I'm done with the Season 1 of gLee. And so far, it is a remarkable tv series base from america and currently air in their Season 2. gLee is an art club, it focuses on high school choir called " New Directions" from William Mckinley High School . It is a musical comedy tv series lead by Will Schuester(Teacher/choreographer), Sue Slyvester(rival of the club/coach of cheerers), Rachelle Berry(Main Female Singer) with Finn Hudson(Main Male Singer), and the other six members (Kurt Hummel, Mercedes Jones, Artie Abrams, Tina Cohen-Chang, Noah Puckerman, Quinn Fabray). It is like a High School Musical of Vanessa Hudgens and Zack Efron,but Im more fanatic of gLee. I really like the plot and the story itself. It's not just all about entertainment but also it shows the relationship between the teacher and the students. Also the fair share of their part regardless of their talents whether he or she is superior or not . More of moral lesson to be learn by the viewers. And now, I'm searching for the Season 2., So I guarantee all of you to watch this Tv series.. :D
Nearly five years after agricultural funds meant for fertilizer were allegedly misused, the Senate Blue Ribbon committee has come up with its findings. The committee headed by Sen. Richard Gordon recommended yesterday the filing of charges against former agriculture under-secretary Jocelyn “Jocjoc” Bolante, his purported runner Marites Aytona, alleged bagman Jaime Paule and six others for plunder, technical malversation, money laundering, tax evasion and perjury. A 10th individual, Joselito Flordeliza, who headed the foundation used in the alleged P728-million scam, may face prosecution for money laundering.
There are three things that must be done to ensure that the Blue Ribbon probe does not go to waste. The most immediate task is to prevent any of the individuals recommended for criminal prosecution from leaving the country. If there is no legal basis to prevent their departure, the government should at least keep track of their whereabouts. Under the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, signatory states are duty-bound to extradite individuals wanted for corruption.
The second task is to effectively prosecute and punish the guilty. This scandal has dragged on long enough. Gordon said his committee has enough evidence to build an airtight case against the people recommended for prosecution. There is no reason to delay their indictment.
The third task is to implement measures to prevent a repeat of the fertilizer scam or any other diversion of public funds to private war chests, especially with general elections approaching. The Blue Ribbon committee is seeking amendments to the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the Bank Secrecy Act and the Procurement Act as well as the Senate’s rules of procedure on direct contempt.
Amending those three laws can also help prevent a repeat of other anomalies such as the rigging of bids for infrastructure projects and the collection of fat commissions for brokering deals with the government. Congress can get to work immediately on those amendments for approval before lawmakers become too busy with their election campaigns. Even if government prosecutors drag their feet on this case, something positive should come out of this scandal.
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Those laws are good if it will pursue by the government officials, if it really applies to the operation of the government taskforces especially with those groups who formulate the rules. But in my opinion, when riches man are evolve with that crimes, I don’t think it would be effective for them, because, as of now. Politicians are unfair, they don’t get things equally. For riches, all things can buy through money. And I guess they can be bought by money. Hoping if they really apply that kind of rules, then they should not choose the person who are involve in that crimes whether they are rich or none. If criminals really violate the rules then they have to do their job which is to send criminals into jail regardless with their life standard. Just like what happen to the Alabang boys, they, equipped from their offenses. Hoping it would be fair.
From military deputy chief for comptrollership to convict, the journey has been a long one for retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia. The highest ranking military officer to be indicted for a criminal offense, Garcia nearly managed to retire in peace in 2004, with his colleagues in the Armed Forces of the Philippines seemingly reluctant to go after a two-star general on accusations of corruption. But the Ombudsman at the time, Simeon Marcelo, doggedly worked to pin down Garcia. In the end, Garcia was court-martialed and faced several criminal cases before the Sandiganbayan.
Yesterday, over five years after Garcia’s son was apprehended by US Customs authorities at the San Francisco airport for failure to declare $100,000 in cash, the disgraced general was convicted of perjury by the anti-graft court. Though the maximum sentence of two years was less than the time Garcia has already spent in detention, the conviction for failure to declare P7 million in his account with the AFP Savings and Loan Association Inc. could strengthen the bigger case against him for forfeiture of undeclared wealth.
Garcia was indicted over a year after junior military officers staged a curious mutiny in a posh Makati hotel to denounce, among other things, corruption in the AFP. Garcia’s court-martial was complemented by a major overhaul of the procurement process in the AFP and Department of National Defense. Under the reform program, red tape was cut and transparency in bidding and procurement promoted. The AFP and DND must not go back on those reforms and must in fact work to strengthen them.
