Nine out of 10 or 92 percent of Filipinos look forward to the New Year with hope rather than fear, a survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed.
The Fourth Quarter Social Weather Survey found that hopes for the New Year are high in all areas – 94 percent in the Visayas, 92 percent in both Luzon and Mindanao, and 89 percent in Metro Manila.
The non-commissioned survey, conducted from Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, used face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults in Metro Manila, Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
In Mindanao, hope for the New Year slightly increased from 87 percent in 2007 to 92 percent in 2008.
Hopefulness for the New Year in Metro Manila slightly declined to 89 percent from the record-high 95 percent in 2007.
New Year hopefulness in Luzon barely changed from 91 to 92 percent and stayed at 94 percent in the Visayas.
The 92 percent hopeful about the coming year is similar to the 91 percent posted in 2006 and in 2007. From 2000 to 2004, New Year hope ranged from 81 to 95 percent, the SWS said.
“In Germany, where the survey question originated, those expressing hope ranged from 31 percent to 58 percent in 1991 to 2002. German hope in the coming year has not exceeded 58 percent since 1991,” the SWS said.
The SWS said New Year hopes are high across socio-economic classes – 92 percent among the middle to upper classes ABC, 92 percent among D class or the “masa” and 90 percent among the very poor class E.
Hopefulness for the New Year slightly increased among classes ABC, from 88 percent in 2007 to 92 percent in 2008.
Compared to 2007, it did not change among class D at 92 percent and class E, from 91 percent to 90 percent.
Among the 63 percent who expect a happy 2008 Christmas, 95 percent say they are entering the coming year with hope.
However, even among the eight percent who expect a sad Christmas, 76 percent look forward to 2009 with hope, the SWS said.
It said the survey question on hope versus fear about the New Year was patterned after the polls conducted annually by the Allensbach Institute of Demoskopy (http://www.ifd-allensbach.de), a pioneering opinion research center in Germany.
The SWS used sampling error margins of ±2.5 percent for national percentages, plus or minus six percent for Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao, and plus or minus four percent balance Luzon.
Deputy presidential spokesperson Lorelei Fajardo welcomed the survey result.
“We have much to be hopeful about and grateful for. We have triumphed over the difficulties of this year from which we take away many valuable lessons that strengthen and make us, more prepared for the challenges that lie ahead.”
“2008 will be a hallmark year for the administration and the Palace vows to realize its vision for the country and enjoins every Filipino to support the government and work for the betterment of the nation. We are a country of strong, hardworking and kind people and hope springs eternal in the Filipino heart.” – Marvin Sy
Monday, December 29, 2008
Keep Rizal Day on Dec.30
House bill seeks to move holiday to June 19
By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12/30/2008
(The author is former chair of the National Historical Institute and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of Rizal.)
MANILA, Philippines—House Bill No. 1289 seeks to move the observance of Rizal Day, a nonworking public holiday, from Dec. 30, the national hero’s death anniversary, to June 19, his birth date. The bill will soon come to the Senate for consideration after the Lower House passed it last month.
I believe there are compelling reasons why we should continue celebrating Rizal Day on Dec. 30.
Rizal’s death, not his birth, is the greater event. Socrates said “The unexamined life is not worth living,” inferring that assessing the value of a person’s life can only be done when he or she has lived most of his or her years. At birth, a person is mere tabula rasa, a blank tablet yet to receive the impressions of experience. The newborn Rizal, like any newborn, held nothing more than the promise of a life that could be filled with meaning.
His death, on the other hand, summed up his life, held the record of what he had become, and defined its meaning. The blank tablet of his birth was now impressed with experience, the most notable of which was dying for his country.
‘We only die once’
And what an exceptional death it was!
In his dreams, Rizal had taken the executioner’s bullet many times, moving him to write of his wish to show by example how to die for duty and principles. “We only die once,” he said. In death, he showed the world that the Filipino knows how gloriously to die for his country.
His death was framed with passion and mystique. Bagumbayan, in the early hours of Dec. 30, 1896, was thronged with people, announcing clearly by their numbers not only that an execution was to occur but that a turning point in history was to take place.
And when the fateful moment came, Rizal was more than ready. Minutes before he faced the firing squad, a doctor, marveling at his calmness, felt his pulse. It was normal.
No blindfold
Rizal declined the blindfold and chose to be shot on his feet, standing and head high. He wanted to die facing the firing squad, because, he reasoned, only traitors were shot in the back and he was no traitor. He was denied that wish, so when the order to fire came, he swung around. Instead of falling on his face, he fell on his back, “the sightless eyes staring at the sun.” His last cry was “Consummatum est.”
One argument in support of the bill says “birth anniversaries of national heroes are usually celebrated rather than their deaths.” The commemoration of national heroes does not follow a rule written on stone. Births, deaths or days of great achievements can be milestones for commemoration. The fundamental objective is to choose an event which locks the lives of the hero and his nation in a tight embrace of context and meaning, so compelling and inextricable, that one sees in that specific event the spirit of the nation at its best. Rizal’s death, more than his birth, embodies that spirit.
Our tradition honoring Rizal on his death anniversary goes back to Aguinaldo’s 1898 decree. Still shedding their blood to found a nation, the revolucionarios began a tradition that generations thereafter continued. Surely that century-old tradition, seared in the powerful drama that founded our nation, cannot be simply set aside in exchange for following what is “usually celebrated” elsewhere under other, more different circumstances.
In this Yuletide season, Jesus Christ comes to mind. Not just a national hero but the hero of Christiandom, His birth has given rise to a global holiday that bears His name. But the Church’s richest commemorations recall His death and resurrection, not His birth. Lent, not Christmas, is the premier event in the Christian calendar.
The birth of the Child Jesus was indeed propitious, but more so only because it eventually led to the death of Jesus the Savior, who gave His life to redeem mankind and through His resurrection to make good His promise of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Practical reason
The supporters of the bill also argue that observing Rizal Day on June 19 is more practical as “classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities,” whereas Dec. 30 falls during the Christmas break when school is out.
The commemoration of Rizal Day should be out of the range of things practical—of assigning value, as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. put it, by “looking away from first things” and “looking toward last things.” Practicality ignores the deeper salience and substance of Rizal’s death for the sake of convenience.
Beautiful tradition
June 19 is an official holiday in Laguna, Rizal’s home province. On this day, students, youth organizations, Rizalists and the officials of Laguna and the national government converge in Calamba, Rizal’s birthplace, to honor the national hero with a grand parade. Similar commemorative activities are held outside of Laguna, especially in schools all over the country.
By all means, we should continue this beautiful tradition. But we shouldn’t stop commemorating Rizal Day on Dec. 30, the more important date in Rizal’s life, because it is impractical. To do so is to misplace our values.
What’s wrong with honoring Rizal twice a year? It’s the least we can do to thank an exemplary man, the First Filipino, by Leon Ma. Guerrero’s reckoning, who had chosen to fall so that the country may rise.
By Dr. Pablo S. Trillana III
Philippine Daily Inquirer
12/30/2008
(The author is former chair of the National Historical Institute and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Knights of Rizal.)
MANILA, Philippines—House Bill No. 1289 seeks to move the observance of Rizal Day, a nonworking public holiday, from Dec. 30, the national hero’s death anniversary, to June 19, his birth date. The bill will soon come to the Senate for consideration after the Lower House passed it last month.
I believe there are compelling reasons why we should continue celebrating Rizal Day on Dec. 30.
Rizal’s death, not his birth, is the greater event. Socrates said “The unexamined life is not worth living,” inferring that assessing the value of a person’s life can only be done when he or she has lived most of his or her years. At birth, a person is mere tabula rasa, a blank tablet yet to receive the impressions of experience. The newborn Rizal, like any newborn, held nothing more than the promise of a life that could be filled with meaning.
His death, on the other hand, summed up his life, held the record of what he had become, and defined its meaning. The blank tablet of his birth was now impressed with experience, the most notable of which was dying for his country.
‘We only die once’
And what an exceptional death it was!
In his dreams, Rizal had taken the executioner’s bullet many times, moving him to write of his wish to show by example how to die for duty and principles. “We only die once,” he said. In death, he showed the world that the Filipino knows how gloriously to die for his country.
His death was framed with passion and mystique. Bagumbayan, in the early hours of Dec. 30, 1896, was thronged with people, announcing clearly by their numbers not only that an execution was to occur but that a turning point in history was to take place.
And when the fateful moment came, Rizal was more than ready. Minutes before he faced the firing squad, a doctor, marveling at his calmness, felt his pulse. It was normal.
No blindfold
Rizal declined the blindfold and chose to be shot on his feet, standing and head high. He wanted to die facing the firing squad, because, he reasoned, only traitors were shot in the back and he was no traitor. He was denied that wish, so when the order to fire came, he swung around. Instead of falling on his face, he fell on his back, “the sightless eyes staring at the sun.” His last cry was “Consummatum est.”
One argument in support of the bill says “birth anniversaries of national heroes are usually celebrated rather than their deaths.” The commemoration of national heroes does not follow a rule written on stone. Births, deaths or days of great achievements can be milestones for commemoration. The fundamental objective is to choose an event which locks the lives of the hero and his nation in a tight embrace of context and meaning, so compelling and inextricable, that one sees in that specific event the spirit of the nation at its best. Rizal’s death, more than his birth, embodies that spirit.
Our tradition honoring Rizal on his death anniversary goes back to Aguinaldo’s 1898 decree. Still shedding their blood to found a nation, the revolucionarios began a tradition that generations thereafter continued. Surely that century-old tradition, seared in the powerful drama that founded our nation, cannot be simply set aside in exchange for following what is “usually celebrated” elsewhere under other, more different circumstances.
In this Yuletide season, Jesus Christ comes to mind. Not just a national hero but the hero of Christiandom, His birth has given rise to a global holiday that bears His name. But the Church’s richest commemorations recall His death and resurrection, not His birth. Lent, not Christmas, is the premier event in the Christian calendar.
The birth of the Child Jesus was indeed propitious, but more so only because it eventually led to the death of Jesus the Savior, who gave His life to redeem mankind and through His resurrection to make good His promise of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Practical reason
The supporters of the bill also argue that observing Rizal Day on June 19 is more practical as “classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities,” whereas Dec. 30 falls during the Christmas break when school is out.
The commemoration of Rizal Day should be out of the range of things practical—of assigning value, as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. put it, by “looking away from first things” and “looking toward last things.” Practicality ignores the deeper salience and substance of Rizal’s death for the sake of convenience.
Beautiful tradition
June 19 is an official holiday in Laguna, Rizal’s home province. On this day, students, youth organizations, Rizalists and the officials of Laguna and the national government converge in Calamba, Rizal’s birthplace, to honor the national hero with a grand parade. Similar commemorative activities are held outside of Laguna, especially in schools all over the country.
By all means, we should continue this beautiful tradition. But we shouldn’t stop commemorating Rizal Day on Dec. 30, the more important date in Rizal’s life, because it is impractical. To do so is to misplace our values.
What’s wrong with honoring Rizal twice a year? It’s the least we can do to thank an exemplary man, the First Filipino, by Leon Ma. Guerrero’s reckoning, who had chosen to fall so that the country may rise.
2008 lookback in the Philippines
January 5-Ruben Gonzaga of Davao won PBBCE2
January 26-Jose A.Melo named Chairman of Comelec,replacing Benjamin Abalos,Sr.,Resurreccion Borra and Romeo Brawner
January 31-7.3% GDP growth and 7.8% GNP the highest figures in 31 years in 5 past presidents
February 5-Prospero Nograles named House Speaker
February 5-Philippine Energy Summit
February 8-Rodolfo”Jun”Lozada testifies at the Senate over the NBN-ZTE deal controversy
February 8-Mt.Province solon dies
March 2-Sta.Lucia Realtors,champions,PBA Philippine Cup;Barangay Ginebra,champions,PBA Fiesta Conference held August 20
March 10-Lakas-CMD elects Speaker Nograles as President
March 13-Negros Occidental Gov.Joseph Maranon dies
March 16,June 29,December 7:Manny Pacquiao won over contenders Juan Manuel Marquez,David Diaz,and Oscar dela Hoya
March 17-Labor Sec.Arturo Brion named SC Associate Justice;Marianito Roque,then OWWA Administrator succeed him as acting capacity
March 24-Former Pres.Corazon Aquino suffers from colon cancer
March 29-Tabuan-Lasa,Basilan becomes a municipality
April 6-Pinoy punchers Gerry Penalosa and Rey”Boom-boom”Bautista won over 2 foreign challengers at the Araneta Coliseum
April 8-9 military officers receives prison sentences from a Makati city trial
Court for their role in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny
May 12-Gen.Alexander Yano is the new AFP Chief of Staff
May 16-RCBC bank robbery in Cabuyao,Laguna
May 20-Party-list solon Crispin Beltran dies
May 27-Meralco ASM tension over 13 hours
June 6-Cheaper Medicines Bill becomes a law
June 7-Rudy Fernandez dies;Ejay Falcon of Oriental Mindoro won PBB Teen Edition Plus
June 17-Amendments to the Expanded VAT Law signed
June 18-ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon and 2 crew freed in Sulu after 11 days in captivity
June 21-MV Princess of the Stars tragedy in Sibuyan Sea,Romblon
July 1-Ban on tobacco advertisements on mass media took effect
July 4-Tito Sotto named Dangerous Drugs chief;Pacquiao named Special Envoy to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
July 17-Shariff Kabunsuan province in ARMM is declared unconstitutional
July 23-Ralph Recto named NEDA Chief and sworn-in August 12
July 26-AJ Banal lost to a Panamanian challenger in Cebu City
August 5-SC stops MoA-AD signing in Malaysia
August 11-Incumbent ARMM Governor Zaldy Uy Ampatuan reelected for a second four-year term
August 17-Gretchen Espina of Biliran,Eastern Visayas won the first Pinoy Idol,over Ram Chaves and Jay-Ann Bautista
August 23-Willy Wang wins wushu gold medallist in a special Olympic event in Beijing,a day after the 2008 Summer Olympics concludes
August 30-Boomboom once again won over Mexican
September 1-Boxing star Manny Pacquiao rejoins Kampi party
September 14-Laarni Lozada won PDA Season 2
September 25-Ateneo,2008 UAAP basketball championships
September 27-Gen.Jesus Versoza takes over PNP leadership over Avelino Razon,Jr.
September 30-Janina San Miguel,Bb.Pilipinas World 2008,resigns
October 27-29:Global Forum on Migration and Development(GFMD)held in Manila with the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
October 28-Ex-aggie sec.Jocelyn”Joc-joc”Bolante arrives from a US court,testifies in the Senate hearing on Nov.13
October 31-RA 9510 signed into law the Credit Information System Act
November 1-Donaire won over South African challenger
November 8-MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando won Celebrity Duets 2
November 9-Karla Paula Henry won Miss Earth 2008 crown
November 12-Senate ratifies ASEAN Charter,1 month before the ASEAN Charter into force in Jakarta,Indonesia,signed on Dec.15
November 17-Juan Ponce Enrile named Senate President after Manny Villar’s resignation
November 18-16 cities declared unconstitional by the Supreme Court
December 7-Kapuso star Marky Cielo dies
December 12-JC Tiuseco won over Rob Sy as First Pinoy Sole Survivor of Survivor Philippines
December 16-Renewable Energy Bill
December 17-Laguna and Sta.Rosa City solon Dan Fernandez unseated by the HRET
December 18-Iligan blast kills 3 people
December 18-Tacloban is now a highly-urbanized(HUC)status;6 new barangays in Taguig established
Replaced Cabinet officials and new appointments in 2008
Marianito Roque to Arturo Brion,Labor and Employment
Sec.Jesus Dureza to Ignacio Bunye,Press
Luis Chavit Singson,deputy National Security Adviser
Avelino Ignacio Razon,Jr.,deputy National Security Adviser
Dr.Emmanuel Angeles,chairman,CHED
Replaced LGUs
Isidro Zayco,governor of Negros Occidental
World leaders attending this year:
Kuwait:Prime Minister
Palau:Tommy Remengesau
Swaziland:King Mswati III
Switzerland:President Pascal Couchepin
Thailand:Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej(May 22)and Somchai Wongsawat(Nov.10)
Timor-Leste:Jose Ramos Horta
United Nations:Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
2008 in television(except specials)
January 14-Wheel of Fortune for ABS-CBN
January 21-SineNovela Presents Maging Akin Ka Lamang,GMA-7
January 28-Lobo,Kung Fu Kids,Palos for ABS-CBN
February 4-One Proud Mama for Q-11
February 7-E.S.P.,for GMA-7
February 11-Joaquin Bordado for GMA-7
March 3-SineNovela presents Kaputol ng Isang Awit,GMA-7
March 23-Gaby’s Xtraordinary Files for ABS-CBN
March 24-Matanglawin for ABS-CBN;Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita for GMA-7
March 29-I am KC,ABS-CBN
April 2-Fit n Fab for Q-11
April 5-Pinoy Idol for GMA-7
April 6-Tasya Fantasya for GMA-7
April 14-GoBingo for GMA-7(finalist,Best Game Show,22nd PMPC Star Awards for TV)
April 17-Draw the Line for Q-11
April 21-The Singing Bee for ABS-CBN
April 28-Dyesebel for GMA-7
May 5-Quickfire for Q-11
May 5-Balitang Amianan for GMA-Dagupan
May 26-Ligaw na Bulaklak and My Girl for ABS-CBN
June 23-Harapan:Failon and Sanchez for ABS-CBN;SineNovela presents Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan for GMA-7
June 30-Ako si Kim Sam Soon for GMA-7
July 14-Iisa Pa Lamang for ABS-CBN;Codename Asero,GMA-7
July 20-Dear Friend for GMA-7
August 9-Ka-Blog for GMA-7
August 10-Pulis,Pulis and MVP for TV5
August 11-TEN:The Evening News,Mysmatch(replacing OMG),Midnight DJ,and Juicy for TV5
August 13-Ogags for TV5
August 14-Obra for GMA-7
August 15-Pinoy’s Scariest Challenge and LokoMoKo for TV5
August 16-Lipgloss,Talentadong Pinoy for TV5
August 18-20:Bilib Ka Ba Nights for GMA-7
September 1:SineNovela presents Una Ka Naging Akin for GMA-7
September 15-Kahit Isang Saglit for ABS-CBN;and Survivor Philippines for GMA-7
September 22-Kalye,Kuwento ng Lansangan,ABS-CBN
October 2-Case Unclosed for GMA-7
October 4-True Confections for Q-11
October 13-Family Feud and LaLola for GMA-7
October 20-Gagambino for GMA-7
October 27-Pieta for ABS-CBN
November 10-Pinoy Fear Factor:South America,for ABS-CBN
November 17-Luna Mystica for GMA-7
November 23-You and Me Against the World for TV5
November 25-Iam Ninoy for TV5
December 2-Full Force Nature of Bilib Ka Ba Nights for GMA-7
2008 in film:
February 13:My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend
February 27:My Big Love
March 22:Supapahlicious
April 16:Manay Po 2:Overload
April 30:When Love Begins
May 14:Ikaw Pa Rin,Bongga Ka Day!
