Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Gov’t workers to get early 13th month pay
Government workers in flood-devastated areas will receive their 13th month pay early to help them cope with the destruction caused by tropical storm Ondoy.
More donors pitch in for relief efforts
The Australian government led donors for the RP’s relief efforts to help sustain rehabilitation operations in areas devastated by Ondoy.
Classes suspended until Saturday
Classes in all levels in public and private schools in NCR and nearby areas ravaged by tropical storm “Ondoy” will remain suspended until Saturday.
‘Ondoy’ death toll passes 300 mark
Sixteen more bodies believed to be victims of typhoon “Ondoy” were recovered in Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
Looters strike in abandoned homes
The PNP beefed up visibility and established outposts in flood-stricken areas following reports of looting in abandoned houses in Marikina, Pasig, and Cainta, Rizal.
LTO urged to extend car registration
Vehicle owners and transport leaders appealed to the LTO to extend the renewal of registration for vehicles with license plate number ending in 9 following the devastation brought by typhoon 'Ondoy.'
Armed men ransack vault at Harrison Plaza
Heavily armed men robbed the finance department of the Harrison Plaza early Tuesday, police said.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Pep.ph
Jennica Garcia recou
nts harrowing typhoon Ondoy experienceAra Mina recalls terrifying experience while rescuing her family trapped in Provident Village
Angel Locsin and Star Magic talents conduct relief operations in Payatas
TNS National TV Ratings (Sept. 25-28): Tayong Dalawa ends on top, Lovers In Paris opens modestly
Motherhood changes actress Angelika dela Cruz
Sen. Bong Revilla's birthday wish is for wife Lani Mercado to win as congresswoman
UPDATED: A feverish Yasmien Kurdi finds "missing" grandmother in Cainta
Kris Aquino will not force reconciliation with Korina Sanchez
Dingdong Dantes and friends distribute food and relief goods
Kris Aquino sold the house she and husband James Yap own to back Noynoy's campaign
Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson thank viewers of Tayong Dalawa
Kris Aquino sets date of church wedding with husband James Yap
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a Senator of the Philippines. He is the son of former Senator Gerr
y Roxas, and the grandson of former President Manuel Roxas.A graduate of the Wharton School of Economics, Roxas worked as an investment banker, mobilizing venture capital funds for small and medium enterprises. He served as the Representative of the 1st District of Capiz from 1993 to 2000. His stint as Congressman was cut short after he was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as Secretary of Trade and Industry. He resigned from the position at the height of the EDSA Revolution of 2001 and was later re-appointed by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in her new Cabinet. He resigned again to run for a Senate seat in the 2004 Philippine election.He was elected as Senator with 19 million votes, the highest ever garnered by a national candidate in any Philippine election.
Early life and career
Roxas was born on May 13, 1957 in Manila, Philippines to Judy Araneta (born July 31, 1931 in Negros Occidental) and Gerardo Roxas. Roxas' father was a former Senator (1924-1982), and the only son of Manuel Roxas, the first President of the Third Philippine Republic, and Trinidad de Leon. The couple married on 1955. He has two siblings namely Maria Lourdes or Ria, married to Augusto Ojeda and mother of three and the late Congressman Gerardo Roxas, Jr.(1960-1993).
Roxas attended Ateneo de Manila University for his elementary and high school graduation, then went to the United States to attend the Wharton School of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a degree in economics in 1979.
After graduation, he worked for seven years as an investment banker in New York, and became an assistant vice president of the New York-based Allen & Company. Following the 1985 announcement by President Ferdinand Marcos of a snap election, he took a leave of absence to join the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino.
In September 1986, President Corazon Aquino went to the United States. He was one of those who organized a series of investment round-table discussions with the American business community. From 1986 onwards, he visited the Philippines more frequently.
He then proposed to his company to have set up shop in Asia specifically in the Philippines, and later, his superiors agreed. In 1991, he was stationed in the country under North Star Capitals, Inc. which took Jollibee public. In the United States, he participated in the first financing of Discovery Channel and Tri-Star Pictures.
Personal Life
He is father of Paolo. He is currently in a relationship with Korina Sanchez, one of the Philippines' most popular and critically acclaimed broadcast journalists from ABS-CBN. In the April 25, 2009 episode of ABS-CBN noontime show Wowowee where Sanchez appeared as a guest co-host alongside Willie Revillame, Sanchez and Roxas revealed that they are already engaged. Sanchez and Roxas remain mum about the details of their wedding. However, the Philippine Star reported that Sanchez is said to be in talks with designer Pepito Albert for her wedding gown and will take a leave from her work at ABS-CBN starting May 2009.
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 9:57-62.
As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go." Jesus answered him, "Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head." And to another he said, "Follow me." But he replied, "(Lord,) let me go first and bury my father." But he answered him, "Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." And another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home." (To him) Jesus said, "No one who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
glaucous • \GLAW-kus\ • adjective
1 a : of a pale yellow-green color
* b : of a light bluish-gray or bluish-white color
2 : having a powdery or waxy coating that gives a frosted appearance and tends to rub off
Example Sentence:
In the early mornings, the lush river valley is often shrouded in a glaucous mist.
Did you know?
"Glaucous" came to English, by way of Latin "glaucus," from Greek "glaukos," meaning "gleaming" or "gray." It has been used for a range of pale colors from a yellow-green to a bluish-gray. The word has often been used to describe the pale color of the leaves of various plants as well as the powdery bloom that can be found on some fruits and leaves. The stem "glauc-" appears in some other English words, the most familiar of which is probably "glaucoma," referring to a disease of the eye that can result in gradual loss of vision. "Glauc-" also appears in the not-so-familiar "glaucope," a word used to describe someone with fair hair and blue eyes (and a companion to "cyanope," the term for someone with fair hair and brown eyes).
Lesson for the day
Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg,Germany
The Price of Children
This is just too good not to pass on to all. Something absolutely positive for a change. I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice, The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family.. Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down. It translates into:
· $8,896.66 a year,
· $741.3 month, or * $171.08 a week.
· That's a mere $24.24 a day!
· Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140?
Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
Glimpses of God every day.
Giggles under the covers every night.
More love than your heart can hold.
Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites.
Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up. You get to:
finger-paint, carve pumpkins, play hide-and-seek, catch lightning bugs, and never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh, watching Saturday morning cartoons,
going to Disney movies, and wishing on stars.
You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand prints set in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck. You get to be a hero just for:
retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof, taking the training wheels off a bike,
removing a splinter, filling a wading pool, coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
· first step,
· first word,
· first bra,
· first date, and
· first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits.
So . . one day they will like you, love without counting the cost. That is quite a deal for the price!!!!!!!Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren!!!!!!!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Facial expression
Divorced father: anak pag-uwi mo bigay mo sa nanay mo itong cheke at sabihin mo 18 yrs old ka na, huling cheke na makukuha niya for child support tapos tignan mo kung ano ang expression ng face niya.
Anak: mom, sabi ni dad bigay ko daw sayo itong cheke, last support na niya ito sakin kasi 18 na ako. Pagkatapos tignan ko daw expression ng face mo.
Mom: sa susunod na pagbisita mo sa kanya paki sabi salamat sa suporta kahit di mo siya tatay! Pagkatapos tignan mo expression ng face niya!
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