REPOSTED FROM CHUVANESS.COM

Legazpi bishop asks Filipinos to say powerful prayer
By Joanna Los Baños
Inquirer Southern Luzon

LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines—-As typhoon “Pepeng” intensified and moved toward Northern Luzon, an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Legazpi encouraged Filipinos to pray the “Oratio Imperata for Deliverance From Calamities,” which he said was a powerful prayer that spared Albay from disaster after Supertyphoon “Reming” struck almost three years ago.

The prayer has been recited since October 2007 in all the churches in the archdiocese during Mass.

“Many have already asked for a copy of the prayer and it has already reached the United States,” Auxiliary Bishop Lucilo Quiambao said.

He asked that the prayer be recited in the parishes, homes and communities.

Albay has not been affected by major typhoons and calamities for the past three years and the bishop believed one reason the power of prayers.

In November 2007, authorities predicted that the province would be hit by typhoon “Mina.” However, it changed direction and most Albayanos were convinced it was a “miracle.”

The bishop also appealed to Bicolanos to help the victims of typhoon “Ondoy.”

In a circular, Quiambao said schools and communities may bring their donations to the Social Action Center in the city or to the Annual Diocesan Marian Youth Pilgrimage Rally in Barangay Baño on Saturday (Oct. 3).

“We have been recipients of so much generosity and love from people all over the world after typhoons Milenyo and Reming devastated our place, it is but proper and fitting that we return the favor now that we are given the opportunity to heed Christ's teaching to help our neighbors in need,” Quiambao said.

The Oratio:

“Almighty Father, we raise our hearts to You in gratitude for the wonders of creation of which we are part, for Your providence in sustaining us in our needs, and for Your wisdom that guides the course of the universe.

“We acknowledge our sins against You and the rest of creation.

“We have not been good stewards of Nature.

“We have confused Your command to subdue the earth.

“The environment is made to suffer our wrongdoing, and now we reap the harvest of our abuse and indifference.

“Global warming is upon us. Typhoons, floods, volcanic eruption, and other natural calamities occur in increasing number and intensity.

“We turn to You, our loving Father, and beg forgiveness for our sins.

“We ask that we, our loved ones and our hard earned possessions be spared from the threat of calamities, natural and man-made.

“We beseech You to inspire us all to grow into responsible stewards of Your creation, and generous neighbors to those in need.

“Amen.”

Emailed by Atty. J.S. Largo (Assistant Dean USC College of Law)

Dear students,

Hereunder are some suggestions on how essay questions ought to be answered:
1.  There should ideally just be maximum of four (4) paragraphs.
2.  The first paragraph (or the first sentence for that matter) should already give the answer of the examinee.
3.  The second paragraph should state the applicable law or jurisprudence or legal principle.
4.  The third paragraph should intertwine the law/ jurisprudence/ legal principle cited with the applicable facts.  It can happen that the problem will contain many facts.  Cite only the ones that are relevant.  Issue- spotting is also one of the key areas being tested in an exam.  An examinee who is able to cite the law/rule/jurisprudence/ legal principle and apply it with the relevant facts demonstrates a capacity to spot the issue.
5.  The last paragraph will contain the re-conclusion.

Hence, for instance, if problem is presented and the examinee is being asked to determine whether there was a suit against the state, the answer will look this way under the above suggested format:

"Yes, there was a suit against the State.
An unincorporated government agency has no personality separate and distinct from that of the State. Hence, suits against it are in reality a suit against the State.
In the instant case, DPWH is an unincorporated agency as it has no charter.  Being such, the suit against it is a suit against the State.
Hence, the suit is one against the state for which it must consent otherwise the case will merit dismissal."

All the best in the preparation of the class for our pre-midterm.
As they say, the secret to life and law is simply to endure.

Best,
JSL

tonight in our LABOR STANDARDS class ----
(teacher was asking one girl, doing oral recitations)

Miss P**, will you let your child sell balut?
Let's say you have a balut business..
Will you let your child sell balut? Is it hazardous to sell balut? Will you let your child sell balut in the morning?

Miss P** : No, Sir. I will not let my child sell balut in the morning because it is so EWW.
                You will see all the buhok - buhok if you sell balut in the morning.



mygahd!!!!
I lol'd
goodthing I got called tonight, as well.
At least I got one monkey off my back already.
hehe
the bell saved me, I answered some parts

another reason to see my psychologist and confess my new addiction.
i buy too much topshop. i think theyre the only store who sells clothes.
huhuhuhuhuuhhuhuuu.
they gave me this invite last time i was there.

yes on tuesday, april 14th.
to deliver bart simpson, homer simpson's son.
yeah yeah yeah seriously, I'll be getting another c-section on tuesday morning to deliver my son (finally)
^____^ <------ eloise with a huge smile
wish me luck
I'm so excited to meet my new baby
enjoy the rest of your holy week

a few seconds ago....

eloise: i wanna go to russia or germany
eloise: and walk in the snow
eloise: or somewhere out in the freezing cold of winter
eloise: i miss that feeling
eloise: i used to go to china when it still snows
eloise: alone
eloise: by myself
eloise: it's so drama
eloise:
Julie Rose Marie benabaye: Ahahahaha Sorry, I was helping my friend do something
eloise: its alryt
JULZ is typing a message.
JULZ: I want to go to Japan when it snows  
eloise: japan is a happy place
eloise: i wanna go to a lonely place
eloise: a frigid place
eloise: perhaps norway
eloise: i remember going to northern china
eloise: it was so cold
eloise: my nose bled a lot
eloise: but its nice to walk alone, in the freezing cold and to find yourself

it's been a rainy day here today in our tiny island in cebu. despite that it's almost holy week. nothing much to do.
study for the exam. to pass law school. pass law school to become a hotshot lawyer. thereafter?
i don't know.
I just feel sad and lonely today.
the siamese cats are constanltly following me around, but they fall asleep immediately when they find a cozy spot near me.
I'm lonely.
I would have gone driving around if only I wasn't too tired to lug around my 9-month baby bump.
hhmm.
maybe some other time I'll be happy.
I'll be sliced up immediately after holy week to get the baby out. I can't wait to meet him.



yellow - COLDPLAY

I'm still not dead!!!!
bwahahahahhaha
i'm just so busy, as usual. Law school, and I also got invited to exhibit at ONE CEBU. Posing nude, making fashion stuff. I'm too lazy to upload any photos.

AND I'M EXCITEDLY ANITICIPATING MY BABY'S BIRTH VERY SOON!!!!
it's another baby boy :))
any suggestions on what i should name him?

I'M SO EXCITED!

cesli jed cagalawan: we're ambitchous
cesli jed cagalawan: we're above them
eloise: ok yes
eloise: YES
cesli jed cagalawan: wahaha

earlier....
cesli jed cagalawan: wahaha!
cesli jed cagalawan: oh
cesli jed cagalawan: the real ombudsman
cesli jed cagalawan: i thought were still talkin crazy
cesli jed cagalawan: wahaha
eloise: nope
eloise: im ambitchous remember
cesli jed cagalawan: yes
cesli jed cagalawan: we're ambitchous
cesli jed cagalawan: waha

a few minutes later....

cesli jed cagalawan: yes
cesli jed cagalawan: bahala na xa
eloise: yeah
eloise: di naman sha fabulous eh
eloise: di rin ambitchous
eloise: hahhahaha
eloise: kita lang fabulous friends nia
eloise: downtime sha eh
eloise: ruining my street cred
cesli jed cagalawan: waha
eloise: and cramping my style
eloise: hahahahahaahahahahahahahaahahahaha
cesli jed cagalawan: wahaha!
cesli jed cagalawan: so let's no fuss over non-fabulous ppl
eloise: yes definitely

 and oh by the way, I bought a pair of Siamese cats, my Christmas present for my little boys :)

subjects--
negotiable instruments law
administrative law
transportation law
criminal law 2 (retake! thanks for failing me last sem, assistant deputy ombudsman for the visayas, MADame Virginia Palanca Santiago)
Special Penal Laws

uhmm I think that's it so far... I'm only having the minimum subject load this sem, so that I wont stress out my fabulous self...
muhahahah

yeah I'm still in USC.. my dad wants me to transfer. But I didnt take the LAE (supposed to be last month or this month), I cant live in manila with this baby bump.

UPDATE !!!! I found the link to the entire album of the shoot hehehe and I have confirmed that it was really shot in CEBU!!!! plaza housing carbon baby!!

CHIC TODAY - VANISHING WORLDS - ISSUE 19

My friend, Simone Biffi's online fashion magazine based in London. Editorial spread FASHIONCYCLE obviously shot in in the Pinas, baby!

shot by Anita Bresser

I'm posting this since it might come out in our impending exams, and also for the benefit of the body politic. (char)

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Quezon City, Metro Manila

TWELFTH CONGRESS

First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO.4110

INTRODUCED BY HONORABLE BELLAFLOR J. ANGARA-CASTILLO, DARLENE R. ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, CIELO

KRISEL LAGMAN-LUISTRO, LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, CARLOS M. PADILLA, GILBERT C. REMULLA,

NERISSA CORAZON SOON-RUIZ, LIZA L. MAZA, JR. NEREUS 0. ACOSTA, JOSEFINA M. JOSON, EMILIO C.

