04 December 2009

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Top news for the day
Source: GMA News.tv

Guns, explosives, ammo unearthed near Ampatuan mansion
Government troops have unearthed a big weapons cache of light artillery and heavy infantry weapons, including commando weapons, explosives, ammunition, and military uniforms from a vacant lot near...

Ebarle slay suspect hiding in Metro Manila - police
Law enforcers on Thursday said Jason Ivler, the prime suspect in the killing of a Malacañang official's son, has been hiding in Metro Manila and is being coddled by known personalities.

Poll exec: SC allows ‘period of lawlessness’ with its decisions
The Supreme Court has allowed a “period of lawlessness" when it allowed the conduct of political activities before the start of the official campaign period, an election official said on...

DOJ subpoenas Ampatuan patriarch, 4 kin
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday subpoenaed five members of the powerful, Arroyo-allied Ampataun clan, including its patriarch, to face the investigation on the grisly massacre of 57...

Rescued Irish priest Sinnott flies home
Irish missionary Michael Sinnott, who was abducted but later freed in southern Philippines, left for his home country Thursday, but not before leaving three Christmas wishes for Filipinos: peace in...

Comelec: Low voter awareness ‘expected’
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said low voter awareness of the automated elections is expected as the poll body is yet to begin their voter education programs.

First time in RP elections: 2 poll execs running in 2010
For the first time in the history of Philippine elections, two Commission on Elections (Comelec) officers are seeking local elective posts in the May 2010 polls.


Showbiz Chika for the day

Source: Manila Bulletin Online

Stars enter the political ring
Like the previous election seasons, May 2010 will prove to be just as showbiz-y with the huge number of showbiz and media personalities who filed their CoCs.

‘Dear Friend’ girls reveal their 'Christmas List’
If Krystal Reyes, Barbie Forteza, and Bea Binene were to receive a gift from any of their boy co-stars, from whom do they want and what would it be?

Gretchen Barretto show to go on sans Claudine
Actress-singer Gretchen Barretto belies rumors that the ABS-CBN TV series she was set to do with sister Claudine was scrapped.

Diether Ocampo lands Reader’s Digest cover
Actor Diether Ocampo is on the cover of Reader’s Digest Asia December 2009 issue.

Countdown on to the National Flawless Day
Beauty and skincare clinic Flawless celebrates its eighth year this month and the countdown already started.

Kris Aquino as ambassador
Actress and award-winning TV host Kris Aquino has added another feather to her already colorful cap, and this is as an ambassador!

Hilary Swank reels on life and ‘Amelia’
Hilary Swank stars in the biographical flight of “Amelia,” where she plays real-life pioneer aviatrix Amelia Earheart who captured the world’s attention and whose mysterious disappearance is still being cracked by historians till now.

‘Darna’ cast shares thoughts on Christmas
As proven by its high ratings in Mega Manila, GMA-7’s “Darna” didn’t wane in going beyond expectation of viewers about the popular Pinay super hero.

Sunshine Dizon returns, shoots down rumors
Actress Sunshine Dizon belied all rumors hounding her the past few weeks including that of supposedly tying the knot with her non-showbiz boyfriend.

Maxene on JC: 'We're just friends'
Teen actress Maxene Magalona reiterates that romance did not bloom between her and “Survivor” winner JC Tiuseco.

Empathy prompted Gina Alajar’s Facebook message
Gina Alajar still had more beans to spill on the alleged third-party involvement of starlet Krista Ranillo in Manny and Jinkee Pacquaio’s marriage.


Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online

‘Bata’, Amit win World Doubles title
MANILA – Efren “Bata” Reyes and Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit of Team Philippines A bagged the 1st World Mixed Doubles Classic title after edging Korea in an exciting finals match at the Nuvo City Lifestyle Center in Libis, Quezon City Thursday night.