May 28:Caregiver for Star Cinema
July 2:My Monster Mom
July 30:A Very Special Love
August 13:Dobol Trobol:Ready 2 Rambol
August 20:Loving You
August 27:For The First Time
October 1:Kulam(Regal Films)
October 29:My Only U
November 19:One True Love for GMA Films and Regal Films
34th Metro Manila Film Festival
Baler
Dayo
Ang Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat
One Night Only
Magkaibigan
Iskul Bukol:20 Years After
Shake,Rattle,and Roll X
Desperadas 2
Deaths
· January 1: Eloisa Mabutas, Manila Times columnist
· January 15: Eduardo Hontiveros, Jesuit composer and musician
· January 28: Crisologo Abines, former Congressman, 2nd District of Cebu
· February 2: Billy Balbastro, entertainment columnist and DZMM anchor
· February 2: Pedro Baban, first Igorot general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
· February 4: Larry Cruz, restaurateur, founder of LJC Restaurant Group
· February 6: Stella Goldenberg Brimo, classical pianist, dean of UST Conservatory of Music
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· February 29: Tino Reynoso, retired Philippine Basketball Association player
· March 8: Carol Varga, FAMAS-award winning actress
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· March 17: Rafael Recto, former Batangas Assemblyman and political scion
· March 25: Chito Madrigal-Collantes, socialite and philantrophist
· March 27: Toti Fuentes, jazz pianist
· March 28: Nemesio Prudente, former PUP president and political prisoner
· March 29: Venicio Escolin, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice
· April 14: Olivia Cenizal, film actress
· April 16: Lucia "Aling Lucing" Cunanan, inventor of sisig
· April 19: Lou Salvador, Jr., film actor
· April 23: Loreto Paras-Sulit, writer of short fiction
· May 8: Jose Feria, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice
· May 16: Henry Canoy, founder of RMN
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· May 25: Dommy Ursua, flyweight boxer
· May 26: Dolly Aglay, journalist with Reuters and Philippine Star
· May 26: Howlin' Dave, radio disc jockey
· May 29: Romeo Brawner, incumbent COMELEC Commissioner
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· June 7: Danilo Lagbas, incumbent Congressman
· July 22: Abbo de la Cruz, film director also known as "Rico Mambo"
· July 22: Gilbert Perez, fashion designer and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist
· August 14: Jose Blanco, painter
· August 16: Lucrecia Kasilag, National Artist of the Philippines
· August 28: Mang Pandoy, street vendor and media icon
· August 28: Zorayda Sanchez, film and TV comedian
· September 1:Dely Magpayo, radio host best known as "Tia Dely"
· September 12: Pacita Madrigal Warns Gonzalez, former Senator
· September 26: Cirio H. Santiago, film director
· October 13: Khryss Adalia, film and television director
· October 18: Alfredo E. Evangelista, archaeologist, discovered the Laguna Copper Plate
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· November 27: Armand Fabella, Secretary of Education (1992-1994), president of Jose Rizal University
· December 4: Manuel Yan, former AFP Chief of Staff and diplomat
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· December 10: Didith Reyes, singer
· December 17: Guillermo Cua, incumbent party-list congressman
· December 23: Narciso Bernardo, basketball player and Olympian
· December 24: Ricardo Manapat, author & director of the National Archives
January 26-Jose A.Melo named Chairman of Comelec,replacing Benjamin Abalos,Sr.,Resurreccion Borra and Romeo Brawner
January 31-7.3% GDP growth and 7.8% GNP the highest figures in 31 years in 5 past presidents
February 5-Prospero Nograles named House Speaker
February 5-Philippine Energy Summit
February 8-Rodolfo”Jun”Lozada testifies at the Senate over the NBN-ZTE deal controversy
February 8-Mt.Province solon dies
March 2-Sta.Lucia Realtors,champions,PBA Philippine Cup;Barangay Ginebra,champions,PBA Fiesta Conference held August 20
March 10-Lakas-CMD elects Speaker Nograles as President
March 13-Negros Occidental Gov.Joseph Maranon dies
March 16,June 29,December 7:Manny Pacquiao won over contenders Juan Manuel Marquez,David Diaz,and Oscar dela Hoya
March 17-Labor Sec.Arturo Brion named SC Associate Justice;Marianito Roque,then OWWA Administrator succeed him as acting capacity
March 24-Former Pres.Corazon Aquino suffers from colon cancer
March 29-Tabuan-Lasa,Basilan becomes a municipality
April 6-Pinoy punchers Gerry Penalosa and Rey”Boom-boom”Bautista won over 2 foreign challengers at the Araneta Coliseum
April 8-9 military officers receives prison sentences from a Makati city trial
Court for their role in the 2003 Oakwood mutiny
May 12-Gen.Alexander Yano is the new AFP Chief of Staff
May 16-RCBC bank robbery in Cabuyao,Laguna
May 20-Party-list solon Crispin Beltran dies
May 27-Meralco ASM tension over 13 hours
June 6-Cheaper Medicines Bill becomes a law
June 7-Rudy Fernandez dies;Ejay Falcon of Oriental Mindoro won PBB Teen Edition Plus
June 17-Amendments to the Expanded VAT Law signed
June 18-ABS-CBN reporter Ces Drilon and 2 crew freed in Sulu after 11 days in captivity
June 21-MV Princess of the Stars tragedy in Sibuyan Sea,Romblon
July 1-Ban on tobacco advertisements on mass media took effect
July 4-Tito Sotto named Dangerous Drugs chief;Pacquiao named Special Envoy to the 2008 Beijing Olympics
July 17-Shariff Kabunsuan province in ARMM is declared unconstitutional
July 23-Ralph Recto named NEDA Chief and sworn-in August 12
July 26-AJ Banal lost to a Panamanian challenger in Cebu City
August 5-SC stops MoA-AD signing in Malaysia
August 11-Incumbent ARMM Governor Zaldy Uy Ampatuan reelected for a second four-year term
August 17-Gretchen Espina of Biliran,Eastern Visayas won the first Pinoy Idol,over Ram Chaves and Jay-Ann Bautista
August 23-Willy Wang wins wushu gold medallist in a special Olympic event in Beijing,a day after the 2008 Summer Olympics concludes
August 30-Boomboom once again won over Mexican
September 1-Boxing star Manny Pacquiao rejoins Kampi party
September 14-Laarni Lozada won PDA Season 2
September 25-Ateneo,2008 UAAP basketball championships
September 27-Gen.Jesus Versoza takes over PNP leadership over Avelino Razon,Jr.
September 30-Janina San Miguel,Bb.Pilipinas World 2008,resigns
October 27-29:Global Forum on Migration and Development(GFMD)held in Manila with the presence of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
October 28-Ex-aggie sec.Jocelyn”Joc-joc”Bolante arrives from a US court,testifies in the Senate hearing on Nov.13
October 31-RA 9510 signed into law the Credit Information System Act
November 1-Donaire won over South African challenger
November 8-MMDA Chair Bayani Fernando won Celebrity Duets 2
November 9-Karla Paula Henry won Miss Earth 2008 crown
November 12-Senate ratifies ASEAN Charter,1 month before the ASEAN Charter into force in Jakarta,Indonesia,signed on Dec.15
November 17-Juan Ponce Enrile named Senate President after Manny Villar’s resignation
November 18-16 cities declared unconstitional by the Supreme Court
December 7-Kapuso star Marky Cielo dies
December 12-JC Tiuseco won over Rob Sy as First Pinoy Sole Survivor of Survivor Philippines
December 16-Renewable Energy Bill
December 17-Laguna and Sta.Rosa City solon Dan Fernandez unseated by the HRET
December 18-Iligan blast kills 3 people
December 18-Tacloban is now a highly-urbanized(HUC)status;6 new barangays in Taguig established
Replaced Cabinet officials and new appointments in 2008
Marianito Roque to Arturo Brion,Labor and Employment
Sec.Jesus Dureza to Ignacio Bunye,Press
Luis Chavit Singson,deputy National Security Adviser
Avelino Ignacio Razon,Jr.,deputy National Security Adviser
Dr.Emmanuel Angeles,chairman,CHED
Replaced LGUs
Isidro Zayco,governor of Negros Occidental
World leaders attending this year:
Kuwait:Prime Minister
Palau:Tommy Remengesau
Swaziland:King Mswati III
Switzerland:President Pascal Couchepin
Thailand:Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej(May 22)and Somchai Wongsawat(Nov.10)
Timor-Leste:Jose Ramos Horta
United Nations:Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
2008 in television(except specials)
January 14-Wheel of Fortune for ABS-CBN
January 21-SineNovela Presents Maging Akin Ka Lamang,GMA-7
January 28-Lobo,Kung Fu Kids,Palos for ABS-CBN
February 4-One Proud Mama for Q-11
February 7-E.S.P.,for GMA-7
February 11-Joaquin Bordado for GMA-7
March 3-SineNovela presents Kaputol ng Isang Awit,GMA-7
March 23-Gaby’s Xtraordinary Files for ABS-CBN
March 24-Matanglawin for ABS-CBN;Babangon Ako’t Dudurugin Kita for GMA-7
March 29-I am KC,ABS-CBN
April 2-Fit n Fab for Q-11
April 5-Pinoy Idol for GMA-7
April 6-Tasya Fantasya for GMA-7
April 14-GoBingo for GMA-7(finalist,Best Game Show,22nd PMPC Star Awards for TV)
April 17-Draw the Line for Q-11
April 21-The Singing Bee for ABS-CBN
April 28-Dyesebel for GMA-7
May 5-Quickfire for Q-11
May 5-Balitang Amianan for GMA-Dagupan
May 26-Ligaw na Bulaklak and My Girl for ABS-CBN
June 23-Harapan:Failon and Sanchez for ABS-CBN;SineNovela presents Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan for GMA-7
June 30-Ako si Kim Sam Soon for GMA-7
July 14-Iisa Pa Lamang for ABS-CBN;Codename Asero,GMA-7
July 20-Dear Friend for GMA-7
August 9-Ka-Blog for GMA-7
August 10-Pulis,Pulis and MVP for TV5
August 11-TEN:The Evening News,Mysmatch(replacing OMG),Midnight DJ,and Juicy for TV5
August 13-Ogags for TV5
August 14-Obra for GMA-7
August 15-Pinoy’s Scariest Challenge and LokoMoKo for TV5
August 16-Lipgloss,Talentadong Pinoy for TV5
August 18-20:Bilib Ka Ba Nights for GMA-7
September 1:SineNovela presents Una Ka Naging Akin for GMA-7
September 15-Kahit Isang Saglit for ABS-CBN;and Survivor Philippines for GMA-7
September 22-Kalye,Kuwento ng Lansangan,ABS-CBN
October 2-Case Unclosed for GMA-7
October 4-True Confections for Q-11
October 13-Family Feud and LaLola for GMA-7
October 20-Gagambino for GMA-7
October 27-Pieta for ABS-CBN
November 10-Pinoy Fear Factor:South America,for ABS-CBN
November 17-Luna Mystica for GMA-7
November 23-You and Me Against the World for TV5
November 25-Iam Ninoy for TV5
December 2-Full Force Nature of Bilib Ka Ba Nights for GMA-7
2008 in film:
February 13:My Bestfriend’s Girlfriend
February 27:My Big Love
March 22:Supapahlicious
April 16:Manay Po 2:Overload
April 30:When Love Begins
May 14:Ikaw Pa Rin,Bongga Ka Day!
May 28:Caregiver for Star Cinema
July 2:My Monster Mom
July 30:A Very Special Love
August 13:Dobol Trobol:Ready 2 Rambol
August 20:Loving You
August 27:For The First Time
October 1:Kulam(Regal Films)
October 29:My Only U
November 19:One True Love for GMA Films and Regal Films
34th Metro Manila Film Festival
Baler
Dayo
Ang Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat
One Night Only
Magkaibigan
Iskul Bukol:20 Years After
Shake,Rattle,and Roll X
Desperadas 2
Deaths
· January 1: Eloisa Mabutas, Manila Times columnist
· January 15: Eduardo Hontiveros, Jesuit composer and musician
· January 28: Crisologo Abines, former Congressman, 2nd District of Cebu
· February 2: Billy Balbastro, entertainment columnist and DZMM anchor
· February 2: Pedro Baban, first Igorot general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
· February 4: Larry Cruz, restaurateur, founder of LJC Restaurant Group
· February 6: Stella Goldenberg Brimo, classical pianist, dean of UST Conservatory of Music
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· February 29: Tino Reynoso, retired Philippine Basketball Association player
· March 8: Carol Varga, FAMAS-award winning actress
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· March 17: Rafael Recto, former Batangas Assemblyman and political scion
· March 25: Chito Madrigal-Collantes, socialite and philantrophist
· March 27: Toti Fuentes, jazz pianist
· March 28: Nemesio Prudente, former PUP president and political prisoner
· March 29: Venicio Escolin, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice
· April 14: Olivia Cenizal, film actress
· April 16: Lucia "Aling Lucing" Cunanan, inventor of sisig
· April 19: Lou Salvador, Jr., film actor
· April 23: Loreto Paras-Sulit, writer of short fiction
· May 8: Jose Feria, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice
· May 16: Henry Canoy, founder of RMN
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· May 25: Dommy Ursua, flyweight boxer
· May 26: Dolly Aglay, journalist with Reuters and Philippine Star
· May 26: Howlin' Dave, radio disc jockey
· May 29: Romeo Brawner, incumbent COMELEC Commissioner
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· June 7: Danilo Lagbas, incumbent Congressman
· July 22: Abbo de la Cruz, film director also known as "Rico Mambo"
· July 22: Gilbert Perez, fashion designer and Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist
· August 14: Jose Blanco, painter
· August 16: Lucrecia Kasilag, National Artist of the Philippines
· August 28: Mang Pandoy, street vendor and media icon
· August 28: Zorayda Sanchez, film and TV comedian
· September 1:Dely Magpayo, radio host best known as "Tia Dely"
· September 12: Pacita Madrigal Warns Gonzalez, former Senator
· September 26: Cirio H. Santiago, film director
· October 13: Khryss Adalia, film and television director
· October 18: Alfredo E. Evangelista, archaeologist, discovered the Laguna Copper Plate
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· November 27: Armand Fabella, Secretary of Education (1992-1994), president of Jose Rizal University
· December 4: Manuel Yan, former AFP Chief of Staff and diplomat
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· December 10: Didith Reyes, singer
· December 17: Guillermo Cua, incumbent party-list congressman
· December 23: Narciso Bernardo, basketball player and Olympian
· December 24: Ricardo Manapat, author & director of the National Archives
PSE eyes new trading rules by June 2009
The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) has drafted a fresh set of trading rules, which it plans to implement within the first half of 2009, to boost investor base and increase market turnover.
The set of rules will be introduced along with a new trading system, the bourse said.
The rules are subject to review by trading participants, whose comments will be compiled by the PSE until January 17 next year. The same will be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval.
Under the new guidelines, there will be a pre-open period at 8 a.m., to be followed by the market opening at 9:30 a.m. A two-hour recess, starting at 12 noon, will happen and the market will resume at 2 p.m. The market will close at 4 p.m. following a pre-close period at 3:40 p.m. The PSE may effect changes to this schedule as the circumstances warrant, it said.
The trading floors in Ayala and Ortigas will also be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless the exchange decides otherwise.
PSE president and chief executive Francis Lim said the move will attract more investors overseas.
According to him, the PSE has received several requests from overseas Filipinos on the extension of the trading period.
"We were in Abu Dhabi and one overseas Filipino worker who is already an active investor in our market told me that he always wakes up at 5 a.m. just to meet the opening of the Philippine market because of the time difference," Lim said.
"We are lagging behind our counterparts abroad. If we extend the trading hours, let’s say for another two hours, then more players will come in and take part in the local trading," he added.
The Association of Securities Analysts of the Philippines (ASAP), for its part, lauded the move saying it is a way of keeping up with other global players.
ASAP president Francisco Liboro noted that once the new rules are implemented, "we will have the same hours as Hong Kong and we can also witness the start of trading in Europe."
"Why is it good? Because we will be more accessible to foreign funds," added Liboro.
In 2002, the PSE tried afternoon trading but stopped it after eight months because it failed to increase market activity. The extended hours, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., apparently coincided with the mid-day trading break of exchanges Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Thailand.
"Times have changed. We have to consider also that markets are much different now as trading has become more global," Lim said. "But we decided to implement the extended trading hours next year to give the PSE market players enough time to make necessary adjustments in their operations."
The set of rules will be introduced along with a new trading system, the bourse said.
The rules are subject to review by trading participants, whose comments will be compiled by the PSE until January 17 next year. The same will be submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval.
Under the new guidelines, there will be a pre-open period at 8 a.m., to be followed by the market opening at 9:30 a.m. A two-hour recess, starting at 12 noon, will happen and the market will resume at 2 p.m. The market will close at 4 p.m. following a pre-close period at 3:40 p.m. The PSE may effect changes to this schedule as the circumstances warrant, it said.
The trading floors in Ayala and Ortigas will also be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. unless the exchange decides otherwise.
PSE president and chief executive Francis Lim said the move will attract more investors overseas.
According to him, the PSE has received several requests from overseas Filipinos on the extension of the trading period.
"We were in Abu Dhabi and one overseas Filipino worker who is already an active investor in our market told me that he always wakes up at 5 a.m. just to meet the opening of the Philippine market because of the time difference," Lim said.
"We are lagging behind our counterparts abroad. If we extend the trading hours, let’s say for another two hours, then more players will come in and take part in the local trading," he added.
The Association of Securities Analysts of the Philippines (ASAP), for its part, lauded the move saying it is a way of keeping up with other global players.
ASAP president Francisco Liboro noted that once the new rules are implemented, "we will have the same hours as Hong Kong and we can also witness the start of trading in Europe."
"Why is it good? Because we will be more accessible to foreign funds," added Liboro.
In 2002, the PSE tried afternoon trading but stopped it after eight months because it failed to increase market activity. The extended hours, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., apparently coincided with the mid-day trading break of exchanges Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Thailand.
"Times have changed. We have to consider also that markets are much different now as trading has become more global," Lim said. "But we decided to implement the extended trading hours next year to give the PSE market players enough time to make necessary adjustments in their operations."
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Maligayang Pasko sa Lahat
Excerpts from Manny Pacquiao
December 26,2008
LOS ANGELES -- Isang maligayang Pasko ang aking ipinahahatid sa inyong lahat at sana, madama ninyong lahat ang tunay na diwa ng Kapaskuhan at sana, kayo pong lahat ay nasa mabuting kalagayan ng pag-iisip, pangangatawan at higit sa lahat, sa ispirutwal na aspeto ng buhay.
Kararating ko lang po, kasama ang tatlo kong mga anak, upang ditto ipagdiwang ang Kapaskuhan, sa piling ang aking asawang si Jinkee.
Matapos ang aking laban noong Disyembre 6, umuwi ako sa Pilipinas upang kasama kong mag-celebrate ang aking mga kababayan na hanggang ngayon ay tuwang-tuwa pa rin matapos nating manalo kontra sa Golden Boy ng boxing, si Oscar Dela Hoya. Kasabay din nito ang padiriwang ng aking ika-30 kaarawan noong isang linggo na kumumpleto ng kasiyahan ng isang bansang naghahangad ng isang malaki at magandang balita.
Sa aking pagbabalik ditto, ako, at ng aking tatlong anak ay hihintayin ang pagsisilang ni Jinkee sa aming ikaapat na anak, na isa ring babae.
Masaya po ang pasko ngayong taon na ito dahil bukod sa tagumpay natin laban sa Goliath ng boksing na si Dela Hoya, nakuha rin natin ang dalawa pang sinturon ng World Boxing Council na magkaibang timbang. Ito ang super-featherweight title ng Mexican na si Juan Manuel Marquez at ang lightweight championship belt ni Mexican-American na si David Diaz.
Masaya ako dahil nakapagbigay din ako ng saya sa inyong lahat at tatlong beses ngayong taon na ito na tayong lahat at naging iisang bansa sa pagsigaw at pagpapangarap ng tagumpay.
Kahit minsan man lang, nagkabuklod-buklod ang pamilya, ang mga magkakaibigan, at kahit na ang mga magkakaaway. Sa isang pagkakataon, nawala ang traffic sa EDSA, tumigil ang putukan sa mga hanay ng kampo ng mga magkakasalungat na idolohiya. Pati ang krimen ay tumigil dahil halos lahat ay nanonood ng aking laban at halos lahat ay sabay-sabay nananalangin para sa ikapapanalo nating lahat bilang isang bansa, isang lipi, isang diwa.
Sa araw ng pasko, sana ay maunawaan ng lahat ang tunay na mensahe ng araw na ito, na ang pagsilang ni Kristo ay nagdudulot ng pag-asa, panibagong buhay at kaligtasan ng sanlibutan.
Alam kong naging mahirap din para sa pandaigdigang ekonomiya ang makabangon sa isang krisis kaya naman hindi natin maiiwasan na makaramdam ng kahirapan sa buhay. Hindi nangangahulugan na tayo ay dapat na malungkot dahil sa hirap ng buhay o sa kawalan ng mga biyaya. Mahalaga para sa atin na maintindihan ang kahalagahan ng araw na ito na dapat ay magdulot ng saya at pag-asa.
From my family to yours, may you have a Blessed Christmas.
Hanggang sa muling Kumbinasyon. God Bless Us All.
December 26,2008
LOS ANGELES -- Isang maligayang Pasko ang aking ipinahahatid sa inyong lahat at sana, madama ninyong lahat ang tunay na diwa ng Kapaskuhan at sana, kayo pong lahat ay nasa mabuting kalagayan ng pag-iisip, pangangatawan at higit sa lahat, sa ispirutwal na aspeto ng buhay.
Kararating ko lang po, kasama ang tatlo kong mga anak, upang ditto ipagdiwang ang Kapaskuhan, sa piling ang aking asawang si Jinkee.