MACIAS II, ANTONIO P. ALAPAHA JR., FILOMENA S. SAN JUAN, GABRIELLE V. CALIZO, ROZZANO RUFINO B.

BIAZON, CYNTHIA A. VILLAR, ANTONIO M. ABABA, EDELMIRO A. AMANTE, AGAPITO A. AQUINO,

ROSELLER L. BARINAGA, LUIS P. BERSAMIN JR., CARMEN L. CARI, FAYSAH MANIRI-RACMAN DUMARPA,

MICHAEL JOHN R. DUAVIT, EDGAR ERICE, CONRADO M. ESTRELLA III, CELIA TAGANAS LAYUS, MA.

VICTORIA L. LOCSIN, ALFREDO G. MARANON JR., ANTONIO EDUARDO B. NACHURA, ARTHUR Y. PINGOY

JR., MONICO 0. PUENTEVELLA, EDWIN C. UY, WILFRIDO B. VILLARAMA AND JOSE CARLOS V. LACSON

 

AN ACT

ESTABLISHING A REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE ACT, STRENGTHENING ITS

IMPLEMENTING STRUCTURES, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR

OTHER PURPOSES

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress

assembled:

SEC. 1. Title. This Act shall be known as "The Reproductive Health Care Agenda Act of

2001".

SEC. 2. Declaration of Principles.

The state recognizes and guarantees the human rights of all persons that include, the right to

equality and equity, the right to development, the right to reproductive health, the right to

education and the right to choose and make decisions for themselves. The state shall ensure the

universal access to reproductive health, services, information and education.

The advancement and protection of women's human rights shall be central to the State's

efforts to address reproductive health care. It shall promote gender equality, equity and women's

empowerment as a health and human rights concern. The empowerment and autonomy of

women and the improvement of their political, social, economic, and health status is imperative.

The state shall positively address and seek to eradicate discriminatory practices and laws and

policies, including but not limited to, gender inequality and inequity, and violence against women

which infringe on a person's exercise of sexual and reproductive rights.

 

SEC. 3. Definition of Terms. For the purpose of this Act, the following terms shall be

defined as follows:

a. Gender equality - the absence of discrimination, on the basis of a person's sex, in

opportunities, in the allocation of resources or benefits, or in access to services.

b. Gender equity - fairness and justice in the distribution of benefits and

responsibilities

between women and men, and often requires women-specific projects and

programs to

end existing inequalities.

c. Reproductive rights - are the rights of individuals and couples to:

1) Decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their

children

and to have the information and means to do so;

2) Make decisions about reproductive health free of discrimination, coercion

and

violence.

d. Reproductive health - is the state of complete physical, mental and social

well-being

and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, in all matters relating to the

reproductive system and to its functions and processes. This implies that people are

able

to have a satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce

and

the freedom to decide if, when and how often to do so. Implicit in this last condition

are

the right of men and women to be informed and to have access to safe, effective,

affordable and acceptable methods of family planning of their choice, as well as

other

methods of their choice for regulation of fertility and the right of access to

appropriate

health-care services that will enable women to go safely through pregnancy and

childbirth and provide individuals and couples with the best chance of having a

healthy

infant.

e. Reproductive Health Care - is the constellation of methods, techniques and

services that

contribute to reproductive health and well being by preventing & solving

reproductive

health-related problems. The services includes Family Planning (FP), Maternal &

Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN), Prevention & Management of Abortion and its

Complications (PMAC), Prevention and Management of Reproductive Tract

Infections

(RTIs), Education and Counseling on Sexuality and Sexual Health, Breast &

Reproductive Tract Cancers & other Gynecological Conditions, Men's

Reproductive

Health, Adolescent & Youth Health, Violence Against Women & Children,

Prevention &

Treatment of Infertility & Sexual Dysfunction.

f. Responsible parenthood - the will and the ability to respond to the needs and

aspirations

of the family and children.

g. Adolescent sexuality - refers to the reproductive system, gender identity, values

or

beliefs, emotions, relationships and sexual behavior of young people as social

beings.

The term especially the subjective elements (values, beliefs and emotions) should

be seen

from the perspective of young people to become meaningful. Adolescence pertains

to

people aged between 13-24.

h. Family planning - a process by which couples, guided by the demands of

responsible

parenthood, and/or by their personal, religious, social or cultural beliefs, decide

freely

and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children based on their

physical,

mental and emotional capacities as well as their present or potential resources.

i. Male involvement - refers to men's commitment and joint responsibility with

women in

all areas of sexual and reproductive health.

j. Civil society - is the conglomeration of all the non-profit, non-government and

voluntary

organizations addressing the general issues and welfare of the people. Civil society

constitutes a viewpoint of development that gives primary consideration to people

empowerment, respect for culture, gender equity, and environmental protection.

The civil

society perspective encompasses the interest of the following sectors: families,

farmers,

workers, urban poor, women, indigenous communities, youth and students, media,

the

academic institutions, civic organizations, the various churches, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and peoples organizations (POs).

k. Private Sector - refers to all individual corporations, companies, enterprises, and

including their business organizations and chambers, which are operating

profit and are also assisting in the implementation of population and development

the state as part of their service to their employees and/or in the performance of

their social responsibility

l. Respect for, protection and fulfillment of reproductive health rights seek to promote not only the rights and welfare of adult individuals and couples but those of adolescents’ and children’s as well; and

m.       While nothing in this Act changes the law on abortion, as abortion remains a crime and is punishable, the government shall ensure that women seeking care for post-abortion complications shall be treated and counseled in a humane, non-judgmental and compassionate manner.

SEC. 4. Reproductive Health Care Agenda Framework. The Integrated Reproductive

Health Care Agenda shall create an enabling environment wherein an integrated reproductive

health care policy and program become positive instruments for the realization of

a. The sexual and reproductive health and rights of all individuals and couples including:

1) the reproductive health and rights of all individuals and couples to decide freely and

responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children;

2) the right to make decisions concerning reproduction free of discrimination, coercion and violence;

3) the universal access to a full range of safe, high quality, accessible, and affordable sexual and

reproductive health services and products to all individuals and couples;

4) the universal access to sexual and reproductive health information and education;

b. The attainment of gender equality, equity and women's empowerment in society; and

c. The promotion of the welfare and rights of the child.

SEC. 5. Reproductive Health Care Program.

a. Elements of Reproductive Health. The following are the priority health care services

identified as the Ten Elements of RH:

1) Family Planning (FP)

2) Maternal & Child Health and Nutrition (MCHN)

3) Prevention & Management of Abortion and its Complications (PMAC),

4) Prevention and Management of Reproductive Tract Infections (RTIs) 5) Education and Counseling on Sexuality and Sexual Health

6) Breast & Reproductive Tract Cancers & other Gynecological Conditions

7) Men's Reproductive Health

8) Adolescent & Youth Health

9) Violence Against Women & Children

10) Prevention & Treatment of Infertility & Sexual Dysfunction.

b. Implementing Mechanism. The DOH shall be the lead implementing agency to

implement the Reproductive Health Care Agenda. The DOH shall convene the

National

RH Management Committee (NRHMC) whose members shall include

representatives

from the Commission on Population (POPCOM), the Department of Interior and

Local

Government (DILG), and the National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women

(NCRFW). Other agencies such as the Human Health Resource Development

Institute,

Bureau of Local Health Development, National Epidemiology Center, Health

Policy and

Planning Institute, Bureau of Health Facilities and Services, Center for Health

Promotion,

and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) shall provide the necessary support

services.

c. Functions. The DOH-led NRHMC shall:

1) Come out with an Integrated National Policy and Program on

Reproductive Health

that shall be implemented in the DOH-retained hospitals, the local

government unitmanaged

health facilities, other government organizations, private sectors

and NGOs;

2) Review national and local laws and policies that infringe on the rights of

all

individuals and couples from access to their sexual and reproductive health

and rights

and take the necessary efforts to amend and repeal such laws and policies.

Particularly, the review of laws and policies shall include the following

areas:

a. population, reproductive health, and family planning;

b. contraception;

c. abortion;

d. HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmissible infections;

e. Harmful traditional practices affecting reproductive health;

f. Rape and other sexual violence,

g. Marriage and family law; and

h. Reproductive rights of adolescents.

