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This is what I am confused of. Klaro pas pahak sa among silingan ang kadaut nga gida sa RH Bill pero daghang nagsuporta. Mao na siguro ni giingon nga corruption of moral principles. Ambot ug sani mang gani.

Written by Jomar Canlas Senior Reporter

THE Supreme Court has ordered the government to answer the petitions questioning the constitutionality and legality of the controversial reproductive health (RH) law.


The court en banc has also decided not to issue a temporary restraining order against the implementation of the new law until after it has received the comments of Malacañang, through the Office of the Solicitor General.

The petition against the law, filed by lay couple James and Lovely Imbong, is considered the most controversial case pending before the High Court. The case was assigned to Associate Justice Jose Catral Mendoza after a raffle.

The 15-man tribunal ordered Malacañang to comment within 10 days on the Imbong couple’s petition questioning the constitutionality of the law. Malacañang’s comments would be the bases for any decision of the high court, whether it should issue an injunction order or not against the implementation of the law.
Despite strong opposition from the Catholic Church, the House of Representatives passed the reproductive health bill on December 20. President Benigno Aquino 3rd quietly signed it into lawâ€"Republic Act 10354, or the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012â€"on December 21. The law, which seeks to improve public access to reproductive health services, including natural and artificial family planning options, will take effect on January 17.

In their 25-page petition filed on January 2, the Imbongs said that the law violates the Constitution, which upholds the ideal of an unconditional respect for life, among others. They named as respondents Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Education Secretary Armin Luistro, Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas 2nd, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and Health Secretary Enrique Ona.

“[This case] will present the illegality of the Act as it mocks the nation’s Filipino cultureâ€"noble and lofty in its values and holdings on life, motherhood and family lifeâ€"now the fragile lifeblood of a treasured culture that today stands solitary but proud in contrast to other nations,” the couple said.

They argued that some provisions of the new law reveal its intentions to bring reproductive health care services within easy reach of the poor.

“By doing so, the poor become the primary targets of the State’s planned-parenthood policyâ€"a subtle way of telling the poor that the State will subsidize their right to have access to modern methods of family planning simply because they are poor,” the petitioners said.

Jo Imbong, mother of James Imbong, the legal counsel of the Catholic Church, had described the petition as “the first salvo” against the law.

“We are paving the way for other similar suits from many faith-based groups,” she said
Imbong revealed that big prayer rallies against the new law were also being planned across the country in the weeks to come.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) had expressed support for the petition of the Imbongs. In a pastoral letter, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas, who is also the vice president of the CBCP, said that the reproductive health law “will lead to greater crimes against women.”

“The poor are being promised a better life through the RH bill. It will not be so. The poor can rise from their misery through more accessible education, better hospitals and lesser government corruption. Money for contraceptives can be better used for education and authentic health care,” Villegas said.

“The youth are being made to believe that sex before marriage is acceptable provided you know how to avoid pregnancy. Is this moral? Those who corrupt the minds of children will invoke divine wrath on themselves,” the bishop warned.

He said that the free and wide dissemination of contraceptives would destroy family life and lead to more violence against women.

Source:
http://www.manilatimes.net/~manilati/index.php/news/top-stories/39465-justify-rh-law-palace-ordered

MANILA, Dec. 29, 2012â€"“No one can serve two masters.”

An Ateneo de Manila theology professor has resigned, realizing that he could “no longer share the path” taken by the Jesuit-led university community that went all-out for the passage of the reproductive health (RH) law despite opposition from the Catholic Church.

Prof. Rafael Dy-Liacco, in a resignation letter, decried the “failure” of Ateneans to reject what he said was an alliance with a “spirit of disdain for the Church” that had worked for the RH bill’s passage.

“That spirit repudiates the Church’s holiness and, at the same time, attempts to assume it for itself (cf. 2 Thessalonians 2:4). It has manifested at an unusually high level of ferocity, even hatred. It has manifested in the wholesale denigration of the Church â€" of her teachings, of her bishops, of her catechists, and of her common lay faithful,” said the letter, addressed to the chair of the Ateneo’s theology department and the dean of humanities.

“Whatever material good Ateneans believe they have accomplished by supporting the passage of the Bill, their failure to reject alliance with that spirit, to truly seek counsel with the Church, and to make amends for and to repair whatever harm that their alliance with that spirit is doing and will do to the faith of believers in the Philippines, has not been right,” Dy-Liacco added.

The letter was written on Dec. 28, Feast of the Holy Innocents, the day on which the Church commemorates the massacre of children under King Herod and which resonates today amid the grim reality of abortion. It was on Dec. 28 that news first spread of the clandestine signing of the RH bill last Dec. 21 by President Benigno S. Aquino III, an Ateneo alumnus.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines had warned that a “contraceptive mentality” to be promoted by an RH law would lead to an “abortion mentality,” as what has happened in countries that had passed laws making contraception widespread.

In August this year, 192 Ateneo professors signed a statement of support for the RH bill, in open defiance of the shepherds of the Church and lay leaders. Ateneo professors, in a 2008 statement, had claimed Catholics could support the RH bill “in good conscience,” contradicting the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae which reiterated the Church’s ban on contraception.

The move by the 192 professors prompted the Ateneo president, Fr. Jett Villarin, SJ, to release a statement saying that Ateneo was officially against the bill. Villarin’s statement, however, was largely ignored as professors and students continued to call for the passage of the controversial measure, which calls for billions in taxpayers’ money for contraceptives and sterilization.


Detail from 'The giving of the keys to Saint Peter' by Pietro Perugino
Dy-Liacco and two other Ateneo theology professors released a statement on Aug. 28 calling out their colleagues for distorting the Church’s teachings on conscience.

In his resignation letter, Dy-Liacco said the “procreative love” between husband and wife as well as the bond between the mother and child from the point at which life begins in the womb are “spiritual realities.”

He said: “One does not need infallible pronouncements from the Magisterium in order to willingly assent to their truth, and to their implications for any path towards genuine human fulfillment.”

The theology professor, who has a Master of Arts in Religion from Yale Divinity School, said the teachings of the Church indeed “clash with the ideologies that rule this age, while her ministers and her teachers are all too human.”

“Often times it seems easier to give up believing that the Church is the Holy Spirit’s work. But the gospels tells us that believing in the Son of God when He became incarnate was not easy either (cf. John 1:11).”

Dy-Liacco maintained that there could be no compromise with the spirit of animosity against the Church, “much less collusion with it (cf. Revelation 18:4).”

“The Holy Spirit’s will and that spirit’s will are never the same (cf. CCC 676). It rejects God’s truth (cf. John 8:45). Moreover, when one becomes allied to it, one becomes like it (cf. John 8:44), he said. “Thus here the saying also holds: ‘No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other’ (Matthew 6:24). Because of these realities, I believe that my service to the Church and my service to ADMU no longer coincide, and I believe that I can no longer share the path that ADMU has taken. Therefore I hereby resign both my teaching position and my tenure at ADMU Theology,” he said.

“Throughout my years teaching theology at ADMU, the Bible had increasingly become my primary teaching resource. I had found that the religious virtues, spiritual ideals, and array of theological perspectives on the human condition that are conveyed in the full range of Biblical narratives, from Genesis to Revelation, filled a lacuna that I had noticed in ADMU theology. It was a lacuna in the formation of character and conscience,” he said.

He said he would be judged in the way he had taught his students in grasping the truth. “I wish I had been a better teacher. I wish I had learned more quickly about hewing closely to the truth (cf. 2 Timothy 2:15). I wish I had learned sooner about not putting my own thoughts ahead of God’s teachings (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:20â€"25). I wish I had understood more deeply about avoiding self-promotion and not seeking praise (cf. 2 Corinthians 4:5). I know that I shall be held accountable for my students’ grasp of the truth (cf. 1 Corinthians 3:10â€"15).” (Dominic Francisco)

Source:
http://cbcpforlife.com/?p=10014

MANILA, Jan. 9, 2013â€"Another petition to halt the implementation of RA 10354 has been filed at the Supreme Court, citing the measure’s promotion of the use of abortifacient devices such as intra-uterine devices (IUDs) and its mandate to purchase abortifacients using taxpayers’ money, thereby violating Constitutional provisions protecting life and health.

The Alliance for the Family Foundation Philippines, Inc. (ALFI) together with members of its Board of Trustees, friends, their spouses, children and grandchildren filed Wednesday a petition for prohibition, with request for a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO)/Preliminary Injunction against the reproductive health (RH) law, or The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.