Matapos ang aking laban noong Disyembre 6, umuwi ako sa Pilipinas upang kasama kong mag-celebrate ang aking mga kababayan na hanggang ngayon ay tuwang-tuwa pa rin matapos nating manalo kontra sa Golden Boy ng boxing, si Oscar Dela Hoya. Kasabay din nito ang padiriwang ng aking ika-30 kaarawan noong isang linggo na kumumpleto ng kasiyahan ng isang bansang naghahangad ng isang malaki at magandang balita.
Sa aking pagbabalik ditto, ako, at ng aking tatlong anak ay hihintayin ang pagsisilang ni Jinkee sa aming ikaapat na anak, na isa ring babae.
Masaya po ang pasko ngayong taon na ito dahil bukod sa tagumpay natin laban sa Goliath ng boksing na si Dela Hoya, nakuha rin natin ang dalawa pang sinturon ng World Boxing Council na magkaibang timbang. Ito ang super-featherweight title ng Mexican na si Juan Manuel Marquez at ang lightweight championship belt ni Mexican-American na si David Diaz.
Masaya ako dahil nakapagbigay din ako ng saya sa inyong lahat at tatlong beses ngayong taon na ito na tayong lahat at naging iisang bansa sa pagsigaw at pagpapangarap ng tagumpay.
Kahit minsan man lang, nagkabuklod-buklod ang pamilya, ang mga magkakaibigan, at kahit na ang mga magkakaaway. Sa isang pagkakataon, nawala ang traffic sa EDSA, tumigil ang putukan sa mga hanay ng kampo ng mga magkakasalungat na idolohiya. Pati ang krimen ay tumigil dahil halos lahat ay nanonood ng aking laban at halos lahat ay sabay-sabay nananalangin para sa ikapapanalo nating lahat bilang isang bansa, isang lipi, isang diwa.
Sa araw ng pasko, sana ay maunawaan ng lahat ang tunay na mensahe ng araw na ito, na ang pagsilang ni Kristo ay nagdudulot ng pag-asa, panibagong buhay at kaligtasan ng sanlibutan.
Alam kong naging mahirap din para sa pandaigdigang ekonomiya ang makabangon sa isang krisis kaya naman hindi natin maiiwasan na makaramdam ng kahirapan sa buhay. Hindi nangangahulugan na tayo ay dapat na malungkot dahil sa hirap ng buhay o sa kawalan ng mga biyaya. Mahalaga para sa atin na maintindihan ang kahalagahan ng araw na ito na dapat ay magdulot ng saya at pag-asa.
From my family to yours, may you have a Blessed Christmas.
Hanggang sa muling Kumbinasyon. God Bless Us All.
Hero's day
COMMONSENSE By Marichu A. Villanueva
Excerpts from the Philippine Star
December 29,2008
There was an interesting story that came out about two weeks ago from the House of Representatives on their approval on third and final reading a bill that would put an end to more than a century of observing every Dec. 30, Rizal Day, as one of the official holidays in the Philippines. It is one of the non-working holidays observed nationwide to commemorate the death anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
This proposal — under House Bill (HB) No. 1289 — seeks to move the observance of this national holiday instead to June 19 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr.Rizal. It was authored by a group of solons led by Iloilo City Rep. Raul T. Gonzalez Jr., namesake of the Justice Secretary of President Arroyo. The House measure was unanimously approved in plenary a few days after the House Committee on Revision of Laws recommended its enactment.
The National Historical Institute supports the approval into law of HB 1289. In their endorsement, the NHI noted the observance of Rizal Day on December 30 of each year which traces its historical basis to a decree issued by the first Philippine President, the late Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on Dec. 20, 1898.
NHI Chairman Ambeth R. Ocampo wrote to Rep. Gonzalez that this decree actually declared December 30 of each year as a day of national mourning and was intended to honor Rizal and other Filipino patriots during the Spanish period. On that basis, Rizal Day was declared as one of the official holidays in the country with the enactment of Act No. 245 of the Philippine Commission. It was signed on Feb. 1, 1902.
The NHI chief concurred with the proposed enactment of HB 1289 as the more appropriate day of commemorating Rizal Day on his birth anniversary every June 19. “While Rizal Day is observed on June 19, classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities,” Ocampo pointed out. Of course, as presently practiced, June 19 is like any other ordinary days in the calendar while Rizal Day is observed during the long school vacation in all levels starting Christmas all the way to New Year’s day.
Aside from Gonzalez, other authors of the bill include Reps. Justin Chipeco (NP, Laguna); Ma. Victoria SyAlvarado (Lakas, Bulacan); and Ma. Evita Arago (LP, Laguna). Obviously, all three lawmakers hail from the home province of our national hero who was born in Calamba. The house of the Rizal family in Calamba is among the national shrines being maintained by the State. The House-proposed measure will amend EO No. 292, known as the Administrative Code of 1987 that set December 30 as Rizal Day.
Rizal was executed on Dec. 30, 1896 by the Spaniards in a firing squad at Bagumbayan, later called as Luneta and was subsequently named as Rizal Park. Thus, every year the official commemorative activities of traditional raising of the giant Philippine flag, the wreath-laying rituals and military honors principally take place at the Rizal Monument in Luneta.
While the Senate has yet to come up with its own counterpart measure, or they may just adopt this proposed House bill to move Rizal Day to June 19, President Arroyo has done her own changes on Rizal Day celebration. She has moved the traditional venue of observing this holiday from the Rizal Monument in Luneta to Baguio City’s own Rizal Park. She started this in 2002 when she made the controversial Rizal Day declaration that she won’t run in the May 2004 presidential elections. And the rest, as we say, is history.
The darkest moment of this most recent history was the Rizal Day celebration in 2000 when a spate of deadly bombing attacks in several crowded places in Metro Manila that killed 22 holiday revelers and seriously maimed scores of people, including children.
Five locations were bombed almost simultaneously within the span of an hour. A bomb exploded at Plaza Ferguson in Malate, Manila near the US Embassy. Another bomb was detonated at a gasoline station in the Makati central business district. Two policemen from the bomb squad, died while trying to defuse the improvised explosive devices. Another IED was placed inside a bus traveling along EDSA. One passenger was killed while several others were injured. Alert authorities were able to foil IED found at the cargo handling area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The bombing attack that claimed the most casualties occurred at the Blumentritt station of the Metro Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Initially, various Islamic groups were implicated in the bombings, from the Abu Sayyaf bandits to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, including the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group from Indonesia. As subsequent events unfolded, the Rizal Day bombings were retaliatory attacks of the MILF against the all-out war policy of the administration of then President Joseph Estrada.
It took almost three years before law enforcement authorities were able to solve the Rizal Day bombing attacks with the arrest in May 2003 of Saifullah Yunos (aka Mukhlis Yunos), a member of the MILF’s special operations group. Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi, an Indonesian national and a JI member was subsequently arrested and convicted for illegal possession of explosives in relation to the Rizal Day blasts.
The other dark spot of this holiday was the Rizal Day observance in 2002 when the President dropped the bombshell that she won’t run for the presidency. But as it turned out, she merely bought time to shield herself from the unceasing political attacks against her administration.
Thus, the solemnity of Rizal Day, however, has become associated with these two unfortunate incidents while we were supposed to be honoring the martyrdom of our national hero. If only for these two reasons, I favor the transfer of Rizal Day on his birth date instead.
The proposed changing of date of commemorating our national hero’s day comes on Rizal’s 112th death anniversary this year. President Arroyo earlier intimated to me she would take the opportunity to explain in layman’s language to the Filipinos how her administration intends to shield the Philippine economy from the full impact of the global financial crisis when she delivers her Rizal Day message tomorrow. Hopefully, it would not be bombastic that would turn out to be nothing but smokescreens only.
Excerpts from the Philippine Star
December 29,2008
There was an interesting story that came out about two weeks ago from the House of Representatives on their approval on third and final reading a bill that would put an end to more than a century of observing every Dec. 30, Rizal Day, as one of the official holidays in the Philippines. It is one of the non-working holidays observed nationwide to commemorate the death anniversary of our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal.
This proposal — under House Bill (HB) No. 1289 — seeks to move the observance of this national holiday instead to June 19 to mark the birth anniversary of Dr.Rizal. It was authored by a group of solons led by Iloilo City Rep. Raul T. Gonzalez Jr., namesake of the Justice Secretary of President Arroyo. The House measure was unanimously approved in plenary a few days after the House Committee on Revision of Laws recommended its enactment.
The National Historical Institute supports the approval into law of HB 1289. In their endorsement, the NHI noted the observance of Rizal Day on December 30 of each year which traces its historical basis to a decree issued by the first Philippine President, the late Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on Dec. 20, 1898.
NHI Chairman Ambeth R. Ocampo wrote to Rep. Gonzalez that this decree actually declared December 30 of each year as a day of national mourning and was intended to honor Rizal and other Filipino patriots during the Spanish period. On that basis, Rizal Day was declared as one of the official holidays in the country with the enactment of Act No. 245 of the Philippine Commission. It was signed on Feb. 1, 1902.
The NHI chief concurred with the proposed enactment of HB 1289 as the more appropriate day of commemorating Rizal Day on his birth anniversary every June 19. “While Rizal Day is observed on June 19, classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities,” Ocampo pointed out. Of course, as presently practiced, June 19 is like any other ordinary days in the calendar while Rizal Day is observed during the long school vacation in all levels starting Christmas all the way to New Year’s day.
Aside from Gonzalez, other authors of the bill include Reps. Justin Chipeco (NP, Laguna); Ma. Victoria SyAlvarado (Lakas, Bulacan); and Ma. Evita Arago (LP, Laguna). Obviously, all three lawmakers hail from the home province of our national hero who was born in Calamba. The house of the Rizal family in Calamba is among the national shrines being maintained by the State. The House-proposed measure will amend EO No. 292, known as the Administrative Code of 1987 that set December 30 as Rizal Day.
Rizal was executed on Dec. 30, 1896 by the Spaniards in a firing squad at Bagumbayan, later called as Luneta and was subsequently named as Rizal Park. Thus, every year the official commemorative activities of traditional raising of the giant Philippine flag, the wreath-laying rituals and military honors principally take place at the Rizal Monument in Luneta.
While the Senate has yet to come up with its own counterpart measure, or they may just adopt this proposed House bill to move Rizal Day to June 19, President Arroyo has done her own changes on Rizal Day celebration. She has moved the traditional venue of observing this holiday from the Rizal Monument in Luneta to Baguio City’s own Rizal Park. She started this in 2002 when she made the controversial Rizal Day declaration that she won’t run in the May 2004 presidential elections. And the rest, as we say, is history.
The darkest moment of this most recent history was the Rizal Day celebration in 2000 when a spate of deadly bombing attacks in several crowded places in Metro Manila that killed 22 holiday revelers and seriously maimed scores of people, including children.
Five locations were bombed almost simultaneously within the span of an hour. A bomb exploded at Plaza Ferguson in Malate, Manila near the US Embassy. Another bomb was detonated at a gasoline station in the Makati central business district. Two policemen from the bomb squad, died while trying to defuse the improvised explosive devices. Another IED was placed inside a bus traveling along EDSA. One passenger was killed while several others were injured. Alert authorities were able to foil IED found at the cargo handling area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The bombing attack that claimed the most casualties occurred at the Blumentritt station of the Metro Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT).
Initially, various Islamic groups were implicated in the bombings, from the Abu Sayyaf bandits to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, including the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) terror group from Indonesia. As subsequent events unfolded, the Rizal Day bombings were retaliatory attacks of the MILF against the all-out war policy of the administration of then President Joseph Estrada.
It took almost three years before law enforcement authorities were able to solve the Rizal Day bombing attacks with the arrest in May 2003 of Saifullah Yunos (aka Mukhlis Yunos), a member of the MILF’s special operations group. Fathur Rahman Al-Ghozi, an Indonesian national and a JI member was subsequently arrested and convicted for illegal possession of explosives in relation to the Rizal Day blasts.
The other dark spot of this holiday was the Rizal Day observance in 2002 when the President dropped the bombshell that she won’t run for the presidency. But as it turned out, she merely bought time to shield herself from the unceasing political attacks against her administration.
Thus, the solemnity of Rizal Day, however, has become associated with these two unfortunate incidents while we were supposed to be honoring the martyrdom of our national hero. If only for these two reasons, I favor the transfer of Rizal Day on his birth date instead.
The proposed changing of date of commemorating our national hero’s day comes on Rizal’s 112th death anniversary this year. President Arroyo earlier intimated to me she would take the opportunity to explain in layman’s language to the Filipinos how her administration intends to shield the Philippine economy from the full impact of the global financial crisis when she delivers her Rizal Day message tomorrow. Hopefully, it would not be bombastic that would turn out to be nothing but smokescreens only.
Full text of Maudi a Pakada in the newly-installed Amianan language
Agpakadaakon ay-ayatek nga ili: ayuyang nasudi a lawag!
Gameng dagiti baybay daya: sanyatami a napukaw…
Biagko siaayatak a mangidiaya: nakurapay, awanen gasat
No koma pay nasudsudi, nay-ayamuom, ken nalaslasbang
Ipaayko pay la kenka no isut’ mangted pagimbagam!
Kadagiti tay-ak paggugubatan : iti kapingetan ti laban
Impatlit’ daddumat’ biagda : awan duadua, awan alidunget !
Ti lugar awan kaimudinganna : laurel, lirio, wenno sypres :
Pagbitayan wenno dangadangan: panagtibay wenno panagranget:
Padapada no agpaay pagimbagan ti ili ken pagtaengan…!
Matayak no makitak iti tangatang ti agbukan a lawag
A mangirakurak iti agsapa: sukat rabii a nalidem!
No kasapulam ti maris: maris a pangtina iti bannawag
Ibukbukmo, ipasagepsep mo ti umiso a kanito ‘toy darak
Tapno ti sinamar iti kaippasngay a lawag palangtwem!
Inar-arapaap ko idi ubingak: naganusak nga atutubo…
Inar-arapaap ko idi nataenganak: addan pammati, isipko:
Makitakanto, O gameng taaw i-daya, iti maysa nga aldaw
Awanan kullaap dagita mata: naranga dayta mugingmo…
Awanan mulit: awanan alidunget: ken awanan tulaw!
Kabayuatan ti panagbiagko indawdawatko a kankanayon
Ti panaglasbangmo: irarir kararwak ngannnganin pumanaw!
Ti panaglasbangmo: nagimasen bumaba tapno ngumatako ka:
Ti matay tapno agbiagka: matay linung langitmo nasin-aw:
Ket nalamuyot a tanapmo paginanaakto iti kinaagnanayon.
No makimtamto’t rabaw ti tanem ko iti maysa nga aldaw
Kadagiti ruruot ti tumobonto a sabonga nalapsat…
Iyasidegmo dagita bibigmo tapno maagkanto’t kararwak:
Ket iti kaunggan iti nalamiis a tanemko mariknak
Ti panaglailonto dayta naatil ken napudot a sang-aw!
Bay-am ti bulan a mangbantay kaniak: nasudi, natalna:
Bay-am ti bannawag a mangyaplid kaippasngay a lawag
Bay-am ti amian nga agday-eng, agirair iti nakas-ang
Ket no addanto maysa a billit nga agdisso iti padeppak
Bay-am nga agdaniw: agkanta ti samiweng kinatalna!
Bay-am ti nadarang nga init a mangtunaw kadagiti tudo
Tapno umalingasawda a mangipato iti tarigagayko!
Bay-am maysa a pagayam mangdung-aw nasapa nga ipupusayko!
No itinto kaltaang rabrabii malagipdakto nga ikararag
Kumararagkanto met, O Ilik! Tapno sidong Dios aginanaak!
Ikararagko dagiti natnatay: awanan pagayam ken gasat:
Dagiti natured: nangibaklay adu a tuok a naglabas…
Dagiti nakaay-ay-ay nga inna: lumanglang-ab kinapait:
Dagiti ul-ulila, balbalo, agtutuok pagbaludan a naiget!
Kumararagka met tapno makitam inka pannakaruk-at…
No yantantanem sallukoban rabii iti nangisit nga abigay;
No dagiti laengen natnatay dagit natda nga agbantay –
Dimo singaen ti talna: pagbus-oyam palimed nga agdapla!.
Samiweng matimudno nga agtaud iti katibeng wenno gitarra
Siak dayta, ay-ayatek a daga, umay mangandingay kenka!
No saanmonton a mailasin disso a nakaitabunak
Ta napukawen bato a pagtandaanan wenno padeppak:
Bay-am ti daga a bukwalen ti nagaget a mannalon…
Ket dagiti tulangko, kasanguanan inda pannakaiwaras
Kas tapuk bay-am ida a mainayon iti kinaagnanayon !
Awan kaimudinganna nga idulindak ken tagilipat:
Ti amianmo, tangatangmo, tantanapmo agdaliasatak!
Samiweng, nasudi ken natibung dumanonto ‘ta lapayag!
Ayamuom, maris, arasaas, samiweng, sennaay, lawag –
Kankanayonto a dagullitenda ti pammatik a di maumag!
Daga a patpatgek, puon ladingitko a di masbaalan…
Ingungutek a Filipinas: timudem ti maudi a pakadak:
Ibatik kenka ti amin: kamanko, dagiti napateg kaniak!
Yuyeng awan adipen, berdugos, mangirurumen mapanak!
Yuyeng a pagbiagan pammati: yuyeng a Dios ti agturay!
Agpakadaak, nagannak kaniak, kakabsatko, kanaig kararwak:
Pagayamko a kinaubingak sidong pagtaengan a napukaw…
Agyamankayo ta kalpasan napaksuy nga aldaw aginanaak!
Panawankan nasudi a ganganaet: kasimpungalak, liwliwak!
Inay-ayatko: panawankayon, ipupusay isut’ panaginanan!
Gameng dagiti baybay daya: sanyatami a napukaw…
Biagko siaayatak a mangidiaya: nakurapay, awanen gasat
No koma pay nasudsudi, nay-ayamuom, ken nalaslasbang
Ipaayko pay la kenka no isut’ mangted pagimbagam!
Kadagiti tay-ak paggugubatan : iti kapingetan ti laban
Impatlit’ daddumat’ biagda : awan duadua, awan alidunget !
Ti lugar awan kaimudinganna : laurel, lirio, wenno sypres :
Pagbitayan wenno dangadangan: panagtibay wenno panagranget:
Padapada no agpaay pagimbagan ti ili ken pagtaengan…!
Matayak no makitak iti tangatang ti agbukan a lawag
A mangirakurak iti agsapa: sukat rabii a nalidem!
No kasapulam ti maris: maris a pangtina iti bannawag
Ibukbukmo, ipasagepsep mo ti umiso a kanito ‘toy darak
Tapno ti sinamar iti kaippasngay a lawag palangtwem!
Inar-arapaap ko idi ubingak: naganusak nga atutubo…
Inar-arapaap ko idi nataenganak: addan pammati, isipko:
Makitakanto, O gameng taaw i-daya, iti maysa nga aldaw
Awanan kullaap dagita mata: naranga dayta mugingmo…
Awanan mulit: awanan alidunget: ken awanan tulaw!
Kabayuatan ti panagbiagko indawdawatko a kankanayon
Ti panaglasbangmo: irarir kararwak ngannnganin pumanaw!
Ti panaglasbangmo: nagimasen bumaba tapno ngumatako ka:
Ti matay tapno agbiagka: matay linung langitmo nasin-aw:
Ket nalamuyot a tanapmo paginanaakto iti kinaagnanayon.
No makimtamto’t rabaw ti tanem ko iti maysa nga aldaw
Kadagiti ruruot ti tumobonto a sabonga nalapsat…
Iyasidegmo dagita bibigmo tapno maagkanto’t kararwak:
Ket iti kaunggan iti nalamiis a tanemko mariknak
Ti panaglailonto dayta naatil ken napudot a sang-aw!
Bay-am ti bulan a mangbantay kaniak: nasudi, natalna:
Bay-am ti bannawag a mangyaplid kaippasngay a lawag
Bay-am ti amian nga agday-eng, agirair iti nakas-ang
Ket no addanto maysa a billit nga agdisso iti padeppak
Bay-am nga agdaniw: agkanta ti samiweng kinatalna!
Bay-am ti nadarang nga init a mangtunaw kadagiti tudo
Tapno umalingasawda a mangipato iti tarigagayko!
Bay-am maysa a pagayam mangdung-aw nasapa nga ipupusayko!
No itinto kaltaang rabrabii malagipdakto nga ikararag
Kumararagkanto met, O Ilik! Tapno sidong Dios aginanaak!
