Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Tighter security for Pacman training urged
Malacañang wants tighter security measures in Manny Pacquiao's on-going training at the Shape Up Gym inside the Cooyeesan Hotel in Baguio City to prevent undue destructions.
Navotas, Malolos to elect solons
The Comelec said that Navotas City in Metro Manila and Malolos City in Bulacan, will elect for the first time members of the House of Representatives in the May 2010 polls.
Boxing promoter Rod Nazario passes away
Boxing promoter Rod Nazario died on Thursday at the Perpetual Help Hospital in Las Piñas City after a year-long battle with lung cancer. He was 74.
Science official denies power crisis in Davao
A local science official in the Davao provinces Thursday denied reports of power shortages allegedly occurring in some parts of the Visayas and Mindanao, expressing doubts the alleged crisis could happen until the first automated national elections in May next year.
Public schools to teach French
French language will soon be included in the high school curriculum of selected public science high schools nationwide with the signing of a MOA between the French Embassy and DepEd.
DSWD starts implementing new adoption process
The DSWD said that while the adoption process for an abandoned child is slow, it is still a positive result as new procedures are being implemented under Republic Act 9523.
OWWA working on exit papers of stranded OFWs
The OWWA announced that they are working on the facilitation of exit papers of the remaining stranded Filipino workers who have camped out under Jeddah’s Kandara Bridge.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Pep.ph
Marian Rivera endorses Noynoy Aquino's candidacy
Parokya ni Edgar's Chito Mira
nda brushes off Twitter death rumorMarvin Agustin refutes talks that he's a "favorite" of Kapuso network
Mark Bautista finds persistent rumors linking him to fellow Pop Icons absurd
Wendell Ramos still misses Tito Dougs
Isabel Oli has not seen ex-boyfriend Paolo Contis since their breakup
Actress Maybelyn dela Cruz still waiting for her first baby
Michelle Madrigal: "I want a real man who can take good care of me."
Vehicle of actress Sunshine Dizon bumped by van during shoot break
Former PBB housemate Rico Barrera turns Kapuso
Tim Yap to introduce new concept for the controversial Embassy Cuisine and Superclub
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay (born November 11, 1941) is the current mayor of the Makati City, Philippines. He is also the President of the United Opposition (UNO), President of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Laban (PDP-Laban) and President of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines.
Binay studied at the Philippine Normal College Training Department, University of the Philippines Preparatory H
igh School, and earned a bachelor's degree in political science and Bachelor of Laws from UP (LIB). In 1960, he joined Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity in the University of the Philippines (Eta Chapter).He passed the bar exam in 1968, and took masteral subjects in public administration and law in UP and University of Santo Tomas, respectively.
In between jobs and earning degrees, Binay gave lectures and taught law, political science and public administration at the then Philippine College of Commerce (now, Polytechnic University of the Philippines), Philippine Women’s University and St. Scholastica’s College.Binay gave free legal assistance to poor clients and victims of human rights abuses during the Marcos regime. His passion for protection of human rights developed during his student days in UP, where he was a member of the UP Student Council being University Councilor and was among the acknowledged firebrands of the burgeoning student movement.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:18-22.
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'" Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God." He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
cogent • \KOH-junt\ • adjective
1 : having power to compel or constrain
2 *a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
b : pertinent, relevant
Example Sentence:
At the town meeting, citizens presented many cogent arguments in support of building a new high school.
Did you know?
"Trained, knowledgeable agents make cogent suggestions . . . that make sense to customers." It makes sense for us to include that comment from the president of a direct marketing consulting company because it provides such a nice opportunity to point out the etymological relationship between the words "cogent" and "agent." "Agent" derives from the Latin verb "agere," which means "to drive," "to lead," or "to act." Adding the prefix "co-" to "agere" gave Latin "cogere," a word that literally means "to drive together"; that ancient term ultimately gave English "cogent." Something that is cogent figuratively pulls together thoughts and ideas, and the cogency of an argument depends on the driving intellectual force behind it.
Lesson for the day
Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg, Germany
Judge by the Looks
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn't even deserve to be in Cambridge. She frowned.
"We want to see the president," the man said softly.
"He'll be busy all day," the secretary snapped.
"We'll wait," the lady replied.
