this is a good post... pero maghahanap na muna ako... =)

Good news!!!

whale sharks "butanding" returns to quezon waters again!!! yey!!!
tamaraw head counts as of yesterday is 300 and growing.
Found new nesting site of Philipine Eagle in davao forests.
tarsiers are yet to be seen but expecting to increase head count next year.
mousedeer "pilandok" has been breeding good in captivity as well as in the wild.

Yey!!! mabuhay ang endemic endangered

Oil companies have promised more pump price rollbacks by next week. Good enough for drivers like me. XD

Um...could you consider na dumadami OFWs as good news?

-- Edited by Essedel Elodil Eihren at 22:02, 2008-09-05

FRAGGLE: ok na ok yun...i also like e-heads, and if rayms and ely are really in good terms, now that is good news!

TORA:  that's good news not only to Ely, but also to his family, and also his fans, be it Eheads or Pupil

3rd eye blind and fireworks display? i do miss that one!

Good news! My graduate paper is on the editor na. malapit na for book binding.

Another good news: mom bought me two walking shorts...sweet

Good news....

amidst of unsteady price increase of basic commodities and all,isang bagay na alam ko ang hindi tumataas.....PGMA's height.

anoynymous: about GMA not running anymore, well, that's good news (I just hope she or those around will not make a way to extend her term on a technical basis). I don't have anything against her, but as Robin Williams said, "politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed frequently"

gumagana na ulit yung monitor ko! kaso may mga 20 minutes na warming up pa na kailangan but still..ok na kesa yung dati na ayaw bumukas...dadalhin ko na tlaga to sa megamol tom...magising lang ako ng maaga hehe

bugoytheman: thanks dude! just keep the blessing coming

Good news:
kahit na bumaha sa makati kagabi (monday night) nakauwi pa rin ako sa bahay at walang sakit...

s2chard: bumaha din sa Malabon, pero at least nakauwi ako sa bahay nang wala ring sakit....

good news! Kahit maulan kagabi, umaraw naman ngayon...as in ang init.

Soldiers fighting Moro rebels to get tuna dinners, loads
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By Nikko Dizon
Philippine Daily Inquirer
First Posted 22:48:00 09/11/2008


MANILA, PhilippinesGovernment troops in Maguindanao will have extra-fancy fare for dinner in the coming days, thanks to some businessmen from General Santos City who sent them frozen tuna in support of their ongoing pursuit of Ameril Ombra Kato, a morale booster amid allegations that they were behind some human rights violations in war-torn Central Mindanao.

Soldiers are used to having modest meals in the field that normally include canned sardines, rice, and biscuits. And they don't bring bottled water. They drink from streams or wait for rain.

In addition to the tuna, rice, assorted canned goods, vitamins and medicines and toiletries, the soldiers are also to receive P50,000 worth of cellphone load.

It wasn't immediately known how many kilos of tuna will be landing on the soldiers' dinner table -- or on the road or mountainside during operations -- but the treat was sure to boost their morale, Armed Forces spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Torres, Jr. said on Thursday.

The tuna was among the donations that local governments, the private sector, and government financial institutions have recently sent to the military as a show of support to the troops fighting in Central Mindanao, Torres said.

Government forces have been on the offensive for over a month to capture Kato, Abdullah Macapaar alias Commander Bravo, and Ameel Sulaiman Pangalian alias Commander Pangalian -- all of the so-called renegade base commands of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

Bravo, Kato, and Pangalian led atrocities in North Cotabato, Lanao del Norte, and Saranggani province in protest of the scuttled signing of an agreement between the Moro secessionist group and the government that would have defined a Bangsamoro homeland.

"It's very encouraging to be getting support from all over. It is very encouraging that a lot of people understand what kind of mission they are doing there," Torres told reporters in Camp Aguinaldo.

"The message sent here is they fully support the military's operations against the lawless MILF groups," Torres said.

The General Santos businessmen, who want to remain anonymous for security reasons, donated the tuna to the 601st Infantry Brigade.

A number of local leaders in Maguindanao have also sent sacks of rice to the brigade.

Torres said that another group of businessmen from Davao sent boxes of vitamins, assorted canned goods, rice, sardines, and toiletries to the troops of the 602nd Brigade under Colonel Alejandro Estomo that is pursuing Bravo in the Lanao del Norte front.

A pharmaceutical company, Macropharma, along with the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) donated 200 units of plasma expander, a first-aid fluid that would help soldiers survive longer when severely injured by replacing lost blood.

Torres said the plasma expanders would complement the military-issued life saver kits issued to squads in the field.

The plasma expanders will be distributed to the soldiers in the frontlines, Torres said.

"There is an instruction to give these donations to the soldiers in the frontlines. These would complement our squad's first-aid kits," Torres said.

Torres added that government financial institutions have donated P50,000 worth of mobile phone loads for the seven brigades operating in Central Mindanao.

"It will be up to the commanders how to divide the load. Pasa load na lang siguro," Torres said.

The AFP has come under fire after soldiers were accused of ransacking evacuees' homes and shops in the abandoned Barangay Dapiawan in Datu Saudi Ampatuan in Maguindanao and launching attacks in Barangay Tee in Datu Piang also in Maguindanao, that resulted in the deaths of seven civilians.

The military leadership said it would investigate the allegations.

Torres said that residents in the two fronts of the AFP offensive -- Lanao del Norte and Maguindanao -- have mixed feelings for the military and the MILF.

"Some of them are relatives or friends of MILF fighters but they are not our targets especially if they are unarmed," Torres said.



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@bugoy yay!!! and ang tingin ko me ibababa pa, kaya pa daw sabi ng uni oil, sugapa lang ung big 3 players!!! yay.


Pasig river now bears life, dami na hito, tilapia and other fishy

Still greenier metro manila, we are one of the most eco city in the world

how about the justices or some people working in the government who are now under fire (tama ba yung word?).

kahit na bayaran nila ang kalokohan nila, as long na nadyaryo sila. sira pa din ang pangalan nila.

i'm all for this because i hate graft.

pero kraft cheddar masarap.