News for the day
Comelec: No daily updates
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said on Wednesday that it will no longer issue daily updates on the ongoing recount of votes for the 2007 gubernatorial race in Pampanga.
Cabinet men need not resign – Enrile
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Cabinet members intending to run in the 2010 national and local elections need not resign before the Nov. 30 deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy.
Cebu transport groups studying P1 fare hike
Transport groups in Cebu are contemplating the filing a formal petition asking the LTFRB to increase the minimum fare for jeepneys by P1.
Meteor shower at dawn Thursday
Perseid meteors, which come out from the constellation Perseus, dazzle the night sky on the eastern horizon between August 10 to 14 of every year.
Impeachment still an option, says solon
A party-list representative said that they are not discounting the possibility of filing an impeachment case against President Arroyo.
Customs seizes P400-million imported wines, liquors
Operatives of the Bureau of Customs (BoC) raided a warehouse in Ermita, Manila where they found illegally smuggled 105,469 cases and 39 bottles of imported wines and liquors.
Willie & Wowowee critics surface
The legal division of the MTRCB has filed a complaint against controversial TV host Willie Revillame as more letters of grievances from concerned citizens poured in.
LTFRB wants to suspend fleet of bus firm involved in mishap
If the chief of the LTFRB would have his way, he would want to suspend the whole fleet of the mother firm of a public utility bus which figures in a fatal accident.
D.C.'s deputy mayor is Pinay
Unknown to many, Washington, D.C.’s new Deputy Mayor is a Pinay.
Transfer of LPG industry supervision to DTI sought
A lawmaker sought to devolve the supervision of the LPG industry from the Department of Energy (DoE) to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), in light of the warning by a DTI executive that smuggling could be behind the proliferation of defective LPG tanks in the country.
Signature drive opposes planned parking fees in QC
A city-wide signature campaign has been launched in Quezon City to oppose the planned imposition of parking fees on “places of special interests” by the city council.
Singapore thanks RP for tourism boost
The Singaporean government has expressed its gratitude to the Philippines for making Singapore a top choice among Filipino tourists despite the global financial crisis.
Gospel for the day
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 18:21-35.19:1.
Then Peter approaching asked him, "Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus answered, "I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. That is why the kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who decided to settle accounts with his servants. When he began the accounting, a debtor was brought before him who owed him a huge amount. Since he had no way of paying it back, his master ordered him to be sold, along with his wife, his children, and all his property, in payment of the debt. At that, the servant fell down, did him homage, and said, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back in full.' Moved with compassion the master of that servant let him go and forgave him the loan. When that servant had left, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a much smaller amount. He seized him and started to choke him, demanding, 'Pay back what you owe.' Falling to his knees, his fellow servant begged him, 'Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.' But he refused. Instead, he had him put in prison until he paid back the debt. Now when his fellow servants saw what had happened, they were deeply disturbed, and went to their master and reported the whole affair. His master summoned him and said to him, 'You wicked servant! I forgave you your entire debt because you begged me to. Should you not have had pity on your fellow servant, as I had pity on you?' Then in anger his master handed him over to the torturers until he should pay back the whole debt. So will my heavenly Father do to you, unless each of you forgives his brother from his heart." When Jesus finished these words, he left Galilee and went to the district of Judea across the Jordan.
Word for the day
florilegium • \flor-uh-LEE-jee-um\ • noun
: a volume of writings : anthology
Example Sentence:
This florilegium of British poetry up to 1760 includes the classics that we have all come to love along with a few relatively unknown gems that are sure to delight and
inspire.
Did you know?
Editors who compile florilegia (to use the plural form of today's word) can be thought of as gathering a bouquet of sweet literary blossoms. English speakers picked up "florilegium" from a New Latin word that derives from Latin "florilegus," which can be translated as "culling flowers." In fact, "florilegium" initially applied to a collection of flowers, and later to books about flowers, but it wasn't long before the word began to be used for (as the Oxford English Dictionary puts it) "a collection of the flowers of literature." And "florilegium" isn't the only English collecting term with a floral heritage; its synonym "anthology" comes from the Greek word for "flower gathering."
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Joke for the day
Nagpa-blood test si Alfred.
Kumuha ng blood sample sa daliri ni Alfred ang nurse.
Pagkatapos nun ay naghanap sya ng bulak sa cabinet ngunit wala syang nakita.
“Naku naubos na pala ang mga bulak” sabi ng nurse.Kaya sinipsip nalang ng nurse ang daliri ni Alfred.
Imbes na magtaka sa pangyayari ay naligayahan si Alfred sa naramdaman
Kaya sinabi nya sa nurse…"Magpapa-urine test din ako!"
Good morning to everyone!
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