RA 10354 has “opened the floodgates to an attack against the right to life. While it gives a semblance of respect for life by generously using the words “non-abortifacient” and “do not prevent the implantation of a fertilized ovum,” it allows the use of abortifacient devices such as the intrauterine device (IUD), and the purchase of abortifacient substances using taxpayer’s money,” the petition stated.

The measure also impairs the right to health of both the mother and her unborn child “by mandating the dispensation and use of hormonal contraceptives, including contraceptive pills, which have been established as carcinogenic, causing breast cancer, cervical cancer, and liver tumor, among others,” the petition continued.

ALFI, represented by Atty. Ma. Concepcion Noche, who is also the group’s president, is a multi-sectoral, nationwide organization committed to fostering and defending the sanctity of marriage, promoting family solidarity, and protecting life in all stages of development.

The group likewise cited the violation against the Constitution-guaranteed right to the free exercise of religion which the RH law commits by making certain acts mandatory, such as the provision of RH services by health care providers even though this runs contrary to their religious beliefs.

Named as respondents in the petition were Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa; Health Secretary Enrique Ona; Education Secretary Armin Luistro; Social Welfare and Development Secretary Corazon Soliman; Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel Roxas II; Budget Secretary Florencio Abad; Socio-Economic Planning Secretary and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Director-General Arsenio Balisacan; the Philippine Commission on Women, represented by its Chairperson Remedios Ignacio-Rikken; the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., represented by its President Eduardo Banzon; the League of Provinces of the Philippines, represented by its President Alfonso Umali; the League of Cities of the Philippines, represented by its President Oscar Rodriguez; and the League of Municipalities of the Philippines, represented by its President Donato Marcos.

The first petition to halt the implementation of the RH law was filed with the Supreme Court on Jan. 2 by lawyers James Imbong and Lovely Ann Imbong.

The RH law, signed by President Benigno Aquino III last December despite massive protests from civic and faith-based groups, family and life advocates, and child development experts, is scheduled for implementation on Jan. 17. (CBCP for Life)

Source:
http://cbcpforlife.com/?p=10082

Weather Update: 12:00 nn January 15, 2013

Sa pagkakaron mao ni ang satellite picture sa Pilipinas.



Naay cluster of clouds nga nakaapekto sa Central ug Eastern Visayas. Base sa report sa PAG-ASA field stations, naay thunderstorms may may bring moderate to heavy rains nga modugay ug 1 ngadto sa 2 ka oras sa maong mga lugar.

Way bagjo nga giexpect nga mahimugso hangtud sa Biyernes, January 18, 2013.

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How our Senators voted for Senate Bill 2865 “An act providing for a national policy on reproductive health and responsible parenthood” or RH Bill:


"YES" TO RH BILL   
1. Joker Arroyo
2. Alan Peter Cayetano
3. Pia Cayetano
4. Edgardo Angara
5. Francis Escudero
6. Miriam Defensor-Santiago
7. Ralph Recto
8. Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
9. Loren Legarda
10. Teofisto Guingona II
11. Franklin M. Drilon
12. Francis Pangilinan
13. Panfilo Lacson.

"NO" TO RH BILL
1. Juan Ponce-Enrile
2. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada
3. Vicente “Tito” Sotto III
4. Gringo Honasan
5. Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III
6. Manuel “Manny” Villar
7. Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.
8. Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV

Source:
http://catholicvote.ph

Source: http://catholicvote.ph

How our Congressmen voted for House Bill 4244, “The Responsible Parenthood, Reproductive Health, and Population and Development Act of 2012” or RH Bill:

"NO" TO RH BILL
1. Abad, Henedina R.
2. Aggabao, Giorgidi B.
3. Aglipay, Emmeline Y.
4. Agyao, Manuel S.
5. Albano, Rodolfo B.
6. Alvarez, Mercedes K.
7. Amante-Matba, Angelica M.
8. Amatong, Rommel C.
9. Angara, Juan Edgardo M.
10. Antonio, Patricio T.
11. Apostol, Sergio F.
12. Arquiza, Godofredo V.
13. Bag-ao, Kaka J.
14. Brawner Baguilat, Teddy Jr.
15. Balindong, Pangalian M.
16. Banal, Jorge 'Bolet'
17. Barzaga, Elpidio Jr. F.
18. Batocabe, Rodel M.
19. Bautista, Franklin P.
20. Bello, Walden F.
21. Belmonte, Feliciano Jr. R.
22. Belmonte, Vicente Jr. F.
23. Benitez, Alfredo 'Albee' B.
24. Biazon, Rodolfo G.
25. Binay, Mar-Len Abigail S.
26. Biron, Ferjenel G.
27. Bulut-Begtang, Eleanor C.
28. Cagas, Marc Douglas IV C.
29. Cajayon, Mary Mitzi L.
30. Calixto-Rubiano, Emi G.
31. Canonigo, Ranulfo P.
32. Casiño, Teddy A.
33. Castelo, Winston 'Winnie'
34. Catamco, Nancy A.
35. Celeste, Jesus 'Boying' F.
36. Cerafica, Arnel M.
37. Chipeco, Justin Marc SB.
38. Cojuangco, Enrique M.
39. Cojuangco, Kimi S.
40. Colmenares, Neri J
41. Cortuna, Julieta R.
42. Cosalan, Ronald M.
43. Cruz-Gonzales, Cinchona
44. Datumanong ,Simeon A.
45. Defensor, Arthur Jr. R.
46. Del Rosario, Anthony G.
47. Del Rosario, Antonio A.
48. Dimaporo, Imelda Quibranza
49. Duavit, Joel Roy
50. Dy, Napoleon S.
51. Ebdane, Jun Omar C.
52. Enverga, Wilfrido Mark M.
53. Eriguel, Eufranio 'Franny' C., M.D.
54. Espina, Rogelio J.,M.D.
55. Estrella, Robert Raymund M. 
56. Evardone, Ben P.
57. Fernandez, Danilo Ramon S.
58. Ferriol, Abigail Faye C.
59. Flores, Florencio Jr. T.
60. Avance-Fuentes, Daisy
61. Garcia-Albano, Mylene J
62. Garin, Janette L.
63. Garin, Sharon S.
64. Gatchalian, Rex
65. Gatchalian, Weslie T.
66. Go, Arnulfo F.
67. Gonzales, Neptali II M.
68. Guanlao, Agapito H.
69. Haresco, Teodorico T.
70. Hataman-Salliman, Jim S.
71. Herrera-Dy, Bernadette R.
72. Ilagan,Luzviminda C.
73. Jalosjos, Cesar G.
74. Jalosjos, Romeo Jr. M.
75. Jalosjos, Seth F. P.
76. Joson, Josefina M.
77. Kho, David L.
78. Lacson-Noel, Josephine Veronique R.
79. Lagdameo, Antonio Jr. F.
80. Lagman, Edcel C.
81. Lapus, Jeci A.
82. Leonen-Pizarro, Catalina G.
83. Limkaichong, Jocelyn S.
84. Loong, Tupay T.
85. Lopez, Carlo V.
86. Lopez, Carol Jayne B.
87. Loyola, Roy M.
88. Magsaysay, Eulogio 'Amang' R.
89. Maliksi, Erineo S.
90. Maranan, Zeny
91. Marcoleta, Rodante D.
92. Mariano, Rafael V.
93. Miraflores, Florencio T.
94. Mirasol, Alejandro Y.
95. Nava, Joaquin Carlos Rahman A.
96. Ocampo, Rosenda Ann
97. Ortega, Francisco Emmanuel III R.
98. Ortega, Victor Francisco C.
99. Padilla, Carlos M.
100.Paez, Cresente C.
101.Palatino, Raymond V.
102.Palmones, Angelo B.
103.Pangandaman, Mohammed Hussein P.
104.Pichay, Philip A.
105.Ponce Enrile, Juan Jr. C.
106.Primicias-Agabas, Marlyn L.
107.Quimbo, Romero Federico 'Miro' S.
108.Sacdalan, Jesus N.
109.Sahidulla, Nur-ana I.
110.Sakaluran, Raden C.
111.Salvacion, Andres Jr. D.
112.Sambar, Mark Aeron H.
113.Sarmiento, Mel Senen S.
114.Sema, Bai Sandra A.
115.Singson, Eric Jr. G.
116.Sy-Alvarado, Ma. Victoria R.
117.Tañada, Lorenzo III R.
118.Teodoro, Marcelino R
119.Tinga, Sigfrido R.
120.Tinio, Antonio L.
121.Tomawis, Acmad M.
122.Treñas, Jerry P.
123.Tugna, Sherwin N.
124.Tupas, Niel Jr. C.
125.Umali, Reynaldo V.
126.Ungab, Isidro T.
127.Vargas-Alfonso, Baby Aline
128.Villar, Mark A.
129.Villarica, Linabelle Ruth R.
130.Yap, Susan
131.Yu, Victor J.
132.Zamora, Ma. Carmen S.
133.Zubiri, Jose III F.   
1. Abayon, Daryl Grace J.
2. Alcover, Pastor Jr. M.
3. Almario, Thelma Z.
4. Almonte, Jorge T.
5. Alvarez, Antonio C.
6. Angping, Ma. Zenaida B.
7. Antonino, Rodolfo W.
8. Apacible, Tomas V.
9. Aquino, Jose II S.
10. Arenas, Ma. Rachel J.
11. Arnaiz, George P.
12. Arroyo, Diosdado Macapagal
13. Asilo, Benjamin DR.
14. Bagasina, Catalina C.
15. Bagatsing, Amado S.
16. Bataoil, Leopoldo N.
17. Bichara, Al Francis DC.
18. Bonoan-David, Ma. Theresa
19. Cabaluna, Salvador III P.
20. Cabilao Yambao, Jonathan
21. Calimbas-Villarosa, Ma. Amelita A.
22. Castro, Jane T.
23. Crisologo, Vincent 'Bingbong' P.
24. Cua, Dakila Carlo E.
25. De Venecia, Ma. Georgina P. 
26. Del Mar, Rachel Marguerite B.
27. Dimaporo, Fatima Aliah Q.
28. Durano, Ramon VI H.
29. Ejercito, Joseph Victor G.
30. Ferrer, Antonio A.
31. Fortuno, Salvio B.
32. Fua, Orlando B.
33. Garbin, Alfredo Jr. A.
34. Garcia, Albert Raymond S.
35. Garcia, Pablo P.
36. Golez, Anthony Rolando Jr. T.
37. Gomez, Lucy T.
38. Gullas, Eduardo R.
39. Javier, Paolo S.
40. Labadlabad, Rosendo S.
41. Lico, Isidro Q.
42. Macapagal Arroyo, Juan Miguel
43. Magsaysay, Ma. Milagros H.
44. Malapitan, Oscar G.
45. Mandanas, Hermilando I.
46. Marañon, Alfredo III D.
47. Mendoza, Mark Llandro L.
48. Mercado-Revilla, Lani
49. Noel, Florencio G.
50. Nograles, Karlo Alexei B.
51. Obillo, Reena Concepcion G.
52. Pangandaman, Nasser C.
53. Panotes, Elmer E.
54. Paras, Jesus Emmanuel M.
55. Payuyo, Ponciano D.
56. Piamonte, Mariano Jr. U.
57. Puno, Roberto V.
58. Rivera, Michael Angelo C.
59. Rodriguez, Isidro Jr. S. 
60. Rodriguez, Maximo Jr. B.
61. Rodriguez, Rufus B.
62. Romualdez, Ferdinand Martin G.
63. Romualdo, Pedro P.
64. Romulo, Roman T.
65. Salimbangon, Benhur L.
66. Singson, Ryan Luis V.
67. Socrates, Victorino Dennis M.
68. Suarez, Danilo E.
69. Syjuco, Augusto Boboy, Ph.D.
70. Teves, Pryde Henry A.
71. Tiangco, Tobias 'Toby' M.
72. Ting, Randolph S.
73. Ty, Arnel U.
74. Unabia, Peter 'Sr. Pedro' M.
75. Unico, Renato Jr. J.
76. Valencia, Rodolfo G.
77. Vergara, Bernardo M.
78. Violago, Joseph Gilbert F.
79. Yap, Arthur C.


