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These are my students in highschool,now I'l be asking them to do my books hehehe.



Ang galing!!!

Happy Birthday Mrs.Bien Maramot
Mabini College of Batangas Registrar

























Good health to you our Dear Mam Bien!!!

The date is October 26, 2009 because of needed materials for my research I need to visit the National Library in T.M. Kalaw Manila. I left Mabini around 4:30am in the morning,but the Ceres bus in Bolbok didn't leave the terminal till pass 6am. I arrived at Buendia quarter to eight. I manage to ride a jeepney going to Kalaw,this time the rain is not getting any better. I eat in Chowking a couple of blocks away from NLP,UN corner Kalaw St.malapit sa UN LRT Station, as I walked thru the rain, I asked the pedicab driver how far is the Library from my location, the guys said two more stop lights. Well the rain is getting heavier, so the logical thing to do is to ride the pedicab. I passed by the Manila Doctors Hospital and the Casino Filipino/Pagcor,shortly I was in front of the Pambansang Aklatan ng Pilipinas. After asking the guard in the Information Desk the procedure, I proceed to the cashier to pay for my registration, my ID# B394614. I went to the 3rd floor check on the computers for the different theses titles related to my study, I jot down three titles then went to the study room. Actually this trip is also a date, Regine intends to help me copying things I needed for my literature. The original plan is that she will fetch me early morning in LRT-Buendia but since she has to go to Insular first she is delayed till around 12:00. She somewhat got lost but manage to traced back to Kalaw,but around that time its already flooded, as in heavily flooded the whole street. What an irony, two lovers separated by two stop lights, a heavy rain, and flood getting higher by the minute. I make the best of my time copying thesis that I need,hurriedly. Then they announced that everybody now should go home because there is an advisory that all employees should go home now because of the flood. No choice pack up and go home,but my love is still stranded on the other side of the street at (UN LRT Station). We continually text and call each other to analyze the situation on how we will see each other and eventually go home early. But the flood,WOW!! The big flood, go on with it. Assessing my condition temporarily took shelter in McDo (this is where I took these picture). Communication between Gie and myself is okay, salamat Suncellular,kasi hindi nawalan ako ng signal, but I really don't know how will I return back to Buendia. I can't risk myself from the flood co'z I will damage my laptop huhuhu. I decided to transfer to the next block, I took the center aisle of the street coz its higher there, again taking shelter this time in Jollibee. Ironically I don't feel hungry eating after going to this food chains. I'm worried about Regine, then she text me that she will go to my place, fearful on how she will manage to swim...este to walk in already waist deep water. “Ingat mahal” I said to my text. Waiting as it slowly getting dark, the rain is of no sign of stopping while the wind is going in all directions. What a happy sight upon seeing Gie,all wet hehehe. She is with Phoebe a girl almost crying asking her for a text as they both get stranded in the flood. Well we waited again, even Jollibee is now closed. We help this lady to call home, then after a few minutes her "sundo" arrived. Now what we gonna do?We decide to cross the waters, ready, myself held my bag tight,Regine in front guiding me. We slowly walk along with many others. My shoe didn't make it, it shows a big smile...buka na. But it didn't stop us from just paddled in the flood. We reached the LRT Station went up get tickets and rode back to Buendia. Arriving at Buendia, another flood same deep,well go go go!!! She help me again cross to the Jam bus terminal,infront of a bus, and I guess many saw us, I kissed her two times in the lips saying “i love you,mag-iingat ka, and text me along the way,okay?”!!! I entered the third bus, coz the two infront is already filled with passengers. I'm wet from my waist down to my feet, I sit on the window side,texting my dearest and slowly fall asleep due to tiredness. Gie arrived at her boss house around 9pm thanks also to the guy who accompany her walking. As for me, all of the buses are stranded,until 12midnight, pass 1am when our bus have a chance to leave taking a different route out of still flooded and traffic jammed streets going to Edsa then to SLEX. Arrived at Bolbok around 3a.m. Took a jeep to Bauan then hire a tricycle going to Mabini, my father is already waiting for me in our owner type jeep which I texted previously. Nice to be back home, fixing my self, cleaning up, then went to bed. What a day!!

Here's some of the pictures,souvenir.













Nagpapasalamat ako na di gaano naapektuhan ako,si regine,aka gie at ang aming mga pamilya. Salamat Ama. At para sa mga lubhang naapektuhan pinapanalangin ko po ang inyong mabilis na pagrekober sa kalamidad.

Honor Students of Mcb First Grading

Sept 5, 2009

Ang mga naganap ay nuong friday sa room ng 3 victory.
































Ang author na may icing sa mukha hehehe


Ang author at ang birthday celebrant.

Students, wag lang puro network games, view educational sites din sa internet ha.

August 7, 2009
Residencia del Riego

Mahal po namin kayo.

MARAMING SALAMAT.

Pag-aalay ng bulaklak sa bantayog ng bayaning hango ang pangalan ng aming bayan.































Happy Birthday Apolinario Mabini!

In the beginning was the earth.
It was beautiful and man lived upon the earth.
And man said: “Let us build skyscrapers and expressways”.
And man covered the earth with steel and concrete.
And man said: “It was good”.

On the second day.
Man look upon the clear blue waters of the earth.
And man said: “Let us dump sewage and waste into the water”.
And man did. The waters become dark and murky.
And man said: “It is good”

On the third day.
Man gazed at the forest on the earth.
They were tall and green.
And man said: “Let us cut the trees and build things for ourselves.
And man did. And the forest grew thin.
And man said: “It is good”.

On the fourth day.
Man saw animals leaping in the fields and playing in the sun.
And man said: “Let us trap the animals for money and shoot them for sport.
And man did. And animals become scarce.
And man said: “It is good”.

