His Comforting Never...Never a Lie

Whew!...

'Been tossed by the wind for a while, perhaps due to the mountinous challenges crossing my path. And responding to those perceived hurdles sometimes seems quite an affair---yeah! an engagement that makes you loose the focus you were keeping since....in just a blink of an eye. That stare and attention increasingly thrown to the overwhelming activities somehow can blurred your vision which could result to becoming desperate or mightily drawn to "things" and thus, brings one to a fall....a big and damaging one!

But....

God is definitely faithful even if we, at times aren't. He always sends a definitive signal in a very obvious manner fitting to our level of comprehension--that all excuses to decline becomes too inexcusable to even think of it. Though harsh reality and the urge to manufacture or manipulate our own significance could snatch us again, yet still the soft voice never cease to persist. Getting back and walking in the right path appears to be easier when we let go (gulp!) and let God take over.

And...

As a result, a soothing and refreshing soft air comforting our mermerized wandering mind is suddenly not an imagination anymore. A clean concience brought about by the " heavenly push" and a better choice is surely "a never been better" condition.

Then...

It occured to me, that very treasurable promise of His comforting "Never". Those wonderful words that cures loneliness and reinforce the confidence that I have Someone bigger than any predicament walking alongside with me. And never again, will I allow myself to never remember His comforting "Never" which is absolutely never a lie.

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...NEVER will I leave you, NEVER will I forsake you

Have a blessed day!

Verse-Meal:
Hebrews 13:5

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "NEVER will I leave you; NEVER will I forsake you."

O. F. W.

A piece I picked from internet mail going around which I think is a good expression to post and further dramatize the general reality of OFW's predicaments...

Quote :

Sa may asawa, kapatid, anak, kaibigan, at kamag-anak na OFW.
At lalo na sa mga gustong mangibang-bansa...Nais ko rin ibahagi sa inyo, ang natanggap kong email na ito.
Maaaring makatulong ito upang lalong maintindihan ng bawa't isa ang tunay na ibig sabihin ng pagiging isang OFW (Isa ako sa milyun-milyong kababayan natin). Tiyak na may mapupulot tayong aral dito.

Hindi mayaman ang OFW - We have this notion na 'pag OFW o nasa abroad ay mayaman na. Hindi totoo yun. A regular OFW might earn from P20K-P30K per month depende sa lokasyon. Yung mga taga-Saudi or US siguro ay mas malaki ang sweldo, but to say that they're rich is a fallacy (Amen!).
Malaki ang pangangailangan kaya karamihan sa amin ay nag-a-abroad. Maraming bunganga ang kailangang pakainin kaya umaalis kami sa Pinas. Madalas, 3/4 o kalahati ng sweldo ay napupunta sa tuition ng anak at gastusin ng pamilya. Mahirap maging OFW - Kailangan namin magtipid hangga't kaya. Oo, masarap ang pagkain sa abroad pero madalas na paksiw o adobo (hindi kc agad nasisira ito) at itlog lang tinitira para makaipon. Pagdating ng kinsenas o katapusan, ang unang tinitingnan eh ang conversion ng peso sa dollar o rial o euro. Mas okay na kami na lang ang magutom kaysa gutumin ang pamilya. Kapag umuuwi kami, kailangan may baon/pasalubong kahit konti, kasi maraming kamag-anak ang sumusundo sa airport o naghihintay sa probinsya. Alam nyo naman 'pag Pinoy, yung tsismis na OFW ka eh surely attracts a lot of kin. Kapag hindi mo nabigyan ng pasalubong eh magtatampo na yun at sisiraan ka na. Well, hindi naman lahat pero I'm sure sa mga OFW dito eh may mga pangyayaring ganun.
Magtatrabaho ka sa bansang iba ang tingin at trato sa gaya nating mga Pinoy, kahit na masipag at mas may utak tayo kaysa sa kanila. Malamang marami ang naka-experience na nang pang-gugulang o discrimination to their various workplaces. Sige lang, tiis lang, iiiyak na lang namin kasi kawawa naman pamilya 'pag umuwi kami sa pinas.
Besides, wala ka naman talagang maasahang trabaho sa Philippines ngayon. Mahal ang bigas, ang gatas, ang sardinas, ang upa sa apartment. Tiis lang kahit maraming pasaway sa trabaho, kahit may sakit at walang nag-aalaga, kahit hindi masarap ang tsibog, kahit pangit ang working conditions, kahit delikado, kahit mahirap. Kapag nakapag-padala na kami, okay na yun, tawag lang, "hello! kumusta na kayo?".
Hindi bato kaming mga OFW - Tao rin ang OFW, hindi kami money o cash machine. Napapagod rin, nalulungkot (madalas), nagkakasakit (na-endoscopy ako), nag-iisip (nakapag-adjust na) at nagugutom (palagi). Kailangan din ang suporta, kundi man physically, emotionally o spiritually (especially ito) man lang.
Tumatanda rin kaming mga OFW - Sa mga nakausap at nakita ko, marami ang panot at kalbo na. Most of them have signs and symptoms of hypertension, coronary artery disease and arthritis. Yet, they continue to work thinking about the family they left behind. Marami ang nasa abroad, 20-30 years na, pero wala pa ring ipon. Kahit anong pagpapakahirap, sablay pa rin. Masakit pa kung olats rin ang sinusuportahang pamilya sa Pinas - ang anak adik o nabuntis/nakabuntis; ang asawa/gf/bf may kinakasamang iba; ang kapatid nakuntento na lang na umasa at tumambay. Naalala ko tuloy ang sikat na kanta dati, "NAPAKASAKIT KUYA EDDIE!"

