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Usa Kagabiing Walay Banig
By Mike Ligalig
The Bohol Standard

       Bag-o lang didto sa England, si Prince William, agi ug pagsuporta sa kalihokan sa usa ka charity organization, miipon ug tulog kauban sa mga walay pinuy-anan sa London sulod sa usa ka gabii. Gihimo kini ni Prince William aron iyang masinati ang kapait sa kinabuhi sa gitawag ug mga “homeless of London.” Wala pa niya masulayi masukad ang pagtulog duol sa tulay nga bantaaw sa hilabihan ug dili matukib nga katugnaw.

      Ingnon tang pulonga nga walay banig si Prince William nga naghigda (pero dihay sleeping bag lang) sa nangamig nga semento daplin sa Blackfriars Bridge didto sa central London. Negative four ang temperatura niadtong gabhiona.

      Matod pa sa balita sa BBC, gikutlo ang gipamulong ni Prince William: “I could not even begin to imagine what it must be like to sleep rough night after night. The experience had deepened my understanding of homelessness.”

      Nabaniog sa tibuok kalibutan ang gibuhat ni Prince William. Daghang nakadayeg sa iyang pagtulog uban sa mga homeless bisan usa ra kagabii. Hinuon, diha ra gihapoy nagpahipi nga mga royal security guard para kang Prince William kay basin uroy ug maalaan ug mapareglahan siya sa mga hubog ug sabog niadtong lugara.

      Kung kita to ang nakigduyog sa katugnaw sa kahimtang sa mga homeless, wala seguro poy media nga motagad bisan pa seguro ug dose ka bulan natong hinigda ilawom sa Mactan Bridge o di ba kaha diha atbang sa Agora talay sa BQ Mall. Bisan nalang seguro ug erratum, walay newspaper nga manumbaling ngano nga nagwaswas ug nagbilangkad ta diha daplin sa CPG Avenue.

      Pero mao gyud ni ang dagan sa kalibotan. Ang mga sama nila ni Prince William mohakot gyud ug pagtagad bisan unsa ang ilang pagabuhaton, madaotan man o mamaayo. Pareha ba ni Tiger Woods nga gipestahan ang taho nga aduna diay siyay katorse ka sideline. Ingnon tang pulonga nga bisan arang gwapaha ug seksiha ang asawa ni Tiger Woods kay model lagi, apan ang golf champion nagduwa gihapon ug laing team. Kung si Talpolano lang ang nagtakin ug lima ka dosena nga rosas pandan (maayo kay wa magsangkiig si Tiger Woods), walay media ang manumbaling. Pero kay si Tiger Woods man, wala long-i sa world media sa pagsumsom ug tabi ang pagkadokirok ni Tiger Balm, este Tiger Woods.

      Balik ta ni Prince William. Maayo pud to nga iyang nasulayan ang pinobre nga kahimtang bisan usa lang ka gabii aron molawom ang iyang panglantaw sa kinabuhi. Lahi man gud ning puro lang ta estorya ug press release mahitungod sa pagpakabana sa mga kabos, unja wala diay katilaw bisan kausa unsay kinabuhing magtuslo ug asin, magpais ug ginamos, mag-anag ug mais, maglugaw ug binlod ug tiktik, manug-ab ug hanging hungaw.

      Mao bitaw nga ganahan ko si Manny Villar mahimong presidente sa Pilipinas kay nakahibawo man gud ni siya ug unsa gyoy kinabuhi nga hugot-bakos. Maninda lang gud ug barbeque sa Tondo ni si Manny Villar. Apan tungod sa iyang kakugi ug paningkamot, nahaw-as siya sa kawad-on. Sa tanang mikandidato ug presidente, si Villar lang ang tinuod gyud nga nagdahik sa kapobre sa sinugdanan. Si Noynoy, mga haciendero man ni sila. Si Gibo, mga who’s who naman ni sila. Si Gordon, mga elite ni sila sa Olangapo. Si Erap, dili ko interesado. Ambot.

      Karon nahinumdom ko, si Gloria diay pud. Wala ni kasuway si Gloria mamiyabas para ipamahaw. Presidente man to sa Pilipinas ang iyang amahan. Nagdako ni si Gloria nga naay yaya nga tig-ilis sa iyang lampin. Wa ni katilaw ug law-oy kamunggay o kaha miki ug odong nga gilangoyan ug Young’s Town para paniudto. Wa ni katilaw si Gloria ug bangsi nga buwad nga iitsa sa baga, unja inig pangalimyon na sa sinugba ibalhin na sa sartin bisan arang daghana pang abo, unya yab-an dayon ug aslom suka â€" impas ang panihapon â€" pwede na magbukot ug habol inig human ug panghingiki. 

      Nag-ilaid ug samot sa kalisod ning atong nasod kay sama ni Gloria, kasagaran sa mga namunoan wa moagi ug kawad-on. Kung dili anak ug don ug donya, mga anak nang daan sa mga tadhang politiko sa ilang lugar.

      Hinuon, dili nato sabton nga kung ang usa ka tawo nga gikan sa kakabos, unja naharahuhay, maantigo nang molingi sa mga timawa uyamot. Naa uroy poy mga kabos sauna, unja nadato, nahimo man hinuong mangtas ug hilabihang ngil-ara ug batasan ug nag-awas-awas ang garbo sa kinabuhi. Mura naman ug si kinsa kung manulti, unja kusog matamihid kanatong mga dinuyan sa balod ug inanod sa sulog. (Sayon ra sa pag-ila aning klaseha sa mga tawo: pangutan-a lang ang ilang mga helper sa balay).

      Ang atong Ginoong Hesukristo, bisan sa iyang pagka-Diyos, pagka-magbubuhat ug pagkalabaw sa tanan, nikanaog gikan sa langit, nagpakatawo sa kalibotan, ug nipuyo uban kanato sulod sa trayntay-tres ka tuig. Nagkanayon ang Balaang Kasulatan nga si Jesus nahibalo pag-ayo kon unsay kagutom, kainit, katugnaw, kasakit, kapait, kauhaw, kakapoy, kamingaw, kaguol sanglit Siya nagpakatawo man ug nagpuyo sa kapobrehon didto sa Israel.

      Kung si Prince William usa lang kagabii nasinati niya ang kapait sa kinabuhi, ang atong Ginoo natagamtaman Niya ang kalisud sukad sa iyang pagkatawo hangtod nga gilansang Siya sa krus aron ang atong mga sala mapasaylo ug makabaton ang tanan nga motuo kaniya ug kinabuhing walay kataposan.

      Tukma pud tong gibuhat ni Prince William aron pud ta makahinumdum sa tinuod nga mensahe sa pasko (nga dili intawon si Santa Claus ang nagkandonsingot), aron mapamalandongan nato ang sakripisyo sa atong Labawng Makagagahom.

Dungan sa paghaon sa init nga sabaw
atong ipatigbabaw ang mensahe
sa gugma ug kalinaw...

Merry Christmas sa matag usa kaninyo! God bless you all!

Hi Ate Bambi,

Please accept my sincerest condolences to you and your family. Your mother's passing away came at a time when the world is on a festive mood. Celebrating Christmas must be very difficult for you.

I will be in Bohol on the 28th, and I wish to see you then, and if there is anything that I can do for you, please don't hesitate to call or text me at 0920-494-0649.

