tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15548974490492367442024-03-13T23:46:02.420+08:00wandilandAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-24823465881784818472016-01-07T21:50:00.001+08:002016-01-08T09:11:41.206+08:00[Movie Review] Noviembre: theatre on the streets<div style="text-align: justify;">
Found this movie review (for a class back in my undergrad days) while cleaning up files in my personal laptop. It was a beautiful, must-watch, and comic yet heart-gripping movie. This movie presents an art that's not just meant to entertain but to reflect reality, question social norms, and make the audience think and be drawn into a drama that seems all too real.<br />
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At Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia while waiting for the ferry going to Cockatoo Island.</div>
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Noviembre (2003) movie trailer from the director, Achero Mañas' youtube channel.</div>
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Category: Movies<br />
Genre: Guerrilla Street Theatre, Comedy, Drama<br />
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Course: Art Stud 2<br />
Professor: Roselle Pineda<br />
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<b>Noviembre (November)</b><br />
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<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0376800/" target="_blank">Noviembre </a>(2003) is an interesting piece that interprets creative freedom. It was quite a unique piece of work that exudes a strong sense of non-passive and confrontative message. It followed the documentary style and the story was told by alternating between the main story line and the interview narration of the characters years later. The story was situated in Spain and starts with young actor Alfredo arriving in Madrid for adventure in the late 90's. There, his soon to be wife, Lucia was introduced. Both were exchanging lines discussing their initial motivation for acting, while Alfred stressed out that he wants to do that to a large extent out of love for his brother who cannot walk, who sits on a wheelchair, his brother who was both physically and mentally handicap. Lucia, on the other hand, attributes it to sibling rivalry purpose. Together with a group of friends who share the same passion for acting, the two embark on their venture. The unique thing is that in their vision to bring the theatre to the public, they shun any indoor performance venue which would imply an admission ticket.<br />
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The revolutionary ideas of the main characters fit perfectly on the ambiance and feelings that the people were experiencing. This is a type of movie that transcends even up to our times. Their brilliant street performances truncated the time of successive powers that played a large influence in the theater and stands as a disturbing element in the society. They moved away from the groups of commercial and money but rather chose to move in proximity with the public to address and shake the consciences; waking them of the sleepiness on how they are so tied up to the unreal and manipulating current forms of art. We can see that this movie did not just aim to create a room for reflection but it also created a distinct perspective that art is for everyone and that it should not be limited within the four walls of the theatre. It addressed as well the non-passive voice of youth and how they used art as a powerful tool, just like a gun loaded not to destroy when triggered but brings future when triggered.<br />
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In their performances, the actors turned shopping streets into playground for their acts and gave each one the chance to interact – that’s a nice picture of freedom. They do all their performances outdoors, right in the streets, and they steadfastly refuse to accept any money for their performances. It pushes beyond the boundaries especially on the dialectical relationship of art and society.<br />
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The end of the movie is very rough and harsh. The story ended tragically when Alfredo was shot in the head during one of their performances. The ending left the greatest impact in this movie which for me was not actually a sign of failure despite but it was the very picture of success that wrapped up the entire film. As powerful as a gunshot, that last part also left the same gunshot effect on the audience. It was ended that way to provoke and leave the highest sense of disturbing thought process, reflecting on how we view the world, seeing once again the real picture in our society today.<br />
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One of the characters left a powerful statement that says "We wanted to change the world, we failed miserably. Now I just try to not let the world change me." No wonder this film won the FIPRESCI prize in the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival. It’s about waking up to the true colors of art and how it should be dancing in our society. Apart from how the present world perverted its definition and tainted its very purpose, there are loud voices still crying to bring back the purity of its nature. It is true indeed that we cannot change this world – if we don’t change ourselves first.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-86917108987815838052016-01-05T22:43:00.000+08:002016-01-08T13:04:10.230+08:00Oister wandering around the OIST campus.<div>
Here are some photos of OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology). I'll just make a slideshow for each month next time.</div>
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On my way to work on an early morning, the night shift ladies are just on their way back home. </div>
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OIST September 2015 batch photo in front of the school auditorium. Photo not mine - grabbed from the school's media team.</div>
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Brrrrr... Gray days in December. The ocean is nowhere in sight.</div>
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Brrriigght days in December. This is my view while studying in one of the lecture rooms.</div>
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Tunnel entrance!</div>
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One Sunday afternoon by the lake.. err.. river?</div>
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Tried making a Christmas Parol.. this is all I eventually ended up with - misty Parol!</div>
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Taken by my flat window one cold morning on Christmas day.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-27252754764582564822016-01-04T22:20:00.000+08:002016-01-07T01:39:56.841+08:00The Oister roaming Okinawa in videos.So these videos show <i>some </i>of the things that I've been up to since I became an Oister last September 2015.<br />
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<b>OWARANAI UTA - OWARANAI KAIDAN?</b><br />
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When I first heard the word Okinawa in <a href="http://www.oist.jp/" target="_blank">OIST</a> (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology), I immediately thought of the anime <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%2B" target="_blank">Blood +</a> and the beautiful seaside scenery when the characters cruise the coastal highways. Hiking at Kenmin no Mori made us hungry and so we decided to go to Onna no Eki (via Route 58) to satisfy our cravings. Song in the background is Owaranai Uta by the fictional girl band Paranmaum from the movie Linda Linda Linda. It was originally played/sung by the Japanese punk band Blue Hearts.</div>
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Video Cast: Yuka Suzuki, Mathias Mikkelsen, Makoto Schreiber</div>
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<b>HAISAI/HENNA OJISAN</b><br />
What could be more Okinawan than singing a popular song by an Okinawan band - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champloose" target="_blank">Champloose</a>? The original song is Hai Sai Ojisan (hey, old man) up until a parody by comedian Ken Shimura changed the lyrics to <a href="https://youtu.be/nDzsYGUVor8" target="_blank">Hen Na Ojisan</a> (weird old man) for a show. Trivia: In the Okinawan language, <i>Uchinaguchi</i>, <i>"hai sai"</i> is a generic greeting that could be used to say good day or just simply, <i>hey</i>.<br />
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Video Cast: Okinawan band, OIST School for Coherent Quantum Dynamics 2015 participants</div>
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<b>CHURAUMI AQUARIUM DOLPHIN SHOW</b></div>
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Okinawa is an island. To appreciate the beauty of the marine life here you may go diving or snorkeling. But if you want to stay dry and appreciate all that the ocean can offer, you may opt to visit the Churaumi Aquarium. I still couldn't decide if it's better than Sydney Aquarium though but it was beautiful.</div>
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Voice over cast: Cindy Esporlas, Ryusuke Hisatomi; Person on the left: Ratnesh Gupta</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-29884241989714439632016-01-03T22:01:00.000+08:002016-01-04T10:44:52.517+08:00Scrap the Too Due list and Scrum-ify your life<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<b>2016 New Year's Resolution: </b></div>
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<b>Daily Scrum Meetings with Shinada Kero-san and Albert Einstein.</b></div>
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<b>TOO DUE LISTS.</b><br />
I've made a post before about <a href="http://ccesporlas.blogspot.jp/2010/08/too-due-list.html" target="_blank">my own too due list</a> when I was still doing my masters at the National Institute of Physics in the University of the Philippines - Diliman. It was.. kind of.. effective but there is something so much better than long task lists.</div>
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<b>ONCE A PROGRAMMER, ALWAYS A PROGRAMMER.</b><br />
A few months after finishing masters, I decided to try out the corporate world. I applied to only one company - Macquarie Offshore Services Pty. Ltd. - Philippine Branch. I got initiated into the IT world and became a developer for the company's Futures Clearing business. Everything was totally different from the academe but I could draw some parallels with the ~3-year experience. One of the most important things that I learned in corporate IT is Project Management. And just like what I said in my parting words when I resigned, I'll apply what I've learned.</div>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">As some of you already know, today is my last day in Macquarie.</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I'd like to thank everyone for your help and guidance - especially for your patience :) in teaching me the nooks and crannies of software development and futures. </span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My almost 3 years (2 years and ~10 months) of working here has given me a wider perspective on corporate IT and the finance industry.</span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I may have not met you all face to face, but I am very thankful for the opportunity to work with you.</span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i><i style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I have learned a lot (more than the IT and Futures knowledge) and <b>I mean to take them with me wherever I go</b>.</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">- Karl Friedrich Gauss</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Our best days are ahead of us!</span><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"> </span></i></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue LT 45 Lt', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><i>Towards greater and brighter futures!</i></span></blockquote>
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<b>FOR CLEARER FUTURES, EXECUTE AN OPTION.</b></div>
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Pun intended. I did execute an option - go back to the academe. Being a PhD student requires concerted effort (which I think I kind of lacked during my first term), discipline (ditto), vision (I kind of entertained a lot of distractions and made a lot of excuses and so I swerved and circled around. It's time to get real.), and many other mature things. A PhD student has to master the art of self-management once vision is blurred. Without vision, we struggle and try to do as much self-motivation as possible but often times it results to doubt and abandon - apathy. But if your vision is as clear and bright as daylight, you won't need alarm clocks to wake you up in the morning nor a hot coffee/shower to get you pumped and stoked for work - or life in general.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where there is no revelation, people cast off restraint; </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Where there is no vision, the people perish: </span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed. (MSG)</span></i></div>
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<b>AGILE. SCRUM. KANBAN.</b><br />
Of course you're going to need more than just enthusiasm to get work done. Most people would say, "Oh, here comes the boring and totally unnecessary part." Plan. Write down stuff. Organize. Set goals. Prioritise. Set deadlines. Yes, DEADLINES (talking to myself). Don't over/under plan. <i>5-minute daily scrum meetings with yourself should be enough.</i> And what better way to implement it than applying the Agile/Scrum/Kanban techniques? I'm not going to discuss the nitty-gritty details of how these work. There are so many online discussions, sites, etc for this. Go ahead, look it up. You can do it old school - pen and paper or check out my very own Kanban/Agile/Scrum board. There are lots of free kanban/agile project management software as well. No more excuses.<br />