"YES" TO RH BILL   
1. Abad, Henedina R.
2. Aggabao, Giorgidi B.
3. Aglipay, Emmeline Y.
4. Agyao, Manuel S.
5. Albano, Rodolfo B.
6. Alvarez, Mercedes K.
7. Amante-Matba, Angelica M.
8. Amatong, Rommel C.
9. Angara, Juan Edgardo M.
10. Antonio, Patricio T.
11. Apostol, Sergio F.
12. Arquiza, Godofredo V.
13. Bag-ao, Kaka J.
14. Brawner Baguilat, Teddy Jr.
15. Balindong, Pangalian M.
16. Banal, Jorge 'Bolet'
17. Barzaga, Elpidio Jr. F.
18. Batocabe, Rodel M.
19. Bautista, Franklin P.
20. Bello, Walden F.
21. Belmonte, Feliciano Jr. R.
22. Belmonte, Vicente Jr. F.
23. Benitez, Alfredo 'Albee' B.
24. Biazon, Rodolfo G.
25. Binay, Mar-Len Abigail S.
26. Biron, Ferjenel G.
27. Bulut-Begtang, Eleanor C.
28. Cagas, Marc Douglas IV C.
29. Cajayon, Mary Mitzi L.
30. Calixto-Rubiano, Emi G.
31. Canonigo, Ranulfo P.
32. Casiño, Teddy A.
33. Castelo, Winston 'Winnie'
34. Catamco, Nancy A.
35. Celeste, Jesus 'Boying' F.
36. Cerafica, Arnel M.
37. Chipeco, Justin Marc SB.
38. Cojuangco, Enrique M.
39. Cojuangco, Kimi S.
40. Colmenares, Neri J
41. Cortuna, Julieta R.
42. Cosalan, Ronald M.
43. Cruz-Gonzales, Cinchona
44. Datumanong ,Simeon A.
45. Defensor, Arthur Jr. R.
46. Del Rosario, Anthony G.
47. Del Rosario, Antonio A.
48. Dimaporo, Imelda Quibranza
49. Duavit, Joel Roy
50. Dy, Napoleon S.
51. Ebdane, Jun Omar C.
52. Enverga, Wilfrido Mark M.
53. Eriguel, Eufranio 'Franny' C., M.D.
54. Espina, Rogelio J.,M.D.
55. Estrella, Robert Raymund M. 
56. Evardone, Ben P.
57. Fernandez, Danilo Ramon S.
58. Ferriol, Abigail Faye C.
59. Flores, Florencio Jr. T.
60. Avance-Fuentes, Daisy
61. Garcia-Albano, Mylene J
62. Garin, Janette L.
63. Garin, Sharon S.
64. Gatchalian, Rex
65. Gatchalian, Weslie T.
66. Go, Arnulfo F.
67. Gonzales, Neptali II M.
68. Guanlao, Agapito H.
69. Haresco, Teodorico T.
70. Hataman-Salliman, Jim S.
71. Herrera-Dy, Bernadette R.
72. Ilagan,Luzviminda C.
73. Jalosjos, Cesar G.
74. Jalosjos, Romeo Jr. M.
75. Jalosjos, Seth F. P.
76. Joson, Josefina M.
77. Kho, David L.
78. Lacson-Noel, Josephine Veronique R.
79. Lagdameo, Antonio Jr. F.
80. Lagman, Edcel C.
81. Lapus, Jeci A.
82. Leonen-Pizarro, Catalina G.
83. Limkaichong, Jocelyn S.
84. Loong, Tupay T.
85. Lopez, Carlo V.
86. Lopez, Carol Jayne B.
87. Loyola, Roy M.
88. Magsaysay, Eulogio 'Amang' R.
89. Maliksi, Erineo S.
90. Maranan, Zeny
91. Marcoleta, Rodante D.
92. Mariano, Rafael V.
93. Miraflores, Florencio T.
94. Mirasol, Alejandro Y.
95. Nava, Joaquin Carlos Rahman A.
96. Ocampo, Rosenda Ann
97. Ortega, Francisco Emmanuel III R.
98. Ortega, Victor Francisco C.
99. Padilla, Carlos M.
100.Paez, Cresente C.
101.Palatino, Raymond V.
102.Palmones, Angelo B.
103.Pangandaman, Mohammed Hussein P.
104.Pichay, Philip A.
105.Ponce Enrile, Juan Jr. C.
106.Primicias-Agabas, Marlyn L.
107.Quimbo, Romero Federico 'Miro' S.
108.Sacdalan, Jesus N.
109.Sahidulla, Nur-ana I.
110.Sakaluran, Raden C.
111.Salvacion, Andres Jr. D.
112.Sambar, Mark Aeron H.
113.Sarmiento, Mel Senen S.
114.Sema, Bai Sandra A.
115.Singson, Eric Jr. G.
116.Sy-Alvarado, Ma. Victoria R.
117.Tañada, Lorenzo III R.
118.Teodoro, Marcelino R
119.Tinga, Sigfrido R.
120.Tinio, Antonio L.
121.Tomawis, Acmad M.
122.Treñas, Jerry P.
123.Tugna, Sherwin N.
124.Tupas, Niel Jr. C.
125.Umali, Reynaldo V.
126.Ungab, Isidro T.
127.Vargas-Alfonso, Baby Aline
128.Villar, Mark A.
129.Villarica, Linabelle Ruth R.
130.Yap, Susan
131.Yu, Victor J.
132.Zamora, Ma. Carmen S.
133.Zubiri, Jose III F.