I pray the Lord will comfort you. I know how painful it is to lose a parent.

My thoughts and prayers are with you, Ate Annie/Bambi.

BBC News - Lava and ash flow from Philippine Mayon volcano

More than 20,000 people were evacuated from homes in the Philippines after lava and ash flowed from one of the nation's most active volcanoes.

Soldiers and police directed the evacuation from around the foothills of Mayon volcano amid concerns that a big eruption could occur at any moment.

The volcano is a popular tourist attraction and many people have been enjoying the spectacle as lava spews from its perfect cone.

Locked up 35 years for child rape and kidnapping, James Bain was finally set free Thursday by a Florida judge after a DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid) test proved he was innocent of the crimes.

"Mr. Bain, I'm now signing the order... you're a free man. Congratulations," the judge told the 54-year-old as his family and friends in the courtroom broke out in applause.

Outside the courtroom, Bain told reporters he held no grudge.

"No, I'm not angry, because I've got God... I'm going home with my family... and I will stay in touch with my lawyers," he said.

Bain's ordeal with the law began when in 1974, at the age of 19, he was sentenced to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a nine-year-old boy.

On Thursday he wore a T-shirt emblazoned "Not Guilty," echoing his constant plea in jail since he was wrongly incarcerated.

Florida state began admitting DNA evidence to reopen criminal cases in 2001, but Bain was repeatedly turned down for the test until an appeals court finally recognized his right to a review. - Agence France Presse

BBC News - YouTube video leads to Hollywood contract

A producer from Uruguay who uploaded a short film to YouTube in November 2009 has been offered a $30m (£18.6m) contract to make a Hollywood film.

The movie will be sponsored by director Sam Raimi, whose credits include the Spiderman and Evil Dead films.

Fede Alvarez's short film "Ataque de Panico!" (Panic Attack!) featured giant robots invading and destroying Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.

It is 4 mins 48 seconds long and was made on a budget of $300 (£186).

So far it has had more than 1.5 million views on YouTube.

"I uploaded (Panic Attack!) on a Thursday and on Monday my inbox was totally full of e-mails from Hollywood studios," he told the BBC's Latin American service BBC Mundo.

"It was amazing, we were all shocked."

The movie Mr Alvarez has been asked to produce is a sci-fi film to be shot in Uruguay and Argentina. He says he intends to start from scratch and develop a new story for the project.

"If some director from some country can achieve this just uploading a video to YouTube, it obviously means that anyone could do it," he added.

YouTube recently revealed the most watched videos of 2009. Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle topped the chart with more than 120 million views worldwide of her debut on the show.

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By Ferdinand G. Patinio

(PNA) - Eight presidential and vice presidential candidates and 58 senatorial bets comprise the shortlist of aspirants in the May 10, 2010 elections.

Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Jose Melo said that the list was just partial as they were still deliberating on the certificates of candidacy filed by more than 270 individuals.

The initial number of candidates for the highest position in the land are Senator Benigno Aquino III (Liberal Party); John Carlos delos Angeles (Ang Kapatiran); deposed President Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino); Senator Richard Gordon (Bagumbayan); Senator Maria Anna Consuelo Madrigal (Independent); Gilbert Teodoro (LAKAS-Kampi-NUCD); Bro. Eddie Villanueva (Bangon Pilipinas) and Senator Manuel Villar (Nacionalista Party).

For the vice-presidential race, eight candidates were also allowed to run, namely, Senator Manuel Roxas (LP); Dominador Chipeco (Ang Kapatiran); former Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay (PMP); former Metro Manila Development Authority chairman Bayani Fernando (Bagumbayan); Edu Manzano (LAKAS-Kampi-NUCD); broadcaster Jay Sonza (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan) and former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Perfecto Yasay (Bangon Pilipinas).

Other well known personalities who have yet to get the nod of the poll body are environmentalist Nicanor Perlas, former Congressman Mark Jimenez, among others.

Melo said that those who were not included in the partial list have five days to file their verified opposition before the poll body.

He said that the commission expected that the number of senatorial candidates would still increase.

The Comelec chief also said the commission expected to release the final list of candidates for next year’s polls next week.

He said the commission needed to come up with the final list since they were scheduled to print the ballots early next month.

The partial list of senatorial candidates from PMP included JV Bautista, Jose “Joey” de Venecia 3rd, Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Jose Apolinario Lozada.

The list of senatorial candidates also included Zafrullah Alonto, Kata Inocencio, Ramoncito Ocampo, Reynaldo Princesa, Alex Tinsay and Israel Virgines, all of Bangon Pilipinas; Henry Caunan and Gwendolyn Pimentel, both of PDP-Laban.

Other senatorial candidates included Rodolfo Plaza and Vicente “Tito” Sotto III from Nationalist People's Coalition; and Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago of People’s Reform Party.

Ang Kapatiran senatorial candidates included Rizalito David, Jo Aurea Imbong, Zosimo Paredes, Maria Gracia Riñoza-Plaza, Adrian Sison, Reginald Tamayo, Hector Tarrazona and Manuel Valdehuesa Jr.

Former senator Sergio Osmeña III and Partylist Congressman Jovito Palparan (BANTAY) are running as independent.

The Comelec also allowed Grand Alliance for Democracy candidate, former Senator Francisco Tatad and KBL candidates Shariff Ibrahim Albani, Alma Lood, Regalado Maambong, Ma. Judea Millora, Imelda Papin and Hector Villanueva to run for senators.

The application of Senator Pia Cayetano, former Congressman Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Ramon Mitra, Susan “Toots” Ople, former Partylist Representatives Liza Maza (Gabriela), Saturnino Ocampo (BAYAN Muna), Ariel Querubin, Gilbert Remulla and Adel Tamano were also approved.

The administration party’s candidates Silvestre Bello III, Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., Ramon Guico Jr., Raul Lambino, Rey Langit and Manuel “Lito” Lapid were also allowed to join the senatorial race.

The LP's senatorial aspirants included in the list were Nereus Acosta, Ana Theresia Baraquel, Martin Bautista, Rufino Biazon, Franklin Drilon, Teofisto Guingona III, Alexander Lacson, Yasmin Lao, Ralph Recto and Sonia Roco.

The campaign period for the national position will start on Feb. 9, or 90 days before the scheduled polls. (PNA)

Philippine Daily Inquirer

The ratings of former Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro and Sen. Manny Villar are up in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on presidential candidates.

But Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is still the leading choice of Filipinos to succeed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

The nationwide survey, conducted from Nov. 4 to 8, showed Aquino topping the list of three leaders vying to replace Ms Arroyo, with 59 percent of respondents choosing him.

Aquino was followed by Villar and Sen. Francis Escudero with 45 percent and 27 percent, respectively.

Compared with the September survey, the number of those who mentioned Teodoro increased by 4 percentage points (from 4 percent to 8 percent), while those rooting for Villar rose by 8 percentage points (from 37 percent to 45 percent).

Given the survey’s margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points, Aquino’s rating (from 60 percent to 59 percent) was statistically unchanged from the previous survey.

Too early

“With five more months to go before the presidential elections, it’s still too early to say how the voting would go,” Villar said in a statement.

“But we are very glad with this result showing that we are not losing the support of the people. We are very thankful for the privilege to help those who are disadvantaged in life, and we vow to help them even after election time,” he said.

