i don't understand! for the past two days already, i have not been able to access my yahoo email account. when i tried the email addresses of my colleagues, theirs were okay! so, what's wrong with mine?!
i remember the hacking of personal email account of the republican's vice presidential aspirant sarah palin was on the news recently. but who would be interested in hacking mine? i'm not a prominent public personality (or am i? hehehe. joke!). i don't even look like sarah palin (or do i? hehehe. joke again!)
kidding aside, i am really itching to get my hands on my yahoo emails. in fact, as of this writing, i am currently taking a break from my office work as I am worried sick as to why this has happened to me.
i've been using that email address for almost nine years already. it is already part of my identity for my cyber and non-cyber friends. and i don't have any other means on how to get in touch with them...
help!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
restoration of P4.9B original budget of COA, for real?
I just read an article from the Philippine Star today that the house VOWS to restore COA'S original P4.9B budget. As a COAn myself, I'll just keep my fingers, as well as, my arms crossed.
Read on the article below:
Citing the Commission on Audit’s gargantuan task of checking abuses in the disbursement of government funds, the House of Representatives yesterday vowed to restore the constitutional body’s original P4.9-billion budget for 2009.
“They (COA auditors) have been doing their job efficiently and credibly and with integrity. How can they do their job if we don’t give them what they need?” said Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua, who heads the sub-committee of the House appropriations committee.
Fua said lawmakers are unanimous in wanting to restore COA’s proposed P4.9-billion budget, but he clarified they cannot do it unilaterally as they still have to seek clearance from Malacañang.
“We cannot restore. There is a move to restore, but we have to get first the permission of Malacañang,” Fua explained.
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño said the move sends a strong signal to the executive department that operations of constitutional bodies like COA should not be impaired, because they are essential to a democracy.
“The majority and the minority have a shared concern. Cutting the budget (of COA) sends the wrong signal. It’s a political statement coming from Congress. We should take steps not to reduce the COA budget,” he said.
Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros noted the other day the shrinking budget of COA.
She said the annual budget of COA has declined steadily since President Arroyo assumed office in 2001.
Hontiveros provided Congress journalists a yearly comparison between the increasing national budget, now pegged at P1.4 trillion, and the P4-billion COA budget for 2009, or a measly 0.29 share of the total budget pie.
The party-list congresswoman noticed that since 2002, COA yearly allocations – in percentage share – have been diminishing: 0.54 in 2002, 0.48 in 2003, 0.46 in 2004, 0.42 in 2005, 0.38 in 2006, 0.36 in 2007, 0.33 in 2008 and 0.29 by next year.
The budget for 2001, when Mrs. Arroyo took over from President Joseph Estrada, was a carryover of the previous year’s. Budget allocations of all agencies – from the executive, legislative and judiciary – are deliberated and approved a year in advance.
The national budget for 2002 was P742 billion, P825 billion in 2003, P867 billion in 2004, P947 billion in 2005, P1 trillion in 2006, P1.1 trillion in 2007 and P1.2 trillion in 2008.
“A weaker COA means more corruption in government,” warned Hontiveros. “It’s as if the government has been punishing COA for doing its job. We should in fact be increasing the budget of COA, and not the other way around.”
The deputy minority leader also lamented the fact that the Department of Budget and Management had “disallowed” three important items in the COA budget that are crucial to its task of checking financial abuses in government.
Foremost is the minuscule P5-million confidential and intelligence funds, followed by the P47 million for training of state auditors including the computerization of its “data-rich” functions, and the P100-million capital outlay for the improvement of COA satellite offices.
“This decrease is not just strange. It appears as if there is an intent to impair and weaken the institution itself,” said Hontiveros, who reminded the public that it was COA which exposed the P728-million fertilizer scam, among other irregularities.
Read on the article below:
Citing the Commission on Audit’s gargantuan task of checking abuses in the disbursement of government funds, the House of Representatives yesterday vowed to restore the constitutional body’s original P4.9-billion budget for 2009.
“They (COA auditors) have been doing their job efficiently and credibly and with integrity. How can they do their job if we don’t give them what they need?” said Siquijor Rep. Orlando Fua, who heads the sub-committee of the House appropriations committee.
Fua said lawmakers are unanimous in wanting to restore COA’s proposed P4.9-billion budget, but he clarified they cannot do it unilaterally as they still have to seek clearance from Malacañang.
“We cannot restore. There is a move to restore, but we have to get first the permission of Malacañang,” Fua explained.
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño said the move sends a strong signal to the executive department that operations of constitutional bodies like COA should not be impaired, because they are essential to a democracy.
“The majority and the minority have a shared concern. Cutting the budget (of COA) sends the wrong signal. It’s a political statement coming from Congress. We should take steps not to reduce the COA budget,” he said.
Akbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros noted the other day the shrinking budget of COA.
She said the annual budget of COA has declined steadily since President Arroyo assumed office in 2001.
Hontiveros provided Congress journalists a yearly comparison between the increasing national budget, now pegged at P1.4 trillion, and the P4-billion COA budget for 2009, or a measly 0.29 share of the total budget pie.
