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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Donaire beats Panamanian
Nonito Donaire unanimously outpointed Rafael Concepcion on Saturday to take the WBA interim title in his super-flyweight debut.

MILF should assist in fight vs Abu Sayyaf, Palace says
The MILF should not stand in the way of government troops pursuing the Abu Sayyaf bandits following reports of its alleged involvement in the bloody firefight in Basilan last week.

RP to deploy 336 troops at Golan Heights
The Philippines is preparing for its biggest deployment of United Nations peacekeepers at Golan Heights in volatile Middle East.

GMA scraps plan to buy presidential jet
President Arroyo will continue to take chartered or commercial flights on her trips here and abroad, it was announced.

Weather bureau predicts moderate ‘El Nino’ in Q4
Typhoons will still hit the Philippines in the last quarter of 2009 even if the El Niño phenomenon sets in, according to the PAGASA.

Huey choppers carrying general, media crew hit by hostile fire
Two helicopters reportedly carrying a Marine general and members of a government-owned television network were hit by enemy fire on Sunday while flying over the vicinity of Tipo-Tipo in Basilan

Devanadera to receive top award at Quezon Day rites
Justice Secretary and concurrently Solicitor General Agnes Devanadera leads nine outstanding Quezonians who will receive this year’s Quezon Medalya ng Karangalan (Quezon medal of honor).

NP says Chiz can be Villar running mate
Two senatorial hopefuls of the Nacionalista Party on Sunday said Senator Francis Escudero is welcome as Senator Manuel Villar’s running mate in the 2010 polls.

Chinese tourists find RP rates too pricey
Chinese Ambassador Liu Jianchao said more foreign tourists will flock to the country once local rates on accommodation and transportation are reduced.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 6:51-58.

I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever."



Word for the day

Bowdlerize BODE-luh-rise; BOWD-\ , transitive verb:
1.To remove or modify the parts (of a book, for example) considered offensive.
2.To modify, as by shortening, simplifying, or distorting in style or content



Your money’s worth today
Source: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Online

Closing of 14 August 2009
US$ 1.00
PhP 47.936
Repo Rate
6.00%
Reverse Repo Rate
4.00%
Inflation Rate (July '09)
0.2%
NEER
12.82
91-day T-bill Rate
3.85%
Gold Buying/ troy oz.
US$957.00
Silver Buying
US$15.05
Exchange Rate Bulletin



Teaching for the day
Contributed by Mr. Emerick Valenzuela from Australia

Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids?

If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.
"How old are you?" "I'm four and a half!" You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key. You get into you're teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead. "How old are you?" "I'm gonna be 16!" You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life....you become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony....YOU BECOME 21.....YESSSS!!! But then you turn 30. Oooooh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk. He TURNED, we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed? You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50....and your dreams are gone. But wait!!! You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would! So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50, and MAKE 60. You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday! You get into you're 80's and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90's you start going backwards; "I was just 92." Then a strange thing happens. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. "I'm 100 and a half!" May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG
1. Throw out all non-essential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctor worry about them. That is why you pay him/her.
2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.
3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. An idle mind is the devil's workshop. And the devil's name is Alzheimer's.
4. Enjoy the simple things.
5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.
6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person who is with us our entire life is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.
7. Surround yourself with what you love, whether it is family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.
8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.
9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, to the next country, but NOT to where the guilt is.
10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND ALWAYS REMEMBER
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away



Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

Amo: Inday, ilipat mo nga ang comforter sa kwarto
Inday: san ko ilagay koya?
Amo: Ipatong mo lang sa kama
Maya-maya...
Inday: andon na po. Senama ko na ren ang frenter at eskaner...!!!