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#903
Philippine Daily News / Toxic Toys from China
December 01, 2013, 08:06:06 PM
Group cautions consumers anew from purchasing toxic toys
By Azer N. Parrocha
MANILA, Dec 1 (PNA) -- That superhero action figure would seem like the perfect gift for a son or nephew, but an environmental group on Sunday cautioned consumers from buying the items anew, among other toys, especially as they may be toxic.
The EcoWaste Coalition noted that to avoid buying toys that can pose a chemical hazard, consumers should stay away from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) toys that may contain lead and other toxic additives.
Consumers should avoid toys with strong chemical or perfumed smell and shun paint-coated toys unless certified as safe from lead, the group said.
The group also urged consumers to carefully read product labels, check for chemical safety and health information, and search for the License to Operate (LTO) number, an indicator that the toy manufacturer, importer or distributor has complied with the Department of Health’s documentary requirements.
Based on tests conducted by EcoWaste, one or more toxic metals were found present in 217 out of 450 toy samples procured between September to November 2013.
These toys were being sold in both formal and non-formal retailers in the cities of Manila, Parañaque, Pasay and Quezon, the group stated.
Toxic chemicals like antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury above levels of concern in the 217 samples, or 48 pct of the toys analyzed, it added.
A total of 176 out of the 217 tainted toys were found to contain lead, a brain damaging toxin, at levels way above the US limit of 90 parts per million for lead in paint and surface coatings.
According to EcoWaste, lead exposure result in mental retardation, learning difficulties, lower intelligence quotient scores, growth delays, behavioral problems anemia, hearing loss and kidney injury.
The following are the top ten toy samples found by the EcoWaste that consumers should not patronize or give to kids:
1. An unlabeled yellow painted play chair with “Winnie the Pooh†design with 43,100 ppm of lead.
2. A naked girl doll holding a yellow towel with 23,200 ppm of lead, 8,909 ppm chromium, 1,441 ppm arsenic and 655 ppm cadmium.
3. A black and yellow polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic boxing gloves with “SpongeBob Squarepants†design with 9,356 ppm of lead.
4. An unlabeled rag doll with yellow PVC plastic dress with 7,014 ppm of lead.
5. A “Justice League Superman†stuffed toy with 6,735 ppm of lead, 2,415 ppm chromium, 271 ppm arsenic and 180 ppm antimony.
6. A “Style Beauty Series†doll with 5,467 ppm of lead, 849 ppm chromium and 177 ppm arsenic.
7. A red and green dragon with 5,207 ppm of lead.
8. A “Pocket Bola Pikachu†toy with 5,165 ppm of lead.
9. A “Fashion Doll†wearing green PVC plastic dress with 5,027 ppm of lead, and
10. A “Ji Hua†jumping rope (green cord) with 4,279 ppm of lead. (PNA)
By Azer N. Parrocha
MANILA, Dec 1 (PNA) -- That superhero action figure would seem like the perfect gift for a son or nephew, but an environmental group on Sunday cautioned consumers from buying the items anew, among other toys, especially as they may be toxic.
The EcoWaste Coalition noted that to avoid buying toys that can pose a chemical hazard, consumers should stay away from PVC (polyvinyl chloride) toys that may contain lead and other toxic additives.
Consumers should avoid toys with strong chemical or perfumed smell and shun paint-coated toys unless certified as safe from lead, the group said.
The group also urged consumers to carefully read product labels, check for chemical safety and health information, and search for the License to Operate (LTO) number, an indicator that the toy manufacturer, importer or distributor has complied with the Department of Health’s documentary requirements.
Based on tests conducted by EcoWaste, one or more toxic metals were found present in 217 out of 450 toy samples procured between September to November 2013.
These toys were being sold in both formal and non-formal retailers in the cities of Manila, Parañaque, Pasay and Quezon, the group stated.
Toxic chemicals like antimony, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury above levels of concern in the 217 samples, or 48 pct of the toys analyzed, it added.
A total of 176 out of the 217 tainted toys were found to contain lead, a brain damaging toxin, at levels way above the US limit of 90 parts per million for lead in paint and surface coatings.
According to EcoWaste, lead exposure result in mental retardation, learning difficulties, lower intelligence quotient scores, growth delays, behavioral problems anemia, hearing loss and kidney injury.
The following are the top ten toy samples found by the EcoWaste that consumers should not patronize or give to kids:
1. An unlabeled yellow painted play chair with “Winnie the Pooh†design with 43,100 ppm of lead.
2. A naked girl doll holding a yellow towel with 23,200 ppm of lead, 8,909 ppm chromium, 1,441 ppm arsenic and 655 ppm cadmium.
3. A black and yellow polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic boxing gloves with “SpongeBob Squarepants†design with 9,356 ppm of lead.
4. An unlabeled rag doll with yellow PVC plastic dress with 7,014 ppm of lead.
5. A “Justice League Superman†stuffed toy with 6,735 ppm of lead, 2,415 ppm chromium, 271 ppm arsenic and 180 ppm antimony.
6. A “Style Beauty Series†doll with 5,467 ppm of lead, 849 ppm chromium and 177 ppm arsenic.
7. A red and green dragon with 5,207 ppm of lead.
8. A “Pocket Bola Pikachu†toy with 5,165 ppm of lead.
9. A “Fashion Doll†wearing green PVC plastic dress with 5,027 ppm of lead, and
10. A “Ji Hua†jumping rope (green cord) with 4,279 ppm of lead. (PNA)
#917
Philippine Daily News / Philippine Headlines Nov 29
November 30, 2013, 08:35:53 AM
NEWS5 Alerts:
1) Tail-end of cold front to bring rains in S. Luzon, Visayas
2) AFP deploys 7th PHL contingent to Golan Heights
3) MMDA: Road closures in Caloocan for Bonifacio day
4) 80 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident
5) Azkals reach new all-time high in FIFA World rankings
1) Tail-end of cold front to bring rains in S. Luzon, Visayas
2) AFP deploys 7th PHL contingent to Golan Heights
3) MMDA: Road closures in Caloocan for Bonifacio day
4) 80 injured in Hong Kong ferry accident
5) Azkals reach new all-time high in FIFA World rankings
#921
Bible Study / The Arrival of the Holy Spirit
November 29, 2013, 04:22:48 PM
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Acts 2
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 When the day of Pentecost was being celebrated, all of them were together in one place.
2 Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated, and one rested on each of them.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.
5 Now devout Jews from every nation on earth were living in Jerusalem.
6 When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.
7 Stunned and amazed, they asked, “All of these people who are speaking are Galileans, aren’t they?
8 So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:
9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the district of Libya near Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte visitors from Rome,
11 Cretans, and Arabs, listening to them talk in our own languages about the great deeds of God?â€
12 All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, “What can this mean?â€
13 But others kept saying in derision, “They’re drunk on sweet wine!â€
Peter Addresses the Crowd
14 Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles and raised his voice to address them: “Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words.
15 These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it’s only nine o’clock in the morning.
16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will even pour out my Spirit on my slaves, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.
19 I will display wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
21 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 “Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.
23 After he was arrested according to the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified this very man and killed him using the hands of lawless men.
24 But God raised him up and put an end to suffering of death, since it was impossible for him to be held by it,
25 since David says about him, ‘I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.
26 That is why my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, yes, even my body still rests securely in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades or allow your Holy One to experience decay.
28 You have made the ways of life known to me, and you will fill me with gladness in your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.
30 Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne,
31 he looked ahead and spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah: ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.’
32 “It was this very Jesus whom God raisedâ€"and we’re all witnesses of that.
33 He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.
34 After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said, ‘The Lord told my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.â€â€™
36 “Therefore, let all the people of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!â€
37 When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?â€
38 Peter answered them, “Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
39 For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself.â€
40 Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: “Be saved,†he urged them, “from this corrupt generation!â€
41 So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.
Life among the Believers
42 The believers continued to devote themselves to what the apostles were teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to times of prayer.
43 A sense of fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.
44 All the believers were united and shared everything with one another.
45 They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need.
46 United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other’s homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.
47 They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved. - Bible Commentary
Acts 2
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
1 When the day of Pentecost was being celebrated, all of them were together in one place.
2 Suddenly, a sound like the roar of a mighty windstorm came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
3 They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated, and one rested on each of them.
4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in foreign languages as the Spirit gave them that ability.
5 Now devout Jews from every nation on earth were living in Jerusalem.
6 When that sound came, a crowd quickly gathered, startled because each one heard the disciples speaking in his own language.
7 Stunned and amazed, they asked, “All of these people who are speaking are Galileans, aren’t they?
8 So how is it that each one of us hears them speaking in his own native language:
9 Parthians, Medes, Elamites, residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,
10 Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the district of Libya near Cyrene, Jewish and proselyte visitors from Rome,
11 Cretans, and Arabs, listening to them talk in our own languages about the great deeds of God?â€
12 All of them continued to be stunned and puzzled, and they kept asking one another, “What can this mean?â€
13 But others kept saying in derision, “They’re drunk on sweet wine!â€
Peter Addresses the Crowd
14 Then Peter stood up among the eleven apostles and raised his voice to address them: “Men of Judea and everyone living in Jerusalem! You must understand something, so pay close attention to my words.
15 These men are not drunk as you suppose, for it’s only nine o’clock in the morning.
16 Rather, this is what was spoken through the prophet Joel:
17 ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on everyone. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.
18 In those days I will even pour out my Spirit on my slaves, men and women alike, and they will prophesy.
19 I will display wonders in the sky above and signs on the earth below: blood, fire, and clouds of smoke.
20 The sun will become dark, and the moon turn to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious Day of the Lord.
