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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Crime- deterrent project launched
Women, students, OFWs, and visitors from the provinces, who are often victims of robbery and coercion while aboard taxis, buses, and jeepneys can now notify authorities of crimes occurring inside PUVs through the newest crime-deterrent initiative of the MMDA.

GMA forms Manila Bay task force
A government task force has been created to hasten the cleanup, restoration and preservation of Manila Bay in compliance with a Supreme Court directive.

Bulacan execs to inspect Angat Dam
Bulacan Governor Joselito Mendoza together with dam experts and engineers scheduled Sunday an inspection of the entire Angat Dam.

Instead of New York, GMA going to Turkey
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is expected to run the country by remote control when she embarks on another chapter of her frequent foreign sojourns this week.

'Nando' whips Cordilleras
Continuous heavy rains brought by tropical depression “Nando” in the Cordilleras over the past three days has resulted in the closure of several major roads in the region.

Ruling party looks to Ate Vi
Batangas Governor Vilma Santos has been mentioned as a possible vice presidential bet by the administration party Lakas-CMD-Kampi.

Tax on text will severely affect OFWs
The Blas F. Ople Policy Center Sunday opposed the proposed five-centavo tax on text messaging, saying it will severely affect Overseas Filipino Workers.

Gov't assists 32 repatriated OFWs from Damascus
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Sunday extended arrival assistance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to 32 Filipino household service workers repatriated from Damascus, Syria.

Sept. 21 declared Int’l Day of Peace
President Arroyo has declared Sept. 21, 2009 as “International Day of Peace in the Philippines, a country still plagued by separatist and communist rebellions and other conflicts.

OFW on Saudi death row pleads for GMA’s help
A Filipino on death row in Saudi Arabia has appealed to President Arroyo for her intercession in his case when she visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia next week, the non-government organization Blas F. Ople Policy Center said Sunday.


Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint John 3:13-17.

No one has gone up to heaven except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life." For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.


Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

peregrination • \pair-uh-gruh-NAY-shun\ • noun
: an excursion especially on foot or to a foreign country : journey

Example Sentence:
The eccentric millionaire set out on a peregrination around the world, in search of the perfect wine to complement his favorite meal.

Did you know?
We begin our narrative of the linguistic travels of "peregrination" with the Latin word "peregrinus," which means "foreign" or "foreigner." That term also gave us the words "pilgrim" and "peregrine," the latter of which once meant "alien" but is now used as an adjective meaning "tending to wander" and a noun naming a kind of falcon. (The peregrine falcon is so named because it was traditionally captured during its first flight -- or pilgrimage -- from the nest.) From "peregrinus" we travel to the Latin verb "peregrinari" ("to travel in foreign lands") and its past participle "peregrinatus." Our final destination is the adoption into English in the 16th century of both "peregrination" and the verb "peregrinate" ("to travel especially on foot" or "to traverse").


Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

US$1 = Php48.14


Teaching for the day
Source: Annie Sebastian from Quezon City

God has plans for you

Once there were three trees on a hill in the woods. They were discussing their hopes and dreams when the first tree said, "Someday I hope to be a treasure chest. I could be filled with gold, silver and precious gems. I could be decorated with intricate carving and everyone would see the beauty."

Then the second tree said, "Someday I will be a mighty ship. I will take kings and queens across the waters and sail to the corners of the world. Everyone will feel safe in me because of the strength of my hull."

Finally the third tree said, "I want to grow to be the tallest and straightest tree in the forest. People will see me on top of the hill, and look up to my branches, and think of the heavens and God and how close to them I am reaching. I will be the greatest tree of all time and people will always remember me.

After a few years of praying that their dreams would come true, a group of woodsmen came upon the trees. When one came to the first tree he said, "This looks like a strong tree, I think should be able to sell the wood to a carpenter," and he began cutting it down. The tree was happy, because he knew that the carpenter would make him into a treasure chest.

At the second tree the woodsman said, "This looks like a strong tree, I should be able to sell it to the shipyar d." The second tree was happy because he knew he was on his way to becoming a mighty ship.

When the woodsmen came upon the third tree, the tree was frightened because he knew that if they cut him down his dreams would not come true. One of the woodsmen said, "I don't need anything special from my tree, I'll take this one," and he cut it down.

When the first tree arrived at the carpenters, he was made into a feed box for animals. He was then placed in a barn and filled with hay. This was not at all what he had prayed for. The second tree was cut and made into a small fishing boat. His dreams of being a mighty ship and carrying kings had come to an end.

The third tree was cut into large pieces and left alone in the dark. The years went by, and the trees forgot about their dreams. Then one day, a man and woman came to the barn. She gave birth and they placed the baby in the hay in the feed box that was made from the first tree. The man wished that he could have made a crib for the baby, but this manger would have to do. The tree could feel the importance of this event and knew that it had held the greatest treasure of all time.

Years later, a group of men got in the fishing boat made from the second tree. One of them was tired and went to sleep. While they were out on the water, a great storm arose, and the tree didn't think it was strong enough to keep the men safe. The men woke the sleeping man, and He stood and said "Peace" and the storm stopped. At this time, the tree knew that it had carried the King of Kings in its boat.

Finally, someone came and got the third tree. It was carried through the streets as the people mocked the man who was carrying it. When they came to a stop, the man was nailed to the tree and raised in the air to die at the top of a hill. When Sunday came, the tree came to realize that it was strong enough to stand at the top of the hill and be as close to God as was possible because Jesus had been crucified on it.

The moral of this story is that when things don't seem to be going your way, al ways know that God has a plan for you. If you place your trust in Him, He will give you great gifts. Each of the trees got what they wanted, just not in the way they had imagined. We don't always know what God's plans are for us. We just know that His ways are not our ways, but His ways are always best.

Please keep this moving by passing it on so that He may inspire more people on the way. May your day be blessed. And until we meet again, may God cradle you in the palm of His hand.


Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

SA BAKERY
Pulubi: Palimos po ng cake.
Ale: Aba , sosyal ka ah! Namalimos ka lang, gusto mo pa ng cake.. eto pandesal!
Pulubi: Duh! Ale?! Birthday ko kaya today?!?

Inday strikes back
AMO: Hoy, Inday! Bakit sunog ang sinaing?
INDAY: Heavy fire that exerted by the stimulus effect of the best conductor of heat which is the steel, causing the Oriza sativa to change its state of color, smell as well as taste.
AMO: In other words, you didn't apply your knowledge about heat conductors and left the Oriza sativa to burn! Akala mo, nosebleed ako' no?! Nagi-study na ako... Bring it on! Bitch!