ABSTENTIONS
1. Briones, Nicanor M
2. Ferrer, Jeffrey P.
3. Golez, Roilo S
4. Gunigundo, Magtanggol T
5. Osmeña, Tomas R
6. Relampagos, Rene L.
7. Remulla, Jesus Crispin C.

Weather Update: 4:34 pm. January 14, 2013

Base sa PAG-ASA natunaw nas TD Bising sa dihang miinteract sijas Amihan sa Northern Philippine Sea.

Samtang naglamugdong ang langit sa Manila, way giexpect nga mahimugsong bagjo hangtud sa Huwebes, January 17, 2013.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on January 12, 2013, 05:52:24 PM
sukad atong Dominggo hangtud Miyerkules, sige lang ug ulan..

Oi, naa pa konoy uwan ginagamay nga masinati dihaa Maam Lolla ingon ang taga PAG-ASA.    
       

Sick.

Source:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=405429362864591&set=a.405429359531258.93029.405069576233903&type=1&theater

Weather Update: January 12, 2013 12:41 PM

As of the 11:00 am update from PAG-ASA si Tropical Depression Bising has maintained its strength of maximum winds of 45 kph. Nagdagan gihapon ni sija padung sa Northern Philippine Sea at the speed of 17 kph. Usa na lamang ka probinsiya karon ang naay storm warning signal nga mao ang Catanduanes. Ang uban gius-us na.

Mao ni ang latest satellite picture ug movement forecast ni TD Bising:





Source:
PAG-ASA

Error naho. Sorry.

Luwaptor na.

Naay mga tawo diris Manila nga di jud mauwaw mangihi anhas kadalanan! Grabe! DI ko makasulti ug uneducated nga maajo man pud ug mga pamarog.

BIsan asa na. Anhas kilid sa MRT anhas mga bus stops. Grabe! Mura pud sa India ning Pilipinas. Sa India kay mas terible kay hastas atubangan sa bay sa silingan. DIha ganing tuy bata nga gipusil kay mibadlong sa nangihi sa ilang tugkaran. Tsk tsk tsk.

Gamay aron dili mailhan.

Track of Tropical Storm Quinta:



Source:
Wiki

Tuay daghang hulagway ahong Manang kay saktong nagcommunity immersion man sijas Mati sa dihang mibagjo si Pablo didto. Nangadto to sila sa ComVal ug Davao Oriental.

Sa among Congressman sa lone district of Southern Leyte, sa second reading NO ang boto. Sa third and final reading ABSENT. Luoy intawon pud basin ug napressure ug maajo ni PNoy ilabina kay LP ra ba ijang partido.

Kuha gikan sa amoung bintana ganinang mga alas 5 y medya sa hapon. Uwan uwan ug laugdong ang langit.

Oi, is this ordinary flu ra or something else nga makamatay? Nakahinumdom ko sa salida nga COntagion ani nuon. Sa America ra ba to ang focus. Hehehe

Quote from: JellyBean on December 13, 2012, 05:07:04 AM
...If your anti RH then you do not care if a baby lives or dies if not educated or your not so familiar with the law and only listen to your church being so negative about a bill that is so very good instead of looking into the bill itself...

Imo nang point of view Ms. Jellybean. Thank you for pointing out but I beg to disagree. Anyway, nidaug naman unsaon naman lang. Sa Supreme Court na lamang magdiga.

Kay napasar naman ning RH Bill sa niaging Disyembre, magsugod na ko ug sunod sa funding, effects on the population growth ug improvements in the health care services. Gipromote man ni nga maprovide daw sa RH Bill, puwes, atong tan-awon.

Source:
theprisma.co.uk

Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. Freegans and Freeganism are often seen as part of a wider "anti-consumerist" ideology, and freegans often employ a range of alternative living strategies based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources.

Freegans "embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed."

The word "freegan" is a portmanteau of "free" and "vegan"; not all dumpster divers are vegan, but the ideology of veganism is inherent in freeganism. Freeganism started in the mid 1990s, out of the antiglobalization and environmentalist movements. The movement also has elements of Diggers, an anarchist street theater group based in Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco in the 1960s, that gave away rescued food.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeganism

Best wishes Mr. Mike Ligalig!

On the issue of images and sacred icons, I quote this from PROF. RAMON GITAMONDOC, CFD National President EXCHANGES ON SACRED IMAGES part 1:

CCC par 2130 Nevertheless, already in the Old Testament, God ordained or permitted the making of images that pointed symbolically toward salvation by the incarnate Word: so it was with the bronze serpent, the ark of the covenant and the cherubim. (Num 21:4-9; Wis 16:5-14; Jn 3:14-15; Exo 25:18-22; 1 Kings 6:23-28; 7:23-26)

God cannot command in one part of the Scriptures what He forbids in another part for God cannot contradict Himself. If Exodus 20:4 is an absolute prohibition on the use of images in worship then God would contradict himself because in Exo 25:18-22 He commanded Moses to make a graven image of a cherubim. God would have contradicted Himself for in Eze 41:18-19 He ordained that His temple be adorned with sacred images. Only the Catholic position would harmonize these seeming contradictions. In Exo 20:3-5 God was proscribing against idolatry (that is the worship of images as gods) while in Exo 25:18-22, Eze 41:18-19 He ordains the proper use of images in worship (iconolatry). This distinction is very important in understanding the Catholic position.

Quote from: fdaray on January 10, 2013, 03:12:43 PM
Dili kaha masuko si Jesus nga gihimo man siya nga negro sa mga devotees, Black Nazarene.

The Bible will tell us that God has included the entire mankind in the salvation story. Following this, I think Jesus would be even more eager to be one with us, may we be dark-skinned, white, brown, yellow etc. To put God inside the box of our earthly understanding of things could be dangerous. Nakalimot na ko kung unsa nay pangan anang type of heresy.

Anyway, as a Roman Catholic Filipino, I would want to experience sometime kung unsay feeling nga naa kas procession sa Nazareno (translacion).

Viva Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno!

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 11, 2013, 10:52:14 AM
Bwahaha! Tigbao kaha!

Na, ug akoy mabagjo lain may ahong kusokusoon!

If my memory serves me right kaning mga panganlana mao ni ang gigamit sa tuig 2009 kay naa naman pud nis Santi ug si Tino. Mao mani ang mga kauban ni Ondoy sauna ug ni Peping.

Wa ko mahadlok sa Toxoplasma Gondii, I am amazed on how God has designed the parasite. Hahahaha. Amazing! Tungod sa parasite makakaon ang iring ug sakto sakto. Gitabangan sa Guinoo aron dili magutman. Maybe cats are highly favored. Hahaha

Weather Update: 1:39 a.m. January 12, 2013

Ang active LPA sa may east of Eastern Samar has developed into a tropical depression based on the models of PAG-ASA. As of 12 MN, January 12, 2013 ang sentro sa Tropical Depression nga ginganlan karon ug Bising, naa sa may 13 km east of Guiuan, Eastern Samar.

Si Tropical Depression Bising may gikusgon nga 45 kph ug nagdagan pa northwest sa gikusgon nga 19 kph. Mao ni ang forecast sa mahimutangan ni Tropical Depression Bising sa mga sunod nga adlaw:

Saturday evening:
300 km East of Infanta, Quezon

Sunday evening:
290 km East of Aparri, Cagayan

Monday evening:
550 km East of Basco, Batanes

Base sa PAG-ASA ang Public Storm Warning Signal # 1 karon gitaas sa
Camarines Sur
Catanduanes
Albay
Sorsogon
Northern Samar
Western Samar
Eastern Samar

Sa mga lugar nga naay storm warning signal ug naa sa 300 km diameter sa Tropical Depression Bising makasinati ug moderate to heavy rains.

Mao ni karon ang forecast sa dagan ni Bising:



Ug mao ni karon ang satellite image ni Bising:



Source:
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/

Sa pag-agi ni Auring diay insidente sa barko nga nasangad didtos Dumaguete City:

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MV Zamboanga Ferry, cargo boat, suspended
By Judy Flores-Partlow  •  Sun, Jan 06, 2013


Rescuers battle big waves at the Rizal boulevard as they bring the passengers of the M/V Zamboanga Ferry to safety after it ran aground due to Tropical Depression Auring last Thursday. (Photo by Melissa Alexandra B. Pal)

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has suspended sea travel of a cargo vessel and a passenger ship after both incurred damages at the height of Tropical Depression Auring on Thursday in Dumaguete City.