21 Then whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
22 “Fellow Israelis, listen to these words: Jesus from Nazareth was a man authenticated to you by God through miracles, wonders, and signs that God performed through him among you, as you yourselves know.
23 After he was arrested according to the predetermined plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified this very man and killed him using the hands of lawless men.
24 But God raised him up and put an end to suffering of death, since it was impossible for him to be held by it,
25 since David says about him, ‘I always keep my eyes on the Lord, for he is at my right hand so that I cannot be shaken.
26 That is why my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices, yes, even my body still rests securely in hope.
27 For you will not abandon my soul to Hades or allow your Holy One to experience decay.
28 You have made the ways of life known to me, and you will fill me with gladness in your presence.’
29 “Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and that his tomb is among us to this day.
30 Therefore, since he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him with an oath to put one of his descendants on his throne,
31 he looked ahead and spoke about the resurrection of the Messiah: ‘He was not abandoned to Hades, and his flesh did not experience decay.’
32 “It was this very Jesus whom God raisedâ€"and we’re all witnesses of that.
33 He has been exalted to the right hand of God, has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit, and has caused you to experience what you are seeing and hearing.
34 After all, David did not go up to heaven, but he said, ‘The Lord told my Lord, “Sit at my right hand,
35 until I make your enemies your footstool.â€â€™
36 “Therefore, let all the people of Israel understand beyond a doubt that God made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah!â€
37 When the crowd that had gathered heard this, they were pierced to the heart. They asked Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?â€
38 Peter answered them, “Every one of you must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus the Messiah for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the Holy Spirit as a gift.
39 For this promise belongs to you and your children, as well as to all those who are distant, whom the Lord our God may call to himself.â€
40 Using many different expressions, Peter continued to testify and to plead: “Be saved,†he urged them, “from this corrupt generation!â€
41 So those who welcomed his message were baptized. That day about 3,000 people were added to their number.
Life among the Believers
42 The believers continued to devote themselves to what the apostles were teaching, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, and to times of prayer.
43 A sense of fear came over everyone, and many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles.
44 All the believers were united and shared everything with one another.
45 They made it their practice to sell their possessions and goods and to distribute the proceeds to anyone who was in need.
46 United in purpose, they went to the Temple every day, ate at each other’s homes, and shared their food with glad and humble hearts.
47 They were praising God and enjoying the good will of all the people. Every day the Lord was adding to their number those who were being saved. - Bible Commentary
#922
Help & Support / NGCP Advisory
November 29, 2013, 09:49:28 AM
NGCP MEDIA ADVISORY 8:00AM, 29Nov2013: NGCP customers in Cebu, Negros Oriental, Negros Occ., Bohol and Iloilo will experience partial power interruptions today at around 9AM-12NN, 1PM-3PM, 5PM-8PM due to generation deficiency. This is because of the isolation of several generating plants due to Typhoon Yolanda . Actual curtailment levels may vary depending on actual supply and demand conditions(end)
#925
English Dictionary / Meaning of insidious
November 27, 2013, 01:43:34 AM
insidious /ɪnˈsɪdɪəs /
â–¸ adjective proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects:
sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem.
â€" DERIVATIVES insidiously adverb,
insidiousness noun.
â€" ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin insidiosus ‘cunning’, from insidiae ‘an ambush or trick’, from insidere ‘lie in wait for’, from in- ‘on’ + sedere ‘sit’.
â–¸ adjective proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects:
sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem.
â€" DERIVATIVES insidiously adverb,
insidiousness noun.
â€" ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin insidiosus ‘cunning’, from insidiae ‘an ambush or trick’, from insidere ‘lie in wait for’, from in- ‘on’ + sedere ‘sit’.
#926
Photos Unlimited / Re: Ginamos ug Buwad Way Tihik-tihik
November 27, 2013, 01:03:09 AM
Picture taken at Anda Public Market
#928
English Dictionary / Sillimanite as mineral
November 25, 2013, 05:26:08 PM
sillimanite /ˈsɪlɪmənʌɪt /
â–¸ noun [mass noun] an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.
â€" ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Benjamin Silliman (1779â€"1864), American chemist + -ite1.
â–¸ noun [mass noun] an aluminosilicate mineral typically occurring as fibrous masses, commonly in schist or gneiss.
â€" ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from the name of Benjamin Silliman (1779â€"1864), American chemist + -ite1.
#929
Bible Study / Bisaya John Chapter 1
November 25, 2013, 09:00:35 AM
h1. John 1
*1* Sa sinugdan mao ang Pulong, ug ang Pulong kauban sa Dios, ug ang Pulong mao ang Dios.
*2* Kini sa sinugdan kauban sa Dios.
*3* Ang tanang mga butang gihimo niya; ug sa wala siya, walay bisan unsa nga mahimo sa nahimo.
*4* Kaniya diha ang kinabuhi, ug ang kinbuhi mao ang kahayag sa mga tawo.
*5* Ug ang kahayag nagadan-ag sa taliwala sa kangitngitan; ug ang kangit-ngitan wala makasabut kaniya.
*6* May mianhi, pinadala gikan sa Dios, usa ka tawo kinsang ngalan mao si Juan.
*7* Kini mianhi ingon nga saksi, aron magpamatuod mahitungod sa kahayag, aron ang tanan managtoo pinaagi kaniya.
*8* Siya dili mao ang kahayag, apan mianhi aron siya makapamatuod mahitungod sa kahayag.
*9* Kadto mao ang matuod nga kahayag, nga nagaiwag sa tanan nga tawo nga moanhi sa kalibutan.
*10* Dinhi siya sa kalibutan, ug ang kalibutan gibuhat niya, ug ang kalibutan wala moila kaniya.
*11* Sa mga iya mianhi siya, ug ang mga iya wala modawat kaniya.
*12* Apan sa tanan nga nanagdawat kaniya, kanila naghatag siya sa katungod sa pagkahimong mga anak sa Dios, kanila nga nanagtoo sa iyang ngalan:
*13* Nga nangatawo, dili sa dugo, bisan sa kabubut-on sa unod, bisan sa kabubuton sa tawo, kondili sa Dios.
*14* Ug ang Pulong nahimong unod, ug nagpuyo ipon kanato ug atong nakita ang iyang himaya, himaya ingon nga sa bugtong Anak gikan sa Amahan, puno sa gracia ug sa kamatuoran.
*15* Si Juan nagapamatuod mahitungod kaniya, ug misinggit nga nagaingon: Kini mao siya nga tungod kaniya ako nagaingon: Ang moanhi sunod kanako magauna kanako, kay siya una man kanako.
*16* Kay ngatanan kita nakadawat sa iyang kahupnganan, ug sa gracia tungod sa gracia.
*17* Kay ang Kasugoan gihatag pinaagi kang Moises; ang gracia ug ang kamatuoran miabut pinaagi kang Jesucristo.
*18* Walay tawo nga nakakita sa Dios sa bisan unsang panahon: ang bugtong Anak lamang nga anaa sa sabakan sa Amahan, siya ang nagpaila kaniya.
*19* Ug kini mao ang pagpamatuod ni Juan, sa diha nga ang mga Judio nanagsugo gikan sa Jerusalem sa mga sacerdote ug mga Levita ngadto kaniya sa pagpangutana kaniya, Kinsa ba ikaw?
*20* Ug siya mitug-anug wala maglimod; ug siya mitug-an, Ako dili mao ang Cristo.
*21* Ug sila nanagpangutana kaniya: Kinsa man diay? Si Elias ba ikaw? Ug siya miingon: Dili. Ikaw ba ang mana-lagna? Ug siya mitubag: Dili.
*22* Busa sila nanag-ingon kaniya: Kinsa man ikaw? aron makahatag kami ug tubag sa mga nagsugo kanamo. Unsay isulti mo mahitungod sa imong kaugalingon?
*23* Siya miingon: Ako mao ang tingog sa usa nga nagasinggit sa kamingawan: Tul-ira ninyo ang dalan sa Ginoo, sumala sa giingon ni Isaias nga manalagna.
*24* Ug sila mga sinugo gikan sa mga Fariseo.
*25* Ug sila nangutana kaniya ug nanag-ingon kaniya: Ngano man nga nagabautismo ikaw, kong ikaw dili mao ang Cristo, bisan si Elias, bisan ang manalagna?
*26* Si Juan mitubag kanila nga naga-ingon: Ako nagabautismo sa tubig; sa taliwala ninyo nagatindog ang usa nga wala ninyo hiilhi.
*27* Siya gayudnga nagasunod kanako, sa higut sa kang kansang sapin dili ako takus sa paghubad.
*28* Kining mga butanga nangahimo sa Betania sa unahan sa Jordan, diin nagabautismo si Juan.
*29* Saadlaw nga misunodsi Juan nakakita kang Jesus nga nagapadulong kaniya, ug miingon: Tan-awa, ang Cordero sa Dios nga nagakuha sa sala sa kalibutan!
*30* Kini mao siya nga mahatungod kaniya ako miingon: Sunod kanako moanhi ang usa ka tawo nga mahimong una kanako, kay siya una kanako.
*31* Ug ako wala makaila kanya; apan nga ikapaila siya sa Israel, tungod niini mianhi ako sa pagbautismo sa tubig.
*32* Ug si Juan nagapamatuod nga nagaingon: Hingkit-an ko ang Espiritu nga mikunsad sama sa salampati gikan sa langit, ug kini mihunong sa ibabaw niya.
*33* Ug ako wala makaila kaniya, apan ang nagsugo kanako sa pagbautismo sa tubig, miingon siya kanako: Kang kansa hingkit-an nimo ang Espiritu nga mokunsad ug mopuyo sa ibabaw niya, kini mao ang magabautismo sa Espiritu Santo.