Ikararagko dagiti natnatay: awanan pagayam ken gasat:
Dagiti natured: nangibaklay adu a tuok a naglabas…
Dagiti nakaay-ay-ay nga inna: lumanglang-ab kinapait:
Dagiti ul-ulila, balbalo, agtutuok pagbaludan a naiget!
Kumararagka met tapno makitam inka pannakaruk-at…
No yantantanem sallukoban rabii iti nangisit nga abigay;
No dagiti laengen natnatay dagit natda nga agbantay –
Dimo singaen ti talna: pagbus-oyam palimed nga agdapla!.
Samiweng matimudno nga agtaud iti katibeng wenno gitarra
Siak dayta, ay-ayatek a daga, umay mangandingay kenka!
No saanmonton a mailasin disso a nakaitabunak
Ta napukawen bato a pagtandaanan wenno padeppak:
Bay-am ti daga a bukwalen ti nagaget a mannalon…
Ket dagiti tulangko, kasanguanan inda pannakaiwaras
Kas tapuk bay-am ida a mainayon iti kinaagnanayon !
Awan kaimudinganna nga idulindak ken tagilipat:
Ti amianmo, tangatangmo, tantanapmo agdaliasatak!
Samiweng, nasudi ken natibung dumanonto ‘ta lapayag!
Ayamuom, maris, arasaas, samiweng, sennaay, lawag –
Kankanayonto a dagullitenda ti pammatik a di maumag!
Daga a patpatgek, puon ladingitko a di masbaalan…
Ingungutek a Filipinas: timudem ti maudi a pakadak:
Ibatik kenka ti amin: kamanko, dagiti napateg kaniak!
Yuyeng awan adipen, berdugos, mangirurumen mapanak!
Yuyeng a pagbiagan pammati: yuyeng a Dios ti agturay!
Agpakadaak, nagannak kaniak, kakabsatko, kanaig kararwak:
Pagayamko a kinaubingak sidong pagtaengan a napukaw…
Agyamankayo ta kalpasan napaksuy nga aldaw aginanaak!
Panawankan nasudi a ganganaet: kasimpungalak, liwliwak!
Inay-ayatko: panawankayon, ipupusay isut’ panaginanan!
Full text of Mi Ultimo Adios in the Bicol language
Paaram, Inang Banwaan,
ronang paorog nin aldaw,
Mutyang dagat nin Sirangan, nawara ming erokan,
Ogma dolot simo mamondo maluya kong buhay,
Minsan ngani orog kapusog, kaogma, kabansay,
Dolot ko man dahel simo, dahel sa simong karahayan.
Sa palnang labanan nin maigot na paghokbo,
An iba napagadan, daing duwaduwa, daing ariano,
An rona daing kaibanhan: cipres, laurel, o lirio,
Bitayan, gadanan, hokbohan, mabangis na lobo,
Iyo man lang, kun an satong Banwaan minakaipo.
Ako magagadan kung mahiling kong aga na,
Asin yaon na an aldaw hale sa diklom na sadya,
Kun togma an kaipohan ngani an banaag mo pumula,
Olaan sakong dugo, sa kaugmahan pabulosa
Asin liwanagan siya kan sirang na bagong tunga.
Si pangatorogan ko kan aki akong sadang,
Si pangatorogan ko kan may boot na kong hayag
Iyo na mahiling taka, Mutyang dagat nin Sirangan,
Mata mo daing luha, malinig mong angog tamyang
Daing kanggotan, daing pongaw, daing digtang kasupogan.
Ranga nin buhay ko, pagmawot kong malaad asin lodok,
"Mabuhay ka! Iyong agrangay kaining matalikod;
Mabuhay ka! Oh! Ogma kong magadan sa simong erok
Asin sa simong imbong sagkod pa man maturog.
Kun ngapit sa linobngan ko igwa kang mapagmalas
Sa hibog nin doot asin tumubong husay, maimbod na burak,
Ranihan sa nguso mo, asin hadki an sakong kalag,
Sa angog ko mamatean, sa malipot kong pagkahotad,
Si init nin ginhawa mo, si hoyop nin simong dangat.
Bayae akong liwanggan na husay asin mahimong kan bulan,
Bayae an liwanag hatdan ako kan solyap niyang sirang,
Bayae an doros umanggoyong nin lodok na agrangay
Asin kun sa cruz ko homapon an sarong gamgam
Bayae siyang omawit kan dalit nin katoninongan.
Bayae an aldaw ominit na ialisngaw an oran logod,
Sa langit iolang husay, agrangay ko alinsunod,
Pabayae an katood magtangis sa amay kong patnogot,
Asin sa mga honong na hapon may mamibing igot,
Pamibi man, Banwaan! Sa kahingaloan ko sa Dios.
Pamibian an daing palad na nagkagaradan,
Si idtong nagsarakit na di sukat masamahan,
An mga ina tang nangagha saindang kasakitan,
Mga ilo asin balo, si nagtios sa bilanggoan,
Asin hagad sa adios na kamtan mo an katiwasayan.
Kun lolobngan patos nin bangging madiklom
Asin an mga gadan duman iyo sana an yaon,
Saiyang kahimngan, saiyang kahiloman di mo purisawon
Madadangog mo gayod an dalit na mamondoon;
Ako yan, akong naawit simo, dagang magayonon.
Asin kun rilingaw na kan sakong linobngan,
Daing cruz ni gapo na tanda kayan kamugtakan,
Bayaeng lingawan kan tawo, kan azada iwarak man,
Asin bago mawara an abo nin sakong bangkay,
Makaayon man sa daga na simong batayan.
Daing anoman kun ngapit sako malingaw ka,
Ta an bukid, kapatagan aaragihan kong sadya,
Sa doros, panganoron ako mo maririsa;
Yaon ako sa hamot, liwanag, rokyaw, togma, awit, agagha
Sa pagolitolit kan pagtubod kong dara.
Maogmang banwaan, kulog nin sakong kulog,
Ina kong Filipinas, dangga an huri kong patnogot!
Yaon dihan si ama ko, ina, pag’araki, katorood,
Na an pagtubod dai malobo, an hade sana an Dios.
Paaram ama, ina, tugang, kaarabtang nin sakong buhay,
Mga katood kan aki pa sa nawarang erokasn!
Pasalamat! Kamo, ta ioontok na mga kahapdosan!...
Paaram saimo, taga ibang daga, katood kong nawiwilihan!
Paaram saindo gabos! … Pagkagadan yong kahingaloan!
ronang paorog nin aldaw,
Mutyang dagat nin Sirangan, nawara ming erokan,
Ogma dolot simo mamondo maluya kong buhay,
Minsan ngani orog kapusog, kaogma, kabansay,
Dolot ko man dahel simo, dahel sa simong karahayan.
Sa palnang labanan nin maigot na paghokbo,
An iba napagadan, daing duwaduwa, daing ariano,
An rona daing kaibanhan: cipres, laurel, o lirio,
Bitayan, gadanan, hokbohan, mabangis na lobo,
Iyo man lang, kun an satong Banwaan minakaipo.
Ako magagadan kung mahiling kong aga na,
Asin yaon na an aldaw hale sa diklom na sadya,
Kun togma an kaipohan ngani an banaag mo pumula,
Olaan sakong dugo, sa kaugmahan pabulosa
Asin liwanagan siya kan sirang na bagong tunga.
Si pangatorogan ko kan aki akong sadang,
Si pangatorogan ko kan may boot na kong hayag
Iyo na mahiling taka, Mutyang dagat nin Sirangan,
Mata mo daing luha, malinig mong angog tamyang
Daing kanggotan, daing pongaw, daing digtang kasupogan.
Ranga nin buhay ko, pagmawot kong malaad asin lodok,
"Mabuhay ka! Iyong agrangay kaining matalikod;
Mabuhay ka! Oh! Ogma kong magadan sa simong erok
Asin sa simong imbong sagkod pa man maturog.
Kun ngapit sa linobngan ko igwa kang mapagmalas
Sa hibog nin doot asin tumubong husay, maimbod na burak,
Ranihan sa nguso mo, asin hadki an sakong kalag,
Sa angog ko mamatean, sa malipot kong pagkahotad,
Si init nin ginhawa mo, si hoyop nin simong dangat.
Bayae akong liwanggan na husay asin mahimong kan bulan,
Bayae an liwanag hatdan ako kan solyap niyang sirang,
Bayae an doros umanggoyong nin lodok na agrangay
Asin kun sa cruz ko homapon an sarong gamgam
Bayae siyang omawit kan dalit nin katoninongan.
Bayae an aldaw ominit na ialisngaw an oran logod,
Sa langit iolang husay, agrangay ko alinsunod,
Pabayae an katood magtangis sa amay kong patnogot,
Asin sa mga honong na hapon may mamibing igot,
Pamibi man, Banwaan! Sa kahingaloan ko sa Dios.
Pamibian an daing palad na nagkagaradan,
Si idtong nagsarakit na di sukat masamahan,
An mga ina tang nangagha saindang kasakitan,
Mga ilo asin balo, si nagtios sa bilanggoan,
Asin hagad sa adios na kamtan mo an katiwasayan.
Kun lolobngan patos nin bangging madiklom
Asin an mga gadan duman iyo sana an yaon,
Saiyang kahimngan, saiyang kahiloman di mo purisawon
Madadangog mo gayod an dalit na mamondoon;
Ako yan, akong naawit simo, dagang magayonon.
Asin kun rilingaw na kan sakong linobngan,
Daing cruz ni gapo na tanda kayan kamugtakan,
Bayaeng lingawan kan tawo, kan azada iwarak man,
Asin bago mawara an abo nin sakong bangkay,
Makaayon man sa daga na simong batayan.
Daing anoman kun ngapit sako malingaw ka,
Ta an bukid, kapatagan aaragihan kong sadya,
Sa doros, panganoron ako mo maririsa;
Yaon ako sa hamot, liwanag, rokyaw, togma, awit, agagha
Sa pagolitolit kan pagtubod kong dara.
Maogmang banwaan, kulog nin sakong kulog,
Ina kong Filipinas, dangga an huri kong patnogot!
Yaon dihan si ama ko, ina, pag’araki, katorood,
Na an pagtubod dai malobo, an hade sana an Dios.
Paaram ama, ina, tugang, kaarabtang nin sakong buhay,
Mga katood kan aki pa sa nawarang erokasn!
Pasalamat! Kamo, ta ioontok na mga kahapdosan!...
Paaram saimo, taga ibang daga, katood kong nawiwilihan!
Paaram saindo gabos! … Pagkagadan yong kahingaloan!
Full text of Mi Ultimo Adios in Filipino of Dr.Jose Rizal
Huling Paalam
Paalam na, sintang lupang tinubuan,
Bayang masagana sa init ng araw,
Edeng maligaya sa ami’y pumanaw
At perlas ng dagat sa dakong Silangan.
Inihahandog ko ng ganap na tuwa
Sa iyo yaring buhay na lanta na’t aba;
Naging dakila ma’y iaalay rin nga
Kung dahil sa iyong ikatitimawa.
Ang nanga sa digmaan dumog sa paglaban
Handog din sa iyo ang kanilang buhay,
Hirap ay di pansin at di gunamgunam
Ang pagkaparool o pagtagumpay.
Bibitaya’t madlang mabangis na sakit
O pakikibakang lubhang mapanganib,
Pawang titiisin kung ito ang nais
Ng baya’t tahanang pinakaiibig.
Ako’y mamamatay ngayong minamalas
Ang kulay ng langit na nanganganinag
Ibinababalang araw ay sisikat
Sa kabila niyang mapanglaw na ulap.
Kung dugo ang iyong kinakailangan
Sa ikadidilag ng iyong pagsilang,
Dugo ko’y ibubo’t sa isa man lamang
Nang gumigiti mong sinag ay kuminang.
Ang mga nasa ko, mulang magkaisip,
Magpahanggang ngayong maganap ang bait,
Ang ikaw’y makitang hiyas na marikit
Ng dagat Silangan na nakaliligid.
Noo mo’y maningning at sa mga mata
Mapait na luha bakas ma’y wala na,
Wala ka ng poot, wala ng balisa,
Walang kadungua’t munti mang pangamba,
Sa sandaling buhay maalab kong nais
Ang kagalingan mo’t ang paiwang sulit
Ng kaluluwa kong gayak ng aalis:
Ginhawa’y kamtan mo! Anong pagkarikit!
Nang maaba’t ikaw’y mapataas lamang,
Mamatay at upang mabigyan kang buhay,
Malibing sa lupang puspos ng karikta’t
Sa silong ng iyong langit ay mahimlay.
Kung sa ibang araw ikaw’y may mapansin
Nipot na bulaklak sa aba kong libing,
Sa gitna ng mga damong masisinsin,
Hagka’t ang halik mo’y itaos sa akin.
Sa samyo ng iyong pagsuyong matamis,
Mataos na taghoy ng may sintang sibsib,
Bayang tumaggap noo ko ng init,
Na natatabunan ng lupang malamig.
Bayaan mong ako’y malasin ng buwan
Sa liwanag niyang hilaw at malamlam;
Bayaang ihatid sa aking liwayway
Ang banaag niyang dagling napaparam.
Bayaang humalik ang simoy ng hangin;
Bayaang sa huning masaya’y awitin
Ng darapong ibon sa kurus ng libing
Ang buhay payapang ikinaaaliw.
Bayaang ang araw na lubhang maningas
Pawiin ang ulan, gawing pawang ulap,
maging panginuring sa langit umakyat,
at ang aking daing ay mapakilangkap.
Bayaang ang aking maagang pagpanaw,
Itangis ng isang lubos na nagmamahal;
Kung may umalala sa akin ng dasal,
Ako’y iyo sanang idalangin naman.
Idalangin mo rin ang di nagkapalad,
Na nangamatay na’t yaong nangaghirap
Sa daming pasakit, at ang lumalanghap
Naming mga ina ng luhang masaklap.
Idalangin sampo ng bawa’t ulila
at nangapipiit na tigib ng dusa;
idalangin mo ring ikaw’y matubos na
sa pagkaaping laong binabata.
Kung nababalot na ang mga libingan
Ng sapot na itim ng gabing mapanglaw,
at wala ng tanod kundi pawang patay,
huwang gambalain ang katahimikan.
Pagpitaganan mo ang hiwagang lihim,
at mapapakinggan ang tinig marahil,
ng isang salteryo: Ito nga’y ako ring
inaawitan ka ng aking paggiliw.
Kung ang libingan ko'y limot na ng madla
ay wala nang kurus at bato mang tanda
sa nangagbubukid ay ipaubayang
bungkali’t isabog ang natipong lupa.
Ang mga abo ko’y bago pailanlang
mauwi sa wala na pinanggalingan,
ay makaulit munang parang kapupunan
ng iyong alabok sa lupang tuntungan.
Sa gayo’y wala ng anoman sa akin,
na limutin mo na’t aking lilibutin
ang himpapawid mo kaparanga’t hangin
at ako sa iyo’y magiging taginting.
Bango, tinig, higing, awit na masaya
liwanag at kulay na lugod ng mata’t
uulit-ulitin sa tuwi-tuwina.
Ako’y yayao na sa bayang payapa,
na walang alipi’t punong mapang-aba,
doo’y di nanatay ang paniniwala
at ang naghahari'y Diyos na dakila.
Paalam anak, magulang, kapatid,
bahagi ng puso’t unang nakaniig,
ipagpasalamat ang aking pag-alis
sa buhay na itong lagi ng ligalig.
Paalam na liyag, tanging kaulayaw,
taga ibang lupang aking katuwaan,
paaalam sa inyo, mga minamahal;
mamatay ay ganap na katahimikan.
Paalam na, sintang lupang tinubuan,
Bayang masagana sa init ng araw,
Edeng maligaya sa ami’y pumanaw
At perlas ng dagat sa dakong Silangan.
Inihahandog ko ng ganap na tuwa
Sa iyo yaring buhay na lanta na’t aba;
Naging dakila ma’y iaalay rin nga
Kung dahil sa iyong ikatitimawa.
Ang nanga sa digmaan dumog sa paglaban
Handog din sa iyo ang kanilang buhay,
Hirap ay di pansin at di gunamgunam
Ang pagkaparool o pagtagumpay.
Bibitaya’t madlang mabangis na sakit
O pakikibakang lubhang mapanganib,
Pawang titiisin kung ito ang nais
Ng baya’t tahanang pinakaiibig.
Ako’y mamamatay ngayong minamalas
Ang kulay ng langit na nanganganinag
Ibinababalang araw ay sisikat
Sa kabila niyang mapanglaw na ulap.
Kung dugo ang iyong kinakailangan
Sa ikadidilag ng iyong pagsilang,
Dugo ko’y ibubo’t sa isa man lamang
Nang gumigiti mong sinag ay kuminang.
Ang mga nasa ko, mulang magkaisip,
Magpahanggang ngayong maganap ang bait,
Ang ikaw’y makitang hiyas na marikit
Ng dagat Silangan na nakaliligid.
Noo mo’y maningning at sa mga mata
Mapait na luha bakas ma’y wala na,
Wala ka ng poot, wala ng balisa,
Walang kadungua’t munti mang pangamba,
Sa sandaling buhay maalab kong nais
Ang kagalingan mo’t ang paiwang sulit
Ng kaluluwa kong gayak ng aalis:
Ginhawa’y kamtan mo! Anong pagkarikit!
Nang maaba’t ikaw’y mapataas lamang,
Mamatay at upang mabigyan kang buhay,
Malibing sa lupang puspos ng karikta’t
Sa silong ng iyong langit ay mahimlay.
Kung sa ibang araw ikaw’y may mapansin
Nipot na bulaklak sa aba kong libing,
Sa gitna ng mga damong masisinsin,
Hagka’t ang halik mo’y itaos sa akin.
Sa samyo ng iyong pagsuyong matamis,
Mataos na taghoy ng may sintang sibsib,
Bayang tumaggap noo ko ng init,
Na natatabunan ng lupang malamig.
Bayaan mong ako’y malasin ng buwan
Sa liwanag niyang hilaw at malamlam;
Bayaang ihatid sa aking liwayway
Ang banaag niyang dagling napaparam.
Bayaang humalik ang simoy ng hangin;
Bayaang sa huning masaya’y awitin
Ng darapong ibon sa kurus ng libing
Ang buhay payapang ikinaaaliw.
Bayaang ang araw na lubhang maningas
Pawiin ang ulan, gawing pawang ulap,
maging panginuring sa langit umakyat,
at ang aking daing ay mapakilangkap.
Bayaang ang aking maagang pagpanaw,
Itangis ng isang lubos na nagmamahal;
Kung may umalala sa akin ng dasal,
Ako’y iyo sanang idalangin naman.
Idalangin mo rin ang di nagkapalad,
Na nangamatay na’t yaong nangaghirap
Sa daming pasakit, at ang lumalanghap
Naming mga ina ng luhang masaklap.
Idalangin sampo ng bawa’t ulila
at nangapipiit na tigib ng dusa;
idalangin mo ring ikaw’y matubos na
sa pagkaaping laong binabata.
Kung nababalot na ang mga libingan
Ng sapot na itim ng gabing mapanglaw,
at wala ng tanod kundi pawang patay,
huwang gambalain ang katahimikan.
Pagpitaganan mo ang hiwagang lihim,
at mapapakinggan ang tinig marahil,
ng isang salteryo: Ito nga’y ako ring
inaawitan ka ng aking paggiliw.
Kung ang libingan ko'y limot na ng madla
ay wala nang kurus at bato mang tanda
sa nangagbubukid ay ipaubayang
bungkali’t isabog ang natipong lupa.
Ang mga abo ko’y bago pailanlang
mauwi sa wala na pinanggalingan,
ay makaulit munang parang kapupunan
ng iyong alabok sa lupang tuntungan.
Sa gayo’y wala ng anoman sa akin,
na limutin mo na’t aking lilibutin
ang himpapawid mo kaparanga’t hangin
at ako sa iyo’y magiging taginting.
Bango, tinig, higing, awit na masaya
liwanag at kulay na lugod ng mata’t
uulit-ulitin sa tuwi-tuwina.
Ako’y yayao na sa bayang payapa,
na walang alipi’t punong mapang-aba,
doo’y di nanatay ang paniniwala
at ang naghahari'y Diyos na dakila.
Paalam anak, magulang, kapatid,
bahagi ng puso’t unang nakaniig,
ipagpasalamat ang aking pag-alis
sa buhay na itong lagi ng ligalig.
