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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Lawyer presents star witness in Ruby Rose murder
The lawyer of Lope Jimenez said that the government's star witness Manuel Montero had the motive to kill Ruby Rose Barrameda over alleged drug deals that have gone awry.

Big 3 seek TRO vs. Manila RTC
Petron Corporation, Pilipinas Shell, and Chevron Philippines Inc. questioned the jurisdiction of the Manila regional trial court (RTC) in handling the case relating to oil pricing adjustments.

Cotto, Pacquiao are friends – for now
Manny Pacquiao and MIguel Cotto hardly spoke ill of the other in the past seven days; but come November 14, they will both engage in an all-out war on the boxing ring

Estrada files P20-million libel suit against Yuchengco
Former president Joseph Estrada filed a P20 million libel suit against businessman Alfonso Yuchengco and the Philippine Daily Inquirer in connection to Senator Ping Lacson's expose last Monday.

RP ratifies ASEAN disaster response agreement
The ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER) will enter into force by the end of the year after ratification by all 10-member ASEAN countries.

Power crisis won’t affect polls – gov’t
Malacañang said that the impending power shortage will not affect the automated elections next year as it ordered the Department of Energy (DoE) to step up measures once the energy situation arises.

Small players claim LPG bill favors Big 3
The LPG Bill threatens to displace close to a million workers involved in marketing, distribution, and refilling of cooking gas, the LPG Marketers Association (LPGMA) on Thursday said.

PAGASA expects warmer Christmas this year
Christmas will be warmer this year, climatologists at the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical, Services Administration (PAGASA) said on Thursday.

PNP maps out plans to prevent bringing of guns in schools
The PNP will start coordinating with various officials in the academe nationwide to map out measures that will prevent the bringing of guns and other deadly weapons inside school premises.

1,101 new electrical engineers
The Professional Regulation Commission Thursday announced that 1,101 out of 2,613 examinees passed the electrical engineer licensure examinations given this month.

Scrapping of TIN in driver’s license application mulled
Malacañang is considering revoking Executive Order 98 issued by former President Joseph Estrada requiring applicants for student permits and drivers’ licenses to submit their Taxpayers’ Identification Number (TIN).

21 runaways from Libya back home
The OWWA assisted in the repatriation of 21 Filipino workers who arrived on Thursday at the NAIA after they left their work over a labor dispute.


Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 8:1-3.

Afterward he journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources.


Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

ab ovo • \ab-OH-voh\ • adverb
: from the beginning

Example Sentence:
The documentary presented the history of the city ab ovo, beginning with its inception as a frontier trading post in the 1800s and running through the present.

Did you know?
"Ab ovo usque ad mala." That phrase translates as "from the egg to the apples," and it was penned by the Roman poet Horace. He was alluding to the Roman tradition of starting a meal with eggs and finishing it with apples. Horace also applied "ab ovo" in an account of the Trojan War that begins with the mythical egg of Leda from which Helen (whose beauty sparked the war) was born. In both cases, Horace used "ab ovo" in its literal sense, "from the egg," but by the 16th century Sir Philip Sidney had adapted it to its modern English sense, "from the beginning": "If [the dramatic poets] wil represent an history, they must not (as Horace saith) beginne Ab ouo: but they must come to the principall poynt of that one action."


Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

US$1 = Php47.7481


Teaching for the day
Source: Ruel Alcantara Reyes from Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

BUYING TIME.....

A small touching story mainly for professionals. ..

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year
old son waiting for him at the door.
SON: 'Daddy, may I ask you a question?'

DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man.
SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?'
DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the
man said angrily.

SON: 'I just want to know.. Please tell me, how much do you make an
hour?'
DAD: 'If you must know, I make $20.00 an hour.'
SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down.

SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow $10.00 ?'

The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can
borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you
march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you
are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish
behaviour.'

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.
The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's
questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?
After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to
think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that
$10.00 and he really didn't ask for money very often. The man went to
the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.
'Are you asleep, son?' He asked.
'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.

'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man.
'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the
$10.00 you asked for.'
The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He
yelled.

Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills.
The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again.
The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his
father.

'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father
grumbled.
'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied.
'Daddy, I have $20.00 now. Can I buy an hour of your time?

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'
The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he
begged for his forgiveness.

It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We
should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some
time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts.

Do remember to share that $20.00 worth of your time with someone you
love. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily
replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest
of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our
family.


Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

The adventures of yaya

Yaya buys food at McDo.
Crew: “Dito niyo na po ba kakainin?”
Yaya: “Puwede sa table?”

Kid: “Yaya look, boats!”
Yaya: “Dows are not boats, dey’re yachts.”
Kid: “Yaya, spell yachts?”
Yaya: “Yor rayt, dey are boats.”

My mom asked our yaya to buy Inquirer and Star.
Our yaya came back and said: “Ma’am, wala pong Inquirer kaya bumili nalang po ako ng dalawang Star!”

Yaya: “Huhuhu…”
Ate: “O, bakit ka umiiyak?”
Yaya: “Kasi ate ang dami kong pimples!”
Ate: “Eh bakit ka ba tinitighiyawat?”
Yaya: “Kasi po di ako makatulog sa gabi.”
Ate: “O, bakit ka di makatulog?”
Yaya: “Kasi po may pinoproblema ako…”
Ate: “Ano naman ang pinoproblema mo?”
Yaya: “Kasi ate ang dami kong pimples!”

(Earlier) Mom: “Yaya, lagay mo yung pesto sa ref!”
(Later) Son: “Yaya, nakita mo PS2 ko?”
Yaya: “Nasa ref, pinalagay ng mama mo!”