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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Napolcom wary of examination cheats
The National Police Commission (Napolcom) is adopting measures and to avoid cheatings in the next Philippine National Police (PNP) Entrance and Promotional Examinations on October 25.

Task force probes OFW trafficking to Bahamas
The NBI and the Task Force Against Illegal Recruitment (TFAIR) is investigating the people behind a Manila-based ring trafficking OFWs to the Bahamas by way of Cuba, VP Noli de Castro said.

Taguig represents RP in int’l health forum
Taguig City was chosen by the World Fair on Municipalities and Health to represent the city in the WHO-Urban Health Equity Assessment Response Tool (Urban-HEART) forum in Argentina.

Low–pressure area spotted near Batanes
A low pressure area has been spotted near Batanes which is expected to bring scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms in several provinces in the Northern part of Luzon, PAGASA said on Friday.

P120-million QC road extension seen to boost economy
The construction of Commonwealth Avenue Extension, the road linking it to Quirino Highway, is set to start next week to boost economic activity in the Quezon City area.

Ramadan starts on Friday for EU, Turkey
Islam believers in the European Union (EU), Turkey, and the Balkans will start the first day of Ramadan fasting on Friday, while Muslims in the Philippines awaited Thursday night's results of the nationwide moonsighting to check the birth of the new crescent moon.

Australia gives P123-million aid for RP
The Australian government has launched new initiatives on disaster risk reduction (DRR) amounting to approximately P123-million as it identified the Philippines as one of the two priority countries.

Philhealth assures it is financially stable
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) assured its members of its financial stability despite the P19.2-billion arrears owed by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

Oil firms cut prices of gasoline, diesel
The country’s oil companies trimmed down prices by P1.50 per liter for gasoline and P1 per liter for diesel and kerosene beginning at sundown Thursday.

GMA is No. 44 in list of powerful women
President Arroyo has placed 44th in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes Magazine.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 22:34-40.

When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them (a scholar of the law) tested him by asking, Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? He said to him, "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments."



Word for the day
Source: Merriam-Webster Online

spear-carrier • \SPEER-kair-ee-er\ • noun

1 a : a member of an opera chorus
b : a bit actor in a play
*2 : a person whose actions are of little significance or value in an event or organization

Example Sentence:
Although the former aide was only a spear-carrier in the then-President's administration, his recently published memoir, which points an accusatory finger at several key players, is causing quite a stir.

Did you know?
"Spear-carrier" began to be used for a person having a non-speaking or supernumerary role in opera or theater in the 1950s. The name likely came from the nondescript, often spear-carrying soldiers who appear in the background or as walk-ons in plays about ancient Rome or Greece. Off-stage, "spear-carrier" refers to a person having a minimal role in the undertaking of some major event or in the workings of some major organization.



Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

As of August 21, 2009 1226H
US$1=Php48.3092



Teaching for the day
Source: Vivian Caparas, Sta. Ana Manila

A story for dads

An 80 year old man was sitting on the sofa in his house along with his 45 years old highly educated son. Suddenly a crow perched on their window.

The Father asked his Son, "What is this?"

The Son replied "It is a crow".

After a few minutes, the Father asked his Son the 2nd time, "What is this?"

The Son said "Father, I have just now told you "It's a crow".

After a little while, the old Father again asked his Son the 3rd time, What is this?"

At this time some expression of irritation was felt in the Son's tone when he said to his Father with a rebuff. "It's a crow, a crow".

A little after, the Father again asked his Son the 4th time, "What is this?"

This time the Son shouted at his Father, "Why do you keep asking me the same question again and again, although I have told you so many times 'IT

IS A CROW'. Are you not able to understand this?"

A little later the Father went to his room and came back with an old tattered diary, which he had maintained since his Son was born. On opening a page, he asked his Son to read that page. When the son read it, the following words were written in the diary :-

"Today my little son aged three was sitting with me on the sofa, when a crow was sitting on the window. My Son asked me 23 times what it was, and I replied to him all 23 times that it was a Crow. I hugged him lovingly each time h e asked me the same question again and again for 23 times. I did not at all feel irritated I rather felt affection for my innocent child".

While the little child asked him 23 times "What is this", the Father had felt no irritation in replying to the same question all 23 times and when today the Father asked his Son the same question just 4 times, the Son felt irritated and annoyed.

So.................

If your parents attain old age, do not repulse them or look at them as a burden, but speak to them a gracious word, be cool, obedient, humble and kind to them. Be considerate to your parents. From today say this aloud, "I want to see my parents happy forever. They have cared for me ever since I was a little child. They have always showered their selfless love on me. They crossed all mountains and valleys without seeing
the storm and heat to make me a person presentable in the society today".

Say a prayer to God, "I will serve my old parents in the BEST way. I will
say all good and kind words to my dear parents, no matter how they behave.



Joke for the day
Source: Art’s funbox

Erap in Grade 3

On the first day of Grade 3, Erap's math teacher asked the students to count to 50.
Many of them did very well, some getting as high as 37.
But Erap did extremely well; he made it to 100 with only 3 mistakes.
At home he told his Dad how well he had done. Dad told him, "That's because you're an Estrada, son."

The next day, in English class, the teacher asked students to recite the alphabet.
Some made it to the letter "K" with only one mistake but Erap outdid them again.
He made it all the way through, missing only the letter "M".
That evening he once again brought his Dad up to date and Dad explained to him, "That's because you're an Estrada, son."

The next day, the boys were dressing up after Physical Education. Erap noted that, compared to the other boys in his grade, he seemed overly "well-endowed". This confused him. That night, he asked his Dad, "Dad, they all have little tiny ones, but mine is ten times bigger than theirs. Is that because I'm an Estrada?" "No, son," explained Dad, "that's because you're 18!"