Binangonan atbp.

CAP Educational Plan Holder Ka ba?

2010-08-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Below is a copy of the forwarded e-mail about CAP Educational Plan which I received today. Seems like a good news to those concerned.
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As of July 30, 2010 – P137Million in CAP Educational Plan benefits are yet to be claimed.

CAP Head Office (Makati): 74M
CAP Pampanga: 12M
CAP La Union: 5M
CAP Batangas: 8M
CAP Tugegarao: 10M
CAP Cebu (Visayas): 13M
CAP Davao (Mindanao): 13M

If you know of a planholder who has already filed a claim, let him go to http://cap.com.ph/education to check if he has an unclaimed check.

For those who have not filed a claim yet, go to the CAP office nearest you or email to cap1@cap.com.ph.

Please help us spread the word that checks are available for the planholders' tuition benefits.

(Note: This is a forwarded email from ealivio@cap.com.ph)
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For more info about this news, click here to visit the CAP website.

OFW Ka Ba? Pakibasa Mo Ito.

2010-07-31T07:45:00.000-07:00

This may be an old article -- I received it in my e-mail about six months ago -- but it is quite interesting so let me share it with all of those who are interested.

If you're an OFW yourself, please see this article and see if you can relate.

Read this story...

Water Station Business: Still Feasible?

2010-07-30T01:47:00.000-07:00

A very good friend of mine is seriously contemplating about the idea of setting up a water station business in our locality. She asked me to help her regarding the necessary research study about the said business.

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Slice of Life No. 6 -- Patay: "Active", Buhay: "No Record" sa Comelec List of Voters Online

2009-09-22T09:09:00.000-07:00

About a week ago, I received an e-mail with this very interesting and timely header:

Check out "ONLINE Verification of REGISTERED VOTERS"

Siyempre pa, medyo excited ako na nag-visit kaagad sa ibinigay na link ng sender...

Click here to read more...

A job crisis survival guide

2009-02-02T22:23:00.000-08:00

By Ma. Salve Duplito
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 20:49:00 02/01/2009
http://business.inquirer.net/money/personalfinance/view/20090201-186850/A-job-crisis-survival-guide

YOU COULD SAY PREPARING for extreme uncertainty now that corporate shutdowns and downsizing are escalating is already a bit late.

In a perfect world, we should have already drawn up clever financial escape hatches and different levels of fallback strategies to survive possible unemployment.

But it’s also human nature to party while Noah-like characters build arks when the sun is shining. Unfortunately, the sun is gone and rain is falling. Just last week, Intel has announced it was closing its more than two-decades-old plant in the Philippines, turning 1,800 employees jobless—and that was just the beginning.

Panasonic, Mitsumi Phils., Texas Instruments and many others announced they were either totally shutting down plants or downsizing. Official figures from the Department of Labor and Employment show that 19,000 Filipinos have already been retrenched and 34,000 have suffered from wage cuts as of Jan. 29. Hundreds more are losing their jobs every day, said Labor Secretary Marianito Roque.

Globally, the figures look even more alarming. The International Labor Organization expects the economic crunch to add 50 million people to the ranks of the unemployed this year.

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Licensure Exam Results

2009-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:00

» LIST OF 296 NEW DENTISTS FOR 2008
» LIST OF NEW ELEMENTARY TEACHERS (November 2008)
» LIST OF NEW SECONDARY TEACHERS (November 2008)
» LIST OF NEW CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (November 2008)
» LIST OF NEW MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
» LIST OF MASTER ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
» LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
» PHYSICIANS LICENSURE EXAM PASSERS (August 2008)
» LIST OF OPTOMETRIST LICENSURE EXAM PASSERS - 6 YEARS
» LIST OF OPTOMETRIST LICENSURE EXAM PASSERS - 4 YEARS
» COMPLETE LIST OF NURSING LICENSURE EXAM PASSERS
» Civil Engineering Licensure Examination
» Chemical Engineering Licensure Exam
» COMPLETE LIST OF BAR PASSERS
» PHYSICIAN LICENSURE EXAMINATION (February 2008)

Angkan ni Bating's Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T05:46:00.000-07:00

Who is Sta. Ursula?

