SIBUYAN EXPRESS

Sibuyan Express was offering fast and reliable Express Courier and Money Remittance service throughout the Province of Romblon. This company was founded in the late 2000. This company was owned by Ms. Lina Regala of Cajidiocan, Sibuyan Romblon.

Sibuyan Express
Zacarias G. de Guzman St., Quiapo Manila
landline: (02) 736-3551/(02) 4883627
mobile: 0918-2132659 / 0928-7557146

Sibuyan Express carries on advancing and fulfilling its mission to reach out to the Romblo manon community that will ultimately help every kababayans.

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Sibuyan folk ready to help in retrieval operations

MANILA, Philippines - Residents of San Fernando town in Sibuyan Island in Romblon province have started setting up a command post to help in retrieval operations on the capsized MV Princess of the Stars.

DZBB's Carlo Mateo reported Wednesday that the command post would prepare handle at least 700 bodies expected to be recovered from the vessel.

San Fernando mayor Nanette Tansingco said the command post would be set up one kilometer away from Ground Zero, near the command post of the Coast Guard's oil spill response team.

Tansingco said the post would extend assistance to Titan Salvage, the firm contracted by MV Princess of the Stars owner Sulpicio Lines Inc., to retrieve the bodies.

Titan would also retrieve a shipment of endosulfan, a toxic pesticide, from the vessel that sank last June at the height of typhoon "Frank."

Meanwhile, a team of doctors and toxicologists from the University of the Philippines Philippine General Hospital is due to arrive in the area on Aug. 22.

The team is due to analyze the water at the 5-km radius around the capsized vessel.

from: gmanews.tv

Fishing in San Fernando, Romblon allowed outside 5-kilometer radius

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Dare to Believe! Truth or Bizzare Prophesy?

Last week, I received an e-mail from a friend. The gist of his e-mail was about the horrible event that is going to happen on July 18, 2008. I was shock and fell afraid when I read the e-mail. More than a million people will die, if this prophesy is true.

Please pray that this prophesy is not true!

Mr. Juseleeno Nobulega DaRoose is Brazilian, born in 1960, 47 years old now, his occupation is a teacher, he is a normal citizen, having a very poor life with his wife and kids. All the events which Mr. Juselleno predicted had clear indication of the year, month date of the disasters, incase any third party wants to confirm the facticity of his prophesy, Mr. Juselleno always put the story which he predicted to the notarization office or post office for the approval.

Somebody asked him, how old did he start the prophesy dream, he answered: 9 years old, from 1969, he dreamed 3 events a day, sometimes 9 events, the times he dreamed is different every day. He said all the prophesy dreams were automatically in his dream. When Mr. Juseleeno was 19 years old, he met the famous Brazilian prophesy Saint Mr. Franciscoshabiz , after that the worldwide disaster events were increased in his prophesy dream. Mr. Franciscoshabiz was two times the candidate for the Nobel Prize, he is a very famous differential functional person, at the same time he is also the Charitarian. The events which Mr. Juseleeno predicted are already more than 80000, firstly let’s look at below a few big worldwide events and huge disaster from his prophesy.


July 18, 2008 - Philippines will get 8.1 earthquake, thousands of people will die.


PLS. LET US BE ALERT AND MARK THIS DATE JULY 18, 2008, FRIDAY. LET’S BE PREPARED,
AND

LET US ALL PRAY THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN TO US.

IF POSSIBLE: PLS. DON’T GO TO WORK ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH OFFICE LOCATED IN HIGH PLACES, BUILDINGS, CONDOS AND MALLS.

NOTHING TO LOSE IN THIS KIND OF REMINDER. MAYBE, THIS IS GOD’S WAY TO SAVE YOU, YOUR FAMILY , YOUR FRIENDS AND YOUR OFFICEMATES OR LESSEN CASUALTIES.

LET’S ALL PRAY AND MARK THIS DATE.