Bayani kaming mga OFW - Totoo yun! Ngayon ko lang na-realize na bayani ang OFW sa maraming bagay. Hindi bayani na tulad ni Nora Aunor o Flor Contemplacion. Bayani in the truest sense of the word. Hindi katulad ni Rizal o Bonifacio na kalayaan ang ipinaglaban. Mas higit pa dun, mas maraming giyera at gulo ang pinapasok ng OFW para lang mabuhay. Mas maraming pulitika ang kailangang suungin para lang tumagal sa trabaho lalo na't parang mga ahas at parang mga amag ang mga kasama sa trabaho.
Mas mahaba ang pasensya namin kaysa sa mga ordinaryong kongresista o senador sa Philippines dahil sa takot namin na mawalan ng trabaho at sweldo. Matindi kaming mga OFW - Matindi ang pinoy. Matindi pa sa daga, o cockroaches which survived the cataclysmic evolution. Maraming sakripisyo pero walang makitang tangible solutions or consequences.

Malas naming mga OFW, swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko - Hindi umuupo ang OFW para magbigay ng autograph o interbyuhin ng media (unless nakidnap o na-maltrato). Madalas nasa sidelines lang ang OFW. Kapag lilisan ng bansa, malungkot and on the verge of tears; Kapag dumadating, swerte 'pag may sundo (madalas naman meron); Kapag naubos na ang ipon at wala nang maibigay, wala na rin ang kamag-anak. Sana sikat kaming mga OFW para may boses kami sa Kamara.
Ang swerte ng mga buwayang pulitiko nakaupo lang sila at ginagastusan ng pera ng Filipino. Hindi nga sila naiinitan ng matinding araw o napapaso ng
langis; napagagalitan at nasasampal ng amo; kumakain ng paksiw para makatipid; nakatira sa compound with conditions less than favorable; nakikisama sa ibang lahi para mabuhay. Ang swerte ninyong mga buwayang pulitiko kayo, sobrang swerte ninyo.
Matatag kaming mga OFW - Matatag ang OFW, mas matatag pa sa sundalo o kung ano pang grupo na alam nyo. Magaling sa reverse psychology, negotiations at counter-attacks.
Tatagal ba ang OFW? - Tatagal at dadami pa kami hangga't hindi pa natin alam kung kailan magbabago ang Philippines , kailan nga kaya?... o may tsansa pa ba? Kung walang tunay na matino na mamumuno sa bansa malamang na dadami pa kaming makikipagsapalaran.
Masarap isipin na kasama mo ang pamilya mo araw-araw. Nakikita mo mga anak mong lumalaki at naaalagaan ng maayos na kasama ka. Masarap kumain ng sitaw, ng bagoong, lechon, inihaw na isda, taba ng talangka. Masarap manood ng pelikulang Pinoy, luma man o bago.
Iba pa rin ang pakiramdam kung kilala mo at nakakakuwenttuhan mo ang kapitbahay mo. Iba pa rin sa Philippines; iba pa rin kapag Pinoy ang kasama mo except ('pag hambog at utak-talangka); Iba pa rin 'pag nagkukwento ka at naiintindihan ng iba ang sinasabi mo; Iba pa rin ang tunog ng "mahal kita!", "day, ginahigugma tika"," "Mingaw na ko nimo ba, kalagot!", " Inday, diin ka na subong haw? ganahan guid ko simo ba".
Iba pa rin talaga.
Sige lang, tiis lang, saan ba't darating din ang pag-asa. Babangon din tayo pag namulat na ang nakakarami para gawin ang di pa nagagawa. Darating din yun. Kung may kamag-anak kang OFW mapalad ka at wala ka d2 sa kinalalagyan namin at anjan ka kasama mo ang mga mahal mo sa buhay.
Kung OFW ka at binabasa mo ito, mabuhay ka dahil ikaw ang tunay na BAYANI ng lahing PILIPINO!!!