Paalam na liyag, tanging kaulayaw,
taga ibang lupang aking katuwaan,
paaalam sa inyo, mga minamahal;
mamatay ay ganap na katahimikan.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Recapping of activities for December 25 and 26,2008
06:45H-Wake-up,breakfast,showering the bath
11:30H-Me and my sis during prayers at St.Jude because of the Thursday novenas were suspended
12:30H-With my dad bringing to the LRT Pureza Station before preceeding to Acacia Lane to Hulo,Mandaluyong for a christmas reunion together with my grandpa from a village-town in Batangas,Don Leonardo.
My menu for lunch is roasted chicken,and spaghetti together with seedless grapes
My mother is not attended because of health reasons.
17:30H-Preceeding to a mall for a gift-wrapping in time for March's birthday on
December 26
19:10H-My delaying telecast of the Christmas message of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican immediately after the Christmas Midnight Mass
The following day,my sis celebrates her 24th birthday and the activities is cancelled in time for March's wedding in Alabang.
Here in the house,because of a long break,several activities like general cleaning;My mother together with auntie tess washing the clothes.
Menu:breakfast:roasted chicken
lunch:pansit canton or fried noodles
dinner:pinangat na sapsap and dried fish
Lotto results for December 26,2008:
EZ2 evening:20-10
Suertres:534
4-digits:4283
Megalotto:19-18-37-16-06-40
Jackpot:Php13,091,473.80
11:30H-Me and my sis during prayers at St.Jude because of the Thursday novenas were suspended
12:30H-With my dad bringing to the LRT Pureza Station before preceeding to Acacia Lane to Hulo,Mandaluyong for a christmas reunion together with my grandpa from a village-town in Batangas,Don Leonardo.
My menu for lunch is roasted chicken,and spaghetti together with seedless grapes
My mother is not attended because of health reasons.
17:30H-Preceeding to a mall for a gift-wrapping in time for March's birthday on
December 26
19:10H-My delaying telecast of the Christmas message of Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican immediately after the Christmas Midnight Mass
The following day,my sis celebrates her 24th birthday and the activities is cancelled in time for March's wedding in Alabang.
Here in the house,because of a long break,several activities like general cleaning;My mother together with auntie tess washing the clothes.
Menu:breakfast:roasted chicken
lunch:pansit canton or fried noodles
dinner:pinangat na sapsap and dried fish
Lotto results for December 26,2008:
EZ2 evening:20-10
Suertres:534
4-digits:4283
Megalotto:19-18-37-16-06-40
Jackpot:Php13,091,473.80
Gensan Rep.Darlene Antonino-Custodio celebrates her 35th birthday
Born Darlene Magnolia R. Antonino on December 26, 1973 is a Representative of the first district of South Cotabato and Gen. Santos City. She gained national fame for defeating her challenger Manny Pacquiao in the 2007 elections.
Darlene comes from the prominent Antonino Clan of South Cotabato. Her father and mother, Aldelbert and Luwalhati R. Antonino both served as mayor and house representative of General Santos City and South Cotabato. She is also the grandgrandaugher of Senators Gaudencio and Magnola Antonino. She is married to Benjamin Custodio, a businessman.
Early Life & Education
Darlene was born on December 26, 1973 at California, USA. She from graduated high school at O.B Montessori, Manila in 1992. She finished her college degree in B.S. Business Management in De La Salle University-Manila in 1996. She holds a master's degree in Culinary Arts in the prestigious school Le Cordon Bleu in London, England.
Career
She belongs to the NPC-AIM party and served as the House Deputy Minority Leader in the 13th Congress of the Philippines.
Last May 14, 2007 elections, she defeated her challenger Manny Pacquiao, a popular World Boxing Champion, by more or less thirty thousand votes.
Credits
TV Appearances
2007 Proudly Filipina,Q11
2007 Upclose and Personal ,IBC-13
Darlene comes from the prominent Antonino Clan of South Cotabato. Her father and mother, Aldelbert and Luwalhati R. Antonino both served as mayor and house representative of General Santos City and South Cotabato. She is also the grandgrandaugher of Senators Gaudencio and Magnola Antonino. She is married to Benjamin Custodio, a businessman.
Early Life & Education
Darlene was born on December 26, 1973 at California, USA. She from graduated high school at O.B Montessori, Manila in 1992. She finished her college degree in B.S. Business Management in De La Salle University-Manila in 1996. She holds a master's degree in Culinary Arts in the prestigious school Le Cordon Bleu in London, England.
Career
She belongs to the NPC-AIM party and served as the House Deputy Minority Leader in the 13th Congress of the Philippines.
Last May 14, 2007 elections, she defeated her challenger Manny Pacquiao, a popular World Boxing Champion, by more or less thirty thousand votes.
Credits
TV Appearances
2007 Proudly Filipina,Q11
2007 Upclose and Personal ,IBC-13
My tax reminder for January 2009
2-Friday
REGISTRATION Computerized Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records in CD-R, DVD –R or other optical media properly labeled with the information required under existing revenue issuances "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" SUBMISSION Affidavit attesting to the completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of the computerized accounting books/records "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Transcript sheets of ORB submitted by Qualified Jewelry Enterprise to the BOI "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Inventory List "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Consolidated Return of All Transactions based on the Reconciled Data of Stockbrokers Dec. 16-30, 2008 Automobiles Manufacturers’/Assemblers’ or Importers’ Sworn Statement 2nd Semester of 2008 Manufacturers’/Producers’ or Importers’ Sworn Statement of each Particular Brand of Alcohol or Tobacco Products 2nd Semester of 2008 Engagement Letters and Renewals or Subsequent Agreements for Financial Audit by Independent CPAs "FY beginning March 01, 2009" Alphalist of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises whose ITH incentives entitlements have expired during the preceding month Month of Dec. 2008 e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/Purchases by Large Taxpayer "TQ ending Nov. 30, 2008" e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1702Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Oct. 31, 2008"
5 Monday
SUBMISSION Summary Report of Certification Issued by the President of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (RA 7279) Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 2000 - Documentary Stamp Tax Declaration/Return Month of Dec. 2008
8 Thursday
SUBMISSION Transcript sheets of the following: Month of Dec. 2008 2.08-ORB (A-1) 2.43-ORB 31.18-ORB 2.08-ORB 2.61-ORB 31.27-ORB 2.11-ORB 2.68-ORB 31.46-ORB 2.14-ORB 2.69-ORB 31.46-Auxiliary Register Book (L71/2) 2.17-ORB 2.69A-19-ORB 38.01-ORB 2.17a-ORB 2.70-ORB 398 ORB 2.20-ORB 2.83-ORB 398-1 ORB 2.36-ORB 31.01(L7) Transcript sheets of ORB used by manufacturers/assemblers, importers and dealers of automobiles Month of Dec. 2008
12 Monday
SUBMISSION Transcript sheets of 2222-ORB Month of Dec. 2008 List of Buyers of Sugar Together with a Copy of Certificate of Advance Payment of VAT Made by Each Buyer appearing in the List by a Sugar Cooperative Month of Dec. 2008 Information Return on Releases of Refined Sugar by the Proprietor or Operator of a Sugar Refinery or Mill Month of Dec. 2008 Submission of Monthly Report of DST Collection and Remitted by the Government Agency Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1600 together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) Month of Dec. 2008 FILING & PAYMENT/REMITTANCE 1603 NL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 " DISTRIBUTION 2307- Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (VAT/Percentage Tax) Month of Dec. 2008 2306 – Certificate of Final Tax Withheld at Source (VAT/Percentage Tax) Month of Dec. 2008 Notice of Cancellation of Availment of the Substituted Filing of Percentage Tax/VAT Return Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Groups D & E) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Groups D & E ) Month of Dec. 2008
13 Tuesday
e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C ) Month of Dec. 2008
14 Wednesday
e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group B) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group B ) Month of Dec. 2008
15 Thursday
REGISTRATION Permanently Bound Computer – Generated/Loose Leaf Books of Accounts & other Accounting Records such as but not limited to Receipts & Invoices together w/ the affidavit/certificate under oath as to the type of books,no. of pages/leaves used & volume number during the TY "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008" SUBMISSION List of Medical Practitioners "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Quarterly List (w/ monthly breakdown) of Contractors of Gov't Contracts entered into by the provinces/cities/municipalities/barangays "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Monthly Summary Report/Schedule of Transfers of Titled and Untitled Properties by City or Municipal Assessors, RDs and LRAs Month of Dec. 2008 Summary List of blank OCTs/TCTs/CCTs issued to all RDs Month of Dec. 2008 e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Machines (CRM-POS) Sold by all machine distributor/dealer/vendor/supplier "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1702 & 1702 AIF together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) – L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "FY ending Sept. 30, 2008" 1704 together with the applicable attachments "CY ending Dec. 31, 2007" 2200M –Excise Tax Return for Mineral Products "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING & e-PAYMENT/REMITTANCE 1603 L & SNL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 " e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A ) Month of Dec. 2008 FILING & REMITTANCE 1601C & 1602 NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 1606 Month of Dec. 2008 1707A together with the applicable attachments by corporate taxpayers "FY ending Sept. 30, 2008" Withholding Tax Remittance Return/s with the corresponding Tax Remittance Advice/s (TRA/s)by National Government Agencies Month of Dec. 2008
16 Friday
SUBMISSION Consolidated Return of All Transactions based on the Reconciled Date of Stockbrokers Jan. 01- 15, 2008
20 Tuesday
e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 2551Q – L/SNL/NL Taxpayers (For transactions involving overseas dispatch,message or conversation originating from the Philippines and Amusement Taxes) "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" FILING & PAYMENT 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 e-PAYMENT 1601C,1601E,1601F & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 DISTRIBUTION 2307 Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (Income Tax) "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008"
21 Wednesday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group E) Month of Dec. 2008
22 Thursday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group D) Month of Dec. 2008
23 Friday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C) Month of Dec. 2008
26 Monday
SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/ Purchases by VAT-Registered Taxpayers - NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Sworn Statements of the Manufacturer’ & Importers’ Volume of Sales of each particular brand of alcohol and tobacco products "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 (Oct. - Nov.- Dec. 2008)" "e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT " 2550Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A ) "Month of Dec. 2008 (For FY Taxpayers) " e-PAYMENT 2550M & 2551M - L & SNL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 REFUND Excess Taxes Withheld on Compensation by Employer, whether Private or Government as a result of the Year-end Adjustment "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008"
29 Thursday
"e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT " 1702Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) -L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Nov. 30, 2008 "
30 Friday
REGISTRATION Manual Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records "FY beginning Feb 1, 2009 " Computerized Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records in CD-R, DVD –R or other optical media properly labeled with the information required under existing revenue issuances "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" SUBMISSION Affidavit attesting to the completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of the computerized accounting books/records "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" Alphalist of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises whose ITH incentives entitlements have expired during the preceding month Month of Jan. 2009 Alphabetical Master List of PEZA-registered enterprises which are entitled to Income Tax Holidays (ITH) and/or the % Gross Income Tax (GIT) incentive CY 2007 Updated Alphabetical Master List of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises entitled to ITH incentives 1st Semester of 2009 Sworn statement by every lessee,concessionaire,owner or operator of mines & quarry,processor of minerals, producer or manufacturer of mineral products "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" Inventory List "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/Purchases by L & SNL Taxpayers "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008"
REGISTRATION Computerized Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records in CD-R, DVD –R or other optical media properly labeled with the information required under existing revenue issuances "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" SUBMISSION Affidavit attesting to the completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of the computerized accounting books/records "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Transcript sheets of ORB submitted by Qualified Jewelry Enterprise to the BOI "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Inventory List "FY ending Nov. 30, 2008" Consolidated Return of All Transactions based on the Reconciled Data of Stockbrokers Dec. 16-30, 2008 Automobiles Manufacturers’/Assemblers’ or Importers’ Sworn Statement 2nd Semester of 2008 Manufacturers’/Producers’ or Importers’ Sworn Statement of each Particular Brand of Alcohol or Tobacco Products 2nd Semester of 2008 Engagement Letters and Renewals or Subsequent Agreements for Financial Audit by Independent CPAs "FY beginning March 01, 2009" Alphalist of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises whose ITH incentives entitlements have expired during the preceding month Month of Dec. 2008 e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/Purchases by Large Taxpayer "TQ ending Nov. 30, 2008" e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1702Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Oct. 31, 2008"
5 Monday
SUBMISSION Summary Report of Certification Issued by the President of the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (RA 7279) Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 2000 - Documentary Stamp Tax Declaration/Return Month of Dec. 2008
8 Thursday
SUBMISSION Transcript sheets of the following: Month of Dec. 2008 2.08-ORB (A-1) 2.43-ORB 31.18-ORB 2.08-ORB 2.61-ORB 31.27-ORB 2.11-ORB 2.68-ORB 31.46-ORB 2.14-ORB 2.69-ORB 31.46-Auxiliary Register Book (L71/2) 2.17-ORB 2.69A-19-ORB 38.01-ORB 2.17a-ORB 2.70-ORB 398 ORB 2.20-ORB 2.83-ORB 398-1 ORB 2.36-ORB 31.01(L7) Transcript sheets of ORB used by manufacturers/assemblers, importers and dealers of automobiles Month of Dec. 2008
12 Monday
SUBMISSION Transcript sheets of 2222-ORB Month of Dec. 2008 List of Buyers of Sugar Together with a Copy of Certificate of Advance Payment of VAT Made by Each Buyer appearing in the List by a Sugar Cooperative Month of Dec. 2008 Information Return on Releases of Refined Sugar by the Proprietor or Operator of a Sugar Refinery or Mill Month of Dec. 2008 Submission of Monthly Report of DST Collection and Remitted by the Government Agency Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1600 together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) Month of Dec. 2008 FILING & PAYMENT/REMITTANCE 1603 NL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 " DISTRIBUTION 2307- Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (VAT/Percentage Tax) Month of Dec. 2008 2306 – Certificate of Final Tax Withheld at Source (VAT/Percentage Tax) Month of Dec. 2008 Notice of Cancellation of Availment of the Substituted Filing of Percentage Tax/VAT Return Month of Dec. 2008 e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Groups D & E) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Groups D & E ) Month of Dec. 2008
13 Tuesday
e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C ) Month of Dec. 2008
14 Wednesday
e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group B) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group B ) Month of Dec. 2008
15 Thursday
REGISTRATION Permanently Bound Computer – Generated/Loose Leaf Books of Accounts & other Accounting Records such as but not limited to Receipts & Invoices together w/ the affidavit/certificate under oath as to the type of books,no. of pages/leaves used & volume number during the TY "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008" SUBMISSION List of Medical Practitioners "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Quarterly List (w/ monthly breakdown) of Contractors of Gov't Contracts entered into by the provinces/cities/municipalities/barangays "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Monthly Summary Report/Schedule of Transfers of Titled and Untitled Properties by City or Municipal Assessors, RDs and LRAs Month of Dec. 2008 Summary List of blank OCTs/TCTs/CCTs issued to all RDs Month of Dec. 2008 e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Machines (CRM-POS) Sold by all machine distributor/dealer/vendor/supplier "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 1702 & 1702 AIF together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) – L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "FY ending Sept. 30, 2008" 1704 together with the applicable attachments "CY ending Dec. 31, 2007" 2200M –Excise Tax Return for Mineral Products "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING & e-PAYMENT/REMITTANCE 1603 L & SNL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 " e-FILING 1601C & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A) Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A ) Month of Dec. 2008 FILING & REMITTANCE 1601C & 1602 NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 1601E & 1601F together w/ the Monthly Alphalist of Payees (MAP) NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 1606 Month of Dec. 2008 1707A together with the applicable attachments by corporate taxpayers "FY ending Sept. 30, 2008" Withholding Tax Remittance Return/s with the corresponding Tax Remittance Advice/s (TRA/s)by National Government Agencies Month of Dec. 2008
16 Friday
SUBMISSION Consolidated Return of All Transactions based on the Reconciled Date of Stockbrokers Jan. 01- 15, 2008
20 Tuesday
e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT 2551Q – L/SNL/NL Taxpayers (For transactions involving overseas dispatch,message or conversation originating from the Philippines and Amusement Taxes) "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" FILING & PAYMENT 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - NL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 e-PAYMENT 1601C,1601E,1601F & 1602 L & SNL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 DISTRIBUTION 2307 Certificate of Creditable Tax Withheld at Source (Income Tax) "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008"
21 Wednesday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group E) Month of Dec. 2008
22 Thursday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group D) Month of Dec. 2008
23 Friday
e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L & SNL Taxpayers (Group C) Month of Dec. 2008
26 Monday
SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/ Purchases by VAT-Registered Taxpayers - NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" Sworn Statements of the Manufacturer’ & Importers’ Volume of Sales of each particular brand of alcohol and tobacco products "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008 (Oct. - Nov.- Dec. 2008)" "e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT " 2550Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) - L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "CQ ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-FILING 2550M & 2551M together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) L & SNL Taxpayers (Group A ) "Month of Dec. 2008 (For FY Taxpayers) " e-PAYMENT 2550M & 2551M - L & SNL Taxpayers Month of Dec. 2008 REFUND Excess Taxes Withheld on Compensation by Employer, whether Private or Government as a result of the Year-end Adjustment "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008"
29 Thursday
"e-FILING/FILING & e-PAYMENT/PAYMENT " 1702Q together w/ the Summary Alphalist of W/holding Agents of Income Payments Subjected to W/holding Tax (SAWT) -L,SNL & NL Taxpayers "TQ ending Nov. 30, 2008 "
30 Friday
REGISTRATION Manual Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records "FY beginning Feb 1, 2009 " Computerized Books of Accounts & Other Accounting Records in CD-R, DVD –R or other optical media properly labeled with the information required under existing revenue issuances "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" SUBMISSION Affidavit attesting to the completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of the computerized accounting books/records "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" Alphalist of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises whose ITH incentives entitlements have expired during the preceding month Month of Jan. 2009 Alphabetical Master List of PEZA-registered enterprises which are entitled to Income Tax Holidays (ITH) and/or the % Gross Income Tax (GIT) incentive CY 2007 Updated Alphabetical Master List of BOI/BOI-ARMM-registered enterprises entitled to ITH incentives 1st Semester of 2009 Sworn statement by every lessee,concessionaire,owner or operator of mines & quarry,processor of minerals, producer or manufacturer of mineral products "CY ending Dec. 31, 2008" Inventory List "TY ending Dec. 31, 2008" e-SUBMISSION Quarterly Summary List of Sales/Purchases by L & SNL Taxpayers "TQ ending Dec. 31, 2008"
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Lotto results for December 24,2008
EZ2 evening draw:11-20
Suertres:621
4-digit:9325
Megalotto:39-25-08-43-13-27
Jackpot:Php8,242,338.60
Suertres:621
4-digit:9325
Megalotto:39-25-08-43-13-27
Jackpot:Php8,242,338.60
January 2,2009 declared non-working holiday
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared January 2 a non-working holiday, Malacañang has announced.
This means that workers will have a total of nine days vacation, including December 26, 29, and 31, as contained in Proclamation 1463, which the President has signed, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Wednesday.
The holidays will allow our countrymen “to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year; and to strengthen ties with one another,” according to the proclamation.
For regular holidays, an employee who reports for work will receive 200 percent of his basic wage for the first eight hours, with an additional 30 percent of his hourly rate for the succeeding hours counted as overtime, according to labor laws.
For the special non-working holidays, an employee can get 130 percent of his daily rate for the first eight hours with additional 30 percent of his hourly rate for overtime.
This means that workers will have a total of nine days vacation, including December 26, 29, and 31, as contained in Proclamation 1463, which the President has signed, Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita said Wednesday.
The holidays will allow our countrymen “to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year; and to strengthen ties with one another,” according to the proclamation.
For regular holidays, an employee who reports for work will receive 200 percent of his basic wage for the first eight hours, with an additional 30 percent of his hourly rate for the succeeding hours counted as overtime, according to labor laws.
For the special non-working holidays, an employee can get 130 percent of his daily rate for the first eight hours with additional 30 percent of his hourly rate for overtime.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Malipayong Pasko Kanatong Tanan
Excerpts from Ruphil Banoc of Birada,dyHP Cebu
December 23,2008
ANG gidaghanon sa mga tawo nga buot mouli sa tagsatagsa nila ka pamilya ug probinsya atol sa Pasko ug Bag-ong Tuig nagpakita nga way gahom sa krisis nga mopatay sa Krisyanong tradisyon pagsaulog niini.