PLS. FORWARD TO ALL YOUR CONTACT LIST TO WARN YOUR RELATIVES, FRIENDS AND YOUR LOVED ONES AND ALL PEOPLE LIVING IN THE PHILIPPINES .

AGAIN: REMEMBER JULY 18, 2008 – HAVE AN ALARM ON THIS DATE.

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◎ Princess Diana was assassinated;
Mr. Juseleeno sent a warning letter to Diana via post office on 4^th March,1997 “ I got the message from the God that someone is planning to kill you in the car accident, your life will be dangerous, 7 angels told me about this. You may die in this car accident and the specialist may close this case as a driving mistake, but they are totally wrong. The murder is close to you…. And it will happen before 2000”
Juseleeno also send this warning letter to the time, Darlytelegraph and Guardian etc. new agents in England , but never published. The car accident was happened on 31^st August,1997, 5 month after the warning letter was sent out. Just as the prophesy said that the case was closed as driving mistake. The accuracy of this prophesy is not only to predict the huge event but also the truth of the intrigue behind the event. There are a lot of rumors after the accident, Diana was killed by the England royal family centered by queen Elizabeth .

The prophesy said it will happen before 2000, though there isn’t exact date on, but this prophesy was sent to the president(FernandoHenriqueSilvaCardoso) of Brazil 2 years before the accident and mentioned about “from 1997 to 98 that Diana will die” etc.

◎ The second attack of World Trade Center , it is 911
Jeseleeno sent the warning letter to the president of USA in 1989, the warning letter had also published at a notarization office which run by Mr. Klicheeba in the town of Palana . This warning letter also predicted that the World Trade Center will get the first attack in 1993, though there was no exact date on but the second attack was clearly told 11^th September,2001. Everyone knew the result, the first attack was happened on 26^th Feb.1993 three and half year after the warning letter sent out, the parking place was blow up and many people injured, the second attack was happened on 11^th Sept.2001, 13 years after the warning letter sent out, it is the 911.

The exclamatory thing is, this prophesy also told about Afghanistan and Iraq war will start after 911, after Iraq lost, the president Haisan will run to Adawr the middle of Iraq etc. are all in the letter, like you all know, the events in the prediction letter were happened one by one.

◎ Sumatra Indonesia earthquake
Juseleeno sent the warning letter about Indonesia Sumatra Earthquake to the India Embassy on 16^th September, 1996, about 8 years before the disaster. This warning letter predicted that there will be 8.9 earthquake in Aceh Indonesia in the morning of 26^th December,2004. India and Indonesia will be attacked by the tsunami. He sent the warning letter to the president of Indonesia on 30^th April, 1997, the letter is about “ I dreamed that 7:00am 26^th Dec, 2004, South Asia will be attacked by 8.9 earthquake, at the same time will get the tsunami, the area will be Aceh Indonesia, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Maladiv, Bombay. And many people will be dead……
The result is- the earthquake was happened at 07:58am 26^th Dec. More than 200000 people dead, the biggest tsunami was about 30 meters, a lot people were dead by the tsunami. He also sent the same letter to Indonesia , Philippine, Thailand and other Embassies. He also got the thanks letter from these countries.

The thanks letter from Meigawadi said “ about the 2004 earthquake and tsunami, to prevent the disaster, we must do a lot of things, but in another hand, we can do nothing”. The thanks letter from Indonesia Embassy said “…..we will send this letter to our government, if you have any update information, please let us know”.

From above information, Juseleeno already predicted that there will be more than 200000 people die in the tsunami and earthquake 8 years before the disaster, he sent the warning letter with detail date on to these countries, but nobody did any preventive measures.

The writer pick up a few events which Juseleeno predicted for the future.

2007
Tornado attacked Brazil , thousands people dead.
2007 or July of 2008 Japan will get earthquake and get 30 meters tsunami.
Japan will get earthquake and typhoon in October, He predicted that the huge typhoon will happen on 26^th October in the warning Letter
USA will get the terror attack on 17^th December.

