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THE PHILIPPINES IS PREDOMINANTLY A CATHOLIC NATION AND MAYBE THIS IS THE REASON WHY FAMILY IS CONSIDERED AS MATRIARCHAL INSTEAD OF PATRIARCHAL WHERE WOMEN IS AHEAD OF MEN WHEN IT COMES TO FAMILY AFFAIRS. I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU AN ARTICLE I READ RECENTLY FROM MANILA BULLETIN ENTITLED ACCEPTANCE BY VERONICA VINE J. AUDINE. IT IS HER PERSONAL STORY ABOUT HER GRANDMOTHER OR LOLA. WHEN SHE WAS A KID SHE DOES NOT LIKE HER LOLA FOR REASONS THAT SHE WAS ALWAYS SCOLDED, ALWAYS NAGGED AND ALWAYS WOKE HER UP EARLY. HER GRANDMOTHER  IS A KIND OF A BOSSY PERSON NOT ONLY TO HER BUT ALSO TO HER MOM AND DAD. HER LOLA HAD A SARI-SARI STORE AND ALWAYS ASKED HER TO BUY A MERCHANDISE IN THE MARKET WHICH SHE DOES NOT LIKE. EVEN HER COUSINS DOES NOT LIKE HER LOLA BECAUSE OF HER STUBBORN ATTITUDE SOMEONE WHO DID NOT LISTEN TO ANY ONE'S IDEA AND A KIND OF A SELFISH PERSON. HER MOTHER ALWAYS TELL HER THAT DESPITE OF HER LOLA'S ATTITUDE SHE SHOULD NOT HATE HER GRANDMOTHER OR LOLA. EVEN WHEN

DESPITE OF JAPAN'S PRESENT INTERNAL PROBLEMS CAUSE BY SERIES OF NATURAL CALAMITIES SUCH AS EARTHQUAKE, TSUNAMI AND NOW NUCLEAR LEAKAGE, THE JAPANESE MAINTAINS ITS COMPOSURE. THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN WILL NEVER BACK TRACK OF HER PREVIOUS COMMITMENT MADE TO THE PHILIPPINES. ACCORDING TO NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA), THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT HAS MADE ABOUT $10 BILLION IN NET COMMITMENT TO THE PHILIPPINES. JAPAN HAS SHOWN RESILIENCE AND COMPOSURE IN THE FACE OF TRAGEDY. NEDA SECRETARY PADERANGA SAID WHILE JAPAN PRESENTLY HAS A NARROW FISCAL SPACE ITS CURRENT ACCOUNTS SURPLUS WAS STILL SUBSTANTIAL TO FULFILL ITS COMMITMENT. THE PHILIPPINES MUST LEARN AND POSSIBLY ADOPT THE GOOD GOVERNANCE OF THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. THEY HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO FINANCE PROJECTS TO WHICH THEY HAVE ALREADY MADE COMMITMENTS. JAPAN'S EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP PAID OFF, THE PEOPLE MADE PROUD OF THEIR GOVERNMENT. DIGNITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MONEY AND POWER. UNLIKE THE PHILIPPIN

DEAR FAMILY MEMBERS & FRIENDS: PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO READ!!! Where to Go During an Earthquake Remember that stuff about hiding under a table or standing in a doorway? Well, forget it! This is a real eye opener. It could save your life someday. EXTRACT FROM DOUG COPP'S ARTICLE ON 'THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE' My name is Doug Copp. I am the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI ), the world's most experienced rescue team. The information in this article will save lives in an earthquake. I have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings, worked with rescue teams from 60 countries, founded rescue teams in several countries, and I am a member of many rescue teams from many countries. I was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years, and have worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985, except for simultaneous disasters. The first building I ever crawled inside of was a school in Mexico

AS I WAS READING THE HEADLINE OF MANILA BULLETIN ABOUT THE TRAGIC EVENT HAPPENED TO JAPAN THAT READS, "ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE" I WAS DEEPLY MOVE BY THEIR SENSE OF NATIONALISTIC SPIRIT AND I ADMIRE THEM AS A PEOPLE. THEY WORK AS ONE, DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO START ALL OVER AGAIN. THEIR DISCIPLINE WAS SUPERB WORTHY OF ADULATION AND ADMIRATION. THEY DO NOT PANIC, THEY DO NOT LOOT, THEY NEVER MURMURED, AND MUCH MORE THEY STAYED CALM AND DETERMINE THAT SOONER THEIR PROBLEMS WILL BE GONE AND OVER. THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT DID EVERYTHING TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF HER PEOPLE, LIKE A CARING MOTHER TO HER CHILDREN. JAPAN IS ONE OF THE NATIONS I TRULY ADMIRE. KEEP THE GOOD WORK, ONE FOR ALL, ALL FOR ONE.