Mobalik ta sa atong mga pamilya, ang atong bugtong kadaganan sa mga higayon diin sirado na ang pultahan sa uban, ang miumol sa atong mga damgo. Mobalik ta sa atong probinsya — ang yuta diin natawo ang una tang gugma nga ispisyal, diin makita ang punoan sa bayabas nga ato gikatkatan human sa pamuhi sa klasi, ang sapa diin kita nangaligo bisan usahay way sabon. Oo, ang yuta nga atong gimahal. Hangtod nga kinahanglan ato kining biyaan tungod sa tukmod sa pagpanimpad o pagpangita sa mga oportunidad ubos sa adlaw. There is no place like home.
Ang Pasko makapahinumdom kanato sa mga adlaw sa atong pagkabata, diin ang pagpasaylo dali ra kaayo natong mahatag, diin dali ra kaayo tang malipay bisan sa mga gagmayng butang. Hangtod nga ang kahakog mipuli uban sa atong paghamtong.
Ang Pasko mahitungod sa pagminahalay ug pagpinasayloay. Lisod kini himuon kung mismo sa atong kaugalingon di nato mahatag ang maong pagmahal ug pasaylo. Pasayluon ta ang atong mga kaugalingon tungod sa atong kapakyas paglimot sa mga butang nga angayang kalimtan og paghambin ug kasilag ngadto sa uban.
Mahalon ta ang atong kaugalingon pinaagi sa paghatag niini og gasa sa respeto ug prinsipyo nga di mapalit. Kung ang pakig-uli (to reconcile) maoy usa sa mga dugokan sa Pasko dan alang kanako ang pakig-uli sa kaugalingon (reconciling with oneself) maoy kinahanglang mag-una sa listahan.
Atol sa Pasko daghan ang mopahigayon og class o ba kaha family reunion. Mga classmates sa high school o college mosubay pagbalik sa aping-aping sa lapyahan sa kagahapon - sama sa mga kagahapon nga naputol ug di na mahimong sumpayan pa hilabi na gyud niadtong mga naminyo na.
Tinuyo man o di, ang reunion higayon usab alang sa uban aron ipanghambog ang ilang nakab-ot sa kinabuhi. Ug sagad sukdon kini sa gidak-on sa panimalay, sa kaanindot sa sakyanan, kalapad sa koneksyon – materyal! Sila nga mga nagpasakit alang sa uban - mga naglihok sa mga non-government organization (NGOs) o sa mga boluntaryong organisasyon, mga yanong magtutudlo ug uban pa hatagan na lang og kumplimento. Ang mga dagkong kawatan nga pulitiko dinayeg sa pundok ug gipakpakan.
Alang kanako ang reunion mao ang paghisgot sa mga maayong butang ug pagpalig-on sa relasyon ug wa nay lain pa.
Malipayong Pasko kanatong tanan. Hinaot nga ang balaang gugma nga gipakamatyan ni Kristo didto sa krus maghari sa atong tagsatagsa ka mga kasingkasing.
December 23,2008
ANG gidaghanon sa mga tawo nga buot mouli sa tagsatagsa nila ka pamilya ug probinsya atol sa Pasko ug Bag-ong Tuig nagpakita nga way gahom sa krisis nga mopatay sa Krisyanong tradisyon pagsaulog niini.
Mobalik ta sa atong mga pamilya, ang atong bugtong kadaganan sa mga higayon diin sirado na ang pultahan sa uban, ang miumol sa atong mga damgo. Mobalik ta sa atong probinsya — ang yuta diin natawo ang una tang gugma nga ispisyal, diin makita ang punoan sa bayabas nga ato gikatkatan human sa pamuhi sa klasi, ang sapa diin kita nangaligo bisan usahay way sabon. Oo, ang yuta nga atong gimahal. Hangtod nga kinahanglan ato kining biyaan tungod sa tukmod sa pagpanimpad o pagpangita sa mga oportunidad ubos sa adlaw. There is no place like home.
Ang Pasko makapahinumdom kanato sa mga adlaw sa atong pagkabata, diin ang pagpasaylo dali ra kaayo natong mahatag, diin dali ra kaayo tang malipay bisan sa mga gagmayng butang. Hangtod nga ang kahakog mipuli uban sa atong paghamtong.
Ang Pasko mahitungod sa pagminahalay ug pagpinasayloay. Lisod kini himuon kung mismo sa atong kaugalingon di nato mahatag ang maong pagmahal ug pasaylo. Pasayluon ta ang atong mga kaugalingon tungod sa atong kapakyas paglimot sa mga butang nga angayang kalimtan og paghambin ug kasilag ngadto sa uban.
Mahalon ta ang atong kaugalingon pinaagi sa paghatag niini og gasa sa respeto ug prinsipyo nga di mapalit. Kung ang pakig-uli (to reconcile) maoy usa sa mga dugokan sa Pasko dan alang kanako ang pakig-uli sa kaugalingon (reconciling with oneself) maoy kinahanglang mag-una sa listahan.
Atol sa Pasko daghan ang mopahigayon og class o ba kaha family reunion. Mga classmates sa high school o college mosubay pagbalik sa aping-aping sa lapyahan sa kagahapon - sama sa mga kagahapon nga naputol ug di na mahimong sumpayan pa hilabi na gyud niadtong mga naminyo na.
Tinuyo man o di, ang reunion higayon usab alang sa uban aron ipanghambog ang ilang nakab-ot sa kinabuhi. Ug sagad sukdon kini sa gidak-on sa panimalay, sa kaanindot sa sakyanan, kalapad sa koneksyon – materyal! Sila nga mga nagpasakit alang sa uban - mga naglihok sa mga non-government organization (NGOs) o sa mga boluntaryong organisasyon, mga yanong magtutudlo ug uban pa hatagan na lang og kumplimento. Ang mga dagkong kawatan nga pulitiko dinayeg sa pundok ug gipakpakan.
Alang kanako ang reunion mao ang paghisgot sa mga maayong butang ug pagpalig-on sa relasyon ug wa nay lain pa.
Malipayong Pasko kanatong tanan. Hinaot nga ang balaang gugma nga gipakamatyan ni Kristo didto sa krus maghari sa atong tagsatagsa ka mga kasingkasing.
Lotto results for December 23,2008
EZ2 evening draw:30-18
Suertres:594
6-digits:Php1,103,287.50:
944018
6/42:33-21-38-40-16-37
Jackpot:Php31,616,800.20
PowerLotto:42-09-29-27-03-10
Jackpot:Php50,000,000.00(Week 29)
Suertres:594
6-digits:Php1,103,287.50:
944018
6/42:33-21-38-40-16-37
Jackpot:Php31,616,800.20
PowerLotto:42-09-29-27-03-10
Jackpot:Php50,000,000.00(Week 29)
Lotto results for December 22,2008
EZ2 evening draw:09-12
Suertres:374
4-digits:3513
6/45:45-15-19-39-27-13
Jackpot:PhP5,216,693.40
Suertres:374
4-digits:3513
6/45:45-15-19-39-27-13
Jackpot:PhP5,216,693.40
Monday, December 22, 2008
1 linggong pista opisyal simula Dis.25-Ene.1,2009
Inanunsyo na kahapon ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang mahabang regular at non-working holidays ngayong Christmas break upang abisuhan ang mga employer kaugnay sa daily basic wage adjustment sa mga araw na tatamaan ng pista opisyal.
Tatama ang regular holidays sa Disyembre 25 (Christmas Day), Disyembre 30 (Rizal Day) at Enero 1, 2009 (New Year’s Day). Habang ang special non-working days naman ay nakaiskedyul sa Disyembre 26, 29 at 31.
Ayon kay Labor Sec. Marianito Roque, ang abisong ito ay pinagtibay ng Proclamation No. 1463 ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Idineklara ng Malacañang ang Disyembre 26 (Biyernes) at 29 (Lunes) bilang additional special non-working days upang bigyan ng sapat na panahon ang mga Pinoy na makahalubilo at makapagdiwang ng Pasko sa mga mahal sa buhay.
“In order to enable our countrymen to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year, to strengthen their ties with one another. The President declares a long-holiday para naman ma-enjoy ng mga kababayan natin ang bakasyon,” ani Roque.
Samantala, inihayag kahapon ng Pangulo na ikokonsulta umano muna niya sa business at labor sectors kung dapat o hindi na ideklarang special holiday ang Enero 2.
Ito’y sa dahilang malapit ito sa weekend at nakadikit sa mahabang holiday mula Disyembre 30, 31 at Enero 1.
Ito’y sa dahilang may komplikasyon umano sa overtime pay ang naturang araw at mahalagang makuha ang opinyon dito ng mga apektadong sektor
Tatama ang regular holidays sa Disyembre 25 (Christmas Day), Disyembre 30 (Rizal Day) at Enero 1, 2009 (New Year’s Day). Habang ang special non-working days naman ay nakaiskedyul sa Disyembre 26, 29 at 31.
Ayon kay Labor Sec. Marianito Roque, ang abisong ito ay pinagtibay ng Proclamation No. 1463 ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Idineklara ng Malacañang ang Disyembre 26 (Biyernes) at 29 (Lunes) bilang additional special non-working days upang bigyan ng sapat na panahon ang mga Pinoy na makahalubilo at makapagdiwang ng Pasko sa mga mahal sa buhay.
“In order to enable our countrymen to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year, to strengthen their ties with one another. The President declares a long-holiday para naman ma-enjoy ng mga kababayan natin ang bakasyon,” ani Roque.
Samantala, inihayag kahapon ng Pangulo na ikokonsulta umano muna niya sa business at labor sectors kung dapat o hindi na ideklarang special holiday ang Enero 2.
Ito’y sa dahilang malapit ito sa weekend at nakadikit sa mahabang holiday mula Disyembre 30, 31 at Enero 1.
Ito’y sa dahilang may komplikasyon umano sa overtime pay ang naturang araw at mahalagang makuha ang opinyon dito ng mga apektadong sektor
Arroyo Mulls Declaring 01022009 as non-working holiday
Arroyo mulls declaring Jan. 2 a non-working holiday
MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo is still undecided on whether or not to declare January 2, 2009 as special non-working holiday.
“I will consult with the labor and business sectors because it has implications on the overtime pay,” President Arroyo said Monday.
She also said they might issue a list of non-working holidays for the whole year of 2009 on January 1, New Year’s Day. - GMANews.TV
Govt reminds public of holiday-pay rules
The government on Monday reiterated that employees are entitled to higher pay for working on the coming holidays (December 25, 30 and January 1) and on special non-working days (December 26, 29 and 31).
Also on Monday, Malacañang officials said the government may also declare January 2, 2009, as a special non-working holiday—but has not made a decision.
For working on regular holidays, employees are entitled to 200 percent of their daily basic wage for the first eight hours, plus an additional 30 percent per hour during overtime, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said in a statement.
For the special non-working days, employees are entitled to 130 percent of their daily rate for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent per hour during overtime, he added.
Roque said he issued an advisory, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 1463, to circulate the guidelines of pay rules for the regular holidays and non-working days.
Earlier in February, President Gloria Arroyo issued Proclamation 1463 declaring December 26 and 29 as special non-working holidays “in order to enable our countrymen to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year, to strengthen their ties with one another.”
Roque said that in the same proclamation, the President upheld that Christmas Day and Rizal Day (December 30) are regular holidays, while January 1, as the law dictates, remains a regular holiday.
Palace plan
Also on Monday, President Arroyo said she is mulling over the possibility of declaring January 2, 2009, as special non-working holiday. “I will consult the labor and business sectors, because it has implications on the overtime pay.”
Mrs. Arroyo said it is necessary to know the view of the Labor department and of the employers before deciding whether to declare that date a holiday.
She added she received information that many workers were asking her to declare January 2 as a holiday, so that they could extend their vacation.
The President said she might issue a list of all non-working holidays for 2009 on New Year’s Day.
MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo is still undecided on whether or not to declare January 2, 2009 as special non-working holiday.
“I will consult with the labor and business sectors because it has implications on the overtime pay,” President Arroyo said Monday.
She also said they might issue a list of non-working holidays for the whole year of 2009 on January 1, New Year’s Day. - GMANews.TV
Govt reminds public of holiday-pay rules
The government on Monday reiterated that employees are entitled to higher pay for working on the coming holidays (December 25, 30 and January 1) and on special non-working days (December 26, 29 and 31).
Also on Monday, Malacañang officials said the government may also declare January 2, 2009, as a special non-working holiday—but has not made a decision.
For working on regular holidays, employees are entitled to 200 percent of their daily basic wage for the first eight hours, plus an additional 30 percent per hour during overtime, Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said in a statement.
For the special non-working days, employees are entitled to 130 percent of their daily rate for the first eight hours and an additional 30 percent per hour during overtime, he added.
Roque said he issued an advisory, consistent with Presidential Proclamation 1463, to circulate the guidelines of pay rules for the regular holidays and non-working days.
Earlier in February, President Gloria Arroyo issued Proclamation 1463 declaring December 26 and 29 as special non-working holidays “in order to enable our countrymen to have a more meaningful observance of Christmas and New Year, to strengthen their ties with one another.”
Roque said that in the same proclamation, the President upheld that Christmas Day and Rizal Day (December 30) are regular holidays, while January 1, as the law dictates, remains a regular holiday.
Palace plan
Also on Monday, President Arroyo said she is mulling over the possibility of declaring January 2, 2009, as special non-working holiday. “I will consult the labor and business sectors, because it has implications on the overtime pay.”
Mrs. Arroyo said it is necessary to know the view of the Labor department and of the employers before deciding whether to declare that date a holiday.
She added she received information that many workers were asking her to declare January 2 as a holiday, so that they could extend their vacation.
The President said she might issue a list of all non-working holidays for 2009 on New Year’s Day.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Sweepstakes 2008 draw results
1st Prize:Php2M:133033
2nd Prize:Php500,000:143703
3rd Prize:Php100,000:139502
2nd Prize:Php500,000:143703
3rd Prize:Php100,000:139502
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Lotto results for December 20,2008
EZ2 evening draw:20-10
Suertres:337
6-digits:PhP896,062.00
619748
6/42:26-20-33-36-01-18
Jackpot:PhP25,639,749.00
Suertres:337
6-digits:PhP896,062.00
619748
6/42:26-20-33-36-01-18
Jackpot:PhP25,639,749.00
GMA,TV5 leads Tacloban No.1 after its HUC proclamation
LAK GROUP survey,December 18,19,and yesterday
GMA-7(TV 10 and other cable and sattellite operators in Tacloban City and Leyte)
Unang Hirit
Camera Cafe
Lovely Day(Saturday)
Ka-Blog(Saturday)
SiS
Dayo Making
Eat Bulaga(Thursday-Saturday)
Una Ka Naging Akin
Saan Darating ang Umaga
Daisy Siete
Star Talk(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Wish Ko Lang(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Pinoy Records(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
24 Oras
Luna Mystica
Gagambino
LaLola
Obra presents Sunshine Dizon
Bubble Gang
Case Unclosed
Emergency(Dec.20)
ABS-CBN
Kapamilya,Deal Or No Deal
TV Patrol Tacloban(local newsprogram in the Waray-Waray language)
Pinoy Fear Factor:South America
Bandila
Salamat Dok(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak
Busog Lusog
Wonder Mom
TV5
Juicy
TEN:The Evening News
Lipgloss
GMA-7(TV 10 and other cable and sattellite operators in Tacloban City and Leyte)
Unang Hirit
Camera Cafe
Lovely Day(Saturday)
Ka-Blog(Saturday)
SiS
Dayo Making
Eat Bulaga(Thursday-Saturday)
Una Ka Naging Akin
Saan Darating ang Umaga
Daisy Siete
Star Talk(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Wish Ko Lang(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Pinoy Records(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
24 Oras
Luna Mystica
Gagambino
LaLola
Obra presents Sunshine Dizon
Bubble Gang
Case Unclosed
Emergency(Dec.20)
ABS-CBN
Kapamilya,Deal Or No Deal
TV Patrol Tacloban(local newsprogram in the Waray-Waray language)
Pinoy Fear Factor:South America
Bandila
Salamat Dok(Saturday,Dec.20 only)
Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak
Busog Lusog
Wonder Mom
TV5
Juicy
TEN:The Evening News
Lipgloss
Friday, December 19, 2008
Lotto results for December 19,2008
EZ2 evening draw:08-04
Suertres:731
4-digit:7953
Megalotto 6/45:32,09,14,21,20,30
Jackpot:Php10,724,886.00
Suertres:731
4-digit:7953
Megalotto 6/45:32,09,14,21,20,30
Jackpot:Php10,724,886.00
My scheduled tasks for the coming holidays
December 20,Saturday
Bonding with my mother at the supermarket
Brushing the butter toast
PBA games in Batangas:Ginebra vs.San Miguel
December 21,Sunday
Birthday of Ryza Cenon,Valerie Concepcion,and
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim
LIVE Sweepstakes 2008 Christmas Draw,1230H
PBA games,Cuneta Astrodome
Red Bull vs.Sta.Lucia
Purefoods vs.Alaska
December 22-23,Monday and Tuesday
Regular working operations
General cleaning
December 24,Wednesday
PSE and PDEX last trading day
Until 1330H of my working schedule
LIVE Lotto Draw,1400H
Together with the whole family in celebrating the Christmas Eve
Mass at the Chapel
Noche Buena/Live Misa Aguinaldo on ABS-CBN
Note:Special non-working day for all PBA anchors,courtside reporters,and
interviewers only.
December 25,Christmas Day
Birthday of LJ Reyes,Vice Governor Mark Leviste,and
Kapusong Rene Sta.Cruz
LIVE Christmas Mass with Pope Benedict XVI
back 2 back with the Christmas Message to the City and to the
World at the Vatican
LIVE PBA Games,Araneta Coliseum
Air 21 vs.Talk n'Text
Rain or Shine vs.Ginebra
December 26,Additional special non-working holiday
My sis'birthday
Birthday of Rep.Darlene Antonino Custodio
Special non-working holiday for all PBA players,coaches,anchors,
courtside reporters,and interviewers
December 28,Sunday
Holy Innocents Day
Versus:The GMA News and Public Affairs Yearend Special
December 29,Additional special non-working holiday
Coincides Muslim New Year(Amum Jadid 1430 Hijrah)
December 30,Rizal Day
December 31,Last Day of the Year
LIVE Lotto Draw,1400H
New Year's Eve Mass at the Chapel
LIVE New Year's Countdown coverage on Bandila,Saksi:Liga ng Katotohanan,and News on Q;plus 2009 Countdown specials on GMA-7
January 1,2009,New Year's Day
Coincides World Day of Peace and Global Family Day
January 2,2009,Friday
Declaring official rest day
LIVE First Friday Mass 1500H after the 3'o Clock prayer
PSE and PdEX resumes trading;Banking operations resumes
January 4,2009,Sunday
Eve of my father's birthday
Three Kings Mass at the Chapel
Bonding with my mother at the supermarket
Brushing the butter toast
PBA games in Batangas:Ginebra vs.San Miguel
December 21,Sunday
Birthday of Ryza Cenon,Valerie Concepcion,and
Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim
LIVE Sweepstakes 2008 Christmas Draw,1230H
PBA games,Cuneta Astrodome
Red Bull vs.Sta.Lucia
Purefoods vs.Alaska
December 22-23,Monday and Tuesday
Regular working operations
General cleaning
December 24,Wednesday
PSE and PDEX last trading day
Until 1330H of my working schedule
LIVE Lotto Draw,1400H
Together with the whole family in celebrating the Christmas Eve
Mass at the Chapel
Noche Buena/Live Misa Aguinaldo on ABS-CBN
Note:Special non-working day for all PBA anchors,courtside reporters,and
interviewers only.
December 25,Christmas Day
Birthday of LJ Reyes,Vice Governor Mark Leviste,and
Kapusong Rene Sta.Cruz
LIVE Christmas Mass with Pope Benedict XVI
back 2 back with the Christmas Message to the City and to the
World at the Vatican
LIVE PBA Games,Araneta Coliseum
Air 21 vs.Talk n'Text
Rain or Shine vs.Ginebra
December 26,Additional special non-working holiday
My sis'birthday
Birthday of Rep.Darlene Antonino Custodio
Special non-working holiday for all PBA players,coaches,anchors,
courtside reporters,and interviewers
December 28,Sunday
Holy Innocents Day
Versus:The GMA News and Public Affairs Yearend Special
December 29,Additional special non-working holiday
Coincides Muslim New Year(Amum Jadid 1430 Hijrah)
December 30,Rizal Day
December 31,Last Day of the Year
LIVE Lotto Draw,1400H
New Year's Eve Mass at the Chapel
LIVE New Year's Countdown coverage on Bandila,Saksi:Liga ng Katotohanan,and News on Q;plus 2009 Countdown specials on GMA-7
January 1,2009,New Year's Day
Coincides World Day of Peace and Global Family Day
January 2,2009,Friday
Declaring official rest day
LIVE First Friday Mass 1500H after the 3'o Clock prayer
PSE and PdEX resumes trading;Banking operations resumes
January 4,2009,Sunday
Eve of my father's birthday
Three Kings Mass at the Chapel
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Lotto results for December 18,2008
EZ2 evening draw:26-21
Suertres:200
6 digits:535185
Superlotto 6/49:
01-07-40-24-46-41
PhP16,000,000.00
Suertres:200
6 digits:535185
Superlotto 6/49:
01-07-40-24-46-41
PhP16,000,000.00
Tacloban proclaimed 34th Highly-Urbanized City in the Philippines
The campaign period is already over. The plebiscite is also over and it was a landslide victory for Tacloban. Mark December 18, 2008 on your calendars for its independence day for all Taclobanons. The sovereign Taclobanons have spoken and its official, nobody can argue with it.
