pest control

our problem right now is the increasing number of rats roaming around our house. large, small, extra large - you name it, we have it! this is something new because we used to have cats in our house. these rats are so annoying because it eats most of my bananas. lol!

so, we got interested with the pest repellant that we found out in one of the department stores. it is called Pest Shield. their promise - No More Mice, Cockroaches, Rats. they also said that no harmful chemicals, works inside walls and completely safe.

we asked the sales lady in the store if it's effective and she said - "sir, di naman po ibebenta ng - ** - ito kung di effective". hhmm... ok, let me try it! price is not a joke so its more than a thousand. since, we're really decided to get rid of these friends, i am willing to pay the price.

so, the question now is - is it effective? answer - "asi asi"...

some of the rats are no longer getting inside our house but we still have mice. lol! so if you're interested in buying it, just a heads up. =) . sabi ko tuloy - "makabenta lang...tsk tsk tsk"...

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caritas christi

last regional convivence, this song is one of the songs that touched my heart. an awesome song!

caritas christi urget nos!
caritas christi urget nos!

the love of Christ impels us at the thought,
the love of Christ impels us at the thought;
that if one has died for all,
all have died;
that if Christ had died for all,
all have died.

and He died for all so that those who live
may live no longer for themselves
but for Him who died and is risen for them.

caritas christi urget nos!

caritas christi urget nos!

if someone is in Christ he is a new creation,

the old things have passed away, new ones are born.

the one who did not know sine,

God has treated as sin

so that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.

caritas christi urget nos!

caritas christi urget nos!

woe to me, if i do not announce the gospel,

woe to me, woe to me!

woe to me, if i do not announce the gospel,

woe to me, woe to me!

caritas christi urget nos!

caritas christi urget nos!

the love of Christ impels us at the thought,

the love of Christ impels us at the thought;

that if one has died for all,

all have died;

that if Christ had died for all,

all have died.

this was taken during the regional convivence on 2011.

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monday inihaw madness

i thought its a perfect monday.

i woke up early and thought that it's going to be awesome.

the bus going to tanza is flawless - until i realize i forgot something...

my fruit bag (i call it my fruit bag because its full of fruits) !!!

since i don't have food, i ended up eating rice and inihaw na fish.

it was great! tastes awesome! bacolod chicken inasal is one of the best!

service in robinson's pioneer is also awesome...

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1st night: Regional Convivence 2012

first night. we're supposed to leave by 5.30 PM but because of heavy torrential rains, we left the house by 7.45 PM. i should say "grabe"! we barely see the streets going to tagaytay. rain is so heavy but i know kuya jaime - our driver - knows that we have to go to st. james.

we arrived at around 9.10 PM. right after we unloaded our things, the lights went off. lol! luckily, dan's cellphone has flashlight. the retreat house has an old generator and they informed us that its not going to last for long.

usually, convivence starts with introduction of each community. but this time is different, catechists know that most of the people weren't there yet. they decided to have it tomorrow. the announcement is short yet precise. the random gospel reading is also good.

it talks about a woman who gave everything to God instead of keeping it for themselves. he talked about this further by saying that this is God is calling us today. to be servant and not to respond on earthly desires. i remember my blog entry regarding sold virginity. oh men! i thank God for he has given me this way.

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pedro calungsod and rico yan

today, a lot of filipinos are celebrating because of today is the canonization of blessed pedro calungsod. he is martyr from visayas region. in fact, little is known about blessed pedro - even his hometown. some say that he is from cebu, bohol, ilo-ilo. where ever he is from filipinos are still proud.

this picture is from here.

imagine, we know very little thing about him - so bad. he gave his time and devotion to spread the words of God at a very young age - 21. all i can remember when i was at his age is i am busy flirting and studying - lol! the gospel for today speaks so much about his life. something we should follow. he may not be the leader of the expedition that brought him to death but he died like as if he is the leader - a type of leadership that God wants us to be - a servant leader.

 i first heard this so-called servant leadership when rico yan died last 2002. he died at early age of 27. they said that he died because of drug overdose after hearing that claudine baretto (his girlfriend at that time) gave up her pregnancy. anyways, for some he died will full of honor and dignity. fortunately, we have the resources to know where rico yan is from. he is a matinee idol, entrepreneur, model and actor - dami!

so, what's my reason of mentioning these two young people in this entry? oh well, i just thought how God is so great he gave us pedro calungsod. a person of action and epitome of what servant leadership is. a character that rico would like to practice if he was just given a chance. how good right?