Chief Petty Officer Ruben Caluscusin, deputy station commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in Dumaguete, disclosed Friday the MARINA has ordered the immediate suspension of the cargo vessel, SF Navigator, and the passenger ship, M/V Zamboanga Ferry. Both ships are now docked at the Dumaguete port.

According to CPO Caluscusin, the SF Navigator incurred damage to its bow and part of the hull after huge waves and strong winds spawned by “Auring” caused it to slam back and forth against one of the finger piers of the Dumaguete port.

The pier to which the SF Navigator was secured was also badly damaged. Luckily, the mooring lines of the cargo vessel did not break off from the cleats to which they were tied.

The SF Navigator has been docked at the Dumaguete port since December 28 to offload cargo, specifically rice sacks of undetermined volume, the Coast Guard said.

It had already offloaded all its cargo but continued to dock at the city port awaiting its next shipment to another destination as it is engaged in the tramp trade, one which does not have a fixed schedule or published ports of call. The SF Navigator, however, continued paying the necessary fees for the duration of its stay at the Dumaguete port.

A visible portion of the SF Navigator’s bow and forward portion of the hull was wrecked, with the MARINA to conduct an investigation and underwater survey for damages, the Coast Guard added.

Meanwhile, a tug boat had towed the M/V Zamboanga Ferry on Friday to the Dumaguete port after it ran aground about 50 meters away from the Rizal Boulevard.

Stormy weather due to Tropical Depression Auring caused the passenger vessel to miss its docking maneuver, with its securing lines disengaged by big waves and strong winds that pushed the passenger ship to a shallow portion of the sea.

The ship grounding resulted in at least five hours of rescue operations to evacuate a total of 228 crew members and passengers from the distressed inter-island vessel. All of the people on board were accounted for, however, one of them died later at a hospital in Dumaguete due to a pre-existing heart condition.

He was identified as Joel Nunez, 33, of Punta Engano, Lapu-lapu City in Cebu.

As of Friday, at least 83 passengers rescued from the Zamboanga Ferry are still stranded at a designated evacuation center at the passenger terminal of the Dumaguete port, awaiting transfer to Cebu.

Provisions and dry clothes are being provided them by the city government and other concerned agencies and the private sector.

Chief Petty Officer Caluscusin said the GP Lines has assured to accommodate them on another inter-island vessel free of charge.

When interviewed, the passengers said they will still have to claim their baggages from the Zamboanga Ferry as soon as it was safely docked at the city port.

Also, the GP Lines has assured to transport the body of the passenger, Joel Nunez, who died at the Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital hours after he was rescued.

Many of the rescued passengers who are from Dumaguete have already returned to their respective homes.

Still, other passengers, many of them students returning after the holiday break, on Friday also proceeded to the city port to claim their baggages but the Coast Guard advised them to wait until after the ship was safely secured at the pier. (PNA)

Source:
http://dumaguetemetropost.com/

Samtang si Tropical Storm Quinta nagkusokuso niadtong Pasko usa sa active LPA ang nahimugso didto sa may sidlakan sa Mindanao. Ang maong LPA mitabok sa MIndanao Island ug sa dihang nakagawas na sija sa Mindanao sa may 50 km west of Dipolog City, ang mao nga LPA nahimung usa ka Tropical Depression ug gitawag nga Auring. SI Auring mao ang pinakaunang bagjo nga nahimugso sa tuig 2013.

Samtang nagdagan si Auring sa Sulu Sea mikusog kini ug nahimong usa ka Tropical Storm usa mi kuso kuso sa Southern Tip sa Palawan Island.

Base sa taho sa NDRRMC 2 ang namatay tungod ni Auring ug 12 ka buok ang naangol. Mao ni ang nakuykoy nahong hulagway ni Auring:

Unang Bahin:


Ikaduhang Bahin:


Ikatulo ug katapusang bahin:


Source:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph
http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph

Samtang nagPasko tang tanan, kami intawon didtos amo (Southern Leyte) naghuwat sa pag-abot ni Bagjong Quinta. Si QUinta ang kinatapusang bagjo sa tuig 2012.

Sa December 26, 2012 milandfall si Quinta as a tropical storm didtos Homonhon Island, Eastern Samar. Kaning Homonhon, sa atong mahinumduman mao ni ang isla nga gitugpahan ni Magellan niadtong March 16, 1521.

Pagkahuman ug tugpa sa Homonhon mideretso sa Leyte Provice, tabuk sa Camotes Islands lahos sa Northern Cebu lahos sa Northern Part of Panay Island (Iloilo ug Capiz Provinces). Sa dihang nakaguwa nas Quinta sa PAnay midiretso pa gajud sa Northern Palawan.

As of January 5, 2013, which is the last date of report for Tropical Storm Quinta, ang total nga namatay kay 23 ug 3 ang nawa nga wa pa kaplagi.

Sa affected areas, pipila ka lungsod sa Iloilo ang nagdeklara ug state of calamity.

Mao ni ang ahong nakitang hulagway sa agi ni Tropical Storm Quinta. Wa namay lain:



Sources:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph
http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph

Ho! Kabalik ra jud ko dinhi! Hahahaha. Maajong Pasko ninjong tanan ug unta Mabungahon injong Bag-ong Tuig!

Sauna: Sa dihang manguros si Manny ug may rosaryohan nga isab-ay sa ijahang liog, ingon ang mga Protestante nga nakadaug kono tungod sa Demonyo.

Karon: Napildi sa dihang mibalhin ug relihiyon. Napildi kono na tungod sa pagtugot sa Guinoo.


Taga Tigbao:

Nakaabot ba kahang Lola ang mga putos nga may bagang nawong sa mga Pulitiko?

Weather Update: 1:08 P.M. December 10, 2012

Si Pablo natunaw na gahapon! Maajo ra! Natunaw si Pablo sa dihang nagpaduol sa Ilocos Norte tungod sa ijahang interaction sa cool-dry air sa AMIHAN. Maong didto napupho ang kusog ni Pablo.

Base sa JMA ug Tropical Storm Risk mao ni ang last position ni Pablo gahapon usa sija natunaw:





Sa pagkawa ni Pablo, intra na ang arang ka init nga may mabugnaw nga hanging nga panahon. Yehey!

Sources:
http://www.jma.go.jp
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 10, 2012, 11:24:50 AM
Aron di madaot ang relief goods, protektado sa baga nga nawong...

Added protection diay intawon to?

Weather Update: 11:43 a.m. December 8, 2012

Tungod kay nagpaduol na pud si TY Pablo sa Pilipinas, gitaas na pud sa PAG-ASA ang public storm warning signals (PSWS) Number 1 sa:

Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Zambales

Makasinati ning mga probinsiyaha ug hangin nga may gikusgon nga 30-60 kp/h in the next 24 hours.

Mao ni karon ang forecast sa agian ni TY Pablo gikan sa PAG-ASA (every 6 hours update):

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2012, 09:02:43 AM
By GENE JOHNSON | Associated Press â€" 1 hr 26 mins ago


SEATTLE (AP) â€" Legal marijuana possession becomes a reality in Washington state Thursday, and some people plan to celebrate the new law by breaking it.

Voters in Washington and Colorado last month made those the first states to decriminalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana. Washington's law takes effect Thursday and allows adults to have up to an ounce of pot â€" but it bans public use of marijuana, which is punishable by a fine, just like drinking in public.

Nevertheless, some people planned to gather at 12 a.m. Thursday to smoke up beneath Seattle's Space Needle. Others planned to party outside Hempfest headquarters in Seattle.

Seattle Police spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb doesn't expect officers to write many tickets. Thanks to a 2003 law, marijuana enforcement remains the department's lowest priority.

Then what's next? Cocaine? Naunsa!

Unja ra ba nang mga Tongressman kay hilig mangopya ug balaud. Basin pud baja ug iadopt na dire?

Worst case scenario for Bopha:



Maglandfall sa tip of Northern Luzon, then mag-u-turn pabalik sa Pilipinas na pud then make landfall again sa Bicol then Southern Luzon.

Kani nga model gikan ni sa Weather Underground nga website: http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/wp201226_ensmodel.html

Naunsa man nis Pablo intawon mura man ug nanungog. Pero unta ug dili na ni mahitabo pa ug magbag-o na ang conditions aron matunaw na nis dagat!