For the survey, SWS asked the question: “Under the present Constitution, the term of President Arroyo is up to 2010 only, and there will be an election for a new President in May 2010. Who do you think are good leaders who should succeed President Arroyo as President?”

Commissioned by Hagedorn

SWS said it did not give a list of names to prompt the respondents, but asked them to give up to three names.

The survey, commissioned by Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn, was conducted using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults in Metro Manila, Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

Other names mentioned by the respondents were former President Joseph Estrada (18 percent) and Sen. Loren Legarda (4 percent).

Both Sen. Mar Roxas and Vice President Noli de Castro got 3 percent, while 2 percent of the respondents mentioned an unspecified Aquino.

Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay, Sen. Panfilo Lacson, evangelist Bro. Eddie Villanueva and former Metro Manila Development Authority Chair Bayani Fernando got 1 percent each.

Seven percent said they did not have any idea, while 3 percent had no answer.

Support for Escudero, who has withdrawn from the presidential race, increased 12 percentage points (from 15 percent to 27 percent). The ratings of Estrada, Villanueva and Fernando remained unchanged.

Those who saw their ratings drop included Roxas (from 12 percent to 3 percent), De Castro (8 percent to 5 percent) and Legarda (5 percent to 4 percent).

Roxas, Legarda, De Castro, Binay, Lacson and Fernando are not running for president. Roxas, Legarda, Binay and Fernando are seeking the vice presidency.

Solid base

Interviewed in the Senate Tuesday, Aquino said the latest SWS survey showed that his “base” of supporters were “solid.”

“If you’re the first choice of many, it would be unlikely that they would make you their second choice,” he told reporters.

Aquino said he would be more bothered if his lead were small in a survey in which respondents were asked to choose only one preferred candidate.

“(The) choose-three (question) tends to inflate your numbers,” Aquino said.

He said he expected his lead to increase further because some presidential candidates had either withdrawn or would quit the race.

“There are others who are also on the list who have indicated their withdrawal so we’ll be getting from those numbers too,” Aquino said.

A better gauge

He said “the better gauge will be the next survey.”

The choose-three type of surveys usually gives a “distorted picture,” said Roxas, Aquino’s running mate.

Roxas told reporters that this was because it tended to “bloat or inflate the numbers of the second and third choices.” Reports from Inquirer Research and Christine O. Avendaño

Hahahaha... Muot ra pud ni kaayo nga balak.

By Niña Catherine Calleja
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Barely two weeks after being named CNN Hero of the Year, Efren Peñaflorida was robbed Friday as he was stepping out of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia).

Peñaflorida, who founded Dynamic Teen Co. (DTC) and started the novel idea of the “pushcart (kariton) classrooms” had just arrived from a speaking engagement in Hong Kong and was on his way to a concert rally in Makati City.

Rezcel Fajardo, his colleague and a staff member of DTC, said Peñaflorida was about to board a car in front of Naia Terminal 2 at 1:30 p.m. when a woman sidled up to him, opened his bag and took a pouch that contained his hygiene kit.

The suspect

A staff of the Naia police identified the suspect as Molly Fernandez, 52, a resident of San Pedro, Laguna.

Fajardo said Peñaflorida immediately noticed that the pouch was missing and saw the suspect running away with it.

Peñaflorida called the attention of the police who gave chase and accosted Fernandez.

When questioned by the police, the suspect said she found the pouch and had every intention of returning it to its owner.

But police said Peñaflorida was sure he was robbed as he had noticed the suspect trying to get near him outside the airport.

Fernandez will be brought to the Pasay prosecutor’s office for inquest proceedings.

BBC News: Armed bandits have abducted dozens of students and teachers in the southern Philippines, officials say.

A military spokesman said 65 people had been seized at a school in Agusan del Sur province on Mindanao island.

Police later said 18 hostages - 17 of them children and one teacher - had been freed by the gunmen, who were described as a criminal gang.

A BBC correspondent says there is no sign it is linked to a massacre of 57 people on Mindanao last month.

The BBC's Rachel Harvey in Bangkok says there is much lawlessness in the southern Philippines.

Thursday's kidnappings took place in an area where communist rebels are known to operate, although it is not thought to be related to that four-decades long insurgency.

Nor are the abductions believed to be linked to a Muslim separatist insurgency elsewhere on Mindanao; those rebels are currently in peace talks with the government.

Army spokesman Maj Michelle Anayron told AFP news agency a "criminal gang" was responsible for the abductions near the town of Prosperidad on Mindanao's eastern coast.

Agusan del Sur Vice-Governor Santiago Cane told AP news agency 19 bandits fleeing the authorities had seized the residents to use as human shields.

Happy, happy Birthday Bulak. May God bless you always.

By Sunday Post

Three incumbent mayors and a vice mayor seeking the top elective post of the town are running uncontested in the 2010 elections.

The four is headed by Catigbian Mayor Roberto Salinas, president of the League of Municipalities, Bohol chapter, and whose congressional bid was frustrated when an outsider came out of the blue to take his place in the ruling party Lakas-Kampi CMD. Mayor Salinas is a loyal party member.

Salinas, however, remains a Lakas stalwart in seeking his last term as Catigbian mayor despite what happened to his congressional ambition.

The other two mayors unchallenged in their reelection are Mayors Louis Tomas Gonzaga of Danao and Mara Fe Piezas of Guindulman. V-Mayor Dominicio Chatto of Balilihan is running for mayor and nobody dares to contest his candidacy.

The towns and their corresponding reelectionists and their respective rivals in a free-for-all political exercise in 2010 in all of Bohol’s three districts are the following:   
(First district) Baclayon Mayor Alvin Uy-Nacionalista Party vs Benecio Uy of Lakas-Kampi CMD; Dauis V-Mayor Jimmy Jimenez, Nacionalista Party vs Victorio Migrino-Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino; Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala-Lakas-Kampi CMD vs V-Mayor Pedro Fuertes-Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) and Nila Montero-Nacionalista Party; Corella Vice Mayor Efipanio Bolando, Lakas-Kampi CMD vs Nicanor Tocmo, Nacionalista Party; Sikatuna Ireneo Calimpusan-Lakas-Kampi CMD vs Jose Ellorimo-NP; Antequera Jose Mario Pahangâ€"Lakas-Kampi CMD vs Samuel Rebosura-Independent; Loon Mayor Lyod Lopez-PDP vs Wilfredo Caresosa-NP; Alburquerque Mayor Cirilo Jalad-LP vs Rene Buates-NP and Efren Tungol-Lakas-Kampi CMD; Calape Mayor Simplicio Yu, Jr. vs Gerry Quadrasal-NP; Cortes Mayor Jasmine Balistoy-Lakas-Kampi CMD vs V-Mayor Rudy Uy; Tubigon Mayor Luna Piezas-Lakas-Kampi CMD vs William Jao-NP; Tagbilaran City Dan Neri Lim-NPC vs Jose Antonio Veloso-Lakas-Kampi CMD; and Maribojoc Leoncio Evasco, Jr.-NPC vs Jose Veloso, Lakas-Kampi CMD.

In the second district Dagohoy Mayor Herminio Relampagos of Lakas-Kampi CMD is running against Anania David also a Lakas while in Inabanga  Jono jumamoy of Lakas  is seeking reelection against Geronimo Mejias. In Getafe contesting the  mayoralty are relatives. V-Mayor Cary Camacho is running against his aunt Board Member Maria Fe Camacho Lejos. A third force, Manuel Monillas, is also running for mayor.

