Investors eye island town of Romblon as another Boracay - Carabao Island

SAN JOSE, Romblon — Foreign and local investors yearning for a share in the tourism boom in Boracay but were turned away from the famous island have started flocking in this island town which is now being developed into an alternative tourism paradise.

Only a 15-minute boat ride from world-famous Boracay, San Jose has taken advantage of the construction moratorium on its neighboring island by welcoming foreign and local investors willing to develop this carabao-shaped island into the next tourism haven in the country.

Already, some investors from the European Union,Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan have been talking with government officials on the prospect of establishing businesses in San Jose, which is only a 30-minute flight from Manila.

Concerned about the overcrowding and congestion in Boracay, where resorts and buildings continue to rise, the Deparment of Environment and Natural Resources recently ordered a moratorium on construction on the island.

Rep. Eleandro Jesus Madrona said the DENR order is a good opportunity for Romblon to offer to foreign and local investors the potentials of San Jose where the proposed Romblon Special Economic Zone Authority will soon rise. (BR)

from: Manila Bulletin

Romblon promotes islet as the 'new Boracay'
from: www.sunstar.com.ph

THE decision of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to ban construction on Boracay Island could lead the way for the discovery of another world-class tourist destination near the area.

Romblon Representative Eleandro Jesus Madrona said foreign businessmen are eyeing the island-town of San Jose in Romblon as an alternate site for their tourism investments.

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Madrona said some investors from the European Union, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan have begun talking with government officials on the prospect of setting up businesses in San Jose, a carabao-shaped island that is only 30 minutes by plane from Manila and 15 minutes by boat from Boracay.

Alarmed by the overcrowding and congestion in Boracay where resorts and buildings continue to rise, the DENR recently ordered a moratorium on constructions on the island.

Romblon officials, headed by Madrona and Governor Natalio Beltran III, said the DENR's move is a good opportunity for the province to offer to foreign and local investors the beauty of San Jose where the proposed Romblon Special Economic Zone Authority will soon rise with the expected start of construction of a modern international airport in October.

The airport, which can accommodate airbuses and other huge aircraft, will cost an estimated P5 billion, of which P1 billion has already been reportedly advanced by its developer, Boracay Holdings, to buy out families holding titles to lands to be affected by the proposed project.

Madrona, Beltran and other Romblon officials said foreign investors have shown interest in relocating to San Jose following the DENR moratorium after discovering that the island also has powdery white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters that could rival, if not exceed that of Boracay.

The officials said the businessmen were also attracted by the real estate in San Jose which, aside from being four times bigger than Boracay, is still virtually unoccupied and owned by original settlers who have been residing in the area for years.

The price of real estate in San Jose is much lower, according to the officials, adding that the town's present population is only a little more than 8,000. "This means that the water and power supply in the island is sustainable until the next 15 or 20 years," they said.

The continuous and uncontrolled development and migration to Boracay, which a favorite destination of foreign tourists, have reportedly discouraged investors who also find taxes in the island "quite high."

In their meeting with investors from Europe, Taiwan, Korea and Japan recently, Madrona and Beltran assured that the province will impose "much less" local taxes compared to those imposed in the country's other tourist destinations.

"That is provided for in my House Bill (HB) 1629 that I filed recently," Madrona said. The measure outlines the potentials of Romblon as a tourist and investors destination and the incentives that it can offer to businessmen.

Madrona said foreign investors are interested in putting up multimillion-peso hotels, business centers, first-class restaurants, condominiums, a gold course and other facilities before the expected completion of the airport in 2010.

San Jose Mayor Filipino Tandog said this early, residents of the island are "ecstatic" with the scheduled construction of the huge airport, a project that will generate employment and other opportunities for the island-town where fishing and farming still remain as the main sources of the people's income. (Sunnex)

Romblon Mariculture Zone

Here is the Link.

from: Manila Bulletin

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final of the Harry Potter novels written by British author J. K. Rowling. The book was released on July 21, 2007, ending the series that began in 1997 with the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This book chronicles the events directly following Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2005), and leads to the long-awaited final confrontation between Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort.

Deathly Hallows is published in the UK by Bloomsbury Publishing, in the USA by Scholastic Press, in Canada by Raincoast Books and in Australia and New Zealand by Allen & Unwin. Released globally in ninety-three countries, Deathly Hallows broke sales records as the fastest-selling book ever, selling more than 11 million copies in the first twenty-four hours following its release. The previous record, nine million in its first day, had been held by Half-Blood Prince.

