Last May 30, 2011 , Metro Manila started their campaign to ban smoking in public places. Smoking cigarettes in major and secondary roads, waiting sheds, terminals, schools, recreational places, hospital and inside public utility vehicles is already prohibited.
A sweet-500 pesos will be charged to violators or they can opt to render an eight-hour community service.
Now, can we implement the same here in Cebu?
Cebuanos, let us call a ban on smoking in public places. And hopefully not just a mere "ban" but an actual implementation. There should be heavy fines if someone will be caught smoking in public places.
Tingog fellow Cebuanos.
An attempt to help the Philippines hit the Guinness World Record was conducted last June 12, 2011, with almost 9,000 local climbers joining.
Osmeña Peak is located in Mantalongon, Dalaguete in the province of Cebu. The mointain is formed by several uniquely formed peaks. It is Cebu's highest peak and was named after the Osmena family.
Along with Osmeña Peak, three other destinations in Cebu were trooped by local climbers, Mt. Babag and Mt. Manunggal.
The entries from Cebu alone were enough to break the record currently held by the United Kingdom and Ireland of 600 climbers scaling 112 mountains. Cebu had 946 climbers who trooped to Osmeña Peak, Mt. Babag and Mt. Manunggal.
Among the three climbing destinations in Cebu, Osmeña Peak ranked the most number of delegates.
more can be found here.
The president of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino says he is ready to face excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church for advocating free access to condoms. Boxing champion Manny Pacquaio says he is the best example of why birth control should never be allowed. It's about time that President Aquino should wake up and finally stand-up (against church). The President or the Filipino people shouldn't be kowtowing to the Church. It's about time he needs to put the team on his back. The country is his first priority, to take care of the Filipino people. This is a big step now that he's accepting that condom use has a huge impact on disease control, family planning and women's rights. All developing countries like the Philippines should take a stronger stance on issues such as this.
The Reproductive Health Bill probably has not been seen and digested by lots of Filipinos but this is probably one of the most important pieces of legislature in the country's history. Birth control has proven to be the most effective way ever of getting people and communities out of poverty (at least), and knowing we are living in an extremely poor country, certainly this is one of the best solution.
We're dealing with an exploding population, higher population means a bigger burden on resources. We are getting poorer. Now the question is, are the church poor too?
Time for a responsible government that doesn't let its people suffer and starve just so that a popular religion can have its way in forcing their antiquated notions (and consequences thereof) on everyone else.
I hate to say this, but sometimes the church acts like a manipulator machine! The Church has way too much influence in the Philippines especially the government. Finally someone is trying to take it down.
Here's the official translated quote from http://www.gov.ph/ :
"I am aware there are those who oppose this. But it is my duty as our country’s leader to reach out to all sectors, to talk to them and calmly discuss the issue at hand—even if there are those who have said that I should be excommunicated. We must listen even to those who, as some point out, come close-minded to the discussion. Ultimately, I need to make a stand. I need to follow my conscience, and I need to do what is right."
Glenn Carampatana, a 26-year old Cebuano, made it to the top 10 of the 2010 Bar examinations. Bar is an examination conducted to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law. The University of San Carlos graduate says he read books for 13 hours a day to review for the Bar exams. Carampatana got a grade of 84.55 percent in the bar exams
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