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Now, I need to get back to work to transfer more sticky notes to the end of my board. Happy scrumming!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-28721670480091060332016-01-02T22:11:00.001+08:002016-01-04T04:35:29.613+08:00Little green fireworks in the wasteland.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last 2015.12.20 I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens at ミハマセブンPLEX in Chatan, Okinawa along with some friends from uni. The protagonist Rey, starts out in a desert, a barren wasteland where she scavenges scraps from crashed spaceships for a living. Everything seems fine.. well, in a way she gets by with the meager payments she gets from selling space junk. Then she meets some strange people (.. and droids) and from there kicks off a wild adventure and discovery of her true destiny..!</div>
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That same night I bought two lovely ECO pots for my basil and mint plants. Almost two weeks have passed and there's still no sign of life. This new year's eve, I thought of checking the pots again.. and voila! I finally saw tiny specks of green life in the pots of dirt! See top photo to see the fireworks!</div>
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In the last couple months of 2015, I've been having this nagging feeling of unproductiveness and inadequacy. (Yes, I looked up the word - unproductiveness. It exists.) It's though as if I'm in a barren wasteland and the horizon is a great circular strip of lush forests and towering mountains and a vast, deep blue ocean sparkling in the distance. </div>
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In my mind, I remember myself trudging on the warm earth of the forest and sailing the waters and tasting the saltiness of the wind. I've been there before! It wasn't all nice and comfortable. The way up a mountain and the trip across the sea can be treacherous and make you hold on to dear life. But as you go higher and deeper, an overwhelming sense of joy and awe of everything around you fills you up. I know. I've been there before!</div>
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But now, why does everything in my mind feel so arid and dark?</div>
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All I have are memories, faint memories. I need to recall them, fast!</div>
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Where is the excitement?</div>
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Where is the thrill of uncertainty?</div>
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Where is the fire in seeking the unexplored and unknown?</div>
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I looked outside my window and saw a faint hint of blue in the night sky.</div>
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I checked the time. It's around 6:30 am already. </div>
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I looked down at the stacked and strewn papers on my desk.</div>
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I pulled it out and read the poem over and over again.</div>
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Finally, I said to myself, "Excuse me, I have work to do."</div>
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-73992638848451548962015-03-31T03:52:00.001+08:002016-01-04T04:36:25.191+08:00Achievement Unlocked: The Seer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's not every year that you get to hear great graduation speeches that speak volumes of unpretentious, straight-to-the-core, vision-driven life stories. They're the kind that aims not to serve the speaker's ego. They genuinely challenge people to be stretched, to do better. They inspire an upwelling of heart-felt passion for dreams that may have been rejected, dismissed, set-aside or numbed by the sheer bleakness of daily routine or hopelessness in a struggling country that is continuously pillaged by greed and pride.<br />
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But you see, <b>it's not only in graduation rites where you get to hear such sound</b>. I know of a place and a people from where and whom you can listen to messages and life stories that makes you check your own life, your own heart and your own desires.<br />
One of the best and youngest preachers I know said one Sunday at the <a href="http://www.g12destiny.com/" target="_blank">Destiny Church Manila</a> Services:<br />
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"You do not make your vision, your vision will make you." - Bro. Jocen Gatela</blockquote>
<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/682265/a-speech-that-will-be-remembered-for-a-long-long-time#ixzz3VtTTWBmD" target="_blank">World-class ballerina, Lisa Macuja-Elizalde's vision made her.</a> Good thing for her, her parents instilled in her a good kind of stubbornness or rather unstoppable determination, that enabled her to set goals, deadlines, and even an arrangement/deal when opposition (even those coming from the same people who taught her these things!) presented itself.<br />
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Just as Ziad K. Abdelnour said in his book: <a href="http://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Economic_Warfare.html?id=MY8Hhsxt-owC&redir_esc=y" target="_blank">Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics</a>, "One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder."<a href="https://twitter.com/bad_robot/status/470607404317433856" target="_blank">Image linked from bad robot's twitter post</a>.<br />
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<b>"Honor your emotions and acknowledge your fears.</b> It’s okay to be nervous, to feel anxious or to have stage fright. That means <b>you care and that you want to excel</b>. Seriously, it’s when you stop feeling nervous that you should start to worry because that means <b>you are </b><b>becoming apathetic towards what you are doing</b>. And that’s a scary place to be in." - Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, 20150319
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<b>The Challenge:</b> What is your vision statement for your life?<br />
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Do you want to make it simpler? What are the things that you want to achieve/to have done N years from now? Who will you be? These questions may sound like that n-page English paper requirement you had in high school but hey, it makes you stop and re-think your life in the midst of busyness or partying or even just doing nothing.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-52014911061648104712015-03-22T03:06:00.000+08:002016-01-04T04:36:25.188+08:00Alice in wandiland | Where are you going? If you don't know where you're going, any road will get you there.<span style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What is "wandiland?" It was all just a slip of the tongue way back in college when my friends and I went to see the movie Alice in Wonderland in 3D. All the excitement got me blurting out "Alice in Wandiland" and so my friends kept teasing me about my uncanny ability to watch a film in 1D. Now that would make a really interesting (grr..) movie or some crazy super power. Imagine watching a series of dots or a line or light of varying intensities being shone on a screen - and the list of possible ways of making or watching a one dimensional movie. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Anyways, Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite stories. I still remember a huge Alice's Adventures in Wonderland storybook I had back then along with Puss in Boots and The Emperor's New Clothes. Lewis Carroll put in a lot of insight in the story that I did not fully grasp/internalise the first time I read it. But as you read/watch the story/movie over and over again, you get to understand the lessons and ideas put forth by the story to its readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A favorite section of mine is when Alice gets lost and meets the Cheshire Cat. You can read the book online for free via <a href="http://www.literatureproject.com/alice/" target="_blank">Literature Project</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ALICE was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off. The Cat only grinned when it saw Alice. It looked good-natured, she thought. Still, it had very long claws and a great many teeth, so she felt it ought to be treated with respect.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cheshire Puss,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> she began, rather timidly, as she did not at all know whether it would like the name. However, it only grinned a little wider. </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Come, it’s pleased so far,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> thought Alice, and she went on,</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>That depends a good deal on where you want to get to</b>,</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> said the Cat.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“<b>I don’t much care where—</b></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> said Alice.<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's does kind of summarise the Cheshire Cat's final answer but it missed the point the Cat and this part of the conversation was getting at. Who wants to just get somewhere? One of our Pastors at Destiny Church Manila and Fujitsu's South East Asia Director for Research and Development, Philip Romulo once said,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"<b>Real vision disciplines your action and behavior. Real vision will determine your values. It will protect you from total failure.</b>" - Philip Romulo</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To get somewhere, you have to start somewhere. And</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> "somewhere" could be anywhere and that is ridiculously vague and only shows that you have no idea of what you want. In 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey put it simply as,</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-70494398974914142852015-03-21T22:26:00.001+08:002015-12-06T20:28:27.147+08:00Win one of 50 Raspberry Pi micro-computers - 14 March 2015 - New Scientist<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;">Do you think that Pi Day is over? Hear ye all Raspberry Pi lovers! The <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27142-win-one-of-50-raspberry-pi-microcomputers.html#.VQ14WNKUeSo" target="_blank"><b>Raspberry Pi Foundation</b> is giving 50 lucky </a></span><i style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27142-win-one-of-50-raspberry-pi-microcomputers.html#.VQ14WNKUeSo" target="_blank">New Scientist</a></i><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12.8000001907349px; line-height: 17.9200000762939px;"><a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn27142-win-one-of-50-raspberry-pi-microcomputers.html#.VQ14WNKUeSo" target="_blank"> readers one of its new, super-fast Raspberry Pi 2 computers</a>, complete with SD card. Just think of the many things you could make and do with this really sweet credit-card-sized baby PI! If you aren't a subscriber of New Scientist, hurry! There're only 11 days left to access it! <a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/raspberry-pi-2-on-sale/" target="_blank">Read more about this pi from the Raspberry Pi foundation.</a> It is also on sale - $35.</span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-4129564407417178112015-03-21T18:37:00.000+08:002015-12-06T20:29:59.040+08:00It's time to look UP next week with UP AstroSoc's ACLE + Earth Hour 2015<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's that time of the year again! Let's take our part in spreading awareness of environmental preservation and energy conservation by joining hundreds of millions of people all over the globe in the 2015 Earth Hour. This is a time when we can help <b>change climate change</b>! Spread the word! <b>Earth Hour Lights Off will be on Saturday, 28 March 2015 at 8:30 pm local time. </b></span>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And if you're thinking that you'll just get bored or that there's nothing great to do without our modern night lights, think again! Let's take this time to appreciate and be in awe of the really, really ancient </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(literally!)</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> lights of the universe! </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sk a physicist or an astronomy enthusiast near you. You may check out the website of the <a href="http://upastrosoc.com/" target="_blank">UP Astronomical Society</a> who will be holding an Alternative Classroom Experience (ACLE) in UP Diliman this March 26 1-4pm on <a href="http://upastrosoc.com/site/blog/2015/03/20/what-does-it-take-to-be-an-amateur-astronomer/" target="_blank">What it takes to be an Amateur Astronomer</a>! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And there's more! If you don't have anyone to stargaze with, you can join many others at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NUVALIOfficial" target="_blank">Nuvali </a></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/NUVALIOfficial" target="_blank">Solenad 1 Activity Center</a> for a night of stargazing with UP AstroSoc and music with Daddy Allan of Daddy's Home.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Have a great Earth Hour everyone!</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-27214449974684229882013-05-16T17:57:00.001+08:002013-05-21T10:52:54.272+08:00Karapatdapat na AlaySa nalalapit na pagtatapos ng Halalan 2013 ating muling balikan ang mga winika ni Padre Tolentino sa El Filibusterismo ni Jose Rizal.