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sold virginity

well, what can i say about this. a girl sold her virginity for someone she doesn't know. her name is catarina migliorini. when she was asked about her bold move, she said -

i saw this as a business. i have the opportunity to travel, to be part of a movie and get a bonus with it.

grabe, kinikilabutan ako while reading it. at her age of 20, she should be studying, dreaming of what she wanted to be, and probably excited of what life seems to offer. at 20, i thought my life is awesome living in an awesome life. studying, flirting and having fun. well, i guess that's not flirting. lol! but to think of having a paid sex with someone because of travel and being part of a movie? it's one of the last things that i am going to think of. read the whole story here.

picture is from here.

i think i was at 25, i went to harrison plaza - second floor near goldilocks bakeshop going to chapel. a guy in early 30's (i think) approached me and asked if i wanna have some fun. i was about to go and ignore him (because i should not talk to strangers) when he stopped me and explained what he means about "having fun". it's O-R-G-Y. ok, i am not that "virgin" with those kind of stuff. it's not that i had a first hand experience of it but i just know what's happening on it. i abruptly refused.

ok, what's my point? if you have your proper values instilled by your parents, paid sex will never touch your mind. i love my mom. i love my dad.

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mrs. evangelista

i love ma'am evangelista. without her, i will not be able to study in cafuir learning center. she's the instrument that God sent for me to be a cafuirian. i am proud to be one.

she taught me a lot of things. she may not be the perfect role model/teacher/mentor but she is good in managing people. she should've been a good principal of the school - if she was given a chance to do so. she also has "the heart". ma'am evangelista is not just a teacher to me but my mother in school. she sees to it that everyone is well supported in terms of good and quality education.

i may not be a perfect son to him but i hope that she's happy for where i am right now.

where ever you are, ma'am clarita evangelista - you will surely be missed.

both pictures are from her facebook account.

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going back to basics

i was browsing some old files when i stumbled into a CD which contains a speech i delivered way way back 2006.