ONE MORNING, I AND MY FRIEND WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE MY BOSS   WERE EXCHANGING IDEAS ABOUT THE GREAT DISPARITY BETWEEN THE POOR AND THE RICH, THOSE WHO HOLD POWER AND THOSE WHO ARE NOT AND THE KIND OF TREATMENT ACCORDED TO THEM. FOR THE SAKE OF ILLUSTRATION I WILL CITE THE CASE OF FORMER MILITARY COMPTROLLER LIGOT WHO AMASSED HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE EXACT 740 MILLION IN THE SPAN OF FOUR YEARS AS AFP COMPTROLLER. ONLY YESTERDAY, THE SENATE  ARRESTED HIM AND PUT HIM UNDER SENATE HOUSE ARREST. NOT FOR GRAFT AND CORRUPTION CASE BUT FOR NOT SHOWING UP TO SENATE INQUIRY. BUT AN ORDINARY JUAN DELA CRUZ, WHO OUT OF HIS NEEDS  SHOP LIFT AND WAS CAUGHT IMMEDIATELY HE IS PUT BEHIND BARS EVEN BEFORE THE RIAL OF HIS CASE. BUT GRAFT AND CORRUPTION IS NOT ONLY CATEGORIZE AS STEALING THE PEOPLE'S MONEY BUT ROBBING THEM IN BROAD DAYLIGHT AND YET THEY ARE FREE AS A BIRD AND RECEIVE A SPECIAL TREATMENT AS COMPARED TO POOR JUAN DELA CRUZ WHO ONLY STEAL OUT OF HIS NEEDS BUT RECEIVE HARSH TR

THERE ARE COUPLES OF LAWS THAT PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF A CHILD. THERE ARE LAWMAKERS BOTH ON THE LOCAL, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES WHO CHAMPIONED FOR THESE CAUSE. I ADMIRED AND RESPECT THESE PEOPLE. BEFORE GOING ANY FURTHER, FIRST LET ME DEFINE WHAT IS A CHILD. A CHILD IS A PERSON WHO IS 18 YEARS OLD AND YOUNGER. A PERSON WHO IS ABOVE 18 BUT CANNOT TAKE CARE OF HIMSELF DUE TO CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. THE RIGHTS OF EVERY FILIPINO CHILD: 1. TO BE BORN, TO HAVE A NAME AND NATIONALITY 2. TO BE FREE AND TO HAVE A FAMILY WHO WILL TAKE CARE OF ME. 3. TO HAE A GOOD EDUCATION. 4. TO DEVELOP MY POTENTIALS. 5. TO HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, SHELTER, A HEALTHY AND CTIVE BODY. 6. TO BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PLAY AND LEISURE. 7. TO BE GIVEN PROTECTION AGAINST ABUSE, DANGER AND VIOLENCE BROUGHT BY WAR AND CONFLICT. 8. TO LIVE IN A PEACEFUL COMMUNITY. 9. TO BE DEFENDED AND ASSISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT. 10. TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS MY OWN VIEWS. AS I GO THROUGH AND REVIEW THESE BAS

LIFE IS LIKE A RACE. THERE IS A STARTING POINT AND THERE IS A FINISH LINE. YOU NEED TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE AS FAST AS YOU CAN. THE COMPETITION IS SO STIFF. ONE MISTAKE AND YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED OR OUT OF THE RACE. PREPARATION AND PROPER CONDITIONING IS VERY IMPORTANT. PERSONAL DISCIPLINE MATTER MOST. MINDSET IS VERY CRUCIAL. PRACTICE MUST BE ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITY. KEEP IN MIND THAT YOU ARE RACING AGAINST TIME. YOU NEED TO START RIGHT AND FINISH STRONG. RUN AS IF THAT IS YOUR LAST. SUCCESS OR WINNING IS YOUR ULTIMATE GOAL. LIFE IS LIKE A RACE AND YOU ARE RACING AGAINST TIME.