2008
Will find the medicine for AIDS and Dengue
18^th July, Philippine will get 8.1 earthquake, thousands people will die
The Empire State Building New York will get terror attack in September.
13^th of September, China will get 9.1 earthquake in Nanning and Hainan, at the same time will get 30 meters Tsunami, millions people will die, the tsunami may go to Japan Directly.

2009
25^th January. 8.9 earthquake will attacked Japan , Hundred thousands people will die.
November, Japan will get earthquake again. Thousands people will die.
Brazilian government can not pay the insurance because of the finance problems. Will get the riot.
24^th August, Istanbul Turkey will get 8.9 earthquake. The road will be parted.
16^th December, Sumatra Indonesia will get 7.8 earthquake. Thousands people will die.

2010
The temperature will reach 58 degrees in many countries of Africa , at the same time will lack of water.
15^th June, the New York stock market will be
The temperature in Africa will reach 58 degrees, it is unbelievable number, but in May 2007, people who travel around Africa said the temperature in Greece and Turkey are already 39-40 degrees, Iraq and Arabia is about 45-46 degrees, it is possible to happen in the summer but not in may, we can imagine that in the summer of 2010, the world will become warmer and Africa will get the high temperature.

2011
Will found the treatment for Cancer. But another new cancer will occur.
A serious disease will occur, it will be called ALS , People will die after 4 hours get ALS
Bird flu H5N1 will infect to human, 7300000 people will die till 2013.
Mr.Juseleeno’s prophesy is not only for the disease and earthquake but also for the exact name. For example the formal US president Gore famous book “ An Inconvenient Truth”. The name of tornado which will attack Brazil, and thousands people will die, the name of infectious disease ( ALS ), the name for San Francisco’s earthquake ( the Big One) and etc. events.
◎2012年
2012
The area of glebe will be extended regarding the aridity and become desert, from 2015 till 2020, the trees will disappear in Amazon.
From 6^th Dec. the sky will start the black cloud time, it is called weather cloudy.
Human start die because of the infectious disease’s overspread.
2013
Find the treatment for cancel except the brain cancel.
Bahamas of West Indies, from 1^st Nov. till 25^th the Volcano will break out and bring the earthquake too, after that will be 150 meters huge tsunami, about 80 meters tsunami will go to Caribbean, About 15 kilometer to 20 kilometer to USA , Brazil and other countries. The sea will go down 6 meters before the tsunami and the birds will move away too.
Mr.Juseleeno predicted that when the cats and dogs know the disaster is coming, they want to get away from the venue, they will have strange behaviors 24 hours before the disaster, so we can use that for the standard of judgement.
2014
The small planet will be closer to the earth and may knock together, the exist of this small planet will influent the issue of human live.
2015
In November, the average temperature will reach 59 degrees, many people will die, the world confusion will be bigger.
2016
In the middle of April , huge typhoon will attach some cities of China , about one thousand people will die.
The US president Bush will be in the hospital suddenly, has serious sickness.
2018
About the issue of small planet will be closer to the earth, the leaders of each country will gather together to discuss the countermeasure, Mr. Juseleeno already predicted in 2000, and informed the NASA of USA about the exist of the small planet. On 31^st June,2002, NASA confirmed and called this small planet 2002 ZNT 7」。
2019
May find out the science power solution, if the small planet knock together, 1/3 population of the world will die. Mr. Juseleeno predicted that the percentage for the small planet knock the earth will be 60% .
In June , the east sea of Japan will get the Tsunami, bigger then the Indonesia tsunami.
◎2025年
2025
Astronomer will find new planet, it may knock the earth again, the possibility will be 80%.
◎2026年
2026
In July, San Francisco will get huge earthquake, it is called “ the big one”, San Andreas Fault will be destroyed, California will disappear, a lot of crater will start again, the tsunami will be more than 150 meters.
◎2043年
2043
The world population reduced, about 80% people dead in the disaster.
Will 2008 Beijing Olympic Game be held smoothly?
As above said, in 2008, China will get 9.1 earthquake and more than millions people will die, according to Mr. Juseleeno’s prediction that the earth quake will be 13^th September,2008, and Olympic will hold on 8^th August-24^th, In this schedule, the earthquake will happen after Olympic, but before the big earthquake, there will be a lot of small earthquake, it will make the country and people upset.
There will be a lot of small earthquake before the big one, although Juseleeno didn’t predict the exact date, but if we presume the small earthquake will happen one or two month before and it may be the period of Olympic, if so it may make the host and athletes give up. When the writer read this prophesy from Juseleeno, he suddenly remember the space time traveler John Titoer ’s last word “ 2004 Athens Olympic Game will be last one”
But, if the earthquake is in the south of China , Nanning and Hai Nan, and there are no Olympic games, the Beijing Olympic Game will close successfully. But the problem is that China government is only care about the reputation and successfully of the Olympic game, ignore the small earthquakes, and no preparation before the big one. China may control the report, closed all the news . If so there will be a big disaster as the prophesy said. In Mr. Juseleeno ’s warning letter said “ if there is no preparation to protect the citizens, will get huge loss’
Mr. Juseleeno also predicted that glacier period is coming.
He also has the right prophesy for the weather, one of them is, in 2003, Europe got high temperature, 29^th October, 2001, the warning letter said “ the nature world will beat back to the world, the temperature of France, Germany and Portugal will become higher, more than ten thousand people will die, this disaster will happen between 2003 and 2004” . the truth is, the temperature in the summer of 2003 had reached the highest one which they’ve never had in Europe, about 35.000 people dead, especially France and Germany , about 14,000 people dead in France and 7000 people dead in Germany .