3) Strengthen the capacities of health regulatory agencies to ensure safe,

high quality,

accessible, and affordable reproductive health services and products with

the

concurrent strengthening and enforcement of regulatory mandates and

mechanisms;

4) Take active steps to push for the expansion of the coverage of the

National Health

Insurance Program (NHIP) to extend protection to a wider population

especially the

poor and to cover the full range of sexual and reproductive health services

and

products as health insurance benefits.

d. Service Delivery. In implementing the Reproductive Health Agenda, the

following

should be ensured:

1) Enabling Environment for Women's Sexual and Reproductive

Health and

Rights.

a. The implementation of a comprehensive national strategy to promote

women's

right to health, including their reproductive health, recognizing that health is

more than the absence of disease, but encompasses the physical, mental and

social well-being of an individual throughout the entire life cycle;

b. The elimination of discrimination against women in the field of health care in

order to promote equal access to health care services and information;

c. The undertaking of programs and services towards educating women of

their

reproductive rights;

d. The increase of women's access throughout the life cycle to appropriate,

affordable and quality health care, information and related services;

e. Take all appropriate measures to promote, research and disseminate

information

on women's health

2) Broad Reproductive Health Care. The provision of broad reproductive

health care

needs, including

a. Family planning counseling, information and education regardless of

marital

status and age;

b. The full range of family planning methods both natural family planning

and

modem contraceptive methods (e.g., condoms, vaginal barrier methods, oral

contraceptives, implants, intrauterine devices, male and female

voluntary sterilization, and emergency contraception (EC).

c. Prenatal care, safe delivery and postnatal care services and education;

d. Prevention and appropriate treatment of infertility;

e. Prevention and management of consequences of abortion;

f. Treatment of reproductive tract infections, HIV/AIDS and other STIs, and

breast

cancer;

g. Active discouragement of female circumcision/female genital mutilation

and

other harmful traditional practices; and

h. Education and information on human sexuality and responsible

parenthood

 

3) Population, reproductive health, and family planning

a. The equitable distribution of resources and facilities to implement all

aspects of

reproductive rights;

b. The principle of free and informed. consent and choice, non-coercion,

confidentiality, privacy, non-discrim i nation and quality of care shall

always be

present in the policies and programs and its implementation;

c. The removal of unnecessary legal, medical, clinical and regulatory

obstacles to

information on and access to reproductive health services, including family

planning;

d. The development of policies and programs aimed at effecting significant

reductions in maternal, infant and child mortality;

4) Contraception

a. The elimination of restrictions on contraception including excessive

regulation,

requirements for third-party authorizations, and prohibitions on the

dissemination

of information regarding contraceptives;

b. Access to the full range of contraceptive methods, as well as accurate

information on the relative benefits and risks of each method;

c. The regulation of quality of contraceptive methods and implement

appropriate

safeguards for efficacy, safety, and full, informed consent by the users;

5) Adolescents

a. The removal of all legal and regulatory barriers to reproductive health

care for

adolescents and create comprehensive, age-specific health programs for

them as part

of the country's overall health policy. The services should include

information and

services addressing reproductive health, STIs, gender roles, sexuality and

responsible

use of contraceptives;

b. Also, there must be: i) the universal access to contraception and maternal

health care,

including pre- and post-natal care for pregnant adolescents, regardless of

marital status; ii) services geared specifically towards the special reproductive

health needs

of adolescents; iii) sex education and life-skills programs for all levels of

education --

primary, secondary and tertiary. The policies must reflect the special needs

of

marginalized adolescents, such as street children and out-of-school youth;

iv)

education campaigns for STI and HIV/AIDS-prevention specifically aimed

at

adolescents; v) programs to sensitize the community, including health care

providers

and law enforcement officials, regarding the need to protect the girl child

and and

adolescents against all forms of sexual violence, including rape, incest,

prostitution

and trafficking; and

c. The provision of special attention to reducing the incidence of teen-age

pregnancy

and other adolescent reproductive health problems;

SEC. 5. Education and Information

a. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education in Schools. The

Department of Education (DEPED), the Commission on Higher Education (CHED),

and the Technical Education and Skill Development Authority (TESDA), using

information provided by the Department of Health, hall require the integration

instruction on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the curriculum in public

and private schools at intermediate grades, secondary and tertiary levels, including

non-formal and indigenous learning systems.

b. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education in the Workplace. The

Civil Service Commission (CSC) and the Department of Labor and Employment

(DOLE) shall ensure that all government and private institutions shall conduct

education and informational campaigns for their employees, workers, managers, and

supervisors on sexual and reproductive health and rights.

c. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Education in the Communities.

Local governments units, in collaboration with the Department of Health and the Department of Interior and Local Governance, shall conduct educational and

information campaigns in their respective local government units. The provincial

governor, city and municipal mayors and the barangay captain shall coordinate such

campaign among concerned government agencies, and non-government

organizations.

SEC. 6. Support

a. The State recognizes that civil society, in general, and women's organizations in

particular, have made and are increasingly providing essential contributions to sexual

and reproductive health and rights-related programs, projects and activities at all

levels and are also engaged in the planning and implementation of more innovative,

flexible and responsive programs with grassroots participation. This Act shall provide

the means for a stronger and more effective partnership by government agencies with

civil society at all levels and the necessary support so that they could expand their work more effectively among the citizenry.

b. The State recognizes that the private sector plays an important role in social and

economic development that includes the production and delivery of reproductive

health care services and commodities. This Act shall provide the means to promote

private sector role in service delivery and in the production, distribution and delivery

of high-quality reproductive health and family-planning commodities that are

accessible and affordable to ordinary citizens,

c. The State recognizes the essential role that the various leagues play as an alternative

forum by which local government units can participate in governance. The various

Leagues shall provide an alternative representation of all the Local Government

Units, apart from those that are already defined under the Local Government Code, in

the crafting of policies, and in the development of programs and projects in pursuit of

the Reproductive Health Care Agenda.

SEC. 7. Discriminatory Acts and Policies. Any restriction on dissemination of

information

regarding contraception including requirements for third-party authorizations in voluntary

sterilizations and other voluntary sexual and reproductive health procedure is considered

discrimination against the exercise of one's sexual and reproductive rights and is thus

punishable

punishable by imprisonment of one month to six months and/or a fine of twenty thousand

pesos

(P20,000.00).

SEC 8. Reporting Requirements. Before the end of April each year, the DOH shall

submit an annual report to the President of the Philippines. The report shall provide a definitive

and comprehensive assessment of the implementation of its programs and those of other

Government agencies and instrumentalities, civil society and the private sector and recommend

appropriate priorities for executive and legislative actions. The report shall be printed and

distributed to all national agencies, the LGUs, civil society and the private sector involved in said

programs.

The annual report shall evaluate the content, implementation, and impact of all policies

related to population, reproductive health, and family planning to ensure such policies promote,

protect and fulfill women's reproductive rights.

SEC. 7. Appropriation. The Department and LGUs, through its implementing units, shall

endeavor to disburse all appropriated funds based on the set benchmarks; Furthermore, 20% of

funds currently allocated to the National Health Insurance Program shall be used to support the

policies and objectives under this Act. Subsequent appropriations shall be provided by Congress

in the Annual budget of the Department of Health under the General Appropriations Act.

SEC. 8. Separability Clause. If any part, section or provision of this Act is held invalid or

unconstitutional, other provisions not affected thereby shall remain in force and effect.

SEC. 9. Repealing Clause. Republic Act No. 6365 dated 06 August 1971, Presidential

Decree No. 79 dated 8 December 1972, Presidential Decrees No. 1204 dated 29 September 1977,

Executive Order No. 160 dated 13 April 1977, Executive Order No. 408 dated 18 June 1990, Executive Order No.32 dated 31 October 1992 and all other laws, decrees, orders, issuances, rules

and regulations which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repeated,

amended or modified accordingly.

SEC. 10. Effectivity. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the

Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,

 

borrowed from http://padlockedheart.multiply.com/journal/item/42/Conyomandments

1.  Thou shall make gamit "make+pandiwa".
ex. "Let's make pasok na to our class!"
"Wait lang! I'm making kain pa!"
"Come on na, we can't make hintay anymore! It's in Andrew pa, you know?"
2. Thou shall make kalat "noh", "diba" and "eh" in your pangungusap.
ex. "I don't like to make lakad in the baha nga, no? Eh diba it's like, so eew, diba?"
      "What ba: stop nga being maarte noh?"
      "Eh as if you want naman also, diba?"
3. When making describe a whatever, always say "It's SO pang-uri!"
ex. "It's so malaki, you know, and so mainit!"
      "I know right? So sarap nga, eh!"
      "You're making me inggit naman.. I'll make bili nga my own burger."
4. If you are lalaki, make parang punctuation "dude", 'tsong" or "pare"
ex. "Dude, Anatomy is so hirap, pare."
      "I know, tsong, I got bagsak nga in quiz one, eh"
5. Thou shall know "you know?" and "I know, right!"
ex. "My bag is so bigat today, you know"
      "I know, right! We have to make dala pa kasi the jumbo Psychology book eh!"
6. Make gawa the plural of pangngalans like in English or Spanish.
ex. "I have so many tigyawats, oh!"
7. Like, when you can make kaya, always use "like". Like, I know right?
ex. "Like, it's so init naman!"
      "Yah! The aircon, it's, like sira!" 
8. Make yourself feel so galing by translating the last word of your sentence, you know, your pangungusap?
ex. "Kakainis naman in the LRT! How plenty tao, you know, people?"
      "It's so tight nga there, eh, you know, masikip?"
9. Make gamit of plenty abbreviations, you know, daglat?"
ex. "Like, OMG! It's like traffic sa LRT"
      "I know right? It's so kaka!"
      "Kaka?"
      "Kakaasar!"
10. Make gamit the pinakamaarte voice and pronunciation you have para full effect!
ex. "I'm, like, making aral in Arrhneo!" (Ateneo)
      "Me naman, I'm from Lazzahl!" (La Salle!? =p)

hahahahhahahhaahha

I copied this from my friend Chris' site

From Raymund Marasigan (Sandwich Mailing List)

From: raymund marasigan
To: subsandwich@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2008 8:37:03 PM
Subject: [subsandwich] eraserheads aug 30 08 confirmed

dear everybody

after much ado. the eraserheads concert is most definitely pushing
through.

philip morris and its brands have pulled out from the concert. but
another company is taking over the production. the turn over started
yesterday and they have already started work on the site in the fort.
so you can check.

there are good news and bad news.

unfortunately its no longer free. all the long winded registration
procedures in the red nation site is now void.

the good news is that the age limit is now 12 years old (for safety
reasons)and tickets will be sold so you dont have to wait for
confirmation and what not.

the official announcement and ticketing details will come out in major
newspapers and on the radio on tuesday.

these are the only details i know for now so no need to email me. im
just the drummer.

btw. i just got home from the last rehearsal. the band is cooking. we
will see you all on the 30th.

faceyourmanga

Since I have no time to personally write something about this issue, because I'm still deep in midterm muck, I'll just copy paste an article. I read through this because it might come out in one of my exams.
First part is copied from the Manila Times Internet Edition, an article by Tony Lopez and the second one is the MOA of which the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are parties thereto.