The party-list congresswoman noticed that since 2002, COA yearly allocations – in percentage share – have been diminishing: 0.54 in 2002, 0.48 in 2003, 0.46 in 2004, 0.42 in 2005, 0.38 in 2006, 0.36 in 2007, 0.33 in 2008 and 0.29 by next year.
The budget for 2001, when Mrs. Arroyo took over from President Joseph Estrada, was a carryover of the previous year’s. Budget allocations of all agencies – from the executive, legislative and judiciary – are deliberated and approved a year in advance.
The national budget for 2002 was P742 billion, P825 billion in 2003, P867 billion in 2004, P947 billion in 2005, P1 trillion in 2006, P1.1 trillion in 2007 and P1.2 trillion in 2008.
“A weaker COA means more corruption in government,” warned Hontiveros. “It’s as if the government has been punishing COA for doing its job. We should in fact be increasing the budget of COA, and not the other way around.”
The deputy minority leader also lamented the fact that the Department of Budget and Management had “disallowed” three important items in the COA budget that are crucial to its task of checking financial abuses in government.
Foremost is the minuscule P5-million confidential and intelligence funds, followed by the P47 million for training of state auditors including the computerization of its “data-rich” functions, and the P100-million capital outlay for the improvement of COA satellite offices.
“This decrease is not just strange. It appears as if there is an intent to impair and weaken the institution itself,” said Hontiveros, who reminded the public that it was COA which exposed the P728-million fertilizer scam, among other irregularities.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Do You Want to Own a Nokia N82?
If you're planning to replace your old phone with a new one, here's a chance for you to own a Nokia N82 without having to spend a single cent.
Just VOTE for your fave blog!
To check if you're qualified to vote, read my previous post. The mechanics on how to vote is also provided thereat.
For more details, please click this! :)
Monday, September 15, 2008
Bloggers Choice for the 2008 Philippine Bloggers Awards
Want to vote for your fave blog? Check it out first if it is among those nominated for this year's bloggers choice award:
And the nominees are…
But hang on a sec. This year's voting is quite different from last
year's. In order for us to accurately tally the bloggers who
voted, we jazzed up the voting a bit and made it more exciting.
To vote, you MUST be a Filipino blogger, which means,
you need to own a blog. You might be blogging on Blogger,
Wordpress.Com, Live Journal, Friendster, Multiply, or on a self-hosted
blog—it doesn't matter—the point is, you need to have a blog to vote.
Your blog must be established at least three (3) months from
today with a minimum of 10 posts.
Why? Well, read on for the instructions on how to vote for your
favorite Bloggers' Choice Award nominee!
Once you have submitted your vote post URL, wait for the confirmation
from one of our committee members. Please be patient, we will manually
go through each and every vote post to make sure it's valid.
So what will you get out of this? Well, aside from the fact that you
will make your favorite blogger happy, a valid Bloggers Choice Award
vote entitles you one (1) raffle entry.
ONE BLOGGER = ONE VOTE = ONE RAFFLE ENTRY
Prizes? Stay tuned :)
And the nominees are…
- ·´`·.¸.» j u l i a ·
´`·.¸.»
- Adventures of the
Coconuter - Alfredo B. Palconit Jr.
Blog - Basta Igat, Sikat!
- Basta...
- Batang Yagit
- Behind
Wonderland - bikoy.net
- Buhay Coy on Campus
- Comicology
- Confessions of a Pinoy
Blogger - Day-toDay Heroes
- Dog Are Us!a>
- ederic@cyberspace
- Filipino Voices
- Flavored Tongue
- FruityOaty
- Heart of
Rachel - Hola Filipinasli>
- Indistinguishable
Gibberish - just curious
- kain pinoy
- Kiss the stars with mea>
- L A G A L [ O G ]li>
- Life's Existence
- LUCKWATCHERO: My
STORY. My PRIDE. My THOUGHTS. - Macuha.com
- Makoy's Memoirs Of A
Certified Blogger - marketmanila.com
- Mico Santos's
Lagalag - Mike Villar
- My Boring Life... Now A Blog!
- Mykiru Isyusero
- NewIvory
- Octwelve
- Philippine Nursing Resource
& Updates - Philippine Nursing Seminars & Trainings Source
- Pinoy Ambisyoso
- Ready To Be Rich
- Reel Advice
- Seed Interactivea>
- Senor Enriqueli>
- Serena
Mithane - The Heritage of Cebu
- The Journal of The
Jester-in-Exile - The Konoha Ground
- TurfSite Manila
But hang on a sec. This year's voting is quite different from last
year's. In order for us to accurately tally the bloggers who
voted, we jazzed up the voting a bit and made it more exciting.
To vote, you MUST be a Filipino blogger, which means,
you need to own a blog. You might be blogging on Blogger,
Wordpress.Com, Live Journal, Friendster, Multiply, or on a self-hosted
blog—it doesn't matter—the point is, you need to have a blog to vote.
Your blog must be established at least three (3) months from
today with a minimum of 10 posts.