2008-10-19T10:53:00.000-07:00

Saint Ursula, or Sta. Ursula to us, is the Patroness of Binangonan.

The exact date and place of the birth of Saint Ursula cannot be exactly determined. We knew she was born in Britain in the fifth century. She was the daughter of a British King and was renowned for her beauty and wisdom.

To read more about Sta. Ursula, please click here.

Rev. Victor Gaboury: Fiesta Greetings 1964

2008-10-19T10:17:00.000-07:00

This is a screenshot taken from the e-book "Binangonan Town Festival '64".

AMPUNIN KAMI, STA. URSULA

2008-10-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

Ngayon, ika-20 ng Oktubre, ay bisperas ng fiesta ni Sta. Ursula. Tiyak na siksikan na naman, na animo'y hindi mahulugang karayom, ang ating palengke sa dami ng mga mamimili ng panghanda. Natural na kasi atin na kahit anong hirap ng buhay ay talagang ginagawan ng paraan upang mairaos man lamang ang kapiyestahan. Iyon ang kaugaliang ating kinamulatan na isang paraan ng pagpupugay at pagpapasalamat sa ating Mahal na Patron.

Para doon sa mga Kababayan natin na matagal nang napalayo sa Binangonan, natatandaan n'yo pa kaya ang awiting patungkol kay Sta. Ursula?

Sa aming palagay ay maaaring mas nakararami na ang hindi nakakatanda sa kabuuan o kahit bahagi man lang ng awiting iyon. Kung kaya't aming minabuting ilathala ito bilang isang pagsariwa at pagpapaalaala.

Tingnan ang mga titik ng "AMPUNIN KAMI, STA. URSULA" dito.

Complete Schedule: Ika-387 Taon ng Parokya ni Sta. Ursula

2008-10-15T11:04:00.000-07:00

The month of October is one of the busiest months in our beloved Parish of Sta. Ursula for two main reasons:
1. October is the month of the Rosary
2. The Feast of Sta. Ursula is on October 21

For the complete schedule of masses and other activities, click here.

Download Binangonan Toolbar

2008-10-10T05:30:00.000-07:00

Be always connected to Binangonan.

Simply download and install our very own Binangonan Toolbar and get the latest hometown updates anytime you're connected to the internet. It's free and so easy to use.

Click here to download Binangonan Toolbar.

Ang Kabataan sa Mata ng Isang Kabataan

2008-10-05T09:48:00.000-07:00

"Ang kabataan ang pag-asa ng bayan."

As we all know, that famous line was by Dr. Jose Rizal and as cliche as it may sound, it still echoes up to the present times. Allow me to share with you the sentiments of a 16-year old girl with regards to her fellow kabataan.

Click here to check out "Ang Kabataan sa Mata ng Isang Kabataan" by Elizabeth Ojeda.

Binangonan Catholic High School

2008-08-31T03:00:00.000-07:00

Feeling free on a Sunday afternoon, it's such a pity finding myself still trapped within the four corners of my bedroom cum home office. Just minutes ago, the day felt so warm and humid but then, suddenly, the rain started pouring heavily. In the hope of finding something else to do, out of the blue, I was typing "Binangonan Catholic High School" in the Google search window. To know the result, click here.

BPI Direct Save-Up

2008-08-30T06:44:00.000-07:00

The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) introduced a unique way of encouraging Filipino wage-earners to save -- that is, through the BPI Direct Save-Up service.

Click here to know more about this new BPI service.

G-Cash: A Mobile Money Experience

2008-08-19T22:09:00.001-07:00

Only a matter of time, Pinoys may walk around with no need for cash in their pockets anymore. It has been happening in other countries so it can be possible in our country as well. What do you think?

For one, there is G-Cash. It is a service that turns your cellphone into an electronic wallet and it is a first from Globe.