Top Rank to sign multi-year contract with ABS-CBN
MANILA – Top Rank Promotions head honcho Bob Arum arrived in the country Thursday, with plans of talking to Manny Pacquiao regarding the fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. as well as formalizing a deal with broadcasting giant ABS-CBN.

RP Team B beats Europe for 3rd place
MANILA – Lee Vann Corteza and Shanelle Loraine combined forces to score a 7-3 victory over Team Europe for third place in the 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic at the Nuvo City Lifestyle Center in Libis, Quezon City Thursday.

Tour rivals offer Tiger Woods support
THOUSAND OAKS, California – Tiger Woods's PGA Tour friends and rivals were largely supportive Wednesday of the star who has taken their game to an unprecedented level of global prominence.

Elasto Painters score come-from-behind over TNT
MANILA -- Rain or Shine erased a 20-point deficit and foiled Jimmy Alapag’s possible game-winning triple to complete a 95-93 come-from-behind win over Talk ‘N Text Wednesday night in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup at the Araneta Coliseum.

FEU advances to PCCL Final Four
MANILA – The FEU Tamaraws pulled off a miraculous win against the UE Red Warriors, 86-85, in the PCCL Elite Eight on Wednesday at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig.


Da who for today

Source: Wikipedia

Efren Geronimo Peñaflorida Jr. (born March 5, 1981) is a teacher and social worker in the Philippines. He is the founder and head of the Dynamic Teen Company, which offers Filipino youth an alternative to street gangs through education, recreating school settings in unconventional locations such as cemeteries and trash dumps.

In March 2009, Peñaflorida was featured as a CNN Hero as part of the news network's program to honor individuals who make extraordinary contributions to help others. On November 22, 2009, he was named CNN Hero of the Year for 2009.

Early life and background
Efren Peñaflorida was born the middle child of Efren Peñaflorida Sr., a tricycle driver, and Lucila Geronimo, a housewife. The family eventually started a small noodle business to make ends meet. Efren grew up in an urban slum near an open dump site in Cavite City, Cavite, playing amongst garbage and swimming in polluted waters. He would often fall victim to neighborhood bullying. Peñaflorida was one of World Vision's sponsored-children during his early childhood.

Peñaflorida completed his elementary and high school education through the help of scholarships and financial assistance, and received several class awards and honors.
[3] In 2000, he graduated from San Sebastian College–Recoletos de Cavite with a degree in computer technology, receiving highest honors. He pursued a second course at Cavite State University, graduating cum laude in 2006 with a degree in Secondary Education.

Dynamic Teen Company
In 1997, at 16 years old, Peñaflorida started a youth group in his high school aimed at diverting students attention away from street gangs, and towards community activism and personal development. Joined by other classmates, they named the group "Dynamic Teen Company".
Dynamic Teen Company started as a friendship club of around 20 members, with an aim of providing youth awareness projects, talent and self-development activities, and community services. They partnered with Club 8586, another community service organization operating in the area.


They eventually pioneered the idea of the "pushcart classroom", wherein pushcarts were stocked with school materials such as books, pens, tables, and chairs, and then used on Saturdays to recreate school settings in unconventional locations such as the cemetery or trash dump.

CNN Hero
Peñaflorida was nominated for CNN Heroes by Club 8586, the youth group that financed his elementary and high school education.After sifting through 9,000 nominees from over 100 countries, CNN's Blue Ribbon Panel selected Peñaflorida as one of its 28 heroes of 2009. On October 1, Peñaflorida was named among the ten finalists. On November 22, he was named CNN Hero of the Year for 2009. The award includes $100,000 cash to continue his work with Dynamic Teen Company.

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conferred on Peñaflorida the Order of Lakandula in a ceremony at Malacañang Palace upon his return to the Philippines.


Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online

Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9:27-31.

