I received a package from Ani last month which contained 4 books written by Filipino authors and published by Anvil:
“Lies My Yaya Should Have Told Me” by RJ Ledesma
“Pulutan” by Elmer D Cruz and Emerson Rosales
“Children of Two Seasons” by Lara Saguisag
“The More the Manyer” by Elbert Or
I would like to thank Ani for the books. Being […]
Bill Gates dropped out of Harvard more than 30 years ago. We all know him as the founder of Microsoft. He held the title of being the richest man in the world for 13 years. This year, he’s no.3 mainly because he now focuses his time and attention to others in need. Gates has donated about $800 million to charities. Last year, Gates received an honorary degree from Harvard and he delivered the graduation speech for the class of 2007. If you wanna be entertained and inspired, watch the videos here
I’m sure you’ve seen this forest conservation ad featuring Harrison Ford, released last May 22, but it’s good to watch it again (and again). The ad was made by Conservation International, a US-based nonprofit organization founded in 1987 that aims to promote conservation in the jungles, deserts and oceans.
Watch this 30 sec video of Indiana Jones star Harrison Ford as he tells us why we should do what we can to save our rainforests… Click here to watch the video…
I’d like to invite you to join the “Recovering Apathethics – Philippines” group on 
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What do Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Madonna, Bono, Michael Jordan and Oprah have in common? They are all “recovering apathetics”.
Recovering apathetics are people who are trying to be a little more interested in what’s happening around them. They can be famous personalities or ordinary people who simply want to squeeze in a bit of social concern in their busy personal lives. They want to know how they can contribute and help those in need.
If you are tired of seeing the same old problems in the Philippines, then you belong in this group. It is a group for individuals who know that the power to change is in the hands of people like you and me. Join us and invite others to join too, so we can come up with as many ideas and answers as possible to the question, “What can I do, as an individual, to help build a better society for myself and my children?”
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Just when local efforts are being made to help the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China, our country gets its own natural disaster during the weekend when Typhoon Cosme (aka Halong) slammed the provinces of Zambales, Pangasinan, Benguet, La Union and Ilocos. Here’s a rundown of the aftermath…
“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.” — Malcolm X (May 19, 1925 – Feb 21, 1965), Black Power Movement leader
Here is a real dilemma for you. With all your honor and dignity, what would you do? This test has only one question, but it’s a very…
“The precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.” – Psalm 19:8
Picture this: You are a Filipino student in an international MBA class. Every one of your 54 classmates is from a different country. Your professor gave the class an assignment. You have to research on how well your country can create and maintain the competitiveness of businesses. He wanted you to know more about your country’s economic performance, government laws and practices, business policies and procedures, and infrastructure. After all the research papers were turned in, your professor ranked the 55 countries. He posted the rankings on the wall for everyone to see. Your American classmate came first with…
“I can’t speak for them, of course, but I believe that most economists would accept the view that, while you sometimes can make a score by sheer luck, you can’t do it constantly, unless you’re willing to put the resources in.” — American economist Merton Miller, (May 15, 1923 – June 3, 2000), shared the Nobel Prize for his contributions to financial economics.
A young businessman had just started his own firm. He rented…
“Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who finds great delight in his commands.” — Psalm 112: 1
Forty rural activists marched for about 15K yesterday to demand genuine agrarian reform in our country. They started from the Quezon City Memorial Circle to the House of Representatives Complex. Forty people. It may be a small number to some. In fact, it’s just the size of a class. But we can’t doubt the passion of…
“The problem is no longer that with every pair of hands that comes into the world there comes a hungry stomach. Rather it is that, attached to those hands are sharp elbows.” — Paul Anthony Samuelson (May 15, 1915 – ), US economist, Nobel Prize laureate
Today is International Conscientious Objectors’ Day. A conscientious objector is someone who refuses to bear arms or participate in military service, on the basis of religious or moral principles. Here’s a story about a weary soldier on a train…
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. —Psalm 34: 6
Take the quick survey below and see how your family compares with other families/households in the Philippines…
“The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.” — Dante Alighieri (May 14/June 13, 1265 – September 13/14, 1321), author of the Divine Comedy
May 14th marks the opening of the 61st Cannes Film Festival. You may have heard that Brillante Mendoza’s “Serbis” is one of the 20 finalists vying for the prestigious Palme d’Or. And Raya Martin’s “Now Showing” has been chosen to be part of…
“He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap” -Psalm 113: 7
At the the world’s biggest Java technology event, the 12th annual JavaOne Conference, held in San Francisco last week, three UP-Diliman Computer Science majors were awarded the prestigious Duke’s Choice Award by no other than the inventor of…
“Ya gots to work with what you gots to work with.” — Stevie Wonder (May 13, 1950 – ), blind musician and artist who has won more than 20 Grammy Awards
Today is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Fatima. Every year, pilgrims travel to Portugal to visit the site of Mama Mary’s apparitions to three shepherd children in 1917. One of the highlights of the annual pilgrimage which happens on the 12th-13th of May is the…
For the LORD will not reject his people; he will never forsake his inheritance… – Psalm 94
