Sept 26, 2009 1900 H The winds are almost gone and there’s only light rain. But according to the news, the floods are still going up in some parts of Marikina and Rizal. No reports on other provinces, and hopefully Batangas did not take much of a hit. Sen. Gordon …
Read More »Will the Philippines have safe drinking water by 2015?
Access to safe drinking water is a fundamental human need and therefore, a basic right. Contaminated water jeopardizes both the physical and social health of all people and it is an affront to human dignity (WHO, 2003). In one of my discussions yesterday in my Intro to Development Communication class, …
Read More »Celebrating Christmas Without Overspending
Time passes really fast and now we are starting to count the days before Christmas again. I’ve been hearing Christmas carols since the first day of September and that signals preparation for the holiday season. And when you say holiday season, it means you have to stretch out your budget …
Read More »I Want To Be at SEMCon 2009
So here’s one of the last entries to be submitted to Yugatech’s Free-Passes-to-the-SEMCon 2009. It’s the best one for me no doubt, but that’s because I haven’t read the other entries yet. Might as well might. I want to attend SEMCon 2009 for the following reasons. I just started an …
Read More »SM City Celebrates Grandparents’ Day
Yesterday, September 13, 2009, SM City Lipa celebrated the special day for Grandparents. The whole day celebration jumpstarted with a holy mass attended by Lipa City Senior Citizens and their families In his homily, Fr. Ernesto Mandanas said that the young ones must look up to their lolos and lolas …
Read More »Grandparents’ Day, a brief history
Households in the Philippines are commonly made up of extended family members, which may usually include grandparents. Filipino family members are closely knit that even after years of marriage, couples still stick to their parents and still choose to live under one roof. Though we seem to have this very …
Read More »PNP CALABARZON’s Women and Children’s Desk Officers gathered for regional seminar
Women and Children’s Desk Officers of the Philippine National Police in the CALABARZON attended the Regional Seminar Training on the Investigation of Crimes Involving Women and Children at the Teachers Conference Center in Batangas City, September 2-4, 2009. PCSUPT Yolanda G. Tanigue presented the agenda for the three-day seminar. The …
Read More »Quick tips on how to prepare for September 2009 LET
It’s only three weeks to go before the September 2009 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) comes. The most dreaded day for aspiring teachers will be in Sept. 27 under the Professional Regulation Commission. And oh, I’m as nervous as anybody else. Let me share some tips for my fellow Education …
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