In Trinidad Cong. Roberto Cajes is taking the place of his wife Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes who is gunning for second district congressman. The incumbent congressman for Trinidad mayor is pitted against Florencio Flores, Jr.

In  CPG, the contest is between reelectionist Mayor Tesalonica Boyboy of Lakas against Casiano Oldigado, Independent and Leoncio Rosales, LP while in San Isidro reelectionist Apolinar Gumanid, Jr. of Lakas  is seeking another term while his opponent is Jacinto Naraga of NP.

In Clarin incumbent V-Mayor Rey Allen Piezas of Lakas is seeking the mayoralty against former mayor Trifon Sanchez, NP. Another bet is also throwing her hat into the Clarin mayoralty ring. She is Maria Judith Simbajon of LP.

In Talibon, the incumbent Mayor Juanario Item is pitted against his V-Mayor Restituto Auxtero. Seeing action in Ubay is reelectionist Mayor Eutiquio Bernales who is ranged against V-Mayor Galicano Atup and newcomer Board Member Amalia Tirol.

The third district also sees exciting mayoralty matches. In Batuan reelectionist Mayor Gregoria Pepito will slug it out against former mayor Necitas Dumagan, Jr., Gaudencio Gamayot and Rolando Leyson. In Bilar the contest is between V-Mayor Norman Palacio of NP  against Board Member Corazon Esther Galbraith of Lakas.

In Candijay the fight is between reelectionist Sergio Amora, Jr. of Lakas against Tryve Olaivar while in Carmen it will be between reelectionist Mayor Manuel Molina of NP against Conchita de los Reyes.

In Dimiao, Mayor Slyvia Adame of Lakas is running for reelection against Jaime Balbon. In Duero, Jaime Betonio is pitted against Cornelius Okay while in Alicia is a showdown between reelectionist Pedro Miasco against Mamilou Ayuban.
In Anda, the mayoralty is a three-way race. The protagonists are Angelina Simacio, Domenciano Deligero and Reinerio Makinano.

In Mabini, V-Mayor Esther Tabigue is pitted against Edna Bagabaldo, Sancho Bernales and Councilor Jesha Cuyacot.

In Pilar, the mayoralty is contested between reelectionist Mayor Wilson Pajo while his opponent is Necitas Cubrado.

In Sevilla, the  wife of incumbent Mayor Ceferino Digal, Amesita, is running for mayor. She is contested by V-Mayor Carlito Fernandez. 

In S-Bullones, V-Mayor Alfredo Gamalo is running for mayor while his opponent is  Rainfredo Buslon while in Valencia reelectionist Hemrietta Gan is pitted against Leodegario Olegario.

In G-Hernandez, the fight is between Councilor Tita Galentes against Miguelito Galendez. In Lila newcomer Regina Salazar is running for mayor against Alex Paigan. In Loay, reelectionist Mayor May Lim-Imboy is challenged by Magileo Flores while Loboc is a fight between reelectionist Mayor Leon Calipusan and Petronilo Sarigumba. 

The Jagna mayoralty fight is a two-way race. The contestants are lawyer Bicbic Abrenilla of Lakas and Joseph Ranola of LP. 

By Cebu Daily News

A staunch political supporter of President Macapagal-Arroyo was dumped by the Lakas-Kampi CMD ruling party barely an hour into the deadline of the filing of the certificates of candidacy on Tuesday, due to his alleged “disloyalty.”

Bohol Gov. Erico Aumentado was Lakas-Kampi-CMD regional chairman for Central Visayas until he was “fired” by the administration party due to his alleged association with presidential candidate, Sen. Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP).

The national directorate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD sent to the Bohol Comelec office an hour before the 12 midnight deadline for the filing of COCs, a letter of revocation of the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) issued to Governor Aumentado as the party's candidate for the second congressional district of Bohol.

Aumentado is on his third term as governor and is vying for his old House seat in Bohol's second district.

Aumentado was surprised when he was informed that Lakas-Kampi CMD president and Sarangani Gov. Miguel Dominguez and secretary general Francis Manglapus revoked his CONA, and instead, issued another CONA to Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes as Lakas-Kampi bet for representative in the second district.

Mayor Cajes is the wife of incumbent second district Rep. Roberto Cajes, who is also on his last term.

Interviewed over a local radio station, Manglapus explained that “based on intelligence reports” Aumentado has been “covertly campaigning” for Sen. Villar, an act that was “considered contrary to the party's policy directions.”

Aumentado and Villar had been allies when both were in the House of Representatives. Aumentado served as Deputy Speaker for the Visayas and chairman of the powerful House committee on appropriations when Senator Villar was Speaker of the House.

But Aumentado denied the allegations, saying he met Villar once in Manila, recently, but he did not make any commitment with the senator.

The Bohol governor blamed the move of the national executive committee on a “conspiracy and maneuvers” made by other Lakas-Kampi stalwarts in the province, specifically Rep. Edgar Chatto and Representative Cajes, to oust him from the party for their own political survival.

Jah_Roach, are you using an opensource script for that? I like the concept.

Kanus-a ba ang birthday?
Happy Birthday Zel

Hi Jah_Roach, your site has the look of Ayosdito. Toast to your success!

Happy Birthday Ben! Bisan taliwala sa nagkaguliyang nga sitwasyon sa atong nasod, ako manghinaut nga imo gihapong saulogon ang imong adlawng natawhan nga tugob sa kalipay ug pagkamapasalamatan tungod sa grasya sa atong Ginoo nga gihuwad kanimo kanunay.

Ben, this is from Ramon Tulfo:

By Ramon Tulfo
Philippine Daily Inquirer

A MALACAÃ'ANG INSIDER TOLD me that President Gloria hemmed and hawed hours after she was informed about the massacre in Maguindanao, instead of ordering the arrest of the Ampatuans.

As a result, the Ampatuansâ€"Zaldy, governor of the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), and his father, Maguindanao Gov. Andal Sr.â€"the alleged masterminds in the dastardly massacre can no longer be arrested without a court warrant since the prescribed 24-hour period had lapsed.

The President was told the Ampatuans could have been responsible for the massacre by one of the Mangudadatus, their political enemies, according to my Palace informant.

After receiving the information about the massacre, GMA talked with Gov. Andal Ampatuan Sr., who denied masterminding the massacre.

The President, according to the Malacañang insider, told Ampatuan she was sending investigators to Maguindanao.

She could have told Ampatuan that he would have to surrender because there were witnesses linking him and his relatives to the dastardly act.

But GMA didn’t do that because the Ampatuans are her very close political allies in Maguindanao.

The Ampatuans have aces up their sleeves against her, according to the Palace insider.

You see, the Ampatuans are political kingpins in that part of Mindanao.
They are considered demigods by many of their followers.

In the 2004 presidential election, GMA’s rival Fernando Poe Jr., a movie actor known to his fans as “FPJ,” got zero in many of the towns in Maguindanao.

There was no way cheating did not take place in the province in the 2004 elections as FPJ was idolized by the Muslims.

(An urban legend goes that when the character FPJ played died in a movie, the Muslims among the moviegoers went wild and would shoot up the screen. But we’re veering away from the story).