*34* Ug ako nakakita ug nakapamatuod nga kini mao ang Anak sa Dios.
*35* Sa adlaw nga misunod didto na usab si Juan nagatindog, ug ang duha sa iyang mga tinon-an;
*36* Ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini nagalakaw, ug miingon: Tan-awa, ang Cordero saDios!
*37* Ug ang duha ka tinon-an nakabati kaniya sa iyang pagsulti, ug sila ming-nunot kang Jesus.
*38* Ug si Jesus milingi, ug nakakita kanilang nagsunod, ug miingon kanila: Unsay inyong gipangita? Ug sila nanag-ingon kaniya: Rabbi, (nga sa ato pa, kong hubaron, Magtutudlo), Hain ka magpuyo?
*39* Iyang gidala siya kang Jesus. Si Jesus mitan-aw kaniya ug miingon: Ikaw mao si Simon, ang anak ni Juan; Paga-nganlan ikaw Cefas (nga kong hubaron, Pedro).
*40* Usa sa duha nga nakabati sa kang Juan nga nagsulti, ug misunod kaniya, mao si Andres, igsoon ni Simon Pedro.
*41* lya una nga gipangita ang iyang igsoon nga si Simon, ug miingon kaniya: Hingkaplagan namo ang Mesias (nga kong hubaron, si Cristo).
*42* Iyang gidala siya kang Jesus. Si Jesus mitan-aw kaniya ug miingon: Ikaw mao si Simon, ang anak ni Juan; Paga-nganlan ikaw Cefas (nga kong hubaron, Pedro).
*43* Sa adlaw nga misunod gituyo ni Jesus ang pag-adto sa Galilea, ug iyang hipalgan si Felipe; ug si Jesus miingon kaniya: Sumunod ka kanako.
*44* Karon, si Felipe taga-Betsaida, sa lungsod ni Andres ug ni Pedro.
*45* Si Felipe nakakaplag kang Natanael, ug miingon kaniya: Hingkaplagan namo siya, ang gisulat ni Moises sa Kasugoan, ug sa mga manalagna, si Jesus nga Nazaretnon, ang anak ni Jose.
*46* Ug si Natanael miingon kaniya: May maayo bang butang nga mogula gikan saNazaret? Si Felipe miingon kaniya: Umari ka ug tan-awon mo.
*47* Si Jesus nakakita kang Natanael nga nagapadulong kaniya, ug miingon mahitungod kaniya: Tan-awa, ang matuod gayud nga Israelihanon, nga kaniya walay limbong!
*48* Si Natanael miingon kaniya: Diin mo ako hiilhi? Si Jesus mitubag ug miingon kaniya: Sa wala pa si Felipe magtawag kanimo, sa didto ikaw sa ilalum sa higuera, nakita ko ikaw.
*49* Si Natanael mitubag kaniya: Rabbi, ikaw mao ang Anak sa Dios; ikaw Hari sa Israel.
*50* Si Jesus mitubag ug miingon kaniya: Tungod sa akong pag-ingon kanimo, nakita ko ikaw sa ilalum sa higuera, mitoo ikaw? Makakita ka ug labi pang dagku nga mga butang kay niini.
*51* Ug siya miingon kaniya: Sa pagkamatuod, sa pagkamatuod, nagaingon ako kaninyo: Makita ninyo ang langit maabli ug ang mga manolonda sa Dios magakayab ug magakunsad sa ibabaw sa Anak sa tawo.
*1* Sa sinugdan mao ang Pulong, ug ang Pulong kauban sa Dios, ug ang Pulong mao ang Dios.
*2* Kini sa sinugdan kauban sa Dios.
*3* Ang tanang mga butang gihimo niya; ug sa wala siya, walay bisan unsa nga mahimo sa nahimo.
*4* Kaniya diha ang kinabuhi, ug ang kinbuhi mao ang kahayag sa mga tawo.
*5* Ug ang kahayag nagadan-ag sa taliwala sa kangitngitan; ug ang kangit-ngitan wala makasabut kaniya.
*6* May mianhi, pinadala gikan sa Dios, usa ka tawo kinsang ngalan mao si Juan.
*7* Kini mianhi ingon nga saksi, aron magpamatuod mahitungod sa kahayag, aron ang tanan managtoo pinaagi kaniya.
*8* Siya dili mao ang kahayag, apan mianhi aron siya makapamatuod mahitungod sa kahayag.
*9* Kadto mao ang matuod nga kahayag, nga nagaiwag sa tanan nga tawo nga moanhi sa kalibutan.
*10* Dinhi siya sa kalibutan, ug ang kalibutan gibuhat niya, ug ang kalibutan wala moila kaniya.
*11* Sa mga iya mianhi siya, ug ang mga iya wala modawat kaniya.
*12* Apan sa tanan nga nanagdawat kaniya, kanila naghatag siya sa katungod sa pagkahimong mga anak sa Dios, kanila nga nanagtoo sa iyang ngalan:
*13* Nga nangatawo, dili sa dugo, bisan sa kabubut-on sa unod, bisan sa kabubuton sa tawo, kondili sa Dios.
*14* Ug ang Pulong nahimong unod, ug nagpuyo ipon kanato ug atong nakita ang iyang himaya, himaya ingon nga sa bugtong Anak gikan sa Amahan, puno sa gracia ug sa kamatuoran.
*15* Si Juan nagapamatuod mahitungod kaniya, ug misinggit nga nagaingon: Kini mao siya nga tungod kaniya ako nagaingon: Ang moanhi sunod kanako magauna kanako, kay siya una man kanako.
*16* Kay ngatanan kita nakadawat sa iyang kahupnganan, ug sa gracia tungod sa gracia.
*17* Kay ang Kasugoan gihatag pinaagi kang Moises; ang gracia ug ang kamatuoran miabut pinaagi kang Jesucristo.
*18* Walay tawo nga nakakita sa Dios sa bisan unsang panahon: ang bugtong Anak lamang nga anaa sa sabakan sa Amahan, siya ang nagpaila kaniya.
*19* Ug kini mao ang pagpamatuod ni Juan, sa diha nga ang mga Judio nanagsugo gikan sa Jerusalem sa mga sacerdote ug mga Levita ngadto kaniya sa pagpangutana kaniya, Kinsa ba ikaw?
*20* Ug siya mitug-anug wala maglimod; ug siya mitug-an, Ako dili mao ang Cristo.
*21* Ug sila nanagpangutana kaniya: Kinsa man diay? Si Elias ba ikaw? Ug siya miingon: Dili. Ikaw ba ang mana-lagna? Ug siya mitubag: Dili.
*22* Busa sila nanag-ingon kaniya: Kinsa man ikaw? aron makahatag kami ug tubag sa mga nagsugo kanamo. Unsay isulti mo mahitungod sa imong kaugalingon?
*23* Siya miingon: Ako mao ang tingog sa usa nga nagasinggit sa kamingawan: Tul-ira ninyo ang dalan sa Ginoo, sumala sa giingon ni Isaias nga manalagna.
*24* Ug sila mga sinugo gikan sa mga Fariseo.
*25* Ug sila nangutana kaniya ug nanag-ingon kaniya: Ngano man nga nagabautismo ikaw, kong ikaw dili mao ang Cristo, bisan si Elias, bisan ang manalagna?
*26* Si Juan mitubag kanila nga naga-ingon: Ako nagabautismo sa tubig; sa taliwala ninyo nagatindog ang usa nga wala ninyo hiilhi.
*27* Siya gayudnga nagasunod kanako, sa higut sa kang kansang sapin dili ako takus sa paghubad.
*28* Kining mga butanga nangahimo sa Betania sa unahan sa Jordan, diin nagabautismo si Juan.
*29* Saadlaw nga misunodsi Juan nakakita kang Jesus nga nagapadulong kaniya, ug miingon: Tan-awa, ang Cordero sa Dios nga nagakuha sa sala sa kalibutan!
*30* Kini mao siya nga mahatungod kaniya ako miingon: Sunod kanako moanhi ang usa ka tawo nga mahimong una kanako, kay siya una kanako.
*31* Ug ako wala makaila kanya; apan nga ikapaila siya sa Israel, tungod niini mianhi ako sa pagbautismo sa tubig.
*32* Ug si Juan nagapamatuod nga nagaingon: Hingkit-an ko ang Espiritu nga mikunsad sama sa salampati gikan sa langit, ug kini mihunong sa ibabaw niya.
*33* Ug ako wala makaila kaniya, apan ang nagsugo kanako sa pagbautismo sa tubig, miingon siya kanako: Kang kansa hingkit-an nimo ang Espiritu nga mokunsad ug mopuyo sa ibabaw niya, kini mao ang magabautismo sa Espiritu Santo.
*34* Ug ako nakakita ug nakapamatuod nga kini mao ang Anak sa Dios.
*35* Sa adlaw nga misunod didto na usab si Juan nagatindog, ug ang duha sa iyang mga tinon-an;
*36* Ug siya mitan-aw kang Jesus samtang kini nagalakaw, ug miingon: Tan-awa, ang Cordero saDios!
*37* Ug ang duha ka tinon-an nakabati kaniya sa iyang pagsulti, ug sila ming-nunot kang Jesus.
*38* Ug si Jesus milingi, ug nakakita kanilang nagsunod, ug miingon kanila: Unsay inyong gipangita? Ug sila nanag-ingon kaniya: Rabbi, (nga sa ato pa, kong hubaron, Magtutudlo), Hain ka magpuyo?
*39* Iyang gidala siya kang Jesus. Si Jesus mitan-aw kaniya ug miingon: Ikaw mao si Simon, ang anak ni Juan; Paga-nganlan ikaw Cefas (nga kong hubaron, Pedro).