In December 2005, a military court found Garcia guilty of undeclared wealth. He was dishonorably dismissed from the AFP and sentenced to two years of hard labor. The Sandiganbayan, for its part, must speed up its resolution of the other cases against Garcia. The two-star general found himself in trouble after his wife Clarita, coming to the defense of their son, explained in writing to US Customs authorities that the $100,000 came from her husband’s miscellaneous earnings as a comptroller. This is one of the rare cases where efficient prosecution has led to the conviction of a big fish. With more cases like this one, crooks in government may finally realize that in this country, not everyone can get away with crime.
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Mostly all politicians were involved in crime such as corruption. Nowadays, crisis is rising because; politicians corrupt the taxes that have to be used for the development of the country. Higher ranks in politics got higher bunches of money, Power leads them in corrupting, because no one can appoint them because of fear. Just like, what Gen. Garcia done. He was guilty from corruption, also his son who had but submitted $100,000. It is so painful to see that Filipinos are paying their taxes, but politicians are only corrupting it. Politicians got rich, but the poor get poorer. If those cases still happen years from now then, Filipinos have no chance to feel lighten up from the burden in paying taxes.
Filipino consider the February as the LOVE MONTH!.. maybe because of its occasion during February 14. There are theories, that this month is the right time to search for partner with the help of " Mr/Ms. KUPIDO". Does Mr. Kupido exist? hehe
In only a few places in the world will you see members of the International Committee of the Red Cross attacked by lawless elements. Now it will be on record that one of those places is Sulu, where three ICRC members were kidnapped last Thursday as they were working on a project to improve facilities at the provincial jail in Patikul.
On Friday fears were raised that the victims — Jean Lacaba of the Philippines, Andreas Notter of Switzerland and Eugenio Vagni of Italy — had been turned over to the Abu Sayyaf. The three had gone to Patikul in a vehicle painted with a large, clear symbol of the Red Cross. In most countries, combatants on both sides, rebels and even terrorists do not touch Red Cross workers, who are known for purely humanitarian work. The ICRC has maintained a record of neutrality in a conflict, bringing aid and relief to all, including — as its work in Sulu shows — detained crime suspects.
But in the province of Sulu, kidnapping has been a cottage industry for years. The province is notorious for the most profitable kidnapping caper of the Abu Sayyaf, wherein the late Ghalib Andang, a.k.a. Commander Robot, and his men earned at least $30 million in ransom for mostly foreign hostages taken from the Malaysian island resort of Sipadan. Andang was eventually arrested and killed in a prison riot, but the massive profits from his kidnapping operations are still remembered in Sulu.
There must be a relentless effort to rescue the three Red Cross workers and hunt down their kidnappers. When this case is resolved with the safe release of the three hostages, the government must send a strong message to the lawless in Sulu and the other bandit-infested enclaves of Mindanao that the kidnapping industry has ceased to be profitable.
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Terrorist are afraid to visit Mindanao because of the kidnapping happen in SULU. To think that the Mindanao is not safe because of the Abusayaf taking advantage from the foreigners. They kidnap innocent groups that are not evolve in their conflicts. Even the Red Cross members were kidnap, knowing that they are just helping innocent people who are not engaged in the combat between the abusayaf and government forces. The Red Cross only assists and serves the people who are unfortunate in taking care of their selves, so they don’t have to touch any workers of this organization. But in this time, Red Cross employees were in unpleasant situation, Because of this kidnapping. It is growing and at the same time gives disgrace to our country. Abusayaf gained more profit from the ransom given by the relatives of the victim. This scenario last long for a years because the higher personnel don’t take any moves to lessen or vanish this crime.
I post this song because I can relate to the lyrics itself. At this moment me and my boyfriend had misunderstanding that leads us in breaking up. But now, I am still hoping that someday, somehow it would be fine. We will just wait for the right time. We are now in time of adjusting ourselves and trying to forget all the bad memories we had. And we know, we can get over this situation. I know were in love and no one can ruin our relationship. I understand there are scenarios that relationship gets tired but the love doesn’t fade, its just that, we need time for our selves to realize and reminisce the moments that we shared together for 3 years. We can wait for that time, I know we can do this together.. Just be Positive!.. I Love You ALWAYS and FOREVER!!.. Remember: I STAY IN LOVE WITH YOU!..