Have a blessed day!

Verse-Meal
Psalm 104:23:
Man goes forth to his work
And to his labor until evening.

My Blog for my Mom!

A Pleasant Day!...

I am quite in a bit of hesitation writing a piece about my mom, I mean.., to all mothers in the world because I don't want to sound like a mama's boy in the process. I am a bigger than average filipino guy you know, and its kind of awkward for a grown up man to talk about the "things" regarding mommy, it somehow makes me feel I'm exposing men's weakness and soft spot. Quite unlikely a man's talk, but what the heck..I love all the MOMS who undergone and still undergoing sacrifices, walking extra, extra mile for their siblings in the name of love. That is why, I presume, great men existed and still existing because there are great women,--mothers to be specific, who lovingly nurtured and developed the well being of such greatness.

In my seminar hopping days...

I clearly recall the words of one speaker who uttered one proverb of the jews accordingly, "That God couldn't be everywhere therefore He made Mothers" We know its not true from the biblical point of view for God is Omnipresent. But the thing is...perhaps..,Jews came up with that idea due to their high regard of each mothers' role in the life of a human being. 'Cause good and godly mothers know that it really takes more blood and sweat to turn a house to home where children could find refuge, guidance, and strength that will enable them to discover and fulfill their purpose.

In my childhood days...

I saw the very process on how my mom stand and supported my father when his company went bankrupt. We're on ground zero and future is so bleak. I sometimes caught her shedding tears with much worries for our future. She usually gather us and utter these these words (that until now still ringing in my ears), "Anak ayokong magaya kayo sa akin, gusto kong makatapos kayo. May awa ang Diyos." In that dim situation of lackness, she never displayed any pessimism nor utter negative remarks and point to hopelessness. And it was that example which introduced me to what they call "FAITH" on SOMEONE SO BIG yet I don't see.

And Just Today...

As I looked back, I have realized a valedictorian revelation--that apart from God's love generally manifested thru every mother's cuddling and comforting care,...a man's strength has nothing to air. Truly true as it is..., A mothers' love is often a personification of God's Unconditional Perfect Love.
With all due respect to every hardworking smart man as myself :), "Though our work is from rising of sun to dawn, it's still incomparable to mother's work which is never done."

Kaya po...

Inay Mahal na mahal ko po kayo! I don't care kahit sabihin nila na mama's boy ako. Uulitin ko pa rin!!....Mahal na mahal ko po Kayo! Isusulat ko pa sa Blog ko 'to at ipa-publish in the world wide web.
Sapagkat para po sa akin, you are like a neverending song of comfort, happiness, and being. And when I sing out loud, I may sometimes forget the words but I will never-ever forget the tune.
And now...that my kids are grown, I somehow understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion and patience is now rippling through the generations. I can't Thank you enough!
You are the Creator's gift that one would want to cling forever. You have given much---beyond my measure.
And someday, when I stand before God,... I will never forget to thank Him everytime, for providing your presence in my life! I LOVE YOU INAY!

Happy Mother's day to all Great MOMS!


Verse-Meal
Exo 20:12
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the Lord your God is giving you!

Vote! and Vote Wisely with your Conscience.

'Been quite busy posting campaign materials in internet to express, relay and emphasize my sentiments and stand in line with my choice of candidate...sabi nga ng anak ko parang second fan page na ni President Eddie Villanueva and FB account ko...hehehe,

Anyway...

