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The Cheaper Medicines Bill was passed by the House of Representatives in December 2007. And after four months of discussions in bicameral(Senate and House) committee, it now finally ready to be ratified by Congress. Then it will be signed into law by President Arroyo before May 1.The long delay was caused by the stand-off between the Senate and the House contingents in the committee. The Senate members, led by Sen Mar Roxas, wanted to change two things in the bill…
Our quote today comes from Andre Agassi who turns 38 today. He dropped out of school and turned pro at 16. In his 20-year tennis career, he won 60 singles titles, eight Grand Slam crowns and an Olympic gold medal…
Today is the 26th annual celebration of World Dance Day. It is organized by the International Dance Council (CID) and it aims to focus the public’s attention on the art of dance. Dance Day events may include special performances, open-door courses, public rehearsals, lectures, exhibitions, articles in newspapers and magazines, dance evenings, radio and TV programs, visits, street shows, etc. Here’s a little story about a dancing duck…
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nandito na lahat about iblog4… actual presentations, Live blogging, Video coverage, Photo coverage, reflections, etc.
iBlog4 Afterglow
http://philippineselection.blogspot.com/2008/04/iblog4-afterglow.html
halos kumpleto na 
I was doing my usual Monday morning blog-hopping activity when I saw this on Baddie’s, uhm, “universe”: The New Seven Deadly Sins: I’m Screwed.
Well, I didn’t know that the Vatican recently added seven new deadly sins. I know, I know, some of those who are informed are probably rolling their eyes and shaking their heads while breathlessly asking the wind, “were you just born yesterday, girly?” or something to that effect, but, sigh, I’ve been really out of the loop lately, I know. trump2
Anyway, according to FoxNews.Com, the Vatican’s list include drug dealing, genetic engineering, social injustice, polluting, pedophilia, abortion and being Donald Trump or Paris Hilton, err, I mean, being obscenely rich.
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I didn’t expect this to happen. I was looking forward for a next generation 3G competition among Globe Telecoms, SUN Cellular, Smart, and BayanTel’s WCDMA. More players, good for consumers.
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FYI
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From: Janette Toral <>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 1:28:03 PM
Subject: some updates you may be interested in
Hi dYu. Just like to give you a heads up on what some of our club members (http://www.e-commercephilippines.com) are up to.
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1. Chikka.com just released its all-new Chikka platform. I hope you can give it a try and help spread the word about this Pinoy innovation. I can send you a fact sheet if you need more info. My chikka id is 639209508696 and hope you can add me as a contact.
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2. My top 10 emerging influential blogs 2008 project is now on. I hope you can submit and help promote new blogs. Details are posted at http://www.influentialblogger.net
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3. Lastly, there’s a Social Networking and eBusiness Conference Philippines 2008 happening this May 20 and 21. Details about it can be found at http://socialnetworkphilippines.blogspot.com
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If you have any projects that I can help in disseminating, just let me know.
Thank you.
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Janette Toral
Catch up with what I’m doing now at
http://twitter.com/digitalfilipino
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Just as Filipino bloggers trooped to U.P. Diliman for the 4th iBlog Summit, WordPress 2.5.1 was released. Continue reading the whole post…
baka makapunta daw kayo…
Note: RSVP/pre-registrati on is important because we need to keep headcount to 80
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From: Juned Sonido <>
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:11:11 AM
Subject: David & Goliath Event
Hi,
Got this in the email and will post this later. Wanted to give you the heads up on this. Invite more people to come and sign up.
David Goliath Event
Date: May 6, 2008
Time: 8pm
Venue: Mag:net Cafe, Bonifacio High Street
You are cordially invited to join us for a chance to embrace your inner loser.
In a testament to wit, candor and irony, meet David & Goliath’s newest brilliantly satirical horde representing what could be this generations’ biggest pop-culture paradox: being a loser has never been more cool. Expect the clever, tart-tongued graphic misfits to spin it into fun and games as they prove once and for all that there’s no better time to be a LITTLE LOSER.