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"Nasaan ang kabataang mag-aalay<br>
Ng kanilang kasibulang buhay,<br>
Ng kanilang adhikain at sigasig<br>
Sa kabutihan ng bansa?<br><br>
"Nasaan ang siyang puspusang<br>
Magbubuhos ng dugo <br>
Upang hugasang lahat ng ating kahihiyan<br>
Ang ating kalapastanganan,<br>
Ang ating kabalintuan?<br><br>
"Tanging yaong dalisay at walang bahid<br>
Ang karapatdapat na maging alay<br>
Upang matanggap ang kasalantaang ito."<br>
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Tayo nawa'y magtulungan sa halip na mangutya, magreklamo, at magsisihan sa kasalukuyang kalagayan ng ating bansa. Tayo ang bumubuo ng bansang Pilipinas. Tayo ang mga Pilipino. Ika nga sa kantang isinulat ni Paul Armesin at inawit ni Gloc 9:<br />
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Sino pang may malasakit at pag-ibig sa bansa<br>
Sino pa? Eh di ako!<br>
Kailan mag uumpisa? Magkaisa, kumilos na!<br>
Kailan pa? Eh di ngayon!<br>
Sino pa nga bang gagawa?<br>
Sinong pagsisimulan<br>
Sinong magtataguyod ng bayan ni Juan?<br>
Eh di ako!<br>
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Galaw-galaw din pag may time. ;-)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-17470027261158193552012-11-04T22:39:00.002+08:002012-11-04T22:59:40.889+08:00My Cause for GREAT JOYGod gives people a cause for <b>GREAT JOY</b> that could be heard far away.<br />
So don't ever neglect His Temple.<br />
[Nehemiah 8-12]<br />
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<b>Be on duty at ALL hours.</b><br />
[1 Chronicles 9:33]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-57179221044987387572012-10-28T11:01:00.003+08:002012-10-29T00:00:34.058+08:00My KING's SONG<br />
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My dear, my LOVE.</div>
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Why do you look so downcast?</div>
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I am here. Look up at me.</div>
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Don't cover your face.</div>
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Look up at me. I am here.</div>
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Rise up my LOVE.</div>
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I am here with you.</div>
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My hand is on you.</div>
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Rise up. Rise up my LOVE.</div>
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I LOVE you. Come with me.</div>
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The heavens cannot contain me.</div>
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No palace can be built for me.</div>
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Your LOVE is all I seek.</div>
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Your heart is where I long to be.</div>
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I am forever yours.</div>
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You are my star.</div>
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You are my LOVE.</div>
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You're my everything.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com028 Matimtiman, Quezon City, Philippines14.645956678452663 121.0577702522277814.644996678452664 121.05653625222779 14.646916678452662 121.05900425222778tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-73420362304452988292012-09-27T16:17:00.001+08:002012-09-27T16:18:30.597+08:00The Universe is not 'silent.' <div style="text-align: center;">
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And yet, the universe is not a silent movie because the universe isn't silent. - Janna Levin </div>
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Their use of sound waves as an analog for gravitational waves is really cool. They could put everything together and make one amazing and grand musical piece! This makes me think of Aslan's song in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew. :)</div>
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On the other hand, we have Cymatics which allows us to 'see' sound as wave patterns.</div>
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You can visit <a href="http://www.cymatics.co.uk/">http://www.cymatics.co.uk/</a> to learn more about this!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-75848083998901256172012-09-26T10:56:00.000+08:002012-09-26T10:59:59.471+08:00He is God. He is here with us.<br />
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<b>People didn't worship at the new temple while waiting for the the Ark to arrive. They worshipped as they travelled, carried, and placed the Ark in the tent. Worship in God's presence because He is God and He is here with us</b>.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">1 Chronicles 15:25-28</span></b> [The Message (MSG)]<br />
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25-28 Now they were <b>ready</b>. David, the elders of Israel, and the commanders of thousands started out to get the Chest of the Covenant of God and bring it up from the house of Obed-Edom. And they went <b>rejoicing</b>. Because God helped the Levites, strengthening them as they <b>carried</b> the Chest of the Covenant of God, they paused to worship by sacrificing seven bulls and seven rams. They were <b>all dressed in elegant linen</b>—David, the Levites carrying the Chest, the <b>choir and band</b>, and Kenaniah who was directing the <b>music</b>. David also wore a linen prayer shawl (called an ephod). On they came, <b>all Israel on parade</b> bringing up the Chest of the Covenant of God, <b>shouting and cheering, playing every kind of brass and percussion and string instrument</b>.</div>
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<b><span style="color: #990000;">1 Chronicles 16:1-4</span></b> [The Message (MSG)]<br />
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16 1-3 They brought the Chest of God and <b>placed it right in the center of the tent</b> that David had pitched for it; <b>then they worshiped</b> by presenting burnt offerings and peace offerings to God. When David had completed the offerings of worship, he blessed the people in the name of God. Then he passed around to every one there, men and women alike, a loaf of bread, a slice of barbecue, and a raisin cake.</div>
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4 Then David assigned some of the Levites to the Chest of God <b>to lead worship</b>—<b>to intercede, give thanks, and praise the God of Israel</b>.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-6114583514783792672012-09-25T13:09:00.000+08:002012-09-26T10:57:01.569+08:00The Greatest WarriorDon't think that you can just head out to war just because you've won before. God's battle plan is still the best! There is an enemy. And they do not give up easily. But God breaks through like a raging flood. Don't ever dare to go off alone! [1Chr14:8-17]<br />
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No human wisdom or understanding or plan can stand against the Lord. [Pv21:30]</blockquote>
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We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps. [Pv16:9]</blockquote>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-1028508737315765272012-09-17T01:08:00.003+08:002012-09-17T02:14:06.915+08:00Clarity and Courage: Doing great things for God. [@ Hillsong Hills Church 06/01/12]<center>
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One great sunday at Hillsong Hills! Yeah!<br />
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Seeing these pictures made me recall the Word that Louie Giglio shared that evening. He talked about how <b>clarity and courage</b> should go hand in hand in a Christian's life :) For example, the <b>12 spies had clarity</b> (about the mission), but <b>only two of them also had courage</b> and saw the promise beyond the giants. <b>Peter on the other hand has courage</b>. He even dared to slice off a centurion and ended up cutting off the guy's ear. But he misunderstood Jesus' purpose on earth. He did not understand why Jesus had to die.<br />
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<b>"Nothing great is gonna come down by taking the easy road. There is no easy road." - Louie Giglio</b></blockquote>
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So Jesus left us with two things:<br />
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1. <b>Clarity</b> - Our mission is to "feed my lambs, take care of my sheep, <b>feed my sheep" [</b>John 21:15-17]. In a time of bonding, fishing, campfire, and breakfast with his disciples [ despedida? hehe :D ], Jesus asked Peter if he loved him three times and gave him these replies/instructions. Is it not clear enough?<br />
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2. <b>Courage</b> - "You will<b> receive power</b> when the <b>Holy Spirit comes upon you</b>. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere - ... <b>to the ends of the earth</b>" [Acts 1:8].<br />
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From our assignment:<br />
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The Bible tells us that the Holy Spirit is life-giving [Rom 8:2], fills us with things that pleases God [Rom 8:5b], helps in our weakness by praying with us when we don't know what to pray for [Rom 8:26], reveals to us God's deepest secrets [1 Cor 2:10] and gives us true freedom [2 Cor 3:17].<br />
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So let us <b>be constantly connected to God</b> and <b>be reengaged in his thoughts</b> (not ours) <b>through prayer</b>. God has nothing else to do to prove his love for us. He has given everything. :D<br />
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By the way, their worship team sang Hillsong's Go at the end of the service. The people were still very engaged in worship. They would clap to the drums and wave their hands in unison especially the youth. They'd even jump around the place.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><b>We're giving it all away, away. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> HEY! *punch air to the upper right with right arm* </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> HEY! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">*punch air to the upper left</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with left arm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">*</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">HEY!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> *punch air to the upper right </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with right arm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">* </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">HEY!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">*punch air to the upper left</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with left arm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">HEY!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> *punch air to the upper right</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with right arm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">* </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">We're giving it all to go, your way</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><b>We're giving it all away, away</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> HEY! *punch air to the upper right</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">with right arm</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;">* </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-59009293749277550152012-02-02T10:32:00.001+08:002012-02-02T10:35:07.950+08:00The Believer’s Freedom [1 Corinthians 10:23-32]<b>1 Corinthians 10:23-32</b>
<i>23</i> <b>“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive. <i>24</i> No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.</b>
<i>25</i> Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience, <i>26</i> for, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.”
<i>27</i> If an unbeliever invites you to a meal and you want to go, eat whatever is put before you without raising questions of conscience. <i>28</i> But if someone says to you, “This has been offered in sacrifice,” then do not eat it, both for the sake of the one who told you and for the sake of conscience. <i>29</i> I am referring to the other person’s conscience, not yours. For why is my freedom being judged by another’s conscience? <i>30</i> If I take part in the meal with thankfulness, why am I denounced because of something I thank God for?
