Majority of Filipinos said the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic was "adequate", except for providing aid for those who lost their jobs, according to an independent survey released Saturday.
The Social Weather Stations said that in terms of helping people left jobless by the pandemic,
44 percent said government efforts helping people left jobless by the pandemic were "adequate," while 46 percent said they were inadequate and 9 percent were undecided.
The net adequacy, or the score of adequate percentage minus inadequate percentage, was lowest in Metro Manila (-15), followed by Balance Luzon (-2), Mindanao (-1), and the Visayas (+4).
The COVID-19 pandemic, which dragged the economy into recession in the second quarter, has left 4.6 million jobless Filipinos as of July according to the state statistics agency.
Meanwhile, 71 percent found "adequate" government actions ensuring the public has enough information on how to fight COVID-19, with 22 percent saying they were "inadequate" and 6 percent were undecided.
The sentiment was highest in Mindanao (+52) and Visayas (+51) than in Balance Luzon (+47) and Metro Manila (+45).
Some 67 percent said government actions to ensure there would be extensive contact tracing were "adequate," 37 percent said they were "inadequate," and 9 percent were undecided.
It was highest among residents of Balance Luzon (+49), followed by Visayas (+47), Mindanao (+37), and Metro Manila (+29).
Government recently hired almost 50,000 additional contact tracers in a bid to stop community transmission of the virus.
The survey also found 54 percent of respondents saying government efforts to ensure there is affordable coronavirus testing were "adequate," while 33 percent said they were "inadequate" and 11 percent were undecided.
The net adequacy was highest in the Visayas (+28), followed by Mindanao (+25), Balance Luzon (+18), and Metro Manila (+16).
The health department said it has tapped other laboratories to run coronavirus tests after the Philippine Red Cross halted servicing government due to state insurer PhilHealth's debts worth P1 billion.
The September 17 to 20 poll was conducted using mobile and computer-assisted telephone interviewing 1,249 adult Filipinos. It had a sampling error margin of ±3 percent for national percentages.
The Philippines confirmed 2,379 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday bringing the country’s total to 356,618.
Sunset Red, the only senior special program of China Central Television, was launched on October 11, 1993, Beijing time. The program has been loved by the elderly since its inception, and it is now one of the most important columns of CCTV.
The column is now scheduled to be broadcast on the Social and Law Channel of China Central Television. The broadcast time is 8:25 and 16:25 Beijing time every day. It has been broadcast on CCTV 1, 2, 4, and 10 programs. In Hong Kong, ATV Home once broadcasted the Cantonese version of this program.
History
In October 1993, the "Sunset Red" column was launched. In the year it was launched, China had entered a society with an aging population for six years. At that time, the co-founders of the Science and Education Department of the Social Education Center of CCTV and the "Management World" magazine of the Development Research Center of the State Council of the People's Republic of China learned about the aging of the population in China, and the "Sunset Red" column was officially born. The broadcast will be broadcast on CCTV-2 and CCTV-4
On December 7, 2010, "Sunset Red" was suspended, and the original program time slot was replaced by "Life Early Reference". On June 27, 2011, the broadcast of "Red Sunset" resumed, and the broadcast platform was transferred from CCTV-1 to CCTV-10. The broadcast time was 7:00 from Monday to Friday. The host was replaced by two young beautiful anchor. [5]
On September 30, 2013, "Sunset Red" was transferred to the Social and Law Channel of China Central Television, and the content of the program was changed to tell stories about the elderly. [1]
Host
Huang Wei (current)
Chen Zhifeng
Zhang Yue
Shen Li
Link
At present, this column is a column telling stories about the elderly. The following are the links that have appeared in the program:
"Follow the Sunset"
"I wish you good health"
"Not Old People"
"New Window of Life"
"Walk the Four Directions Smartly"
"Meet the Red Sunset"
"Grandpa and grandma use their brains"
"Happy Gathering at Sunset"
"Calligraphy and Painting Class"
theme song
Song title "Red Sunset"
Lyricist: Qiao Yu
Composer: Zhang Piji
Singing: Tong Tiexin
The most beautiful but red sunset
Warm and calm.
The sunset is a late flower
The sunset is old wine.
Sunset is late love
The sunset is the unending love.
How much love
It turned into a sunset red.
Logos
Logo used from October 11, 1993 to December 31, 1995
Logo used from January 1, 1996 to October 16, 2000
ISOC HOLDINGS, Inc. is bullish to expand its property portfolio in the coming years as it looks at the capital market as a viable investment tool in the future.
The holding firm of businessman Michael C. Cosiquien, co-founder of listed Megawide Construction Corp., said it launched two real estate projects this year despite the coronavirus pandemic.
Before the year ends and through the coming years, it looks to launch more commercial and residential projects in Metro Manila, and an integrated resort in Clark, Pampanga.