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Here is the Link. Enjoy Guys!

Sibuyan island video clip (German Language)

A must see video clip.

Story of Bravery and Courage

WANTED: LAWYERS FOR ENVIRONMENT
Nov 23, 2005
Updated 10:22pm (Mla time)
Delfin Mallari Jr.
Inquirer News Service

Raul Zapatos, a former forest guard based in Bayugan, Agusan del Sur. Jose Fabrique, a former police officer in Sibuyan, Romblon. Julio Versoza, a government forest ranger assigned to guard the Mt. Isarog Natural Park in Camarines Sur. Rolando Rey Recto, a councilor in Buenavista, Quezon. They come from different areas of the country but share life stories of courage as zealous defenders of Mother Earth’s fragile environment. Because of their commitment, they have been harassed, coerced and marked for liquidation by people behind the rape of nature’s wealth in their places. Their stories were told before participants of a recent three-day Luzon-wide conference on environmental paralegal and law enforcement in a resort hotel in Tayabas, Quezon .

More than 90 paralegal, community and law enforcers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources narrated experiences of joy and pain in protecting the environment. The event was sponsored by Tanggol Kalikasan (Defense of Nature), a public interest environmental legal defense center, and the Foundation for the Philippine Environment. It was co-funded by the Ford Foundation and the Center for International Environmental Law-US Agency for International Development. “We thought of this conference for environmental paralegal and law enforcers because of increasing challenges and problems hurled against them, including cases of harassment, physical violence, demotion, transfer, marginalization and the like. Perhaps, we can find solutions to their problems,” said environmental lawyer Asis Perez, TK executive director.

Perez said some of the problems and issues on environmental protection had already been identified but his group wanted the people directly involved to relate their own stories, pains and woes, and the lessons they learned. “We want to validate our findings,” he said. The TK, manned by a pool of environmental lawyers and paralegals, has been operating for 17 years, with offices in strategic parts of the country. When the participants began telling their stories, the whole assembly listened.

Behind bars

Zapatos spent four and a half years behind bars for strictly enforcing anti-illegal logging laws, which led to the killing of their mayor, Leonardo Cortes, on Jan. 14, 1990. That night, unidentified men rained bullets on the DENR checkpoint that Zapatos and other forest guards were manning. Earlier, the group had seized a truck loaded with illegally cut logs. Zapatos immediately grabbed an Armalite rifle and fired back at the attackers, not knowing that he had fatally hit the mayor, the truck owner. His case caught international attention and he was hailed as another icon of environmental protection. Environmentalist groups across the globe campaigned for his release from jail. In September 2003, the Supreme Court reversed the decision of the Sandiganbayan and set Zapatos free.

Fabrique used to be with the Sibuyan, Romblon police force, with a rank of Senior Police Officer 3. “When I arrived in Sibuyan, the first thing I noticed was the impressive thick forest of Mt. Giting-Giting. I swore to myself I would protect it,” Fabrique narrated. He was disappointed when he learned that local officials and policemen were behind the illegal logging activities in the mountain. Undaunted by the risk to his safety and profession, he launched a crusade to strictly enforce environmental laws. “Because of mounting harassment against me, I refused to report [for work] and was classified as an Awol (absent without official leave). I was terminated. But I explained my reason, I filed a complaint and I was vindicated,” Fabrique said.

Forest ranger

Versoza is a DENR forest ranger assigned to the Mt. Isarog Natural Park, a vital watershed in Camarines Sur. The area is the source of drinking water of 15 municipalities and one city and irrigates about 67,400 hectares of farmlands, aside from being the habitat of several indigenous flora and fauna species. But like other mountains, Isarog faces problems of slash-and-burn farming, wildlife hunting, illegal logging and treasure hunting. The perennial hunt for the fabled Yamashita treasure proved to be the major threat to the mountain, and Versoza blamed a local judge for some of the activities. Harassed with lawsuits by the judges, Versoza landed at the Ocampo municipal jail for robbery charges of spurious circumstances.

For Recto, the young municipal councilor, the presence of gold in their town and his advocacy to prevent the damaging effects of mining to the environment forced him to live in fear. Recto said he learned that his enemies had been planning to liquidate him.