RSVP
You can sign up here:
http://spreadsheets .google.com/ ccc?key=pizABg5M 0npWwNL2ZTPiwaw&inv=juned67% 40gmail.com&t=11109944647111529 08
Juned Sonido
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Grrrrh! The nerve! I wanted to strangle him right then and there! Same as what I told the Director of Rooms - yep, I told… - that I wouldn’t mind the snide comment if it were told or said to my face or if only other employees were present. I really wouldn’t mind if other employees would overhear because almost everyone knows that the Internal Auditors, like me, are sometimes very observant and we do sometimes, although unintentionally, make a fuss of things especially when customer service goes bad. And majority of the employees can emphatize with that…..
Read the rest of my whining in The BLue Speckled Diary!
I have just receive an email from my religious friend about a Miracle in Egypt. Please read below.
Enjoy reading the miracle HERE.
If you want to reminisce and enjoy your favorite songs, artists, tv shows or movies of the past years, a new social network and entertainment community in the name of GetBack media could be of help as it delivers previous decades’ music and other media contents to its users.
Know more about GetBack Media here…
To those who loved Brian or Support Brian, here is the post on his blog today Monday April 28, 2008 entitled:TEAM BRIAN? Happy Monday click to continue
Last week, Sen Aquilino Pimentel and 10 other senators presented Joint Resolution No 10 which seeks to change the Philippines to a federal system. With almost half of the senators co-sponsoring it, it should be…
Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work. We remember the workers who died or got injured or got sick because of occupational hazards and accidents. This observance started in Canada where they celebrate Workers’ Memorial Day today. Here’s a story about a Mafia godfather, a laywer and a deaf bookkeeper…
Our quote today comes from US President James Monroe who was born on April 28, 1758. His family lived on a small farm and when he was a boy, he had to walk for several kilometers to get to school everyday. When he was his 16, his father died and…
There’s no better way to bring back my totally useless blog series, Face-Rocking Covers, than the first day of this most momentous week: IRON MAN WEEK YAY! Obviously, we’ll be taking a look at some of ol’ Shellhead’s old face-rocking comic book covers. The Invincible One didn’t catch the fancy of the general public until the movie was announced, which baffles me since Iron Man is one rockin’ mofo. Observe:
One of the most suspenseful covers ever. Seriously. It’s a dude trying to get his normal clothes off and desperately trying to put on his suit of armor… WHILE FALLING TO HIS CERTAIN DEATH! If only he thought of bringing this thing called a “parachute”.
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yes!! its true! saw the big update at Carlo Vergara’s blog that the Zsa Zsa komiks sequel will be available online. I was informed last year about the sequel of Zsa Zssa Zaturnnah, but I didn’t know that Carlo plans to release the komiks in digital format. Carlo said that the sequel was done upon m
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The Philippines is an archipelago made up of about 7,100 islands. This archipelago country is located in Southeast Asia. In Asia, it is also one of the popular countries that get visited yearly by tourists, and here are the top ten places that they love going back to.
1.) Intramuros
This walled “city” is located in Manila. It served as a walled settlement of the Spaniards during their occupation of the country and, as such, has its own museums as well as churches and wonderful ruins. Today, this well-preserved Intramuros is one of the visited places in the Philippines.
2.) Rizal Park
Also called Luneta, this is a very good place if you want a leisurely walk. This park is dedicated to the Philippines’ national hero, Jose Rizal, who was not only a poet but a very good writer during the Spanish era, and this was also the place where he was executed. Now, this is a popular place for picnics.