From Mr.Juseleeno’s prophesy, the earth temperature will get higher every year, till 2012, the temperature in Africa will reach 58 degrees and the same time will have serious water problem, after the temperature will be even higher, till 2015, the average temperature of earth will reach 59 degrees, a lot of people will die, the human will get frighten all over the world. If this is the truth, the countries will against each other because of the aridity and not enough food, Mr. Jeseleeno also predicted that there will be some new wars because of the aridity, but he didn’t have clear prophesy, but he felt it won’t be the normal war.
Anyway, the temperature is getting higher is not like the aerography said ( the speed is very slow), actually very quick. However the warmness seems not always incessancy, after the high temperature, a big part of ice of Greenland and South Pole will be dissolved and go to the sea, the circulation of the sea will be lower and become colder, it means a new glacier time. In Juseleeno’s prophesy seems also said after 2027, there will be a new glacier. Details of the prophesy as below:
The volcano of America yellow park will break out, the smoke and magma will go 1,600 kilometer far, Kansas , Nebraska , Montana will all get damaged. The break out of the volcano is not only in Yellow park, but also some other place in the world. these smoke will blot out the sun, the circulation of see will stagnate and active the cold phenomena.

Eir and kol got Nobel award
As we all know, the formal president Gore dedicate on study of earth temperature, his famous book “ An Inconvenient Truth” was made to a movie and also get the Oscar award. Actually 19 years ago, Mr. Juseleeno already predicted about this, the phophesy had been published on Moon Magazine in June, in the end of may, before the publish, the editor told the writer about this, I really got surprised for a while..
According the letter which Juseleeno sent to Gore, this prophesy letter already inform Gore that from 1993 to 2001 he won’t be the vice president anymore, he will dedicate on protect the world environment activities, and he will write a book “An Inconvenient Truth” to become famous, the English letter Juseleeno wrote to Gore also told the books name and he will get the 2007 Nobel award, we will know this autumn, Let’s looking forward for the prophesy for Mr. Gorel. We can’t deny Mr. Juseleeno ’s prophesy.
There are not much time for Human, from December 2007, the Black Cloud will extend all over the world, as Mr. Juseleeno predicted that if the human still keep the actuality, human will have terrible life from 2008 till 2012 , the black cloud will full of the sky before the disaster. If we want the disaster, and war stay away from us, the deadline for human is the end of 2007. Mr. Juseleeno expected the world consciousness will change in the end of 2007.
The situation is very serious now, if we still want to depend on other’s power, Mr. Juseleeno ’s prophesy “ the black future” will happen. We must understand the serious situation, individual to individual, group to group, country to county, hold you own responsibility, take action, because the deadline will come soon.
Inability and tiny ability is totally different, inability is no matter whatever we do, it won’t help. But tiny ability mean more people contribute and the power will become strong. We have do start from ourselves, one people’s power is small but if we put everyone’s power together, It will be strong to change the future disaster.