Out of 57,771 people who voted on the plebiscite over 36,352 favored the reclassification while only 21,419 disagreed. The turn out of the over all voters went to 56%, currently the highest compared in Puerto Princesa.
Tacloban is the 1st Highly Urbanized City in Eastern Visayas and the 34th in the country. Now the whole nation or even the whole world could recognize Tacloban’s potential to be a metropolis in the future. After 55 years of being a component-dependent city of Leyte its about time we face independence and learn to run our own city.We should be ready for we’ll be experiencing a change in governance. Tacloban will stand on its own feet now with out asking any help from its mother-province, Leyte, and trying to learn to be independent.
Whether you voted Yes or you voted No the plebiscite is now over and its time to be united. Let’s support the decision of the majority. Its time to start all over again for the future of our children. For a better tomorrow let’s be united. Its Christmas and lets enjoy the surprises of HUC.
The future of Tacloban is in our hands now. We should learn to face reality and be more responsible. To all Taclobanons congratulations and good luck! God Bless!
Madamo nga salamat ha iyo nga padayon nga mga kabungto ug kasiyudad diri ha
bag-o nga SIYUDAD HAN TACLOBAN
Mabuhi ka TACLOBANON
Ako hi LEO KALALO
Out of 57,771 people who voted on the plebiscite over 36,352 favored the reclassification while only 21,419 disagreed. The turn out of the over all voters went to 56%, currently the highest compared in Puerto Princesa.
Tacloban is the 1st Highly Urbanized City in Eastern Visayas and the 34th in the country. Now the whole nation or even the whole world could recognize Tacloban’s potential to be a metropolis in the future. After 55 years of being a component-dependent city of Leyte its about time we face independence and learn to run our own city.We should be ready for we’ll be experiencing a change in governance. Tacloban will stand on its own feet now with out asking any help from its mother-province, Leyte, and trying to learn to be independent.
Whether you voted Yes or you voted No the plebiscite is now over and its time to be united. Let’s support the decision of the majority. Its time to start all over again for the future of our children. For a better tomorrow let’s be united. Its Christmas and lets enjoy the surprises of HUC.
The future of Tacloban is in our hands now. We should learn to face reality and be more responsible. To all Taclobanons congratulations and good luck! God Bless!
Madamo nga salamat ha iyo nga padayon nga mga kabungto ug kasiyudad diri ha
bag-o nga SIYUDAD HAN TACLOBAN
Mabuhi ka TACLOBANON
Ako hi LEO KALALO
Lotto results for December 17,2008
EZ2 evening draw:02-31
Suertres:371
4-digit:9221
Megalotto:05-26-17-31-43-15
Jackpot:Php5,494,336.20
Suertres:371
4-digit:9221
Megalotto:05-26-17-31-43-15
Jackpot:Php5,494,336.20
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Arroyo declares December 18 holiday in Tacloban
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo through Proclamation No. 1687 has declared December 18, 2008 as special non-working day in the City of Tacloban.
Executive Secretary Ermita who signed the Proclamation by authority of President Arroyo, said that in order to give the people of Tacloban City ample time to exercise their right to vote, there is a need to declare, Thursday, December 18, 2008 as special (non-working) day.
President Arroyo earlier on October 4, 2008, proclaimed that Tacloban City has met all the qualifications of a Highly Urbanized City by virtue of Proclamation No. 1637 entitled Conversion of Tacloban City Into a Highly Urbanized City.
On December 10, 2008, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez through Executive Order No. 08-14/12-10, declared December 18 as special non-working day in the City of Tacloban for the purpose of conducting the Plebiscite for the conversion of Tacloban City from a Component City to a Highly Urbanized City.
Mayor Romualdez, in his executive order said that practice and tradition have it that the day of any election, referendum, plebiscite or any similar political exercise, has always been a special non-working day.
Mayor Romualdez said that in order to give the Taclobanons the opportunity to exercise their sacred right of suffrage, he deemed it necessary that December 18, 2008, the day of the plebiscite, be declared as special non working day.
By declaring December 18 a special non-working day, the Taclobanons will be given the chance to fully participate in the said plebiscite, Mayor Romualdez said.
Taclobanons have the right to participate in deciding on the important issue of whether Tacloban City should be reclassified into a highly urbanized city or not, Mayor Romualdez added.
Mayor Romualdez is advocating the conversion of Tacloban City into a highly urbanized City.
On the other hand, another group, that of Vice Mayor Alvin Antoni, is advocating status quo on the ground that Tacloban City is not yet ready to become a highly urbanized city. (PIA 8)
Executive Secretary Ermita who signed the Proclamation by authority of President Arroyo, said that in order to give the people of Tacloban City ample time to exercise their right to vote, there is a need to declare, Thursday, December 18, 2008 as special (non-working) day.
President Arroyo earlier on October 4, 2008, proclaimed that Tacloban City has met all the qualifications of a Highly Urbanized City by virtue of Proclamation No. 1637 entitled Conversion of Tacloban City Into a Highly Urbanized City.
On December 10, 2008, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez through Executive Order No. 08-14/12-10, declared December 18 as special non-working day in the City of Tacloban for the purpose of conducting the Plebiscite for the conversion of Tacloban City from a Component City to a Highly Urbanized City.
Mayor Romualdez, in his executive order said that practice and tradition have it that the day of any election, referendum, plebiscite or any similar political exercise, has always been a special non-working day.
Mayor Romualdez said that in order to give the Taclobanons the opportunity to exercise their sacred right of suffrage, he deemed it necessary that December 18, 2008, the day of the plebiscite, be declared as special non working day.
By declaring December 18 a special non-working day, the Taclobanons will be given the chance to fully participate in the said plebiscite, Mayor Romualdez said.
Taclobanons have the right to participate in deciding on the important issue of whether Tacloban City should be reclassified into a highly urbanized city or not, Mayor Romualdez added.
Mayor Romualdez is advocating the conversion of Tacloban City into a highly urbanized City.
On the other hand, another group, that of Vice Mayor Alvin Antoni, is advocating status quo on the ground that Tacloban City is not yet ready to become a highly urbanized city. (PIA 8)
My activities for December 15 and 16,2008
My dad go to the public market to buy poultry
Here in my house,the activities are the following:
General cleaning,dishwashing the plates,
My dad is not attending dawn masses
Past midnight,my mother together with Ninang Con back from
CamSur for a reunion commemorating the first death anniversary
of my grandpa died last year.,My pasalubong is tablea(chocolate);
dried fish,and salted eggs
Shopping time at 167 to buy a new clothes and before proceeding to SuperPalengke
My menu for 2 days:
Adobong baboy,corned beef,and laing,a local delicacy from the Bicol Region.
Next year,my partner Dadi Tony will be reunited because of a village fiesta
in May 2009.
See you on Summer 2009.
MegaLotto result,December 15,2008:
01,19,40,35,12,08( plus lone winner)
Jackpot:PhP120,900,879.00
EZ2 draw:07-06
Suertres:453;6-digits:999752
Lotto 6/42 result,December 16,2008:
25,38,35,42,11,08
Jackpot:PhP19,931,997.60
Here in my house,the activities are the following:
General cleaning,dishwashing the plates,
My dad is not attending dawn masses
Past midnight,my mother together with Ninang Con back from
CamSur for a reunion commemorating the first death anniversary
of my grandpa died last year.,My pasalubong is tablea(chocolate);
dried fish,and salted eggs
Shopping time at 167 to buy a new clothes and before proceeding to SuperPalengke
My menu for 2 days:
Adobong baboy,corned beef,and laing,a local delicacy from the Bicol Region.
Next year,my partner Dadi Tony will be reunited because of a village fiesta
in May 2009.
See you on Summer 2009.
MegaLotto result,December 15,2008:
01,19,40,35,12,08( plus lone winner)
Jackpot:PhP120,900,879.00
EZ2 draw:07-06
Suertres:453;6-digits:999752
Lotto 6/42 result,December 16,2008:
25,38,35,42,11,08
Jackpot:PhP19,931,997.60
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Quezon split is No vote
LUCENA CITY -- The controversial Republic Act 9495 that aims to divide Quezon into two separate provinces has received a severe beating based on unofficial results of the plebiscite held Saturday.
Based on reports from Quezon's 40 towns and one city, which was released by the provincial governor's office Sunday afternoon, the proposed division of the province into two had been rejected in the plebiscite.
Unofficial results showed the "No" votes at 202,930 while the “Yes” votes a total of 155,389.
Results also showed that voters from the province’s 3rd and 4th districts approved the creation of Quezon del Sur, which would have been comprised 23 towns from the two districts.
Results from the two districts showed that “Yes” garnered a total of 101,952 votes while the opposition received 78,388.
However, the "No" votes from the province’s 1st and 2nd districts overtook the “Yes” lead in the Bondoc Peninsula (3rd district) and Lamon Bay (4th district) areas.
The unofficial tally sheet showed that 1st and 2nd districts have a combined total of 124,542 "No" votes compared to "Yes," with 53,437 votes.
In the official count of the Commission on Elections, lawyer Allan Enriquez, head of the Comelec in Quezon, said that as of Monday morning, there were 168,935 votes for “No,” with “Yes” having 135, 220 votes.
He said they have yet to receive the election returns from the towns of Real, Infanta, and General Nakar and six other island municipalities.
Enriquez observed that the big towns in the Bondoc Peninsula and Lamon Bay areas failed to deliver the expected affirmative votes.
Quezon has about 900,000 voters but according to the Comelec only about one third of the whole voting population participated in the plebiscite.
Meanwhile, Representative Proceso Alcala (2nd District) refuted a report that he had changed his neutral stand and supported the rejection of RA 9495 on the eve of the plebiscite.
"The report that I supported ‘No’ at the last minute was not true. It was a blatant lie. I maintained my neutral stand until the end of the plebiscite," he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer over the phone.
On Saturday morning, the Inquirer was informed of Alcala's change of stand from the lawmaker’s trusted men. The information was also confirmed by Lucena Bishop Emilio Marquez, Representatives Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada III (4th District), and Danilo Suarez (3rd District).
The Inquirer tried but failed to get Alcala's comment on the reports. The lawmaker admitted shutting off his phone last Saturday.
However, Alcala did not refute the report that his own staff had actively participated in the "No" campaign. "I gave them freedom to decide on their own," he explained.
Alcala said that if he really supported the rejection of RA 9495, he could have contributed more votes to the opposition.
Last Saturday's political exercise was reportedly marred by massive vote-buying. The "No" campaigners are being accused by the "Yes" advocates of massive vote buying, especially in Candelaria town and Lucena City.
RA 9495 paved the way for voting on the division of the province into two separate political units -- Quezon del Sur and Quezon del Norte -- in the plebiscite.
Governor Rafael Nantes, a former representative of the province's first district, is the main author of the measure which he pushed during his three terms in Congress, along with Alcala, Representative Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada III (4th district), and Suarez (3rd district) as co-authors until the measure was passed last year.
But after being elected governor in 2007, Nantes made a turnaround and opposed the province's division.
In his speech before the provincial employees Monday morning, Nantes said that with the defeat of RA 9495, he urged the opposition to work with him in his development projects and programs for the province.
He said brickbats and mud were thrown in his direction to besmirch his person during the intense plebiscite campaign but he ignored them all.
"The people have refuted them all by voting ‘No’ to the division of Quezon," he said.
He thanked his supporters for the successful rejection of RA 9495 particularly Representative Mark Enverga (1st District) and Alcala.
With a standing order from the Supreme Court preventing the Comelec from officially proclaiming the results of the plebiscite, the provincial agency would count all the votes from the different municipalities but would not sign the certificate of canvass and proclaim the results
Based on reports from Quezon's 40 towns and one city, which was released by the provincial governor's office Sunday afternoon, the proposed division of the province into two had been rejected in the plebiscite.
Unofficial results showed the "No" votes at 202,930 while the “Yes” votes a total of 155,389.
Results also showed that voters from the province’s 3rd and 4th districts approved the creation of Quezon del Sur, which would have been comprised 23 towns from the two districts.
Results from the two districts showed that “Yes” garnered a total of 101,952 votes while the opposition received 78,388.
However, the "No" votes from the province’s 1st and 2nd districts overtook the “Yes” lead in the Bondoc Peninsula (3rd district) and Lamon Bay (4th district) areas.
The unofficial tally sheet showed that 1st and 2nd districts have a combined total of 124,542 "No" votes compared to "Yes," with 53,437 votes.
In the official count of the Commission on Elections, lawyer Allan Enriquez, head of the Comelec in Quezon, said that as of Monday morning, there were 168,935 votes for “No,” with “Yes” having 135, 220 votes.
He said they have yet to receive the election returns from the towns of Real, Infanta, and General Nakar and six other island municipalities.
Enriquez observed that the big towns in the Bondoc Peninsula and Lamon Bay areas failed to deliver the expected affirmative votes.
Quezon has about 900,000 voters but according to the Comelec only about one third of the whole voting population participated in the plebiscite.
Meanwhile, Representative Proceso Alcala (2nd District) refuted a report that he had changed his neutral stand and supported the rejection of RA 9495 on the eve of the plebiscite.
"The report that I supported ‘No’ at the last minute was not true. It was a blatant lie. I maintained my neutral stand until the end of the plebiscite," he told the Philippine Daily Inquirer over the phone.
On Saturday morning, the Inquirer was informed of Alcala's change of stand from the lawmaker’s trusted men. The information was also confirmed by Lucena Bishop Emilio Marquez, Representatives Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada III (4th District), and Danilo Suarez (3rd District).
The Inquirer tried but failed to get Alcala's comment on the reports. The lawmaker admitted shutting off his phone last Saturday.
However, Alcala did not refute the report that his own staff had actively participated in the "No" campaign. "I gave them freedom to decide on their own," he explained.
Alcala said that if he really supported the rejection of RA 9495, he could have contributed more votes to the opposition.
Last Saturday's political exercise was reportedly marred by massive vote-buying. The "No" campaigners are being accused by the "Yes" advocates of massive vote buying, especially in Candelaria town and Lucena City.
RA 9495 paved the way for voting on the division of the province into two separate political units -- Quezon del Sur and Quezon del Norte -- in the plebiscite.
Governor Rafael Nantes, a former representative of the province's first district, is the main author of the measure which he pushed during his three terms in Congress, along with Alcala, Representative Lorenzo "Erin" Tañada III (4th district), and Suarez (3rd district) as co-authors until the measure was passed last year.
But after being elected governor in 2007, Nantes made a turnaround and opposed the province's division.
In his speech before the provincial employees Monday morning, Nantes said that with the defeat of RA 9495, he urged the opposition to work with him in his development projects and programs for the province.
He said brickbats and mud were thrown in his direction to besmirch his person during the intense plebiscite campaign but he ignored them all.
"The people have refuted them all by voting ‘No’ to the division of Quezon," he said.
He thanked his supporters for the successful rejection of RA 9495 particularly Representative Mark Enverga (1st District) and Alcala.
With a standing order from the Supreme Court preventing the Comelec from officially proclaiming the results of the plebiscite, the provincial agency would count all the votes from the different municipalities but would not sign the certificate of canvass and proclaim the results
Abhisit elected 27th Prime Minister of Thailand succeeds Chaovarat
Democrat leader Abhisit Vejjajiva becomes Thailand's 27th Prime Minister on Monday morning as the Parliament convened its extraordinary session to elect the new premier.
Voting result showed Mr Abhisit received 235 votes while his rival Puea Pandin leader Pracha Promnok received 198 votes.
There were 436 MPs eligible to elect the new premier. Three have abstained their votes.
Voting result showed Mr Abhisit received 235 votes while his rival Puea Pandin leader Pracha Promnok received 198 votes.
There were 436 MPs eligible to elect the new premier. Three have abstained their votes.
14th ASEAN Summit scheduled in February 2009
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers’ Retreat agreed to reschedule the Asean Summit to the third week of February 2009.
Acting information and communications technology minister Mun Patanotai, as a representative of Thailand, attended the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.
According to Mr Mun, Asean delegates deemed that holding the Asean Summit on March would be too long and they decided to move it to the third week of February.
Foreign ministers were well aware of the political situation and the airport closure in Thailand and they would like the new government to prioritise the Asean Summit, Mr Mun said.
Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said political conflicts have hindered the country to show its competency in the region. He therefore called on Thai people to understand the importance of the Asean summit.
No matter which party wins the race to set up the new government, people should refrain from protesting and laying siege to important areas as they could affect the Asean Summit and the country’s stability directly, Mr Surin noted.
Acting information and communications technology minister Mun Patanotai, as a representative of Thailand, attended the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Jakarta, Indonesia on Monday.
According to Mr Mun, Asean delegates deemed that holding the Asean Summit on March would be too long and they decided to move it to the third week of February.
Foreign ministers were well aware of the political situation and the airport closure in Thailand and they would like the new government to prioritise the Asean Summit, Mr Mun said.
Asean secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said political conflicts have hindered the country to show its competency in the region. He therefore called on Thai people to understand the importance of the Asean summit.
No matter which party wins the race to set up the new government, people should refrain from protesting and laying siege to important areas as they could affect the Asean Summit and the country’s stability directly, Mr Surin noted.
Campaign Period for Tacloban HUC Plebiscite only up to December 16
Tacloban City - The campaign period for the December 18 Plebiscite to ratify the conversion of Tacloban City from a component city to highly urbanized city pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 1637, is only up to December 16, Tuesday, the Commission on Elections reminded.
The Commission of Elections earlier announced that the campaign period for the December 18 Plebiscite is from November 25 to December 16, 2008.
The Comelec also directed that the posting of the computerized voters list as of the October 29, 2007 Barangay and SK elections, is December 15-18. The inspection of polling places is scheduled on December 16.
On December 17, the eve of Plebiscite day, the Comelec prohibits campaigning; giving, accepting free transportation, foods, drinks, and things of value; and the selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or taking intoxicating liquor.
On Plebiscite Day, October 18, Comelec prohibits cockfighting and other forms of gambling, holding fairs, boxing, or any other similar sports.
Also prohibited is the giving or accepting free transportation, foods, drinks and other things of value.
The selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or taking intoxicating liquor; and the opening of booths or stalls for the sale of merchandise, refreshments, etc. with the distance of 30 meters from polling place, are also prohibited.
The Comelec also prohibits on the Plebiscite Day, campaigning, soliciting votes or undertaking any propaganda for or against any candidate or any political party with the polling place or within thirty (30) meters from the polling place.
Very much prohibited is voting more than once or in substitution of another, the Comelec Resolution No. 8515 promulgated on November 12, 2008 provided.
The Comelec calls on the public to follow the directives or they will be charged of violations of Omnibus Election Law. (PIA 8)
The Commission of Elections earlier announced that the campaign period for the December 18 Plebiscite is from November 25 to December 16, 2008.
The Comelec also directed that the posting of the computerized voters list as of the October 29, 2007 Barangay and SK elections, is December 15-18. The inspection of polling places is scheduled on December 16.
On December 17, the eve of Plebiscite day, the Comelec prohibits campaigning; giving, accepting free transportation, foods, drinks, and things of value; and the selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or taking intoxicating liquor.
On Plebiscite Day, October 18, Comelec prohibits cockfighting and other forms of gambling, holding fairs, boxing, or any other similar sports.
Also prohibited is the giving or accepting free transportation, foods, drinks and other things of value.
The selling, furnishing, offering, buying, serving or taking intoxicating liquor; and the opening of booths or stalls for the sale of merchandise, refreshments, etc. with the distance of 30 meters from polling place, are also prohibited.
The Comelec also prohibits on the Plebiscite Day, campaigning, soliciting votes or undertaking any propaganda for or against any candidate or any political party with the polling place or within thirty (30) meters from the polling place.