*40* Usa sa duha nga nakabati sa kang Juan nga nagsulti, ug misunod kaniya, mao si Andres, igsoon ni Simon Pedro.
*41* lya una nga gipangita ang iyang igsoon nga si Simon, ug miingon kaniya: Hingkaplagan namo ang Mesias (nga kong hubaron, si Cristo).
*42* Iyang gidala siya kang Jesus. Si Jesus mitan-aw kaniya ug miingon: Ikaw mao si Simon, ang anak ni Juan; Paga-nganlan ikaw Cefas (nga kong hubaron, Pedro).
*43* Sa adlaw nga misunod gituyo ni Jesus ang pag-adto sa Galilea, ug iyang hipalgan si Felipe; ug si Jesus miingon kaniya: Sumunod ka kanako.
*44* Karon, si Felipe taga-Betsaida, sa lungsod ni Andres ug ni Pedro.
*45* Si Felipe nakakaplag kang Natanael, ug miingon kaniya: Hingkaplagan namo siya, ang gisulat ni Moises sa Kasugoan, ug sa mga manalagna, si Jesus nga Nazaretnon, ang anak ni Jose.
*46* Ug si Natanael miingon kaniya: May maayo bang butang nga mogula gikan saNazaret? Si Felipe miingon kaniya: Umari ka ug tan-awon mo.
*47* Si Jesus nakakita kang Natanael nga nagapadulong kaniya, ug miingon mahitungod kaniya: Tan-awa, ang matuod gayud nga Israelihanon, nga kaniya walay limbong!
*48* Si Natanael miingon kaniya: Diin mo ako hiilhi? Si Jesus mitubag ug miingon kaniya: Sa wala pa si Felipe magtawag kanimo, sa didto ikaw sa ilalum sa higuera, nakita ko ikaw.
*49* Si Natanael mitubag kaniya: Rabbi, ikaw mao ang Anak sa Dios; ikaw Hari sa Israel.
*50* Si Jesus mitubag ug miingon kaniya: Tungod sa akong pag-ingon kanimo, nakita ko ikaw sa ilalum sa higuera, mitoo ikaw? Makakita ka ug labi pang dagku nga mga butang kay niini.
*51* Ug siya miingon kaniya: Sa pagkamatuod, sa pagkamatuod, nagaingon ako kaninyo: Makita ninyo ang langit maabli ug ang mga manolonda sa Dios magakayab ug magakunsad sa ibabaw sa Anak sa tawo.
#930
English Dictionary / Definition of Viable
November 25, 2013, 07:13:39 AM
viable /ˈvʌɪəb(ə)l /
â–¸ adjective capable of working successfully; feasible:
the proposed investment was economically viable.
â–ª Botany (of a seed or spore) able to germinate:
most clones can produce thousands of viable seeds.
â–ª Biology (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions:
the largest and most viable population of this endangered vetch.
little of the frozen semen has been viable when thawed.
â–ª Medicine (of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth:
what if the fetus were viable?
â€" DERIVATIVES viability /-ˈbɪlɪti/ noun,
viably adverb.
â€" ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from vie ‘life’, from Latin vita.
â–¸ adjective capable of working successfully; feasible:
the proposed investment was economically viable.
â–ª Botany (of a seed or spore) able to germinate:
most clones can produce thousands of viable seeds.
â–ª Biology (of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions:
the largest and most viable population of this endangered vetch.
little of the frozen semen has been viable when thawed.
â–ª Medicine (of a fetus or unborn child) able to live after birth:
what if the fetus were viable?
â€" DERIVATIVES viability /-ˈbɪlɪti/ noun,
viably adverb.
â€" ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, from vie ‘life’, from Latin vita.
#931
History / Short Bio of Mikhail Gorbachev
November 25, 2013, 06:02:43 AM
Gorbachev, Mikhail /
(b.1931), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1985â€"91 and President 1988â€"91; full name Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. His foreign policy brought about an end to the Cold War, while within the USSR he introduced major reforms known as glasnost and perestroika. Opposition to his policies led to an attempted coup in 1991, after which he resigned. Nobel Peace Prize (1990).
(b.1931), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1985â€"91 and President 1988â€"91; full name Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev. His foreign policy brought about an end to the Cold War, while within the USSR he introduced major reforms known as glasnost and perestroika. Opposition to his policies led to an attempted coup in 1991, after which he resigned. Nobel Peace Prize (1990).
#933
English Dictionary / Meaning of Fiacre
November 23, 2013, 04:59:30 PM
fiacre
noun (plural fiacres)
- A small carriage for hire.
noun (plural fiacres)
- A small carriage for hire.
#934
Philippine Business News / Re: German national shot dead in causeway
November 23, 2013, 12:36:07 PM
No word from German Embassy so far...
#935
English Dictionary / Meaning of burgeoning
November 22, 2013, 08:30:31 AM
burgeoning
verb
- present participle of burgeon
noun (plural burgeonings)
- the act of budding or sprouting
- a bud or branch
- (by extension) a new growth or expansion of something
adjective
- that buds, grows or expands; developing
verb
- present participle of burgeon
noun (plural burgeonings)
- the act of budding or sprouting
- a bud or branch
- (by extension) a new growth or expansion of something
adjective
- that buds, grows or expands; developing
#936
English Dictionary / Meaning of Trumpery
November 22, 2013, 08:14:56 AM
November 21, 2013 trumpery • TRUMP-uh-ree • noun 1 : worthless nonsense 2 : trivial or useless articles : junk
Examples: Moving to a new house has given me an excuse to toss out years of accumulated knickknacks and trumpery.
"But there's so much trumpery on parade, including a relentless air of self-importance, that it's even hard to simply enjoy the performances of the two stars, who give more than the film deserves." â€" From a review by Walter Addiego in the San Francisco Chronicle, September 6, 2013
Did you know? "Trumpery" derives from the Middle English "trumpery" and ultimately from the Middle French "tromper," meaning "to deceive." (You can see the meaning of this root reflected in the French phrase "trompe-l'oeil"â€"literally, "deceives the eye"â€"which in English refers to a style of painting with photographically realistic detail.) "Trumpery" first appeared in English in the mid-15th century with the meanings "deceit or fraud" (a sense that is now obsolete) and "worthless nonsense." Less than 100 years later, it was being applied to material objects of little or no value. The verb phrase "trump up" means "to concoct with the intent to deceive," but there is most likely no etymological connection between this phrase and "trumpery."
Examples: Moving to a new house has given me an excuse to toss out years of accumulated knickknacks and trumpery.
"But there's so much trumpery on parade, including a relentless air of self-importance, that it's even hard to simply enjoy the performances of the two stars, who give more than the film deserves." â€" From a review by Walter Addiego in the San Francisco Chronicle, September 6, 2013
Did you know? "Trumpery" derives from the Middle English "trumpery" and ultimately from the Middle French "tromper," meaning "to deceive." (You can see the meaning of this root reflected in the French phrase "trompe-l'oeil"â€"literally, "deceives the eye"â€"which in English refers to a style of painting with photographically realistic detail.) "Trumpery" first appeared in English in the mid-15th century with the meanings "deceit or fraud" (a sense that is now obsolete) and "worthless nonsense." Less than 100 years later, it was being applied to material objects of little or no value. The verb phrase "trump up" means "to concoct with the intent to deceive," but there is most likely no etymological connection between this phrase and "trumpery."
#937
Boxing and Boxers / Pacquiao vs Rios: Bohol in Darkness Over Its Result
November 21, 2013, 07:40:51 PM
#938
LGU Philippines / Bohol Barangay Election Campaign Until Nov 23 Only
November 21, 2013, 01:32:16 PM
Bohol Barangay Election
#939
General Topic / Re: What the Philippines is, according to the BBC
November 21, 2013, 11:58:54 AM
CIA Factbook is more accurate and detailed...
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#941
Philippine Business News / Re: German national shot dead in causeway
November 21, 2013, 11:38:54 AM
Too many suspects so far. Police said they listed too many names as enemies of Aggenstein.
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#942
Philippine Business News / Re: 2Go Boat Collides With Sulpicio Cargo; 17 Dead, Many Missing
August 17, 2013, 04:53:15 PM
Sulpicio Cargo Ship that hit a 2Go passenger boat...
#943
Philippine Business News / Re: 2Go Boat Collides With Sulpicio Cargo; 17 Dead, Many Missing
August 17, 2013, 12:49:37 PM
Official Statement from 2Go Company:
At around 9pm of August 16, in the vicinity of Lawis Ledge, Talisay, Cebu, M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, a roro passenger vessel owned by 2GO Group was reportedly hit by M/V Sulcon Express 7, a cargo vessel owned by PSACC (formerly Sulpicio Lines) resulting in major damage that led to its sinking.
Immediately after the collision, the crew of the M/V St. Thomas distributed life jackets to the passengers and carried out emergency abandon-ship procedures. At the same time, the ship’s officers sent a distress signal to the nearest Philippine Coast Guard Station to alert them for immediate rescue operations.
The official passenger manifest of St. Thomas was 723 passengers and 118 crew or a total of 841 people and 104 equivalent 20 footer container units (TEUS). The vessel has an authorized capacity of 1,010 passengers and crew and 160 units 20 footer containers.
While the number of survivors and casualties are still being determined by proper government authorities and shipping officials, rescue operations by the Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, PSACC and 2GO Group are ongoing. 2GO Group has dispatched 2 of its fast crafts and passenger ship M/V St. John Paul which was in the immediate vicinity. Local fishing boats are also helping in the ongoing rescue operations.
The vessel came from Surigao and Nasipit Port bound for Cebu as a stopover port and then to Manila. It was estimated to arrive Cebu at 10 p.m.
