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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

AIDS cases in RP rise dramatically
Health officials called for a greater awareness about HIV/AIDS after 70 Filipinos were diagnosed with AIDS last July.

Mrs. Arroyo returning to New York next month
The President will return to the Big Apple next month for the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 15.

Unplug TV infomercials, Palace tells Cabinet men
Vice President Noli de Castro and other cabinet members who have plans to run for public office in 2010 should stop producing and airing multi-million peso infomercials out of delicadeza.

Solon reveals call center evils
The multi-billion dollar call center industry may have brought sunshine to thousands of Filipinos, but some firms in the industry engage in practices that damage its reputation and workers, according to a party-list congressman.

One tip is worth P500,000 or more
A civilian informant became P500,000 richer for providing police intelligence operatives with information that led to the arrest of an extremist group leader linked to the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI).

Still friends with Erap — Atienza
DENR Secretary Jose Atienza Jr. said he has maintained his friendship with former President Estrada, despite their political differences and that their political ideals will not go between their friendships.

Implement transpo measures — Arroyo
President Arroyo ordered the transportation department to implement urgent measures, including random drug testing of drivers, following Monday's deadly vehicular accident in Lucena City.

Foreigners without work visas warned
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned those employing foreigners without any working visa that it will not hesitate to file criminal charges against them for violation the Philippine immigration laws.

Entrepreneurship forums proposed
To complement the job fairs sponsored by the city government, a Quezon City councilor has proposed more entrepreneurship forums to ease the unemployment woes of local residents.

Cop shot by biker on EDSA
A policeman is in critical condition after being shot in Quezon City on his way home Monday night by one of two men riding in tandem aboard a motorcycle.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 23:27-32.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and every kind of filth. Even so, on the outside you appear righteous, but inside you are filled with hypocrisy and evildoing. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You build the tombs of the prophets and adorn the memorials of the righteous, and you say, 'If we had lived in the days of our ancestors, we would not have joined them in shedding the prophets' blood.' Thus you bear witness against yourselves that you are the children of those who murdered the prophets; now fill up what your ancestors measured out!



Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

empyreal • \em-pye-REE-ul\ • adjective
*1 : of or relating to the firmament : celestial
2 : sublime

Example Sentence:
Night after night, the comet shone brightly against the empyreal tapestry of the sky.

Did you know?
"Empyreal" can be traced back to the Greek word for "fiery," "empyros," which was formed from the prefix "em-" ("in," "within," or "inside") and "-pyros," from "pyr," the Greek word for "fire." When "empyreal" entered the English language -- via the Late Latin "empyreus" or "empyrius"-- in the 15th century, it specifically referred to things related to the empyrean, the highest heaven or outermost heavenly sphere of ancient and medieval cosmology, which was often thought to contain or be composed of the element of fire. In the works of Christian writers -- such as Dante's Divine Comedy and John Milton's Paradise Lost -- this outermost heavenly sphere was associated with the Christian paradise. "Empyreal" is now also used more broadly in the senses of "celestial" and "sublime."



Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

US$1=Php48.22



Teaching for the day
Source: Margarita Garcia, Paranaque City

HOW TO CONTROL EMOTIONS

This would give you guides on how to control your emotions towards your better-half, friends, officemates and all the people around you.

The rules of practicing " ugaling langit, ugaling kaaya-aya" :

#1 Ang naunang magalit ang may karapatang magalit. Pag naunahan ka na ng galit niya, tumahimik ka na lang muna.

#2 Walang taong nag-aaway mag-isa. Pag hindi kayo sumagot o pumatol, titigil din daw ang taong nakikipag- away sa inyo.

#3 Ang taong galit, 'bingi.' If someone is angry, wala raw pinakikinggan, so, don't try to explain and fight back. Hindi ka niya iintindihin dahil wala siyang naririnig kundi ang sarili nya.

#4 Ang taong galit, 'abnoy.' Ayon sa pastor, Biblical daw ito? because the Lord said when He was crucified, "Father, patawarin mo sila dahil hindi nila alam ang kanilang ginagawa." Modern term for these kinds of people are abnoys, so you better not get angry para huwag kang matawag na abnoy.
You should also know and realize that the persons who make your day bad are jewels, because you need them for you to mature. Hangga't andyan daw sila at kinaiinisan mo, ibig sabihin, immature ka pa.
God will not take away those people; it's for you to take away your bad feelings towards them. You'll know na mature ka na pag dumating 'yung time na hindi ka na naiinis sa mga taong ito because you have learned to accept them and to have patience with them.

#5 Finally, the best part of this is to tell yourself na, because of this person, "I will grow mature," and that DAHIL SA CONTRIBUTION NIYA SA MATURITY MO, KUKUNIN DIN SYA NI LORD.

Pag ngumiti ka...ibig sabihin, naka relate ka....



Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

Masamang balita

Ganito magbigay ng masamang balita…

Isang medaling araw ay KUMIRIRING ang telepono.

Danilo: Hello, Don Salvador? Si Danilo po ito, ¡yung katiwala niyo sa bahay-bakasyunan niyo.
Don Salvador: O, Danilo, ikaw pala. Ano't napatawag ka? May problema ba?
Danilo: Um, napatawag lang po ako para abisuhan kayo na namatay ang alaga niyong parrot.
Don Salvador: Yung parrot kong si Pikoy, patay? yung nanalo sa bird show?
Danilo: Opo, iyun na nga po.
Don Salvador: Putris ... sayang! Ang laki pa naman ng nagastos ko sa ibong yon. Hay, buhay! Teka, ano nga ba ang ikinamatay niya?
Danilo: E, kumain po kasi ng bulok na karne.
Don Salvador: Bulok na karne? At sino namang salbaheng tao ang nagpakain sa kanya ng bulok na karne?
Danilo: W-Wala po. Nanginain po siya ng karne ng isang patay na kabayo.
Don Salvador: Patay na kabayo? Anong patay na kabayo?
Danilo: E, yun pung mga thoroughbred horses niyo, Sir. Namatay po kasi lahat sila sa pagod, kahihila ng kariton ng tubig.
Don Salvador: Are you on drugs? Anong kariton ng tubbbiiiiggggg?
Danilo: Yun pong pinampatay namin ng sunog.
Don Salvador: Diyos ko po! Anong sunog naman ¡yang pinagsasasabi mo?
Danilo: Yun pong halos tumupok sa bahay niyo.... Tumumba po yung isang nakasinding kandila, tapos nagliyab yung kurtina at mabilis na kumalat ang apoy.
Don Salvador: Ano? .... E, may kuryente naman diyan sa bahay-bakasyunan, a. Para saan yung kandila?
Danilo: Para sa burol po.
Don Salvador: Ano? Kaninong burol?
Danilo: Sa nanay n¡yo po, Sir. Bigla kasi siya dumating dito nung isang gabi, walang kaabi-abiso. Lampas hatinggabi na. Akala ko po magnanakaw. Binaril ko.