Support

According to a TK study conducted by lawyer Ma. Ronely Sheen, the government has done little to enforce its environmental policy because of the lack of knowledge of enforcers and the slow judicial process. The bigger irony is the inadequate legal support for environmental protectors, volunteers and state workers, the study said. “Anecdotal information is replete with examples of enforcers who have been harassed with lawsuits and bodily harmed for enforcing environmental laws. Also, due to the shortage of lawyers in the government, these law enforcers are often constrained to hire private lawyers for their own defense,” the TK report added. The study found that the failure to prosecute violators was primarily due to the lack of lawyers in local DENR offices. “Legal assistance is sometimes limited to affidavit preparation only. No proper safekeeping of material evidence. Sometimes, evidence is lost in transit or is stolen while in the custody of the DENR,” it said. Sheen lamented that the pathetic government attitude toward implementing environmental laws had resulted in serious demoralization among the ranks of state environmental protection enforcers. “They lose their enthusiasm, they feel helpless and useless. It ruins their credibility. They now have the tendency to be lax in law enforcement,” she said. Some are totally dismayed and lose interest in filing or pursuing the case against the violators, knowing that harassment suits, in return, could deny them promotions, loans and retirement benefits—aside from being barred from traveling abroad, Sheen said.

Logistics

Zapatos, who now works as property custodian at the DENR regional office in Cagayan de Oro City, has learned his lesson. He advised the department to have a ready and adequate fund to shoulder the cost of forest protection. “Sad to admit, government support in this aspect of environmental protection is wanting,” he added. He lamented that the DENR was not able to assist him in his legal defense. He was grateful to his co-workers who shelled out money for his bail. “The rest of my legal defense costs—bail money, lawyer’s fees, etc.—came from my personal fund,” Zapatos said. “My fellow rangers were demoralized with the DENR neglect of my case. I was like a beggar then, asking for every centavo to fund my court battle,” he recalled. The only financial assistance he received from the department, according to Zapatos, was a pledge by then Environment Secretary Heherson Alvarez to compensate him P50,000 for every year of his incarceration. He said he received the allotted amount for 2001 and 2002 only.

Zapatos also believed that forest rangers must be armed for their protection. “Without a gun, a forest ranger is an easy target for intimidation while performing his duty,” he said. He clarified that the rifle he used in shooting back at the illegal loggers belonged to an Army soldier who left it in the barracks that fateful night.

Few lawyers

Perez said the inputs of the conference were discussed in a meeting of lawyers. “We aim to build a network of reputable trial lawyers to defend environmental defenders who may be threatened or harassed with court cases for doing their duty as environmental law enforcers,” he explained. The TK has a pool of only five lawyers, he said. He estimated that only 20 lawyers were part of the legal network on environmental protection advocacy in the country. “We believe that there are more individual practitioners of environmental lawyering who are not yet part of the network. We should pull them in,” Perez said.

The DENR has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Washington-based Center for International Environmental Law and the TK for the formation of a pool of lawyers who would serve as legal defenders of government personnel and volunteers who are subjected to legal harassment for enforcing environmental laws.

The project is called “Defending the Defenders Project.”

What is MSCONFIG?

Built into Windows is a special tool called the "Microsoft System Configuration Utility" or simply "MSCONFIG." Designed to help you troubleshoot problems with your computer, MSCONFIG can also be used to ensure that your computer boots faster and crashes less.

Most people know that the more programs you have running on your computer at once, the more likely it is that your computer will either run slowly or even crash. What most people don't know is that every time you boot your computer a whole mess of "hidden" programs load in the background. Some of these hidden programs are essential, but most aren't. Turning off some of these hidden programs can significantly increase your computer's performance and reliability.

How to use MSCONFIG?

1. In Windows XP, go to Start > Run

2. Type MSCONFIG in the "Open:" box and then either press enter on your keyboard or click on the OK button.

3. This launches Microsoft's System Configuration Utility. Click on the Startup tab (the tab at the far right).

4. This takes you to a page with a list of "startup items." Startup items are programs that are automatically loaded every time you turn on your computer. Some startup programs are absolutely necessary, others are simply a waste of RAM.

In Windows XP, all of Windows' essential programs are loaded through something called "Windows Services." This means that most of the startup items you see in XP are completely optional and can be turned off. However, a good rule of thumb is to disable only those programs that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on. Or, better still, check out Paul "PacMan" Collins' huge "Startup Applications" list at http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php. This list of over 13,000 startup items you may encounter in MSCONFIG tells you which items are absolutely necessary, which items are optional, and which items you should definitely uncheck.