2GO Group has activated its emergency onsite operations center at port to address all possible requirements for emergencies like this including providing assistance to survivors and coordinating other activities to attend to all the concerns of the passengers.
Meal packs and dry clothes have been distributed to passengers. Those needing medical attention have been attended to by onsite medical personnel while others have already been brought to nearby hospitals. The rest of the passengers have been offered accommodations at a nearby hotel.
At around 9pm of August 16, in the vicinity of Lawis Ledge, Talisay, Cebu, M/V St. Thomas Aquinas, a roro passenger vessel owned by 2GO Group was reportedly hit by M/V Sulcon Express 7, a cargo vessel owned by PSACC (formerly Sulpicio Lines) resulting in major damage that led to its sinking.
Immediately after the collision, the crew of the M/V St. Thomas distributed life jackets to the passengers and carried out emergency abandon-ship procedures. At the same time, the ship’s officers sent a distress signal to the nearest Philippine Coast Guard Station to alert them for immediate rescue operations.
The official passenger manifest of St. Thomas was 723 passengers and 118 crew or a total of 841 people and 104 equivalent 20 footer container units (TEUS). The vessel has an authorized capacity of 1,010 passengers and crew and 160 units 20 footer containers.
While the number of survivors and casualties are still being determined by proper government authorities and shipping officials, rescue operations by the Philippine Navy, Coast Guard, PSACC and 2GO Group are ongoing. 2GO Group has dispatched 2 of its fast crafts and passenger ship M/V St. John Paul which was in the immediate vicinity. Local fishing boats are also helping in the ongoing rescue operations.
The vessel came from Surigao and Nasipit Port bound for Cebu as a stopover port and then to Manila. It was estimated to arrive Cebu at 10 p.m.
2GO Group has activated its emergency onsite operations center at port to address all possible requirements for emergencies like this including providing assistance to survivors and coordinating other activities to attend to all the concerns of the passengers.
Meal packs and dry clothes have been distributed to passengers. Those needing medical attention have been attended to by onsite medical personnel while others have already been brought to nearby hospitals. The rest of the passengers have been offered accommodations at a nearby hotel.
#944
Philippine Business News / 2Go Boat Collides With Sulpicio Cargo; 17 Dead, Many Missing
August 17, 2013, 07:46:46 AM
Divers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command and the Coast Guard are now aiding rescuers looking for survivors in the aftermath of the collision between two ships off the coast of Talisay City, Cebu Friday night.
At least 17 people were reported killed in the maritime mishap.
Lt. Jim Alagao, AFP Central Command spokesperson, said that their divers and those of the Coast Guard are now helping in the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts.
He added that around 321 passengers are still missing and unaccounted for.
Coast Guard officials identified the two ships involved in the collision as the passenger vessel M/V St. Thomas Aquinas of 2GO and the cargo ship Sulpicio Express 7.
The collision occurred at Lawis Ledge off Talisay City at around 8:45 p.m. Friday.
Hundreds of passengers of the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas had to jump into the water as the ship began to sink.
A total of 692 passengers and crew members were reportedly on board the vessel.
Authorities said 575 passengers have been rescued, as of 12:35 a.m. Saturday.
The survivors were brought to different hospitals in Talisay City and Cebu City for treatment.
The M/V St. Thomas Aquinas came from Agusan Del Norte and was headed for Manila via Cebu.
PCG officials are still investigating the cause of the head-on collision, the first ever in Cebu in recent years. - PNA
At least 17 people were reported killed in the maritime mishap.
Lt. Jim Alagao, AFP Central Command spokesperson, said that their divers and those of the Coast Guard are now helping in the ongoing search-and-rescue efforts.
He added that around 321 passengers are still missing and unaccounted for.
Coast Guard officials identified the two ships involved in the collision as the passenger vessel M/V St. Thomas Aquinas of 2GO and the cargo ship Sulpicio Express 7.
The collision occurred at Lawis Ledge off Talisay City at around 8:45 p.m. Friday.
Hundreds of passengers of the M/V St. Thomas Aquinas had to jump into the water as the ship began to sink.
A total of 692 passengers and crew members were reportedly on board the vessel.
Authorities said 575 passengers have been rescued, as of 12:35 a.m. Saturday.
The survivors were brought to different hospitals in Talisay City and Cebu City for treatment.
The M/V St. Thomas Aquinas came from Agusan Del Norte and was headed for Manila via Cebu.
PCG officials are still investigating the cause of the head-on collision, the first ever in Cebu in recent years. - PNA
#945
Inspiration & Hope / Re: Cure to Hurt
August 16, 2013, 11:36:37 PM
life in america is always like that. lonely gyud kay puro busy ang mga tawo sa work. dili pareha sa ato nga daghang kalaagan ug kaestoryahan.
#947
Inspiration & Hope / Before You Complain, Think About This
August 16, 2013, 04:04:02 PM
Before You Complain, Think About This
#949
Book Reviews / A Prayer for Owen Meany - To-Read
August 16, 2013, 11:14:57 AM
A Prayer for Owen Meany - To-Read
#950
Health and Food / Re: Study: An avocado a day keeps the doctor away
August 16, 2013, 09:17:22 AM
more reasons for women to eat avocado. P50 to P60 per kilo in tagbilaran city, bohol.
#951
Talk of the Town / Scrap the Pork Barrel Fund: Privilege Speech of Senator Ping Lacson
August 15, 2013, 07:56:50 PM
Living Without Pork
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson
Privilege speech
March 11, 2003
Mr. President, I rise today on a question of personal and collective privilege.
Last week, we passed the Senate version of the General Appropriations Bill of 2003. No less than the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and principal sponsor of the bill aptly described the 2003 budget as "bare-bones", thus appealing to his colleagues to contribute their share to arrest the projected budget deficit which our economic managers expect to hit the PhP300B mark by year-end.
I now answer the call.
I call for the scrapping of a very corrupt and corrupting system in our political institutions. All I ask are a few minutes of your precious time - and of your mind.
We now must move to abolish the pork barrel system. We must see its end during our watch without need to mourn its loss. It is a virus of corruption that must die.
And, there is no better hall on this space on earth to make it happen than the Senate - expectedly, a place of men and women with mature age, with honor, with dignity, with integrity. Further, there is no better time to declare its end than now - when the country's budget deficit is at an alarmingly uncontrollable pace. For the past year, it was PhP213B. Of course, we do not believe the numbers.
One thing, I may say is apodictic. It is still counting. There is nothing in the pork barrel system that gives us pride. There is only everything that makes us hide in shame.
It should not matter anymore under what name the system sounds. Be it the Countrywide Development Fund, or the Congressional Initiative Allocation, or the Priority Development Assistance Fund. It is, and will remain to be a fund of compulsive corruption.
The name itself traces its origin to the pre-civil war days in the United States when, in periodic fits of generosity, white masters would give their black slaves salted pork in barrels. More often than not, the eagerness of the slaves would result in ugly shoving and rushing to grab more pork than the others. The more pork one could grab for himself, the more triumphant he would appear than the others who were meek and reluctant.
We may not realize it, but the Filipino people would sometimes see us behave like slaves rushing to the pork barrel. A critic has a worse description - that of swines rushing to get more slabs than they can consume.
Mr. President, our countrymen expect to see every peso of their taxes wisely spent on every project. They become profoundly disillusioned every time they are robbed of it.
Let me say now what they hate to hear. But they must hear what we have been afraid to say.
Under the pork barrel system, only less than half of the taxpayers' money actually goes to the programs of work. More than half habitually goes to the pockets of corruption. Occasionally, depending on the insatiability of the corrupt, a shameful twenty percent of the fund is left to finance the project. Holy mackerel!
We can pretend all day not to know. But the Filipino people have never been stupid not to see through such pretense.
Let me give the breakdown. It is nasty.
• 2% goes to the Commission on Audit as S.O.P.
• 10% is given to the district engineer and other officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
• 2% is passed on to the Barangay Chairman.
• 14% goes to the contractor - 10% in profit and 4% as value-added tax, thank God!
• 5-10%, if the Mayor or Governor so demands.
• And - hold your breath - 20% of project cost is earmarked for the legislator who identifies the project.
Shares sometimes vary depending on greed.
Even the billboards that advertise the proponents of infrastructure projects are overpriced.
Legislators who allocate funds for the purchase of medicines and other pharmaceutical products, as well as school supplies get bigger takes. By how much, Mr. President? Some suppliers say, it is, "from here to eternity."
In a book published in 1998 by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, entitled, "Pork and Other Perks," the author wrote about vivid accounts of actual pay-offs involving legislators. Thus, a pay-off usually takes place inside the office of legislators. The more sophisticated ones prefer hotel rooms and restaurants. Sulo Hotel in Quezon City is said to be a favorite.
"Pork barrel" every year runs to billions of pesos. I hate to say it. The people hate to hear it. But they lose billions of pesos anyway. They lose these billions to the many deep pockets of corruption.
Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues, there is no saying here that every senator or congressman is corrupt. It is only to say that we have all become suspect. The public has every basis and right to suspect. And we seem not to mind anymore.
Mr. President, those with clear conscience among us do not need to rage. They only need to help those without it.
In this regard, may I take this opportunity to thank the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and some of our colleagues who have expressed support to this advocacy.
One colleague, Senator Joke Arroyo has done something truly admirable: he had not allocated a single centavo from his "pork barrel" allocation for the past year. However, I cannot help but wonder how his PhP200M pork was realigned since it was part and parcel of the 2002 GAA. That is the reason why I want my allocation this year deducted from the proposed 2003 GAA. I have an unsolicited advice to the distinguished gentleman from Makati and the Bicol region - why not slash the 2003 national budget by PhP211M more?