I got these email message story that I perceived to be so timely and sensible for posting again in my blog. It may somehow make us, be reminded to vote wisely for our future. Please read through...

The story goes like this....

"While walking down the street one day a Corrupt Philippine Senator was tragically hit by a car and died. His soul arrives in heaven and is met by St. Peter at the entrance.
"Welcome to heaven," says St. Peter. "Before you settle in, it seems there is a problem. We seldom see a high official around these parts, you see, so we're not sure what to do with you." "No problem, just let me in," says the Senator.
"Well, I'd like to, but I have orders from the higher ups. What we'll do is have you spend one day in hell and one in heaven. Then you can choose where to spend eternity."
"Really?, I've made up my mind. I want to be in heaven," says the Senator. "I'm sorry, but we have our rules." And with that, St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell.
The doors open and he finds himself in the middle of a green golf course. In the distance is a clubhouse and standing in front of it are all his friends and other politicians who had worked with him. Everyone is very happy and in evening dress. They run to greet him, shake his hand, and reminisce about the good times they had while getting rich at the expense of the Filipino people. They played a friendly game of golf and then dine on lobster, caviar and the finest champagne.
Also present is the devil, who really is a very friendly guy who is having a good time dancing and telling jokes. They are all having such a good time that before the Senator realizes it, it is time to go. Everyone gives him a hearty farewell and waves while the elevator rises...The elevator goes up, up, up and the door reopens in heaven where St. Peter is waiting for him, "Now it's time to visit heaven."

So, 24 hours passed with the Senator joining a group of contented souls moving from cloud to cloud, playing the harp and singing. They have a good time and, before he realizes it, the 24 hours have gone by and St. Peter returns.
"Well, then, you've spent a day in hell and another in heaven. Now choose your eternity." The Senator reflects for a minute, then he answers: "Well, I would never have said it before, I mean heaven has been delightful, but I think I would be better off in hell."
So St. Peter escorts him to the elevator and he goes down, down, down to hell. Now the doors of the elevator open and he's in the middle of a barren land covered with waste and garbage. He sees all his friends, dressed in rags, picking up the trash and putting it in black bags as more trash falls from above.
The devil comes over to him and puts his arm around his shoulders."I don't understand," stammers the Senator. "Yesterday I was here and there was a golf course and clubhouse, and we ate lobster and caviar, drank champagne, and danced and had a great time. Now there's just a wasteland full of garbage and my friends look miserable. What happened?"

The devil smiles at him and says, "Yesterday we were campaigning ...Today, you voted."

Please Note....

We have given lawyers, soldiers, actors, etc. a chance to serve the country. It is our prayer that our people give a pastor-economist-educator-freedom fighter, a man of character, competence, courage, and compassion, a chance to serve the country, too.---Atty. Lyndon P. Cana

Then Ponder this...

The Crowd of Millions who came willingly and sympathetic for the cause, without any "bayad o suhol" staying from daylight till night time. Unfortunately, they were not highlighted by media because Bro. EDDIE is not the candidate of some big and seemingly biased networks, aside from the fact that Bangon Pilipinas has no big budget to pay them.

This is the REAL unpaid and non-manipulated survey. And among the presidential candidates, only and ONLY BRO.EDDIE-who is a man of integrity, with no tracks of traditional moneyed politics and only beholden to GOD and Country, can motivate this overwhelming display of people's fervor and passionate love for GOD and our Country! A true leader indeed!!, worthy of your sacred vote.

"Gawin natin ang di pa nagagawa, Zero Corruption for the Next Six Years at babangon tayo."

Have a blessed voting day!

Verse-Meal.
Deut. 30:19
"This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and yuor children may live."

"I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength."Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV)

