Hope the talks would resolve the issue on Filipinos going to Iraq.
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines has resumed bilateral talks with Iraq where among other things, the possible lifting of the Philippine travel ban to Iraq, would be discussed, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs said. More . . .
Friday, January 23, 2009
Tuesdays with Morrie
Some snippets from the book Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
"dying" was not synonymous with "useless"
“being human” and “relating to others,”
“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do”
“Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”
“Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others”
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” - Henry Adams
“Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?'”
“Don't assume that it's too late to get involved.”
"living funeral"
“once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
"Love each other or perish."
"If you're in bed, you're dead"
"dying" was not synonymous with "useless"
“being human” and “relating to others,”
“Accept what you are able to do and what you are not able to do”
“Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it”
“Learn to forgive yourself and to forgive others”
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” - Henry Adams
“Do what the Buddhists do. Every day, have a little bird on your shoulder that asks, 'Is today the day? Am I ready? Am I doing all I need to do? Am I being the person I want to be?'”
“Don't assume that it's too late to get involved.”
"living funeral"
“once you learn how to die, you learn how to live.”
"Love each other or perish."
"If you're in bed, you're dead"
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Monday, January 19, 2009
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Blogger Toolbox: 100+ Tools and Themes
In an effort to help those devoted Blogger users, we’ve gathered up the best of our lists about tools, themes and shortcuts for your preferred platform. Take a look through and you are sure to find something that will help you, even if you didn’t know you were looking for it!
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read more | digg story
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ubuntu 9.04 Boots in 21.4 Seconds
Ok how will the end user benefit from this EXT4 filesystem? Well, first of all, the whole system will be much faster and more reliable compared to one with EXT3, it will boot faster (the current article proves that) and it's able to handle files with sizes of up to 16 terabytes (1 TB = 1000 GB).
read more | digg story
read more | digg story
Saturday, January 10, 2009
GERILYA by Norman Wilwayco - Now Available for download
GERILYA by Norman Wilwayco now available for download. Norman Wilwayco is a friend and colleague. . .
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Supreme Court affirms Pinay's conviction for killing British husband
This is the latest update on the case of Steven Alston Davis. Putting a copy of the article on my blog for archive purposes. The late Steven Alston Davis is an old friend and mentor . . .
Supreme Court affirms Pinay's conviction for killing British husband
By Mike Frialde Updated January 02, 2009 12:00 AM
Supreme Court affirms Pinay's conviction for killing British husband
By Mike Frialde Updated January 02, 2009 12:00 AM
A Filipina convicted of killing her British husband in 2002 has lost her appeal after the Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeals.
Evelyn Bohol was found guilty by the Makati Regional Trial Court on Nov. 25, 2004 of having conspired with her boyfriend and two others in murdering her husband, Steven Alston Davis.
On Dec. 28, 2006, the CA upheld the Makati court’s decision, which sentenced her to 40 years in prison.
Court records show Bohol had persuaded Arnold Adoray, Alexander Dagami, and Robin Butas to kill Davis in their home in Makati on the night of July 17, 2002.
During the trial, Butas, who had turned state witness, testified that Bohol had persuaded him, Adoray and Dagami to commit the murder.
Butas told the court Adoray and Bohol were having an affair, and that Bohol had planned to kill her husband so she and Adoray could live together.
It was Bohol who gave Adoray the keys to the Makati apartment, according to Butas.
On Aug. 16, 2002, Adoray and Dagami were charged with murder. During the trial, the charge was amended to include Bohol and Butas as accused.
The court did not convict Bohol with parricide because her marriage with Davis was void since they were married in Hong Kong on March 1997, when she was only 17 years old.
In her defense, Bohol said it was physically impossible for her to have a direct and material participation in the killing of David as she was absent from the scene of the crime.
She was was at home with her children at the time of the commission of the crime, she added.
Bohol said the RTC erred in convicting her as her guilt was not proven beyond reasonable doubt.
However, the SC ruled that evidence clearly shows that Bohol was part of the conspiracy to kill Davis, although she did not directly participate in the commission of the crime.
“First, Evelyn [appellant herein] provided for the effective and compelling inducement for Arnold to carry into effect the killing of Steven,” read the SC decision.
“Second, Evelyn personally summoned and ‘recruited’ Robin to come along with them for possible backup or perhaps as ‘additional ammunition’ in case of resistance or retaliation on the part of their target.
“Third, it is apparent that the three men were not aware of Steven’s location, and thus Evelyn acted as the guide who directed the group towards the residence of Steven at Makati.
“And fourth, Evelyn provided the group with the keys in order for them to enter the apartment with ease and unnoticed.”
The decision was written by Associate Justice Eduardo Antonio Nachura.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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