And as Jesus passed on from there, two blind men followed (him), crying out, "Son of David, have pity on us!"When he entered the house, the blind men approached him and Jesus said to them, "Do you believe that I can do this?" "Yes, Lord," they said to him. Then he touched their eyes and said, "Let it be done for you according to your faith." And their eyes were opened. Jesus warned them sternly, "See that no one knows about this." But they went out and spread word of him through all that land.


Word for the day
Source: Merriam Webster Online

winnow • \WIN-oh\ • verb
1 : to remove (as chaff) by a current of air; also : to free (as grain) from waste in this manner
2 : to remove, separate, or select as if by winnowing
*3 : to narrow or reduce
4 : to blow on or fan

Example Sentence:
The search committee is finding it extremely difficult to winnow the list of job candidates down to five; many of them are highly qualified and very desirable.

Did you know?
Beginning as "windwian" in Old English, "winnow" first referred to the removal of chaff from grain by a current of air. This use was soon extended to describe the removal of anything undesirable or unwanted (a current example of this sense would be "winnowing out outdated information"). People then began using the word for the selection of the most desirable elements (as in "winnowing out the qualified applicants"). The association of "winnow" with the movement of air led to the meanings "to brandish" and "to beat with or as if with wings," but those uses are now rare. The last meanings blew in at the turn of the 19th century. They are "to blow on" and "to blow in gusts."


Lesson for the day
Source: Art’s Library of life

Two choices

Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good mood and always had something positive to say. When someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, "If I were any better, I would be twins!" He was a unique manager because he had several waiters who had followed him around from restaurant to restaurant. The reason the waiters followed Jerry was because of his attitude. He was a natural motivator.

If an employee was having a bad day, Jerry was there telling the employee how to look on the positive side of the situation. Seeing this style really made me curious, so one day I went up to Jerry and asked him, "I don't get it! You can't be a positive person all of the time. How do you do it?"Jerry replied, "Each morning I wake up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood.' I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. Every time someone comes to me complaining, I can choose to accept their complaining or I can point out the positive side of life. I choose the positive side of life.""Yeah, right, it's not that easy," I protested.
"Yes, it is," Jerry said. "Life is all about choices. When you cut away all the junk, every situation is a choice. You choose how you react to situations. You choose how people will affect your mood. You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood. The bottom line: It's your choice how you live life." I reflected on what Jerry said. Soon thereafter, I left the restaurant industry to start my own business. We lost touch, but I often thought about him when I made a choice about life instead of reacting to it.Several years later, I heard that Jerry did something you are never supposed to do in a restaurant business: he left the back door open one morning and was held up at gunpoint by three armed robbers. While trying to open the safe, his hand, shaking from nervousness, slipped off the combination. The robbers panicked and shot him. Luckily, Jerry was found relatively quickly and rushed to the local trauma center.

After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Jerry was released from the hospital with fragments of the bullets still in his body.I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. When I asked him how he was, he replied, "If I were any better, I'd be twins. Wanna see my scars?"I declined to see his wounds, but did ask him what had gone through hismind as the robbery took place. "The first thing that went through my mind was that I should have locked the back door," Jerry replied. "Then, as I lay on the floor, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live, or I could choose to die. I chose to live.""Weren't you scared? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.Jerry continued, "The paramedics were great. They kept telling me I was going to be fine. But when they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read, 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action.""What did you do?" I asked.
"Well, there was a big, burly nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry. "She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes,' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my reply. I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!' Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. Operate on me as if I am alive, not dead.'"
Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to live fully. Attitude, after all, is everything.


Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox

Magarang kutsi
Bisaya1: gara ng kutsi! Siguro ki miyur yan?
Bisaya2: dili day!
Bisaya1: ki hipi?
Bisaya2: tunto k man bay! Ki Father yan! Gisulat na nga sa likud oh! ''SAFARI''

Pulutan
Eduardo: Anong pulutan nyo kahapon sa birthday mo?
Alberto: Pata!
Eduardo: Wow! Anong klaseng pata?
Alberto: PATA galan ng kwento!

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