<i>31</i> <b>So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. <i>32</i> Do not cause anyone to stumble</b>, whether Jews, Greeks or the church of God— <i>33</i> even as I try to please everyone in every way. <b>For I am not seeking my own good but the good of many, so that they may be saved.</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0Kamagong Residence Hall, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines14.648442727168476 121.0626304149627714.647962727168476 121.06201341496276 14.648922727168475 121.06324741496277tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-22241719151042711192012-01-31T10:11:00.002+08:002012-02-05T00:32:40.976+08:00Let's Start a Revolution<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family:arial;">Ptr. Zhaleen Panlilio</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">• we exist NOT to be silent nor apathetic</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">• we exist to start a revolution</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">• makamandag ka, di mo lang alam.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Revolution</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- sudden, complete, radical change<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - starts in the head - utak ng rebolusyonaryo</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - "If you want to change the world, do something that has never been done!"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Jesus is a revolutionary</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - revolutionaries are not for sale! no money can buy you!</span></ul><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >12 Characteristics of a Revolutionary</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">12. They are creative. [1 Peter 2:9]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- quirky, peculiar<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - KAKAIBA KA</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - nakikita kung ano ang wala sa iba</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">11. They are rebellious. (To the status quo) [Mark 7:5]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- not common or average<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - not rebellious to authority but to the accepted standards</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">10. They are disrespectful and irreverent to the old system. [Mark 7:6-8]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- system - "a school of thought" or mindset<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - hindi nakasanayan or nakagawian</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - pinaalis sa comfort zone bago ginamit ni Lord</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">9. They are flawed. [2 Corinthians 12:10]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- normal, not perfect, just honest<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - "for when I am weak, I am strong"</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - mga taong totoo do not pretend to be perfect but they do not use weaknesses as excuses</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - "Lord ano pa ba ang kailangang baguhin?"</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">8. They are tuned into their followers. [Mark 6:34]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- not disconnected<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - revolutionaries never make it alone</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - hindi lang tapang - dapat may puso, puso para sa tao</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - we are the pastors - find your congregation</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - heart of God - heart of compassion</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">7. They are good at what they do. [Philippians 4:13]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- excellence, nagseserve ka na rin lang sa Panginoon galingan mo na, itodo mo na!<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - ilan? all! may gagawin tayong bago</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">6. They are hated. [John 15:18-19]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- kapag sa isang lugar pinapalayas ka.. magiging iyo yun</ul><span style="font-family:arial;">5. They are risk-takers. [Hebrews 11:8]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- bakit mo pa icclassify ang mga taong masasave? gaganda yan..<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Faith starts out before it knows how it's going to turn out.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> - Sarah followed a man who does not know where he is going.</span></ul><span style="font-family:arial;">4. They are passionate. [Philippians 1:21]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- walang kundi-kundisyon</ul><span style="font-family:arial;">3. They are focused. [Philippians 3:13, Hebrews 12:2]</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> <ul>- kay Lord na muna... tsaka ka na.. haha</ul><span style="font-family:arial;">2. They are determined. [1 John 5:4]</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">1. They are committed. [Luke 14:33]</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-32771793235540483112011-09-09T09:36:00.000+08:002011-09-09T09:37:43.385+08:00A dragon and a lion in a spaceship of stars.Writing. It's been a while since I wrote my thoughts down. Well, I do write down my devotions though. That is one thing that I must never forget to do. But writing silly thoughts of dragons, and of lions, and of spaceships and stars is another thing. There is really something fascinating about words (and music) that we simply ignore and take for granted.<p>We can write the story of our lives and break the monotony of daily routine. But there is only one writer who can write the best stories that the world will ever know. Each story is unique. A lifetime is not enough to read all of them. For each spans a lifetime. But a lifetime is enough to connect one with another and so on and so forth. Billions of stories interconnected with each other. It is nothing but a masterpiece!<p>I can write my own story. I can put in anything I want. May it be dragons, lions, spaceships or stars. But I will hand my story to that one great writer and let him write it with his pen and his ink. There might be things that I might not like and want to erase. But who would think that those things will actually make the whole story much more beautiful.<p>So sit back, relax, and read on. You'll see the characters develop. You'll see them come alive, not just for a moment, but for eternity. You'll see so much passion and so much detail that your mind cannot fathom. So keep watch, you'll never know what will happen next. Read on.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-26255693455136153252011-07-25T17:11:00.003+08:002011-07-25T22:20:43.679+08:00State of the Nation Address 2011: President Benigno Aquino Jr. [ transcript ]<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; ">from: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/29625/state-of-the-nation-address-president-benigno-aquino-iii">http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/29625/state-of-the-nation-address-president-benigno-aquino-iii</a></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III<br />President of the Philippines<br />To the Congress of the Philippines</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">[<a href="http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/sona-2011" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(50, 104, 202); background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">State of the Nation Address</a> delivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasan Pambansa Complex, Quezon City on July 25, 2011]</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local Government officials; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa ko nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan;</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">At sa mga minamahal kong kababayan, ang aking butihing mga boss:</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Humarap po ako sa inyo noong aking inagurasyon at sinabing: Walang wang-wang sa ating administrasyon. At ngayon, patuloy nating itinitigil ito. Naging hudyat at sagisag po ito ng pagbabago, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi pati na rin sa kaisipan sa lipunan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa matagal na panahon, naging simbolo ng pang-aabuso ang wang-wang. Dati, kung makapag-counterflow ang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan, para bang oras lang nila ang mahalaga. Imbes na maglingkod-bayan, para bang sila ang naging hari ng bayan. Kung maka-asta ang kanilang mga padrino’t alipores, akala mo’y kung sinong maharlika kung humawi ng kalsada; walang pakialam sa mga napipilitang tumabi at napag-iiwanan. Ang mga dapat naglilingkod ang siya pang nang-aapi. Ang panlalamang matapos mangakong maglingkod—iyan po ang utak wang-wang.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wala silang karapatang gawin ito. Ayon sa batas, tanging ang Presidente, Bise Presidente, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice, at pulis, bumbero, at ambulansya lang ang awtorisadong gumamit ng wangwang para sa kanilang mga opisyal na lakad. Kung sa trapiko nga ay di masunod ang batas, paano pa kaya sa mga bagay na mas malaki ang makukuha, tulad ng sa mga proyektong pinopondohan ng kaban ng bayan?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kayo po ba gusto ninyong makulong ang lahat ng tiwali? Ako rin. Gusto ba ninyong matanggal ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi sa kaisipang nagdulot ng baluktot na sistema na pagkatagal-tagal na nating pinagtiisan? Ako rin. Gusto po ba ninyong mabigyan ng patas na pagkakataon ang lahat na umasenso? Ako rin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Narito po ang halimbawa ng resulta ng ating kampanya kontra wang-wang sa sistema. Nitong taong ito, taumbayan na mismo ang nagsabi, nabawasan ang nagugutom sa kanila. Mula 20.5% na self-rated hunger noong Marso, bumaba na ito sa 15.1% nitong Hunyo, katumbas ng isang milyong pamilyang Pilipinong nagugutom dati, pero ngayon ay nakakakain na nang tama kada araw.