“The real estate industry is probably one of the most resilient sectors given that despite the pandemic, the industry remains to be stable,” Mr. Cosiquien, chairman of ISOC Holdings, told BusinessWorld via e-mail.
To support this growth, the company is studying possibilities for fundraising through an initial public offering (IPO) or a real estate investment trust (REIT) IPO.
“We want to establish a strong and consistent track record of sustainability that will satisfy, if not delight, our home owners. Doing an IPO or a REIT listing is a consideration in our long-term plan,” Mr. Cosiquien said.
ISOC Holdings, through I-Land, Inc., has two commercial properties, a residential property and a seven-hectare master-planned complex in Clark, Pampanga in its portfolio.
This year, it launched I-Land Bay Plaza in Pasay City and I-Land Residences Sucat in Parañaque City. I-Land Bay Plaza is already 50% leased out and is scheduled to be topped off next month. I-Land Residences is recording “very good” sales take-up, with all its one-bedroom units sold out.
“That’s why we are planning to launch Tower 2 of Sucat soon with more one-bedroom units,” Mr. Cosiquien said.
In the years ahead, the company plans to launch new residential and commercial projects in Quezon City, Pasig City, Makati City, and Taguig City. “We want to be able to satisfy our future homeowners and create a long term partnership and loyal following,” Mr. Cosiquien said.
Aside from real estate, ISOC Holdings also has interests in cold chain solutions, energy, and infrastructure businesses.
If we believe not, yet he abides faithful: he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13, NKJV
How does a person restore a connection with God? That was the question posed by a friend of Guidelines. She struggled in even writing the letter, saying that four years ago she had written asking the same question but never mailed the letter. Now a little girl, three years of age, is asking questions about God, and all of this triggers feelings of remorse and regret.
Like so many who have drifted away from the warmth of the Father's love, this young woman sustained a loss, a big one too. Her brother was brutally murdered, and when this happened her heart cried out, "God, why did you let this happen? Where were you when my brother needed your help?"
Scores of people have been there. Yes, they know that if God undertook every time that one of His children was in need, everybody would want to line up on God's side, just to avoid the pain and disappointment of living in a broken world. I'm thinking of a cartoon that shows a crusader standing over a pagan, his sword resting on the neck of the subdued person, who, looking up says, "Tell me more about your new religion. I'm terribly interested!" Hey, that's the way it would be with the whole world, if we who are Christians always came out on top.
People who once connected with God know that the Bible is full of stories about individuals who were godly people who were mistreated and suffered without cause. Daniel was thrown to the lions. Jeremiah was cast into a slime pit and left to die. Elijah lived in exile with a price on his head. David had to hide out for seven years as Saul sought to kill him.
Down in their hearts people who blame God for what happens know that God isn't the one who caused the problem. They simply have turned and walked away because He didn't reverse the tide of evil or the wickedness which broke the tranquility and order of their lives.
Then a little child begins asking about God, or a friend lies at the point of death, or in the darkness of their souls they begin thinking about how it used to be, how at one time the joy of the Lord was real and when they prayed, the presence of God seemed so close and meaningful.
Here's the question: How do you restore the broken connection with God? Just asking the question, facing the issue, means you recognize the deep longing in your heart to connect with God.
When David realized that the affair with Bathsheba had broken his connection with God, he prayed, pouring out his heart and honestly telling God how he felt. Psalm 51 records this. That's your first step. Realize that God is far more desirous of embracing you and drawing you to Himself than you are to have Him do this.
Gently remind yourself that it was not God who moved. You did. So, come back. Paul wrote Timothy, saying, "Even when we are too weak to have any faith left, he remains faithful to us and will help us, for he cannot disown us who are part of himself, and he will always carry out his promises to us" (2 Timothy 2:13, Living Bible).
Paul is saying that God's nature is that of faithfulness. His love is unchanging, and His desire to have fellowship with you hasn't lessened in spite of your detour from His presence.
Finally, draw a line and step across it. Say, "As for the past, I leave it behind. I choose to walk with the Lord. Get back to church, and dust off your Bible and start reading it. Underline it, memorize it and realize it's God's love letter to you personally.
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
Do you live in a part of the world where the trees lose their leaves in the fall? Strangely, they become their most brilliant, with leaves of red, orange, gold, and brown right before the cold freeze of winter arrives, stripping the leaves and leaving barren branches. Yet when spring follows winter, there is hope for renewal, and as the warmth of a spring sun gradually drives back the frost of winter, there is the expectation that new life is here, that there is hope.
