rang langita!"

bwehehe...

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 31, 2010, 08:30:33 AM

aw daginoton na laman...!

Bisan hasol, pagbigyan na lang. Abi lang unya, garboso...

  

Quote from: lindy on March 30, 2010, 11:38:52 PM

Mardz, a man won't think twice or anything else by the time he's soooo hottttt baby.
Bitaw if you love someone dearly, its a package deal.bisag unsa pana siya ug kon unsay iyang mga kagahapon.bisan pag daghan na siya ug baggaged.bisan pag its you and her againts the whole world.

Bitaw, oi. Virginity should not be a factor at all. Hinuon, Bay Lindz, kon naay magpabuangbuang nga virgin...

Quote from: BlueAngel on March 31, 2010, 07:26:14 AM
kina hadlokan kog Bitin whoa ^•^

Naa may bitin nga harmless, kay buta...

Quote from: statesville on March 31, 2010, 08:05:06 AM
whew! dili ko hilig  ug kiwi  na samot ko palayo ana
        nahimong ilaga hahahaha

nia pay pakapin  o paryente na sila


This animal is called aye-aye  mostly found in Madagascar

Morag 4th-degree cousin man tingali ning aye-aye sa atong tarsier...

He he, kiwi is a favorite fruit of mine (mahal lang). I find mice cute, labi na newborn mice. As for a kiwi mouse (and sliced at that), well...

wa jud intawoy maajong kaugmaon
kon magtariki hangtod sa kaadlawon
mao nga ang matuyhakawong banakon
kinahanglan usahay pagagaposon...

- nawong sa banakon nga gigaid

Quote from: hofelina on March 30, 2010, 06:46:20 PM
I think it has to do with e-voting for OFWs, heared over the grapevine.

Nagtoo jud ang mga aleman nga hilabihan ka jabag ang electorates who voted for her!

Election-related diay? To think nga pipila ra tawon tingali ang mobotar diha...

Quote from: Lollapalooza on March 30, 2010, 04:22:22 PM
ice cream durian flavor

Naa diay ni? Unja ang cone, gipormag lubot?

sajon ra jamo tultolon
tuldo ray palihokon
kon asa gani tong balhiboon
nga naay usa ka ngipon...

www.greatshopped.com

Quote from: bugsay on March 30, 2010, 08:06:20 PM

bwahahaha.....nagbalitokbalitok tingali ang layas?

Nagtakoban nga baje pero nasakpan kay milusot ang lisik!

lusot
lutos
oops, sorry, censored diay...

tam-is ang kinataw-an
sa palarang bajanan
nga kanunay tusloan
sa tig-ang hinagiban

Quote from: bugsay on March 30, 2010, 07:10:11 PM
ni'ng aslay ang laway sa layas nga nag sayal ug nag alyas didto sa salay.

Bwahaha!

Diay otrong salbahis:

Sa dihang nasalay ang sayal sa layas nga nag-alyas, miaslay ang iyang itlog!

Di bale kon unsa mang bangaga
Ang natyempohan nga nagbanganga--
Ang hinungdanon, makabirada
Ang kabutohon kong heramyenta.

He he, you mean, and itlog sa Easter bunny? Ambot lang, basta ang akoa, akong ihalad sa Playboy bunny...

dili sapayan nga mobundak ang ulan
samtang nagkadusingot ta nga nagkuan
nindot hinuon kay mosamot kasapnot
ang han-okanan sa akong kaligutgot

Mokanta dajon si Ondoy:

I love you true, with my body and my soul
So open up your holy hole for my holy pole...

layas
sayal
salay
alyas
aslay

Quote from: bugsay on March 20, 2010, 07:43:57 PM

hehehe...gugmang way pagkutat o gugmang way pag kupas.

gugmang way pagkupos na lang kaha...

Quote from: www.tubagbohol.com on March 27, 2010, 02:24:03 PM
Being stung by a bee would have most people rushing to hospital, expect at one Beijing clinic where patients queue up to be pricked into good health.