Paiway!

Hahahahaha. Perting kalisang ug hilak sa mga bata, ang Nanay perming muota! Naunsa!

Weather Update: 9:20 a.m. December 8, 2012

Malipajong piyesta sa among lungsod sa Libagon, Southern Leyte!

Sa dagan sa panahon, si TY Pablo sa niaging alas 8 sa buntag naa sa may 350 km northwest sa Dagupan City, Pangasinan ug nagdagan sa gikusgon nga 13 kp/h North Northeast. Base sa PAG-ASA, mao ni ang latest satellite picture ni Pablo. Wa man nila giupdate ang ilahang forecast. Pagkagabii pa man to mao nga wa koy mabutang ngari:



Base sa JMA ug JTWC mosapidpid sa western section sa Northern Luzon (Ilocos Region ug west Central Luzon) si Pablo. Kung naa moy mga partidos dihaa mga dapita ingna nga mag-amping kay bisan ug dili maglandfall nis Pablo dako man ijahang gisakupan mao nga makasinati pa gihapon ang maong mga lugar ug stormy weather. Mao ni ang mga forecast gikan sa JMA ug JTWC:





Base sa posisyon ni Pablo ron ug kakusgon, si TY Pablo mikusog ug nahimo na karong usa ka Category 3 Hurricane (Saffir-Simpson Scale) o may gikusgon nga 205 kp/h. Mao ni ang forecast gikan sa Tropical Storm Risk nga naay scale sa kakusgon:



Sources:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
http://www.usno.navy.mil/
http://www.jma.go.jp/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOubzHCUt48#ws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxbZgB5UNO8#

Ganahan kaha ka ug inganion ka? Hahahahaha.

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 20, 2012, 09:13:37 PM

Costa Concordia?

Quote from: hubag bohol on January 21, 2012, 07:43:43 AM

Klaro man kaajo ang buhot sa tambutsos barko.

God causes but does not allow these disasters to happen.

I got this answer from Catholic Answers:

Luke13:4,5, using the collapse of the tower in Siloam killing 18 people, as an example. Christ said, 'Think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem?' (vs 4), 'I tell you, Nay....." (vs 5).

This suggests that the collapse of the Tower was not planned for any purpose, it simply happened. Of course God would have known it was going to happen because God knows everything but it wasn't a disaster sent for any purpose.

Source:
http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t=497477

Quote from: islander on December 06, 2012, 09:31:20 PM
ngano god tawong mohatag man kog load ug tawo nga tua sa gawas.  ba uroy.

laing klaseng scam that we all know of... kapila na gyod hinoon ko makadaog ug bisag unsa na lang, apil pa jackpot nga almost a million pesos. 

simple ra akong conclusion kun makadawat kog mga ingon ana nga text: it's too good to be true.  di ko ing-ana kaswerte nga pagkatawo nga ahat lang kong modaog nga way giapilan nga contest.  gihimo na hinoon nakong lingaw ni.  daginoton pa gyod ang scamming texter ug tubag ug "claim it for me, please.  it's all yours." 

Dihay kausa nakadawat ahong Papa ug inganing text, pastilan mituo ra ba, maajo ganing kay mitext naho nangutana ug unsaon daw pagclaim ug ingana.

Quote from: islander on December 06, 2012, 09:23:02 PM
tingalig iyang nanay ang scammer?

Hahahahaha. Napungot na siguro ang ilahang Nanay kay pirme ra man gud mangajo anak bisan naa nay trabaho!

Quote from: BolBuhol on December 07, 2012, 05:28:33 PM
butboton ba si lim?

Dia oh:

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 07, 2012, 06:14:16 PM



Pode galing ini kay may naa hirmit gid haw...

Hirmit? As in kani?

Quote from: chicogon on December 07, 2012, 03:58:26 PM
Meaning, di nato iapil nang mga way labot sa RH Bill nga nasalanta sa bagyo. Kung mga senador pa hinoon na kalas sa bagyo... basin motoo pa ko bwahaha

Hahahahaha. Korek Pads!

Weather Update: 7:30 p.m. December 7, 2012

Sa pagkakaron si TY Pablo mikusog na pud ug balik. Gikan sa usa ka Tropical Storm nahimo na pud sijang usa ka Typhoon ug karon naghulga sa western section of Central and Northern Luzon. Si Pablo karon naa sa 430 km west of Zambales Province and moving north north-east sa gikusgon nga 15 kp/h.

Magbantay ang mga taga Northern ug Central Luzon kay may dakong posibilidad nga ug mabag-o ang dagan ni Pablo maglandfall unja ni sa Central or Northern Luzon. Ang gikusgon sa hangin ni Pablo karon misaka sa 165 kp/h gikan sa 110 kp/h ganihang buntag.

Mao ni ang latest forecast gikan sa PAG-ASA:



Ang tanang forecasts karon nag-ingon na nga mobijo si TY Pablo pabalik sa Pilipinas pero moliko ra pud ug balik padung sa West Philippine Sea. Mao ni ang mga forecast models gikan sa JMA, JTWC ug Tropical Storm Risk:







MAkita sa taas nga forecasted nga mas mokusog pa gajud nis Pablo sa umaabot nga adlaw. Murag sunod semana pa ni kagawas sa PAR.

Sources:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
http://www.usno.navy.mil/
http://www.jma.go.jp/

Base sa mulit-sector forecast ni Pablo, tanang models, except sa JTWC, miingon nga mobiyo si Pablo pabalik sa Pilipinas pero dili ra makaigo ug utro sa juta. Mao ni ang forecast nila:



Source:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/multi/?name=BOPHA

Hapuhap!

Bitaw, conincidence man ning sa RH Bill pud.

Last 2009, murag September 23, 2009 was a landmark for the RH Bill then mao na ang adlaw nga nahimong bagjo si Ondoy which eventually devastated Manila.

Last Habagat also was another landmark for the RH Bill then mao toy nahitabo.

Last Monday and Tuesday, the lower house decided to have the voting on the passage of the RH Bill sa December 12, then Pablo stiked.

Pero kini purely coincidence ra siguro pud ni.

Kining ordinansaha is meant to curb the crimes nga nahitabo nga ang kriminal riding in tandem. Okay ra ni para naho BUT the question is, maimplement kaha ni?

Way back 2010 it was Manila City which first implemented the NO PLASTIC POLICY. Karon nahimo ba? Butbot aning Mayor Lim.

Unsa kahay gihuna huna ni Mr. Han ani? Did he pray? Nahadlok kaha sija?

May his soul rest in peace!

Weather Update: 1:36 p.m. December 7, 2012

Sa pagkakaron si TS Pablo naglisud paggawas sa PAR tungod sa ridge of HIGH PRESSURE sa Northern Luzon area. Si TS Pablo karon naa is almost stationary sa West Philippine Sea approximately 600 west of Ambulong, Batangas. Ang gikusgon ni Pablo karon 110 kph na lamang mao nga downgraded na sija into Tropical Storm but nagkakausog na pud sija ug balik tungod kay naa naman sijas dagat.

Base sa PAG-ASA wa nay nakataas karon nga storm warning signals sa bisan unsang lugar sa Pilipinas. Mao ni karon ang forecasted path ug satellite picture ni TS Pablo gikan sa PAG-ASA:





Bisan pa niani our people should take this one seriously. Base sa Japan Meteorological Agency, mao ni ang forecasted nga path ni TS Pablo:



Kung matinuod ni moderitso nis Pablo sa Zambales ug Bataan areas. UNTA UG DILI NA!

Sa laing bahin mao ni ang ubang weather models para ni TS Pablo gikan sa JTWC ug Tropical Storm Risk:





Source:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/
http://www.tropicalstormrisk.com/
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
http://www.usno.navy.mil/
http://www.jma.go.jp/

Most illegal logging 'hot spots' located in 'Pablo'-hit provinces â€" DENR chief

About 80 percent of the remaining illegal logging “hot spots” in the country are located in the provinces hardest hit by Typhoon Pablo, which left a trail of devastation in the Visayas and Mindanao, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said Thursday.

Paje said the remaining hot spots are concentrated in Region 13 (Caraga Region) and Region 11 (Davao Region), which includes Compostela Valley, where the highest number of fatalities from Typhoon Pablo was recorded.

“This is now proving that total log ban is right,” Paje said. “Several quarters are criticizing the declaration of a total log ban, but look at what happened?”

He was referring to Executive Order 23 that President Benigno Aquino III issued in February 2011. The order stopped all authorized logging operations in natural forests nationwide, virtually halting timber extraction of about 300 million board feet a year.