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa larangan po ng negosyo, sino ba ang nag-akalang pitong ulit nating malalampasan ang all-time-high ng stock market? Ang dating 4,000 index na inaakalang hindi maaabot, o kung maabot man ay pansamantala lang, ngayon, pangkaraniwan nang hinihigitan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kung dati napako na ang bansa sa mababang credit ratings, itinaas ng Moody’s, Standard and Poors, Fitch, at Japan Credit Ratings Agency ang ating ranking, bilang pagkilala sa ating tamang paggugol ng pondo at sa malikhain nating pananalapi. Ang mataas na credit rating, magpapababa ng interes sa perang inuutang natin. Kumpara sa unang apat na buwan ng nakaraang taon, mas malaki po ng 23 billion pesos ang natipid nating interest payments mula Enero hanggang Abril ng 2011. Maaari na po nitong sagutin ang dalawang milyon at tatlongdaan libong benepisyaryo ng CCT hanggang sa katapusan ng 2011.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Paalala ko lang po, sa siyam at kalahating taon bago tayo maitalaga sa puwesto, iisang beses lang tayong nakatikim ng ratings upgrade, at anim na beses pang na-downgrade ng iba’t ibang ratings agency. Sa isang taon pa lang po natin, apat na beses na tayong nabigyan ng upgrade. Alam naman po natin na hindi madaling ma-upgrade sa panahon ngayon. Itong mga ratings agency, nabatikos na mali raw ang payo bago magkakrisis sa Amerika, kaya ngayon ay mas makunat na sila sa pagbibigay ng magandang ratings, at nakikita nga natin ito sa sunud-sunod na pag-downgrade sa ibang bansa. Pero tayo po, inupgrade pa nila. Sang-ayon silang lahat: gumanda at lalo pang gaganda ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. Isang hakbang na lang po, aabot na tayo sa investment grade, at wala pong tigil ang ating economic team upang tuluyan na tayong makaarangkada.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">At may mabubuting balita pa pong parating. Dahil wala nang wang-wang sa DOE, muling nabuhay ang kumpiyansa ng mga namumuhunan sa ating energy sector. Patunay dito ang isandaan at apatnapung kumpanya na nakahandang tumaya sa eksplorasyon at pagpapalakas ng ating oil at natural gas resources. Sa huling energy contracting round noong 2006, tatlumpu’t lima lang po ang nakilahok. Nitong Biyernes lamang po, nilagdaan na ang panibagong kasunduan para sa isang bagong power plant sa Luzon grid upang pagdating ng 2014, may mas mura at mas maaasahang pagmumulan ng enerhiya ang bansa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">May kumpiyansa, may pag-asa, at tinutupad po natin ang ating mga pangako. Naaalala ko nga po ang babaeng nakausap ko nang ako’y unang nagha-house-to house campaign. Ang kaniyang hinaing: “Miski sino naman ang manalo, pare-pareho lang ang kahihinatnan. Mahirap ako noong sila ay nangangampanya; mahirap ako habang nakaupo sila, at mahirap pa rin ako pag nagretiro na sila.” Sa madaling salita, ang hinaing po ng marami, “Walang pakialam ang mga pinuno namin kahapon, wala silang pakialam ngayon. Bukas, wala pa rin silang pakialam.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Di po ba’t may katuwiran naman siya sa pagsasabi nito, dahil sa pagwawang-wang sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno? Wang-wang po ang pagbili ng helicopter sa presyong brand new, pero iyon pala ay gamit na gamit na. Wang-wang ang milyun-milyong pabuya na tinanggap ng mga opisyal ng GOCC, tulad ng sa Philippine National Construction Corporation, gayong hindi naman sila nakapaghandog ng disenteng serbisyo, at ibinaon pa sa utang ang kanilang mga ahensya. Bago sila bumaba sa puwesto, dalawandaan, tatlumpu’t dalawang milyong piso po ang inomento ng dating pamunuan ng PNCC sa kanilang sarili. 2007 pa lang po, wala na silang prangkisa; lahat ng kikitain, dapat diretso na sa pambansang gobyerno. Hindi na nga nag-abot ng kita, sinamantala pa ang puwesto. Ang bonus nila mula 2005 hanggang 2009, dinoble pa nila sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010. Ibinaon na nga po nila sa bilyun-bilyong pisong utang ang kanilang tanggapan, nasikmura pa nilang magbigay ng midnight bonus sa sarili.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Para po pigilan ang pagwang-wang sa kaban ng bayan, sinuyod at sinuri natin ang mga programa. Dalawang magkasunod na taon na po nating ipinatutupad ang zero-based budgeting, na nagsisilbing kalasag sa walang-saysay na paggastos.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa Laguna Lake po, magtatanggal nga ng 12 million cubic meters sa dredging, pero pagkatapos ng tatlong taon, garantisado naman itong babalik. 18.7 billion pesos ang magiging utang natin para lang maglaro ng putik. Hindi pa bayad ang utang, nag-expire na ang pakinabang. Pinigilan po natin iyan. Ang food-for-school program na bara-bara lang ang paghahanap ng benepisyaryo, at iba pang inisyatibang pinondohan ngunit walang pinatunguhan—binura na natin sa budget upang ang pera namang nalibre, ay mailaan sa mga proyektong totoong may silbi.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ang budget po ang pinakamalinaw na pagsasabuhay ng ating tuwid na landas. Ang aking pahiwatig sa lahat ng gusto pang ilihis tayo rito: Kung mang-aagrabyado ka lang ng mahirap, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung sarili mo lang ang papayamanin mo, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung hindi iyan para sa Pilipino, huwag ka nang magtangka.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sana masabi na natin na tapos na ang utak wang-wang, pero nakikita po natin ang latak ng ganitong kaisipan na pilit bumubulahaw sa aliwalas ng ating biyahe sa tuwid na landas.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mukhang marami rin po kasi ang nagwawang-wang sa pribadong sektor. Ayon sa BIR, mayroon tayong halos 1.7 million na self-employed at professional tax payers gaya ng mga abogado, doktor, negosyante na nagbayad lamang, sa suma total, ng 9.8 billion pesos noong 2010. 5,783 pesos lang ang ibinayad na income tax ng bawat isa sa kanila—ang ibig sabihin, kung totoo po ito, ang kabuuang kita nila ay umaabot lang ng 8,500 pesos lamang kada buwan. Mababa pa sa minimum wage. Naman.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Nakikita naman po ninyong napupunta na sa tama ang buwis ninyo, kaya wala na pong dahilan upang iwasan natin ang pagbabayad. Nananawagan po ako sa inyo: Hindi lang po gobyerno, kundi kapwa natin Pilipino ang pinagkakaitan sa hindi pagbabayad ng tamang buwis.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Pinananagot at pananagutin po natin ang wang-wang saanmang sulok ng gobyerno. Ang masakit, hanggang sa mga araw pong ito, may sumusubok pa ring makalusot. Mayroon nga pong isang distrito sa Region 4B, may proyektong gagastusan ng 300 million pesos. Kaso hanggang 50 million pesos lang ang puwedeng aprubahan ng district engineer.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kaya naisip nilang ichop-chop ang proyekto para di lumampas sa 50 million pesos ang halaga, at di na umabot sa regional at central office ang mga papeles. Kani-kaniyang diskarte, kani-kaniyang kaharian ang nadatnan nating situwasyon sa DPWH. Sinubukan nilang ipagpatuloy ang nakasanayan na nila. Kadalasan, dahil sa lump-sum na pagbibigay ng pondo, wala nang tanung-tanong kung ano ang plano at detalye ng proyekto. Miski yata bahay ng gagamba ang ipapatayo, bibigyan ng pondo, basta may padrino.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Hindi ito pinalusot ni Secretary Babes Singson. Tinanggal na niya sa puwesto ang district engineer. Pinigilan din po ang pag-award ng proyektong ito para busisiin kung ano pang magic ang nangyari. Masusi na ring iniimbestigahan lahat ng nagkuntsabahan. Ang mga kontratistang mapatunayang nakipagsabwatan para mag-tongpats sa mga proyekto, ibablack-list natin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tingnan nga po ninyo ang idinulot na perhuwisyo ng pagwawang-wang sa sistema: Tuloy ang pagdusa ng mamamayang dapat nakikinabang na sa proyekto ng bayan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Hindi lang po iyan sa region 4B nadiskubre. Ngunit natigil na po ito dahil hindi na padrino kundi tamang proseso ang naghahari sa DPWH. Hindi na puwedeng walang work program; kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto. Malinis at hayag na ang bidding, at pantay na ang pagkakataon sa pagpasok ng mga kontratista.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa sistemang pinaiiral ngayon sa DPWH, nakatipid na tayo ng dalawa’t kalahating bilyong piso, at umaasa tayo na aabot pa sa anim hanggang pitong bilyong piso ang matitipid sa taon na ito. Ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad. Paniwala natin dati, imposibleng maitama ng DPWH ang sistema nila. Hindi lang po ito posible; sa unang taon pa lamang, ginagawa na natin ito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kahit po sa mga bukirin, may mga nagwawang-wang din. Bago tayo maupo noong 2010, nag-angkat ang bansa ng 2.3 million metric tons ng bigas. 1.3 million metric tons lamang ang kailangan nating angkatin, ngunit pinasobrahan pa nila ito ng isang milyon. Dahil nga sobra-sobra ang inangkat, kinailangan pa nating gumastos muli sa mga bodegang pagtatambakan lang naman ng barko-barkong bigas.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ilang taon bang walang saysay na pinasobrahan ang bigas na inaangkat? Dahil dito, umiral ang pag-iisip na habambuhay na tayong aangkat ng bigas. Ang akala ng marami, wala na talaga tayong magagawa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ngunit sa loob lamang ng isang taon, pinatunayan nating mali sila. Ngayon, ang dating 1.3 million metric tons na kakulangan natin sa bigas, halos nangalahati na; 660,000 metric tons na lang po ang kailangan nating angkatin. Kahit dagdagan pa natin iyan ng panangga laban sa sakuna at gawing 860,000 metric tons—na ginagawa na nga po natin—mas mababa pa rin ito sa tinatayang taunang kakulangan na 1.3 million metric tons.