As a reward for their loyalty, Malacañang allegedly allowed the Ampatuans to go around with 50 or so armed bodyguards even outside their turf.

Several years ago, Gov. Andal Ampatuan confronted me at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 for writing about his many bodyguards.

I had just alighted from a PAL plane from Puerto Princesa, while he came down from a plane from General Santos City.

As I was talking to him, I took note of his bodyguards, who were all in Army uniform and lugging either M-16 rifles or M-60 machine guns. I lost count after 30.

Fortunately, Ampatuan didn’t touch me, although I sensed he wanted to slap me, but I stepped back out of his reach.

I told the President’s husband, Mike Arroyo, who was then a very close friend, about the Naia 2 incident.

I asked Mr. Arroyo why Ampatuan was allowed to go around with so many armed bodyguards even in Metro Manila, which is outside his turf.

You know what Mike Arroyo told me?

“Pabayaan mo na siya, Mon, dahil atin ’yan (Don’t mind him because he’s ours).”

I told the President’s spouse there might come a time when the Ampatuans’ abuse of power could explode in the President’s face.

The massacre in Maguindanao has made my words prophetic.

Agence France-Presse and PDI

COTABATO CITY, Philippines â€" Authorities will resume the search Wednesday for more victims of a massacre that left at least 46 people dead, amid fears the death toll could top 50, the military said.

The mass killings of aides and relatives of a local politician in the southern Philippines, as well as journalists accompanying them, occurred on Monday in remote farming area on the volatile southern island of Mindanao.

"The search will continue in the general area today," the local military spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Ponce, told AFP.

"They say there could be more than 50 victims, but only 46 bodies have been recovered so we would be looking for more."

The bodies of at least 13 journalists and relatives of the local politician, Esmael Mangudadatu, were found buried in hastily dug mass graves or dumped on the side of the road in Maguindanao province.

The military said the main suspects in the abductions and murders were gunmen hired by the Maguindanao governor, Andal Ampatuan, and his son who has the same name.

Relatives of the victims and witnesses have said the powerful political clan wanted to stop Mangudadatu from challenging Ampatuan junior for the post of governor in next year's national elections.

By Vicente Labro
Inquirer Visayas

An international group of scientists is planning to hold a second conference on the Guinsaugon landslide that occurred in Southern Leyte three years ago.

Guinsaugon, a village in St. Bernard town in Southern Leyte, was hit by a massive landslide that buried in mud and boulders almost the entire village and killed about a thousand of its residents on February 17, 2006.

St. Bernard Mayor Rico C. Rentuza said the International Consortium on Lanslide (ICL) signified interest in holding another conference on the Guinsaugon landslide in their town.

The ICL, created at the Kyoto Symposium in 2002 is an international non-governmental and non-profit scientific organization that is supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

My eyes are filled with tears reading this story. Thank you, Gener, for sharing the story to us.

Certificate Of Bad Moral Character
By Michael Ligalig, published by the Bohol Standard

      Sa tinguha nga mapadayon nako ang akong pag-eskwela sa abogasiya, gilihok ko ang mga kinahanglanon alang sa akong pagtransfer sa laing tunghaan.

      Nakurat ko kay usa sa mga requirement mao ang “certificate of good moral character.” Naa pa diay ni nga requirement? pangutana ko sa akong kaugalingon. Kakataw-onon ko naghunahuna sa term nga “certificate of good moral character.”

      Sauna sa mga bata pa ta, murag lami ra man paminawon na nga term, dili ba? Bisan tuod tanan kaila ra sa lungsod, pangayuan man ang bata ug certificate of good moral character kung mobalhin ug laing eskwelahan o kaha magsugod sa elementarya o high school. Kay lagi bata pa ta, baliwala ra ni nato nga term ang certificate of good moral character.

      Pero karong kamao na ta mangutana ug magtuki sa mga butang, lahi na pud ang atong mga panglantaw. Sama aning “certificate of good moral character.”

      Aduna ba gyoy certificate nga magpamatuod nga tarong ka ug taras ug dili balasobas ang imong kinaiya? Kung adunay certificate of good moral character, angayan kaha pud nga adunay “certificate of bad moral character”? Nangutana Lang. Matod pa sa programa ni Loy Palapos.

      Unsa man kaha poy tamdanan o basihanan nga naay ‘good moral character’ ang tawo? Pananglitan, ang usa ka tawo maayo lang sa publiko ug dinayeg sa katawhan apan hudas ug kinaiya diha sa iyang panimalay ug walay nasayod nga taga-gawas mahitungod niini, angayan ba siya tagaan ug certificate of bad moral character? Ug kinsa man pud ang mo-issue ug ‘certificate of bad moral character?’ Ug nganong isyuhan man pud nga wala man pangoyoa?

      Pero sa ako nang gikaingon sa unahan, sanglit aduna may certificate of good moral character nga ihatag alang niadtong aghop ug mga kasingkasing aron sila makatrabaho o makaeskwela o madawat sa bisan unsa nga ilang gi-aplayan, dili ba makataronganon lang usab nga adunay mohatag ug certificate of bad moral character alang niadtong ‘maginoo pero medyo bastos’?

      Kini ra bang certificate of moral character kay way hinungdan. Ngano man? Kay lagi walay mohatag nimo ug certificate of bad moral character. Kung mangayo ka ug good moral certificate, tagaan gyud ka ug good moral certificate bisan unsa pa imong kinaiya o klase nga pagkatawo. Pila ra bay pag-type sa bondpaper: This is to certify that Mr. So and So is of good moral character… blah… blah… Human ang estorya.

      Unsa man poy tulubagon sa naghatag ug certificate of good moral character kon ugaling sa lintunganay ang nakadawat sa maong certificate nadiskobrehan nga adunay salawayong buhat kaniadto o kaha pagka-ugma nakabuhat ug salaod?

      Kung ato gyung tugkaron, makalibog man gud ni nga makakatawa ka. Unsa man lagiy basihanan nga pasidunggan ka ug certificate of good moral character? Kay dili ka mamalikas? Kay dili ka mosukol sa imong ginikanan? Kay dili managmal sa imong asawa? Kay dili ka kawaton ug manok sa imong silingan? Kay dili ka libakira? Kay dili ka tsismoso? Kay dili ka dawoan? Kay dili ka tigpakarong-ingnon? Kay dili ka bakakon? Kay dili ka tigpangopya sa exam? Kay dili ka manglili sa kasilyas? Kay dili ka usher sa swertres?

      Sa atong katilingban, anaay gipangpasidunggan sa atong gobyerno isip mao ni, mao na, kay lagi mao kono ni ilang mga nabuhat ug nakab-ot sa kinabuhi. Angayan man pasidunggan ang mga angayan pasidunggan. Angayan man ilhon ang mga adunay katakos ug abilidad aron mahimo silang kapanaminan sa uban.

      Ang nakaparat ani kay adunay mga nakadawat ug award sa atong komunidad nga adunay mga tinagoang sekreto nga naglambigit, pananglitan, sa pagpangawat sa salapi sa katawhan.

      Laing nakaparat ani kay daghang mga tawo o organisasyon nga daghang maayo nga nabuhat alang sa katilingban apan wala mahinumdumi. Kadto hinuong adunay mga hiwi ug binuhatan ang kanunay gipasidunggan. Mura ba ug si Barabas na hinuon ang gihatagan ug kagawasan.

