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Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz will battle in a 12-round rumble with Diaz’s title at stake. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Pacquiao vs. Diaz will take place Saturday, June 28, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT.
Tropical storm “Cosme” (international name ‘Halong’) gained strength as it approached the northern Philippines and was expected to hit land late Saturday, the government weather station said.
The storm was about 130-140 kilometers west of Iba on the main northern island of Luzon at 10:30 a.m. and moving northeast at 20 kilometers per hour.
It was expected to hit the coastal Luzon province of Ilocos Sur late Saturday and cross the northern tip of Luzon.
The storm was packing maximum winds of 105 kilometers per hour near the center with gusts of up to 135 kilometers per hour, the weather station said.
The highest level of a three-step storm alert has been raised for Ilocos Sur and its neighboring provinces north of Manila. Lower level alerts were in force over the rest of Luzon including over Metro Manila.
Cosme has already brought unseasonably heavy rains to Luzon and the central islands, resulting in floods that left two women dead on the island of Negros and forced thousands to flee their homes earlier this week.
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, who is also head of civil defense, said it was unusual for a storm to hit in May and warned people to take adequate precautions.
Now northern Philippines is Recovering from the tragic “typhoon cosme”. God Bless to all victims.
Now Electricity Are Up But some parts of Pangasinan are still, Electricity down…
I can’t explain why, but stories about Holocaust have continued to absorb my attention ever since. I think it was not only me, but many of us are also affected by these stories even if we are from another generation and different nationality.
Stories like the Beautiful Life, of Pope John Paul II, from time to time Diary of the Survivors or Victims are coming out and being publish. Stories of pain, suffering, grieving, and many heroic acts.
Irena Sendler was a 29-year-old social worker with the city’s welfare department when Germany invaded Poland in September 1939, launching World War II. Warsaw’s Jews were forced into a walled-off ghetto. Seeking to save the ghetto’s children, Sendler masterminded risky rescue operations. Under the pretext of inspecting sanitary conditions during a typhoid outbreak, she and her assistants ventured inside the ghetto — and smuggled out babies and small children in ambulances and in trams, sometimes wrapped up as packages.
Records show that Sendler’s team of about 20 people saved nearly 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto between October 1940 and its final liquidation in April 1943, when the Nazis burned the ghetto, shooting the residents or sending them to death camps.
Irena Sendler was held captive by the Nazzis and was severely tortured, just to reveal about their secret operation but she chose to remain silent and accepted her fate that they would kill her.
Zegota, an underground organization helping Jews, paid a bribe to German guards to free her from the prison. Under a different name, she continued her work.
Mrs. Sendler died at 98 last May 12, 2008.
“Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory,”
Sendler said in 2007 in a letter to the Polish Senate after lawmakers honored her efforts in 2007.
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7.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in eastern Sichuan Province at 2:28pm earlier today, according to this report on the U.S. government’s earthquake.
According to information 500 person are injury or dead in China, the quake has been felt in many places across the country, including Beijing.
Many office buildings in Beijing’s central business district have just been evacuated.
Obesity is one of the greatest social and health problem of many people not only in America but also worldwide today, many factors are being considered to the cause of obesity, just like our dependence on fastfoods, junkfoods, less activity time, more hours being spent in front of TV and computers.
But do you know that, people who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese?
Yes, according to study, such can also be a factor to consider.. Other studies have found inadequate sleep is tied to appetite-influencing hormone imbalances and a higher incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure.
We’re getting to the point that they may start recommending getting enough sleep as a standard approach to weight loss and the prevention of obesity.
So, tonight better start to have a good night sleep and make at least 7-8 hours.. :D
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What’s the big fuss about this now?
Recently news about medical malpratice is all over the news now, starting with the Cebu Rectal Surgery Scandal, although the operation was a success, the fact that the supposed to be professional doctors and nurses laughing and joking over a rectum surgery right in front of the patient is totally disgusting. Given that having a canister in his rectum is already humiliating for him, why add up to his misery?
The newest issue is the P26 million case filed against cosmetic surgeons Manny and Pie Calayan because of a deformed penis after a penis enlargement surgery.
Why is Kamara into it now?
