Source: GMA News.tv
BJMP wants trial by teleconference for inmates
The country's penology bureau is working on a plan to convince the court to allow hearings by teleconference for inmates in various jail facilities nationwide to protect them from harm.
Shun NPA extortion racket, candidates told
The military on Sunday appealed to candidates in the coming May elections, particularly in the local level, not to give in to the extortion demands of the communist rebels.
JBC to tackle chief justice short list on Monday — Palace
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss whether it would submit a short list of nominees to succeed Chief Justice Reynato Puno when he retires a week after the...
Cops: Sto Niño festivities in Manila peaceful so far
This year’s festivities in Manila in honor of the Santo Niño (Child Jesus) have been peaceful so far, with devotees expressing their faith in various ways - from quietly offering prayers in...
100 Filipinos accounted for, safe in Haiti, says DFA
At least 100 Filipinos in Haiti’s Delmas district have been accounted for and were safe, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday. The DFA said efforts were still underway...
Enrile: Erap not backing out of presidential race
There is no turning back for former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Sunday, belying rumors that the standard bearer of his political party, Pwersa ng Masang...
RP deports Saudi national who posed as pilot at NAIA
The Saudi Arabian who was arrested at a Philippine airport last week was deported to his home country Saturday night.
Palace expects ratings boost for Gibo end-Feb
Malacañang is expecting a major ratings boost for administration standard-bearer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. by the end of February, the first month of the campaign period for the May elections.
Comelec races against time to shorten 2.5-foot ballot for RP polls
With just four months to go before Election Day, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) is still figuring out how to shorten the ballots to be used in the country’s first nationwide automated polls...
Child dies, 3 hurt in Manila's slum area fire
A child was confirmed dead while at least three people were injured in the fire that razed 100 houses in a slum area Manila's Baseco compound on Saturday night.
Phivolcs pushes strict regular inspection of houses, high-rises
In the wake of the devastating quake that hit Haiti, state seismologists on Sunday pushed for regular inspection of houses and high-rise buildings to make sure they are safe.
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Vicki Belo and Hayden Kho: ‘Zero anything’
Dra. Vicki Belo has severed all forms of communication between her and ex-boyfriend Hayden Kho, Jr.
Jackie Rice wants to reconcile with her mom
“StarStruck” Batch 3 Ultimate Female Survivor Jackie Rice plans to settle the misunderstanding she has had with her mother over her FHM cover girl stint.
Maja Salvador’s rumored guy speaks up
Although Rambo Nuñez denied rumors that he is courting Maja Salvador, he is not discounting its possibility.
Jinkee Pacquiao laughs off Krista’s pregnancy rumors
Jinkee Pacquiao, who celebrated her birthday (together with her twin) last Jan. 12 at Samal Island in Davao, laughed off rumors that yet again linked her husband Manny to Krista Ranillo.
Maui Taylor denies badmouthing Lovi
Sexy star Maui Taylor slammed speculations that she has been badmouthing young singer-actress Lovi Poe because of Ronald Singson, whom the former once dated.
FT Island Manila 2010 Showcase set on March 6
K-pop boy band FT Island will hold a concert and fan meeting in the Philippines in March.
Sexbomb Girls fulfills dream number with Cebu’s dancing inmates
Having the Cebu dancing inmates do their take on a Sexbomb Girls original choreography is a dream come true for the all-girl dance troupe that’s also referred to as Sexbomb Dancers.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Pacquiao tests negative for steroids
MANILA, Philippines - Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is not taking steroids, based on the results of his drug test released by the Nevada Sports Athletic Commission (NSAC).
PBA: Realtors edge closer to playoffs
MANILA, Philippines - Sta. Lucia Realty moved closer for a playoff for an automatic quarterfinal seat after dismantling B
arako Bull, 108-86, Sunday night in the KFC-Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.Saints rout Cardinals to reach brink of Super Bowl
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Drew Brees threw three touchdown passes Saturday and the New Orleans Saints moved one victory from their first Super Bowl with a 45-14 National Football League rout of Arizona.