Sa tuwinang nakikita ko ang liwanag ng buwan ay nadarama ko ang kapatanagan sa damdamin at busilak nitong layunin na magbigay ng liwanag sa dilim ng paligid.
Halos, labindalawang taon na ang nakakaraan nang isa sa mga batang magsisipagtapos ay may kakaibang anyo. Marahil sa mga dati nang guro dito ay kilala ang batang yaon. Siya ay naging tampulan ng mapanghamak na mga tingin at ng mapanghusgang mga tukso. Dahil sa murang pag-iisip at damdamin, natanim ito sa kanyang isipan. At malaki ang naging kontribusyon nito sa naging katauhan ng bata. Dinala niya ang mga salitang narinig hanggang siya ay tumanda at nagkaisip. Ngunit ito ay hindi naging balakid upang di niya matamo ang kanyang pangarap na makapagtaos ng pag-aaral sa nais niyang kurso. Hanggang sa isang araw, tinawagan siya sa cellphone dahil siya ay iniimbitahan na magsalita ngayong gabi. Ang batang aking binanggit ay ako, labindalawang taon na ang nakakalipas. May bulutong tubig ako noong Graduation Day nang Batch ‘94 ng AAES. Ang biro ko pa noon sa sarili ko, siguro hindi ako hahalikan o kakamayan man lamang ng aming punong guro. Umakyat ang aming Valedictorian, hinalikan at kinawayan. Ang Salutatorian naman ang sumunod, ganun din ang ginawa. Ngunit noong ako na ay kinamayan lamang ako. Sa tingin nyo bakit ako sumugod pa noong gabing iyon upang dumalo ng aming Pagtatapos? (Tanong sa mga estudyante!) Tinanong ko rin yan sa sarili ko. Ang naging sagot ko lamang ay…Nag-aral ako ng mabuti sa loob ng anim na taon tapos di ako aattend ng graduation. Ano sila hilo? Kaya nga’t kahit alam kong di pa mabuti ang pakiramdam ko ay humayo kami ng Nanay ko patungo dito para sa graduation. Kahit nawalan ng ilang kaibigan, buti at nakilala ko ang ugali agad nila. Ngunit di ako nakuntento sa sagot ko… Nag-aral ako ng mabuti sa loob ng anim na taon tapos di ako aattend ng graduation.Tumuntong ako ng mataas na paaralan, natuto ng bagong mga liksiyon, bagong teknik sa matematika, bagong salita sa siyensya at bagong kaalaman sa kasaysayan. Ngunit di ko pa rin nahanap ang kasagutan sa aking katanungan…Bakit pa ako umattend ng graduation day noong March 28, 1994? Hindi na ba ako tinablan ng hiya noon? Haharap ako sa maraming tao nang ganun ang naging hitsura ko? Ano ba talaga ang dahilan? Mas lalo akong nalito dahil bakit tila nadagdagan pa ang mga tanong ko sa buhay? At hirap na hirap akong sagutin yung tanong na yun?
Nagkolehiyo ako bilang isang iskolar ng bayan sa Mapua Institute of Technology, isang premyadong paaralan para sa mga inhinyero. Nag-aasam na mahanap ko ang sagot sa aking tanong. Nagsikap na makapagaral kahit salat sa pananalapi. Maraming pagkakataon na tama lamang na pamasahe ang dala kong pera at tinitiis ko ang gutom ko hanggang sa ako ay makauwi. Nang maisip ko, bakit di na lang ako huminto ng pag-aaral? Nalungkot ako dahil sa isa na namang tanong. Sa pagtitiyaga ko at tulong nang mga mahal sa buhay, nakapagtapos ako. Ngunit nabigo pa rin akong sagutin ang mga tanong ko. Tila ako isang donut. Isang tinapay na walang laman sa gitna. Isang nilalang na hungkag ang pagkatao.
Nabago ang lahat nang marinig ko ang isang anunsyo sa simbahan. Naghahanap daw sila ng bagong kasama sa isang paglalakbay. Sinubukan ko at unti unti kong nakilala ang aking sarili. Ang walang tinatagong Edward Martin Pugay Alejo. At ang pagkilala ko sa aking sarili ang nagbigay sa akin ng daan upang malaman ang kasagutan sa aking mga katanungan. Isang salita lang pala ang sagot. At para sa akin, ang isang salita ring ito ang binabanggit sa katagang “FROM LEARNING THE BASICS”.  Ito ang BASIC o PANGNAHING dapat na matutunan ng bawat isa. Ito rin ang salitang dapat nating maging armas sa pagtahak sa bagong simula nang ating buhay…nang inyong buhay mga magsisipagtapos. Sa pagtatapos ng gabi, hindi ibig sabihin na tapos na kayong lahat sa hamon ng pag-aaral bagkus ito ay simula ng pagbagtas ninyo sa bago at kakaibang pakikibaka ng buhay o “CROSSING THE THRESHOLD”. At ang salitang babanggitin ko ay tunay at subok na para malaman kung ano ang buhay…”LEARNING FOR LIFE”. Ang salitang yun ay simple ngunit malalim. Ang PAG-IBIG.
