The Sumilao Farmers – a Filipino Success Story
It was recently announced in local media that the Sumilao Farmers from Bukidnon, Mindanao, have finally gotten back their 144 hectares of land.
For those of you unfamiliar with the story, here is a brief background: In 2007, fifty-five farmers marched all the way from their hometown to Manila in order to convince the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to return ownership of 144 hectares of agricultural land to them.
Through various dealings and agreements, the land ended up in the hands of San Miguel Foods Incorporated (SMFI). The company was to begin construction for a piggery on that land, so the farmers were running out of time.
Their efforts were publicized by the media and were supported by various groups and universities. The farmers finally returned to Bukidnon via plane provided by the Philippine government, after SMFI promised to return 44 hectares of the land. That promise was kept.
With the help yet again of students from the Ateneo de Manila University, the farmers began planning organic coffee on their land. The Sumila0 Agri-Enterprise was formed, and now Sumilao Corn Coffee is being sold in both Mindanao and Manila.
Now, another 100 hectares of agricultural land was given to the farmers by the Philippine government. It was a hard fought effort – peaked by the assassination of the leader of the Sumilao Farmers – but one that was not in vain.
For more information on the farmers or the organic coffee they produce, you can visit Environment Philippines or the official website of the Sumilao Agri-Enterprise.
Liham Para sa Isang OFW
Isang hapon
Ng Disyembre, sa kalagitnaan ng aking
Pagtataka sa langit ako ay nahimbing.
Napaniginipan ko ang aking sariling
Nagsusulat sa lilim ng isang toreng
Nilaspag ng sumasargong kidlat at ulan.
May kaunting liwanag bagamat makapal
Ang ulap na nakabitin sa itaas
Ng bilangguang malawak. Patuloy pa rin
Ang pagdurugo ng pluma at pagtawag
Ng talinghaga, nang sa aking pagbiling,
Sa aking paglingat, walang anu-ano’y
Yumanig ang lupa. Read on
My First Barong Tagalog
Barong Tagalog is my country’s National Costume for men and, in my early days in Second Life while learning how to create T-Shirts, I’ve always wanted to make my own Barong Tagalog for my avatar. A few days ago, I finally made one using my own clothing template and I’ve been wearing it since. I even bought a new pair of formal shoes to go along with it.
The Barong Tagalog comes in jacket layer only. There is no point in creating a shirt or undershirt version since Barong Tagalogs are worn untucked. For those who wish to own a copy they can do so buy purchasing it from my shop in-world, 3 Stars and a Sun, or from my listing in metaLIFE. Don’t worry if you are tight on cash because this Barong Tagalog of mine will only cost you 98L$. Read Full Story Here »
My Two Cents Worth on: Despicable Me
SUPERBAD. SUPERDAD.
Despicable Me is a 3D-CGI release from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment and was primarily released in July 9, 2010 in the US. The computer animated movie stars Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, and Miranda Cosgrove.
The story revolves around Gru (Steve Carell), a former number one supervillain who was badly insulted by the theft of The Great Pyramid of Giza by a new and younger supervillain named Vector (Jason Segel). To regain his pride, he then plots a big diabolical plan of stealing the Moon to overshadow Vector’s Pyramid act. To do this though, he needs to get a loan from the bank to fund his plan but the bank requires him to get a hold of the Shrink Ray first. He was able to acquire the Shrink Ray but it was unfortunately stolen from him by Vector. All his plans to get the Shrink Ray back failed until he met three orphan girls named Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier) and Agnes (Elsie Fisher) who seem to discover Vector’s weakness: COOKIES. He then decides on adopting the three girls and uses them as baits for his plan but was later on surprised on how the three girls changed his life.
So what’s my Two Cents Worth on Despicable Me?
Quality wise, I think that it’s a very good film. The “action filled scenes” (e.g. as Gru goes to his secret lab, the theme park, the climactic showdown of Gru and Vector..) was emphasized dramatically because of the film being in 3D. It made you feel the “heat of the moment”.
Content wise, I would say that it’s a movie that parents can go two thumbs up to because of the lesson that it conveys. It teaches the viewers that every person, no matter who they are, has the capability to love and also has the right to be loved. It also shows us that love changes everything, even the baddest supervillain there is on earth. ^_^
So to sum it all up, I would recommend that you watch this film too. It’s a film that your whole family will surely love and enjoy.
Slimming Coffee: The Truth Behind It!
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Slimming Coffee – the name says it all. Or so I thought! What I found about it surprised me!
Slimming Coffee: Or Killer Coffee? The truth about Slimming Coffee at http://tinyurl.com/slimmingcoffee
And I kid you not!
Write Your Own Income
I have a question for you guys. What if you can supplement your current income by writing?Now before your react and protest that you can’t write and that you are not an expert or knowledgeable enough about anything enough to write about them, Listen to me first.
Anyone reading this blog can write. If you are able to understand my writing then you definitely can write. Believe me, I know. I have been told by a Blog Evaluation Software Program that my writing level is at the grade school reading level. So that means you guys who read my blog, I am absolutely sure, are 100% better that a hack like me in writing.
So what do you write about? Anything you like! Its actually quite easy to find out. Think of a topic or interest or hobby that you like. You are most likely knowledgeable about that topic/interest/hobby than 80% to 90% of world’s population. I’m talking about something that you really like so much that when somebody says something negative about it or makes fun of it, it gets your all riled up and frothing in the mouth to defend it (topic/interest/hobby).
Internet Explorer 9 Beta 1 Testing
Everybody is waiting for Internet Explorer 9, the browser that is known today as the day when web developers can finally stop worrying (for now) if this HTML and that CSS piece code will work in 60% of the world’s net users – the IE users.
Here’s my quick testing of IE9 Beta 1, things I noticed about it. Read it here.
Boy Jalandoni
BACOLOD CITY – Indi mahangpan ni Mr. Raymund Cathedral kon ngaa naangot ang ngalan ni Boy Jalandoni sa isyu ng illegal numbers game nga jueteng kag yara sa listahan ni retired Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz nga may kahilabtanan sa operasyon sang nasambit nga sugal.
Sa exclusive interview sang Bombo Radyo Bacolod kay Cathedral, hinablos ni Jalandoni, gin-athag sini ang una nga nagguwa nga impormasyon nga operator ang iya tiyo sang Small Town Lottery okon STL nga legal nga naga-operate sa Negros Occidental
Ginpaathag sini nga ang STL ang isa ka korporasyon nga ginapadalagan sang Super Lucky Beagler nga nakarehistro sa Securities and Exchange Commission okon SEC.
Samtang gin-ako naman sini nga siya amo ang manager sang operasyon sang nasambit nga pasugal sa probinsya kag wala diri sang involvement ang iya tiyo nga si Jalandoni.
Wala naman nagapati si Cathedral sa credibilidad sang ginbuyagyag nga listahan ni ret. Archbishop Cruz nga mga ngalan sang mga jueteng lords, operators kag recipients sang jueteng payola bangod ini ang halin sa gambling lord nga si Charlie Atong Ang.
Samtang, una nga ginhinambitan ang ngalan ni Jalandoni nga amo ang operator sang STL sang mismo hepe sang Bacolod City Police Office nga si Senior Supt. Celestino Guara Jr. matapos nakibot nga may taga Bacolod nga nadalahig sa jueteng sa pagtestify ni Archbishop Cruz sa senate inquiry kahapon.
Mangin ang OIC provincial director subong sang Negros Occidental nga si Supt. Roderick Alba, nagkilala kay Jalandoni na operator ng STL.
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