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">At hindi po buwenas lang ang nangyaring pag-angat ng ating rice productivity. Bunga po ito ng matinong pamamalakad: ng paggamit ng maiinam na klase ng binhi, at masusi at epektibong paggastos para sa irigasyon. Nito nga pong nakaraang taon, labing-isang libo, animnaraan at labing-isang bagong ektarya ng bukirin ang napatubigan natin. Dagdag pa iyan sa halos dalawandaan at labindalawang libong ektarya na nakumpuni o nabigyang muli ng irigasyon matapos ang panahon ng pagkakatiwangwang. Ang resulta: umangat ng 15.6% ang inani nating palay noong nakaraang taon.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ang gusto nating mangyari: Una, hindi tayo aangkat ng hindi kailangan, para lang punan ang bulsa ng mga gustong magsariling-diskarte ng kita sa agrikultura. Ikalawa: Ayaw na nating umasa sa pag-angkat; ang isasaing ni Juan dela Cruz, dito ipupunla, dito aanihin, dito bibilhin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Balikan din po natin ang dinatnang kalagayan ng ating mga kawal at kapulisan. Labingtatlong libong piso po ang karaniwang suweldo ng isang PO1 sa Metro Manila. Apat na libong piso daw rito ang napupunta sa upa ng bahay. Tila tama nga po na isang-katlo ng kanilang sahod diretso na sa upa. Isang-katlo pa nito, para naman sa pagkain. At ang natitirang isang-katlo, para sa kuryente, tubig, pamasahe, pampaaral sa anak, gamot sakaling may magkasakit, at iba pa. Maganda na nga po kung tumabla ang kita niya sa gastusin. Kapag naman kinapos, malamang sa five-six po sila lalapit. At kapag nagpatung-patong ang interes ng utang nila, makatanggi kaya sila sa tuksong dumelihensya?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kaya ang ipinangako nating pabahay nitong Pebrero, ngayong Hulyo ay tinutupad na. Nakapag-abot na po tayo ng apat na libong Certificate of Entitlement to Lot Allocation sa magigiting nating kawal at pulis. Bahagi pa lang po ito ng target nating kabuuang dalawampu’t isang libo at walong daang bahay sa pagtatapos ng taong ito. Ang dating apatnalibong ibinabayad para sa upa kada buwan, ngayon, dalawandaang piso na lang, para pa sa bahay na pagmamay-ari talaga nila. Ang dating nalalagas na halaga na pambayad sa buwanang renta, maaari nang igugol para sa ibang gastusin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Mayroon pa raw pong mahigit isang libong bahay na natitira, kaya po sa mga pulis at sundalo nating di pa nakakapagpasa ng papeles, last call na po para sa batch na ito. Pero huwag po kayong mag-alala, sa susunod na taon, lalawak pa ang ating pabahay, at hindi lang pulis at kawal sa Luzon ang makikinabang. Inihahanda na ng NHA ang lupang patatayuan sa Visayas at Mindanao, para sa susunod na taon, makapagpatayo na tayo ng mga bahay doon. Sa ating mga kawani ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology at Bureau of Fire Protection, may good news po ako: kasama na po kayo rito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kung seguridad na rin lang po ang ating pag-uusapan, di ba’t karugtong din nito ang ating pambansang dangal? Dati, hindi man lang natin makuhang pumalag tuwing may sisindak sa atin sa loob mismo ng ating bakuran. Malinaw ang pahiwatig natin ngayon sa buong mundo: Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas; kapag tumapak ka sa Recto Bank, para ka na ring tumapak sa Recto Avenue.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tama nga po kaya ang kuwento tungkol sa isang stand-off noong araw? Tinapatan daw ang mga marino natin ng kanyon. Ang ginawa nila, pumutol ng puno ng niyog, pininturahan ito ng itim, saka itinutok sa kalaban. Tapos na po ang panahong iyan. Parating na ang mga capability upgrade at modernization ng mga kagamitan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas. Literal na pong naglalakbay sa karagatan papunta rito ang kauna-unahan nating Hamilton Class Cutter, isang mas modernong barko na magagamit natin para mabantayan ang ating mga baybayin. Maaari pa po tayong makakuha ng mga barkong tulad nito. Idadagdag iyan sa kukunin na nating mga helicopter, patrol craft, at sandata na bultong bibilhin ng AFP, PNP, at DOJ upang makakuha ng malaking diskuwento. Lahat po ito, makakamtan sa matinong pamamahala; mabibili sa tamang presyo, nang walang kailangang ipadulas kung kani-kanino.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wala tayong balak mang-away, pero kailangan ding mabatid ng mundo na handa tayong ipagtanggol ang atin. Pinag-aaralan na rin po natin ang pag-angat ng kaso sa West Philippine Sea sa International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, upang masigurong sa mga susunod na pagkakataon ay hinahon at pagtitimpi ang maghahari tuwing may alitan sa teritoryo.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Alam ko pong magbubunga ang pag-aarugang ipinapamalas natin sa mga lingkod-bayan na nakatutok sa ating seguridad. Mantakin po ninyo: sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010, umabot sa isanlibo at sampung (1,010) kotse at motorsiklo ang nanakaw. Ikumpara po natin iyan sa apatnaraan at animnapung (460) kotse at motorsiklong nanakaw mula Enero hanggang Hunyo ng taong ito. Ang laki po ng naibawas. Malas ko lang po siguro na ‘yung isa o dalawang kaso ng carnapping ang nai-heheadline, at hindi ang pagbawas sa mga insidente nito o ang mas mataas na porsyento ng mga nanakaw na kotse na naibalik sa may-ari.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Isa pa pong halimbawa ng pagbabagong tinatamasa natin: Mayo ng 2003 nang lagdaan ang Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, pero dahil hindi sineryoso ng estado ang pagpapatupad nito, dalawampu’t siyam na indibiduwal lamang ang nahatulan sa loob ng pitong taon. Nalagpasan na po natin iyan, dahil umabot na sa tatlumpu’t isang human traffickers ang nahatulan sa ating administrasyon. Ito na po siguro ang sinasabing “sea change” ni Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ng Amerika. Dahil dito, natanggal na tayo sa Tier 2 Watchlist ng Trafficking in Persons Report nila. Kung hindi tayo natanggal sa watchlist na ito, siguradong napurnada pa ang mga grant na maaari nating makuha mula sa Millenium Challenge Corporation at iba pa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Dumako po tayo sa trabaho. Dagdag-trabaho ang unang panata natin sa Pilipino. Ang 8% na unemployment rate noong Abril ng nakaraang taon, naibaba na sa 7.2% nitong Abril ng 2011. Tandaan po natin: moving target ang nasa hanay ng ating unemployed, dahil taun-taon ay may mga bagong graduate na naghahanap ng trabaho. Nito nga pong huling taon, nadagdag pa sa bilang nila ang libu-libong hawi boys, tagasabit ng banderitas, at iba pang mga Pilipinong kumuha ng pansamantalang kabuhayan mula sa eleksyon. Ang resulta po natin: Isang milyon at apatnaraang libong trabahong nalikha nitong nakaraang taon.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Dati, nakapako sa pangingibang-bansa ang ambisyon ng mga Pilipino. Ngayon, may pagpipilian na siyang trabaho, at hangga’t tinatapatan niya ng sipag at determinasyon ang kanyang pangangarap, tiyak na maaabot niya ito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Malaki pa po ang puwedeng madagdag sa trabahong nalilikha sa ating bansa. Ayon pa lang po sa website nating Philjobnet, may limampung libong trabahong hindi napupunan kada buwan dahil hindi tugma ang kailangan ng mga kumpanya sa kakayahan at kaalaman ng mga naghahanap ng trabaho. Hindi po natin hahayaang masayang ang pagkakataong ito; ngayon pa lang, nagtatagpo na ang kaisipan ng DOLE, CHED, TESDA, at DEPED upang tugunan ang isyu ng job mismatch. Susuriin ang mga curriculum para maituon sa mga industriyang naghahanap ng empleyado, at gagabayan ang mga estudyante sa pagpili ng mga kursong hitik sa bakanteng trabaho.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ngunit aanhin naman po natin ang mga numerong naghuhudyat ng pag-asenso ng iilan, kung marami pa rin ang napag-iiwanan? Ang unang hakbang: tinukoy natin ang totoong nangangailangan; namuhunan tayo sa pinakamahalaga nating yaman: ang taumbayan. Sa dalawang milyong pamilyang rehistrado sa ating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, isang milyon at animnaraang libo na ang nakakatanggap ng benepisyo nito. Sa pagpapakitang-gilas ni Secretary Dinky Soliman, tinatayang may mahigit isandaang libong pamilya ang naiaahon natin mula sa kahirapan kada buwan. Kaya naman mataas ang aking kumpiyansang makukumpleto ang 1.3 million na dagdag na pamilya, mula sa kabuuang 2.3 milyong pamilyang target na benepisyaryo ng CCT bago matapos ang taong ito. At sa compliance rate nito na hindi bababa sa 92%, milyun-milyon na rin po ang inang regular na nagpapacheck-up sa mga health center, ang mga sanggol na napabakunahan, at ang mga batang hindi hinahayaan sa labas ng paaralan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Simula pa lang po ito, at sa ganitong kalinaw na mga resulta, umaasa ako sa suporta ng bawat Pilipino, lalo na ng lehislatura, sa mungkahi nating salinan pa ng pondo ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Inaasam po natin na bago matapos ang 2012, tatlong milyong pamilya na ang mabibigyan ng puhunan para sa kanilang kinabukasan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Binibigyan natin ang mga maralitang pamilyang ito ng pagkakataong makaahon sa buhay, dahil ang pag-asenso nila ay pag-angat rin ng buong bansa. Sino ang tatangkilik sa mga produkto at serbisyo ng mga negosyante, kung isang kahig, isang tuka naman ang mamimili? Kapag may amang kumakapit sa patalim para may kainin ang kanyang pamilya, at siya ay nagnakaw o nangholdap, sino ba ang puwedeng mabiktima ng krimen kundi tayo rin? Kung ang mga kababayan natin ay walang maayos na pagkain o tahanan, mahina ang kalusugan at may malubhang karamdaman, hindi ba’t tayo rin ang nasa peligrong mahawa sa kanilang kapansanan?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Naglalatag po tayo ng pagbabago upang mas mapatibay ang pundasyon ng maaliwalas na bukas para sa lahat. Halimbawa, sa kalusugan: Di ba’t kapansin-pansin ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga benepisyaryo ng PhilHealth tuwing maghahalalan? Ngayon, sa pamamagitan ng National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), tiniyak natin na ang limang milyon at dalawandaang libong pamilyang Pilipino na nakikinabang sa PhilHealth ay ang talagang mga nangangailangan nito. Malawakang pag-unlad at pag-asenso ng lahat: Iyan po ang panata natin. Walang maiiwan sa tuwid na landas.