Kaya pala ako nag-titiyagang mag-aral, kung bakit ako hindi tinablan ng hiya at umattend sa graduation ko ay dahil sa pagmamahal na narito sa puso ko. Ang pagmamahal na tinuro sa akin ng aking mga magulang, ng aking mga kapatid, kaibigan, ka-ibigan, ng mga guro at higit sa lahat sa aking PINANINIWALAANG DIYOS. Sila na naging bahagi ng buhay ko. Without them, I am nothing. Without their help and continuing support, I cannot do this. It is love that keeps me alive. Ang pag-ibig ng aking Ina ang gumigising sa akin sa umaga. Ang pagmamahal ng Diyos ang nagbibigay sa akin ng lakas upang bumagon. Ang pagmamahal ng aking mga kapatid ang dahilan kung bakit maaga ako nakakapasok…dahil sa pinagbibigyan nila ako sa banyo (tawa). Ang pagmamahal nang aking mga kaibigan at ka-ibigan ang nag-dudulot sa akin ng tumawa ng malakas. At ang pagmamahal ng aking mga dakilang guro ang dahilan kung bakit ako nakakabasa at nakakasulat. Ang pag-mamahal din nila ang naghubog sa akin. Ang nagturo sa akin ng “critical thinking”. Ang paggamit katalinuihang binigay sa akin ng Poong Diyos. Well I don’t want to sound as a preacher. But I know I am already doing so. Ngunit ang mga bagay na ito ang sa alam kong makakapagpanibago sa pananaw ng ilan nating mga kababayan. Lalo na sa mundong ating ginagalawan. Kabi-kabila ang protesta sa kalye, ang bangayan ng mga mambabatas, ang pangungurakot ng ilang matataas na pulitiko at ang lumalalang kahirapan ang patunay na kailangan natin ng pag-ibig. All we need is love, as the line in one song says. At ito ang hamon sa atin, tama po sa atin, ipalaganap ang pagmamahal dahil ang katahimikan ng bansang Piliinas at ng mundo ay magmumula sa pagmamahal ng bawat isa.
Ngayon, sa kinatatayuan ko, masasabi ko na bale wala ang pinagaralan ko kung di dahil sa pag-ibig. Ito ang nag-mulat sa akin na ang buhay ay hindi parang recitation na mag-sasaulo ka ng mga salita at mga bagay. Bagkus ang buhay ay yaong paraan ng pagsasaulo ng mga salita. Importante ang malaman kung ano ang sagot sa 1 + 1. Ngunit importante din nating malaman kung bakit natin sila pagsasamahin o i-aadd. Importante ang malaman na ang Tejeros Convention ay parte ng ating kasaysayan. Ngunit di ba importante ding malaman ang dahilan kung bakit at ano ang kahalagahan nito? Importante na malaman na ang oxygen ang bumubuhay sa tao. Ngunit importante din na malaman natin kung paano na-pro-produce o nagagawa ito. Sa aking mga nabanggit ay papasok ang pagmamahal ng ating mga guro at magulang. Ang ating mga magulang na matiyagang nagtuturo sa atin ng ating mga assignments. At sa mga guro na matiyagang nag-gagawa ng kanilang mga lesson plans para mabahaginan kayo ng bagong mga aralin.
Sa puntong ito, lubos kong pinasasalamatan ang aking mga guro. Kung wala ang aking mga guro sa elementarya, di ko natutunan pagkakaiba ng malaking titik A sa maliit na titik a. Dahil sa kanilang matiyagang pagtuturo natutunan ko na ang polygon pala na may limang sulok ay pentagon. Sa inyo saludo po ako. Nababatid ko po ang kahalagan ng isang guro sa elementarya. Ano na lamang ang nangyari sa mundo kung mali ang itinuturo po ninyo?
Sa aking mga kaibigan at dating mga kamag-aral, salamat sa mga oras na inubos ninyo sa akin. Sa mga patawa kong di naman nakakatawa. Sa mga panahon na tila kailangan na akong dalhin sa Mental Hospital sa kakatawa. At sa mga pagkakataon na kayo’y aking naging sandigan sa oras ng kalungkutan.
Sa aking mga mahal sa buhay, sa Tita Aba, Tito Bert, Daddy Peng, Mommy Tonet, Tito Rollie, Tita Annie, Tita Oma at sa iba ko pang kamag-anak, baka po kasi umagahin tayo kung babanggitin ko lahat, salamat sa pag-suporta sa aking pag-aaral lalo nang ako ay kolehiyo. Asahan po ninyong di kayo mabibigo nang pinagaral po ninyo ako.
Sa aking pamilya, alam ninyo na hindi ko nababanggit ang salitang “MAHAL KO KAYO” sa tuwina. Ngunit ang aking mga kilos ang nagsusukli rin sa inyong pagamamahal sa akin. Dahil naniniwala akong ang tamang mag-sukli ay maraming suki. Nawa ay tama po yung pagsusukli ko sa pagmamahal na binibigay ninyo sa akin. I know my Dad will be happy to see me up in this stage while delivering this piece. Dad wherever you are…I love you with all my heart.
At higit sa lahat sa Panginoong Diyos. Binigyan nya ako ng lahat ng bagay na mayroon ako ngayon. Lahat lahat ay sana maibalik ko ang papuri sa iyo. I know I am not worthy to receive but only say the word and I shall be healed.
Ang pagamamahal ng mga nabanggit ko ang nagbibigay sa akin ng liwanag sa pagtahak ko sa aking buhay. Ang kanila pag-ibig ang tila liwanag nang buwan…na sa tuwinang nakikita ko ang liwanag ay nadarama ko ang kapatanagan sa damdamin at busilak nitong layunin na magbigay ng liwanag na nagsisilbing pag-ibig sa dilim ng paligid.