When everything is the same all the time there is weariness to the landscape--whether it is driving rain or blazing sun, or even life itself. Perhaps you're feeling like the man who admitted, "I'm not growing any more. I start my day about 5 A.M., work hard all day, my laptop and phone follow me home and then I work most evenings. When I read my Bible, I'm so tired that nothing makes sense." No wonder he isn't growing! Speaking of tired, maybe you're a mother of young children on a 24/7/365 schedule and locking yourself in the bathroom might be your only hope for a moment of quiet.
We all need renewal, but the question is, how do we find it? How do we keep ourselves alive spiritually? A few quiet moments alone is good for anyone facing the stress of meeting deadlines and caring for others, but you've probably realized that you don't find time for renewal; you have to take it. This means prioritizing your life and schedule. Often, rising 30 minutes earlier than you normally would and having those few quiet moments with Jesus is the key to personal renewal.
But no matter how early you get up--whether it is 6:00 a.m. or 4:30 a.m.—you'll inevitably find things that need immediate attention. It is amazing how sharp your recall is when it's time to open God's Word and hear from God. All kinds of important things that you've forgotten will suddenly scream for your attention.
Here's a suggestion: First prioritize and protect a few minutes each day--preferably at the beginning of your day--which is your time for renewal. Then concentrate. The best thing your eyes can land on when you first open them in the morning is God's Word. Reading your Bible gives you the perspective and encouragement you are guaranteed to need in your coming day. Romans 15:4 speaks of the "encouragement of the Scriptures" which gives hope. When your hope doesn't come from God, there isn't much to bring encouragement. It's looking upward that makes a difference.
The famous preacher, Charles, Spurgeon, said, "A Bible that's falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn't." But it's not just reading the Bible that renews you. The important thing is hearing from God--not simply reading five chapters or ten minutes, whichever comes first. Some people read through the Bible every year—that's admirable. However, it is better to read even a chapter or a verse with understanding than plowing through pages without meaning. If you are having trouble concentrating, then read out loud, a single word at a time, or read with a pen and underline important thoughts.
Then take a moment to think about how what you've read informs your life. This means application, making course corrections. Sometimes it's helpful to write the thoughts that come to you in a notebook or on an app.
Finally, pray, letting God know where you are in your life, asking His help in situations you cannot change, and asking Him to use you to touch the lives of those around you. Without daily renewal, life becomes a barren wasteland and depression is just around the corner. Renew and refresh today.
Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And they divided up his clothes by casting lots. Luke 23:34
A former Khmer Rouge prison chief who was convicted of crimes against humanity is now serving only half of his 35-year sentence. His name is Kang Kek lew, but he was known during the decimating and ruthless slaughter perpetrated by the Khmer Rouge as "Comrade Duch."
Kang Kek lew had admitted to being the infamous butcher of the Tuol Sleng detention center in Phnom Penh, where18,000 people were tortured and killed between 1975 and 1979. Known as "Duch," this man was said to be directly responsible for the reign of terror in the "killing fields" of Cambodia.
In 1979, Kang disappeared into the jungle after Vietnamese troops took Phnom Penh, and there he encountered God, so he says. In 2007, he was formally charged with crimes against humanity. In 2008, as part of the judicial process, he asked for forgiveness and to give him hope that he might be forgiven before reportedly collapsing in tears.
Large numbers of Cambodians, though, were unhappy. "Far too lenient," they said, "for his terrible crimes which we will never forgive." When you hear that someone such as this has become a Christian, and pleads for forgiveness, how do you respond? Chances are that if ten of you expressed yourselves, most of you would be skeptical. "Hiding behind religion," we say, or "He's been converted like the devil getting religion." But, then, again, perhaps he is sincere, and his conversion is genuine. Can God forgive someone such as this? Is there a limit to God's forgiveness?
Saul was an accomplice to the murder of Stephen (Acts 7). David had the blood of Bathsheba's husband on his hands. Scores of men and women whose past lives are checkered and dark have repented of their sins and have sought and found God's forgiveness. If all men and women are sinners, (and they are, according to Scripture), is there a qualitative difference in sin that means God will forgive the person who takes one life but not the one who has been responsible for the deaths of many people? Where is the line which says, "Too much! You're doomed!"?
Here's another sticky question: Would you be comfortable in heaven seated next to this guy? The issue is not so much the question of whether or not God could forgive him, but should He forgive him?
Frankly, if you were the husband or the wife of one of the men who died under his authority, would you forgive him? Before you answer, you need to know that forgiveness doesn't mean you disallow the consequences of his wrongdoing, nor does Kang Kek lew expect that. To the contrary, he believes that accepting the consequences is God's direction in accepting responsibility for what he did. So, when you forgive you don't say, "Oh, that's OK." Forgiveness in a biblical context means you give up your right to hurt someone because he or she hurt you. Of course, it is tough.
