Photo taken during our recent visit to Curitiba, PR on May 2013. So happy to meet old friends and new acquaintances. It was their first time to meet Baby Andy, who is about to turn 1 year old, in person. We’ll definitely miss you guys!
Mahigit tatlong libong bags ng dugo, nakalap sa Ang Dating Daan Nationwide Bloodletting
MANILA, Philippines — Bawat segundo ay may mga Pilipinong nangangailangan ng dugo. Kaya naman, sa kasalukuyang pagtataya ng Philippine Red Cross ay mahigit dalawang libong bag ng dugo kada araw ang kinakailangan upang madugtungan ang buhay ng ating mga kababayan.
Bilang tugon dito, muli na namang nakakalap ng mahigit tatlong libong (3048) bags ng dugo ang Philippine Red Cross mula sa Ang Dating Daan Nationwide Bloodletting na isinasagawa ng grupo sa pangunguna ni Bro. Eli Soriano.
Matatandaang noong Marso ay nakakalap rin halos dalawang libong (1,900) blood bags ang grupo at nitong buwan ng Hunyo ay 2,600 blood bags.
Ayon sa Philippine Red Cross , mas tumaas ang pangangailangan ng dugo sa bansa dahil sa biglang pagtaas ng kaso ng sakit na dengue kung saan ilang mga pasyenteng may sakit nito ay kailangan salinan ng dugo upang tuluyang gumaling.
Kaya naman patuloy ang panawagan ng PRC sa publiko na magbigay ng dugo para sa iba.
“Gawin po nating habit ito to donate blood regularly. Sa gayun, marami po kayong matutugunan na ngangailangan ng dugo at marami tayong mase-save na lives… Nagpapasalamat po tayo sa pamunuan ng Ang Dating Daan,” ani Director Christie Monina M. Nalupta ng PRC National Blood Service.
Ang Nationwide Bloodletting ng grupong Ang Dating Daan ay regular na isinagawa sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa bansa kada apat na buwan.
Sa Luzon, ito ay isinagawa sa Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tuguegarao, Laguna, Batangas, Mindoro, Cavite,
Baguio, Vigan, Laoag, Pangasinan, Bataan, Zambales, Olongapo, Quezon, Lucena, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan at Bicol.
Habang sa Visayas Region ay sa Leyte, Bacolod City, Tacloban, Cebu, Ormoc, Boronggan, Eastern Samar at Ilo-ilo.
At sa Mindanao naman ay sa Dipolog, Bajada, Davao City, General Santos City, Digos City, Koronadal, Kidapawan , Iligan, Surigao, Butuan, Tagum at Cagayan de Oro.
Pahayag ng ilang mga tumugon sa panawagan ng Philippine Red Cross, Ang Dating Daan at UNTV na mag-donate ng dugo,
“Marami na po kasing nade-dengue, kaya dapat siguro gumawa na tayo ng hakbang para makatulong sa kapwa natin,” Roalito Manuel Jr., blood donor.
“Marami kang mabubuhay na tao, lalo na po yung tulad ng dugo kong Type AB, kaya gusto ko talagang ma-i-donate,” Cheryl Zulueta, blood donor.
“Masaya kasi ang pakiramdam nakakatulong ka sa kapwa,” Eddie Furio, blood donor.
Mahigit isang dekada na ang nakalipas nang simulan ng grupong Ang Dating Daan ang pagdo-donate ng dugo. (Ito Ang Biblia ni Grace Casin, UNTV News)
Source: UNTVWEB.COM
For Irresponsible Reporting: Ang Dating Daan Boycotts GMA7 TV Network!
Manila, Philippines (8/23/2011) – To boycott is to punish. After two years GMANews has not learned its lesson. Its habit for biased and irresponsible reporting cannot anymore pass. It has been slapped with a massive boycott throughout the country from Ang Dating Daan (ADD) until the network renders a public apology to its victim, Bro. Eli Soriano. This is as far as the organization of Bro. Eli is concerned.
Bro. Eli is the Presiding Minister to the Members Church of God International (MCGI) or Ang Dating Daan (ADD) as more popularly known.
The sustained boycott of the international organization began on August 7 and is way on to its third week. For a network that doesn’t favor truth, members were reminded to delete Channels 7 and 11 in their TV programs.
Under the Blue Sky
What day is it? And in what month? This clock never seemed so alive, I can’t keep up and I can’t back down I’ve been losing so much time
Cause it’s you and me and all of the people with nothing to do, Nothing to lose, And it’s you and me and all of the people, And I don’t know why, I can’t keep my eyes off of you
Happy 3rd Quarter Thanksgiving!
The Members Church of God International (MCGI) will hold its third quarter International Thanksgiving this year on September 3 to 5, 2010, with the ADD Convention Center in Apalit, Pampanga as its main base.
Bro. Eli Soriano, the Presiding Minister of MCGI, recently announced the dates for the three-day International Thanksgiving, in response to inquiries of members from chapters worldwide.
It has been customary for the congregants to ask for the next thanksgiving calendar right after the previous grand assembly. This way, members can right away allow themselves full physical and spiritual preparation before the upcoming event.
Among the most-anticipated part of the International Thanskgiving is Bro. Eli Soriano’s deep discussion of topics about the mysteries and wisdom of the Bible. For years this segment has not only awed the members, but has also enlightened and captured the interest of visitors. Some visitors are eventually led to a more in-depth study of the Scriptures and become members.
