My summer vocation..

I just came back from my week long vocation in Zambales my aunties hubby town.. A 250 km north of Luzon. Its verry fun having a long summer vocation on that place together with my dog Popoy, my american cocker spaniel dog .. We used to go to the beach which is only 5mins from my titas house, we start swimming as early as 7 in the morning till noon. As we ussually observed we were the only family using the private resort, a distant relative of my uncle who is now in Guam. His son, my cousin and my other cousins using the huge cottage as far as i know is free for us. The Ocean looks so calm and verry clear crystal water in dimmed morning until its shines by the sunlight in the afternoon. What brings my attentions is the little boy walks in the ocean waiting for his father to arrived came from fishing. Hes only 3 or 4 years old if im not mistaken. I asked him whom his waiting then he replied his waiting for his father. His little footprints embeded on the sands for he wore nothing aside from his short. I asked him if he have his breakfast then he said he never even have his dinner last night coz his father left them nothing only but water and coffee and no sugar. At his age hes already smart saying that when his father will arive he will fall in line in the school buying an NFA rice for this is the only rice they can buy. I tell my cousin about the rice issue, i thought this place is a rice fields in the north then why there is a falling in line of people here buying for a NFA rice? He simply said that rice here are already gone or sold out in buying station. And now they are the one suffer for that dillemma. The only one cheap here is a kilo of dilis. The father of that little boy got when they arrived. In a whole day and night of fishing the only fish they got is what we called tamban and dilis. And now they sell it for as low as fifty pesos a kilo, they got arround 20 kilos of that fish and thats is much for a day of fishing. The only problem is they are 7 fisherman in a boat or in a group. As long as they will sold out that bunch of fish they will devided the amount in 7. How this little boy will buy that NFA rice and a small piece of chicken or pork for their lunch or dinner? If his father will take out the sum of money for as less as two hundred pesos. Then i asked myself im still lucky coz i was here for vocation and nothing else to think but how to enjoy life of a small boy like me. Im also lucky for i never even skipped dinner or breakfast in my families table. Or am i lucky coz my father is not a fisherman nor a farmer? But the only thing i know is im lucky coz i have my father who is even seperated from my mom, still not forsaken me... And thats my father.. my only father...

Todays News..

NBI exasperated over delay of cybercrime bill, hits CICT
An IT officer of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has lambasted the continued delay in the passage of the country’s cybercrime law, pointing out in particular the failure of the Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) to submit an industry-drafted amendment to strengthen a bill currently pending in Congress.

Sophos solution with face recognition technology to help combat hacking
Sophos, a UK-based computer anti-virus and security company, has unveiled its latest security solutions featuring face recognition applications to combat network intrusions and hacking.

IT groups step up campaign for bills on data privacy
Various associations from the local IT industry are accelerating their efforts to urge Congress to pass legislations on data privacy, a critical requirement that the US is imposing on outsourcing countries such as the Philippines.

IronPort Systems bolsters web reputation filters with Botsite Defense, URL Outbreak Detection
Latest important security enhancements use industry’s leading reputation data to improve capture rate of web-based malware.

Symantec report ranks Manila 6th highest bot-infected computers in Asia-Pac
The latest Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR Volume XIII) released by Symantec Corp. Wednesday reveals that Manila is the city in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region with 6th highest bot-infected computers.

PC maker Dell addresses RP consumer segment, rolls out new products thru retail partners
Dell Inc. has started its foray into giving consumers in the Philippines the best choices in personal computing.



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How a mother of two learned insurance and made millions

Proof that women can successfully wear many hats, Rebecca Ann K. Sy’s daily schedule is full with many activities and she’s good at all of them.
She’s a mother of two with a graduate degree in Education from a prestigious American university. Outside the home, she’s president of Ultrasonic Broadcasting Systems, Inc., which operates seven FM radio stations nationwide, as well as of Becca Music, Inc., an entertainment company that specializes in the production, development and management of musical albums and artists. She is also the publisher of Total Woman, a woman’s magazine on fitness and fashion and a financial agent of Sun Life Financial Phils. Read full story on this site..