My Globe SIM Card has been registered to G-Cash since late last year though it is only a week ago that I finally had it funded. Well, it seems quite a wise decision on my part as I've already made a few successful G-Cash transactions in such a short time. Based on actual experience, the service comes so handy that it saves time, money and effort.

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My ISP is a Big Time One!

2008-07-02T01:14:00.000-07:00

Slice of Life No. 2 -- The Internet Service Provider
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I've been having internet connection problem since typhoon Frank and it has been more than a week now. Several times I've contacted my ISP's technical support to report the issues I encounter.

I may not have any formal education or training on computer hardwares and softwares but I read a lot and I have long years of actual experience since I personally maintain the computer units at my internet cafe. Modesty aside, I believe that what I know and understand about computers at this point in time is enough to point out that the real problem entirely lies on their service.

To read more, please click here.

TRUE LIES: Binangonan Slice of Life

2007-05-07T21:23:00.000-07:00

Over the next days, I will be posting some short stories that I had written in the recent past. My stories are all about real local people and sourced from the local gossip – it’s what they commonly call as "tsismis" in Tagalog. Now, since for the Filipinos, the word "tsismis" implies a negative connotation, I would like to call my stories as ‘True Lies: Binangonan Slice of Life’ - or ’semi-documentary’ as what writers prefer to call this kind of stories.

Slice of Life No. 1 -- The TEACHER
Slice of Life No. 2 -- The Internet Service Provider
Slice of Life No. 3 -- The GRADUATES

COLUMBAN INVITATION

2007-05-07T21:19:00.000-07:00

Fr. Kieran White, Fr. Sean Harrington, Fr. Barney O'Connor, Fr. Vic Gaboury, Fr. Brendan Lovett, Fr. Colin McLean, Fr. Vincent Lyons, Fr. Bob Clarke, Fr. James McCarthy… Do these names sound familiar to you in any way?

Well, the above mentioned names are just some of the Columban missionary priests who played a very important part in the life of our Sta. Ursula Parish. Binangonan had a long tradition of Columban Fathers and now, through Mr. Ariel Presbitero, they have an invitation to us.

Click here to find out.

THE BASICS OF CASH FLOW

2007-05-07T21:05:00.000-07:00

What pattern do you see if you will get a P100.00 bill and monitor where and how it is transferred from one possessor to the other? How does it flow?

The pattern for a typical Pinoy is: You earn from your work. You spend it on food, gadgets, clothing and other basic needs. Before you reach the next payday, paubos na yung pera mo. But that's ok payday is just a few days ahead and it doesn't matter if I run out of money, I am expecting money again any time soon.

What do you think of that statement?

Well, let me share with you THE BASICS OF CASHFLOW according to MR. BUTCH SALVADOR. Click here to read the full article.

Revisiting BINANGONAN TOWN FESTIVAL '64

2007-05-07T20:35:00.000-07:00

I am entrusted with a copy of the most treasured writings of my late uncle, Norlito Ison Cervo. We quite value his works as we were all aware of how he dedicated his time and effort in all his writings about the history of Binangonan. Moreover, it was his utmost wish to let the future generations of Binangonan to know about our beloved town’s beginnings and history.

Last night, as I was browsing through his old stuffs, I came across a copy of the “Town Festival ‘64”. What the heck is that?, a question that you might ask. Well, “Town Festival ‘64” is actually the 1964 Binangonan town fiesta souvenir program. Yes, the stuff was published more than four decades ago! Anyway, way back then, Binangonan observes a separate town fiesta every last Sunday of February.
The publication contains Binangonan: An Outline of Its History and Hypotheses and various other interesting articles which were all written by fellow Binangonan people.

As I scanned through the old pages, I came upon the Viewpoint section and an old adage flashed into my mind: “History repeats itself.” Is that for real? Come to think of it, the stuff I was reading was, in fact, published a couple of years before I was born. Yet, ironically, I believe it is nothing different at all from the sentiments which, I think, common Filipinos harbor even nowadays.