Please read through, because one day we might all wake up and find out that the next province to where you live is already another state or another country. United States of the Philippines? hahahahahhahaha

VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
A Bangsamoro Republic?

In the end, 36 years of hostilities came down to what two law deans (Fr. Joaquin Bernas of Ateneo and Froilan Bacungan of the University of the Philippines) have sneered at as “a piece of paper.”

And what a piece of paper it is. Given substance by the sovereign powers of the President to negotiate and enter into treaty agreements and the expected subservience of a docile Congress given the right incentives, the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the ancestral domain aspect of the Government of the Republic of the Philippines-Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) Tripoli Agreement on Peace of 2001, many fear, will lead to the establishment of a separate Islamic republic in the country.

Ancestral domain basically refers to what the Muslims are supposed to control, own and believe in “since time immemorial.” That is as good as saying that Tondo, which used to be Muslim, could conceivably become part of Bangsamoro homeland one of these days.

 That Bangsamoro republic will be carved out of the present provinces of Palawan (the southern tip) plus two cities and 12 provinces in Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago in Mindanao. It will include the one city (Cotabato City) and six provinces of the present Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) plus at least two major cities, Zamboanga City and Iligan, and seven additional provinces—Palawan (the towns of Bataraza and Balabac), Lanao del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Bukidnon, Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat.

 These additional areas are supposedly “conflict-affected areas outside the BJE [Bangsamoro Juridical Entity] which shall be the subject of special socioeconomic and cultural affirmative action implemented by the central government pending the conduct of a plebiscite not earlier than 25 years from the signing of the Comprehensive Compact to determine the question of their accession to the BJE.”

The MOA was supposed to have been signed last August 5, 2008 in Malaysia but signing was scuttled by the Supreme Court with a restraining order.

The impending signing of the agreement negotiated under singularly secretive circumstances has triggered outrage from Christian provinces and cities in Mindanao likely to be included as part of the Bang­samoro homeland.

The MOA more than doubles the population under possible Bangsamoro sphere of influence from the present 4.19 million in the ARMM to 10.5 million by adding the 5.8 million in the additional two cities (of Zam­boanga and Iligan) and seven provinces which are outside the present ARMM. The Muslim territory expands four-fold from 12,694.5 square kms to 56,824 square kms. This is a combined area over 2,000 times

 the size of Makati or 342 times the size of Quezon City. The population under Bangsamoro homeland’s influence is almost the same size as the entire Metro Manila population.

The additional areas are home to among the richest reservoirs of natural resources, minerals and waters in the country along with vast agricultural lands in Palawan (892,000 people and 14,896 sq.kms), Bukidnon (1.19 million people and 8,293.8 sq. kms.), and Cotabato (958,643 people and 6,656.9 sq. kms), as well as Lanao del Norte (836,329 people and 3,092 sq.kms.), Zamboanga del Sur (836,217 people and 3,480 sq. kms), Zamboanga Sibugay (497,239 people and 3,087.9 sq. kms.), and Sultan Kudarat (586,505 people and 4,714.8 sq. kms.).

Bangsamoro homeland will control two of the biggest rice producing provinces of the country—Cotabato with 449,202 tons of palay production and Maguin­danao with 433,766 tons. Iligan City, on the other hand, is the industrial center of the South and home to the great Maria Cristina falls.

The government will give up control of these areas and popu­lations in the name of peace and to end a 36-year rebellion that has claimed the lives of more than 150,000 on both sides—the army and civilians and the Muslim separatists, and cost anywhere from P20 billion to P50 billion a year in taxpayers’ money and economic damage.

Under the 11-page MOA, the Bangsamoro homeland and historic territory refers “to the land mass as well as the maritime, terrestrial, fluvial and alluvial domains, and the aerial domain, the atmospheric space above it, embracing the Mindanao-Sulu-Palawan geographic region.”

The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) herein referred to as the “Parties” to this Agreement.

Terms of Reference

The context of referents follows:

The Agreement for General Cessation of Hostilities dated July 18, 1997 Between the GRP and the MILF, and its Implementing Administrative and Operational Guidelines;

The General Framework of Agreement of Intent Between the GRP and the MILF dated August 27, 1998;

The Agreement on the General Framework for the Resumption of Peace Talks Between the GRP and the MILF dated March 24, 2001;

The Tripoli Agreement on Peace Between the GRP and the MILF dated June 22, 2001;

The Tripoli Agreement Between the GRP and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) dated December 23, 1976 and the Final Agreement on the Implementation of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement Between the GRP and the MNLF dated September 2, 1996;

Republic Act No. 6734, as amended by R.A. 9054, otherwise known as “An Act to Strengthen and Expand the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM)”;

ILO Convention No. 169, in correlation to the UN Declaration on the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples, and Republic Act No. 8371 otherwise known as the Indigenous Peoples Rights Act of 1997, the UN Charter; the UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law (IHL), and internationally recognized human rights instruments; and

Compact rights entrenchment emanating from the regime of dar-ul-mua’hada (or territory under compact) and dar-ul-sulh (or territory under peace agreement) that partakes the nature of a treaty device. For the purpose of this Agreement, a “treaty” is defined as any solemn agreement in writing that sets out understanding, obligations, and benefits for both parties which provides for a framework that elaborates the principles declared in the Agreement.

Have agreed and acknowledged as follows:

CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES

1. It is the birthright of all Moros and all Indigenous peoples of Mindanao to identify themselves and be accepted as “Bangsamoros”. The Bangsamoro people refers to those who are natives or original inhabitants of Mindanao and its adjacent islands including Palawan and the Sulu archipelago at the time of conquest or colonization of its descendants whether mixed or of full blood. Spouses and their descendants are classified as Bangsamoro. The freedom of choice of the Indigenous people shall be respected.

2. It is essential to lay the foundation of the Bangsamoro homeland in order to address the Bangsamoro people’s humanitarian and economic needs as well as their political aspirations. Such territorial jurisdictions and geographic areas being the natural wealth and patrimony represent the social, cultural and political identity and pride of all the Bangsamoro people. Ownership of the homeland is vested exclusively in them by virtue of their prior rights of occupation that had inhered in them as sizeable bodies of people, delimited by their ancestors since time immemorial, and being the first politically organized dominant occupants.

3. Both Parties acknowledge that ancestral domain does not form part of the public domain but encompasses ancestral, communal, and customary lands, maritime, fluvial and alluvial domains as well all natural resources therein that have inured or vested ancestral rights on the basis of native title. Ancestral domain and ancestral land refer to those held under claim of ownership, occupied or possessed, by themselves or through the ancestors of the Bangsamoro people, communally or individually since time immemorial continuously to the present, except when prevented by war, civil disturbance, force majeure, or other forms of possible usurpation or displacement by force, deceit, stealth, or as a consequence of government project or any other voluntary dealings entered into by the government and private individuals, corporate entities or institutions.

4. Both Parties acknowledge that the right to self-governance of the Bangsamoro people is rooted on ancestral territoriality exercised originally under the suzerain authority of their sultanates and the Pat a Pangampong ku Ranaw. The Moro sultanates were states or karajaan/kadatuan resembling a body politic endowed with all the elements of nation-state in the modern sense. As a domestic community distinct from the rest of the national communities, they have a definite historic homeland. They are the “First Nation” with defined territory and with a system of government having entered into treaties of amity and commerce with foreign nations.

The Parties concede that the ultimate objective of entrenching the Bangsamoro homeland as a territorial space is to secure their identity and posterity, to protect their property rights and resources as well as to establish a system of governance suitable and acceptable to them as distinct dominant people.

5. Both Parties affirm their commitment to mutually respect the right to one’s identity and the parity of esteem of everyone in the political community. The protection of civil rights and religious liberties of individuals underlie the basis of peace and justice of their totality of relationships.

6. Both Parties agree that the Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) shall have the authority and jurisdiction over the Ancestral Domain and Ancestral lands, including both alienable and non-alienable lands encompassed within their homeland and ancestral history, as well as the delineation of ancestral domain/lands of the Bangsamoro people located therein.

7. Vested property rights upon the entrenchment of the BJE shall be recognized and respected subject to paragraph 9 of the strand on Resources.