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tumungo naman po tayo sa ARMM. Ang dating sistema: Nagbabatuhan lang ng huwad na utang ng loob ang mga baluktot na kandidato. Kapag pambansang halalan, malaya ang nakaupo sa ARMM na imane-obra ang makinarya sa kaniyang rehiyon para matiyak na bokya ang boto ng mga hindi kaalyado. Kapag naman eleksyon sa ARMM at maniningil na ng utang si Mayor o Governor, ang administrasyon naman ang magpapatakbo ng makinarya para manalo ang kanilang kandidato.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ayon nga po sa naungkat ng COA, sa opisina ng regional governor ng ARMM, mula Enero 2008 hanggang Setyembre 2009, walumpung porsyento ng mga disbursement ang napunta sa mga cash advance na wala namang maayos na paliwanag. Kung hindi nawala ang pondong ito, nakatapos na sana ang isang batang tumawid sa ghost bridge, para pumasok sa ghost school, kung saan tuturuan siya ng ghost teacher. Walang humpay na paghihirap, at walang pag-asa ng pag-asenso.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Gusto nating maranasan ng ARMM ang benepisyo ng tamang pamamahala. Kaya ang solusyon: synchronization. Dahil dito, kailangan nilang tumutok sa kani-kanilang mga kampanya; magiging mas patas ang labanan, at lalabnaw ang command votes. Salamat sa Kongreso at naipasa na ang batas na magsasabay ng halalan sa ARMM sa halalang pambansa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">At bakit po postponement ang kailangan? Sa kagustuhang makabalik sa puwesto, nakahanda ang ilan na ulitin ang nakagawian para manalo. Isipin na lang po ninyo kung pumayag tayo sa kagustuhan ng mga kontra, at itinuloy natin ang eleksyon. Wala po silang ibang gagawin sa loob ng dalawang taon kundi paghandaan ang susunod na halalan at isiksik ang kalokohan nila sa mas maigsing panahon. Habang nananatili sa pwesto ang mga utak wang-wang na opisyal, naiiwan namang nakalubog sa kumunoy ng kawalang-pagasa ang taumbayan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wala akong duda sa kahihinatnan ng mga repormang inilatag natin. Hindi po tayo nagbubukambibig lang; may kongkretong resulta ang ating mga paninindigan. Kapag sinabi nating tuwid na daan, may katapat itong kalsada sa Barangay Bagumbayan sa Sta. Maria, Laguna. Kapag sinabi nating malinis na pamamahala, may dadaloy na malinis na tubig sa mga liblib na lugar gaya ng nasa Barangay Poblacion, sa Ferrol, Romblon. Kapag sinabi nating liwanag ng pagbabago, titiyakin nating may liwanag na tatanglaw sa mga pamayanang dati ay nangangapa sa aandap-andap na gasera, gaya ng ginawa natin sa Barangay San Marcos, sa Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. Ganito na ang nangyayari sa marami pang ibang lugar; pinipilit nating ito rin ang mangyari sa kabuuan ng Pilipinas.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Nakatutok na po ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno; nag-uugnayan at nagtutulungan sila upang maabot at mapabilis ang mga solusyon sa mga problemang kaytagal nang pinapasan ng bayan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Di po ba’t may problema tayo sa baha, na alam naman nating dulot ng walang humpay at ilegal na pagputol ng mga puno? Ang dating solusyon: photo-op ng pagtatanim na ang tanging benepisyaryo ay nagpapapoging pulitiko. Nagtanim nga ng puno kontra-baha, pero hindi naman siniguro na mananatiling nakatayo ang mga ito pag-alis nila.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Isa sa mga solusyong pinag-aaralan ay ang gawing kapaki-pakinabang sa mga pamayanan ang pagbabantay ng puno. Bibigyan sila ng binhi ng kape at cacao para itanim at mamunga ng kabuhayan. Habang hinihintay ang ani, makakakuha sila ng stipend upang bantayan naman ang mga punong itinanim laban sa baha. Puwedeng maging benepisyaryo ng programang ito ang mga informal settlers, na ngayon ay nagkukumpulan sa siyudad. Mamumuhunan tayo sa taumbayan, habang namumuhunan din sa kalikasan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Noon bang isang taon, inisip ninyo na kaya nating gawin ito? Sa ngayon, tinutupad na natin ang ating mga pangako. Bukas makalawa, katotohanan na ang lahat ng ito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Marami pa pong malikhaing konsepto na inilalapit sa atin. May mosquito trap na pinapatay ang mga kiti-kiti ng lamok, na siguro naman po ay may kinalaman sa halos labing-apat na porsiyentong pagbaba ng insidente ng dengue; may hibla ng niyog na itatapon na sana, pero puwede palang murang solusyon sa mga daanang madaling mabitak; may landslide sensor na magbababala kung tumaas na ang panganib na gumuho ang lupa; may mga kagamitang magbibigay ng senyales kung malapit nang umapaw ang tubig sa mga ilog. Lahat po ito, gawa ng Pilipino.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Pinag-aaralan na rin po ng DOST at UP ang pagkakaroon ng monorail system, para tugunan ang problema sa pangmalawakang transportasyon. Sa malikhaing pag-iisip ng kapwa Pilipino, may pag-asa palang magtayo ng light rail system nang hindi hihigit sa 100 million pesos ang gagastusin kada kilometro. Sa matitipid na pondo, mas mahabang kilometro ng riles ang mailalatag at makaka-abot sa mga lugar na malayo sa sentro ng komersyo. Ang mga dating sumisiksik sa siyudad para maghanap ng trabaho, maaari nang tumira sa malayo, nang hindi pahirapan ang biyahe.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Uulitin ko po: ang mungkahing ito ay galing sa kapwa natin Pilipino, para sa Pilipinas. Naaalala po ba ninyo ang panahon kung kailan ni hindi man lang maabot ng mga pangarap natin ang ganitong mga proyekto? Ngayon, sinasabi ko sa inyo: pinapangarap natin ito, kaya natin ito, gagawin natin ito. Hindi ba tayo nagagalak, Pilipino tayong nabubuhay sa ganitong panahon?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, huwag po sana nating lilimutin: masasayang lang ang lahat ng ating narating kung hindi tuluyang maiwawaksi ang kultura ng korupsyon na dinatnan natin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa mga kapwa ko empleyado ng sambayanan, mula sa tuktok hanggang sa bawat sulok ng burukrasya: Di po ba’t napakarangal na ngayon ang magtrabaho sa gobyerno? Di po ba’t ngayon, sa halip na ikahiya, gusto mo pang isuot ang iyong ID kung sumasakay ka ng bus o jeep papasok sa iyong ahensya? Sasayangin po ba natin ang karangalang kaloob sa atin ng sambayanan?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Iyan din po ang aking panawagan sa ating Local Government Units. Kabilang po ako sa mga sumasang-ayon na kayo ang pinaka-nakakaalam sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan sa inyong mga lungsod at munisipyo. Makakaasa po ang ating mga LGU sa higit na kalayaan at kakayahan, kung makakaasa rin tayong gagamitin ito sa tuwid na paraan, at isasaalang-alang ang kapakanan ng buong sambayanan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Halimbawa po, may ilang munisipyo na naisipang magbuwis sa mga transmission lines ng kuryente na dadaan sa kanilang mga pook. Magpapasok nga po ng kita sa kanilang lokal na kaban, pero kapalit nito, tataas din ang gastusin ng mas nakararaming Pilipino sa kuryente. Tiwala po akong kaya nating balansehin ang interes ng inyong mga nasasakupan sa interes ng sambayanan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kailangan pong manatiling magkatugma ang ating mga programa, dahil ang ikauunlad ng buong bansa ay manganganak din ng resulta sa inyong mga pook. Wakasan na po sana natin ang agendang nakatuon sa susunod na eleksyon lamang, at ang kaisipang isla-isla tayong maihihiwalay ang sariling pagsulong sa pag-unlad ng bansa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tayo-tayo rin po ang dapat magtulungan tungo sa kaunlaran. Malaki ang pasasalamat ko sa Kongreso sa pagpapasa ng mga batas ukol sa GOCC Governance, ARMM Synchronization, Lifeline Electricity Rates Extension, Joint Congressional Power Commission Extension, Children and Infants’ Mandatory Immunization, at Women Night Workers.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Noong isang taon nga po, nagpakitang-gilas ang Kongreso sa pagpasa ng budget bago matapos ang taon. Dahil dito, nasimulan agad ang mga proyekto at hindi na inabot ng tag-ulan. Bukas na bukas po, ihahain na namin sa lehislatura ang budget para sa susunod na taon. Umaasa po ako na muli kayong magpapakitang-gilas, upang tuluyan na nating mapitas ang bunga ng mga naitanim nating pagbabago.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Maganda na po ang ating nasimulan. Pero mahalaga pong maalala natin: simula pa lang ito. Marami pa tayong gagawin. Hayaan po ninyong ilatag ko sa Kongreso ang ilan sa mga batas na magpapaigting sa pagtupad ng ating panata sa bayan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Layon nating bigyan ng kaukulang kompensasyon ang mga biktima ng Martial Law; ang pagkakaloob ng makatarungang pasahod at benepisyo para sa mga kasambahay; at ang pagpapatupad ng isang mas maayos na sistema ng pensyon para sa mga kawal. Sinusuportahan din natin ang pagpapalawak ng sakop ng scholarship na ipinagkakaloob ng DOST sa mahuhusay ngunit kapuspalad na mag-aaral; ang pagtataguyod ng pinaigting na pangkalahatang kalusugan; at ang pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan at sa mga pasilidad na titiyak sa kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan sa oras ng sakuna.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kabilang din po sa ating agenda ang pagpapalakas ng BuCor, ng NBI, ng NEA, at ng PTV 4, upang sa halip na mapag-iwanan ng kaalaman at panahon, mas maayos nilang magagampanan ang kanilang pagbibigay-serbisyo sa publiko.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Hindi ko po nailagay ang lahat ng gustong magpasali ng kanilang adbokasiya dito sa SONA. Pero kumpleto po ang detalye sa budget at budget message. Sa mga interesado po, pakibasa na lang.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">May mga nagsasabing pinepersonal ko raw ang paghahabol sa mga tiwali. Totoo po: Personal talaga sa akin ang paggawa ng tama, at ang pagpapanagot sa mga gumagawa ng mali—sino man sila. At hindi lamang dapat ako ang namemersonal sa usaping ito. Personal dapat ito sa ating lahat, dahil bawat Pilipino ay biktima nito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ang mali—gaano katagal man ito nanatili—ay mali pa rin. Hindi puwedeng “Oks lang, wala lang iyan.” Kapag kinalimutan natin ang mga ito, mangyayari lang ulit ang mga kamalian ng nakaraan. Kung hindi magbabayad ang mga nagkasala, parang tayo na rin mismo ang nag-imbita sa mga nagbabalak gumawa ng masama na umulit muli.