from the cover of the invitation.

 it's in tagalog, though. =) . 

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beheaded for refusing prostitution

in the phil, this is something that only happens in teleserye or in a movie. but when i saw this story in yahoo, it broke my heart - as in!

i can't imagine because i don't want to imagine. so sad, how this cruelty will happen on these woman. what happened his virtue? how about his conscience? most of the people in the chat room say that it must have been the culture, the religion. i don't believe them simply because i know that every human being has something good inside them.

the woman - named Mah Gul - is just 20. she died with dignity and my respect. i may not know her personally but i will definitely pray for her soul.

full story is in here >> Afghan woman 'beheaded for refusing prostitution'

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2nd Day: A Sad Day

we woke up late. lol! it's monday today. i heard loida and her kids while they were preparing to go to school. but then, i still decided to close my eyes - sobrang pagod. anyhow, we went to the market first to buy something for lunch. its going to be sinigang na isda. woh! i am excited because instead of the usual kangkong, it going to be talbos ng kamote. it gives a pinkish color! whoa!

we went first to church, the girl in the office said that the person in charge of the schedule isn't there and we better go back by 3 pm. afterwards, we visited villa mila to check on the place. its beautiful and perfect place for us! awesome. right there and then, we paid the down needed to reserve the spot - 3T. its almost 12 PM and its very hot at that time! we first went to buy dried pusit in the market, afterwards we went back to the house. 

after lunch, flor and i decided to book first our trip back to manila in philtranco. done! we drop by to some of the pawnshops to look for a ring. done! we can't find something, though. ahehehe...afterwards, photographer. we came across this place - Apple's. its actually good, with tons of photos around. the package is reasonable and i like it! we booked for their service and paid 6.6T. the package is 9.5T. we then went to some coutures. and this one is a failure. lol!

last stop is to go to church. we talked to emman from the parish office. everything is almost done. however, when i brought up the possibility of neo-catechumenal wedding - he abruptly said no - and urged us to talk to father joel - the parish priest. with his words, seems that neo-catechumal way is not supported in diocese of daet. hhaayy... we felt sad. so sad. we've always wanted to have a neo-wedding. it's our dream and we wanted that way. but seems that this is not the perfect place!

i saw my fiance's face. she's really sad about what we've heard. but we know that we need to obey. obedience is something that each and everyone of us should possess. i brought up the possibility of talking with father ollie when we get up but i know its a "suntok sa buwan". 

pictures are in villa mila.

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this is the day!

saturday, a deployment is going on so i felt the urge of being online. since i have the privilege of working from home, i told my co-worker to go home and spend the rest of the day with his family in Quezon. after an hour, i saw this note saying one of our servers is down! lol! and there goes the rest of the day. working. ahehehe. i thought its going to be forever but i would not let that happen. luckily, issue was resolved @ around 4 pm MNL. 

my mom is quite excited. she wanted to be in the meeting place by 7 pm though we talked it over and agreed on 7.30. anyhow, my fiance knows how my mom feel - so nothing to worry about. I NEVER THOUGHT that its going to be fun. doing bus ride with two of the most important women in my life. we laughed and talked about so many things. =) . my girl is also in a good mood. lol! bus will leave at 9.30 pm and its good to be there by 9 pm. they were seating in front of me and good that's good because i can see them whenever they have problem. 

its kinda cold. lol! i am just wearing a plain shirt and my cargo shorts. so i took my towel to cover me. by 2 am, we were in gumaca, quezon. flor asked me to wake up my mom so as to go for a pee break and probably eat if she's hungry. the first question that my mom uttered is "andito na ba tayo?" and i said no. she quickly replied "ang layo naman." lol!

by 6 am, we were already there in Daet. i introduced my mom to the rest of my fiance's family. tatay and mom talked along with nanay. then, people started coming. kuya rey with his wife, ate arlyn and kuya totoy with cute hilary and kim. 

we went to the market to buy food - ulam: nilaga and paksiw na isda. wapak! of course, i have nothing against beef but i still prefer fish. 30 mins before noon, tatay talked to me and initiated the conversation about the reason why my mom and i were there - this is pamamanhikan! a question popped out to my mind asking, "what if they will ask for a dowry? how should i answer it?...bahala na.".

tatay asked me only two things: 

a. bakit kayo andito? my answer, we planned to settle down. 