To all of us in this august chamber, maybe we can help alleviate the burgeoning budget deficit by waiving our 2003 pork barrel fund allocations. We can actually do our share, no matter how small, in balancing the budget by doing just that. With twenty-three senators, at PhP211M each, four billion, eight hundred fifty-three million (PhP4.853B) will automatically be deducted from the 2003 national budget.
The Speaker of the House, Jose de Venecia, can equally display his statesmanship by doing the same in the lower house. With more than 200 congressmen, at PhP65M each, that would be another PhP13B at least. Let us be the first to sacrifice for the sake of tiding us over a financial nightmare. I, therefore, call on the Senate and the House of Representatives to voluntarily give up the pork.
Mr. President, it is a simple choice between self-respect and self-aggrandizement.
That is exactly my point. Those among us whose hands remain untainted and unsoiled by the fruits of corruption from the evil "pork" must now be insulated from the temptation it may bring upon us. How? Let's try scrapping the "pork." There is life without it!
We all know who we are and what we are on this issue. That is one thing we are all sure about. Mine are not speculations - I definitely have my own sources. The figures I brought out earlier are never a figment of my imagination.
If the "pork barrel" stinks, how much longer must we suffer the stench? I believe it is time to abolish it altogether.
Mr. President, we were elected by the Filipino people to make good laws for the common good and never to make gold under the "pork barrel" system. We are here to make laws, not to build roads and bridges.
We were voted into office to provide check and balance under the principle of powers; and not to accept fat checks to enhance our bank account balance.
Former French President and Prime Minister, the late Jean-Raymond Pompidou, was correct. There is a whale of difference between a politician and a statesman. He said, "while a statesman places himself at the service of the nation, a politician places the nation at his own personal service."
With the "pork barrel" system, we are all perceived as dirty, corrupt and greedy politicians. Without it, we can all become better statesmen and public servants.
Whenever our committees investigate anomalies in government, does it not occur to us how equally guilty they think the legislators could be?
Mr. President, pardon my asking. There are all kinds of arguments to defend the "pork." Its advocates invent new methods and formulas to make every legislator happy. Ironically, in the mind of every Filipino, they are all mad and madly corrupted by it.
I know that the pork barrel system has never been legally flawed. In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled on its constitutionality. But the Supreme Court never ruled that scrapping the "pork barrel" system would be unconstitutional either.
I can only hope the Senate leadership will take a serious look at this proposal and not simply toss it to the dust heap of the Philippine Senate history.
I am sure to lose some friends and create more enemies in this 12th Congress. I am sure skeptics will taunt me and the cynics will mock me without end.
I remember BAYAN MUNA Party-list Representative Crispin Beltran, he who declared the lowest asset in the lower house at eighty-one thousand pesos, said in a media interview immediately after my position on the "pork barrel" issue first came out, and I quote, "mabuti pa si Lacson ay may ibang pinagkakakitaan na illegal. Paano naman kami na sa "pork barrel" lamang umaasa?" Realizing that what he said was an instant give-away, he paused and started to stutter. Another congressman commented that this representation would not need to make money from the "pork barrel" because supposedly, "I have a lot in some foreign banks."
Mr. President, if this is my misfortune, so be it. It is not the one I cannot possibly learn to live with.
Mr. President, I derive no pleasure in telling what I have told. I am sure many colleagues derive no pleasure in hearing what they just heard. But the people surely hate what they already know about.
It is time to bring the "pork barrel" system down. Or, we all go down under.
We can surely live without "pork." Certainly, there is life without it.
Thank you very much!
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson
Privilege speech
March 11, 2003
Mr. President, I rise today on a question of personal and collective privilege.
Last week, we passed the Senate version of the General Appropriations Bill of 2003. No less than the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and principal sponsor of the bill aptly described the 2003 budget as "bare-bones", thus appealing to his colleagues to contribute their share to arrest the projected budget deficit which our economic managers expect to hit the PhP300B mark by year-end.
I now answer the call.
I call for the scrapping of a very corrupt and corrupting system in our political institutions. All I ask are a few minutes of your precious time - and of your mind.
We now must move to abolish the pork barrel system. We must see its end during our watch without need to mourn its loss. It is a virus of corruption that must die.
And, there is no better hall on this space on earth to make it happen than the Senate - expectedly, a place of men and women with mature age, with honor, with dignity, with integrity. Further, there is no better time to declare its end than now - when the country's budget deficit is at an alarmingly uncontrollable pace. For the past year, it was PhP213B. Of course, we do not believe the numbers.
One thing, I may say is apodictic. It is still counting. There is nothing in the pork barrel system that gives us pride. There is only everything that makes us hide in shame.
It should not matter anymore under what name the system sounds. Be it the Countrywide Development Fund, or the Congressional Initiative Allocation, or the Priority Development Assistance Fund. It is, and will remain to be a fund of compulsive corruption.
The name itself traces its origin to the pre-civil war days in the United States when, in periodic fits of generosity, white masters would give their black slaves salted pork in barrels. More often than not, the eagerness of the slaves would result in ugly shoving and rushing to grab more pork than the others. The more pork one could grab for himself, the more triumphant he would appear than the others who were meek and reluctant.
We may not realize it, but the Filipino people would sometimes see us behave like slaves rushing to the pork barrel. A critic has a worse description - that of swines rushing to get more slabs than they can consume.
Mr. President, our countrymen expect to see every peso of their taxes wisely spent on every project. They become profoundly disillusioned every time they are robbed of it.
Let me say now what they hate to hear. But they must hear what we have been afraid to say.
Under the pork barrel system, only less than half of the taxpayers' money actually goes to the programs of work. More than half habitually goes to the pockets of corruption. Occasionally, depending on the insatiability of the corrupt, a shameful twenty percent of the fund is left to finance the project. Holy mackerel!
We can pretend all day not to know. But the Filipino people have never been stupid not to see through such pretense.
Let me give the breakdown. It is nasty.
• 2% goes to the Commission on Audit as S.O.P.
• 10% is given to the district engineer and other officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways.
• 2% is passed on to the Barangay Chairman.
• 14% goes to the contractor - 10% in profit and 4% as value-added tax, thank God!
• 5-10%, if the Mayor or Governor so demands.
• And - hold your breath - 20% of project cost is earmarked for the legislator who identifies the project.
Shares sometimes vary depending on greed.
Even the billboards that advertise the proponents of infrastructure projects are overpriced.
Legislators who allocate funds for the purchase of medicines and other pharmaceutical products, as well as school supplies get bigger takes. By how much, Mr. President? Some suppliers say, it is, "from here to eternity."
In a book published in 1998 by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism, entitled, "Pork and Other Perks," the author wrote about vivid accounts of actual pay-offs involving legislators. Thus, a pay-off usually takes place inside the office of legislators. The more sophisticated ones prefer hotel rooms and restaurants. Sulo Hotel in Quezon City is said to be a favorite.
"Pork barrel" every year runs to billions of pesos. I hate to say it. The people hate to hear it. But they lose billions of pesos anyway. They lose these billions to the many deep pockets of corruption.
Mr. President, my esteemed colleagues, there is no saying here that every senator or congressman is corrupt. It is only to say that we have all become suspect. The public has every basis and right to suspect. And we seem not to mind anymore.
Mr. President, those with clear conscience among us do not need to rage. They only need to help those without it.
In this regard, may I take this opportunity to thank the chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and some of our colleagues who have expressed support to this advocacy.
One colleague, Senator Joke Arroyo has done something truly admirable: he had not allocated a single centavo from his "pork barrel" allocation for the past year. However, I cannot help but wonder how his PhP200M pork was realigned since it was part and parcel of the 2002 GAA. That is the reason why I want my allocation this year deducted from the proposed 2003 GAA. I have an unsolicited advice to the distinguished gentleman from Makati and the Bicol region - why not slash the 2003 national budget by PhP211M more?
To all of us in this august chamber, maybe we can help alleviate the burgeoning budget deficit by waiving our 2003 pork barrel fund allocations. We can actually do our share, no matter how small, in balancing the budget by doing just that. With twenty-three senators, at PhP211M each, four billion, eight hundred fifty-three million (PhP4.853B) will automatically be deducted from the 2003 national budget.
The Speaker of the House, Jose de Venecia, can equally display his statesmanship by doing the same in the lower house. With more than 200 congressmen, at PhP65M each, that would be another PhP13B at least. Let us be the first to sacrifice for the sake of tiding us over a financial nightmare. I, therefore, call on the Senate and the House of Representatives to voluntarily give up the pork.
Mr. President, it is a simple choice between self-respect and self-aggrandizement.
That is exactly my point. Those among us whose hands remain untainted and unsoiled by the fruits of corruption from the evil "pork" must now be insulated from the temptation it may bring upon us. How? Let's try scrapping the "pork." There is life without it!
We all know who we are and what we are on this issue. That is one thing we are all sure about. Mine are not speculations - I definitely have my own sources. The figures I brought out earlier are never a figment of my imagination.
If the "pork barrel" stinks, how much longer must we suffer the stench? I believe it is time to abolish it altogether.
Mr. President, we were elected by the Filipino people to make good laws for the common good and never to make gold under the "pork barrel" system. We are here to make laws, not to build roads and bridges.
We were voted into office to provide check and balance under the principle of powers; and not to accept fat checks to enhance our bank account balance.
Former French President and Prime Minister, the late Jean-Raymond Pompidou, was correct. There is a whale of difference between a politician and a statesman. He said, "while a statesman places himself at the service of the nation, a politician places the nation at his own personal service."
With the "pork barrel" system, we are all perceived as dirty, corrupt and greedy politicians. Without it, we can all become better statesmen and public servants.
Whenever our committees investigate anomalies in government, does it not occur to us how equally guilty they think the legislators could be?