Oh, baby Baby I stay in love with you
Dying inside cause I can't stand it Make up a break up Can't take this madness We don't even Really know why All I know is baby I try and try so hard To keep our love alive
If you dont' know me At this point Then I highly Doubt you ever will I really need you To give me That unconditional love I used to feel It's no mistaking We're just erasing From our hearts And minds
And I know we said let go But I kept on hanging on Inside I know it's over You're really gone It's killing me Cause there ain't nothing That I can do Baby I stay in love with you
And I keep on Telling myself That you'll come Back around And I try to front Like "oh well" Each time you let me down See I can't get over you now No matter what I do But baby, baby I stay in love with you
Na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na, na, na Na, na, na Baby I stay in love with you
It cuts so deep It hurts down to my soul My friends tell me I ain't the same no more We still need each other When we stumble and fall How we gon' act Like what we had Ain't nothin' at all now
Hey What I wanna do is wish i got next to you With the top down Like we used to Hit the block Proud in the SUV We both know Our heart is breaking Can we learn From our mistakes I can't last One moment alone Now go I know
We said let go But I kept on hanging on Inside I know it's over You're really gone It's killing me Cause there ain't nothing That I can do Baby I stay in love with you
And I keep on Telling myself That you'll come Back around And I try to front Like "oh well" Each time you let me down See I can't get over you Now no matter what I do Baby, baby I stay in love with you
We said let go But I kept on hanging on Inside I know it's over You're really gone It's killing me Cause there ain't nothing That I can do Baby I stay in love with you
And I keep on telling myself That you'll come Back around And I try to front Like "oh well" Each time you let me down See I can't get over you Now no matter what I do But baby, baby I stay in love with you
This editorial was taken from philstar, and I have my own opinion regarding with this editorial.
The full impact of the global economic slowdown is expected to be felt this year, according to economic analysts. And while conservative banking policies have spared the Philippines from the worst of the crisis, the country is also starting to feel its impact, with exports falling and overseas workers being sent home.
Even before the credit crunch blew up in the face of Americans, affecting the rest of the world, the Philippines was already suffering from weakening investments. The global crisis aggravated the trend. In the first 10 months of 2008, foreign direct investments plunged 47 percent compared to the same period in 2007, reaching only $1.418 billion, according to data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Some quarters observed that having a low level of FDI to begin with helped shield the country from the worst of the crisis. But this should not be used as an excuse to neglect structural reforms that are needed to lure more job-generating long-term investments.
Though the country registered its highest economic growth in three decades in 2007, the government has admitted that benefits of the growth have been slow in trickling down to the poor. The country also lags way behind its Southeast Asian neighbors in attracting foreign visitors and FDI. Remittances of about eight million Filipinos working overseas account for a hefty chunk of economic growth figures. Those jobs are now imperiled by the global slowdown.
As nations race to recover from the slump, the best performers will be those that implement the necessary reforms. In the case of the Philippines, whose competitiveness has been on an unending slide, the needed reforms have long been known. The latest Index of Economic Freedom, prepared by the Washington-based think-tank Heritage Foundation together with The Wall Street Journal, reminds the nation of some of those needed reforms.
The index, which ranked the Philippines 104th among 183 countries in terms of economic freedom, gave the country the lowest score in freedom from corruption. The index noted the weakness of the judicial system and its vulnerability to political influence. It noted the difficulty of enforcing contracts and protecting intellectual property rights, and said the Philippine government imposed both formal and non-formal barriers to foreign investments.
Many of those observations are worth heeding if the nation wants to be poised for economic takeoff once the world recovers from the downturn. We can’t be middling forever in these international rankings, lagging way behind Asia’s most successful economies such as Hong Kong and Singapore, which were rated first and second, respectively, in the index.
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As I saw and hear about this news regarding of the Global economic slowdown, I can say that, it affects a lot in all countries. As all we know, US is one of the riches country in this world, And if that country suffer crisis, for sure all countries affected. As of now, Philippines is suffering from this crisis. Lots of Overseas Filipino Workers were sent back in the Philippines because of losing job around the globe and failing investments from the higher and bigger business. Investments are going slower because of this crisis. As the surveys concerned, Philippines ranked at 104th among 183 countries in terms of economic freedom and gave the lowest score in freedom from corruption and because of that it leads to difficulty of implementing contracts and protecting property rights from the formal and non formal foreign investments.
For the meantime, I’m alone. My boyfriend left for retreat. He has to spend three days at the retreat house where we had our retreat last November, His there since January 14 and he will be home tomorrow.
This is compulsory to all graduating students in UIC.
So, right now I’m alone, aloof and sad. Because I cant see him for three days, and it’s going to be hard for me, spending my spare time without him. Too bad!.. I really miss my boyfriend, but still I’m thankful because I can spend enough time together with my classmates, mingle with them and have fun. I know it’s a different feeling when you are with your classmates and when you're with your boyfriend. It is a kind of dissatisfaction, thinking that there's a missing piece of you. But still I cope up to that emotion and I do enjoy their company, which made me forget him for a meantime.
And now I’m excited seeing him, for sure.. I’m going to neither hug him nor kiss him. Heheheheh… See you soon Daddy!..
Just this day, my internet connection is back and I’m happy. At last! I can now continue my daily routine. I can now continue blogging with a new life in a new year. I can now update my life and right down some gossips, chikkas and everything.. wahahahaha.. What a nice objective. hehehe. Blog, blog, blog…