      Maingon nga daghan ang nakadawat ug certificate of good moral character nga bija diay ug kinaiya, daghan pud ang mga ngil-ad ug taras nga wala tagai ug certificate of bad moral character.

      Kung gusto gyud sa usa ka eskwelahan nga makuha ang background sa usa ka tawo, NBI clearance ang pangayoon â€" dili certificate of good moral character.

      Walay takos nga mohatag ug certificate of good moral character ug walay takos nga modawat niini kay ang moral character sa tawo dili angayan butangan ug certificate. Pwede character reference, pero dili certificate of good moral character. Himoa nalang nang diploma aron makompleto.

      Sa gawas sa nasod, ang mga eskwelahan ug kompanya moadto lang sa google.com aron sutaon kung unsay imong pagkatawo.

      Sa akong bahin, wala koy nahimo, nagpapirma gyud ko ug certificate of good moral character. Busy man akong amigo, ako nalay nagtype: “This is to certify that Mr. Michael Ortega Ligalig is blah…blah…blah…”

Friends,

Read "The Hite Report."

Asa man gyud ka sa duha? Coke or Pepsi? and why?

sumpay sa akong column nga napatik sa The Bohol Standard Newspaper

Asa Ang Hustisya Sa Guindulman?

Niadtong unang semana sa September, atong nahisgutan dinhi ang subo nga palandongon nga gidangatan sa mga higanteng kahoy sa Guindulman nga nagbarog atubangan sa merkado kapin na sa usa ka gatos ka tuig ang milabay.

Kanang mga opisyales sa local government sa Guindulman, nga way mga kasing-kasing alang sa kinaiyahan, tungod sa naghingapin nilang garbo, miputol sa mga kahoy nga himsog kaayo sa tumang kasayon ug walay pagtagad sa pagbati sa mga tawo.

Ang pangutana karon: kinsa man ang nabulahan sa mga lumber adtong mga kahoy nga gipanamastamasan sa LGU sa Guindulman? Maayo seguro ug susihon ang mga balay ug nataran sa mga namunuan sa Guindulman kay matod pa sa mga huhungihong adunay nabulahan sa mga kahoy. Seguro bag-o na ug furniture set ang mga mapangahason.

Naghisgot ta ug balik niining nahitabo sa mga kahoy sa Guindulman tungod sa padayon nga pagbangotan sa mga tawo sa Guindulman, kaliboan nga katawhan nga nahisagmuyo sa lampingasan nga desisyon sa LGU, mga katawhan nga nasuko ug naguol sa gidangatan sa mga kahoy.

Ug dili lang mga taga Guindulman ang gisayangan sa mga kahoy ug gingil-aran sa binuhatan sa mga opisyales sa Guindulman, ang mga lumolupyo sa lain-laing mga lungsod sa Bohol ang gianugnan sa mga kahoy ug misaway sa balasobas nga pagbati sa nagpaluyo sa pagpamutol sa mga kahoy sa Guindulman.

Atong balikon nga ang giingon sa mga tigpaniid sa Guindulman nga ang bugtong tumong ug tinguha sa LGU sa pagpamatol sa mga higanteng kahoy mao aron maladlad sa mga molabay nga bag-o ang ilang merkado. Pagka-mabaw ba pud ug paminsar kung mao na. Ang buot ba ipasabot nga garbo lang ang nagtukmod nila aron payagon tong mga kahoy nga kapin na sa usa ka gatos ka tuig naghatag ug landong sa maong lungsod? Pagkabarato ra pud nga garbo.

Tinuod nga bag-o nga mibarog ang merkado sa Guindulman. Ug tungod lagi kay natagaw o nabag-ohan ang LGU nga bag-o ang ilang merkado, buot nila nga mapasundayag sa tanan, maila sa tanan, mahibaw-an sa tanang lumalabay sa Guindulman nga bag-o ang merkado, ug tungod niini daygon kintahay sila sa ilang proyekto, ug ilang gipanamastamasan ang mga inosenteng kahoy aron matuman ang linoog nila nga tinguha. Pamolitika lang gihapon.

Ang nakaapan niini kay way mga taga Guindulman nga midemanda sa korte ug nakigbatok sa dautan nga buhat sa LGU. Wala pay katinoan ang balita nga walay tukmang pagtugot gikan sa DENR ang maong pagputol. Kung mitugot man ugaling ang provincial DENR, nakahibawo ba kaha sila sa balaod nga nagdili sa pagputol sa mga kahoy? Bisan man gani lubi karon, dili na ipaputol sa gobyerno kung walay permit.

Dili matukib ang kayugot sa mga tawo. Dili madungog ang ilang mga yangongo sa kahanginan apan kung imong estoryahon sila sa hilom, diha nimo mabati ang ilang pagsaway sa pangagamhanan sa Guindulman. Gani pa man, daghan nang mga tigulang sa Guindulman ang nakatulo ang luha sa dihang ilang nadiskobrehan nga wala na ang karaang acacia nga diha na nabuhi bisan wala pa sila mangatawo ning kalibotana.

Nahinabi ning pamantalaan kausa si Ali Amoguis nga lunod-patay taga-Guindulman. Siya mismo mitaho nga way tawo sa maong lungsod ang nalipay sa linoog ug lampingasan nga binuhatan sa LGU. “Wa ko kasabot unsay nasulod sa utok nang among mga kadagkoan sa munisipyo,” panghupaw ni Ali Amoguis.

Ang gikabaniog sa maong lungsod mao ang kalit nga kamatayon sa mingputol (chainsaw owner) sa karaang acacia. Bata pa ug wala idungog nga masakiton ang maong tawo. Kalit nga gihilantan human ug putol sa acacia ug mao ray hinungdan sa misteryoso niyang kamatayon.

Matod pa sa mga tawo sa Guindulman nga nahinabi sa The Bohol Standard, ang hinungdan nga aduna pay usa ka kahoy nga nahibilin nagbarog atbang sa merkado mao nga wala nay misugot nga moputol sa kataposang kahoy nga nagbarog.

Pasangil sa LGU nga kadto ra konong dakong kahoy ang putlon. Apan ang tinuod giapil ug hagbas ang mga gagmayng kahoy nga murag kapin na pud to sila ug napulo ka tuig ang panuigon. Pagkamatay sa mamutolay, naluwas ang kataposang kahoy kay lagi wala namay motugatuga ug putol karon bisan pila pay isweldo sa munisipyo.

Niingon tong mga tawo sa Guindulman ngano ang nag-chainsaw man ang gipareglahan sa mga dili-ingon-nato. Dili ba kaha pud isunod ug tulisok sa tanlag ang mga opisyales sa Guindulman?

Dili na angay maghulat ang mga katawhan sa Guindulman ug dili-ingon-nato nga mao ang maningil sa hustisya sa kamatayon sa mga kahoy. Sila na mismo ang makapanaog sa maong hustisya karong Mayo 2010.

If this happened in the U.S., the parents would be charged for negligence. Command responsibility. This is an unnecessary family tragedy. Unthinkable. Unimaginable.

Based on Koddi's account, sakto tong akong giingon nga what the participants had told me were worse than what you read here.

