Anong balita? 081909

News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Avis Rent a Car conquers south
G&S Transport Corporation is set to create another milestone today by officially opening the 14th rental station in the business district in the south of Metro Manila – Alabang, Muntilupa.

The inauguration is being considered as “the return of the comeback” since G&S (the country’s exclusive licensee of Avis Rent a Car) used to hold office almost near the original location within the premises of Sycamore Bldg located along Alabang-Zapote road in front of Honda Alabang.

The station carries top selling and latest model of fleet from small cars to passenger vans and offers unmatched services like airport transfers, wedding cars, car hire (3hour rental), short and long-term lease, self-drive and chauffeur drive rentals.

It is committed to serve the business community from Monday to Saturday from as early as 0800H to 1700H. You can make reservations or inquire thru land line numbers 659-3542 or 659-3437 or send email at avisalabang@avis.com.ph

Oil products still overpriced — official
Pump prices of gasoline and other fuel products by the so-called “Big 3” oil companies are still overpriced but the price difference is no longer as big as last month, a NEDA official says.

Ramos declines Lakas-Kampi post
Former President Fidel V. Ramos has formally declined the position of chairman emeritus of the newly formed Lakas-Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino-Christian Muslim Democrats.

United States pays $52.2 M to Filipino veterans
A total of $52.2-million have been so far paid by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to claims filed by Filipino World War II veterans.

Pinoys prepare for long weekend ahead
President Arroyo declared August 21, Friday, as special holiday in honor of the late Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.

4 typhoons cost agriculture P692 M
The Department of Agriculture has raised the damage wrought to agriculture by four typhoons and flooding all over the country at P692.92 million.

MMDA resumes hiring 'kamineros'
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) resumed hiring indigent and displaced workers.

House dared to probe GMA trips
Rep. Teofisto Guingona III challenged Speaker Prospero Nograles to look into the CoA’s complaint that the President had overshot her allocated budget for travel by at least P119.94 million.

Number of Pinay runaways in UAE on the rise – DoLE
The DoLE admitted on Tuesday it is possible that the number of Filipino domestic helpers expatriated or fleeing from their employers in the United Arab Emirates has increased this year.

Panlilio asks poll body to stop recount
Pampanga Governor Eddie Panlilio has asked the Comelec to suspend the ongoing recount of votes for the 2007 gubernatorial race in the province, accusing the camp of Lilia Pineda of indirect bribery.

Ninoy’s last journey to be screened
There are unpublished things about the late Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. that only his wife, the late former President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, can reveal.

Pag-IBIG okays P78-billion approvals
The P172-million spent to advertise Pag-IBIG's housing loan program resulted in P78 billion housing loan approvals which the fund generated from 2007 to June 2009.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 20:1-16.

The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.' So they went off. (And) he went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.' When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.' When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying, 'These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.' He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? (Or) am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?' Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last."



Word for the day
Source: Merriam-Webster Online

canicular • \kuh-NIK-yuh-ler\ • adjective
: of or relating to the dog days (the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere)

Example Sentence:
During the canicular heat of August, many of the town's residents venture to the local swimming hole in search of a way to stay cool.

Did you know?
The Latin word "canicula," meaning "small dog," is the diminutive form of "canis," source of the English word "canine." "Canicula" is also the Latin name for Sirius, the star that represents the hound of Orion in the constellation named for that hunter from Roman and Greek mythology. Because the first visible rising of Sirius occurs during the summer, the hot sultry days that occur from early July to early September came to be associated with the Dog Star. The Greeks called this time of year "hēmerai kynades," which the Romans translated into Latin as "dies caniculares," or as we know them in English, "the dog days."



Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com
As of closing of August 18, 2009

US$1=Php48.36



Teaching for the day
Source: Jay Maniago of Dubai, UAE

Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

Bad wish!

A bus full of fat people met an accident and all of them died.
Before entering the gate in heaven, God gave them 1 wish.
The first one said “make me sexy” and God did.
The rest followed by wishing to be sexy also.
When God came to the last person, he was laughing.
God asked him why he was laughing and what his wish is.
The man laughed again and said…..
“make them fat again”