MCGI considers the International Thanksgiving as an opportunity to see their fellow brethren from distant regions, continue doing good works, offer thanksgiving, and reflect on the new and interesting topics prepared by Bro. Eli Soriano.
Every Saturday, Philippine time, the Church conducts regular thanksgiving services. This practice had been the trademark of the organization, and by far, is the only religious group which frequently offers thanksgiving to God. (Posted by: Cecile Vizcaya)
Rescue First Before News! First in RP!
Which would you prioritize: To report the news or to help the victim?
Broadcast journalist Daniel Razon took his stand on this query when he introduced Tulong Muna Bago Balita (Rescue First Before News), both as the new news tagline and advocacy, during UNTV’s 6th anniversary celebration held at the World Trade Center in Pasay City, Philippines on July 18.
The advocacy, pioneered through the UNTV News Team, encourages media people to save lives first before reporting the news. With the other public services that Mr. Razon carries out, Tulong Muna Bago Balita is another leap to provide more genuine service to the public.
“Our fellowmen are more important than anything else, more than getting and delivering news,” Mr. Razon said.
He further explained that being the first to get the scoop would be useless if the man, who might have a chance to live if rescued, died on the scene. “It appears that you are instrumental to his death. While we have the capability to rescue, why don’t we help the people first to take them out of their agonies,” the broadcast journalist added.
To set the system rolling, Mr. Razon sent the UNTV News Team to an emergency response training (ERT) course even before he made the official announcement about the advocacy. With the help of Search and Rescue Unit Foundation, Inc. (SARUF), a recognized army rescue unit in the Philippines, reporters, drivers, and cameramen of UNTV across the country are being trained to be rescuers – from the application of first aid for various accidents to technical search and rescue efforts.
UNTV is the first media entity in the Philippines to have undergone the emergency response training, and its personnel are the first in their field to acquire the skill to save lives of those in need according to SARUF President Jerry Carual. He also expressed his gratitude to Mr. Razon for such advocacy that shares the same goal as their foundation – to save lives of their fellowmen.
Razon, who is UNTV’s Chief Executive Officer, plans to have all the station’s employees in the country learn the same emergency response skill as he readies UNTV correspondents abroad to go through similar training with the help of the United States rescue trainers.
After passing ERT, UNTV News Team was renamed UNTV News and Rescue Team.
Besides Tulong Muna Bago Balita, Razon also leads numerous outreach programs and public services like daily free medical missions, free legal assistance, free train, bus, and jeepney rides, free air fare for Overseas Filipino Worker, free private college education, transient homes, and many others. Today, he is known as the Philippines’ Mr. Public Service for his continued efforts to provide assistance to anyone, anytime, anywhere.
For his great contribution to the media industry, Razon earned several recognition from international award-giving bodies including this year’s Shorty Awards where he was the only Filipino finalist for Best Journalist category. Also this year, Netherlands-based Ode Magazine featured him as Intelligent Optimist. This sets him apart as a paradigm of true media man and as a man withthe heart of a true public servant.
Source: DanielRazon.Com
My Hummer
Like Nothing Else
Hummer was a marque of trucks sold by General Motors. The original Hummer H1 was based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee). However, the Hummer H2 and the Hummer H3 were based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.
Since all Hummer vehicles have heavy-duty capabilities, they have been employed by owners for aid in large disaster situations. Hummer Owners Prepared for Emergencies (HOPE) was created by the efforts of The Hummer Club, INC. and the American Red Cross. Together, the two organizations train Hummer owners with CPR and first aid skills, and basic off-highway skills so that they may assist victims during a disaster situation. GM paid the Red Cross $4 million to participate in the organization.
Hanging By A Moment
There’s nothing else to lose
There’s nothing else to find
There’s nothing in the world
That can change my mind
There is nothing else
There is nothing else
UFC Boss Loves Pacquiao
NEW YORK — Mixed martial arts isn’t quite sanctioned yet in the state of New York, but that didn’t stop the UFC from invading the Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday for its pre-fight press conference for this weekend’s event at the Prudential Center in nearby Newark, N.J.
White is known for sitting down with the media following press conferences and shooting straight answers to any questions they may have leading up to an event. Here are some highlights from the recent chat.
‘I love Manny Pacquiao’
White was one of the many celebrities that showed up for the highly anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey on March 13 in Arlington, Texas. The fight was the first main-event boxing match at the newly built Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Many believed White’s main reason for attending the bout was to determine whether he could take a UFC event there in the future.
However White said he wanted to go to the fight for the same reason the rest of the near-51,000 crowd wanted to go — to see Pacquiao.
“I went there to watch Manny Pacquiao,” White said. “Then I did end up seeing the stadium and saying, ‘Wow, this is nice. We could do this.’ Even though that fight sucked, it wasn’t Manny Pacquiao’s fault. He went after it so much to the point where he was dropping his hands hoping Clottey would open up.
“I think Manny Pacquiao is boxing right now. The thing I love about him is when you start hitting him, he starts firing back. He doesn’t budge. I love Manny Pacquiao.”
Source: Las Vegas Sun
My Pretty Baby Ana
My Baby Ana – Butterfly
When you love someone so deeply, they become your life. It’s easy to succumb to overwhelming fears inside. Blindly I imagined I could keep you under glass. Now I understand to hold you, I must open up my hands and watch you rise. Spread you wings and prepare to fly, for you have become a butterfly. Fly abandonedly into the sun. If you should return to me, we truly were meant to be, so spread your wings and fly .. Butterfly
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