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These four young, talented, bright and beautiful ladies are excellent singers who could also dance to the hilt was so lucky to have been discovered by Sister Bella Dimayuga. Their future in the entertainment industry is not only secured, but their well-being as a complete person, a Christian and their moral uprightness is assured as well. With them, the Philippines can be assured of ripping more honors abroad from these singing and dancing divas. They will be introduced fully into the entertainment industry here and ultimately, abroad: in the U.S. and all over the world !
Sister Bella, the President of the then world renowned Bellestar Promotions told us that she has something big in store for these young, beautiful and talented ladies in the United States where she now promotes our country and kababayans. It’s one thing we admire of this lady, she has a big heart not minding spending money to take care of her fellow Filipinos, developing their talents, nurturing their well-being, then sending them abroad for a brighter future is not an easy task.
The 15 types of HEART
There are 15 types of heart.
1. SELFISH
2. WEAK
3. HELPFUL
4. SENSITIVE
5. CRUEL
2008 SONA
Last Monday’s SONA was breathtaking – it literally kills you with inconsistencies and bull shit.
To listen to PGMA go on and on about how she is concerned for the welfare of the people is, to say the least, rather damning:
(1) She insists that VAT cushions the world food and fuel crisis in the country;
(2) VAT is the fuel for government projects and such to help the poor;
(3) Poverty and unemployment has gone down;
(4) Sending more OFWs to other countries is a wonderful thing;
(5) Microfinance has gone up to help more people;
(6) There is an existent fuel subsidy for people who work in the transport sector;and
(7) The price of sending SMS has gone down to 50 cents.
To start with, VAT does not cushion anything other than the government’s revenue. You pay an extra amount for what, to shoulder government projects to help the poor? What help does this scheme offer the poor, no, us in general when we’re forced to pay more than we could afford? And what Pro-POOR projects was she referring to?
Are shopping malls really helping to boost a city’s economy?
I have no idea why the establishment of shopping malls are considered one of the indicators of an area’s eligibility to become a city (if you do have, kindly tell me in the comments section). I can well understand if it is for the aesthetic formation of a metropolis, but for the latter’s economy, I should say that it is an unpractical reason or idea in a country with a huge percentage of poverty.
Malls are big venues of trade and interchange, and almost all cities in the country accommodate various mall franchises which house branches of luxury stores from all over the planet, with a few little native products aggregated in a side to form the mall’s tiangge in some, but in most supermalls, the tiangge has lost its place.
This pours in a considerable amount of revenue, but what about the small businesses of local proprietors who got blurred behind the boom of incoming foreign goods? Are shopping malls really signs of a city’s good health? (Read More)
City Council OKs Ayala Mall
The City Council finally approved the application for reclassification of the Floirendo property, site for the Ayala Center Davao project.
Local media reported the voting as unanimous. Actually here are the tallies – Approval of the Committe Report – 23-0; Approval of the Resolution – 24-0; Approval of the Ordinance on Second Reading – 25-0.
Earthquake hit Southern California on July 29, 2008
Southern California was hit by an earthquake on July 29, 2008. Here are the reports:
New York Times – Earthquake Rattles Southern California
AFP – Los Angeles rattled by 5.4 magnitude quake
SignOn SanDiego – Powerful San Bernardino quake has San Diego shook up
Reuters – Earthquake jolts Los Angeles, no injuries reported
Associated Press – Strong quake shakes Southern California
The epicenter was in Chino Hills, CA – just 32 miles away from Los Angeles, CA.
Submit your contest for FREE
Some of you may have been already familiar with my blog Boy-Kuripot. For those who don’t, it’s about Philippine promo, contests and freebies for Filipinos. A few days ago, I changed the layout of my blog to make browsing easier for readers. And to add more content to my blog, I am welcoming blog or website contests you may have.
Do note that I will only consider contests that Filipino citizens can win may it be tangible (computer, gadgets, etc) or intangible prizes (EntreCard credits, web hosting, domain, etc).
I will post contest that I think has:
- clear instructions
- great prizes
- beneficial for Filipino
- credibility (in both choosing the winner and from previous contest if you had one)
To submit a contest:
- Go to my contact page
- Leave a comment or email me in this format
- Title of Contest
- URL
- Contest Period (Ex: Aug 1 – Aug 30, 2008)
