Soul food for the day – dec 31 2008
Bo’s last message for the year 2008. Be very blessed!
Entries for December, 2008
Dead whale found in Manila Bay
Dec.31, 2008 in
Buhay Pinoy, News
MANILA, Philippines— (UPDATE) A tug boat in Manila’s South Harbor late Monday afternoon bumped into the carcass of a Minke whale.
Coast Guard authorities, informed of the find, said it was the first time ever they saw a dead whale in Manila Bay, a major shipping channel.
The crew of the Super Ferry’s MV Our Lady of Good Voyage found the whale, described to be “the size of two sports utility vehicles” in both length and diameter, floating near the Manila Bay breakwater at Pier 13.
The whale was later measured at 10-meters long (33 feet).
Jobless rate may double if crisis worsens in 2009
Dec.31, 2008 in
Buhay Pinoy, News, OFW
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) yesterday warned of a record high unemployment rate in the coming year due to the prevailing global economic crisis.
Labor Secretary Marianito Roque said the country’s unemployment level could hit as high as 10 percent in January if the economic crisis worsens.
“The unemployment rate may increase from the current 6.8 percent to 7.8 percent, to even as high as 10 percent, if the pump-priming of western countries fails,” Roque said.
Roque stressed that a double-digit unemployment rate is a “worst- case scenario” projected by the government.
Malaysian authorities condemn rumoured ‘sex party’
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – - Malaysian authorities have condemned rumoured plans for a New Year’s Eve sex party at a remote beach, while police warned the “no-underwear” event could be a con job.
Newspaper reports said the party for the under-40s, to be held in southern Johor state bordering Singapore, was being advertised through a website that asked for 250 ringgit (72 dollars) as an entrance fee.
“A sex party is against our culture and religion and if it went on, it would damage the country’s reputation worldwide,” Tourism Minister Azalina Othman said according to the New Straits Times newspaper on Tuesday.
Globe and Smart Unlimited text messaging temporarily suspended
Dec.30, 2008 in
Buhay Pinoy, News
The unlimited text messaging and voice call promotions of both Smart and Globe will be temporarily suspended this holiday season, the Philippines’ National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said.
The move was undertaken apparently to prevent network abuse during Christmas and New Year, the time when text messages and voice calls are expected to double, the NTC added.
Globe and Touch Mobile’s (TM) unlimited night calls will not be in effect starting 11 in the evening of December 30 up to six in the morning of January 1, 2009 while Smart’s All Text Combo with Unlimited Night Calling Promo will not be available on December 30, 31 and January 1, 2009.
Soul food for the day – dec 30 2008
Holy Land Pilgrimage Episode #32: A second helping of Bo’s message about having room for Jesus in your heart. Be one with the pilgrims as Bo leads them in a very special prayer.
92% of Pinoys enter 2009 with hope – poll
Dec.30, 2008 in
Buhay Pinoy, News
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.