Do you as a Christian have the responsibility to forgive? Two New Testament passages seem to confuse people on the issue. First, Jesus said, "But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins" (Matthew 6:15) --a pretty straightforward, unambiguous statement with no conditions attached. But what about Luke 17:3, which says, "If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him"?
Frankly, forgiving those who have hurt you is one of the most difficult things you will ever do in life, but the rewards and consequences are both great. Forgiveness is a choice and a decision, not an emotion. It is an act of your will. You either extend forgiveness to one who has wronged you or you decide to hold on to your anger and bitterness. An old adage says the one who cannot forgive burns the bridge over which he himself must someday pass.
The House of Representatives on Monday said there are now only 7 active COVID-19 infections in its employees.
The total number of COVID-19 cases at the House of Representatives remains at 85 as of October 12, with 2 new cases reported early this month.
The tally includes 73 recoveries and 5 deaths.
As of Monday, the Philippines has recorded a total of 342,816 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 43,332 active cases. A total of 293,152 recoveries have been tallied, while 6,332 have died. - with a report from RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. 1 John 4:10-11
The greatest rivers in the world usually begin on the cold, frozen slopes of high mountains as the sun begins to melt snow and ice, and from the trickle of crystal-clear water a steam begins to flow and eventually a cascade of water plummets down the mountain. In the valley far below, the stream becomes a river, then a great river which we call the Nile, the Amazon, the Ganges, the Rhine, or whatever. By the time these massive bodies of water reach the ocean, they may be kilometers wide, but they are filthy, muddy, and grossly polluted.
Now, apply that same concept to the biblical truth that God is love. John tells us this in the New Testament, and the farther we are from Him, seemingly the more polluted is love. By the time it has been filtered through human lust, what we call love is a far cry from the compelling love which caused God to send His Son long ago.
Love is not a platitude, it is an action, an unconditional commitment to care, a decision of the heart. True, it is what the world needs. The words of a song popular a generation ago said it all. "The world is dying, dying for a little bit of love," says one verse.
If you have followed this series based on Paul's great chapter on love, found in the New Testament in 1 Corinthians 13, you have focused on love's characteristics, but any discussion of the subject would be incomplete without a few words of encouragement for you whose river of love has either evaporated in the desert of life, or else become so polluted that you hardly know what it is.
When God touches your heart, your life changes, God takes up residence in your life, and the mud and filth of sin is washed away. When the pollution of sin is eliminated, you begin to love. This is the miracle of conversion. It is the answer to the lovelessness and the selfishness which destroys marriages, homes and relationships.
Joining a church, turning over a new leaf, going to confession, "being religious," isn't the solution. A relationship with God through His son is the only way you will really begin to love. "OK," you say, "I admit that something is wrong. How does this change in my life come about?"
Three simple but very difficult steps can make the difference.
Guideline #1: Acknowledge that you need a relationship with God and confess that sin has stopped the flow of love in your life. It's easy to point a finger and say, "It was his fault." The solution is saying, "God, I need you. Forgive me and touch my life."
Guideline #2: Ask God's forgiveness for your failure and invite Him to be your Lord and Savior. Jesus gave us a promise of help. Here it is: "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20). That promise has your name on it. Possibly you haven't prayed for a long time, but you can say something like, "Lord, I do want you in my life. I want you to turn my indifference into love. Help me to love as you love me."
Guideline #3: Begin loving in simple steps, one day at a time. When you fail and fall back into old habits and a loveless way, quickly admit your wrong and ask God's help in overcoming.
You can talk about love until you have calluses on your vocal cords and wind erosion on your teeth, but until you go back to the fountain and the source of love, God Himself, you'll never lay hold of the real thing. Go back to the source. It's the only way to fill your cup and have enough left over for someone else in your life.
Nowadays, the "Fitness Fashion" of Samsung and Inquirer Lifestyle and Sports sections held at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura Premier that featuring the collaborations between designer Joey Samson and the local clothing brand Bench.
Besides Samson, other designers and brands from the said show are Kipling with Vic Barba; Fila with Lulu Tan-Gan; Nike Golf with Anthony Nocom; Speedo with James Reyes(+) Louis Claparols; Adidas with Patrice Ramos-Diaz and Rhett Eala; Marks & Spencer with Arcy Gayatin; Aigle and Oxbow with Rajo Laurel; and Puma with Ivarluski Aseron and Randy Ortiz.
No other than Enchong Dee, the guest model from the said show and endorser of Adidas, Nike, DC Shoes, arena swimwear, speedo, Bench, Bench Body, JINS and TIMEX watch that accompanied by fellow Gigger Boys member Robi Domingo and former girlfriend Gretchen Ho together with the models in the Denim Flair fashion show as part of Do Denim Everyday campaign in all SM Supermalls nationwide.