Very much prohibited is voting more than once or in substitution of another, the Comelec Resolution No. 8515 promulgated on November 12, 2008 provided.
The Comelec calls on the public to follow the directives or they will be charged of violations of Omnibus Election Law. (PIA 8)
Lotto holiday schedules
December 24,2008(LIVE Actual Draw at 1400H)
EZ2,3D,4D,6/45 draws
December 25,2008-No Selling and No Draw
December 26-30,2008-Regular Operations
December 31,2008(LIVE Actual Draw at 1400H)
EZ2,3D,4D,6/45 draws
January 1,2009-No Selling and No Draw
January 2,2009 onwards-Regular Operations
EZ2,3D,4D,6/45 draws
December 25,2008-No Selling and No Draw
December 26-30,2008-Regular Operations
December 31,2008(LIVE Actual Draw at 1400H)
EZ2,3D,4D,6/45 draws
January 1,2009-No Selling and No Draw
January 2,2009 onwards-Regular Operations
Lotto results,December 14,2008
EZ2 evening draw:15-08
3D evening draw:194
Superlotto:Php180.2m plus 7 winners:
13,24,27,08,42,31
3D evening draw:194
Superlotto:Php180.2m plus 7 winners:
13,24,27,08,42,31
"No"votes lead in Quezon split plebiscite
LUCENA CITY, Quezon, Philippines—Only one out of three voters in Quezon came on Saturday to vote in a historic plebiscite that was to divide the province into two, according to the local head of the Commission on Elections.
“Based on initial reports, only about 30 to 35 percent of the total number of voters in Quezon participated,” said Comelec Quezon chief Allan Enriquez.
“With the active campaigns by both ’yes’ and ’no’ advocates led by the Church and political figures, the turnout of voters was quite low,” he said.
Quezon has about 900,000 voters, he said.
Initial results showed that the people did not want the province divided. “It’s 70-30 in favor of ’no’ votes,” Enriquez said in a phone interview.
With a standing order from the Supreme Court preventing the Comelec from officially proclaiming the winner in the plebiscite, Enriquez said the agency would count all the votes from the different municipalities but would not sign the certificate of canvass and the proclamation of winner in the provincial canvass.
“We have to abide by the court order,” he said.
Lucena Bishop Emilio Marquez, an ardent “yes” campaigner, urged the people to respect the results.
Republic Act No. 9495 paved the way for voting on the division of Quezon into two separate political units in the plebiscite.
Gov. Rafael Nantes, a former representative of the province’s first district, was the main author of the measure which he pushed during his three terms in Congress along with Rep. Proceso Alcala, Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III (4th district) and Rep. Danilo Suarez (3rd district) as co-authors until it was passed last year.
In a last-minute decision, Alcala abandoned his neutral stand and joined Nantes in opposing the law.
Rep. Mark Enverga, son of former Gov. Wilfrido Enverga, also supported the rejectionist movement.
Saturday’s political exercise was reportedly marred by massive vote-buying, particularly in the town of Candelaria and Lucena City.
“With the limited resources of our office and capability of the police, the enforcement of laws against vote-buying is really hard,” Enriquez said.
Police reported the arrest of four people in Padre Burgos town for distributing “black propaganda” materials against the Suarez clan on the eve of the plebiscite.
Enriquez said the suspects would face charges of violation of the Omnibus Election Code.
Lawyer Frumencio Pulgar of the Save Quezon Province Movement, one of the anti-Quezon split groups that asked the high tribunal to stop the plebiscite on grounds of constitutional infirmities of some provisions of RA 9495, said he would withdraw the petition on Tuesday.
“That’s to remove the legal obstacles in the proclamation of the winner,” he said in a phone interview.
Pulgar denied reports of vote-buying or irregularities. In fact, the Comelec had not received any formal complaint as of Sunday, he added.
He called on all “yes” advocates to forget the intense rivalry during the campaign and work together for the development of the province.
“The plebiscite was not a political contest. Let us again join together to chart the progress and development of one Quezon,” he said.
Tañada and Suarez both called on their supporters to respect the result of the plebiscite. They, however, held it ironic that their intention to fight poverty through RA 9495 was defeated by the poverty of most of the voters who sold their constitutional right for a measly sum of P100.
“We want to eradicate poverty but it was also poverty that killed the law,” said Tañada over the phone.
“It’s now the call of the present provincial government to deliver the progress and development that it promised to the voters. The people’s expectation is high,” he said.
“Based on initial reports, only about 30 to 35 percent of the total number of voters in Quezon participated,” said Comelec Quezon chief Allan Enriquez.
“With the active campaigns by both ’yes’ and ’no’ advocates led by the Church and political figures, the turnout of voters was quite low,” he said.
Quezon has about 900,000 voters, he said.
Initial results showed that the people did not want the province divided. “It’s 70-30 in favor of ’no’ votes,” Enriquez said in a phone interview.
With a standing order from the Supreme Court preventing the Comelec from officially proclaiming the winner in the plebiscite, Enriquez said the agency would count all the votes from the different municipalities but would not sign the certificate of canvass and the proclamation of winner in the provincial canvass.
“We have to abide by the court order,” he said.
Lucena Bishop Emilio Marquez, an ardent “yes” campaigner, urged the people to respect the results.
Republic Act No. 9495 paved the way for voting on the division of Quezon into two separate political units in the plebiscite.
Gov. Rafael Nantes, a former representative of the province’s first district, was the main author of the measure which he pushed during his three terms in Congress along with Rep. Proceso Alcala, Rep. Lorenzo “Erin” Tañada III (4th district) and Rep. Danilo Suarez (3rd district) as co-authors until it was passed last year.
In a last-minute decision, Alcala abandoned his neutral stand and joined Nantes in opposing the law.
Rep. Mark Enverga, son of former Gov. Wilfrido Enverga, also supported the rejectionist movement.
Saturday’s political exercise was reportedly marred by massive vote-buying, particularly in the town of Candelaria and Lucena City.
“With the limited resources of our office and capability of the police, the enforcement of laws against vote-buying is really hard,” Enriquez said.
Police reported the arrest of four people in Padre Burgos town for distributing “black propaganda” materials against the Suarez clan on the eve of the plebiscite.
Enriquez said the suspects would face charges of violation of the Omnibus Election Code.
Lawyer Frumencio Pulgar of the Save Quezon Province Movement, one of the anti-Quezon split groups that asked the high tribunal to stop the plebiscite on grounds of constitutional infirmities of some provisions of RA 9495, said he would withdraw the petition on Tuesday.
“That’s to remove the legal obstacles in the proclamation of the winner,” he said in a phone interview.
Pulgar denied reports of vote-buying or irregularities. In fact, the Comelec had not received any formal complaint as of Sunday, he added.
He called on all “yes” advocates to forget the intense rivalry during the campaign and work together for the development of the province.
“The plebiscite was not a political contest. Let us again join together to chart the progress and development of one Quezon,” he said.
Tañada and Suarez both called on their supporters to respect the result of the plebiscite. They, however, held it ironic that their intention to fight poverty through RA 9495 was defeated by the poverty of most of the voters who sold their constitutional right for a measly sum of P100.
“We want to eradicate poverty but it was also poverty that killed the law,” said Tañada over the phone.
“It’s now the call of the present provincial government to deliver the progress and development that it promised to the voters. The people’s expectation is high,” he said.
My activities during my mother's leave to CamSur
Dec.14,2008
0615H:Wake-up
0730H:My showering the bath
0900-1000H:Sunday mass with my sis
1000-1700H:Bonding time at the mall during my sis'buying 80s fashion
My shoplist:
1.)2009 planner-Php105.00
2.)magazine-Php80.00
3.)glue gel-Php29.00
4.)2009 marian desk calendar-Php62.00
Total amount:Php276.00
1900H-Dinner time and folding the house
2130H-Sleep with my sister
0615H:Wake-up
0730H:My showering the bath
0900-1000H:Sunday mass with my sis
1000-1700H:Bonding time at the mall during my sis'buying 80s fashion
My shoplist:
1.)2009 planner-Php105.00
2.)magazine-Php80.00
3.)glue gel-Php29.00
4.)2009 marian desk calendar-Php62.00
Total amount:Php276.00
1900H-Dinner time and folding the house
2130H-Sleep with my sister
Friday, December 12, 2008
LAK and Reema's Unity Bloc Holiday Message:Committed To The Filipino Spirit
Ako at ang inyong lingkod,mga KASAMA,at KAPUSO ng bawat Pilipino ngayong nalalapit na Kapaskuhan at Bagong Taon.
Bilang liderato ng itinatag na Unity Bloc ng lahat ng mga artista at mga bituing Kapuso pati na ang mga personalidad na mula sa iba’t ibang larangan
2009 is the theme of commitment of the Filipino Spirit for the new fresh faces of the Filipinos to enhance economic cooperation and continue the pursuit of excellence in various champions here and abroad.
2009 is the theme of commitment to the Filipino spirit to promote corporate social responsibility through youth-oriented and sports development,particulary basketball,and promote Filipino children especially the special needs.
2009 is the theme of commitment to the Filipino spirit to boost entertainment and sports nation by 2011.
My one challenge is the new face of progress and unity for the Filipinos.
Isang hamon ay ang bagong mukha ng pagsulong at pagkakaisa para sa mga Pilipino.
Nakikiisa laban sa kahirapan at iwasan ang waldas sa kaperahan at magtipid at oras sa lahat ng bawat sulok ng ating tahanan at mga tanggapan
Lilinisin at haharapin ang aking mga ginagawang patakaran ng mamamayan at ipagtatanggol ang walang pinapanigang proteksyon at walang bahid na pulitika at umiwas sa iringan at saloobin ng bawat Pilipino.
Kaakibat sina Reema Chanco at ang buong pwersa ng Unity Bloc na mahigit sa 16 na rehiyon,probinsya,kabilang na ang mga malalaking urbanisado at mga nag-iisang lungsod sa bansa binabati naming lahat ng isang Paskong Maluwalhati at Bagong Taong masagana at puno ng ating pag-asa
Muli,isang Maligaya at Masayang Tahanang Kapaskuhan at Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat mula Luson,Kabisayaan,at sa Kamindanawan
Naragsak nga Paskua ken Narang-ay a Baro a tawen,Masayang Kapaskwan at Masaplalang Bayung Banua kekongan kabalen kung Kapampangan keni,Maabig ya Pasko tan Maliket ya balon taon ed sikayon amin kabaleyan con Pangalatok
Maogmang Kapaskuhan at Manigong Bagong Taon sa indogabos na mga Bicolano digdi,Malipayong Pasko ug Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig
Malipayon nga Paskwa kag Mahamungayahun nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyo tanan nga mga Ilonggo,Malipayon nga Pasko ha iyo ngatanan,Felices Pascuas y Prospero Ano Nuevo conustedes,
Bilang liderato ng itinatag na Unity Bloc ng lahat ng mga artista at mga bituing Kapuso pati na ang mga personalidad na mula sa iba’t ibang larangan
2009 is the theme of commitment of the Filipino Spirit for the new fresh faces of the Filipinos to enhance economic cooperation and continue the pursuit of excellence in various champions here and abroad.
2009 is the theme of commitment to the Filipino spirit to promote corporate social responsibility through youth-oriented and sports development,particulary basketball,and promote Filipino children especially the special needs.
2009 is the theme of commitment to the Filipino spirit to boost entertainment and sports nation by 2011.
My one challenge is the new face of progress and unity for the Filipinos.
Isang hamon ay ang bagong mukha ng pagsulong at pagkakaisa para sa mga Pilipino.
Nakikiisa laban sa kahirapan at iwasan ang waldas sa kaperahan at magtipid at oras sa lahat ng bawat sulok ng ating tahanan at mga tanggapan
Lilinisin at haharapin ang aking mga ginagawang patakaran ng mamamayan at ipagtatanggol ang walang pinapanigang proteksyon at walang bahid na pulitika at umiwas sa iringan at saloobin ng bawat Pilipino.
Kaakibat sina Reema Chanco at ang buong pwersa ng Unity Bloc na mahigit sa 16 na rehiyon,probinsya,kabilang na ang mga malalaking urbanisado at mga nag-iisang lungsod sa bansa binabati naming lahat ng isang Paskong Maluwalhati at Bagong Taong masagana at puno ng ating pag-asa
Muli,isang Maligaya at Masayang Tahanang Kapaskuhan at Manigong Bagong Taon sa inyong lahat mula Luson,Kabisayaan,at sa Kamindanawan
Naragsak nga Paskua ken Narang-ay a Baro a tawen,Masayang Kapaskwan at Masaplalang Bayung Banua kekongan kabalen kung Kapampangan keni,Maabig ya Pasko tan Maliket ya balon taon ed sikayon amin kabaleyan con Pangalatok
Maogmang Kapaskuhan at Manigong Bagong Taon sa indogabos na mga Bicolano digdi,Malipayong Pasko ug Mabungahong Bag-ong Tuig
Malipayon nga Paskwa kag Mahamungayahun nga Bag-ong Tuig sa inyo tanan nga mga Ilonggo,Malipayon nga Pasko ha iyo ngatanan,Felices Pascuas y Prospero Ano Nuevo conustedes,
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Non-working day ngeni king probinsya ning Kapampangan
This province goes on official non-working holiday today, Dec. 11, to commemorate the 473rd anniversary of the founding of Pampanga.
But Angeles City Mayor Francis Nepomuceno clarified yesterday that the holiday applies only to Pampanga’s 20 towns and one city, not to Angeles where this day will be observed just like any other working day.
“The decision does not mean that Angeles City is not one in observing Pampanga Day anniversary,” Nepomuceno said.
He said the decision to make Dec. 11 a regular working day favored “employers and workers in the city especially those working on a per day basis because Angeles City already had a special non-working holiday on December 08, 2008 in observance of the Angeles City foundation day”.
Nepomuceno also noted that a long Christmas season holiday faces employers and employees anyway.
He also noted that Angeles is politically independent from Pampanga as a chartered city founded on January 1, 1964 under Republic Act No. 3700.
“As a highly urbanized city, Angeles City’s existence, corporate and administrative entities is governed by its own specific charter in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991,” he noted. Angeles voters, therefore, do not vote for provincial officials.
During the term of his predecessor, now Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo Lazatin, the city government also went on holiday every Dec. 11, amid historical data indicating that Angeles started as a mere barrio of San Fernando, the province’s present capital.
Meanwhile, Gov. Eddie Panlilio said that this year’s 437th anniversary of the founding of Pampanga will have as motto, “Musbung Ing Panyulung King Pisasanmetung (Progress arises from unity)”.
Photo and art exhibits have been put up at the capitol lobby here, amid an agro-industrial fair outside.
“The agro-industrial trade fair displays the resilience of the Kapampangan people through their craftsmanship and creativity in such enterprises as wood crafting, metal crafting, ceramics, lantern-making and food processing,” Panlilio’s information office said.
Pampanga Day or “Aldo ning Kapampangan” will culminate in the awarding rites for this year’s Most Outstanding Kapampangans on Dec. 11, the approximate date of the founding of the province. The commemoration was first declared an official non-working holiday during the incumbency of Gov. Estelito Mendoza who also commissioned the composition of an official Pampanga hymn which is sung during official functions of the provincial government up to the present.
But Angeles City Mayor Francis Nepomuceno clarified yesterday that the holiday applies only to Pampanga’s 20 towns and one city, not to Angeles where this day will be observed just like any other working day.
“The decision does not mean that Angeles City is not one in observing Pampanga Day anniversary,” Nepomuceno said.
He said the decision to make Dec. 11 a regular working day favored “employers and workers in the city especially those working on a per day basis because Angeles City already had a special non-working holiday on December 08, 2008 in observance of the Angeles City foundation day”.
Nepomuceno also noted that a long Christmas season holiday faces employers and employees anyway.
He also noted that Angeles is politically independent from Pampanga as a chartered city founded on January 1, 1964 under Republic Act No. 3700.
“As a highly urbanized city, Angeles City’s existence, corporate and administrative entities is governed by its own specific charter in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991,” he noted. Angeles voters, therefore, do not vote for provincial officials.
During the term of his predecessor, now Pampanga 1st District Rep. Carmelo Lazatin, the city government also went on holiday every Dec. 11, amid historical data indicating that Angeles started as a mere barrio of San Fernando, the province’s present capital.
Meanwhile, Gov. Eddie Panlilio said that this year’s 437th anniversary of the founding of Pampanga will have as motto, “Musbung Ing Panyulung King Pisasanmetung (Progress arises from unity)”.
Photo and art exhibits have been put up at the capitol lobby here, amid an agro-industrial fair outside.
“The agro-industrial trade fair displays the resilience of the Kapampangan people through their craftsmanship and creativity in such enterprises as wood crafting, metal crafting, ceramics, lantern-making and food processing,” Panlilio’s information office said.
Pampanga Day or “Aldo ning Kapampangan” will culminate in the awarding rites for this year’s Most Outstanding Kapampangans on Dec. 11, the approximate date of the founding of the province. The commemoration was first declared an official non-working holiday during the incumbency of Gov. Estelito Mendoza who also commissioned the composition of an official Pampanga hymn which is sung during official functions of the provincial government up to the present.
June 19 Rizal Day urged
Instead of present celebration on Dec. 30
A House of Representatives committee has recommended the enactment of a bill that would put an end to the more than a century of practice of observing Rizal Day on his death anniversary on Dec. 30 and move the non-working holiday to June 19, the national hero’s birth anniversary.
In a committee hearing on Monday, members of the Committee on Revision of Laws unanimously approved House Bill No. 1289 and sought its immediate approval into law.
Authored by a group of solons led by Iloilo City Rep. Raul T. Gonzales Jr., the filing of HB 1289 was backed by the National Historical Institute which noted that the observance of Rizal Day on Dec. 30 has its historical basis in a decree issued by General Emilio Aguinaldo on Dec. 20, 1898.
In a letter to Gonzales, NHI Chairman Ambeth R. Ocampo said the decree actually declared Dec. 30 of each year as a day of national mourning and was intended to honor Rizal and other Filipino patriots during the Spanish period.
According to Ocampo, Rizal Day was declared one of the official holidays of the country with the enactment of Act No. 245 by the Philippine Commission, signed on Feb. 1, 1902.
Ocampo supported Gonzales’ contention that commemorating June 19 as Rizal Day is more appropriate, considering that birth anniversaries of national heroes are usually celebrated rather than their death anniversaries.
The NHI maintains that the observance of Rizal Day should be done on June 19, his actual date of birth, Ocampo said, rather than Dec. 30, during the Christmas vacation. "If Rizal Day is observed on June 19, classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities," he said.
Aside from Gonzales, the other authors of the bill include Reps. Justin Chipeco (NP, Laguna), Ma. Victoria Sy Alvarado (Lakas, Bulacan), and Ma. Evita Arago (LP, Laguna).
The measure would amend Executive Order No. 292, the Administrative Code of 1987.
A House of Representatives committee has recommended the enactment of a bill that would put an end to the more than a century of practice of observing Rizal Day on his death anniversary on Dec. 30 and move the non-working holiday to June 19, the national hero’s birth anniversary.
In a committee hearing on Monday, members of the Committee on Revision of Laws unanimously approved House Bill No. 1289 and sought its immediate approval into law.
Authored by a group of solons led by Iloilo City Rep. Raul T. Gonzales Jr., the filing of HB 1289 was backed by the National Historical Institute which noted that the observance of Rizal Day on Dec. 30 has its historical basis in a decree issued by General Emilio Aguinaldo on Dec. 20, 1898.
In a letter to Gonzales, NHI Chairman Ambeth R. Ocampo said the decree actually declared Dec. 30 of each year as a day of national mourning and was intended to honor Rizal and other Filipino patriots during the Spanish period.
According to Ocampo, Rizal Day was declared one of the official holidays of the country with the enactment of Act No. 245 by the Philippine Commission, signed on Feb. 1, 1902.
Ocampo supported Gonzales’ contention that commemorating June 19 as Rizal Day is more appropriate, considering that birth anniversaries of national heroes are usually celebrated rather than their death anniversaries.
The NHI maintains that the observance of Rizal Day should be done on June 19, his actual date of birth, Ocampo said, rather than Dec. 30, during the Christmas vacation. "If Rizal Day is observed on June 19, classes have just started and students would be able to actively participate in the commemorative activities," he said.
Aside from Gonzales, the other authors of the bill include Reps. Justin Chipeco (NP, Laguna), Ma. Victoria Sy Alvarado (Lakas, Bulacan), and Ma. Evita Arago (LP, Laguna).
The measure would amend Executive Order No. 292, the Administrative Code of 1987.
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