Here's a good example. On my computer I have a mess of MP3s and I listen to those MP3s with a program called WinAmp. For some reason or other, WinAmp decided that it should always be running on my computer even when I am not using the program. That's silly. To prevent WinAmp from automatically starting every time I boot my computer, I ran MSCONFIG and unchecked "WinampAgent." That's it.

Remember, disable only those programs that you recognize and don't need to have running all the time. When in doubt, leave it on.

5. Click on the OK button.

6. A message will pop up telling you that you must restart your computer before these changes will take effect. Click on "Yes" and your computer will automatically reboot.

7. That's it! Your computer should now boot faster and crash less.

And if you ever want to turn on any of the startup items you disabled with MSCONFIG, just run MSCONFIG again.

Another Video of Sibuyan Island

Power-on your speakers. Thanks to serrotleoj. Keep up the good work bro.

SAMSUNG Mobile Tips

Today we will discuss about the some secret codes of Samsung mobiles. These codes may be not applied to all old models of Samsung mobile, but you can try to all latest Samsung mobiles. You can display the hidden information of mobile sets and troubleshoot the routine problems using these codes.

Follow the list of latest Samsung codes list:

*#9999#
Use to display the mobile software version

#*3849#
Use to reboot the Samsung handsets

*#06#
To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

#*2558#
To on/off the mobile time

#*7337#
Use to unlock the latest Samsung set

#*4760#
Use to activate and deactivate the GSM features

*#9998*246#
To verify the memory and battery information

*#7465625#
To verify the Lock status of mobile

*#0001#
To display the Serial Number of the mobile

*2767*637#
Use to unlock the mobile code

*#8999*636#
To display the storage capacity of the mobile

#*2562#
Use to reboot the Samsung handsets

#7465625*28638#
Use to unlock the Network Lock

#*7983# Voltage
Use to regulate Frequency or Voltage

#7465625*746*Code#
Use to unlock the SIM card lock

#*2834#
Use to reset the handsfree options

#*5376#
To delete all SMS in one command

*#4777*8665#
Use to explore the GPSR tool list

#*2474#
To verify the charging duration

*2767*688#
Use to readjust the mobile TV options

NOKIA Mobile Tips

1. *#7780#
To restore the factory settings of mobile set

2. *#3283#
To verify the set Manufacturing date

3. *#746025625#
To stop the sim clock

4. *#67705646#
Use to delete the operator logo

5. *#73#
Use to reset game scores and phone timers

6. *#0000#
Use to display the mobile software version

7. *#06#
To display the IMEI Number of the mobile

8. *#92702689#
To display the mobile warranty related settings (Serial no, Made, Purchasing date, Repaired date, Life time).

9. *#7760#
To display the Production serial number

10. *#bta0#
Use to display Bluetooth MAC address

11. *#9999#
Use to display the mobile software version

12. *#147#
If you are using Vodafone then this code will help you show the last call detail

13. *#2640#
To display the mobile security code

14. *#7328748263373738#
Apply to resets the set default security code

15. *#43#
To verify the call waiting status

16. *#2820#
To verify the Bluetooth information

17. *#7370#
To format the mobile phone memory

18. *#delset#
To delete the GPRS AND EMAIL settings

19. #pw+1234567890+1#
To display the lock status of mobile set

20. #pw+1234567890+4#
To display the lock status of your SIM

doPDF - Convert your data to PDF Files

What is doPDF?

Overview

doPDF (click the link) is free for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF, everyone from novice users to professionals, can create high-quality searchable PDF files, by simply selecting the "Print" command from virtually any application. With one click you can save your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or perhaps your emails and favorite web sites, into easy to share PDF files.

System requirements

To install doPDF you need Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, 2003 Server or Windows Vista and approximately 5MB of free disk space. It doesn't require Adobe Acrobat or GhostScript to be installed to generate the pdf file.

Additional disk space is needed for the output directory where the generated PDF files will be placed. The amount of free space needed depends on the size of files to convert to PDF and the compression settings.

Installation

The installation process does not take much time. All you need to do is to follow the instructions of the “doPDF Setup Wizard”.

If you have already installed an older version of doPDF, you can install the new version on top of the older one, no need to uninstall it; your old settings will be preserved. You might need to close doPDF if it is running (or if the doPDF Properties window is opened in another application). After the installation process finishes, you might be asked to reboot your computer.