Bee sting therapy, which involves placing live bees on a patient's body at certain pressure points, dates back over 3,000 years in China and was considered legal in 2007.

It is similar to acupuncture in that it uses bees stingers instead of needles and the same principles, but the bees' toxin, which doctors say is a natural medicine, is essential, making the treatment like an injection.

Doctors at the Kang Tai Bee Clinic, a traditional Chinese medical facility in northeast Beijing, say the therapy has proved effective in curing diseases such as rheumatism and arthritis, as well as a list of other ailments.

"The bee therapy has an obvious effect on patients with bone and joint diseases," said Wang Jing, a doctor at the clinic.

"This treatment relies mainly on the bees' poison, which can help blood circulation, reduce inflammation and ease pain."

The bees used for the treatment are a hybrid of species from Italy and the Gulf, and are kept on the clinic grounds. Their 0.3 mm-long stings, which contain about 0.3 mg of toxin, make them suitable for the therapy, doctors say.

Epektibo kuno ni nga treatment sa almoranas...

Questions on Yuchengco’s nomination as ambassador to Germany

www.ellentordesillas.com


Does the controversial appointment of businessman Alfonso Yuchengco as ambassador to Germany have to do with the expose’ of Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano in 2006, when he was still a member of the House of Representatives , about a secret bank account of the Arroyos in HypoVereins Bank ?

Or does it have to do with Fraport AG, a German company that partnered with Philippine International Air Terminals Co. Inc. (Piatco) in building the $350 million Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport? It must be recalled that the Supreme Court under Gloria Arroyo nullified the Piatco-Fraport contract because of anomalies.

These are just some of the questions that came up as we tried to find rhyme and reason for Arroyo’s appointment of 87-year old Yuchengco to Germany with only three months left in her administration.

Foreign Service officers were shocked and disgusted to learn about the letter of Gloria Arroyo to the Commission on Appointments coursed through the Office of Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo asking for the confirmation of her nomination to Yuchengco as ambassador.

The letter, which was received by the office of Romulo, only last week, was dated March 9, 2010, two days before the 60-day ban on presidential appointments before Election Day. Many suspect that the nomination was ante-dated.

The one most surprised about Yuchengco’s nomination was Delia Albert, the current ambassador to Germany. Basic courtesy requires that before one is replaced, she should be notified.

News reports said she was told about her removal from her post on the day she was given the award, by Arroyo herself, as “Most Outstanding Filipino Woman in Global Diplomacy.”

How can Yuchengco assume his post before June 30 when there is no scheduled convening of the Commission on Appointments ? Congress is now on recess and the will only meet after elections as national board of canvassers and to proclaim the winner in the presidential election.

In fact, in a Dec. 16, 2009 letter of Sen. Miriam Santiago, chair of the committee on foreign relations, to Arroyo, the number one item is on “No ‘midnight’ political appointment to the diplomatic service.”

Santiago said, “It appears that for each new appointment, the government will spend more or less P10 million for relocating both the incumbent and the successor. Ordinarily, this can’t be helped.

“But if there are only six months left of an incumbent president’s tenure, this would be unnecessary expense because the new president will likely make his own political appointments.”

This was the basis for the rejection of the nomination of Rep. Antonio Cuenco as ambassador to Italy.
This was six months ago. It is expected that Arroyo would be out of Malacañang in three months and two days.

Vicky Bataclan, president of the Union of Foreign Service Officers, said, “by operation of law, political ambassadors should be out of their country of assignments on or before June 30, 2010.”

Santiago also asked Arroyo that “No request for agrément should be issued by the DFA until after the nominee for ambassador has been confirmed by the Commission on Appointments.”

An agrément is the acceptance of the receiving state of the ambassador being sent by another state. Without an agreement, the ambassador could not present his credentials to the receiving head of state. Unless he has presented his credentials, he has no official personality in that country.

Bataclan said Yuchengco’s appointment is “void. There is no CA to confirm his nomination which is necessary to do the necessary steps to get his agrément from the German government.”

Another issue against Yuchengco is his age. At 87, the former ambassador to China (1986 to 1988), Japan (1995), and to the United Nations (2001) does not impress people as physically and mentally agile.