To recall, Enchong would wear JINS Airframe U377 (Spider), 2009 Adidas DLSU hoodie (green), 2011 Nike exclusive De La Salle Dri-Fit tee (white), BENCH/ body Hipster Brief - White (BUB2032WH3), BENCH/ Skinny Jeans - Black (LAM6000) and DC Men's AT-3 Mid Shoe (Royal Blue/Armor) would be exhibited at BENCH/ stores nationwide because he was in Bench Uncut 2010 denim and underwear show also got wild cheers from the audience and he shows his athletic side with these dance moves, and doing workouts at Bodyworx Spa & Fitness Club instead of Anytime Fitness Dona Hemady before doing a photo shoot at BENCH/ Tower.
Again, Enchong wears arena AGL-1400 EMBL google and ARN-6014 DGRN Half Spats nux-F along with other members of De La Salle University (DLSU) Green Tankers batches 2007-2008 to 2018-2019, his sister Anj wears arena AGL-1400_ EMBL goggle and ARN-6012W DGRN rimic nux-F together with the members of DLSU Lady Tankers batches 2007-2008 to 2018-2019.
While for Robi, the former Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition Plus second big placer and Ateneo de Manila University graduate who wears JINS Airframe U377 (Faded Charcoal), 2008 adidas Ateneo Sesquicentennial jacket (Blue/White), GetBlued Designs “We Fight for the Blue and the White” Tee (Blue) and BENCH/ Furne One’s Far East collection men’s costume white sando and denim pant and appeared in the said show when he ripped his sando in the Furne One's Far East segment.
A Twitter user who said "Nakakatawa yung ginawa ni Robi Domingo sa Bench Uncut."
In addition, the 2008 adidas Ateneo teamwear tees (blue with three white stripes) with the words "1987. 1988. 2002. 2008. Bring the pride back" would be included.
Again, Robi wears 2008 adidas Ateneo Sesquicentennial jacket (Blue/White, with three stripes), arena ARN-4091 BLK swimming cap, AGL-1400 EMBL google and ARN-6013 ABLU Long Spats nux-F along with other members of FAST Ateneo Swimming Team batches 2007-2008 to 2018-2019.
The loveteam of Kim Chiu and Gerald Anderson, wearing elaborate costumes, closed the segment.
BRAZIL. The show reached its peak during the Brazil segment.
She was immediately followed by Be Bench winner Carl Guevara; Eurasian model Benjamin Tang; returnees Rafael Rosell and Andrew Wolff; Wowowee girls RR Enriquez, Saicy Aguila, and April “Congratulations” Gustilo.
Wendell Ramos remains to be one of the biggest attractions in the Bench fashion shows. The 31-year-old actor wore the skimpiest underwear of all the celebrities that night, showing his flawless buttocks to the delight of the crowd.
Meanwhile, comedienne Pokwang almost stole the show with her grand entrance. Wearing a feathery gown which covered almost all parts of her body, the Wowowee co-host passed through a sea of almost naked gorgeous Caucasian models lying on the floor on her way to the ramp.
Pokwang was followed by Kapuso actress Carla Abellana and Kapamilya heartthrob Enchong Dee.
Other celebrities such as Marco Alcaraz, Gerald Anderson, Jon Avila, Phoemela Baranda, Kris Bernal, James Blanco, Albie Casiño, David Chua, Franco Daza, Alessandra de Rossi, JC de Vera, Ejay Falcon, Katrina Halili, Brent Javier, Luke Jickain, Bianca King, Doug Kramer, Mikee Lee, Xian Lim, Zanjoe Marudo, Sam Milby, Ron Morales, Angelica Panganiban, Sam Pinto, Cassandra Ponti, John Prats, Francine Prieto, Bruce Quebral, Rufa Mae Quinto, Wendell Ramos, Tom Rodriguez, Rafael Rosell, Johan Santos, Jome Silayan, Jay-R Siliona, John James Uy, Iya Villania and Valerie Weigmann are not attend, but a year later when de Vera and Falcon made a Cosmopolitan Bachelor Bash runway out of "Gandang Gabi Vice" stage.
Lalo pa siyang nagiging hot kapag, sabi nga ni Vice Ganda... yan ang nagparate sa dugong buhay "hubad, hubad, hubad, baril, baril, baril!" si JC naman "hubad, hubad, hubad, pacute, pacute, pacute!" moments niya hehehe!
