Source: GMA News.tv
Critics: Martial law in Maguindanao sets dangerous precedent
The declaration of martial law in Maguindanao in the wake of the Ampatuan massacre last Nov. 23 sets a "most dangerous precedent" for the nation, Malacañang's critics said Saturday.
Full text: Arroyo's declaration of martial law in Maguindanao
Now, therefore I, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution and by law, do hereby proclaim as follows.
Majority of House favors martial law in Maguindao, Speaker says
The majority of the members of the House of Representatives favor President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's declaration of martial law in Maguindanao province, the chamber's leader said Saturday.
Palace: Maguindanao martial law won’t affect talks with MILF
The state of martial law imposed on Maguindanao in the wake of last month’s Ampatuan massacre will not affect peace talks between government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), Palace says.
Arroyo declares martial law in Maguindanao province
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has placed the province of Maguindanao under martial law some two weeks after the massacre of 57 people in Ampatuan town –the first time that martial law has...
8 journalists massacred in Maguindanao laid to rest
Anger and grief enveloped the burial of at least eight journalists who were massacred in Ampatuan town, Maguindanao on November 23, while the tears of those who were left behind overflowed as they...
Despite ‘crackdown,’ sale of fake guns proliferating as Christmas approaches
Located along the bustling Rizal Avenue in Manila, just right beside the famed Quiapo Church, is a toy shop for big boys and small boys alike.
Press Secretary Remonde denies martial law imposed in Maguindanao
Press Secretary Cerge Remonde has denied reports that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had imposed martial law in Maguindanao, amid a rapid military buildup and raids on suspected warlord armories...
Trillanes: Discovery of arms proves warlords source weapons from AFP
The discovery of a large cache of firearms and ammunition near the Ampatuan mansion in Maguindanao province proves that warlords source their weapons from the military, according to detained...
Comelec orders immediate relief of poll execs running in 2010
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) ordered on Friday the immediate removal from office of all poll officers who are running for elective offices in 2010.
Comelec asked to disqualify Drilon, Serge Osmeña from Senate race
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) was asked on Friday to disqualify former Senators Franklin Drilon and Sergio Osmena III from seeking Senate seats in 2010 for not completing the six-year...
Showbiz Chika for the day
Source: Manila Bulletin Online
Aurora Sevilla nabbed for alleged drug peddling
Aurora Sevilla, an ‘80s actress who lay low in the late ‘90s, was nabbed for alleged drug pushing on Dec. 3.
Beyoncé, Taylor Swift lead Grammy nominations
Please, Kanye, no more interruptions.
‘Joross deserves to win’ – John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Cruz defended Joross Gamboa, who is being criticized as “undeserving” to win the “Best Single Performance by an Actor” trophy at the 32nd Star Awards for TV.
‘Only La Diva’ at the Music Museum Saturday night
The all-female trio La Diva mounts a return engagement of “Only La Diva” at the Music Museum this Saturday night 8 p.m.
Gina is silent no more
For Gina Alajar, it was her silence that helped nurture her children to become successful in their craft.
‘Midnight DJ’ wins first Star Award
When director Lore Reyes conceptualized “Midnight DJ” for TV5, recognition was foremost in his mind.
‘StarStruck V’ Final 14 bared
They are the cream of the crop from among thousands who auditioned worldwide for a chance to crack at stardom.
Lucy Torres dances her way to 'Best Hits' CD
She never thought she would have a dance show on TV, let alone have a dance album. Now, she’s got both.
Bong Revilla wants peace with Osang
Sen. Bong Revilla is unperturbed over Rosanna Roces’ threat of legal action if they don’t return her grandchild Gabriel Revilla before Christmas.
Eula Valdez thrilled over her lover’s declaration
Actress Eula Valdez has made public her romance with international model and “Pinoy Big Brother” housemate Rocky Salumbides.
Isports laang
Source: ABS-CBN News Online
Wife now with Gorres in Vegas hospital
MANILA -- Z “The Dream” Gorres has finally reunited with his wife Duchess more than three weeks after suffering a severe head injury in a boxing match in Las Vegas.
So likely to become super GM soon
MANILA – Filipino chess prodigy Wesley So may become a super GM “very soon” if he continues his stellar winning streak.
Gin Kings KO Barako Bull
MANILA -- Barangay Ginebra leaned on Ronald Tubid’s offense to knock off Barako Bull, 88-76 for its second straight win in the KFC-PBA Philippine Cup Friday night at the Araneta Coliseum.