How to Convert my Files?

• Open the document you want to convert (.doc)
• In the File menu, select the PRINT option or CTRL+P

• In the PRINT window name, select the doPDF v5. Don't forget to click the OK button.
  

• You can change the filename of your data by clicking the BROWSE button. Don't forget to click the OK button.
  

Hoola, you're done. The easiest way of making a PDF file. Good luck to all of you.

Computer Maintenance

You can save your computer maintenance cost if you clean your computer on the regular basis. This will improve the cooling and performance of the computer components. Your computer components could damage, if you do not keep it clean on periodically basis, because dust is the main cause to heat up your system and heat link to hardware failure.

• Never place your computer on the ground, always use computer table or shelf for this purpose.
• To clean computer case first unplugs your system power from the electrical outlet. Remove all cables and connectors from the back side of your computer.
• Now blow the air around all the hardware components and keeping away your blower nozzle 4 to 5 inches away from main board components. You can use vacuum cleaner also for this purpose but compressed air is the better solution to clean a system.
• At the end using lightly dampened cloth or spray any cleaning fluids on the computer case and use paper towel to dry it.
• Never clean inside computer components or other circuit board with damp or wet cloth.
• Always be careful to eat or drink around the computer.

Paying the noblest price for the environment

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy,” according to Martin Luther King Jr.

“Environment martyrs who dedicate their lives to saving the world are seldom remembered and honored.” This one was from Dan Pasia, an environment advocate.

They were from different places, but they devoted their work — even their lives — to the protection of God’s best gift to mankind: the environment.

In the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), there has been an increasing number of this kind of heroes over the years. Ricardo Serrano, 61, DENR Region 3 executive director, died from three bullet wounds in the chest in an ambush in Quezon City in 1998.

In 2004, 57-year-old DENR forester Isidro dela Peña also took three bullets in another ambush in Davao City. Orlando Flores, a Bantay Dagat volunteer in Masinloc, Zambaless, took 20 bullets as he sat for dinner with his family in 1994.

Others were luckier. DENR forest guard Raul Zapatos of Bayugan, Agusan del Sur found himself spending four and a half years in jail after fighting illegal loggers, but was declared innocent by the Supreme Court and set free in 2005.

Jose Fabrique, a former police officer in Sibuyan, Romblon; Julio Versoza, a forest ranger assigned at the Mt. Isarog Natural Park in Camarines Sur; and Rolando Rey Recto, a councilor in Buenavista, Quezon — all three suffered harassment and coercion by environmental despoilers.

On April 22 this year, the name of National Anti-Environment Crime Task (NAECTAF) agent Audy Angchangco, 42, was added to the list of these environmental martyrs. Audy was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding hitmen when he stepped out of his house in Lucena City to get a clearer signal while talking on his cellphone to his sister.

The assassins made extra sure that Audy was dead: they pumped 11 bullets into his body — six in the head, three in the chest, one each in his right arm and right leg.

The killing of Audy Angchangco is the first major crime committed this year against environmental crusaders. That it happened right on Earth Day was both an irony and a paradox.

While the incident may be seen as an attempt to undermine the government’s political will to combat illegal logging, it, at the same time, strains what British philosopher Thomas Hobbes referred to as a “social contract” among sectors of a society to push its agenda, in this case environmental protection. Definitely, Audy’s killing shows that the enemies of the environment will be ready to break the social contract at any cost in their favor.

The outcry following Audy Angchangco’s murder was defeaning. Local and international environmental organizations banded together and condemned the killing, prompting Malacañang to decide a hero’s burial for Audy at the Libingan ng mga Bayani in Fort Bonifacio.

The ‘untouchables’

Audy joined NAECTAF in March 2006 when the inter-agency body was formed by virtue of Executive Order 515 issued on March 15, 2006.

Some people have likened the activities of the NAECTAF to those done by the law enforcers in the Oscar-winning film The Untouchables. Like the heroes in the film, NAECTAF enforcers are also an elite force whose mandate is to run after environmental criminals who seem to be invincible.

Set in the 1930’s, the film depicts the tale of a motley team of law enforcers formed by Eliot Ness to put Mafia Kingpin Al Capone behind bars — which they eventually did, with much difficulty because of widespread corruption in the Chicago police force.