For hours, the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn't. And the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was a chore she always regretted to do. "Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they'll leave," she told him. And he sighed in exasperation and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously didn't have the time to spend with them, but he detested gingham dresses and homespun suits cluttering up his outer office. The president, stern-faced with dignity, strutted toward the couple.
The lady told him, "We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him, somewhere on campus". The president wasn't touched he was shocked.
"Madam," he said gruffly, "we can't put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery."
"Oh, no," the lady explained quickly, "we don't want to erect a statue.. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard.
The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, then exclaimed, "A building! Do you have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical plant at Harvard." For a moment the lady was silent.
The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now.
The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, "Is that all it costs to start a University? Why don't we just start our own?" Her husband nodded. The president's face wilted in confusion and bewilderment.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the University that bears their name, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Plural
Erap wrote an order to the grocer. "Please send me 2 goose". Mali ata. Sulat uli, "Please send me 2 gooses." Mali rin. Ah ganito na lang, "Please send me a goose. P.S. At isa pa."
Condom
Nag swimming ang mga bakla sa pool at nag chikahan about sa mga fafa nila..Eh! biglang may lumutang na CONDOM sa tabi nila..Uyyyy!!! "Sinong umutooot"..Nakakainggit namaaaann!!
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:18-22.
Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, "Who do the crowds say that I am?" They said in reply, "John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, 'One of the ancient prophets has arisen.'" Then he said to them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter said in reply, "The Messiah of God." He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. He said, "The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
cogent • \KOH-junt\ • adjective
1 : having power to compel or constrain
2 *a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
b : pertinent, relevant
Example Sentence:
At the town meeting, citizens presented many cogent arguments in support of building a new high school.
Did you know?
"Trained, knowledgeable agents make cogent suggestions . . . that make sense to customers." It makes sense for us to include that comment from the president of a direct marketing consulting company because it provides such a nice opportunity to point out the etymological relationship between the words "cogent" and "agent." "Agent" derives from the Latin verb "agere," which means "to drive," "to lead," or "to act." Adding the prefix "co-" to "agere" gave Latin "cogere," a word that literally means "to drive together"; that ancient term ultimately gave English "cogent." Something that is cogent figuratively pulls together thoughts and ideas, and the cogency of an argument depends on the driving intellectual force behind it.
Lesson for the day
Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg, Germany
Judge by the Looks
A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked timidly without an appointment into the president's outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such backwoods, country hicks had no business at Harvard and probably didn't even deserve to be in Cambridge. She frowned.
"We want to see the president," the man said softly.
"He'll be busy all day," the secretary snapped.
"We'll wait," the lady replied.
For hours, the secretary ignored them, hoping that the couple would finally become discouraged and go away. They didn't. And the secretary grew frustrated and finally decided to disturb the president, even though it was a chore she always regretted to do. "Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they'll leave," she told him. And he sighed in exasperation and nodded. Someone of his importance obviously didn't have the time to spend with them, but he detested gingham dresses and homespun suits cluttering up his outer office. The president, stern-faced with dignity, strutted toward the couple.
The lady told him, "We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was happy here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to erect a memorial to him, somewhere on campus". The president wasn't touched he was shocked.
"Madam," he said gruffly, "we can't put up a statue for every person who attended Harvard and died. If we did, this place would look like a cemetery."
"Oh, no," the lady explained quickly, "we don't want to erect a statue.. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard.
The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at the gingham dress and homespun suit, then exclaimed, "A building! Do you have any earthly idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical plant at Harvard." For a moment the lady was silent.
The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now.
The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, "Is that all it costs to start a University? Why don't we just start our own?" Her husband nodded. The president's face wilted in confusion and bewilderment.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they established the University that bears their name, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Plural
Erap wrote an order to the grocer. "Please send me 2 goose". Mali ata. Sulat uli, "Please send me 2 gooses." Mali rin. Ah ganito na lang, "Please send me a goose. P.S. At isa pa."
Condom
Nag swimming ang mga bakla sa pool at nag chikahan about sa mga fafa nila..Eh! biglang may lumutang na CONDOM sa tabi nila..Uyyyy!!! "Sinong umutooot"..Nakakainggit namaaaann!!
the condom joke sounds familiar.. i loooove it.
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