Top Rank, ABS-CBN announce tie up
MANILA -- Top Rank Promotions and ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. formally announced their partnership in airing quality boxing entertainment.
Corteza leads RP contingent to World Team Champs
MANILA -- Fresh from his runner-up finish in the just concluded World Ten Ball Championships, Lee Vann Corteza will banner the country’s campaign in the inaugural WPA World Team Championship in Germany.
Woods attracts fan sympathy, but slammed by media experts
THOUSAND OAKS, California – While Tiger Woods continued to attract criticism from communication experts for the way he has handled his troubled private life, he gained widespread sympathy from fans at his tournament on Thursday.
Da who for today
Source: Wikipedia
Amelia Mary Earhart (pronounced /ˈɛərhɑrt/ AIR-hart); (born July 24, 1897; missing July 2, 1937) was a noted American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded for becoming the first aviatrix to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. Earhart joined the faculty of the world famous Purdue University aviation department in 1935 as a visiting faculty member to counsel women on careers and help inspire others with her love for aviation. She was also a member of the National Woman's Party, and an early supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment.
During an attempt to make
a circumnavigational flight of the globe in 1937 in a Purdue-funded Lockheed L-10 Electra, Earhart disappeared over the central Pacific Ocean near Howland Island. Fascination with her life, career and disappearance continues to this day.Amelia Earhart was a widely known international celebrity during her lifetime. Her shyly charismatic appeal, independence, persistence, coolness under pressure, courage and goal-oriented career along with the circumstances of her disappearance at a young age have driven her lasting fame in popular culture. Hundreds of articles and scores of books have been written about her life which is often cited as a motivational tale, especially for girls. Earhart is generally regarded as a feminist icon.
Amelia Earhart's accomplishments in aviation inspired a generation of female aviators, including the more than 1,000 women pilots of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who ferried military aircraft, towed gliders, flew target practice aircraft, and served as transport pilots during World War II.
The home where Earhart was born is now the Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum and is maintained by the Ninety-Nines, an international group of female pilots of whom Amelia was the first elected president.
Records and achievements
Amelia Earhart received the Cross of Knight of the Legion of Honor from the French Government in June 1932
Woman's world altitude record: 14,000 ft (1922)
First woman to fly the Atlantic (1928)
Speed records for 100 km (and with 500 lb (230 kg) cargo) (1931)
First woman to fly an autogyro (1931)
Altitude record for autogyros: 15,000 ft (1931)
First person to cross the U.S. in an autogyro (1932)
First woman to fly the Atlantic solo (1932)
First person to fly the Atlantic twice (1932)
First woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross (1932)
First woman to fly non-stop, coast-to-coast across the U.S. (1933)
Woman's speed transcontinental record (1933)
First person to fly solo between Honolulu, Hawaii and Oakland, California (1935)
First person to fly solo from Los Angeles, California to Mexico City, Mexico (1935)
First person to fly solo nonstop from Mexico City, Mexico to Newark, New Jersey (1935)
Speed record for east-to-west flight from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii (1937)[158]
Gospel for the day
Source: The Daily Gospel Online
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 9:35-38.10:1.6-8.
Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness.At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd.Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few;so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest."Then he summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits to drive them out and to cure every disease and every illness.Go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, make this proclamation: 'The kingdom of heaven is at hand.' Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.
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
What he values most
A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busylife, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.
"Jack, did you hear me?""Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said.
"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.
"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.
"You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said.
"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral,"Jack said.
As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.
The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time.
Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time. The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.
"The box is gone," he said.
"What box? " Mom asked.
"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was 'the thing I value most,'" Jack said.
It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.
"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I betterget some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom.
"It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died. Returning home from work one day Jack discovered a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.
Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention.
"Mr. Harold Belser" it read.
Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside.
"Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life." A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes, Jackcarefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover.
Inside he found these words engraved: "Jack, Thanks for your time! Harold Belser."
"The thing he valued most...was...my time."
Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.
"I need some time to spend with my son," he said.
"Oh, by the way, Janet...thanks for your time!"
Joke for the day
Source: Art’s Funbox
In a party, a handsome guy approached a girl and asked; are you going to dance??The girl felt so happy that someone finally asked her and she said;'yes' and the guys said 'that's good, can I have yourchair??'
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