b. saan kayo magpapakasal? my answer, dito po sa Daet. 

afterwards, details came in. like what's your plan? when? where? and so on. kuya rey, kuya oloy and kuya toy interrupted asking for more details and they said that they are more than willing to help. after the talk, i just realized na "ganun pala kadali yun". 

few hours after, my three future kuya's are almost done with their two bottle of GSM long neck. that's the time to came in and talk to them. lol! then, kuya toy said that i should make "paki-sama" with them and drink with them to know more about the family. honestly, i was caught off guarded. lol! i simply said yes. 

by 5 pm, we went to St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish in Brgy. Lag-On. flor said that this is the church. this is it! we attended the mass. i took a couple of pictures. then we went to the market to buy the pasalubong. we're about to go home tomorrow.

mom and flor

the altar

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about to go on pamamanhikan

i know it is going to be a tough call. a little excited, yet nervous. on saturday, we will be going to my girl's house in Basud, Camarines Norte. we'll do what we (Filipinos) call as pamamanhikan. i don't know how is it going to be but i am hoping that everything will be fine. very fine!

hesitant at first, but when the time i bought three tickets going to Daet, i felt so nervous. shivering.  my heart is pounding so fast. wit so many questions:

...is it a good idea to bring my mom?

...what should i say?

...who should initiate the conversation?

...what are the usual questions?

oh men! that's really something that i am worry about. i am feeling stressed. lol!

 

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2nd chance

here we go again, of all the so-called "second chances" i am really nervous at this one. happy but so nervous. we failed to complete our task as a community last year. we're losers but then i am proud of my community - my family. 

and now, our catechists came for a visit. they asked us a couple of questions (about preparations, celebration of the word and eucharist), some updates (dan, ruth, and my personal life) and of course gave everyone a reminder - reminder of how God loves us so much and what He wanted us to do. 

it's kinda hard to answer their questions but reality will really set you free - God is the way, the truth and the life. they opened the idea of sending us to our scrutiny again. a second step, a second phase for the second time, a second chance.

may God help us...

 

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what's with cybercrime law? restricting access to computer data version.

i started with e-Libel. and now, its with infamous section 19 of the law.

SEC. 19. Restricting or Blocking Access to Computer Data. — When a computer data is prima facie found to be in violation of the provisions of this Act, the DOJ shall issue an order to restrict or block access to such computer data.

this is what i call suppressing our freedom. freedom to have access in the internet. we all have the right to be informed. no one should suppress the filipinos to access the website. i simply don't like it!

come to think of this, PNoy's government is for transparency but with this section legislators are clearly not thinking clearly. =) . i don't care if they file an e-Libel against me. LOL!

i maybe talking too early. as of this writing, IRR or implementing rules and regulation isn't drafted yet. but i hope that DOJ will have the discernment and use her correct (DOJ Sec. de Lima) judgement to create a fair playground for everyone. anyways, public officials are given a chance to help the public - to serve and protect them.

this is from here.

i remembered her bold move against keeping CGMA in the country. i don't think that it should be done but still, it is a wise decision. hope that she'll make it good this time around because if not, this section of cybercrime law will sure be a key to modern day martial law.

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what's with cybercrime law? e-Libel version.

clamor! chaos! oh men. this is what we always see in the streets of metro manila. and now, its all about cybercrime law. what's with cybercrime law which a lot of people are talking about.

e-Libel. Section 4 of RA 10175 discusses about cybercrime offenses includes a clause which >>

(4) Libel. — The unlawful or prohibited acts of libel as defined in Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended, committed through a computer system or any other similar means which may be devised in the future.

honestly, i have no concerns with this. in fact, i am pro with e-Libel. my reason is that cyberspace are becoming a den of irresponsible people. we all have this freedom of speech, this is the reason why i have this blog for long. but i know my limitation. i know i should not say foul words and speak ill towards people. though sometimes, i maybe crossing the boundary. if there is something like responsible journalism, there should also be responsible netizens.

this is from here.

given this, you won't be affected by this law if you're responsible enough on what you say or post.  is it right to post the PI word to legislators? i don't know. speak your mind responsibly, come on! tell him Sotto what you don't like about Sotto and not just blow this below the belt words. in fact, if people are just responsible, we don't need this law. apparently, we are not RESPONSIBLE.

this is from a yahoo article.

so, calling all responsible netizens. this is for preserving the filipino culture.

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