News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Pimentel sees tough fight for LP
Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy’’ Aquino III and the Liberal Party face a tough fight in the 2010 presidential election if opposition parties fail to unite, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Q. Pimentel Jr. said Wednesday.
21 nations back industry greening
Twenty-one countries in the Asia-Pacific Region signed the Manila Declaration and Framework for Action to address the adverse impacts of climate change.
FPJ’s daughter to run in 2010
Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares has decided to run in the senatorial derby in next year’s elections, according to officials of the Filipinos for Freedom Justice and Progress Movement (FPJPM).
Gordon: It's high time for RP to modernize polls
Senator Richard Gordon reiterated that automated election in May 2010 is vital because it would serve as the mechanism that will propel the country towards the 21st century and true democracy.
Binay to run for VP
For the sake of opposition unity, UNO president and Makati Mayor Jojo Binay surrendered his presidential aspiration and decided to run for vice president in 2010.
Avoid funds from cigar firms, Noynoy urged
Anti-tobacco advocates urged presidential aspirant Sen. Noynoy Aquino not to accept campaign funds from tobacco manufacturers as he embarks on his political campaign next year.
Atienza asks SC to nullify oil depot ordinance
DENR Secretary Joselito Atienza urged the Supreme Court (SC) anew to declare unconstitutional the new Manila City ordinance that enabled the three big oil companies to maintain their depot in Pandacan.
CoA flunks Valenzuela in audit report
The Commission on Audit has criticized local executives of Valenzuela City for their failure to maximize the use of mobile medical facilities primarily aimed at extending medical assistance to the poor.
Fake polo shirts seized
NBI agents seized 2,693 pieces of polo shirts worth P2-million in simultaneous raids in Binondo, Manila recently.
LTFRB impounds 10 buses
Ten passenger buses were impounded on Wednesday by the LTFRB for plying routes beyond what were transcribed in their franchises along EDSA in Quezon City.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 6:27-38.
But to you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. To the person who strikes you on one cheek, offer the other one as well, and from the person who takes your cloak, do not withhold even your tunic. Give to everyone who asks of you, and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. For if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do the same. If you lend money to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit (is) that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, and get back the same amount. But rather, love your enemies and do good to them, and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked. Be merciful, just as (also) your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
ennead • \EN-ee-ad\ • noun
: a group of nine
Example Sentence:
Immediately following the show, viewers will be able to call or text in their votes for their favorite among this ennead of remaining contestants.
Did you know?
Since ancient times, various groups of people have considered nine to be a very special and sacred number. Legends and literature have long characterized groups of nine as having a special, in some cases magical, significance. Ancient Egyptians organized their gods into groups of nine; even today, their principal group of gods (headed by sun god Re-Atum) is called the "Great Ennead of Heliopolis." The "Ennead" English speakers use in that name traces to "ennea," the Greek word for "nine." "Ennead" is also used generally to refer to other groups of ancient gods. Furthermore, it is the name given to six sets of nine treatises by Greek philosopher Plotinus that were collected and organized by his 3rd-century disciple, Porphyry.
Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com
US$1 = Php48.4966
Teaching for the day
Source: Ronald Justine Reyes from Paranaque City
Hearing disorder
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid.
Not quite sure how to approach her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.
The Doctor told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform, to give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears you. If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and s o on until you get a response."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he washing the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see what happens."
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?" No response.
So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his wife and repeats, "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his wife and asks, Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response.
So he walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response.
So he walks right up behind her. "Honey, what's for dinner?"
"James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!"
Moral of the story:
The problem may not be with the other one, as we always think, it could be very much within us..!
Hope this message finds you in good health and cheer.
With best wishes.
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Blonde
A blonde Pinay, wanting to earn some money, decided to hire herself out as a handyman-type and started canvassing a wealthy neighborhood. She went to the front door of the first house and asked the owner if he had any jobs for her to do.
"Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?" The blonde Pinay said, "How about pipty dollars?" The man agreed and told her that the paint and ladders that she might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, heard the conversation and said to her husband, "Does she realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?"
The man replied, "She should. She was standing on the porch."
A short time later, the blonde Pinay came to the door to collect her money. "You're finished already?" he asked. "O-o," the blonde Pinay answered, "and I had paint lept ober, so I gabe it two coats."
Impressed, the man reached in his pocket for the $50. "And by the way," the blonde Pinay added, "It's not a PORCH, it's a PERRARI"
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