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Team Building at Doña Jovita Garden Resort

It was a very exciting day last week, June 4, 2008. Our office conducted a team building at Doña Jovita Garden Resort in Los Baños, Laguna.

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"Doña Jovita Garden Resort is a hot spring resort nestled in a 2.5-hectare lot of manicured landscape, in a not-so-hidden valley at the foot of Mt. Makiling.

Ornamental plants, flowers, and a variety of fruit-bearing trees dominate the landscape amidst an array of pools, tree-houses and cottages.

The Resort has two cozy areas, the Nature's Garden and the Mediterranean Garden. The Natures Garden is a Filipino-native inspired area where you can bask amongst a veil of abundant greenery while enjoying a refreshing swim. If its European architecture that you enjoy, than the inviting Mediterranean Garden is the place for you. It showcases a six room Spanish Villa-inspired building, two air-conditioned dorm rooms, a Conference room, and a swimming pool.

The Resort is a good jump-off point for short hikes to the mountain, high enough to capture a panoramic view of Laguna Lake and its environs."

For inquiries and reservations, you can visit this website http://www.jovitaresort.com, or you can call this telephone # 632.800.0771 | +63.49.545.3740 | +63.49.545.7517

Bodies Recovered along Sibuyan Island!

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What is Endosulfan?

Endosulfan is a neurotoxic organochlorineinsecticide of the cyclodiene family of pesticides. Being an endocrine disruptor, it is highly toxic. It is banned in the European Union,Cambodia, and several other countries, while its use is restricted in other countries, including the Philippines. It is still used extensively in many countries including the US and . It is made by Bayer CropScience, Makhteshim-Agan, and Hindustan Insecticides Limited among others, and sold under the tradenames Thionex, Thiodan, Phaser, and Benzoepin. Because of its high toxicity and high potential for bioaccumulation and environmental contamination, a global ban on the use and manufacture of endosulfan is being considered under the Stockholm Convention

Endosulfan has been used in agriculture around the world to control insect pests including whiteflys, aphids, leafhoppers, Colorado potato beetles, cabbage worms, and other pests. It has also seen use in wood preservation, home gardening, and tse-tse fly control, though it is not currently used in any vector control campaigns. The World Health Organization estimated world wide annual production to be about 20 million pounds (9,000 metric tons) in the early 1980s.mancozeb and monocrotophos, with almost 180 million pounds manufactured in the period 1999-2000. In India, more endosulfan is produced than any other pesticide except

killer pesticide endosulfan finally banned in Benin!

After almost 10 years of environmental damage and a large number of deaths among cotton growing communities, the infamous insecticide endosulfan is finally on its way out from West Africa. On 16th February, the government of Benin, one of the 3 largest cotton producers in the region, announced that the chemical would be banned after the existing stocks are used up.

This decision comes a result of a recommendation from the region's pest management experts who have finally recognised the unacceptable hazards of endosulfan, and paves the way to a probable phase out in most West African cotton producing countries - our sources suggest that Mali, Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast are committed to phasing the insecticide out by the end of the 2008/9 growing season.