Bukod kina Ejay at JC, ilan dito sa mga celebrities na rumampa sa mga Bench denim and underwear shows noong 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 at 2012 ay sina Marco Alcaraz, Gerald Anderson, Jon Avila, Phoemela Baranda, Kris Bernal, James Blanco, Albie Casiño, David Chua, Franco Daza, Alessandra de Rossi, Enchong Dee, Robi Domingo, Katrina Halili, Brent Javier, Luke Jickain, Bianca King, Doug Kramer, Maureen Larrazabal, Mikee Lee, Xian Lim, Ehra Madrigal, Michelle Madrigal, Zanjoe Marudo, Jessy Mendiola, Sam Milby, Ron Morales, Angelica Panganiban, Sam Pinto, Cassandra Ponti, Camille Prats, John Prats, Francine Prieto, Bruce Quebral, Rufa Mae Quinto, Wendell Ramos, Rafael Rosell, Johan Santos, Jome Silayan, Jay-R Siliona, John James Uy, Arron Villaflor, Iya Villania and Valerie Weigmann.
But the young actor says he is ready for butt exposures and love scenes with another man.
He was very careful though, requesting his manager to clear the room and leave him and the photographer to complete his most daring project yet. When asked why the sudden shift to the sexy route after exposing skin in two magazines in less than 5 months, JC owe this to his perfect shape. "Na prepare yung katawan ko. Very confident naman ako na gawin kasi prepared ako. I am ready to flaunt," says the actor.
But is this the direction his new mother network wants him to have? "Ever since naman masipag talaga akong mag workout, mag showcase sa kung anong meron ako. Nung lumipat ako sa ABS-CBN, siguro mas madaming naka appreciate kung anong meron ako," he explained further. JC was quick in saying though that there is still limit in his showing of skin saying "Pa sundot-sundot yung mga sexy but not all the time."
Asked though how far can he go when it comes to baring, de Vera said it depends on the material, how his character in a movie is built and the objective of his involvement in a project. Even if it requires making love with a man, JC said that those are his only rules. "Depende sa selling point nung film. Kung ibebenta ako as sexy, hindi. But if needed talaga siya ng character, kakayanin ko kung hanggang saan ang itatakbo ng role," he said.
"Butt exposure, hindi siya issue sakin. Sa Hollywood naman kasi, yung butt exposure normal lang sila. Pag kailangan talaga sa character, hindi ako magdadalawang isip. Pero pag ang indie film may pagka porn na ang dating, di siguro," he explained further.
JC is also excited that aside from his drama series "The Legal Wife" with Angel Locsin, Jericho Rosales and Maja Salvador, he is set to appear in a sexy noontime soap also on ABS-CBN. With the working title "Moon of Desire", JC is set to work with sexy actresses Ellen Adarna and Meg Imperial. When asked to describe his newest project, the actor referred to it as "sexy and sensual." "Expect nila na madami silang makikita na skin."
While 2013 MVP Johansen Aguilar and other members of Green Tankers batches 2009-2010 up to 2018-2019 wears 2012 Nike exclusive De La Salle game jacket and pant (green), 2011 Nike exclusive De La Salle Dri-Fit tee (green and white), speedo Aqua V Silicone Swimming Cap - Black (8-087750001), speedsocket Unisex Goggle - Black (8-705895555) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Men's Bodysuit (8-008053218) and his sister Jam of NCAA member De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde along with other members of Benilde Lady Blazers swimming team batches 2006-2007 to 2018-2019 wears speedo Aqua V Cap (White), speedsocket Mirror - Silver (8-705895555) and FASTSKIN FS-PRO Recordbreaker Female - Black (8-008153218).
THE towns of Pateros in Metro Manila and Cainta and Taytay in Rizal are hoping that the result of the ongoing census would qualify them for cityhood.
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) earlier announced that it is conducting census, which started in September. Census in the Philippines is usually conducted every five years.
Pateros Mayor Miguel F. Ponce III said he hopes that the result of the census would yield 150,000 residents for the town to be qualified as a city as required by law.
"We hope and pray that it could be realized," he said.
In 2015 census, Pateros only yield some 63,840 residents.
Earlier, Cainta Mayor Johnielle Keith Nieto said he had formed a technical team to study how prepared Cainta is for its cityhood bid.
The government’s COVID-19 task force has come up with health and safety protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021 on the law dividing Palawan into three provinces, Malacañang said Friday.
A two-day voting schedule will be implemented and only five voters will be allowed inside the room at any particular time, said presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, citing the resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) approved on Thursday.
Registered voters between 18 and 21 years old and those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women may go out of their residences to vote, Roque said.
The task force also encouraged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to devise safety mechanisms and procedures to ensure that confirmed COVID-19 and/or symptomatic patients can exercise their right to vote.
The plebiscite was supposed to be held last May but the Comelec postponed it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In April last year, President Rodrigo Duterte signed Republic Act 11259 dividing Palawan three provinces: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.
The three provinces will be created upon approval by the majority of the votes cast by the voters of the affected areas in a plebiscite to be conducted and supervised by the Comelec.
The election of the provincial officials will be held on May 9, 2022.