Well, to understand what I am talking about, following is a copy of the Viewpoint section of the 1964 Binangonan Town Fiesta Souvenir Program, as it was written by Judge Nestor C. Rivera.

Viewpoint

The Rich and the Poor
by Judge Nestor C. Rivera

I went today to the San Lorenzo village. I noticed skyscrapers and air-conditioned houses. It is not the Philippines shown on advertisements for tourist attractions. It is a veritable haven of the fortunates far richer than the paradise that Adam and Eve supposedly once enjoyed.

Then I came to think of the Filipino masses. Not so much of those minimum-waged laborers, because laborers are perpetual indispensable elements of society. We cannot live without them. They have to toil. But I think of the barrio folks - those in provinces distant from Manila like in the Bicol region and in the Visayas. I read a recount in the papers that there are those barrio folks who have not possessed even a single centavo for years - they live on barter of vegetation crops for their meager and measly indispensables. This condition of our poor Filipinos makes the Philippines a special heaven of moneyed people - foreigners and natives alike. They can buy Filipino souls, property, and services, for almost nothing!

Avarice is a perpetual human instinct; but it is good to temper it with conscience - equity with our blood brothers begets equity from our Creator. More over, if the rich enjoyed the company and services of underfed, unhealthy and filthy laborers, how much more will they enjoy the company and services of healthy and clean toilers! What a difference would it make them your neighbors! Modern science has helped that both rich and poor can now live far hetter than Adam and Eve.

If you love yourself, your family, and relatives; if you love your countrymen - over and above all other peoples - then you will not want that condition of extremes, extreme rich and extreme poverty. My heart bleeds for these poor people, because like President Macapagal, I came from among such poor people. Of course, I may be rich some day and will thus belong to the favored group -- the served. But on a wider perspective, we have to look to ourselves and to our future generations. We cannot maintain feudalism, whether on land or on money, only to benefit distinct families forever! It is not impossible now that you, the heir of landlords, may have your future grandchildren begging to serve the rich in their time.

Government collections (taxes or tributes) were originally for the enjoyment and luxury of the ruler. Then collections were made to support wars of offense and defense, and for peace and order. Then government made collections for use in public works as roads, bridges, schools and hospitals. The government simply collected taxes in the past, because employment was a simple problem of the individual. The individual then could move from place to place to farm, fish, or hunt. Thus, the object of government tributes improved: From the exclusive enjoyment and luxury of the ruler - later to include the expenses for the solution of the problems of the subjects, who pay the tributes now called taxes.

The common Filipino today, walking in San Lorenzo village, in the Escolta, or in the Rizal Avenue, is a lost soul even if armed with diplomas. He is a beggar for work. Though he is endowed by our Creator with some usable assets, brain and muscles, he cannot use them fruitfully except to rob or steal. He does not want to do any of these. He would not be a killer of a President Garfield though he cannot find employment. But he goes from door to door, begging for work, and in dire need and despair, as a weekly magazine once editorialized, lie jumped with his innocent children into the Pasig River, to die!
Was he not an asset with his brain and muscles? Could not the government use him to its advantage and reap profits thereby? Will the Government simply feed his kind on increased taxes like the EEA dependents? Are they not entitled to the fruits of their own labor like the factory workers, with the Government receiving back its investments? Our private corporations, Filipinos and aliens, can invest only by millions. They cannot invest by billions because then they cannot recover back their capital invested within their longest life span. But, our Government gives away, to no return, billions of pesos taxed from the sweat and blood of our own poor people. Like an over-grown child, our Government continues to milk its mother, the poor people, in increased taxes, and it refuses to earn its own livelihood inspite of its almost unlimited power and resources! Will our future children be assets or liabilities of the Republic of the Philippines? Will they simply depend on taxes forever? Must we forever milk the people with heavier and heavier taxes until they collapse? Think this over, and seriously, my friend.***

Buwena-Mano: Sakit sa Ulo

2007-05-05T10:09:00.000-07:00

This particular incident that I am about to tell happened only this morning -- just as I was barely awake to actually begin my day. Honestly speaking, it gave me quite a headache!