TERRITORY

1. The Bangsamoro homeland and historic territory refer to the land mass as well as the maritime, terrestrial, fluvial and alluvial domains, and the aerial domain, the atmospheric space above it, embracing the Mindanao-Sulu-Palawan geographic region. However, delimitations are contained in the agreed Schedules (Categories).

2. Toward this end, the Parties entered into the following stipulations:

a. The Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) as the Parties to this Agreement commit themselves to the full and mutual implementation of this framework agreement on territory with the aim of resolving outstanding issues that emanate from the consensus points on Ancestral Domain.

b. The Parties confirm their understanding that the mutual goal of reaching an agreement on Bangsamoro territory specific to mapping the outlying borders and the boundaries affecting local government units will lead to consolidation of the agreed texts on the Ancestral Domain Strands.

c. The Parties affirm that the core of the BJE shall constitute the present geographic area of the ARMM, including the municipalities of Baloi, Munai, Nunungan, Pantar, Tagoloan and Tangkal in the province of Lanao del Norte that voted for inclusion in the ARMM during the 2001 plebiscite;

d. Without derogating from the requirements of prior agreements, the government stipulates to conduct and deliver, within six (6) months following the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain, a plebiscite covering the areas as enumerated in the list and depicted in the map as Category A attached herein (the “Annex”). The Annex constitutes an integral part of this framework agreement.

e. The areas covered by Category B has already been reflected on a map and officially agreed by both Parties.

f. Internal Waters:
The Bangsamoro Juridical Entity (BJE) shall have jurisdiction over the management, conservation, development, protection, utilization and disposition of all natural resources, living and non-living, within its internal waters extending fifteen (15) kilometers from the coastline of the BJE area.

g. Territorial Waters:
(1) The territorial waters of the BJE shall stretch beyond the BJE internal waters up to the Republic of the Philippines (RP) baselines south east and south west of mainland Mindanao. Beyond the fifteen (15) kilometers internal waters, the Central Government and the BJE shall exercise joint jurisdiction, authority and management over areas and [of] all natural resources, living and non-living contained therein. The details of such management of the Territorial Waters shall be provided in an agreement to be entered into by the Parties.

(2) The boundaries of the territorial waters shall stretch beyond the 15-km BJE internal waters up to the Central government’s baselines under existing laws. In the southern and eastern part of the BJE, it shall be demarcated by a line drawn from the Maguling Point, Palimbang, Province of Sultan Kudarat up to the straight baselines of the Philippines. On the northwestern part, it shall be demarcated by a line drawn from Little Sta. Cruz Island, Zamboanga City, up to Naris Point, Bataraza, Palawan. On the western part of Palawan, it shall be demarcated by a line drawn from the boundary of Bataraza and Rizal up to the straight baselines of the Philippines.

The final demarcation shall be determined by a joint technical body composed of duly-designated representatives of both Parties, in coordination with the appropriate Central Government agency in accordance with the above guidelines.

h. Sharing of Minerals on Territorial Waters:
Consistent with paragraphs 5 and 6 of the provisions on Resources, all potential sources of energy, petroleum in situ, hydrocarbon, natural gas and other minerals, including deposits or fields found within the territorial waters, shall be shared between the Central Government and the BJE in favor of the latter through production sharing agreement or economic cooperative agreement.

i. Activities Allowed on Territorial Waters:

(1) The Parties shall have authority to carry out the following activities within the territorial waters:

(a) Exploration and utilization of the natural resources, whether living or non-living within the territorial waters;

(b) Establishments and use of artificial islands, installations and structures;

(c) Marine scientific research;

(d) Protection and the preservation of the marine environment;

(e) Conservation of living resources;

(f) Regulation of shipping and fishing activities;

(g) Enforcement of police and safety measures, including interdiction of the entry and use of the waters by criminal elements and hot pursuit of suspected criminal elements;

(h) Regulation and control of contraband and illegal entry of prohibited materials and substances, including smuggling; and

(i) Such other measures as the Parties may otherwise mutually agree.

(2) Activities relating to exploration and utilization of non-living resources, as well as paragraphs (c) and (d) of the Authorized Activities will be carried out on a joint basis agreed by the Parties which may be in the form of production sharing agreements or joint development pacts.

j. Establishment of a Joint Commission:

(1) The Parties shall establish a Joint Commission, which shall elaborate the modalities for the implementation and the carrying out of the Authorized Activities and the measures adopted in cases of allegation of breach, and carry out any other functions which may be assigned to it by the Parties for the purpose of implementing the joint management of resources.

(2) The Joint Commission shall consist of one representative from each Party, who are assisted by advisers as may be needed. The conclusions of the Joint Commission shall be adopted by consensus and shall only be recommendatory in nature. Only when the conclusions of the Joint Commission are adopted by the Parties do they become binding on the Parties.

k. Demarcation and Status of Territorial Waters:

The demarcation and status of the BJE territorial waters shall be finally determined together with the demarcation and final status of Category B of the BJE.

3. From and after entrenchment of compact rights over the Bangsamoro homeland and the territorial jurisdictions for associative governance shall likewise embrace those under proclamation for agricultural and human settlements intended for the Bangsamoro people, all alienable and disposable land, pasture lands, timberlands together with all existing civil and military reservations, parks, old growth or natural forests declared as forest reserves, watersheds, mangroves, fishponds, wetlands, marshes, inland bodies of water and all bays, straits and channels found within the BJE.

4. All territorial and geographic areas in Mindanao and its adjacent islands including Palawan, and the Sulu archipelago that have been recognized, and/or delineated as ancestral domain and ancestral land of the Bangsamoro people as their geographic areas, inclusive of settlements and reservations, may be formed or constituted into political subdivisions of the Bangsamoro territorial jurisdictions subject to the principles of equality of peoples and mutual respect and to the protection of civil, political, economic, and cultural rights in their respective jurisdictions.

5. For purposes of territorial delimitation, the Parties have agreed to the joint determination of geographic areas encompassed within the territorial borders of the Bangsamoro homeland and territory based on the technical maps and data submitted by both sides as provided above.

RESOURCES

1. The Bangsamoro juridical entity is empowered with authority and responsibility for the land use, development, conservation and disposition of the natural resources within the homeland. Upon entrenchment of the Bangsamoro juridical entity, the land tenure and use of such resources and wealth must reinforce their economic self-sufficiency. Among the purposes or measures to make progress more rapid are:

a. Entry into joint development, utilization, and exploitation of natural resources designed as commons or shared resources, which is tied up to the full setting of appropriate institution, particularly affecting strategic minerals.

b. Stimulation of local economy by a range of mechanism, in particular the need to address unemployment and improvement of living conditions for the population in the Bangsamoro juridical entity;

c. Intensification of measures needed to uproot the cause of poverty in the Bangsamoro juridical entity through responsible harnessing and development of its natural resources; and

d. Undertaking program review of public services, industrial or trade-related and agrarian-related issues in situations of different sectors of the society in the Bangsamoro juridical entity, which acquire communal character deriving from the special nature of their industry.

2. The Bangsamoro People through their appropriate juridical entity shall, among others, exercise power or authority over the natural resources within its territorial jurisdiction:

a. To explore, exploit, use or utilize and develop their ancestral domain and ancestral lands within their territorial jurisdiction, inclusive of their right of occupation, possession, conservation, and exploitation of all natural resources found therein;
b. To conserve and protect the human and natural environment for their sustainable and beneficial enjoyment and their posterity;

c. To utilize, develop, and exploit its natural resources found in their ancestral domain or may enter into a joint development, utilization, and exploitation of natural resources, specifically on strategic minerals, designed as commons or shared resources, which is tied up to the final setting of appropriate institution.

d. To revoke or grant forest concessions, timber license, contracts or agreements in the utilization and exploitation of natural resources designated as commons or shared resources, mechanisms for economic cooperation with respect to strategic minerals, falling within the territorial jurisdiction of the Bangsamoro juridical entity;

e. To enact agrarian laws and programs suitable to the special circumstances of the Bangsamoro people prevailing in their ancestral lands within the established territorial boundaries of the Bangsamoro homeland and ancestral territory is within the competence of the Bangsamoro juridical entity; and

f. To use such natural resources and wealth to reinforce their economic self-sufficiency.

3. The Bangsamoro Juridical Entity, and the Central Government agree on wealth-sharing based on a mutually agreed percentage ratio in favor of the Bangsamoro juridical entity through an economic cooperation agreement or arrangement over the income and revenues that are derived from the exploration, exploitation, use and development of any resources for the benefit of the Bangsamoro people.

4. The Bangsamoro juridical entity is free to enter into any economic cooperation and trade relations with foreign countries: provided, however, that such relationships and understandings do not include aggression against the Government of the Republic of the Philippines; provided, further that it shall remain the duty and obligation of the Central Government to take charge of external defense. Without prejudice to the right of the Bangsamoro juridical entity to enter into agreement and environmental cooperation with any friendly country affecting its jurisdiction, it shall include:

a. the option to establish and open Bangsamoro trade missions in foreign countries with which it has economic cooperation agreements; and

b. the elements bearing in mind the mutual benefits derived from Philippine archipelagic status and security.