Mr. President, pardon my asking. There are all kinds of arguments to defend the "pork." Its advocates invent new methods and formulas to make every legislator happy. Ironically, in the mind of every Filipino, they are all mad and madly corrupted by it.
I know that the pork barrel system has never been legally flawed. In fact, the Supreme Court has ruled on its constitutionality. But the Supreme Court never ruled that scrapping the "pork barrel" system would be unconstitutional either.
I can only hope the Senate leadership will take a serious look at this proposal and not simply toss it to the dust heap of the Philippine Senate history.
I am sure to lose some friends and create more enemies in this 12th Congress. I am sure skeptics will taunt me and the cynics will mock me without end.
I remember BAYAN MUNA Party-list Representative Crispin Beltran, he who declared the lowest asset in the lower house at eighty-one thousand pesos, said in a media interview immediately after my position on the "pork barrel" issue first came out, and I quote, "mabuti pa si Lacson ay may ibang pinagkakakitaan na illegal. Paano naman kami na sa "pork barrel" lamang umaasa?" Realizing that what he said was an instant give-away, he paused and started to stutter. Another congressman commented that this representation would not need to make money from the "pork barrel" because supposedly, "I have a lot in some foreign banks."
Mr. President, if this is my misfortune, so be it. It is not the one I cannot possibly learn to live with.
Mr. President, I derive no pleasure in telling what I have told. I am sure many colleagues derive no pleasure in hearing what they just heard. But the people surely hate what they already know about.
It is time to bring the "pork barrel" system down. Or, we all go down under.
We can surely live without "pork." Certainly, there is life without it.
Thank you very much!
#952
Philippine Business News / Re: Python Prony Is Dead; He Was 17 Years Old
August 15, 2013, 06:07:21 PM
wala may exercise si Prony kay labihang gamaya sa iyang cage. Heart attack tingali ang cause tungod sa kadaghan sa iyang cholesterol.
#955
Philippine Business News / Python Prony Is Dead; He Was 17 Years Old
August 15, 2013, 05:09:24 PM
Python Prony Is Dead; He Was 17 Years Old
#956
Philippine Business News / Warrant of Arrest for Janet Napoles - Pork Barrel Scam Mastermind
August 15, 2013, 04:57:27 PM
Warrant of Arrest for Janet Napoles - Pork Barrel Scam Mastermind
#957
Love Talk / Re: Study: Men Want Women to Chip In on Dates, but Are Afraid to Ask
August 15, 2013, 04:54:26 PM
unsa kahay ikasugyot sa atong mga dating experts diri sa TB. 
#958
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Promo: Painless and Satisfaction
August 13, 2013, 11:35:59 AM
ang mga babaye ra gyud ang makapamatuod ani kung painless ba gyud. kadtong mga interesado, the service offer is just a text away.
#959
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Are You Welcome Here?
August 13, 2013, 07:50:25 AM
Are You Welcome Here?
#961
Tira-Pasagad | Saksak-Sinagol / Re: Pasidaan sa Mangliliay
August 12, 2013, 08:11:23 PM
gi-prangkahan na daan aron walay mahayay.
#962
Philippine Business News / Re: Storms, Typhoons
August 12, 2013, 07:55:02 PM
salamat bay tigs sa update. murag peligro pa diay manakayan ug barko paingon sa manila o sa bisan unsang dapit sa luzon.
#963
Philippine Daily News / Re: 11 Buses in Laguna Set On Fire
August 12, 2013, 06:26:40 PM
kung tinuod man nga mga NPA ang nagbuhat sa ingon: unya mosinggit sila nga nakigbisog (kono) alang sa mga kabus.
#964
Technology / PLDT Completes 71,000 Fiber Optic Cable in the Philippines
August 12, 2013, 06:23:30 PM
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co (PLDT) said it has spent P2.5 billion for laying down at least 5,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable to support the rollout of high-speed data services on its fixed and mobile networks.
In a statement, PLDT said the expansion of its fiber optic network is accelerating the deployment of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service, as well as unit Smart Communications Inc's fourth-generation mobile data service called Long Term Evolution (LTE).
“If we include our international fiber optic links and leased facilities, the PLDT Group now has more than 71,000 kilometers of fiber assets,†Napoleon Nazareno, PLDT president and chief executive said.
“This fortifies our already formidable network advantage as we cover more areas, increase data speeds and provide enhanced redundancies for improved resiliency,†he added.
At end-2012, PLDT had over 54,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable in its domestic fiber optic network (DFON), which was already more than four times that of its closest competition. That figure has been raised to over 60,000 by mid-2013.
In addition, PLDT has almost 7,200 kilometers of international submarine fiber optic cable and over 4,000 kilometers of domestic submarine fiber cable.
source: Interaksyon.com
In a statement, PLDT said the expansion of its fiber optic network is accelerating the deployment of its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) service, as well as unit Smart Communications Inc's fourth-generation mobile data service called Long Term Evolution (LTE).
“If we include our international fiber optic links and leased facilities, the PLDT Group now has more than 71,000 kilometers of fiber assets,†Napoleon Nazareno, PLDT president and chief executive said.
“This fortifies our already formidable network advantage as we cover more areas, increase data speeds and provide enhanced redundancies for improved resiliency,†he added.
At end-2012, PLDT had over 54,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable in its domestic fiber optic network (DFON), which was already more than four times that of its closest competition. That figure has been raised to over 60,000 by mid-2013.
In addition, PLDT has almost 7,200 kilometers of international submarine fiber optic cable and over 4,000 kilometers of domestic submarine fiber cable.
source: Interaksyon.com
#965
Basketball | NBA-PBA / Kobe Bryant Tells Gilas Pilipinas: Keep Playing Together
August 12, 2013, 05:54:46 PM
By Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBNnews.com
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant had a few words of advice for the Gilas Pilipinas national team after their silver medal finish in the recently concluded 27th FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship.
Bryant, who is in Manila to promote Lenovo mobile phones, told Gilas Pilipinas to continue to keep playing as a team.
"Just continue to play together," he said during a press conference at Resorts World Monday. "It's a team sport. It's about how individuals work together."
Bryant stressed that playing as a team will allow Gilas to hide some of their weaknesses as individuals.
Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, also advised the national team to "tune out the noise and the fanfare" and instead focus on the task at hand, which is the FIBA World Cup in Spain next year.
Gilas' second place finish in the FIBA Asia tournament allowed them to clinch a berth in the World Cup next year, marking their return to the world stage for the first time since 1973.
The United States have already qualified to the World Cup although it remains to be seen if Bryant will still play for Team USA.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant had a few words of advice for the Gilas Pilipinas national team after their silver medal finish in the recently concluded 27th FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship.
Bryant, who is in Manila to promote Lenovo mobile phones, told Gilas Pilipinas to continue to keep playing as a team.
"Just continue to play together," he said during a press conference at Resorts World Monday. "It's a team sport. It's about how individuals work together."
Bryant stressed that playing as a team will allow Gilas to hide some of their weaknesses as individuals.
Bryant, a five-time NBA champion, also advised the national team to "tune out the noise and the fanfare" and instead focus on the task at hand, which is the FIBA World Cup in Spain next year.
Gilas' second place finish in the FIBA Asia tournament allowed them to clinch a berth in the World Cup next year, marking their return to the world stage for the first time since 1973.
The United States have already qualified to the World Cup although it remains to be seen if Bryant will still play for Team USA.
#966
Philippine Daily News / 11 Buses in Laguna Set On Fire
August 12, 2013, 05:51:27 PM
by ABS-CBN
Armed men torched 11 buses in Pagsanjan, Laguna before dawn Monday, police said.
Senior Superintendent Pascual Muñoz Jr., Laguna police director, said some 10 to 15 armed and uniformed men barged into the garage of HM Transport Inc. and told the guards they were conducting an anti-illegal drug raid.
However, the suspects suddenly splashed gasoline onto the buses and set them on fire.
Pascual suspects the the armed men were communist rebels involved in extortion
Armed men torched 11 buses in Pagsanjan, Laguna before dawn Monday, police said.
Senior Superintendent Pascual Muñoz Jr., Laguna police director, said some 10 to 15 armed and uniformed men barged into the garage of HM Transport Inc. and told the guards they were conducting an anti-illegal drug raid.
However, the suspects suddenly splashed gasoline onto the buses and set them on fire.
Pascual suspects the the armed men were communist rebels involved in extortion
#967
Philippine Provinces / Re: Lalakeng gaduwa sa kinatawo tupad sa pulis sakay sa bus nasikop
August 12, 2013, 05:48:11 PM
wala nalang gyud kahulat nga moabot ang bus sa iyang destinasyon.
#968
European Union EU / Re: Norway PM Jens Stoltenberg works as secret taxi driver
August 12, 2013, 05:35:55 PM
ginabuhat pud ni davao city mayor rodrigo duterte.
#969
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 12, 2013, 12:58:29 PM
#970
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 12, 2013, 12:57:58 PM
by Celeste R. Flores
PDI
Ranidel De Ocampo’s words were replaced with tears, having just towed the Philippines to a trip to the Basketball World Cup, as he faced the buzzing media on Saturday night.
De Ocampo sobbed uncontrollably for a few minutes, and couldn’t string up the right words to explain how the Philippines’ historical 86-79 victory in the semifinals over South Korea in the 27th Fiba Asia championships went down.
There was no better way to describe such overwhelming feat, achieved after momentous struggle and sacrifice, than tears of joy.
“Gusto ko lang po magpasalamat sa lahat ng naniniwala. Sa lahat ng nagdasal po samin [Thanks to all who believed and prayed],†he said in tears. “Pasensya na po, di ko talaga mapigilan [sorry I really can't help my tears].â€
De Ocampo nailed a crucial triple with 1:27 left to play, which put the Philippines up 81-77â€"just one of the distinguished plays which finally ended the Filipinos’ longstanding heartbreak to the Koreans.