We have to remember nga mga professionals ning mga participants. Mga lantip ug salabutan kay mga history teachers/professors/instructors. I think they deserve to be treated well.

Quote from: nat-cast on October 26, 2009, 02:40:51 PM
i think the 3k was only for the conference kit ( cd, materials etc) and for lunch/snacks for 2 days. other expenses will be shouldered by the participant of the conference.

Yes, for snacks. A participant told me that their snack was piniritong saging. Mao ga-complain sila nga they paid 3,000 pesos pero gimantinilan lang daw sila ug saging. I don't know pila ka dawin saging pud. Maayo nalang kay dili ginanggang nga saging.

I had a talk with some of the teachers who participated in the conference, and what they told me is worse than what you read here.

What saddened me is that they now have a wrong impression on Bohol and the Bol-anons. And we cannot stop people from having that kind of impression because many of them were first-timers in our province. I told them that if it was the Provincial Government that organized the event, things could have been done better.

But I wonder whether the Provincial Government would charge 3,000 pesos for a 2-day talk.

“Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before.” - Anonymous

“To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.” - Anonymous

Quote from: benelynne on October 25, 2009, 05:17:48 PM
Headline should read-- History confab a historical fiasco

Perfect suggestion, Ben. Headline is changed. Thanks Ben!

Adto ka sa "All Sizes", Quel, sa usa ka picture sa flickr.com. Right click lang sa imong mouse ang picture, the biggest one. Then click "Copy Image Location."

You're welcome, Quel. Some of your photos in My Kitchen have been removed by photobucket.

belle, flickr's storage has a limit for free members, but bandwidth doesn't have a cap. this is the biggest problem with photobucket. as you can see all over tubagbohol, daghang mga images nga dili ma-view kay giremove na sa photobucket due to bandwidth limit. i abhor photobucket with feelings.

@glacier: you're welcome, Glace...

@belle: even if you don't pay for flickr's pro-membership, your photos won't disappear when they are reposted in other sites. flickr's bandwidth allocation per member can handle heavy traffic.

To ensure that your posted pictures in TubagBohol.com would stay here, host them with www.flickr.com, not with photobucket.com. Photobucket has a bandwidth limit and after a certain time it suddenly issues a warning that reads: "this image has been removed or deleted..."

FYI.

Bran,

When you miss her, tell her: "Gihidlaw ko sa imo." That's the Ilonggo for "I miss you." I think.

But never tell her that the Ilonggos are "tikalon."

Newsletter from Cebu Pacific    

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Fierce Leadership: A Bold Alternative to the Worst “Best” Practices of Business Today
By Susan Scott

Fierce Lead•er•ship [feers lee-der-ship]

noun

1. A fast-acting anti-venom to the business-as-usual mode of high task/low relationship, self-serving agendas, directing and telling, anonymous feedback, holding people accountable, excessive use of jargon and mandating initiatives that cause people to weep on too many fine days.

2. The act of acquiring your most valuable currencyâ€"emotional capital.

3. Also signals the acquisition of squid eye (more on this later) and the demise of truth-telling squeamishness and ethical squishiness."

Self-Promotion for Introverts: Get Heard More. Even If You Talk less.
By Nancy Ancowitz

“Introverts. The world needs us, can't live without us, and often doesn't quite get us. However, we persist, mostly behind the scenes, quietly contributing to societyâ€"writing, creating, designing, researching, solving problems, and digging for treasures ancient and new. Are you one of us?”

Decide to Say Sorry: The “Peace Process” for Growing Your Business
By Jeanne Bliss

“How you apologize is your humanity litmus test. ... Grace and wisdom guide decisions of beloved companies toward accepting responsibility and resolving the situation when the chips are downâ€"not accusations and skirting accountability. Repairing the emotional connections well is a hallmark of companies we love.
It makes us love them even more.”

Sustainability, The Complete Concept: Environment, Healthcare, and Economy
By Hunter Lewis

"Whether one looks at our ailing planet, our ever less affordable health care, or our failing economy, we see the same underlying problem: a rejection of maturity in favor of a childish refusal to look ahead. What we need instead is a more complete and all-encompassing concept of sustainability."

Former world champions Evander Holyfield and Glen Johnson believe that Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will dominate World Boxing Organization welterweight king Miguel Cotto in their upcoming super fight on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Holyfield and Johnson think Pacquiao is a complete fighter and he has the arsenal to hand Cotto his second career loss.

“Miguel Cotto gets hit a lot.  Pacquiao holds his hands up, he bounces in, he bounces out.  Pacquiao throws fast punches, and Cotto has not shown that. If he does not have an answer for someone like that, he dies out,” said Holyfield in a report posted at Examiner.com.

Holyfield had memorable battles with Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis and has held world titles in the cruiserweight and heavyweight classes, and at 47, he is still fighting professionally.

Johnson, on the other hand, a former International Boxing Federation light heavyweight champion, said that Cotto hasn’t recovered from the beating he got from Mexican banger Antonio Margarito last year.

“Cotto took a whooping from Margarito, so he is a little punch shy.  I think Cotto still has some tools that he can use, but I believe Pacquiao will come out the winner. - Sun Star

Three people were killed in a grenade explosion near the Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in Marawi City Tuesday, just as villagers were registering to vote in 2010 polls.

Investigators identified one of the fatalities as Jeffren Navarro, 27, a resident of this city who worked as motor pool mechanic of the Marawi City government. He died on the spot, while two of the wounded were later declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. - Sun Star

video report:
Village 'witches' beaten in India

CCTV of Turkish boy's 'miracle' escape

A four-year-old Turkish boy has walked away from a seemingly fatal car accident unscathed, and unfazed.
Muhammet Dirlik was minding his own business on a kerb next to some steps in his home town when he was hit by an out-of-control car.

Man's lucky escape from runaway bus

A Russian pedestrian narrowly escaped death when a runaway bus careered past him on a crossing missing him by inches. The incident in the city of Perm was captured on CCTV.

Five women were paraded naked, beaten and forced to eat human excrement by villagers after being branded as witches in India's Jharkhand state.

Local police said the victims were Muslim widows who had been labelled as witches by a local cleric.

The incident occurred on Sunday in a remote village in Deoghar district.

Correspondents say the abuse of women who are branded as witches is common, but rare footage of the incident has caused outrage across India.

Police went to Pattharghatia village after being informed about the incident by a group of villagers. -bbc

Yahoo due to report more losses

Yahoo are expected to report more losses later.

Their share of the US internet search market slipped to 18.8 % in September, while Google and Microsoft each saw gains in the period. It is expected that this will be the fourth quarter in a row of falling earnings for the technology giant.

Why Microsoft can't afford Windows 7 to fail

On Thursday, Microsoft launches Windows 7, the latest version of its operating system. Its success or failure will determine the future of the world's biggest software company.

Twenty-year-old Norton was bitterly disappointed at not being cast as Joseph in the church school Nativity pageant. He was given the minor role of the innkeeper instead. Throughout the weeks of rehearsal he brooded on how he could avenge himself on his little brother, Wayne, who had been awarded the part of Joseph. On the day of the performance, Wayne (as Joseph) and his sister Kelly (as Mary) made their entrance and knocked on the door of the inn. Norton (the innkeeper) opened it a fraction and eyed them with suspicion.