And, in furtherance thereto, the Central Government shall take necessary steps to ensure the Bangsamoro juridical entity’s participation in international meetings and events, e.g. ASEAN meetings and other specialized agencies of the United Nations. This shall entitle the said juridical entity participation in Philippine official missions and delegations that are engaged in the negotiation of border agreements or protocols for environmental protection, equitable sharing of incomes and revenues, in the areas of sea, seabed and inland seas or bodies of water adjacent to or between islands forming part of the ancestral domain, in addition to those of fishing rights.

5. Jurisdiction and control over, and the right of exploring for, exploiting, producing and obtaining all potential sources of energy, petroleum, in situ, fossil fuel, mineral oil and natural gas, whether onshore or offshore, is vested in the Bangsamoro juridical entity as the party having control within its territorial jurisdiction, provided that in times of national emergency, when public interest so requires, the Central Government may, during the emergency, for a fixed period and under reasonable terms as may be agreed by both Parties, temporarily assume or direct the operations of such strategic resources.

6. The Bangsamoro government-take or profit split from total production shall be shared with the Central Government on a percentage ratio of 75%/25% in favor of the Bangsamoro juridical entity. All royalties, bonuses, taxes, charges, custom duties or imposts on natural resources and mineral resources shall be shared by the Parties on a percentage ratio of 75%/25% in favor of the Bangsamoro juridical entity.

7. The legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro people arising from any unjust dispossession of their territorial and propriety rights, customary land tenures, or their marginalization shall be acknowledged. Whenever restoration is no longer possible, the GRP shall take effective measures of adequate reparation collectively beneficial to the Bangsamoro people, in such quality, quantity and status to be determined mutually by both Parties.

8. All proclamations, issuances, policies, rules and guidelines declaring old growth or natural forests and all watersheds within the BJE as forest reserves shall continue to remain in force until otherwise modified, revised or superseded by subsequent policies, rules and regulations issued by the competent Bangsamoro authority or juridical entity.

9. Forest concessions, timber licenses, contracts or agreements, mining concessions, Mineral Production and Sharing Agreements (MPSA), Industrial Forest Management Agreements (IFMA), and other land tenure instruments of any kind or nature whatsoever granted by the Philippine Government including those issued by the present Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) shall continue to operate from the date of formal entrenchment of the Bangsamoro juridical entity unless otherwise expired, reviewed, modified and/or cancelled by the latter.

10. The Parties recognized an immediate need to establish a five-member Bangsamoro economic-expert mission (the “Mission”) bearing in mind that the functioning of the economy and the operation of institutions involve financial and other resource management as well as parallel or complementary means, by which the Bangsamoro Development Agency will manage and administer resources acquired for the above purposes, especially in coordinating strategies and programs for cooperation in all fields.

11. The said Mission acts as a link in the conduct of Bangsamoro juridical entity’s associative parallel relationships and shall cooperate fully with all organizations involved in implementation of the peace settlement. It shall launch a plan and joint international appeal for the repatriation and development of the conflict affected areas in Mindanao. Persons appointed thereto must be familiar with the specific economic, political and legal characteristics in the Mindanao-Sulu-Palawan region and must possess recognized competence, integrity, and high moral standing.

12. Cognizant that the Bangsamoro economic-expert Mission will benefit from international expertise, both the Central Government and the BJE hereby join the Third Party facilitator in inviting international funding institutions or equivalent entities for reconstruction and development to appoint two members and to designate one as the Chairman. The BJE shall designate one member as Co-Chairman. The remaining two members shall each be designated by the Central Government and the BJE.

GOVERNANCE

1. The recognition and peaceful resolution of the conflict must involve consultations with the Bangsamoro people free of any imposition in order to provide chances of success and open new formulas that permanently respond to the aspirations of the Bangsamoro people.

1. The ultimate objective of entrenching the Bangsamoro homeland as a territorial space is to secure their identity and posterity, to protect their property rights and resources as well as to establish a system of governance suitable and acceptable to them as a distinct dominant people. The parties respect the freedom of choice of the indigenous peoples.

3. The Parties agree to invite a multinational third-party to observe and monitor the actual implementation of the comprehensive compact which will embody the details for the effective enforcement of this Agreement. The participation of the third-party shall not in any way affect the status of the relationship between the Central Government and the BJE.

4. The relationship between the Central Government and the Bangsamoro juridical entity shall be associative characterized by shared authority and responsibility with a structure of governance based on executive, legislative, judicial and administrative institutions with defined powers and functions in the comprehensive compact. A period of transition shall be established in a comprehensive peace compact specifying the relationship between the Central Government and the BJE.

5. The modalities for the governance intended to settle the outstanding negotiated political issues are deferred after the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain.

The establishment of institutions for governance in a comprehensive peace compact, together with its modalities during the transition period, shall be fully entrenched and established in the basic law of the Bangsamoro juridical entity. The Parties shall faithfully comply with their commitment to the associative arrangements upon entry into force of a comprehensive compact between the MILF and GRP.

7. The Parties agree that the mechanisms and modalities for the actual implementation of this MOA AD shall be spelt out in the comprehensive compact to mutually take such steps to enable it to occur effectively.

Any provisions of the MOA on Ancestral Domain requiring amendments to the existing legal framework shall come into force upon signing of a comprehensive compact and upon effecting the necessary changes to the legal framework with due regard to non derogation of prior agreements and within the stipulated timeframe to be contained in the comprehensive compact.

8. The parties agree that the BJE shall be empowered to build, develop and maintain its own institutions, inclusive of, civil service, electoral, financial and banking, education, legislation, legal, economic, and police and internal security force, judicial system and correctional institutions, necessary for developing a progressive Bangsamoro society the details of which shall be discussed in the negotiation of the comprehensive compact.

9. The Parties further agree to undertake activities which will enhance the capacity of the government institutions during the transition through technical assistance, information-sharing and human resource development.

10. Matters concerning the details of the agreed consensus points on Governance not covered under this Agreement shall be deferred to, and discussed during, the negotiations of the comprehensive compact.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT??

Amidst the glossed over goings-on in Beijing, Georgia, a small European democratic state, burns down as superpower Russia invades its territory.

I was watching BBC World News a while ago, and the regular newsflow was cut short with breaking news of Georgia declaring war against Russia.
Georgian President Sakashvili, must have shat on his pants while doing his speech live on BBC, accusing Russia for butchering his citizens. I applaud him for standing up boldly against Russia, although I thought that his speech was too emotional.

Timeline
(New Timeline copied from BBC's site)




THURSDAY 7 AUGUST

Fighting between Georgian forces and separatists in South Ossetia resumes just hours after the two sides agree to observe a ceasefire and hold Russian-mediated talks to end the conflict.

Before the ceasefire breaks down, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says in a televised address that the spiral of violence has to stop and calls on South Ossetian separatists not to try the state's patience.

Earlier, South Ossetian rebel leader Eduard Kokoity says that Georgia had launched an all-out attack on Tskhinvali, in what he called "a perfidious and base step".

The head of Georgian forces in South Ossetia says the operation is intended to "restore constitutional order" to the region, while the government says the troops are "neutralising separatist fighters attacking civilians".

Russia's special envoy in South Ossetia, Yurij Popov, says Georgia's military operation shows that it cannot be trusted and he calls on Nato to reconsider plans to offer it membership.

FRIDAY 8 AUGUST

Russia says its troops have been involved in fierce clashes with Georgian forces in and around the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali.

Georgia says its military bases have been attacked by Russian aircraft, but the Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili says his forces are now in control of Tskhinvali. The separatists, for their part, say they control the city.

President Saakashvili says 30 Georgians have been killed, while Moscow claims that 21 Russian soldiers have lost their lives.

The Georgian authorities say they expect a Russian attack on the capital, Tbilisi.

Georgia also announces it is withdrawing half of its contingent of 2,000 troops from Iraq, so that they can be sent to South Ossetia.

International aid agencies, meanwhile, express grave concern about the plight of civilians caught up in the conflict.

In Tskhinvali, many people are reportedly sheltering from the fierce fighting in their cellars. The UN refugee agency says thousands of people have fled and many homes have been destroyed. It says water and food are in short supply.

An International Red Cross spokeswoman says ambulances cannot move, hospitals are overflowing, and surgery is taking place in the corridors.

SATURDAY 9 AUGUST

The Georgian parliament approves a presidential decree declaring a "state of war", as Russian planes attack the central Georgian town of Gori, not far from border with South Ossetia.

The aircraft appear to target military bases where government troops have been massing. In one of the raids, however, two apartment blocks are hit, leaving scores of civilians killed or wounded.

Russia confirms that two of its planes have been shot down over Georgia.

Earlier, Russian military commanders say their troops had taken the South Ossetian capital, Tskhinvali, after a Georgian attempt to seize it.

Moscow insists more than a thousand civilians have so far been killed - a claim vehemently denied by Tbilisi.

A delegation including envoys from the US, EU and OSCE is heading to Georgia as its conflict with Russia over the breakaway South Ossetia region deepens.

The envoys hope to broker a truce after three days of fighting which are said to have killed or injured hundreds, and sent many others fleeing.

Russian jets have bombed several towns, including Gori in central Georgia.

Russia says it wants Georgian forces to withdraw to the positions they held outside South Ossetia before Thursday.

A Russian air strike on Gori, a Georgian town near South Ossetia, left 60 people dead, many of them civilians, Georgia says.