Although the age limit set by the Foreign Service Act has been grossly violated by Arroyo, it is still the law. Section 23 states,” All officers and employees of the Department who have reached the age of sixty-five (65) shall be compulsorily and automatically retired from Service. Provided, however, That all incumbent non-career chiefs of mission who are seventy (70) years old and above shall continue to hold office until June 30,1992 unless sooner removed by the appointing authority.”

Clearly, Yuchengco’s appointment defies law and reason. The question is, why did Arroyo even make it?

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 30, 2010, 01:43:15 PM

mura diay ni amo ug inodoro? sinaw unta pero naay tagiptip???

Inidoro? Sa ato pa, unsa man ning amoa, tubow? Bwahaha!

Quote from: catalina on March 30, 2010, 01:49:40 PM
bwahaaaa
kasize sa inodoro.

Bwahaha. Mao tingali ni ang gitawag og bottomless pit!

Quote from: bugsay on March 30, 2010, 01:43:49 PM
ayaw na tawon estoryahe nang bangag....kay tuay laing bangag didto a boboan na man hinoon ug muriatic...hehehe

guys, gtg kay basin mapiskan ta...

Na hala, basin tua pa kay papiskan...

Quote from: lindy on March 30, 2010, 12:21:50 PM
bitaw murag nakatilaw gali.

Basin bugbog sarado sa asawa...

Bwahaha! Madugay ani, muriatic acid ang gamiton!

Quote from: bugsay on March 30, 2010, 01:26:22 PM
hehehe...galaway lang hinoon kong nakabasa ug kinilaw.

Galaway sa kinilaw? Aw, balik ang estorya sa bangag ani...

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 30, 2010, 12:50:42 PM
unsa man ning amoa diri, lubot sa kaldero??? 

Bwahaha! Taktak man pud tuod ang takuling aning kalakiha!

Quote from: farimz on March 30, 2010, 10:49:59 AM
wahahahaha...ready made man jd....
lipay kau ang mga tapulan ani......

Sure... Labi na kon mao pay magdala sa arangkada...

Quote from: catalina on March 30, 2010, 11:00:13 AM
hahhaha
siguroha ang toothpaste gamiton pagsepilyo,nga dili makatartar.

na,niay pamay tango sa dentata,

Basin steel brush ang gigamit mao nga napahak...

Sige na lang tingali ni, ajaw lang intawon kanang Hentai in Manila...

Posters with the faces of candidates nindot pud gamiton sa dart games...

He he, tuod no, nagsugod na man diay ang campaign period sa local level...

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Morag naay TB members na gipadungog-dungog ani, da...

Quote from: islander on March 29, 2010, 11:01:52 AM
from the looks of it, kadtong ego-tripper nagpuasa pod ug tamantaman.

Maybe a new avatar will give us a glimpse of the torturous spiritual experience--real or cut-and-pasted, bwahaha!

Mona Lisa is not a woman? Well, she looks woman enough here...

Oi, nausab na man ang tema ani nga thread. It's now: The Clash of Civilizations: Acoustic Warfare at the Bohol Fault Line!  Bwahaha!

Quote from: bol-anon quo nyur! on March 30, 2010, 02:07:44 AM
MDB, Hinaut unta nga si NOY-NOY ang modaug pag ka Presidente....Unya ako napod ang sunod nga modaug sa .......................................LOTTO

Ampoan tika, Bay BQN. Pero hinaot unta nga inig madato na ka kaayo, dili ka matental pagsulod sa politika...

Quote from: nat-cast on March 30, 2010, 08:05:57 AM
dont ever give your mobile no. to your no.2.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Morag naay dalang pagmahay ning pahimangnoa...

Quote from: ms da binsi on March 30, 2010, 08:21:03 AM

o gi sepilyahan?

Bwahaha. O gisepilyohan? (Unsa man diay ning atong gihisgotan, Katrina Dentata? Peace, Cat! )

Mao no? Depende pud diay kon unsay gigamit!