To divert the issue from this rice crises? To totally forget about the ZTE Scandal? Or most probably because of the effort to protect our campaign towards Medical Tourism (much better reason :D).
Who are to be punished now?
The male patient, for picking up a male prostitute just to satisfy his scandalous homosexual needs?
Or the doctors and nurse, who spent years of their life studying and probably we’re able to save many lives before, and now their life’s future is hanging by the cliff. (Anyway who was that again, who said that Filipinos are really humorous? :-)
The Calayan husband and wife, who most likely have this aim in life, to make every people in this world satisfied with their body as long as they got the P$.
Or the guy who had his penis enlarged, maybe because he didn’t followed medical instructions? I heard that he had a problem with Dr. Calayan’s order not to use it
FYI: According to experts, if you want to have this kind of surgery, the only thing you have to consider : 1) to have a good doctor, 2) be sure to use the best aqua gel, 3) to follow the medical instructions carefully and dutifully. :-)
Madonna Decena is an attractive, extremely talented female vocalist and entertainer of the highest calibre. Her extensive repertoire allows her to perform in any venue from restaurants to stadiums. During her career Madonna has performed internationally both as a solo act and leader of her own live band, performing in quality venues such as Hard Rock Cafes etc., and her aim now is to establish herself in this country and to further her career here.
Pinay UK Singer…
She has recently auditioned for the new series of Britain’s Got Talent, and is already through to the
later stages of the competition.
Wishing She will be champ. in that contest.. :)
Some strange news I’ve read lately about penis theft hitting up Kinshasa, the capital and largest city in the Republic of Congo, it’s just simply believable as well as unbelievable. Is is just some kind of hoax or another unexplainable thing of science, this black magic have been part of our history ever since and until now no concrete knowledge is formed about it.. Hoping , the penis theft won’t spread here in the Philippines.. news about angry wife mutating their philandering husbands is already shocking here in the Philippines, what more if penis theft would be in the news..
According to reports Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men’s penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.
Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur.
Rumors of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo’s sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings.
Purported victims, 14 of whom were also detained by police, claimed that sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear, in what some residents said was an attempt to extort cash with the promise of a cure.
“You just have to be accused of that, and people come after you. We’ve had a number of attempted lynchings. … You see them covered in marks after being beaten,” Kinshasa’s police chief, Jean-Dieudonne Oleko, told Reuters on Tuesday.
Police arrested the accused sorcerers and their victims in an effort to avoid the sort of bloodshed seen in Ghana a decade ago, when 12 suspected penis snatchers were beaten to death by angry mobs. The 27 men have since been released.
“I’m tempted to say it’s one huge joke,” Oleko said.
“But when you try to tell the victims that their penises are still there, they tell you that it’s become tiny or that they’ve become impotent. To that I tell them, ‘How do you know if you haven’t gone home and tried it’,” he said.
Some Kinshasa residents accuse a separatist sect from nearby Bas-Congo province of being behind the witchcraft in revenge for a recent government crackdown on its members.
“It’s real. Just yesterday here, there was a man who was a victim. We saw. What was left was tiny,” said 29-year-old Alain Kalala, who sells phone credits near a Kinshasa police station.
City Fiesta’s March 14 - 18, 2008
The City of Alaminos is a 5th class city in the province of Pangasinan, Philippines. It was founded in the year 1744 and became the fourth city of Pangasinan last March 28, 2001. It has a population of 73,448 people as of year 2000 and is subdivided into 39 barangays. Alaminos City is a place where you can experience and enjoy both the beauty of the mountains and the sea. One of the most popular place to visit is the Hundred Islands National Park but it is not the only attraction of the city because there are other beautiful beaches, caves, mountain views waiting for you to be discovered. And while you’re already there, why not try to visit the neighboring towns like Bolinao, Anda, Mabini, Bani, and Sual which can take pride with their own beautiful and scenic places to visit. Plus the city has all the amenities like hotel accomodations, restaurants, banks, malls, internet cafes and grocery stores for your comfort. Public transportations are also not difficult to access.
