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Wandering Blogger: A Little Self Restraint My President, Rodrigo Roa ... : The President is a great influencer. An  influencer is a person that has the ability to influence the behaviors or opinions of others. Yes...

The President is a great influencer. An  influencer is a person that has the ability to influence the behaviors or opinions of others. Yes, the President is a great influencer by virtue of his position as the President of the Republic of the Philippines. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is also an outspoken person. An outspoken person is a person that expresses his strong opinions very directly without worrying if other people will be upset by them. His latest controversial issue is about calling God Stupid which I believe is out of proportion and will mislead millions of his listeners. In his early speech, the President narrated the "Creation Story" in his own version thus deriving the conclusion that God is stupid because he cannot rationalized or comprehend it. The president forgotten the fact that God is beyond comprehension. In his one-liner opening salvo and I quote, "WHO IS THIS STUPID GOD?" It is clear, direct, and precise that the subject...

IT IS FUN TO LEARN THAT EVEN CITIES RENEWED THEIR VOWS OR COMMITMENT TO EACH OTHER. YESTERDAY, THE CITY OF DAVAO REPRESENTED BY MAYOR SARAH DUTERTE-CARPIO AND THE QUEZON CITY REPRESENTED BY MAYOR HERBERT M. BAUTISTA RENEWED THEIR TWENTY FOUR (24) YEARS OF RELATIONSHIP AS SISTER CITIES.  PR20CC-948 - A RESOLUTION REESTABLISHING THE SISTER-CITY  RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF DAVAO AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE HONORABLE CITY MAYOR TO SIGN THE SISTER-CITY RENEWAL AGREEMENT. (Introduced by Councilor GIAN CARLO G.SOTTO. Co-Introduced by Councilors Kate Abigael G. Coseteng, Lena Marie P.Juico, Elizabeth A. Delarmente, Oliviere T. Belmonte, Alexis R. Herrera, Precious Hipolito Castelo, Voltaire Godofredo L. Liban III, Ramon P. Medalla. Ranulfo Z. Ludovica, Estrella C. Valmocina, Franz S. Pumaren, Marvin C. Rillo, Marra C. Suntay, Hero Clarence M. Bautista, lose A. Visaya, Karl Edgar C. Castelo, Godofredo T. Liban II...

AS I PASS BY, I SAW A GROUP OF PEOPLE DISCUSSING ABOUT THE EFFICACY OF MARRIAGE. SOME MEMBERS OF THE GROUP SAYS THAT MARRIAGE OR WEDDING DONE IN THE CHURCH IS MUCH MUCH BETTER COMPARED TO THE MARRIAGE OR WEDDING DONE OUTSIDE THE CHURCH OR ADMINISTERED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SUCH AS MAYORS AND JUDGES.  BUT MARRIAGE WHETHER OFFICIATED BY A PRIEST OR OTHER AUTHORIZED RELIGIOUS PERSONALITIES OR BY CIVIL AUTHORITIES HAS THE SAME WEIGHT AND EFFICACY. MARRIAGE WILL REMAIN THE MOST POWERFUL COVENANT IN THE WORLD TODAY. THIS MONTH OF JUNE, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFICIATE FREE MASS WEDDING SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR RAMON P. MEDALLA, DUBBED AS THE NINONG NG BAYAN, CO-SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR GIAN CARLO SOTTO AND VICE MAYOR JOY BELMONTE. ONE IN BARANGAY PAYATAS AND THE OTHER ONE IS IN BARANGAY COMMONWEALTH BOTH BARANGAYS BELONG TO THE 2ND DISTRICT OF QUEZON CITY. NO OTHER HUMAN RELATIONSHIP CAN GO AS DEEPLY AS THE MARRIAGE RELATIONSHIP. MARRIAGE HAS THE...

A LONE RANGER! YES HE IS A LONE RANGER! THIS IS WHAT I DESCRIBE COUNCILOR RANULFO LUDOVICA OF QUEZON CITY’S 2 ND DISTRICT IN HIS FEARLESS STAND TO DEFEND THE CITY’S 2018 SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET AMOUNTING TO MORE THAN FIVE BILLION PESOS. BY DEFINITION A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET IS AN ACT APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN ADDITION TO ALREADY ENACTED IN AN ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ACT. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BUDGET AUTHORITY USUALLY IN CASES WHERE THE NEEDS FOR FUNDS IS TOO URGENT TO BE POSTPONED UNTIL ENACTMENT OF THE REGULAR APPROPRIATION BILL. BY THE WAY, THE ANNUAL APPROVED BUDGET OF THE QUEZON CITY GOVERNMENT FOR 2018 IS 19-BILLION PESOS.                                                       ON THIS NOTE, CO...

IN THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE POPULARLY KNOWN AS THE ROBERT'S RULE, THERE ARE ONLY FEW INSTANCES TO ADJOURN THE MEETING WITHOUT A MOTION. SITUATIONS IN WHICH ADJOURNMENT CAN TAKE PLACE WITHOUT A MOTION ARE: WHEN THE HOUR ADOPTED FOR ADJOURNMENT HAS ARRIVED. THE CHAIR ANNOUNCES THE FACT, UNLESS YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE IS PRETTY QUICK TO MOVE TO SET ASIDE THE ORDERS OF THE DAY, THE MEETING MAY BE ADJOURNED BY DECLARATION. WHEN YOU REACH THE END OF THE AGENDA. THE CHAIR MAY JUST ASK WHETHER THERE'S ANYMORE BUSINESS, IF NO ONE ELSE SPEAK UP, THE PRESIDING OFFICER CAN DECLARE THE MEETING ADJOURNED. I BROUGHT UP THIS ISSUE, BECAUSE THERE IS A QUESTION HANGING ON OUR HEADS, AS THE COUNCILOR'S LEGISLATIVE STAFF RESPECTIVELY; WHETHER THE DECLARATION OF THE MEETING ADJOURNED BY THE HONORABLE CHAIR VICE MAYOR JOY BELMONTE DURING THE REGULAR SESSION OF THE 20TH CITY COUNCIL OF QUEZON CITY WAS PROPER OR NOT. AGAIN FOR THE SAKE OF CLARITY AS TO WHAT HAPPENED DU...

THE 62ND REGULAR SESSION OF THE 20TH CITY COUNCIL OF QUEZON CITY HELD YESTERDAY (MAY 28, 2018) ENDED WITHOUT FINISHING THE AGENDA BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF PROPER DECORUM. A COUNCILOR MUST EXHIBIT A REMARKABLE MODESTY AND DECORUM ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE PERFORMING THEIR LEGISLATIVE DUTY.  SOME OF THEM ARE NOWHERE TO BE FOUND IN THE SESSION AND DOING SOMETHING ELSE WHICH RESULTED TO THE DECLARATION OF THE SUSPENSION  OF THE SESSION BY THE CHAIR. TO GIVE MY READER A BACKGROUNDER, THERE ARE TWO IMPORTANT MEASURES IN THE AGENDA. ONE IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ANNUAL INVESTMENT PLAN (AIP) OF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION NO.1 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018 IN THE AMOUNT OF FIVE BILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT  THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY EIGHT PESOS (5,183,888,758.00) TO FUND VARIOUS MAINTENANCE AND OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES, PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT EXPENDITURES AND PROCUREMENT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. AND THE OTHER ONE IS AN ORDINANC...