Russian officials say hundreds of civilians have been killed in South Ossetia. Georgia denies the figure, which cannot be independently verified.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said his country is seeking "to force the Georgian side to peace".

Meanwhile, separatists in Abkhazia - Georgia's other breakaway region - say they have launched air and artillery strikes on Georgian forces in the Kodori Gorge.

'Broadening' conflict

The joint delegation of the US, EU and the Organisation of Security and Co-operation in Europe is due to visit Georgia on Saturday evening.

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the fighting risked incurring "civilian losses on a large scale".

Emissaries from the US and Europe, all of them Nato members, are hardly likely to be seen as honest brokers by the Kremlin, when it comes to Georgia, BBC's diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall says.

The danger now is that Russia will not only use this crisis to demonstrate its military power in the region, but argue it is time to redraw the map, she adds.

Russian PM Vladimir Putin, arriving in Russia's North Ossetia region on his return from the Olympics, said it was unlikely now that South Ossetia would reintegrate with the rest of Georgia.

This, our diplomatic correspondent says, is precisely the outcome Georgia was trying to avoid.

Russia's ambassador to Nato, Dmitry Rogozin, said there could be no "consultations" with Georgia until Georgian forces returned to their positions and re-established "the status quo".

Accounts differ over who controls South Ossetia's capital, with Moscow saying it has "liberated" Tskhinvali.

The crisis began spiralling when Georgian forces launched a surprise attack on Thursday night to regain control of South Ossetia, which has had de facto independence since the end of a civil war in 1992.

The move followed days of exchanges of heavy fire with the Russian-backed separatists.

In response to the Georgian crackdown, Moscow sent armoured units across the border into South Ossetia.

'Total... aggression'

The Georgian parliament has approved a presidential decree declaring that the country is in a state of war for 15 days.

Russian jets attack Georgian town

Advertisement Aftermath of the air strikes in Gori Russian jets have bombed a Georgian town amid a deepening crisis over the breakaway South Ossetia region. Georgia says 60 people died in Gori when the bombs hit residential buildings as well as military targets. Russian officials say hundreds of civilians have been killed in South Ossetia. Georgia denies the figure, which cannot be independently verified. Reports say Russian PM Vladimir Putin has stopped in Russia's North Ossetia region on his return from the Olympics. He arrived in the capital Vladikavkaz to discuss the influx of refugees from the conflict in South Ossetia, Russian media said. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said earlier that his country was seeking "to force the Georgian side to peace". Russia's ambassador to Nato, Dmitry Rogozin, said there could be no "consultations" with Georgia until Georgian forces returned to their positions and re-established "the status quo". Accounts differ over who controls South Ossetia's capital, with Moscow saying it has "liberated" Tskhinvali. In another development, separatists in Abkhazia - Georgia's other breakaway region - said they had launched air and artillery strikes on Georgian forces in the Kodori Gorge. The crisis began spiralling when Georgian forces launched a surprise attack on Thursday night to regain control of South Ossetia, which has had de facto independence since the end of a civil war in 1992. The move followed days of exchanges of heavy fire with the Russian-backed separatists. In response to the Georgian crackdown, Moscow sent armoured units across the border into South Ossetia. The Georgian parliament has approved a presidential decree declaring a state of war for 15 days. Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has denounced Russian reports of a high civilian death toll from his forces as an "egregious lie". Mr Saakashvili said he had decided to declare that Georgia was in a state of war because it was "under a state of total [Russian] military aggression". Georgia is withdrawing its entire contingent of 2,000 troops from Iraq to help deal with the crisis. US President George W Bush said the Russian attacks outside South Ossetia marked a "dangerous escalation in the crisis" and said Georgia's territorial integrity had to be respected. "The attacks are occurring in regions of Georgia far from the zone of conflict in South Ossetia," he said while attending the Olympics. "The violence is endangering regional peace." Tskhinvali 'destroyed' Fighting continued around Tskhinvali overnight and into Saturday morning, although not at the same intensity as on Friday, Russian media reported. Russia said Tskhinvali had been "liberated" from the Georgian military Later, the Russian Army's Ground Forces commander, Gen Vladimir Boldyrev, said his troops had "fully liberated" the city and were pushing Georgian forces back. But the secretary of the Georgian National Security Council, Khakha Lomaia, insisted that the city remained "under the complete control of our troops". Russian commanders, who said reinforcements were being sent to the region, confirmed that two Russian jets had been shot down over Georgia. Speaking to Russian news agency Interfax, Russia's ambassador to Georgia, Vyacheslav Kovalenko, said on Saturday that 2,000 civilians and 13 Russian peacekeepers had been killed in Tskhinvali. "The city of Tskhinvali no longer exists," he said. "It is gone. The Georgian military has destroyed it." The International Red Cross (ICRC) said it had received reports that hospitals in the city were "overflowing" with casualties. In Gori, Russian aircraft bombed mostly military targets, where Georgian troops had been massing to support their forces engaged in South Ossetia. The BBC's Richard Galpin in Gori heard loud explosions and saw large plumes of smoke rising into the sky; soldiers and civilians were seen running through the streets. Injured civilians were being pulled from the buildings, which were on fire. The Georgian foreign ministry said the Black Sea port of Poti, the site of a major oil shipment facility, had been "devastated" by a Russian air raid. Meanwhile Georgian TV reported that the Georgian-controlled section of the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia was under fire, blaming the bombardment on Russian forces. The foreign minister in Abkhazia's self-declared government, Sergei Shamba, said Abkhaz forces had launched an attack aimed at driving Georgian forces out of the gorge. It was not clear whether planes used in the attack on the gorge belonged to Russia or to the Abkhaz separatists. Russia has a peacekeeping force in Abkhazia under an agreement made following civil wars in the 1990s, when the region declared independence and formed links with Moscow. Territorial claims President Medvedev said Russia's military aim in South Ossetia was to force the Georgians to stop fighting. Russian minister defends action "Our peacekeepers and the units attached to them are currently carrying out an operation to force the Georgian side to [agree to] peace," he said. "They also bear the responsibility for protecting the population." Speaking to the BBC, the Russian foreign minister insisted his country did not want all-out war with Georgia, but was prepared to do whatever was necessary to restore the situation in South Ossetia and to defend its civilian population, most of whom have been given Russian citizenship. "Mr Saakashvili keeps saying that we want to chop off a part of Georgian territory," Mr Lavrov said. SOUTH OSSETIA TIMELINE 1991-92 S Ossetia fights war to break away from newly independent Georgia; Russia enforces truce 2004 Mikhail Saakashvili elected Georgian president, promising to recover lost territories 2006 S Ossetians vote for independence in unofficial referendum April 2008 Russia steps up ties with Abkhazia and South Ossetia July 2008 Russia admits flying jets over S Ossetia; Russia and Georgia accuse each other of military build-up 7 August 2008 After escalating Georgian-Ossetian clashes, sides agree to ceasefire; however Georgia launches a surprise attack 8 August 2008 Russia sends in columns of armour and troops and fighting erupts with Georgian forces in and around Tskhinvali 9 August 2008 Russian jets bomb central Georgian town of Gori, Russia says its troops have "liberated" Tskhinvali "He's also saying that this is not just about Georgia, this is about the future of Europe because he says Russia is also making territorial claims to other [countries], including the Baltic states, which is rubbish." Mr Lavrov said Georgia had violated a peace deal under which Georgia had agreed not to use force in the South Ossetian dispute. The BBC's James Rodgers in Moscow says diplomatic initiatives to end the fighting have so far proved fruitless. On Friday evening, the UN Security Council failed to agree on the wording of a statement calling for a ceasefire. The UK, the US and France, are pinpointing what they say is Russia's aggression as the key factor in the slide towards war, while Moscow insists Georgia is to blame.

I tried to connect the dots and thereafter I realized that Russia wanted the Georgian troops out of the demilitarized zone, situated near pipelines which link oil reserves from Central Asia to eastern Europe.

OIL !!!!!

Eloise Daniot

Ma. Eloise Daniot

77 S. Osmeña St.

Lapulapu City, Cebu

+63 9176466959

+63 32 4953209

 

 

 

 

 

To Whom It May Concern,

 

 

I would like to express my interest in the available position as Designer/ Creative Artist/ Stylist/ Art Director.

After extensive experience in fashion design, and in the visual arts, where I started as a Fashion Designer and Visual Artist subsequently undertaking roles in Industrial Design and in fashion styling, I'm currently working as a freelance Visual Artist, Fashion Designer and Industrial Designer.

 

My international career started in Madrid, working for Radical Look, a fashion brand with 300 retail stores all over Spain.

After a year of working in said brand, I pursued my Bachelors degree in visual arts at the prestigious University of the Philippines by finishing my thesis and conducting a solo art exhibit.

I have joined the Philippine Fashion Design Competition twice and became a finalist in the accessories division. I have also received awards and citations for my paintings and designs, most prestigiously in the National Artist Jose Joya Awards.

 

Locally, my designs and paintings have been subject to numerous press features and releases.

 

At the moment, I am taking up Bachelors of Laws, but I would like to work full time and take a hiatus from my law studies, or if it does not exceed my capacity, work full time and study law part time.