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ang totoo nga po, marami pang kalokohan ang nahalungkat natin. Halimbawa, sa PAGCOR: kape. Isang bilyong piso po ang ginastos ng dating pamunuan ng ahensya para sa kape; sa isandaang piso na lang po kada tasa, lalabas na nakakonsumo sila ng sampung milyong tasa. Baka po kahit ngayong iba na ang pamunuan ng PAGCOR ay dilat na dilat pa rin ang mata ng mga uminom ng kapeng ito. Hanapin nga po natin sila, at matanong: nakakatulog pa po ba kayo?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Pagpasok ng bagong Ombudsman na si dating Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, magkakaroon tayo ng tanod-bayan na hindi magiging tanod-bayad ng mga nagwawang-wang sa pamahalaan. Inaasahan ko nga po na sa taon na ito, masasampahan na ng kaso ang lahat ng nagkuntsabahan sa katiwalian, at naging sanhi ng situwasyong ating inabutan. Tapos na rin po ang panahon kung kailan nagsasampa ang gobyerno ng malalabnaw na kaso. Kapag tayo ang nagsampa, matibay ang ebidensya, malinaw ang testimonya, at siguradong walang lusot ang salarin.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tutok tayo na ang pagkakamit ng ganap na katarungan ay hindi natatapos sa pagsasakdal kundi sa pagkukulong ng maysala. Buo ang kumpiyansa ko na tinutupad ng DOJ ang malaki nilang bahagi upang maipiit ang mga salarin, lalo na sa mga kaso ukol sa tax evasion, drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, graft and corruption, at extrajudicial killings.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Wala pong tsamba: ang tapat at mabuting pamamahala ay nanganganak ng mabuti ring resulta. Isipin po ninyo: naipatupad natin ang mga ipinangakong serbisyo ng gobyerno, at nakapaglaan pa ng sapat na pondo para sa mga proyekto nang hindi kinailangang magtaas ng buwis.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Iyan naman po talaga ang plano: siguruhin na patas ang laban; itigil ang panlalamang ng mga makapangyarihan; at tiyakin na ang dating sistema kung saan nakikinabang ang iilan ay magiging bukal ng oportunidad para sa lahat.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tinutuldukan na po natin ang wang-wang: sa kalsada, sa gobyerno, sa kalakhang lipunan. Ito po ang manganganak ng kumpiyansa na magdadala ng negosyo; ito rin ang sisiguro na ang pondo ng taumbayan ay mapupunta sa dapat nitong kalagyan: Imprastruktura na titiyak sa tuluyang pag-angat ng ekonomiya at pagmumulan ng trabaho, at serbisyong panlipunan na sisigurong walang mapag-iiwanan. Bubukas ang marami pang pintuang pangkabuhayan sa pamamagitan ng turismo; sisiguruhing hindi magugutom ang Pilipino sa pagpapalakas ng agrikultura. Ang mga dating kinakaligtaan, bibigyang-puhunan ang kinabukasan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Magbubunsod ito ng siklo kung saan tiyak na may pupuno sa mga nalilikhang trabaho, at may mga konsumer na lalong magpapalago sa mga negosyo.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Batid ko po na hanggang ngayon ay may kakaunti pang nagrereklamo sa ating estilo ng pamamahala. Nakita po ninyo ang aming estilo, at ang kaakibat nitong resulta. Nakita po ninyo ang estilo nila, at kung saan tayo nito dinala. Sa mga taong bukas ang mata, maliwanag kung saan ang tama.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ngayong tayo na ang nagtitimon sa gobyerno, malinaw ang direksyong tinatahak ng ating bayan. Isang bansa kung saan ang pagkakataon ay abot-kamay; kung saan ang mga nangangailangan ay sinasaklolohan; kung saan may saysay ang bawat patak ng pawis, bawat sandali ng pagtitiis, at bawat butil ng hinagpis na dinaanan natin. Kung may gawin kang mabuti, may babalik sa iyong mabuti. At kung may gawin kang masama, tiyak na mananagot ka.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Naaalala ko nga po ang isang ginang na lumapit sa akin noong kampanya; ang babala niya, “Noy, mag-iingat ka, marami kang kinakabangga.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tama po ang sabi niya: Tao po akong may agam-agam din. Pero wala po akong alinlangang tumahak sa tuwid na daan: Buo ang loob ko dahil alam kong nasa likod ko kayo.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Salamat po sa mga pari at obispo na masinsinang nakikipagdiyalogo sa atin, katulad nina Cardinal Rosales at Vidal. Di naman po kami ganoong kalapit ni Cardinal Rosales, pero naniniwala akong ibinuhos niya ang lahat para mabawasan ang hindi pinagkakaunawaan ng gobyerno at simbahan. Sa paghahalal kay Archbishop Palma, tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao at kalikasan, lalo pong tumibay ang aking kumpiyansang ugnayan, at hindi bangayan, ang mabubuo sa pagitan ng estado at simbahan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Salamat din po sa ating Gabinete, na walang kinikilalang panahon ng tulog o pahinga, maipatupad lang ang pambansang agenda. Special mention po ang PAGASA, na tunay na ngayong nagbibigay ng maaasahang babala.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">At sa mga nasasagasaan po natin sa landas ng katapatan at integridad sa pamamahala, ito naman po ang aking masasabi: Pinili ninyo ang landas kung saan naaapi ang sambayanan. Pinili naman namin ang landas na ipagtanggol ang taumbayan. Nasa tama po kami; nasa mali kayo. Sa inyong magbabalik ng pang-aapi sa sambayan, hindi kayo magtatagumpay.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Sa lahat ng mga kasama natin sa tuwid na daan: Kayo ang lumikha ng pagkakataong baguhin ang dinatnan, at gawing mas maganda ang ipapamana natin sa susunod na salinlahi ng mga Pilipino. Kayo pong mga tsuper na pumapasada pa rin; kayong mga guro at estudyanteng pauwi pa lang mula sa klase; kayong patuloy ang paglikha ng mga obrang nagpapaalab sa apoy ng ating pagka-Pilipino; kayong mga pulis, sundalo, kaminero at bumbero; kayong mga marangal na nagtatrabaho, sa Pilipinas man, sa gitnang dagat, o sa ibang bansa; kayong mga tapat na kasama natin sa gobyerno, anumang probinsya o partido; kayong mga Pilipinong nakikinig sa akin ngayon—kayo po ang lumikha ng pagkakataong ito.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Lumikha po kayo ng gobyernong tunay na nagtatrabaho para sa inyo. May limang taon pa tayo para siguruhing hindi na tayo babalik sa dating kalagayan. Hindi tayo magpapadiskaril ngayong napakaganda na ng resulta ng ating sinimulan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kapag may nakita tayong butas sa sistema, huwag na po tayo magtangkang lumusot. Huwag na nating daanin sa pakiusap ang madadaan sa pagsisikap. Tama na ang unahan, tama na ang tulakan, tama na ang lamangan, dahil lahat naman po tayo ay makakarating sa minimithi nating kinabukasan.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Tapusin na po natin ang kultura ng negatibismo; iangat natin ang kapwa-Pilipino sa bawat pagkakataon. Bakit po ang iba, ang hilig maghanap ng kung anu-anong pangit sa ating bayan? At napakahirap—parang kasalanan—na magsabi ng maganda? Naalala pa po ba natin noong huling beses tayong pumuri sa kapwa Pilipino?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Itigil na po natin ang paghihilahan pababa. Ang dating industriya ng pintasan na hindi natin maitakwil, iwaksi na po natin. Tuldukan na po natin ang pagiging utak-alimango; puwede bang iangat naman natin ang magaganda nating nagawa?</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kung may nakita kang mabuti, huwag kang magdalawang-isip na purihin ito. Kapag nakita mo ang pulis sa kanto, nagtatrapik nang walang kapote sa ilalim ng ulan, lapitan mo siya at sabihing, “Salamat po.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kung magkasakit ka at makita mo ang nars na nag-aruga sa iyo, sa halip na magserbisyo sa dayuhan kapalit ng mas malaking suweldo, sabihin mo, “Salamat po.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Bago ka umuwi galing eskuwela, lapitan mo ang guro mong piniling mamuhunan sa iyong kinabukasan kaysa unahin ang sariling ginhawa; sabihin mo, “Salamat po.” Sa aking guro, Salamat po Ginang Escasa.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kung makasalubong mo ang iyong kinatawan sa kalsadang dati ay lubak-lubak, at ngayon ay puwede nang daanan nang maaliwalas, lapitan mo siya at sabihing: “Salamat po.”</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Kaya po, sa sambayanang Pilipino, ang aking Boss na nagtimon sa atin tungo sa araw na ito: maraming, maraming salamat po sa pagbabagong tinatamasa natin ngayon.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Buhay na buhay na ang Pilipinas at ang Pilipino.</p></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-71978873598023575902011-06-10T04:10:00.004+08:002011-06-10T04:15:43.352+08:00French Film Festival 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H2WfsvWWDdQ/TfEpC26g-eI/AAAAAAAAEUY/yR4r-ZOnXds/s1600/FFF_POSTER_FINAL2_copy_RESIZED-61a39.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mitch Albom</span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;"> tuesdays with Morrie: an old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1554897449049236744.post-55115821406956257242011-03-18T11:57:00.008+08:002011-03-18T15:54:37.865+08:00Earth Hour 2011: It's time to go beyond the hour.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSvtFIiX0F8/TYLYqhEiSlI/AAAAAAAAETo/BuOXqXB-HVQ/s1600/header.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 67px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CSvtFIiX0F8/TYLYqhEiSlI/AAAAAAAAETo/BuOXqXB-HVQ/s400/header.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585264712836336210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.earthhour.org/"><center><span style="font-weight: bold;">Earth Hour 2011: It's time to go beyond the hour</span></a><br /><br />At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour.<br /><br /><object height="234" width="384"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Mxjbip6y04?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4Mxjbip6y04?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="312" width="512"></embed></object></center>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12318676663683588792noreply@blogger.com1