Why? Well, read on for the instructions on how to vote for your
favorite Bloggers' Choice Award nominee!
- Choose only ONE (1) blog from the list of
official Bloggers' Choice Award nominees above. On your blog, tell us
why you voted for the nominee. Yes, you can vote for your own blog.
And no, you cannot vote for a blog that is not on the list of official
Bloggers' Choice Award nominees. Make sure that the links to the websites of the 2008 Philippine
Blog Awards sponsors are included in your post. You MUST
include the sponsor links to validate your vote.
Level Up! Games
Nokia
Blog Bank
Smart Communications
Josiah's Catering
Rsun Technology Store
Yahoo
XFM 92.3
Buddy Gancencia Reality TV
>
Ultravision Photo and Videoa>
Click Booth
Aloha Board Sports
>
Sheero Media Solutions
YourPinoyBroker.com
Belo Medical Group
Inquirer.Net
Toshiba
ROAM Magazine
PLDT
Here's the code if you need it:
- Submit your post URL and some basic info to
the Philippine Blog Awards committee using this form. Make sure
that you provide the COMPLETE URL of the post you
created for your vote to be valid.
Once you have submitted your vote post URL, wait for the confirmation
from one of our committee members. Please be patient, we will manually
go through each and every vote post to make sure it's valid.
So what will you get out of this? Well, aside from the fact that you
will make your favorite blogger happy, a valid Bloggers Choice Award
vote entitles you one (1) raffle entry.
ONE BLOGGER = ONE VOTE = ONE RAFFLE ENTRY
Prizes? Stay tuned :)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The 2008 Philippine Blog Awards Night
Are you a blogger and you'd like to attend the Awarding Ceremonies for
the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards?
Click HERE to register!
Due to venue limitations, we are only opening 200 slots for
bloggers at the moment. Once all slots have been
filled out, we'll post an announcement on this blog. We'll also
announce it should there be additional seats available.
The list of finalists will be released within the coming week. Watch
out for it!
the 2008 Philippine Blog Awards?
Click HERE to register!
Due to venue limitations, we are only opening 200 slots for
bloggers at the moment. Once all slots have been
filled out, we'll post an announcement on this blog. We'll also
announce it should there be additional seats available.
The list of finalists will be released within the coming week. Watch
out for it!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
i'll never love this way again..
it's as if he was my first love..
the only difference is, i was no longer naive with the way things are..
i'd never loved anybody as much as i love him.. and i guess, i will never love anybody the way i love him.. (yes, every line of the song says it all)
we promised each other to hold on and not to let go..
obviously, i was the one who first broke that promise..
I'll Never Love this Way Again
You looked inside my fantasies
And made each one come true
Something no one else
Had ever found a way to do
I've kept the mem'ries one by one
Since you took me in
I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
Hold on
A fool will lose tomorrow
Reaching out for yesterday
I won't turn my head in sorrow
If you should go away
I'll stand here and remember
Just how good it's been
And I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
Hold on...
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
the only difference is, i was no longer naive with the way things are..
i'd never loved anybody as much as i love him.. and i guess, i will never love anybody the way i love him.. (yes, every line of the song says it all)
we promised each other to hold on and not to let go..
obviously, i was the one who first broke that promise..
I'll Never Love this Way Again
You looked inside my fantasies
And made each one come true
Something no one else
Had ever found a way to do
I've kept the mem'ries one by one
Since you took me in
I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
Hold on
A fool will lose tomorrow
Reaching out for yesterday
I won't turn my head in sorrow
If you should go away
I'll stand here and remember
Just how good it's been
And I know I'll never love this way again
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
Hold on...
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
I know I'll never love this way again
So I keep holdin' on
Before the good is gone
I know I'll never love this way again
Hold on, hold on
Thursday, August 28, 2008
this is my song...
i don't feel well now. i just recently ended a relationship. i have my reasons.. i hope he would understand that..
it was too good to be true.. that's what i would always tell him..
i guess, some good things never last..
for now, this is my song..
to him,
Broken-Hearted Me
Every now and then I cry
Every night you keep stayin' on my mind
All my friends say I'll survive
It just takes time
But I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
No, I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song
I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken-hearted me
Every day is just the same
Playin' games, different lovers, different names
They keep sayin' I'll survive
It just takes time
But I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
No, I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song
I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken-hearted me
Time won't heal a broken-hearted me
it was too good to be true.. that's what i would always tell him..
i guess, some good things never last..
for now, this is my song..
to him,
Broken-Hearted Me
Every now and then I cry
Every night you keep stayin' on my mind
All my friends say I'll survive
It just takes time
But I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
No, I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song
I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken-hearted me
Every day is just the same
Playin' games, different lovers, different names
They keep sayin' I'll survive
It just takes time
But I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can if it's broken all apart
A million miracles could never stop the pain
Or put all the pieces together again
No, I don't think time is gonna heal this broken heart
No, I don't see how it can while we are still apart
And when you hear this song
I hope that you will see
That time won't heal a broken-hearted me
Time won't heal a broken-hearted me
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