Paje said the implementation of EO 23 has drastically reduced the illegal logging hot spots to 31 from a high of 197.

Disaster management officials said over 300 died from “Pablo,” most of them from New Bataan town in Compostela Valley. Hundreds more were still missing as of Thursday afternoon.

Paje said the tragedy shows “that we really must stop timber harvesting especially in our natural forests.”

Task force

Aside from the presence of communist insurgents in the illegal logging hot spots, Paje said they also have to deal with fully-armed groups employed by the illegal loggers.

“That’s why lately, Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and myself, and the chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police, signed a resolution converting the anti-illegal logging operations in Mindanao into a military operation,” he said.

Resolution No. 2012-005 of the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force (AILTF) empowers the military to monitor illegal mining in Mindanao. The military-led anti-illegal logging drive will begin this month.

“We have requested the military to take the lead because the groups in these areas are armed and we have lost so many employees already in these areas. Good thing the AFP has agreed and starting this month, the anti-illegal logging campaign is now a military operation in Mindanao,” he said. â€" KBK, GMA News

Source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/285355/news/regions/most-illegal-logging-hot-spots-located-in-pablo-hit-provinces-mdash-denr-chief

Three survivors found even as death toll from 'Pablo' mounts
ERIK DE CASTRO, REUTERS December 6, 2012 6:19pm

NEW BATAAN, Compostela Valley â€" Rescue workers found Thursday a 54-year-old man who had survived on coconuts for two days after a powerful typhoon ravaged Mindanao, killing 332 people with hundreds still missing.

A group of rescue volunteers lifted Carlos Agang to safety after they found him, in a tattered shirt with a fractured leg and bruises, clinging to a boulder by a river in this town in Compostela Valley, the province worst hit by Typhoon Pablo [Bopha].

"I can't believe it. I didn't expect to see people survive two days after they were swept by flood and mud," fire volunteer Mark Roman Jumilla told Reuters.

"For two days, he survived on coconut and water. He lost his family when floodwaters swept a temporary shelter area where he and his family sought refuge," Jumilla said.

Rescuers also found alive a pregnant woman on the other side of the river with her one-year son who escaped floods that swamped their house after Pablo hit land on Tuesday.

"It happened so fast. Water came rushing to us while we were leaving our house to move to safer grounds," Lenlen Medrano, 23, told Reuters as she was being carried by soldiers in a stretcher.

"I prayed hard over and over until we found ourselves on the riverbank," she added.

A Reuters photographer saw four bodies near the spot where Agang was rescued. The river's current was strong, making it hard for rescue teams to reach other survivors.

Typhoon Pablo, with central winds of up to 115 kph (71 mph) and gusts of up to 145 kph (90 mph), was moving west-northwest of the central Philippines and was expected to be over the South China Sea on Friday.

Hundreds missing

The head of the national disaster agency said 332 people were killed and 379 were missing after Pablo triggered landslides and floods along the coast and in farming and mining towns inland in the southern Mindanao region.

The death toll could rise further, with local government officials reporting higher numbers of missing and dead.

About 20 typhoons hit the Philippines every year, often causing death and destruction. Almost exactly a year ago, Storm Sendong killed 1,500 people in Mindanao.

Arturo "Arthur" Uy, governor of Compostela Valley, said the latest estimates show 200 died and almost 600 remained missing in his province. Official tally by the disaster agency earlier on Thursday show 184 died and 356 missing in Compostela Valley.

Uy said search and rescue operations were continuing, particularly in far-flung areas in New Bataan town, where a three-year old child was plucked from under a crumpled house on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after the typhoon made landfall. The child's mother and a sibling are missing.

"I believe we can rescue more people," Uy told Reuters.

"This is the first time a typhoon with signal number 3 crossed our province. We evacuated people from riverbanks and shorelines. But the floods and strong winds battered not just the riverbanks but also places where residents were supposed to be safe."

Uy said a village hall, health centre and covered court in New Bataan, where residents took shelter ahead of the typhoon, were completely washed away by floods and mud.

Nearly 200,000 people remained in shelters in more than a dozen provinces in Mindanao, as officials appealed for food, water and clothing.

A few residents in Compostela Valley started repairing their houses, while housewives washed mud-drenched clothes and used fallen trees for cooking in makeshift stoves outside homes. But for majority, rebuilding will not be easy.

"I don't know what to do now," coconut farmer Roger Calarian told Reuters while queueing for a rice ration at the center of New Bataan town. "I lost my house, I lost my livelihood. I want to rebuild my hut but I don't think I have the energy to do that now."

Calarian said he and his wife were lucky to have survived when coconut trees crashed on their house on Tuesday. "We prayed, hugged each other until the winds calmed down, and then we crawled out to safety," he added.

Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said small-scale mining is partly to blame for the disaster, adding officials of Compostela Valley gave out mining permits even if the national government has not allowed small scale mining in the area. â€" Reuters

Source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/285340/news/nation/three-survivors-found-even-as-death-toll-from-pablo-mounts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUxbDFrov20#

source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/143412/24oras/ilang-gusali-mistulang-nilamukos-na-papel-sa-tindi-ng-hagupit-ng-bagyong-pablo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gQqmcR38vo#

Source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/143411/24oras/mga-namatayan-dahil-sa-hagupit-ng-bagyong-pablo-di-mailarawan-ang-pighati

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVXzktXsPk0#

Kawalan ng puno sa bundok, sanhi raw ng flash flood sa New Bataan

Date posted: Dec 6, 2012 8:14pm
Reporter: Jiggy Manicad

Source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/143410/24oras/kawalan-ng-puno-sa-bundok-sanhi-raw-ng-flash-flood-sa-new-bataan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ueLxUq17A#

Kalooy ani intawon nila oi! Makapangagho man lamang pud ta ani.

Source:
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/143409/24oras/mga-taga-new-bataan-nagkukumahog-sa-paglikas-nang-muling-umulan-kagabi

Quote from: Lollapalooza on December 06, 2012, 07:21:43 PM
it's either wala siguro kabayad ug kuryente or black out hehehe

Hahahahaha. Nagrotating black out siguro anang tayma.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2012, 06:21:15 AM

Murag relatives ni nga separated tungod sa Korean War. Looy bitaw ni sila.

Kalooy pud sie nija Maam. My prayers are with her. Maajo ganing way nakalas nila.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2012, 04:57:47 PM
Hmm, naa pa ba kahay mabiktima ani nga primitive method sa pangilad...

NAA!

Ahong ka officemate nga ang Nanay tua sa Israel nailad ani. Naklaload sija ug P300 worth nga prepaid credits. Kaingon man kono sija ug ijahang Nanay jud. Sakto man pud ang gipangsulti.

Quote from: islander on December 06, 2012, 02:20:07 PM

A NASA handout released December 5, 2012 of a composite image of Asia and Australia at night, assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the satellite's "day-night band" of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe dim signals such as city lights, gas flares, auroras, wildfires and reflected moonlight. REUTERS/NASA Earth Observatory/Handout (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS.

Ngitngit man dapit ang Pilipinas. Kalaay!

In this photo released by the Philippine Army, residents dig through the rubble following a landslide that occurred at the small-scale mining community of Pantukan, Compostela Valley in southern Philippines Thursday Jan. 5, 2012. The landslide tore through a small-scale gold mining site in the southern Philippines on Thursday, months after government officials warned miners that the mountain above them was guaranteed to crumble. (AP Photo/Philippine Army, Senior Police Officer 1 Roger Montejo)

Source: http://ph.news.yahoo.com/photos/compostela-valley-tragedy-slideshow/

Quote from: bugsay on December 06, 2012, 12:45:21 PM
Nilugmaw ang pila ka lugas nga luha human nakog basa sa balita mahitungod sa nahiaguman sa atong mga igsoon sa Mindanao...nagkinahanglan sila sa atong tabang...

Korek pud! We must do our share in making these people feel the spirit of brotherhood and Christmas. Kalooy baja pud nila.

Quote from: Lollapalooza on December 06, 2012, 01:13:23 PM
Cateel, Davao Oriental were also greatly affected.. No one informed them to evacuate.. According to people, ang ilang mayor ug vice mayor naa sa Manila..

KOREK! Ang Mayor ug Vice Mayor nila nagpaduding sa Manila nga unta 1 week usa mitugpa ang bagjo diha nay advisories gikan sa NDRRMC ug PAG-ASA.

Amen

Big dog or small girl? = OPTICAL ILLUSION

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tpdpCEwSEQ#

ComVal town reels from Pablo's wrath

Typhoon "Pablo" caused massive devastation to New Bataan, Compostela Valley.