And De Ocampo couldn’t help but look back at their two-month build up leading to this historic day.
“Sandali lang po kami nagsama-sama, pero nagawa pa po rin naming manalo [we've been together only for a short time but we still managed to win.]†he said. “Para po sa inyo lahat ng pagsisikap at sakripisyo ng Gilas [We dedicate our hardwork and sacrifice to our fans.]â€
Marc Pingris also remembered all the nights spent away from family, the cold in Lithuania and New Zealand where they had intensive training camps, just to get into the best form possible for the Asian Championships.
“Yung pinaghirapan namin, sa pag punta sa Lithuania at New Zealand. Mahirap mawalay sa pamilya [When we went to Lithuania and New Zealand, it was hard to be away from your family],†Pingris said.
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PDI
Ranidel De Ocampo’s words were replaced with tears, having just towed the Philippines to a trip to the Basketball World Cup, as he faced the buzzing media on Saturday night.
De Ocampo sobbed uncontrollably for a few minutes, and couldn’t string up the right words to explain how the Philippines’ historical 86-79 victory in the semifinals over South Korea in the 27th Fiba Asia championships went down.
There was no better way to describe such overwhelming feat, achieved after momentous struggle and sacrifice, than tears of joy.
“Gusto ko lang po magpasalamat sa lahat ng naniniwala. Sa lahat ng nagdasal po samin [Thanks to all who believed and prayed],†he said in tears. “Pasensya na po, di ko talaga mapigilan [sorry I really can't help my tears].â€
De Ocampo nailed a crucial triple with 1:27 left to play, which put the Philippines up 81-77â€"just one of the distinguished plays which finally ended the Filipinos’ longstanding heartbreak to the Koreans.
And De Ocampo couldn’t help but look back at their two-month build up leading to this historic day.
“Sandali lang po kami nagsama-sama, pero nagawa pa po rin naming manalo [we've been together only for a short time but we still managed to win.]†he said. “Para po sa inyo lahat ng pagsisikap at sakripisyo ng Gilas [We dedicate our hardwork and sacrifice to our fans.]â€
Marc Pingris also remembered all the nights spent away from family, the cold in Lithuania and New Zealand where they had intensive training camps, just to get into the best form possible for the Asian Championships.
“Yung pinaghirapan namin, sa pag punta sa Lithuania at New Zealand. Mahirap mawalay sa pamilya [When we went to Lithuania and New Zealand, it was hard to be away from your family],†Pingris said.
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#971
Philippine Provinces / Re: Lalakeng gaduwa sa kinatawo tupad sa pulis sakay sa bus nasikop
August 12, 2013, 12:49:34 PM
nagpabadlong uroy. wala seguroy uyab.
#972
Philippine Daily News / Police in Tuguegarao Returns Excess Money
August 12, 2013, 06:50:20 AM
TUGUEGARAO CITYâ€"A police officer turned over P64,000 to a commercial money transfer company here, saying the service erroneously handed her an excessively large amount when she withdrew the money sent by her sister from London.
PO3 Janeth Acoba of Cataggaman village said she withdrew P128,000 from an outlet of Western Union on Aug. 3 and went straight home without counting the bills. Acoba, who is assigned to Lasam town police, said she was shocked to find P64,000 in excess bills on Aug. 4, a Sunday.
Afraid that the error may cost the company clerk her job, Acoba quickly returned the money. Acoba said her sister had been sending money to help build her home.â€"Villamor Visaya Jr.
PO3 Janeth Acoba of Cataggaman village said she withdrew P128,000 from an outlet of Western Union on Aug. 3 and went straight home without counting the bills. Acoba, who is assigned to Lasam town police, said she was shocked to find P64,000 in excess bills on Aug. 4, a Sunday.
Afraid that the error may cost the company clerk her job, Acoba quickly returned the money. Acoba said her sister had been sending money to help build her home.â€"Villamor Visaya Jr.
#973
Philippine Business News / Re: Storms, Typhoons
August 12, 2013, 03:20:19 AM
sugod na ug ulan ug haguros ang hangin diri sa tagbilaran. hinungaw tingali ni Labuyo. let's pray for safety sa atong mga kababayan sa luzon. 45 fishermen from catanduanes are missing, as reported.
#974
Basketball | NBA-PBA / Re: Philippines beats Korea, reaches FIBA World Cup
August 11, 2013, 01:55:36 PM
dihay mga higayon nga mura ug niundang ug pitik ang akong kasing-kasing.
#975
Philippine Business News / Re: Storms, Typhoons
August 11, 2013, 08:54:53 AM
Salamat, Bay Tigbao. Mura man ug kusog-kusog ning bagyoha. Dako na pud ni nga baha diha sa Manila.
#976
Philippine Business News / Re: Storms, Typhoons
August 11, 2013, 08:50:16 AM
mga unsa kaha ning adlawa nga molampaso sa luzon area, taga tigbao?
#977
Jokes and Humor / Dionisia Pacquiao Joke
August 11, 2013, 08:49:05 AM
...Si Mommy Dionisia nagbar sa Waldorf Astoria sa New York.
Sabi ng mga katabi nya:
GERMAN: "Waiter! Remy Martin, single!"
ITALIAN: "Waiter! Carlo Rossi, double!"
MOMMY DIONISIA: (Dyus miu! kilangan pa pala magpakilala bago umurder! Siyet!) "Wiyter! Dionisia Pacquiao, Sipareyted".....
Sabi ng mga katabi nya:
GERMAN: "Waiter! Remy Martin, single!"
ITALIAN: "Waiter! Carlo Rossi, double!"
MOMMY DIONISIA: (Dyus miu! kilangan pa pala magpakilala bago umurder! Siyet!) "Wiyter! Dionisia Pacquiao, Sipareyted".....
#978
Basketball | NBA-PBA / Re: Philippines beats Korea, reaches FIBA World Cup
August 11, 2013, 08:44:13 AM
wala kapugngi ang akong mga luha sa kalipay. proud to be pinoy.
#979
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:41:18 AM
#980
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:40:14 AM
#981
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:38:22 AM
#982
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:34:23 AM
#983
Philippine Business News / Re: Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:32:35 AM
#984
Philippine Business News / Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
August 11, 2013, 08:28:43 AM
Philippines Weep After Beating South Korea in 2013 Fiba Asia
#985
Learn English Online / Re: Invitation to a Beheading
August 10, 2013, 07:52:28 PM
I have a copy of Lolita and Pale Fire.
#986
Philippine Daily News / Re: Gloria ‘getting sicker by the day,’ docs say
August 10, 2013, 07:35:52 AM
She would feel better if she stays at Muntinlupa. Lain na pud ning GMA-orchestrated drama.
#988
Chess & Mind Games / GM Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua and Wesley So in 2013 World Chess Cup
August 09, 2013, 02:53:09 PM
Filipino chess prodigy, Grandmaster Wesley So, who totes a FIDE rating of 2710, may have an easier time in the 2013 World Chess Cup starting on Monday in Tromso, Norway but not his colleagues GM Oliver Barbosa and Mark Paragua.
So who is seeded No. 33 in the contest faces 96th seed GMAlexander Ipatov of Turkey (ELO 2584). He recently won a gold medal in Kazan, Russia during the the 27th Summer Universiade and is on college scholarship under the Judith Polgar foundation in the US.
The highly-regarded triad of So,Paragua and Barbosa will be trading mind power against the world's best chess players and are expected to bring home honors since they have been selected as the country's cream of the crop this year.
"No problem with Wes, but Barbosa (ELO 2571) and I are underdogs due to our FIDE ratings," said Paragua (ELO 2565) whose most recent project was a simultaneous chess exhibition in Marilao, Bulacan where six-year old James Henry Calacday forced him to a draw.
In the first round, Paragua will battle 28th seed GM Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia (ELO2724) while 100th seed Barbosa plays 29th seed with ELO 2702 GM Le Quang Liem of Viet Nam.
It will be harder for Barbosa who is playing his firstWorld Chess Cup.
In the first round of the 2011 World Chess Cup version in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Paragua lost to England`s GM Michael Adams 0.5-1.5.
So was also beaten by then top seed Ukrainian GM Sergey Karjakin in the blitz tie-break of the Round 2 of World Chess Cup 2011. *PNA
So who is seeded No. 33 in the contest faces 96th seed GMAlexander Ipatov of Turkey (ELO 2584). He recently won a gold medal in Kazan, Russia during the the 27th Summer Universiade and is on college scholarship under the Judith Polgar foundation in the US.
The highly-regarded triad of So,Paragua and Barbosa will be trading mind power against the world's best chess players and are expected to bring home honors since they have been selected as the country's cream of the crop this year.
"No problem with Wes, but Barbosa (ELO 2571) and I are underdogs due to our FIDE ratings," said Paragua (ELO 2565) whose most recent project was a simultaneous chess exhibition in Marilao, Bulacan where six-year old James Henry Calacday forced him to a draw.
In the first round, Paragua will battle 28th seed GM Dmitry Jakovenko of Russia (ELO2724) while 100th seed Barbosa plays 29th seed with ELO 2702 GM Le Quang Liem of Viet Nam.
It will be harder for Barbosa who is playing his firstWorld Chess Cup.
In the first round of the 2011 World Chess Cup version in Khanty-Mansiysk, Siberia, Paragua lost to England`s GM Michael Adams 0.5-1.5.
So was also beaten by then top seed Ukrainian GM Sergey Karjakin in the blitz tie-break of the Round 2 of World Chess Cup 2011. *PNA
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