Proponents of the law had said the split up will address the issue of efficiency in the delivery of basic public services, especially in times of emergencies and calamities, considering the long geographical distance between the provincial capitol in Puerto Princesa City and the southern tip of mainland Palawan. —KBK, GMA News
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved the health protocols for the two-day Palawan plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021.
The people of Palawan are set to vote next year on the proposed division of Palawan into three separate provinces – Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.
In IATF Resolution 78, dated October 8 and released on Friday, the task force exempted registered voters between the ages of 18 years and 21 years and those who are 60 years old and above, as well as those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women from mobility restrictions so they could vote.
According to Malacañang, only five voters may be allowed in a room at a particular time during the voting period.
It also encouraged the Commission on Elections to devise safety mechanisms and procedures so confirmed and symptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) patients could exercise their right to vote.
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the health and safety protocols relative to the conduct of the plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Palawan.
The plebiscite, which was suspended last May 11 due to coronavirus (Covid-19)-related threats, will be held in the “first quarter of 2021,” the IATF Resolution No. 78 issued on October 8 read.
“We wish to inform that the IATF on October 8 approved the health and safety protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021 to ratify the Division of the Province of Palawan, pursuant to Republic Act No. 11259 and relevant provisions of the Constitution,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement Friday.
Roque also said the period of voting will be two days with five voters in one room at any particular time.
Registered voters between the ages of 18 and 21 years old and those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women will also be allowed to cast their votes, he furthered.
Meanwhile, the IATF encouraged the Commission on Elections to devise safety mechanisms and procedures to allow Covid-19 patients to exercise their right to vote.
THE government has allowed a two-day voting period for the conduct of a plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021 to ratify the Division of the Province of Palawan, Malacañang said on Friday.
Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) issued Resolution 78, approving health and safety protocols for the conduct of the plebiscite for the proposed creation of three provinces in Palawan.
“We wish to inform that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020 approved the health and safety protocols for the conduct of a plebiscite in the first quarter of 2021 to ratify the division of the province of Palawan, pursuant to Republic Act (RA) 11259 and relevant provisions of the Constitution,” Roque said in a statement.
When I was an infant at my mother's breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! 1 Corinthians 13:11-12, The Message
"Why don't you grow up? You aren't a child anymore!" Scores of adults never cut the apron strings, never emotionally grow up. They lean on mother, on their wife or husband, or buy expensive toys which become security blankets. The difference between some men and their boys is merely the price of their toys, so observed one critic.
"When I was a child," wrote Paul to the Corinthians, "I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me" (1 Corinthians 13:11). Only by doing that can a person ever grow to emotional maturity. And failure to do that cripples you forever, so much so that often you become impossible to live with—selfish, irresponsible, and a pain.
Have you observed two children playing who just couldn't get along? The first thing you know, one threatens, "OK, I'll just take my toys and go home!" As adults we do that when we threaten to walk out on a marriage rather than face issues, learn to communicate, and resolve conflict. Quitting is always easier than facing our childishness. Needed: the courage to allow the persistence of love to win out.
Having talked about love's persistence and strength, Paul says that love is a mystery which we will never fully understand until we cross the threshold separating us from the very face of Him who is love—God. He says, "Now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I shall know fully just as I also have been fully known."
There are many things in life that are a complete mystery to me. The older I grow, the less I try to understand them but become more willing to put them in the hands of a loving God who sees life from a much different perspective from mine and trust Him with what I can't comprehend. I cannot understand the suffering of an innocent child—say, a baby whose tender body is racked with fever, or a child whose tiny limbs are twisted by disease and suffering. It is hard for me to understand the loss of a loved one, especially when death cuts short the life of a young man or woman who is just beginning to taste the elixir of living. It is hard to understand, at times, why the godless prosper and the person who strives to live by God's Book can barely eke out a living, but the greatest mystery of all is why a person will choose to remain selfish, alone and loveless when he can reach out for God and find His love, which can fill their hearts.
No one is born with love in his heart. It is learned, and the longer we wait to let God's love fill our hearts the more difficult it becomes for us to be willing to let Him love through us.
Your capacity really to love may have been damaged by something that happened, perhaps many years ago; but the Great Physician can perform plastic surgery of the heart and erase the scar tissue of unpleasant memories and bring the touch of love into your loveless life. The eminent psychiatrist Erich Fromm said, "The deepest need of man is the need to overcome his separateness, to leave the prison of his aloneness. The full answer to the problem of existence lies in truth and mature love."
"And now," concludes Paul, "these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love." On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your ability to love? Has the fire of love in your heart gone out? Let God's love touch your heart, and the overflow will touch those around you. It still works just that way.