 

I would very much like to discuss this position. Thank you for your time spent reading this letter and the enclosed resume. I look forward to hear from you soon.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Eloise Daniot

 

 

 

 

 

Qualifications

 

Visual Artist and Designer Professional with specification in Fashion Design and Industrial Design with extensive knowledge in international markets. Proven leadership capabilities in inspiring and motivating teams, with very good experience in identifying new creative trends. Very good knowledge of Visual Communication, Market Application of trends and designs. Full knowledge of the production processes for jewelry, apparel, fine art and illustration rendering with very good skills in painting, sewing, bead working, jewelry-making, sculpture and modeling. Knowledgeable in computer programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Office programs. Experienced in styling, creating and designing set and film costumes and set design and interior design. International market experiences in Spain and in the Philippine export industry. Graduated from two degree programs in Visual Arts with honors in the University of the Philippines. Frequent panelist of graduating students’ thesis defence in Bachelors degree program of Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines, Cebu College. Graduated as a scholar with honors from a jewelry design specific program provided by FAME Philippines. Currently enrolled in Bachelor of Laws program in an excellent university.

 

 

 

Employment History

 

- Freelance Home Accessories Designer: VITO SELMA, Stonesets, Maple and Pine International (Cebu 2008)

As Freelance Home Accessories Designer, it was my task to research and develop new home accessory design collections that compliments the company’s furniture collections for particular seasons and trends. The design and sampling development also includes research on new materials, textures, shapes, forms and functions with application to particular target markets.

 
- Fashion Designer: Radical Look,( Madrid, Spain 2005-2006)

As Fashion Designer, it was my task to research and develop designs and samples on market trends specific for Spanish market. Radical Look is composed of three brands, Radical Look (high-end), Las 1001 Noches (teens, mid-end), and HomoSapiens (male) and is distributed in its retail outlets with 300  stores all over Spain. My job included going overseas for research and for new materials, and consulting and coordinating with suppliers in China and in the Philippines.

 

- Fashion Designer: Indian Summer Gifts and Accessories (Cebu 2005)

Fashion Designer and supervisor of sample and product design development in export company catering to European, American, Asian and Australian market. Job included visual merchandising, setting up and designing booth for shows and expos.

 

 

 

 

Education

 

- Certificate in Fine Arts Major in Painting, University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College(2000-2005)

- Bachelor of Fine Arts Major in Studio Arts, University of the Philippines in the Visayas Cebu College (2006-2007)

- Fashion Accessory Design Certificate, Cebu Fashion Accessories Exporters and Manufacturers (Cebu FAME) (2005)

- Bachelor of Laws, University of San Carlos, Cebu City (2007-present)

 

 

 

Ma. Eloise Daniot, 77 S. Osmeña Street, Lapulapu City, Cebu 6015 Philippines

Date and Place of Birth: 30 May 1983, Cebu City, Philippines Sex: Female

Email: eloise_daniot@yahoo.com Online Portfolio: eloised.multiply.com

Mobile: 09176466959   Home: 0324953209

Interests: Fashion, Photography, Movies, Books, Music, Art, Travels, Internet.

 

References

 

Edwin Ao

Designer, Member Fashion Design Council of The Philippines (FDCP)

Tungyan Bldg., Archbishop Reyes Ave., Cebu City

+63 9164401844

 

Shelah Dychanco

Vice-President of Internal Affairs

Cosmopolitan Funeral Homes

16-18 Junquera St., Cebu City

+63 9209199978

 

Oscar P. Villamiel

President

Artwork

150 Starlite St., Cor. Panorama Ext. Rancho Estate III

Cupang, Antipolo City

+63 9209069747

 

Vito Selma

Furniture Designer

Stonesets

Proprietor

Inhouse Design Store

Don Sergio Suico St., Canduman,

Mandaue City, Cebu

+63 9173255369

 

Atty. Eliseo Daniot

President

San Lorenzo Ruiz School

P. Rodriguez St.,  Lapulapu City, Cebu

+63 9273033757

 

I'M SHARING THIS WITH YOU GUYS BECAUSE THIS INSPIRED ME A LOT.

I HOPE THIS INSPIRES YOU AS WELL.

This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that when I popped out they decided at the last minute that they really wanted a girl. So my parents, who were on a waiting list, got a call in the middle of the night asking: "We have an unexpected baby boy; do you want him?" They said: "Of course." My biological mother later found out that my mother had never graduated from college and that my father had never graduated from high school. She refused to sign the final adoption papers. She only relented a few months later when my parents promised that I would someday go to college.

And 17 years later I did go to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

It wasn't all romantic. I didn't have a dorm room, so I slept on the floor in friends' rooms, I returned coke bottles for the 5¢ deposits to buy food with, and I would walk the 7 miles across town every Sunday night to get one good meal a week at the Hare Krishna temple. I loved it. And much of what I stumbled into by following my curiosity and intuition turned out to be priceless later on. Let me give you one example:

Reed College at that time offered perhaps the best calligraphy instruction in the country. Throughout the campus every poster, every label on every drawer, was beautifully hand calligraphed. Because I had dropped out and didn't have to take the normal classes, I decided to take a calligraphy class to learn how to do this. I learned about serif and san serif typefaces, about varying the amount of space between different letter combinations, about what makes great typography great. It was beautiful, historical, artistically subtle in a way that science can't capture, and I found it fascinating.

None of this had even a hope of any practical application in my life. But ten years later, when we were designing the first Macintosh computer, it all came back to me. And we designed it all into the Mac. It was the first computer with beautiful typography. If I had never dropped in on that single course in college, the Mac would have never had multiple typefaces or proportionally spaced fonts. And since Windows just copied the Mac, its likely that no personal computer would have them. If I had never dropped out, I would have never dropped in on this calligraphy class, and personal computers might not have the wonderful typography that they do. Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards ten years later.

Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

My second story is about love and loss.

I was lucky — I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 billion company with over 4000 employees. We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get fired from a company you started? Well, as Apple grew we hired someone who I thought was very talented to run the company with me, and for the first year or so things went well. But then our visions of the future began to diverge and eventually we had a falling out. When we did, our Board of Directors sided with him. So at 30 I was out. And very publicly out. What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating.

I really didn't know what to do for a few months. I felt that I had let the previous generation of entrepreneurs down - that I had dropped the baton as it was being passed to me. I met with David Packard and Bob Noyce and tried to apologize for screwing up so badly. I was a very public failure, and I even thought about running away from the valley. But something slowly began to dawn on me — I still loved what I did. The turn of events at Apple had not changed that one bit. I had been rejected, but I was still in love. And so I decided to start over.

I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.

During the next five years, I started a company named NeXT, another company named Pixar, and fell in love with an amazing woman who would become my wife. Pixar went on to create the worlds first computer animated feature film, Toy Story, and is now the most successful animation studio in the world. In a remarkable turn of events, Apple bought NeXT, I returned to Apple, and the technology we developed at NeXT is at the heart of Apple's current renaissance. And Laurene and I have a wonderful family together.

I'm pretty sure none of this would have happened if I hadn't been fired from Apple. It was awful tasting medicine, but I guess the patient needed it. Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don't settle.

My third story is about death.

When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: "If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right." It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: "If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?" And whenever the answer has been "No" for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. I had a scan at 7:30 in the morning, and it clearly showed a tumor on my pancreas. I didn't even know what a pancreas was. The doctors told me this was almost certainly a type of cancer that is incurable, and that I should expect to live no longer than three to six months. My doctor advised me to go home and get my affairs in order, which is doctor's code for prepare to die. It means to try to tell your kids everything you thought you'd have the next 10 years to tell them in just a few months. It means to make sure everything is buttoned up so that it will be as easy as possible for your family. It means to say your goodbyes.

I lived with that diagnosis all day. Later that evening I had a biopsy, where they stuck an endoscope down my throat, through my stomach and into my intestines, put a needle into my pancreas and got a few cells from the tumor. I was sedated, but my wife, who was there, told me that when they viewed the cells under a microscope the doctors started crying because it turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery and I'm fine now.

This was the closest I've been to facing death, and I hope its the closest I get for a few more decades. Having lived through it, I can now say this to you with a bit more certainty than when death was a useful but purely intellectual concept:

No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there. And yet death is the destination we all share. No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because Death is very likely the single best invention of Life. It is Life's change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually become the old and be cleared away. Sorry to be so dramatic, but it is quite true.

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.

When I was young, there was an amazing publication called The Whole Earth Catalog, which was one of the bibles of my generation. It was created by a fellow named Stewart Brand not far from here in Menlo Park, and he brought it to life with his poetic touch. This was in the late 1960's, before personal computers and desktop publishing, so it was all made with typewriters, scissors, and polaroid cameras. It was sort of like Google in paperback form, 35 years before Google came along: it was idealistic, and overflowing with neat tools and great notions.

Stewart and his team put out several issues of The Whole Earth Catalog, and then when it had run its course, they put out a final issue. It was the mid-1970s, and I was your age. On the back cover of their final issue was a photograph of an early morning country road, the kind you might find yourself hitchhiking on if you were so adventurous. Beneath it were the words: "Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish." It was their farewell message as they signed off. Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. And I have always wished that for myself. And now, as you graduate to begin anew, I wish that for you.

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Thank you all very much.