Top news for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Villar tops mock polls at Senate
Senator Manny’ Villar got the nod of Senate reporters in a mock election for senators seeking the presidential post
via the May 2010 national election.
Congressman’s house robbed
Some P2 million worth of jewelry was lost when unidentified suspects robbed Mandaluyong congressman and House Deputy Majority Floor leader Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II's house last Wednesday.
Lawmakers advise Erap on legalizing 'jueteng'
Former President Joseph Estrada has been advised by lawmakers against his take on legalizing “jueteng” as a means to address widespread poverty in the country.
Phivolcs cites need to prepare for earthquakes
Aside from strong typhoons and floods, Filipinos should prepare for earthquakes, the head of the Phivolcs warned on Wednesday.
Presidential bets urged to craft migrants’ plan
A migrant workers’ welfare advocacy group invited possible successors of President Arroyo to experience themselves the actual lives of OFWs on job sites to create a genuine migrant’s agenda that would be included in their respective platform of governance.
$5-billion ASEAN adaptation fund pushed
President Arroyo has been asked to call on fellow Southeast Asian leaders to set up a $5-billion adaptation fund that can be tapped in times of disasters in the region and help the regional bloc address the threats of climate change.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News Online
Vic Mizzy, who wrote 'Addams Family' theme, dies
LOS ANGELES – The songwriter who wrote the catchy theme songs to "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres" television shows has died. Vic Mizzy was 93.
Gately column sparks Twitter outrage, complaints
LONDON – Britain's press watchdog says it has received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the...
Beyonce postpones Malaysia gig amid Muslim criticism
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show...
Lyka Ugarte's daughter confirms ma's suicide try
Inamin ng 19-year-old daughter ni Lyka Ugarte na apat na beses nang nagtangkang magpakamatay ang kaniyang ina. Depression daw at financial problems ang karaniwang dahilan nito.
Def Leppard cancels third leg of tour
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Rock band Def Leppard has canceled the final leg of its North American tour.
Elvis' hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction
CHICAGO — A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain Jollibee.
He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Caktiong had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee, then subsequently added additional dishes such as hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken.
Caktiong, on J
uly 8, 2008 was elected board director of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT)'s 11-member board replacing Ma. Lourdes Rausa-Chan. He is also an independent director of First Gen Corp. Also, Caktiong top billed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) video documentaries. The WIPO webcast page featured personalities chosen from the 184 member states.
Caktiong founded the fast food chain Jollibee in 1978, after having started it as an ice cream parlor in 1975. Through expansion and acquisitions of Greenwich Pizza in 1994 enabling it to penetrate the pizza-pasta segment.
From a 50-branch operation, Greenwich has established a strong presence in the food service industry. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods Corp. bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich Pizza Corp., equivalent to a 20% stake, for P384 million in cash., Chowking in 2000 and Hongzhuangyuan in 2007, he has turned it into one of the largest fast-food chains in the world. As of August 2008, Tan's Jollibee has a total of 1,480 stores worldwide including Jollibee, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Delifrance Philippines and Manong Pepe's
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12:49-53.
I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
scuttlebutt
\SKUHT-l-buht\ , noun:
1.A drinking fountain on a ship.
2.A cask on a ship that contains the day's supply of drinking water.
3.Informal. Gossip; rumor.
Origin:
Scuttlebutt comes from scuttle, "a small opening" + butt, "a large cask" -- that is, a small hole cut into a cask or barrel to allow individual cups of water to be drawn out. The modern equivalent is the office water cooler, also a source of refreshment and gossip.
Lesson for the day
Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg, Germany
Value
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special - Don't ever forget it!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Mighty Bond
Anak: Tanghali na.. Bakit kaya ayaw pang lumabas sa kwarto sila mama at papa…Inday: Ewan ko, kagabi humingi sila ng PETROLEUM JELLY..
pero ang naibigay ko MIGHTY BOND...
O, eto pa...
Tanong: Ano sa inggles ang Maswerte akong lalaki?
Sagot: Lucky Me with Egg.
Tanong: Eh iyong matronang barat?
Sagot: Payless instant Mommy?
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Villar tops mock polls at Senate
Senator Manny’ Villar got the nod of Senate reporters in a mock election for senators seeking the presidential post
via the May 2010 national election.Congressman’s house robbed
Some P2 million worth of jewelry was lost when unidentified suspects robbed Mandaluyong congressman and House Deputy Majority Floor leader Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II's house last Wednesday.
Lawmakers advise Erap on legalizing 'jueteng'
Former President Joseph Estrada has been advised by lawmakers against his take on legalizing “jueteng” as a means to address widespread poverty in the country.