Resource reading: 1 Corinthians 13: 8-13 (Memorize v. 13)
The government’s COVID-19 task force has approved a two-day voting period with five voters in one room at a time as a protocol for the conduct of a plebiscite in Palawan by the first quarter of 2021.
The people of Palawan are set to vote next year on the law that would divide Palawan into three provinces.
“These include the period of voting over the course of two days and five voters in the room at any particular time,” Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement.
“Registered voters between the ages of 18 and 21 years old and those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women shall be exempt from mobility restrictions for the purpose of voting,” Roque added.
The IATF also encouraged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to devise safety mechanisms to let patients of COVID-19 exercise their right to vote.
During the onset of the quarantine restrictions in April, Comelec suspended all preparations related to the plebiscite to ratify Republic Act No. 11259, which divides Palawan into the provinces: Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.
The new provinces will only be created upon the approval of the majority of the people of Palawan through a plebiscite conducted and supervised by the Comelec in the first quarter of 2021.
The conduct of the plebiscite to ratify the division of the province of Palawan may now finally push through in the first quarter of 2021 after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the health and safety protocols for the said event, Malacañang announced on Friday.
In a statement, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the IATF approved on October 8 the set of protocols for the conduct of the plebiscite pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 11259 which provides that the plebiscite should be held on the second Monday of May, 2020, and pursuant to other relevant provisions.
According to Roque, the period of voting will be two days and only five voters will be allowed in the room to cast their votes at any particular time.
Registered voters between the ages of 18 and 21 years old and those who are 60 years old and above, those with immunodeficiency, comorbidity, or other health risks, and pregnant women shall be exempt from mobility restrictions for the purpose of voting.
Meanwhile, the IATF encouraged the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to devise safety mechanisms and procedures so confirmed COVID-19 and/or symptomatic patients can exercise their right to vote.
RA 11259, signed by President Duterte in April last year, divided the province of Palawan into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur.
Comelec had originally set the conduct of the plebiscite to ratify the division on May 11 but it was suspended in April this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Comelec en banc agreed with the recommendation of its Law Department that the holding of a free and honest plebiscite on May 11 was impossible at the height of the spread of the COVID-19.
Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon said in May that the plebiscite in Palawan will push through months from now if the province is not on lockdown or when it is safe to conduct it.
“We have to wait until it is safe to ensure that people can cast their votes without fear of contamination,” she said.
My command is this: "Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends." John 15:12-13
"Your love was fake," the social media post read. "But the pain it caused was very real." It's a sad truth—to love, to be in relationship with another human inevitably involves experiencing pain in one way or another. To simply live in this world involves rubbing shoulders with people that we don't even like, let alone love. But, love—the kind that the Apostle Paul wrote about in the Bible book of 1 Corinthians, is the kind of love which fulfills promises, honors others and keeps peace in relationships. It is more than just a nice idea in the Bible. It is a way of life which allows God to touch other people through our lives. The Greek word for love there, is agape, which occurs when we make the decision to love. This love isn't something that you "fall into" through emotions or attraction. We may need God's help, and lots of it, to live out agape love. God always promises to help us love in this way!
In talking about this quality which we so badly need today Paul makes a big, sweeping statement about love's nature when he writes, "Love never fails." What a claim! Paul, do you really mean to say love never fails!? Never is a long time. Was Paul just being poetic, saying something that sounded really beautiful, but is completely untrue in the world of reality?
The word translated "fail" is the same word that was used of a Greek actor who messed up his lines and would be booed or hissed off the stage. So Paul is saying that on the stage of life, love is bound to win. It is certain to succeed, and that those who would practice it will never be defeated no matter how poorly they appear to be playing their part (from their vantage point) on the stage of life.
There's no poetry involved. Paul is simply stating a fact: The agape love that God can help you extend to others has power that transcends human logic, beyond an "eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth." This love transcends our human tendency to put ourselves before others. It won't fail because it is in line with what Jesus did for us on the cross. Jesus sacrificed himself for us and thus, the Christian life is a sacrificial one. This is why, when agape love is put to the test, it always succeeds in your marriage, your family relationships, and the office, shop or factory where you work.
Then Paul stresses the permanency of this love. In a real sense he proclaims the final victory of love as he writes, "Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge it will be done away." Here Paul speaks of three spiritual gifts but says that the effect of love continues when Christ's coming shall have set aside the gifts which were given to the church.
There will come a day in your life when everything that you possess will fall away, but love will live on and on. Paul is saying that the effect of love lives far beyond our own lives. Agape love in our lives is endowed with an eternal quality since love is of God and God is love (see Romans 5:5 and 1 John 4:7).
Yes, fake love does fail. But the agape love that the Christ-follower is called to, is the strongest love of all. This love never fails. Who in your life needs love that never fails? Ask God to help you make the decision to put the good of that person before yourself today and put love to the test.