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“As human-caused biodiversity loss and climate disruption gain ground, we need to keep our sights clear and understand that the measure of a threat is not a matter of whether it is made on purpose, but of how much loss it may cause. It’s an ancient habit to go after those we perceive to be evil because they intended to do harm. It’s harder, but more effective, to “go after,” meaning to more effectively educate and socialize, those vastly larger numbers of our fellow humans who are not evil, but whose behavior may in fact be far more destructive in the long run.” (Ed Ayres, editor of Worldwatch magazine, Nov/Dec 2001)
Carbon Dioxide from Power Plants
In 2002 about 40% of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions stem from the burning of fossil fuels for the purpose of electricity generation. Coal accounts for 93 percent of the emissions from the electric utility industry. US Emissions Inventory 2004 Executive Summary p. 10
Coal emits around 1.7 times as much carbon per unit of energy when burned as does natural gas and 1.25 times as much as oil. Natural gas gives off 50% of the carbon dioxide, the principal greenhouse gas, released by coal and 25% less carbon dioxide than oil, for the same amount of energy produced. Coal contains about 80 percent more carbon per unit of energy than gas does, and oil contains about 40 percent more. For the typical U.S. household, a metric ton of carbon equals about 10,000 miles of driving at 25 miles per gallon of gasoline or about one year of home heating using a natural gas-fired furnace or about four months of electricity from coal-fired generation.
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When I was reviewing Good Luck Chuck (like there was something monumental to say). I stumbled upon this promotional poster with reference to the Issue 335 cover of the Rolling Stone.
Taken on the morning of December 8, 1980, this was one of the last photographs of Lennon, who was murdered by a deranged fan (hours) later in the day.
It was the best cover since 1965.
The earliest encounter with her is from a little snippet in the Time magazine about her Wizard of Oz themed shoots in a fashion editorial for Vogue US. Even if that image in the article is about 100×200 pixels, I really want to see that photo because there is some kind of glamour and beauty.
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The National Election on Philippines 2010 signifies another hope for ordinary Juan dela Cruz who endures the pain and hardship of work for a minimum wage to support his family’s daily needs. Currently, we are facing the issues on food shortage and price inflation, where the present government is firm on saying that everything is under control. In spite with the assurance that the Arroyo administration promises, panic buying, obvious sign of shortage, and rapid price inflation shows that someone is not telling the truth.
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TriNoma is Ayala Mall’s first foray North of Manila and will bring to the North shopping, dining and entertainment experiences as never been seen before. It is a super-regional shopping center that puts together in one beautiful, incomparable environment all the best that have always been sought elsewhere, giving a renewed definition to the complete mall experience.
SPOT.ph is the newest website about dining, drinking and going out in Manila with reviews posted by the users themselves. SPOT.ph is very generous enough to organize an exclusive food tour at TriNoma for bloggers. Jenny, Roxanne and I took part on the said food tour at TriNoma visiting and eating at a total of 21 restaurants for free. We were treated to the classiest restaurants around the Metro, which we can’t afford on our own.
More about Introducing SPOT.ph and the classiest restos in the Metro on My Boring Life… Now A Blog!.
There is one ominous sign of a fallen aesthetic sense in the police community more recently. Apparently, it took the form of a music CD. And PNP Director General Avelino Razon gave it a face. That is, a face to grace the album’s cover, that album titled with the classic “Mamang Police”.
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or “Event Horizon” post here
Philippines’ weekly music charts / countdown from TV and from six of our local radio stations — Myx International Top 20, Pinoy Myx Countdown, 103.5 Max FM Final countdown, RX 93.1 countdown, NU 107 Stairway to Seven Weekend Edition, Wave 89.1 Soul Review countdown, Magic 89.9’s Magic 30 Countdown, and the much-awaited comeback of Triggerman’s Top 20 @ 12 at 99.5 Campus FM.
Check out the charts here…
Happy World Graphic Design Day! Check out the patron saints of graphic designers on this site. My favorite one is Saint Concepta…
Motorists in Makati and other major cities will be switching off their motor engines for a minute at exactly 8am on Monday the 28th of April as part of Earth Month celebrations in the country. The project is called Tigil Buga (Stop Smoke Belching) and it aims to raise awareness…
Our quote today comes from Ferdinand Magellan, the first explorer who dared to circumnavigate the world. He landed in the Visayan Islands in 1521 and demanded that…
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