Joseph implored, "Can you give us board and lodging for the night?" He then stood back awaiting the expected rejection. But Norton had not plotted all those weeks for nothing. He flung the door wide, smiled, and shouted, "Come in, come in! You shall have the best room in the hotel."

There was a long pause. Then with great presence of mind, Wayne turned and said to Kelly, "Hold on. I'll take a look inside first." He peered past the innkeeper, shook his head firmly and said, "I'm not taking my wife into a filthy place like this. Come on, Mary, I'd rather sleep in a stable."

The pageant was back on course.

- Encyclopedia of Humor by Lowell Streiker

A rabbi and a soap maker went for a walk together. The soap maker said, "What good is religion? Look at all the trouble and misery of the world! Still there, even after years - thousands of years - of teaching about goodness and truth and peace. Still there, after all the prayers and sermons and teachings. If religion is good and true, why should this be?"

The rabbi said nothing. They continued walking until he noticed a child playing in the gutter.

Then the rabbi said, "Look at that child. You say that soap makes people clean, but see the dirt on that youngster. Of what good is soap? With all the soap in the world, over all these years, the child is still filthy. I wonder how effective soap is, after all!"

The soap maker protested. "But, Rabbi, soap cannot do any good unless it is used!"

"Exactly!" replied the rabbi.

Spying charge for US scientist

A US scientist who used to work for the Pentagon and Nasa has been arrested by the FBI for attempted espionage.

Stewart David Nozette tried to give classified information to a person he believed to be an Israeli intelligence officer - but who worked for the FBI.

Roll-out for Nasa's test rocket

The US space agency, Nasa, is rolling out its Ares 1-X test rocket.

The super-slim, 100m-tall launcher is a demonstrator for the vehicle Nasa plans to use in the next decade to take its new astronaut crewship into orbit.

The Ares I-X is expected to make an unmanned, two-minute flight at the end of the month to check out basic design concepts and gather engineering data.

By Michelle Roberts
Health reporter, BBC News

Centenarians with the bodies of 50-year-olds will one day be a realistic possibility, say scientists.

Half of babies now born in the UK will reach 100, thanks to higher living standards, but our bodies are wearing out at the same rate.

To achieve "50 active years after 50", experts at Leeds University are spending £50m over five years looking at innovative solutions.

They plan to provide pensioners with own-grown tissues and durable implants.

New hips, knees and heart valves are the starting points, but eventually they envisage most of the body parts that flounder with age could be upgraded.

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Earth - One of the best movies in 2009

@statesville: ang nakita nako sa picture labihang bukira ang ilang lugar. layo kaayo sa sentro sa lungsod. daghan man mga tao naglisud. lisud sa panahon sa great depression sa amerika. o kadtong persecution sa mga jews sa europe during world war 2. dili man ta biyaan sa Ginoo kung masangpit ta ug tabang bisan unsa pa atong kalisud.

@raquel: quel, ang bottom line ani murag wala miduol sa Ginoo ang inahan. Naa man gyud tabang nga moabot kung mosangpit ta ni Hesukristo. Bisan unsa pa seguro ang state of mind sa inahan, apan kung dunay pagpangaliya sa Kahitas-an, dili seguro pud makabuhat sa ingon. Ginoo lang ang nasayod unsay anaa sa sulod sa kasingkasing sa inahan. Ang Ginoo nagsaad nga bisan unsa pa kadako sa atong sala, andam siya mopasaylo ug mopapas sa tanan natong kasal-anan.

Reflection:

"Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool." - Isaiah 1:18

"I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins." - Isaiah 43:25

"I have wiped out your transgressions like a thick cloud And your sins like a heavy mist. Return to Me, for I have redeemed you." - Isaiah 44:22

"Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow." Psalm 51:7

I haven't watched it, BNC. Unsay story ani nga movie?

Maayo lang unta ug mohilak, Belle, ug naay mopahid sa luha. Ug wala, ihingos nalang ang sip-on ug adto na sa CR tiwason ug dangoyngoy.

Publicity stunt. Jose Saramago, the world does not know you.

Nasa team scours Moon crash data
Nasa scientists have been outlining their preliminary results after crashing two unmanned spacecraft into the Moon in a bid to detect water-ice. A rocket stage slammed into the Moon's south pole at 1231 BST (0731 EDT). Another craft followed just behind, looking for signs of water in debris kicked up by the first collision.

Masai warriors 'protect' lions
A group of Masai warriors in Kenya have turned from hunting lions to protecting them as part of a unique wildlife project. They have been employed by a conservation charity to help track the lions and document their whereabouts. Amy Howard from "Living with Lions" says the support from the Masai warriors has been invaluable, as they tell their communities where the lions are, so there is less conflict between their animal herds and the lions.

Fisherman allowed to shoot seals
Some fishermen off the coast of Northumbria have been given permission to take drastic action against grey seals because they are eating their fish stocks. One fisherman has a licence to shoot the seals, which he views as a menace.

Where does all the rubbish go?
With pressure growing to stop putting rubbish in landfill sites, where does it all go?

Nasa spacecraft capture Sun footage
Nasa's twin Stereo spacecraft "Behind" and "Ahead" captured rare footage of the Sun erupting over about a 30-hour period between 26 September and 27 September.

The eruption was so large that the spacecraft were able to observe it for hours on end, one of the few times this has occurred.

Maldives ministers hold underwater meeting
The government in the Maldives has held a cabinet meeting underwater to highlight the threat of global warming. President Mohamed Nasheed and his team signed a document calling for worldwide cuts in carbon emissions. Ministers trained for weeks for the dive, and communicated with white boards and hand signals.

Science becomes art at exhibitions

This year's Wellcome Image Awards show a wide variety of subjects, normally invisible to the naked eye, revealing new layers of complexity and making the ordinary - extraordinary.

It is a new perspective on the microscopic structures of living organism; including individual cancer cells, hair follicles and plankton.

Seed bank reaches target
The Millennium Seed Bank is one of the largest conservation projects in the world - and it has reached an important milestone. The centre, in West Sussex, has managed to gather and store 10% of all the world's species of seeds.

And you did not know that she had four other boyfriends?

Ate, according to the police, maayo man daw motubag kung pangutan-on. Ingon siya iya daw gipatay iyang mga anak kay dili na siya kaantos sa kapobrehon. But this is really unthinkable.

A mentally deranged 35-year-old mother killed her own four children by throwing them into a river in Negros Occidental province to drown, a radio report said Friday.

Radio dzXL said Florencia Bahinag threw the children, the youngest of whom was nine months old, into the river in Cambayaba village in Calatrava town at 8 a.m. Thursday.

Killed were Floramae Jean Bahinag, 12; Joselenio, 6; Veronica, 5; and nine-month-old John.

Initial investigation showed Florencia told her husband Herminiano she was taking the children for a stroll along the river.

She returned after two hours, and told her husband the children had drowned. Herminiano rushed to the river to save the children but it was too late. Florencia admitted throwing nine-month-old John into the river first, then had the three other children jump.

Local police have detained Florencia, and are now verifying claims that she had become deranged after giving birth. - GMANews.TV

Note: Naay koy nabasa nga personal account sa usa ka writer nga miadto gyud mismo sa crime scene. Matod niya, gidungan ug tukmod ang upat ka bata ngadto sa sapa. Pagkahuman mikanaog ang inahan ug gilumsan ang upat ka bata hangtod nangamatay.

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