Murakami graduates with honors in qualifying school
HUA HIN - Filipino Artemio Murakami defeated Guido Van Der Valk of Holland in a play-off at the 2010 Asian Tour Qualifying School Final Stage on Saturday.
Nadal not sure of being at best for Melbourne Park
MELBOURNE – Defending champion Rafa Nadal has declared himself fighting fit for the rigors of a grand slam but the world number two is not certain he will be back to his best at the Australian Open next week.
Labao wins WBO Asia-Pacific super feather crown
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino boxer Rey Labao won the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight crown in Yinchuan, China via 2nd round TKO victory over Michael Sigarlaki of Indonesia.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Nicanor Jesus "Nicky" Pineda Perlas III (born January 10, 1950 in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino activist and a recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize") in 2003. Currently, he is also a Philippine presidential aspirant for the 2010 presidential elections.
Early life and education
Perlas was the son of Jesus C. Perlas, Sr. and Anunciacion M. Pineda. He finished his elementary education at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1964 and finished his secondary education in the same school in 1968.
While spending his high school years at the Ateneo, he was the Athlete of the Year and the recipient of the Silver Medal of the school's Math and Science Club in 1968.Perlas pursued his undergraduate studies at the College of Agriculture in Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental. With the highest honors, he graduated Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, major in Agronomy and minor in Agricultural Economics in the said educational institution in 1972. He would then seek to pursue his masteral studies at the University of the Philippines in Los Baños, Laguna, but would soon be forced to abandon his studies after being involved in the opposition of the Bataan nuclear power plant under the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos
.
Activism
In his university days, Perlas was one of the key organizers of a university-wide education reform movement that resulted in changes in university policies. During this time, he founded the first ecological society in the Philippines. After graduation, he co-organized a successful large scale global campaign, the first of its kind during his time, to halt 12 nuclear plants in the Philippines. Perlas subsequently become a technical adviser to the Presidential Commission on the Philippine Nuclear Power Plant, Office of the President of the Philippines, where he was instrumental in stopping the operation of the fully constructed and operational Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, a $2.2 billion project plagued with design, construction, location, and corruption problems.
Shortly thereafter, Perlas was appointed member of the national technical panel overseeing the regulation of pesticide use in Philippine agriculture. While in this capacity, he simultaneously mobilized and headed a national effort that resulted in the banning of 32 hazardous pesticide formulations in the Philippines. The ban triggered the creation of a P750 million government program to reduce the use of pesticides in Philippine agriculture.
In parallel with these efforts, Perlas pioneered the introduction of large scale commercial organic and biodynamic agriculture in many provinces in the Philippines. All these efforts were the fruition of early advocacies in sustainable agriculture when he was still an agricultural journalist and columnist at the Modern Agriculture and Industry-Asia, where he pioneered the first monthly articles on ecological agriculture in the Asian context. Together with colleagues at the International Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture or IASA, he coined the term sustainable agriculture in 1983, a term which has received wide use and currency until today.
Perlas was the chief negotiator for a network of national networks, which involved 5000 organizations, that successfully stopped the agenda of radical and one sided liberalization in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC. He successfully introduced strong sustainable development language in the Leaders and Ministerial Declarations in APEC, and constrained the Individual Action Plan of the Philippines to abide by sustainable development principles. The successful negotiations prevented the premature exposure and economic decline of 3 million Philippine rice farmers to subsidized and artificially cheap rice coming from other countries.
Writings
Perlas has written over 500 articles, editorials, monographs and books on a range of topics including globalization, Societal Threefolding, conscious evolution, civil society, multiple intelligence, creativity, cultural power, philosophy of science and biology, technological singularity, sustainable agriculture, appreciative inquiry, Neurophysiology and consciousness, anthroposophy, good governance, new politics, associative economics, and the integration of inner change and large-scale societal transformation.
He is the publisher and editor-in-chief for TruthForce! A national and global internet-based news and analysis service which reaches thousands of subscribers and readers in over 60 countries.