Slice of Life No. 2 -- The GRADUATES
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Girl 1: Magkano po ang pa-print ng resume?
Me: P 3.00 per sheet, plain black text, no picture.
Girl 1: Sige, pa-print po kami ng dalawa.
Me: Okay. Nasaan ang diskette n’yo?
Girl 1: Diskette po? Ay, wala po kaming diskette. ‘Di po ba pi-fill-up-an lang naman po iyong resume?
Me: Ah, baka ‘yong nabibiling Bio-data form ang sinasabi mo. Mag-type na lang kayo ng resume n’yo tapos iyon ang ipi-print.
Girl 1: Ay, gano’n po ba? Sige po.
Me: Ano? Magta-type na lang ba muna kayo?
Girl 1: Opo.

So from that answer, I went to turn on one computer but as I was waiting for it to complete its start-up…

Girl 1: Ate, dalawa po kami, ha?
Me: Ah, magtitig-isa ba kayo ng computer?
Girl 1: Opo.
Me: Okay.

And so I turned on another unit. Then, I opened the Microsoft Word program for them.

Me: Sige, p’wede na kayong mag-type.
Girl 1: Ate, ano po bang inilalagay sa resume? Hindi po kasi namin alam, eh.
Me: Gano’n ba? Teka…

Maybe in such cases, one’s instinct would be to go for the Resume Wizard. However, I somehow suspected that it will be difficult for the two girls to deal with tables, so I opened the simplest resume I have on file instead. I then deleted all the entries per line of information given to make the task much simpler and easier for them. After saving it as a new file, I accessed it through the other PC so the two girls can work on their respective resumes at the same time.

Anyway, one of the girls immediately seated herself in front of one computer while the other girl remained standing behind.

Me: O, p’wede ka na ring mag-type dito.
Girl 2: Mamaya na lang po. ‘Di po kasi ako marunong.
Me: Teka, ano’ng year n’yo na ba?
Girl 2: Graduate na po kami ng 4th year. Mag-a-apply po kami sa Jollibee.
Me: ‘Di ba me computer subject naman kayo sa school?
Girl 2: Wala po. Hindi po kami tinuruan ng computer sa school.

With that statement, I decided to shut down the other computer which I had prepared for the girl to use. (Well, with the sky-rocketing high monthly electricity bills, I have every reason to do all possible measures to save on electricity.)

Girl 1: Ate, ano po ‘yong objective? Ano po ang ilalagay ko do’n?

As my brother was just around, he tried to help explaining to the girls what an objective is using Tagalog. He even gave them an example. So I got surprised when another question was asked instantly.

Girl 1: Eh, Ate, pa’no ko sasabihin ‘yon sa English?

Well, as I have mentioned right from the start, this incident, indeed, gave me quite a headache. If you happened to be in my shoes, how do you think would you feel or react?

In this age of computer and information technology, isn’t it such a disappointment to see high school graduates who still don’t know how to use a computer? (Yes, let’s simply focus on just one thing at a time, okay?)

Well, actually, it is not my first time to encounter such type of teen-agers in the last couple of months. I have already met several, though in separate instances, with such common dilemma, and they were all products of the national high school that is situated right here in my barangay. According to them, a computer subject was not even included in any of their curricula. I may not be quite sure as to the reliability of that said statement, however, as I have personally witnessed, it is a fact that they do not know how to make use of a computer.

As a home-based online job contractor and a computer rental shop operator, I have been contemplating on the possibility of conducting free computer tutorial lessons to interested individuals in the community. I think of it as one effective way of helping out. Unfortunately, much as I am very willing to spare my time, effort and equipments, the prospect of electricity consumption expenses hinders me. (True, I might not be able to shoulder the consequences considering the present dilemma of almost everyone with regards to increasing monthly Meralco billings.) As it is often said, we can only give to charity what we can afford.