Languages
Other than Ilocano, Tagalog, Panggalatoc and English is widely spoken in Alaminos city
Transportation
When commuting:
Taking Manila as the starting point from Southern Luzon, the Victory, Five Star and Rabbit Bus Terminals have their daily trips from morning to evening going to Alaminos and vice versa. The fare ranges from P300-450. Alaminos is a 5 hour trip from Manila.
While from the other part of Northern Luzon, taking Dagupan City as the point of origin, the Victory Bus Terminal is offering daily trips from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Vans and small buses are also accesible at Dagupan Holding Area. The fare ranges from P60-70. Alaminos City is a just a 2 hour drive from Dagupan City.
The city is a just the perfect place to visit if you want to commune with nature and have the relaxation you’re looking for.
History
Alaminos used to be a part of Bolinao which was one of the nine towns in the northernmost part of Zambales. A certain Suyang led a group of Zambals in search for a greener pasture. The group journeyed north from the mountains of Zambales, their native land. Eventually, they came upon a shoreline and decided to settle there. Fishing became their main source of livelihood. They named their settlement after their leader—Suyang.
Suyang (already existing as a barrio of Bolinao as residents have known), located on a large mountain base, was reestablished by Don Gaspar Montoya, Don Nicolas de San Jose, Don Domingo de Guzman, Don Nicolas Purificacion and others. It was a beautiful plain which offered a beautiful panorama surrounded by enchanting forests interposed alternately in its verdant fields. The barrio rose approximately to a height of some 15 or 20 meters above sea level.
In 1735, the people of Barrio Suyang built their church, convent and a tribunal house. They subscribed voluntarily for the acquisition of the image of the Patriarch St. Joseph as patron of the barrio. At first, the settlers considered their new home a paradise. Aside from the bounty that the sea brought them, the place commands a panoramic view of Capurwapurwan and Cabaruyan Islands (Hundred Islands and Anda, respectively).
Unfortunately, after a brief period of time, the settlers found the place not suited for habitation. Typhoons frequented the area, continuous pestilence of their livestock was observed which give them a notion that this was caused by evil spirits. These events made the settlers decide to look for another place to occupy.
It was in 1737 that the transfer of the said barrio took place. The people brought along with them, the image of Patriarch St. Joseph (their patron saint), together with all the furnishings and fixtures of the church, the town hall, private houses and other buildings. The new site was named Casborran (perhaps pertaining to the plants that robustly abound in the area) by the inhabitants.
The barrio was located on a high level site approximately one meter above sealevel. The place has a clayey soil and with no irrigation facilities. The water from the wells was brackish and was unfit for drinking.
In 1744, a delegate of the Superior Government of the Philippines made a visit to Barrio Casboran. The inhabitants therein took the opportunity of presenting a petition to convert the barrio into an independent town. It was, however, in 1747 when the petition was approved converting the same into a town independent from its mother town, Bolinao.
The material progress and prosperity of the new town enticed several prominent citizens of Dagupan, Pangasinan to migrate to the place. Among them were: Don Andres Ballesteros, Don Antonio Nicolas and Don Diego Ballesteros. These three prominent migrants were accompanied by Francisco Aquino and Jose Garcia of Lingayen. These group of migrants offered their cooperation with the people of Casborran which resulted to an agreement with the following conditions:
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Taken from Anak Apo na Alaminos by F Montemayor and 1994 Town Fiesta Souvenir Program
a. That the two tribes (migrants and inhabitants) would govern the town jointly and firmly in such a manner that should one from Pangasinan govern the town, invariably, he should take as his assistant or second in command a man of Suyang origin;
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b. If a Suyang man would come out to be the Gobernadorcillo, his Teniente Mayor should be from Pangasinan, and thus successively alternating in all positions committed to them.
The noteworthy peace and harmony between the two tribes was broken in 1758 due to dissension and disagreement among the inhabitants caused by the ill-advised ambition of leaders to rule without the benefit of election. Frustrated by the turn of events, Don Antonio Nicolas, sensing that his old position was weakening, he and his followers left the place and settled in barrio Pocal-pocal and Tanaytay. However, his followers abandoned him in 1763 and returned gradually to the town of Casborran.