Formerly, he was Editor-In-Chief, Ikabuhi Newspaper for Micro-Entrepreneurs (34,000 + circulation). His book, Shaping Globalization: Civil Society, Cultural Power, and Threefolding, has been translated in 9 languages. It is being used in dozens of universities in the Philippines and various parts of the world.
Other awards
His other awards include the William F. Masterson award, the top award for outstanding alumni of Xavier University for his national and global contributions to sustainable agriculture.
He also received highest honors upon his graduation from Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, major in Agronomy and minor in Agricultural Economics. He was the valedictorian of his graduating class in the College of Agriculture. In Graduate School at the University of the Philippines at Los Baños, he was on the dean’s list.
Presidential Candidate in 2010
On June 17, 2009, Nicanor Perlas announced his intentions to become one of the candidates for the Philippine Presidential Elections in May 2010. He announced this during a press conference at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani in Quezon City.
"Perlas is the latest in the list of personalities offering themselves as alternatives to traditional presidential aspirants."
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 2:18-22.
The disciples of John and of the Pharisees were accustomed to fast. People came to Jesus and objected, «Why do the disciples of John and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?Jesus answered them, "Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? As long as they have the bridegroom with them they cannot fast.But the days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast on that day. No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse. Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins."
Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
jingoism • \JING-goh-is-uhm\ • noun
: extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
Example Sentence:
Albert Einstein was a pacifist who found German jingoism, with its ultra-nationalistic ideology and militaristic policy, so objectionable that he left his homeland in 1933, never to return.
Did you know?
"Jingoism" originated during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, when many British citizens were hostile toward Russia and felt Britain should intervene in the conflict. Supporters of the cause expressed their sentiments in a music-hall ditty with this refrain:
"We don't want to fight, yet by jingo if we do,We've got the ships, we've got the men,We've got the money, too!"
Someone holding the attitude implied in the song became known as a "jingo" or "jingoist," and the attitude itself was dubbed "jingoism." The "jingo" in the tune is probably a euphemism for "Jesus."
Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life
That is attitude!
A little boy goes into a drug store, reached for a soda carton and pulled it over to the telephone. He climbed onto the carton so that he could reach the buttons on the phone and proceeded to punch in seven digits.
Boy: ” Maam , can you give me the job of cutting your lawn??
Woman: “I already have someone to cut my lawn.”
Boy: ? Maam , I will cut your lawn for half the price of the person who cuts your lawn now.”
Woman: “Thank you, but I am very satisfied with the person who is presently cutting my lawn.
However, the little boy was persistent.
Boy: ” Maam , I’ll even sweep your curb and your sidewalk, so on Sunday you will have the prettiest lawn in all of North-Palm beach, Florida .”
Woman: Thanks again, but I am sorry. I just do not find need for a change.
With a smile on his face, the little boy replaced the receiver.
The store-owner, who was listening to all this, walked over to the boy and said,
“Son… I like your attitude; I like that positive spirit and would like to offer you a job.”
The little boy replied, “No thanks, I was just checking my performance with the job I already have. I am the one who is working for that lady, I was talking to!”
Your ATTITUDE decides your ALTITUDE.
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
Salary Increase
One day an employee sends a letter to his boss to increase his salary…
Dear Bo$$
In thi$ life, we all need $ome thing mo$t de$perately. I think you $hould be under$tanding of the need$ of u$ worker$ who have given $o much $upport including $weat and $ervice to your company.
I am $ure you will gue$$ what I mean and re$pond $oon.
Your$ $incerely,
Norman $oh
The next day, the employee received this letter of reply:
Dear NOrman,
I kNOw you have been working very hard. NOwadays, NOthing much has changed. You must have NOticed that our company is NOt doing NOticeably well as yet.
NOw the newspaper are saying the world`s leading ecoNOmists are NOt sure if the United States may go into aNOther recession. After the NOvember presidential elections things may turn bad.
I have NOthing more to add NOw. You kNOw what I mean.
Yours truly,
Manager
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