As the story goes, Ness’ team broke the backbone of Capone’s operation of liquor smuggling and bootlegging during the so-called Prohibition Era. But it came with the great price of losing Jim Malone, a respected member of the team.

Like Ness’ team, NAECTAF’s accomplishments could well be on its way to breaking the backbone of illegal logging operation in the country, but at the price of Audy’s life.

A total of P56.9 million in value, measuring 2.74 million board ft of lumber and 6,542 cubic meters of logs, were seized in 20 NAECTAF’s operations. Of these, seven operations were either led or participated in by Audy, which accounted for some P21 million in value.

It was no small feat or a guy who rose through the ranks. Audy was not even a licensed forester or a lawyer. He had taken Maritime Engineering in college, planning to make his fortune as a sailor.

But then he found himself changing tracks. He applied and was accepted as a security guard at the Bureau of Forest Development in 1986. He then became a forest ranger for 17 years. His stint as a forest ranger must have given him the right sensibilities and skills so that he eventually earned a promotion as special investigator in 2006. In a brief span of time, he made his mark, going even behind enemy lines in Quezon and in Mindanao to conduct intelligence work against illegal loggers.

Tragedy and victory

Audy was only 42 when he died, yet he had lived longer than anyone who would dream to become a hero. Like Serrano and the others, Audy has won a place in men’s hearts, which is the only true and lasting victory.

Audy’s passing cries for justice, but it likewise carries a challenge. Almost speechless as he takes his last breath, Malone asks Ness, “What are you prepared to do?” Audy more than answered the question when he willingly gave even his life for a cause he believed in.

from: Philippine Star

Legacy Battle of Sibuyan Sea

How to earn MONEY ONLINE

Romblomanons are industrious. They need this kind of attitude to fulfill their dreams in life. Almost everyone wanted to work abroad, because they are longing to earn more money. But there are other means of income. With this kind of technology we have right now, nothing is impossible. Everything is on the internet as they say. Thats why when we are in the state of being unsure of something, we always go online and look for answers.

How to earn money online?

INTERNET + WEBSITE + BASIC HTML = MONEY (Php or $)

First, you need to create your own website or blog. What is blog? Blog is a journal kept on the Internet. This journal is often updated daily and contains all information that the person maintaining the BLOG (the blogger) wishes to share with the world.

There are 2 big blog providers online:

• Blogger.com
• WordPress.com

Blogger.com is Google’s free tool for creating blogs. It can be found on the web at http://www.blogger.com.

Wordpress.com is excellent open-source and free blogging software that should soon or later take over all its competitors. It can be found on the web at http://www.wordpress.com

I choose blogger.com for my site. For me, this is more easy to use.

Now I know that all of you are thinking , how will we be making money from our blogs ? Its really simple but I would strongly recommend, use just 3 or maximum 4 advertisements.Make sure your advertisements and other widgets are like your template or background so you wont have a lot of contrast.

Example of advertisement:

Listings of different advertisement that you can use in your blog:

www.adsense.com
www.shoppingads.com
www.text-link-ads.com
www.widgetbucks.com
www.amazon.com

How can I get Paid?

For Adsense, they have an EFT (by paypal or by check) payment system available in a number of countries, which will help get your AdSense earnings delivered directly to your bank account every month without any additional effort.

GMA Job Center Kiosk

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will launch its newest project for the Filipino people, the GMA Job Center Kiosk. The launching of its one of a kind system will be on April 2, 2008 , 5:00 PM at the Robinsons Mall, Ermita, Manila.

As a backgrounder, the GMA JOB CENTER KIOSK is an information machine which will be installed at the malls, potential LGU sites and in areas where there are heavy human traffic. Basically the kiosk is anchored on the Phil-JobNet (www.phil-job.net) application plus a host of other information mentioned below:

Job Vacancy information posted in the Phil-JobNet both local/overseas
List of licensed recruitment agencies for local and overseas
Duly accredited Job Orders by POEA
List of TESDA Certified Workers
List of Skills registered in the Phil-JobNet
Procedures in applying for overseas jobs
Procedures in availing OWWA benefits for OFWs
Livelihood Opportunities
List of Professionals Registered with the PRC
Wage rate in each region

In addition, GMA Job Center Kiosk shall serve as an extension portal for Skills registration, Job matching facility, and information source on reintegration services for returning OFWs.

Even though I'am busy preparing for the launching, still I manage to update my blog.