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Todays News..Oil hits record near $115, then retreats

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices surged to a record high Wednesday, spiking to near $115 a barrel, after a government report showed an unexpected crude supply drop. But prices turned lower an hour after the report's release.

U.S. light crude for May delivery a barrel fell 81 cents to $112.98 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising as high as a record $114.95. Oil was trading down 24 cents at $113.55 just prior to the report's release. Read full story on this site..

by: By Kenneth Musante, CNNMoney.com staff writer

Todays News..

Oil climbs above $ 109/bbl on Iran, diesel supply concerns
SINGAPORE, April 8 (Reuters) — Oil rose above 9 on Tuesday, as Iran said it had started to set up advanced centrifuges at a uranium enrichment facility, and on fears over diesel supply disruptions following a European refinery fire.

New overseas investment guidelines up
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved a new set of guidelines for its external fund management.

Money supply rise slows down to 6.6%
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said domestic liquidity or M3 expanded by 6.6 percent year-on-year as of February to P3 trillion, slower than the growth in January of 7.2 percent.

TIWI-MAKBAN REHAB WORKS
The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) has scheduled a second pre-bid conference on the Tiwi and Makiling-Banahaw geothermal plants sale on April 16 to resolve a major issue raised by investors on the required rehabilitation work for the assets.

Korea funds $ 2.2-M Dagupan seafoods plant
A $ 2.2-million seafood processing plant will be put up in Dagupan City to be financed by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and is expected to enhance export prospects of Pangasinan.

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Todays News..US man gets $2.6m for domain name

A US man has sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6m (£1.3m) - after maintaining the site for just $20 a year since 1994.
Chris Clark, 43, accepted the offer from an anonymous bidder after a week-long online auction.
"It's crazy, it's just crazy," Mr Clark, who lives in North Potomac, Maryland, was quoted as saying by the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
"It will make a significant difference in my life, for sure," he added.

Regret
Mr Clark registered the domain name in 1994, when the world wide web was just starting.
He had hoped that pizza.com would help to get a contract with a pizza firm for his consulting company.
He sold his business in 2000, but kept paying the $20 annual fees for maintaining the domain, which he also used to sell advertisements.
In January, Mr Clark decided to sell it after hearing that another domain - Vodka.com - was sold for $3m in 2006.
"I thought, 'Why don't I just try to see what the level of interest is?'" Mr Clark said.
"If someone's willing to pay that much for Vodka.com, maybe there's more interest in pizza.com."
The online auction was launched on 27 March. The first bid was $100, jumping to $2.6m a week later.
Having accepted the latter offer, Mr Clark hopes to get his windfall in a few days' time when the transaction is completed.
He said he now regretted not buying more domain names in the 1990s.

source: bbcnews.co.uk

By RAMIL DIGAL GULLE

abs-cbnNEWS.com

Actor Gabby Concepcion took time out from his pictorial with ABS-CBN's Starstudio magazine to apologize to Sharon and offer "closure" to any unresolved emotional baggage between him and his ex-wife Sharon Cuneta.Gabby and Sharon are now married to different people. Gabby was married to Genevieve "Ginbee" Yatco Gonzales in 2004. Sharon married lawyer (now Senator) Francisco "Kiko" Pangilinan in 1996.

Gabby made his statements in reaction to Sharon's statement to reporters, saying their relationship had "no closure."

Gabby told Ginger Conejero of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol World that he's willing to talk to Sharon to resolve any issues there might be. He also apologized on-camera."

Oh well kung walang closure, nag-usap kami noon, pero kung di pa malinaw noon, gusto ko nang linawin. Whatever it is let's dig it out, but we can dig it out, between the two of us."

Ang hirap kung minsan magsabi ng 'I'm sorry' pag may ginawa kang kasalanan parang naghahanap ng dahilan para ma-cover-up yung ginawa mo, na itama yung mali. eh. Siyempre dumaan na ako dun," Gabby said.