Phivolcs cites need to prepare for earthquakes
Aside from strong typhoons and floods, Filipinos should prepare for earthquakes, the head of the Phivolcs warned on Wednesday.
Presidential bets urged to craft migrants’ plan
A migrant workers’ welfare advocacy group invited possible successors of President Arroyo to experience themselves the actual lives of OFWs on job sites to create a genuine migrant’s agenda that would be included in their respective platform of governance.
$5-billion ASEAN adaptation fund pushed
President Arroyo has been asked to call on fellow Southeast Asian leaders to set up a $5-billion adaptation fund that can be tapped in times of disasters in the region and help the regional bloc address the threats of climate change.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: GMA News Online
Vic Mizzy, who wrote 'Addams Family' theme, dies
LOS ANGELES – The songwriter who wrote the catchy theme songs to "The Addams Family" and "Green Acres" television shows has died. Vic Mizzy was 93.
Gately column sparks Twitter outrage, complaints
LONDON – Britain's press watchdog says it has received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the...
Beyonce postpones Malaysia gig amid Muslim criticism
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – R&B star Beyonce Knowles has postponed a planned concert in Malaysia, the event's organizer said Monday, following accusations by Islamic conservatives that the show...
Lyka Ugarte's daughter confirms ma's suicide try
Inamin ng 19-year-old daughter ni Lyka Ugarte na apat na beses nang nagtangkang magpakamatay ang kaniyang ina. Depression daw at financial problems ang karaniwang dahilan nito.
Def Leppard cancels third leg of tour
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Rock band Def Leppard has canceled the final leg of its North American tour.
Elvis' hair sells for $15K at Chicago auction
CHICAGO — A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain Jollibee.
He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with a degree in chemical engineering. Caktiong had initially planned an ice cream parlor when he founded Jollibee, then subsequently added additional dishes such as hamburgers, french fries, and fried chicken.
Caktiong, on J
uly 8, 2008 was elected board director of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT)'s 11-member board replacing Ma. Lourdes Rausa-Chan. He is also an independent director of First Gen Corp. Also, Caktiong top billed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) video documentaries. The WIPO webcast page featured personalities chosen from the 184 member states.Caktiong founded the fast food chain Jollibee in 1978, after having started it as an ice cream parlor in 1975. Through expansion and acquisitions of Greenwich Pizza in 1994 enabling it to penetrate the pizza-pasta segment.
From a 50-branch operation, Greenwich has established a strong presence in the food service industry. In early 2006, Jollibee Foods Corp. bought out the remaining shares of its partners in Greenwich Pizza Corp., equivalent to a 20% stake, for P384 million in cash., Chowking in 2000 and Hongzhuangyuan in 2007, he has turned it into one of the largest fast-food chains in the world. As of August 2008, Tan's Jollibee has a total of 1,480 stores worldwide including Jollibee, Red Ribbon, Chowking, Greenwich, Delifrance Philippines and Manong Pepe's
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 12:49-53.
I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism with which I must be baptized, and how great is my anguish until it is accomplished! Do you think that I have come to establish peace on the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. From now on a household of five will be divided, three against two and two against three; a father will be divided against his son and a son against his father, a mother against her daughter and a daughter against her mother, a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
scuttlebutt
\SKUHT-l-buht\ , noun:
1.A drinking fountain on a ship.
2.A cask on a ship that contains the day's supply of drinking water.
3.Informal. Gossip; rumor.
Origin:
Scuttlebutt comes from scuttle, "a small opening" + butt, "a large cask" -- that is, a small hole cut into a cask or barrel to allow individual cups of water to be drawn out. The modern equivalent is the office water cooler, also a source of refreshment and gossip.
Lesson for the day
Source: Engr. Paul Elmer Morala from Duisberg, Germany
Value
A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this $20 bill?"
Hands started going up.
He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the dollar bill up.
He then asked, "Who still wants it?"
Still the hands were up in the air.
"Well," he replied, "What if I do this?" And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now all crumpled and dirty. "Now who still wants it?" Still the hands went into the air.
"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20.
Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way.
We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. You are special - Don't ever forget it!
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Mighty Bond
Anak: Tanghali na.. Bakit kaya ayaw pang lumabas sa kwarto sila mama at papa…Inday: Ewan ko, kagabi humingi sila ng PETROLEUM JELLY..
pero ang naibigay ko MIGHTY BOND...
O, eto pa...
Tanong: Ano sa inggles ang Maswerte akong lalaki?
Sagot: Lucky Me with Egg.
Tanong: Eh iyong matronang barat?
Sagot: Payless instant Mommy?
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