Pesticide found inside capsized ship

The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday advised residents not to eat fish caught near the MV Princess of the Stars that capsized off Romblon, following reports that the vessel was found to be carrying a pesticide shipment.

from: gmanews.tv

Countdown to Armageddon : Doomsday 2012

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Outcry of Disappointment

I’ am deeply saddened for what happened to M/V Princess of the Stars. Many lives where lost because of this accident. Some of them are nowhere to be found. This tragedy causes panicked not only for the families and friends of the victims, but also for the people of Sibuyan Island.

Why?

Fishing is one of the main sources of income for Sibuyanons. According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), there is a possibility that fishes could have fed off from the bodies inside the vessel. The water could have been contaminated from the septic waste and other chemicals that might have spilled off into the water.

My brother used to have 3 fishing boat in Magdiwang (another town in Sibuyan Island). This kind of tragedy can ruin his business. Some of his buyer will hesitate to buy from him.

Belinda Raymundo, chief of the BFAR product testing laboratory, advised people to thoroughly rinse and take off the internal organs of all the fish they would be buying from the market.

She also said the best way to prepare fish dishes is to have the fish deeply fried to ensure that bacteria are killed.

There are many questions, which needs an answer. Who will be punished this time? Sulpicio Lines? Coast Guard? MARINA? PAG-ASA?

Hmmmm!

Sign of Hope from Magdiwang

As of 2:00 PM on June 23, 2008, my cousin Alvin texted me from Quezon City, about the situation in Magdiwang. He told me that his father called him up (from Silum) around 1:30 PM. According to him, typhoon "Frank" is the strongest typhoon that hit Sibuyan Island , many trees fell down, houses were damage and there is no supply of electricity all over the Sibuyan Island. The supply of electricity well restore after a month.

M/V Princess of Stars

Please pray for all the passengers of M/V Princess of Stars.

Sulpicio Lines releases passenger manifest, list of survivors from there website:

http://www.sulpiciolines.com/

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URGENT APPEAL: NATURE'S GRUDGE HAUNTS SIBUYAN ISLAND: Sibuyanons Appeal for Help

Sibuyan Island, Romblon, Philippines

Early this morning, the inhabitants along the coastal and riverbank areas of the ice-age island of Sibuyan in the middle of the Philippine archipelago started to evacuate to higher grounds because of typhoon Frank. Houses, villages and houses, among others, along the seacoasts and rivers are totally washed-out by big waves and strong current of overflowing rivers.

Evacuees are now housed in churches, schools and homes of families who are not affected. To this hour, an estimate of 10,000 people are affected by the typhoon."I am so afraid. The sea-level is rising very fast and the waves are as big as a two-storey house," Glori Macato, a public teacher, says while shivering.The parish church and the public plaza of San Fernando are now full of evacuees, the Church is doing its best respond to the needs of the people," says Sr. Lucy Caballero, a nun working for Basic Ecclesial Communities.

M/V Princess of the Star of Sulpicio Lines is now stranded on one of the coastlines of the island. This 44,860-hectare island in the province of Romblon has been in the limelight because of the island-people's strong opposition to the tough push of mining industry by the Philippine government which shall devastate almost 20,400 hectares.

Sibuyanons appeal to the Philippine government, especially to President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as she and her companions who are flying to the United States tonight.

In this regard, in behalf of the island people, the Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for the Environment, Inc., (Sibuyan ISLE), is appealing for any help you may extend such as medicine, blankets, canned goods, noodles, among others.

RODNE R. GALICHA

Coordinator

Sibuyan Island Sentinels League for Environment, Inc. (Sibuyan ISLE) /

Sibuyanons Against Mining (SAM)

E-mail: kalikasan101@gmail.com

Website:http://www.sibuyan.com

Phone: +63.918.269.7059

Imagine a world without Filipinos

Muhammad Al-Maghrabi became handicapped and shut down his flower and gifts shop business in Jeddah after his Filipino workers insisted on leaving and returning home. He says: “When they left, I felt as if I had lost my arms. I was so sad that I lost my appetite.”