Then, looking straight at the camera, he gave his very public apology to his ex-wife and mother of his daughter KC:"I'm really sorry for what i've done to you and what didn't turn out to be our future plans together. Things have changed. Our priorities have changed. I have changed. At that time things were just different and I'm really, really sorry for my mistakes to you, to the family or to anybody that I've hurt along the way. Maybe it's so difficult to define in numerals pero from the bottom of my heart talagang I'm really, very repentful."

Conejero then asked if Gabby had lost all feelings for Sharon."

Hindi ko masasabing hindi. Hindi ko naman gagawin yung ginawa ko na, hindi nga alam ni Mayor Cuneta na kinuha ko yung anak niya," he replied.After all is said and done, however, the actor said that he's glad to put the past behind him."

Na-accept ko na na may pamilya na ako, may pamilya na siya. And life goes on. We're moving forward, I'm moving forward and we'd like to put, I'd like to put that behind me," he said.

Todays News..Sen. Escudero, kinumpirmang isa siya sa mga manunulat sa Playboy magazine..

Kinumpirma ni Senador Francis Escudero na isa siya mga manunulat sa Playboy Magazine Philippine Edition, na puntirya ngayon ng batikos ng Catholic Bishops Conference o CBCP.
Ayon kay Senador Escudero na may artikulo siyang sinulat sa naturang magazine, subalit tumanggi naman itong sabihin kung ano ang nilalaman ng kanyang isinulat na artikulo.
Pabiro pang sinabi ng senador na wala naman siyang center fold picture sa naturang magazine at hindi naman aniya ito maaring ilathala sa Playboy magazine.
Idinagdag pa nito na hindi naman siya pinag hubad sa naturang magazine at sa halip pinagdidiinan nito na isang artikulo lamang ang kanyang isinulat sa Playboy Magazine Philippine Edition.

source: bomborayo.com

Todays News..

Mga ahensya ng gobierno, pinag-aagawan ang nakumpiskang bigas
CEBU CITY - Nag-aagawan ngayon ang Bureau of Customs (BOC), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) at National Food Authority (NFA) sa rehiyon 7 kaugnay sa pagkukustodiya sa daan-daang mga sako ng bigas na nakumpiska sa isinigawang raid ng NBI sa isang warehouse sa lungsod ng Mandaue, Cebu. read full articles on this site...

Pananalasa ng rice bugs, nais imbestigahan ng Senado..
Nais ngayon ng Senado imbestigahan na rin ang pananalasa ng rice black bug sa mga palayan na labis na rin nakaapekto sa ani ng palay sa bansa. Batay sa inihaing Senate resolution ni Senate President Manny Villar nais nitong imbestigahan at pag-aralan in aid of legislation ng Senate Commitee on Agriculture and Food ang pananalasa ng naturang peste sa mga palayan.
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Priscilla Meirelles, unang model ng Playboy Magazine RP edition

Ang beauty queen na si Priscilla Meirelles ang kauna-unahang modelo ng unang edition ng Playboy Magazine dito sa Pilipinas.
Bagamat sinasabing tamer kumpara sa ibang edisyon ng Playboy na ibinebenta sa ibang bansa, umani naman ng protesta ang pagpapalabas nito dahil konserbatibong pananaw ng bansa na isang predominantly Christian nation.
Si Meirelles ay matatandaang British national at tinanghal na Miss Earth ilang taon na ang nakalilipas.
Ex-boyfriend nito ang TV host na si Marc Nelson at kasalukuyan namang karelasyon ng aktor na si John Estrada.
Una rito ay matatandaang ipinangako ng editorial board ng Playboy na iiwasan nito ang full-frontal nudity ng magazine na ipapalabas sa bansa.

Kanina ay inilunsad ang kauna-unahang isyu ng Playboy magazine.
Samantala, sinabi naman ni Monsignor Pedro Quitorio, tagapagsalita ng influential Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) na marami ng hinaharap na problema ang bansa mula sa kahirapan hanggang sa mga eskandalo kaya't hindi na nito makakaya pa ang aniya'y panibagong problema sa moralidad.
"That (Playboy) would destroy our moral stature," wika ni Quitorio na idinagdag pang kailangang imbestigahan ng pamahalaan ang franchise ng Playboy Magazine.

source: bomboradyo.com