This report gives us the latest developments from the flashflood- and mudslide-ravaged town.

- ANC Headstart, December 6 2012

Source:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/12/06/12/comval-town-reels-pablos-wrath

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 06, 2012, 09:56:28 AM
Oi, wa na jud diay ka mahapit dihas Manila, Bay Tigs...

Ajaw na Bay Hubs kay daghan na pud unjang maangin ana. Palakwon na lamang natos Pablo sa dajon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcMj92oUozE#

325 dead, hundreds still missing due to 'Pablo'

NEW BATAAN, Philippines (UPDATE) - The death toll from a typhoon that ravaged the Philippines jumped to 325 on Thursday with hundreds more missing, as rescuers battled to reach areas cut off by floods and mudslides due to typhoon "Pablo" (international codename, Bopha).

"We have 325 dead and this is expected to rise because many more are missing," civil defense chief Benito Ramos told a news conference.

Ramos noted that figures on the fatalities and missing persons were "rising rapidly from single- to triple-digits" as rescuers reach more remote areas.

In a report released Thursday morning, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said 379 were missing and 411 were injured.

"Communications are bogged down, there is no electricity, roads and bridges have been destroyed," Ramos said.

"We're still on a search-and-rescue mode," he added.

Ramos meanwhile warned seafarers to exercise caution even though Bopha blew out to the South China Sea overnight Wednesday.

"It does not mean that our waters are safe now," he said.

Typhoon Pablo slammed into the southern island of Mindanao Tuesday, toppling trees and blowing away thousands of homes with 210-kilometer (130-mile) per hour gusts before easing and heading towards the South China Sea.

Most of the deaths were in the gold-rush mountain towns of New Bataan and Monkayo due to typhoon-spawned landslides and flash floods there, Ramos earlier said.

Twenty-one people were killed in other parts of the southern island of Mindanao and the central islands, he added.

Cabinet members Mar Roxas and Corazon Soliman, who flew to the south to inspect the damage, described scenes of utter devastation with thousands of houses ripped apart and corpses lying on the ground.

"These are whole families, six or seven names with the same surnames. It is saddening to think entire families have been washed away," Interior Secretary Roxas said.

"There is hardly any structure that is undamaged," he said in an interview over ABS-CBN television.

"We need to rush to these areas body bags, medicines, dry clothes and most importantly tents, because survivors are living out in the open," Social Welfare Secretary Soliman told AFP.

Bodies caked in mud were being transported on the back of army trucks and laid out in rows on tarpaulins where relatives searching for missing family members broke down as they identified the shrouded corpses of loved ones.

Shell-shocked survivors scrabbled through the rubble of their homes to find anything that could be recovered among a surrounding wasteland of flattened banana and coconut trees.

Ramos said over 250 other people were still missing, while 401 others were treated for injuries.

About 167,000 people remained huddled in evacuation centers, mostly crowded schoolhouses, gyms and other government buildings, officials said.

Meanwhile, rescue personnel still struggled to reach areas cut off by the storm where many more casualties might be found.

President Benigno Aquino said he hoped the country was learning from its frequent natural disasters, including the roughly 20 cyclones that hit each year.

"Any single casualty is a cause for distress. Our aim must always be about finding ways to lessen them," he told reporters in Manila, while pointing out the "big difference" in casualty counts compared with previous storms.

The more than 500 dead or missing in Pablo was still below the 1,200 deaths from tropical storm Sendong (Washi), which hit in December 2011, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless in Mindanao, he said.

Aquino said the government was investigating why an army patrol base in New Bataan, which was washed away in the flash floods, had been located in a flood-prone area.

Officials were also checking reports that an evacuation centre there was among the structures wiped out in the floods, the president added.

"According to (survivors), there is a small lake on the mountain that gave way so the waters flowed down, not just along the rivers... but all across, like a waterfall, bringing a slurry that covered the whole town," Roxas said.

One shelter there had caved in during the typhoon, forcing the people inside to flee to an even smaller building, he said.

Pablo was the most powerful of the 16 storms to pummel the Philippines this year, though Mindanao is not usually on the front line.

Regional military spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Paniza said three soldiers taking part in rescue operations were killed in New Bataan, with eight others from the same unit among the missing.

"It is quite sad and tragic. They were actually there to be ready to help our countrymen who may be in trouble," Roxas said.

Sources:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/12/06/12/325-dead-hundreds-still-missing-due-pablo

Update sa fatalities sa TY Pablo:

BAse sa website sa NDRRMC as of 6:00 AM today, December 6, 2012 ang official count is 325. 441 ang injured ug 379 missing.

Mao ni ang breakdown sa fatalities:

Siquijor	1
Cebu	4
Negros Oriental	2
Northern Samar	1
Southern Leyte	1
Zamboanga City	1
Misamis Occidental	2
Misamis Oriental	4
Bukidnon	2
Davao Oriental	114
Compostela Valley	184
Surigao del Sur	3
Surigao del Norte	1
Agusan del Sur	5

Weather Update: 9:47 a.m. December 6, 2012

Sa pagkakaron si Typhoon Pablo naa na sa West Philippine Sea o approximately 370 km west of Coron, Palawan. May gikusgon kini nga 120 kph ug nagdagan pa NorthWest sa gikusgon nga 9 kph.

Ang storm warning signal number 1 nakataas pa gihapon karon sa Calamian Group of Islands.

Mao ni ang latest satellite picture ni TY Pablo:



DIa pud ang latest postion ang track of TY Pablo gikan sa JMA ug PAG-ASA:





Sa dagan ni Pablo karon expected nga by Friday morning (December 7) makagawas na si Pablo sa PAR.

Sources:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/
http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/
http://www.jma.go.jp

TY Pablo update: Typhoon Pablo has made its third and hopefully final landfall in the Philippines in Roxas, Palawan Province. Ang mga lungsod sa Roxas, San Vicente, Dumaran, Araceli, Taytay, and the northern and central portions of Puerto Princesa makasinati ug stormy weather nga may hangin nga may gikusgon nga 120 kp/hr.

Source:
http://www.typhoon2000.ph/

PATATAWARIN!

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2012, 10:20:59 AM
Wa man seguro nimo tan-awag klaro, Bay Tigs...

Aw shalan, shudi man ning pormaha matud pang Bay Pikoy. Hahahaha.

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

2,000 LOSE HOMES IN DAVAO ORIENTAL
12/05/2012 1:42 AM

Unang hinambalos ng bagyong Pablo ang Davao region kanina. Hinampas ng malakas na hangin ang mga bahay at puno. Dalawampu't tatlo ang kumpirmadong patay sa bayan ng Cateel sa Davao Oriental. Magba-Bandila si Jasmin Romero. Bandila, Disyembre 4, 2012, Martes

Source:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/12/04/12/2000-lose-homes-davao-oriental

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPA1_3uWuKI#

43 bodies recovered in New Bataan, Compostela Valley

The onslaught of typhoon Pablo led to the deaths of over 40 people in Compostela Valley.

Even military personnel who were supposed to conduct rescue operations were not spared. This report has the details. ANC Headstart, December 5, 2012

Source:
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/12/05/12/43-bodies-recovered-new-bataan-compostela-valley

Mao pung pagkabutanga sa mga taga New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Ming evacuate na didtos army detachment sa unsang pagkademalasaha nag flashflood ug naigo ang army detachment. Angin tanan hasta mga sundawo.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2012, 10:16:16 AM
Aksidente? Hmm, unsa kahang pagkaaksidenteha?

Na kay diha may mga nang-evacuate na unta sa Cateel, Davao Oriental unja sa unsang pagkademalasa ang evacuation center nahugmak sa pagkuso kuso ni Pablo! Kalooy sa mga namatay didto. Aksidente jud kay gigukod ni kamatayan.

Nganong optical illusion ra man ni? Hehehehe. Tungod ba kay kutob ras imahinasyon intawon?    

Karon sa DZMM, giinterview ang Under Secretary sa NDRRMC, Benito Ramos, giinterview ni Korina, ang total confirmed dead based sa field reports gikan sa affected municipalities is 77 na.

Matud pa ni USec Ramos, aksidente jud kono ning mga nahitabo.

Quote from: hubag bohol on December 05, 2012, 09:58:39 AM
Agoi, basin modalikyat si Pablo sa imong nahimutangan, Bay Tigs...

Ah, ngari lamang gud pud ug gusto nija. Dire kay wa may landslide, flashflood ra man. Hehehe.

Alindahaw, taligsik ug nangilumkilom ang kalangitan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6x8v8PG9dU#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUppvai9YHQ#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQjx1GWNWSw#