Al-Maghrabi then flew to Manila to look for two other Filipino workers to replace the ones who had left. Previously, he had tried workers of different nationalities but they did not impress him. “There is no comparison between Filipinos and others,” he says. Whenever I see Filipinos working in the Kingdom, I wonder what our life would be without them.

Saudi Arabia has the largest number of Filipino workers — 1,019,577 — outside the Philippines. In 2006 alone, the Kingdom recruited more than 223,000 workers from the Philippines and their numbers are still increasing. Filipinos not only play an important and effective role in the Kingdom, they also perform different jobs in countries across the world, including working as sailors. They are known for their professionalism and the quality of their work.

Nobody here can think of a life without Filipinos, who make up around 20 percent of the world’s seafarers. There are 1.2 million Filipino sailors.

So if Filipinos decided one day to stop working or go on strike for any reason, who would transport oil, food and heavy equipment across the world? We can only imagine the disaster that would happen.

What makes Filipinos unique is their ability to speak very good English and the technical training they receive in the early stages of their education. There are several specialized training institutes in the Philippines, including those specializing in engineering and road maintenance. This training background makes them highly competent in these vital areas.

When speaking about the Philippines, we should not forget Filipino nurses. They are some 23 percent of the world’s total number of nurses. The Philippines is home to over 190 accredited nursing colleges and institutes, from which some 9,000 nurses graduate each year. Many of them work abroad in countries such as the US, the UK, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Singapore.

Cathy Ann, a 35-year-old Filipino nurse who has been working in the Kingdom for the last five years and before that in Singapore, said she does not feel homesick abroad because “I am surrounded by my compatriots everywhere.” Ann thinks that early training allows Filipinos to excel in nursing and other vocations. She started learning this profession at the age of four as her aunt, a nurse, used to take her to hospital and ask her to watch the work. “She used to kiss me whenever I learned a new thing. At the age of 11, I could do a lot. I began doing things like measuring my grandfather’s blood pressure and giving my mother her insulin injections,” she said.

This type of early education system is lacking in the Kingdom. Many of our children reach the university stage without learning anything except boredom.

The Philippines, which you can barely see on the map, is a very effective country thanks to its people. It has the ability to influence the entire world economy.

We should pay respect to Filipino workers, not only by employing them but also by learning from their valuable experiences.

We should learn and educate our children on how to operate and maintain ships and oil tankers, as well as planning and nursing and how to achieve perfection in our work. This is a must so that we do not become like Muhammad Al-Maghrabi who lost his interest and appetite when Filipino workers left his flower shop.

We have to remember that we are very much dependent on the Filipinos around us. We could die a slow death if they chose to leave us.

by: Abdullah Al-Maghlooth | Al-Watan, almaghlooth@alwatan.com.sa
http://www.arabnews.com

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Cockfighting or Sabong

Cockfighting is considered as one of the main pastime for sibuyanons. Cockfighting is a centuries-old blood sport in which two or more specially bred birds, known as gamecocks, are placed in an enclosure to fight, for the primary purposes of gambling and entertainment. A cockfight usually results in the death of one of the birds; sometimes it ends in the death of both. A typical cockfight can last anywhere from several minutes to more than half an hour.

Cockfighting in the Philippines is called “Sabong”, it is one of the Philippines’ national sports … there are illegal and legal cockfights (Even the Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has a cock called “Pac-Man”) … if you go into any home in the Philippines you would find at least 2 cocks (if there is an older male in the household) many would gamble on the fight, cocks in the country are treated like humans, they would feed them, give vitamins, and give them a shower … if the cock has been injured, but still alive, they would usually use it for reproduction, for fighting they would use gloves in an illegal fight, but would use blades in the legal fights …



Cockfighting is considered as gambling and pastime for others. But what we need to understand, are the disadvantages and effects to other people. This can ruin or destroy our family, your family and even your relationship with other people. A lot of money is used to bet every game. Instead of giving this to your own family, you will be obsess to bet every game, just to fulfill your happiness.