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News for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online

RP ready for recovery – GMA
The country is ready for an economic rebound, President Arroyo said, citing RP’s resiliency in the midst of global economic crisis.

PAGASA expects more rains
Monsoon rains will continue to pour over Central and Southern Luzon as well as Visayas even as tropical storm "Labuyo" moves away from the country towards Japan.

PNP preparing for Manalo burial
Policemen will be tapped to provide security when INC leader Ka Erdy Manalo is laid to rest on Monday at the tabernacle in the religious group’s central temple in Quezon City.

Pacquiao’s help sought in bid to revive NDF-gov’t peace talks
A left-leaning party-list lawmaker sought the help of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in the efforts to revive the stalled peace talks between the government and communist rebels.

Relief goods sold by evacuees, cops say
Police confirmed reports that the relief goods from international aid agencies were being sold by evacuees in Maguindanao.

Sign anti-torture bill — Santiago
Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago asked the executive department to sign into law the Anti-Torture Bill that seeks to end the human rights violations allegedly committed by state agents.

Construction of P20-B Quezon LNG project on
A cheaper and cleaner energy source will be provided across the country with the start of the construction of the P20-B LNG hub terminal and 300 megawatt LNG power plant at Brgy. Ibabang Polo, Quezon.

Pangilinan not ready to burn bridges with Korina
Senator Kiko Pangilinan is not ready to burn bridges with Korina Sanchez even as she accused him of blocking Senator Mar Roxas’ presidential bid.

Loren-Chiz tandem mounts
Although there is no decision yet as to who will be the standard bearer of NPC, Senators Legarda and Escudero agreed that they should be together on one ticket in 2010.

Cavite now RP’s most populated province
Cavite is now the country's most densely populated province with over three million people living in its 20 towns and cities.

Palace keeps distance from Chavit affair
Malacañang said all criminal issues, including those involving political allies, must undergo the normal justice process.

DoTC approves P80-M aviation library
DoTC approved the construction of an P80-M aviation library for CAAP to carry out its mandate properly, and to regain RP's "Category 1" status in aviation safety.



Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Mark 7:31-37.

Again he left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man's ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, "Ephphatha!" (that is, "Be opened!") And (immediately) the man's ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. They were exceedingly astonished and they said, "He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and (the) mute speak."



Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online
futurity • \fyoo-TOOR-uh-tee\ • noun

*1 : time to come : future
2 : the quality or state of being future
3 : future events or prospects

Example Sentence:
The motivational speaker exhorted us to change the way we live today, rather than looking always toward some vague distant futurity.

Did you know?
"Futurity" is a forward-looking word with a literate past. Its first known use is in Shakespeare's Othello, when the downtrodden Cassio, mystified about why Othello has turned against him, beseeches Desdemona to tell him whether his "offense be of such mortal kind / That nor my service past, nor present sorrows, / Nor purpos'd merit in futurity / Can ransom me into his love again." The term was also used by Benjamin Franklin ("I must one of these days go back to see him . . . but futurities are uncertain"), and Sir Walter Scott wrote of events "still in the womb of futurity" (that is, events that hadn't happened yet). Today, "futurity" often refers to a race, usually for two-year-old horses, in which the competitors are entered at birth or before, or to a race or competition for which entries are made well in advance of the event.



Your money’s worth today
Source: XE.com

US$1 = Php48.76



Teaching for the day
Source: Mary Eileen Ramas, Fairview, Quezon City

Amazing Facts of life

1. In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'

2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.

3. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

4. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.

5. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

6. Coca-Cola was originally green.

7. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

8. The US State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

9. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

10. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

11. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400

12. The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000

13. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

14. The first novel ever written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.

15. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

16. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades - King
David, Hearts - Charlemagne , Clubs -Alexander, the Great and Diamonds - Julius Caesar

17. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
18. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes

19. Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until
5 years later.

20. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession

21. Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand

22. Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.

23. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey

24. Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day

25. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'

26. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.



Joke for the day
Source: Kotse Audio Club site

Pick up lines

1. Kumain ka ba ng asukal? Ang tamis kasi ng ngiti mo.
2. I'm a bee, can you be my honey?
3. May lahi ka bang keyboard? Type kasi kita.
4. Papupulis kita! Ninakaw mo kasi puso ko.
5. Are you a dictionary? Coz you add meaning to my life.
6. I lost my number. Can I have yours?
7. I forgot your name. Can I call you mine?
8. Ice ka ba? Crush kita, okay lang?
9. Sweswertihin ka sa pag-ibig ngayong taon, pag naging akin ka.
10. Meralco ka ba? Pag ngumiti ka kasi may spark.