That event led Don Antonio Nicolas to return to Pangasinan and engaged the service of Palaris, head of rebel group in San Carlos. Guided by the former, Palaris and his rebel followers embarked for Casborran. Finding no residents, they burned the chapel, the convent, town hall and private houses and looted everything they found of value. Some of the followers of Palaris left the place after ten days while the others who remained in Casborran disowned Palaris. They decided to stay and live in the place. In the meantime, some of those in hiding came out after the rebels left. When the conditions normalized, the inhabitants rebuilt the ruined buildings as well as the private houses.
Don Antonio dela Cruz was elected Gobernadorcillo in 1764 succeeding Don Nicolas Purificacion. Due to the refusal of the former to extend material provisions to the Provincial Vicar when the latter made a visit to the town, the latter became furious and ordered the complete demolition of the town. He left the place taking with him the priest, the patron saint, ornaments of the church and the bell. All these things were brought to Sitio Nansangaan (perhaps along Inerangan) where the people settled and later renamed the place into San Jose.
Not too long thereafter, the town of Casborran was rocked with dissension among the inhabitants. Even the prominent officials did not wield their influence to unite the disconcerted spirits of the inhabitants. The town was in chaos that ultimately led to its reversion into a barrio. Thereafter, the descendants of Suyang migrated to Bani. In 1766, Don Jose de Cervantes, Lord Delegate, visited the province and made the following observation in so far as the people of San Jose were concerned:
a. the inhabitants were not rendering tribute to the treasury;
b. that differences of opinion caused antagonism; that inhabitants lived far apart, independently and separately; and
c. that the circumstances and conditions of the land occupied by the barrio (San Jose) were not conducive to progress and expansion.
The foregoing observations prompted the Lord Delegate’s order to transfer immediately the barrio to a new site where the seat of Alaminos now occupies. Likewise, he united all factions then existing among the inhabitants that led ultimately to the restoration of tranquility in the place.
For unknown reasons, the inhabitants of Casborran renamed the place into Salapsap or Sarapsap (pronounced by the Spanish as “Zarapzap”) which was derived from a river or sitio of the same name. Salapsap means “cascade.”
Those mainly responsible for establishing the barrio were of Suyang origin. Among them were: Don Nicolas Purificacion, Don Andres de San Jose and Don Antonio dela Cruz.
Barrio Sarapsap consisted of a big portion of land of bare mountainous areas well suited for pasture but not suitable for agriculture except the sloping areas. The lower portion of the terrain could be planted with palay. Its water supply came from surface wells. In 1769, Don Diego Ballesteros was elected the first teniente and in 1774, the first Gobernadorcillo of Salapsap. The chapel, convent, tribunal house and a school building were constructed made of makeshift materials. However, the chapel and the convent were burned in 1834.
The residents of Sarapsap agreed to rebuild the two edifice with durable and lasting materials. In 1840, they laid the first stone of the church. Among the distinguished personalities in the construction were: Don Leonardo Pansoy, Don Sebastian Abalos, Don Felix de Castro, Don Pablo de Francia, Don Domingo Montemayor, and several others. It was supervised by Fr. Manuel Bosqueto and Fr. Jose Tornos.
Fr. Victoriano Vereciano, parish priest, helped in the solicitation of funds for the subsistence of the laborers, and suggested the idea of finishing the town hall initiated by Don Felix de Castro. Fr. Andres Romero, who succeeded Father Vereciano upon the death of the latter, worked for the enlargement of the cemetery and rebuilt the chapel therein. Due to the revolution in the northern part of Zambales, the work was interrupted on March 7, 1898.
With the establishment of Salapsap, progress went its way. By the middle of the 19th century, Salapsap was considered a progressive town north of Zambales. Its rapid growth attracted the attention of Spanish authorities, and in 1860, the Spanish Lieutenant Governor-General of the Philippines visited Zarapzap.
Being a fair administrator, the Lieutenant Governor-General captured the high esteem and sympathy of the inhabitants. Under the leadership of Captain Domingo Montemayor, Zarapzap was renamed, “Alaminos” in 1872, in honor of Lieutenant Governor-General Alaminos, the then Governor-General of the Philippines.
And from a mere settlement of adventurers, sprung the town of Alaminos.
The 39 Barangays of Alaminos City
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