On the fifth day.
Man felt the cool breeze in his nostrils.
And man said: Let us burn our refuse and let the wind blow away the smoke and debris.
And man did. And the air becomes dense with smoke and carbon.
And man said: “It is good”.

On the sixth day.
Man saw many kinds of people on the earth.
Different races, color and creed. And man feared and said:
“Let us make bombs and missiles in case misunderstanding arise”.
And man did. And missiles site and bomb dumps checkered the landscape.
And man said: “It is good”

On the seventh day.
Man rested. And the earth was quiet and deathly still.
For man was no more.
And it was good.

-(Anonymous)

Kahit malabo,basta sila ang cute okay?

http://www.nowpublic.com/culture/jacksons-death-first-spread-online-and-not-tv-news-anchor

BYE Mr.Jackson.

That's the power of the Internet.

This is a repost from the site, http://www.bworldonline.com/Research/populareconomics.php?id=0113 ,I found it informative for my readers,students to know about this research findings.


June 19, 2009 | Manila, Philippines
Popular Economics

BY ALRIA M. VENTANILLA, Senior Researcher
What hampers the Philippines’ growth

THE PHILIPPINES’ poor growth performance is expected to continue in the long run with the existence of deep constraints in its system, according to a Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) research paper.

A country’s economic growth is measured by gross domestic product (GDP) or the sum of goods and services produced locally in a year. In 2007, the Philippines recorded a remarkable 7.1% annual GDP growth while the following year the country expanded at a slower rate of 3.8%.

In the first quarter of 2009, meanwhile, the country’s GDP grew at a slower pace of 0.4% while seasonally-adjusted GDP slipped by 2.3% from a meager 0.3% the previous quarter. This indicated that the economy is on the verge of entering into a recession should another contraction happen in the succeeding quarters.

But while the country has better economic fundamentals and has been showing signs of resiliency amidst the current crisis it is still in the mediocre growth levels as such growth in the long-term continues to be bleak. The country’s economic performance still lags behind that of its neighbors and is still far from regaining its historical high levels of per capita output as well as rapid growth experienced in the 1950s.

PIDS senior research fellow and economist Roehlano M. Briones in the research paper entitled "Asia’s Underachiever: Deep Constraints in Philippine Economic Growth" synthesized culture, corruption and institutions which are believed to be the deep constraints that limit the expansion of the country.

Pundits say the Philippines’ under-achievement is rooted in culture and that the country’s growth is weighed down by the following factors: myopic child-bearing or the Filipinos’ inability to plan family size and properly caring for additional children; a deep sense of national shame than pride; and loyalty to narrow social groups based on kinship and ethnicity; as well as weak individual and social restraints on behavior that imposes negative externalities.

Filipinos’ inability to follow through a task to completion or perfection (puede na); disregard for consequences of one’s actions (bahala na), prioritization of consumption over savings or investment (which can be referred as fiesta mentality) adds to the list of cultural failings, among others.

But, Mr. Briones said there is no empirical data available that support the notion that culture is a factor that is inimical to economic progress rather, these traits are minor irritants.

While a lot of studies and surveys on the relation of economic growth and corruption exist, links have been found to be weak and ambiguous at best, he said. The PIDS senior research fellow cited Jakob Svensson’s study, Eight Questions about Corruption, which found that some corruption indicators, such as those produced by private risk assessment firms and the corruption perception index of Transparency International, are inconclusive.

“The explanation may be (taking cue from the equivocal theory) that corruption takes many forms, and not all types of corruption are equally harmful to growth,” Mr. Briones said.

Even the World Bank’s "Doing Business" survey reports show that relative to all countries, the Philippines failed seriously only with respect to informal payments to get things done, which is still much better off than its neighboring countries, Mr. Briones noted.

More empirical studies point to the relationship of institutions and long-term growth thus the strength of institutions will determine the growth path of a country.

Mr. Briones described capitalism in the Philippines as rent-seeking than profit-seeking and identified booty capitalism existing in almost all sectors.

In economics, rent-seeking occurs when an individual seeks to obtain benefits from favorable government decisions while booty capitalism exists when the economy is dominated by powerful business groups who finance electoral exercises and use politicians and the machinery of government to further their economic interests.

"This machinery survives up to now, despite differences in identity of some key players," Mr. Briones said. "In capital-intensive sectors, corporate conglomerates are able to limit competition and monopolize cheap credit through policy influence and ownership of the major banks. Big chunks of nontradable sector are dominated by oligopolies, often perpetuated by regulations.

"Despite these structural constraints, the economy is able to grow because of the noncapital-intensive competitive sectors namely consumer electronics, telecommunications, the financial sector, private services such as business process outsourcing and tourism."

The economist said decades of bad policy — which included the pursuit of import substitution industrialization at the expense of an agriculture-led, outward-looking strategy — is also a big contributor to the growth malaise. Moreover, policies that went from bad to worst under the shift to authoritarian rule further dragged the growth of the economy.

The country gained little benefit on the policies previously implemented due to tight financial conditions; inadequate infrastructure for transport and electricity distribution; weak investor confidence due to political instability and market failures that restrict the size of the manufacturing base.

To raise the country’s growth trajectory, Mr. Briones prescribed a sustained policy reform; less hand-wringing over Filipino culture and corruption, and for the government to have focused and sustained development of functional capitalistic institutions.

Source:

— "Asia’s Under achiever: Deep Constraints in Philippine Economic Growth," by Roehlano M. Briones, Philippine Institute for Development Studies Working Paper no. 2009-02, January 2009.
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Thanks.

Si Althea,ang ikalawang pamangkin ko.