Has God ever hurt your feelings? I'll be honest, sometimes I'll read those verses from Philippians listed above and think to myself, "This is a tough pill to swallow."
Content in any and every situation?
Really?
A few years ago my daughter was a state champion gymnast. To see her do gymnastics was like looking at God smile. She was beautiful, graceful, and captivating to watch.
Then one night while practicing for one of the largest tournaments she'd ever competed in, she fell. It was a move she'd done hundreds of times with the greatest of ease. But this time something went terribly wrong and that one mistake ended her gymnastic dreams.
We spent a year going from doctor to doctor only to be told she'd never be able to support the weight of her body on her injured shoulder again.
I'll be honest, this was a tough pill to swallow. Watching a 14 year-old girl wrestle with the fact that her dreams were stripped from her doesn't exactly lend itself to feelings of contentment. Now, I know in the grand scheme of life, people face much worse situations. But in her world, this was huge.
It was so tempting to want to wallow in the "why" questions and tell God He'd hurt our feelings.
Why did this happen?
Why didn't You stop this God?
Why weren't my prayers answered?
Have you ever been there? Have you ever had a big situation in your life where you just couldn't process why God would allow this to happen? Or maybe even a small annoyance like losing your keys or having a flat tire on a morning you really needed to be somewhere.
It's so tempting to wallow in the why.
Asking why is perfectly normal. Asking why isn't unspiritual. However, if asking this question pushes us farther from God rather than drawing us closer to Him, it is the wrong question.
If asking the why question doesn't offer hope, "What" will?

The what question.
In other words: "Now that this is my reality, what am I supposed to do with it?"

Philippians 4:8, "Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things" (NIV).

I like to call this verse "directions on where to park my mind."
And that's exactly what Ashley has had to do with her dashed gymnastics dreams. Instead of wallowing in why did this happen, I've had to help her say:
This is my reality, now what am I going to do with it?
What can I learn from this?
What part of this is for my protection?
What other opportunities could God be providing?
What maturity could God be building into me?
Switching from the why to the what questions paves the road to parking our minds in a much better place.
Is it always easy? Nope.
But is it a way to find a perspective beyond situations where we feel God has allowed something in our lives we don't understand and we absolutely don't like? Yes. I pray this helps you today.

'Just received this message from a friend thru email amd I was bless...,that's why I posted it, in the hope that you may be bless likewise...

Have a blessed day!

Verse-Meal:
Phil. 4:12-13

Bro. Eddie...A Re-post from his site

The Man

WHO IS BROTHER EDDIE C. VILLANUEVA?
Brother Eddie C. Villanueva is one of the nation’s leading church leaders who has touched the lives of many Filipinos here and abroad as Spiritual Director and President of Jesus Is Lord (JIL) Church and Chairman of the nation-wide Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM).

Beyond spiritual commitments
But Bro. Eddie is beyond his spiritual preoccupations. Apart from being a deeply spiritual man with strong moral convictions and high ethical principles, he is most of all a Filipino who loves his country and his people and a man who is committed to leading the transformation of the Philippines into a prosperous and respectable nation through the Bagong Pilipinas, Bagong Pilipino Movement which he also heads.

•Humble But Illustrious Beginning

•Academic Achiever

•Recipient of Various Citations

•Multimedia practitioner

•Our Roadmap to Bagong Pilipinas, Bagong Pilipino

SUBOK ANG KATAUHAN (Character)

“Bro. Eddie is not beholden to any political power, to any economic-business power, to any smuggling syndicate, gambling syndicate, drug syndicate. Bro. Eddie is not beholden to anyone except to God and to the Filipino people.”

• Buong pusong nagmamahal sa Diyos at Bayan
• Tapat sa kanyang asawa at pamilya
• 1996 Ulirang Ama Awardee
• Tatlumpu’t isang (31) taong naglingkod sa simbahan nang may integridad
• May paninindigang ipaglaban ang tama at totoo, maging sa gitna ng mga banta sa kanyang buhay
• May prinsipyong hindi nabibili. Student leader pa lamang, sinuhulan ng blank check ng isang mayamang negosyante upang itigil ang pagkampi sa mga manggagawa ngunit ito’y kanyang tinutulan at sa halip ay lalo lamang naglingkod sa maliliit.

SUBOK ANG KAKAYAHAN (Competence)

“We want a man who is righteous and a man who fears God above all. We want a man who cannot be blinded by power and selfish ambition. We need a man whose passion is driven by his convictions. We need a man who cannot be bought. There is such a man who dared to stand against all odds, a man who cannot be bought. The man is Bro.Eddie Villanueva.” –Sultan Ismael Kiram II, May 2004

• Naging outstanding student leader, best debater, at academic scholar sa kanyang apat na taon sa kolehiyo.
• Nagturo ng Economics at Finance sa Polytechnic Univesity of the Philippines (PUP) kung saan din sya nagtapos ng Bachelor of Science major in Economics and minor in Finance.
• Siyam na taong nanungkulan bilang miyembro ng Board of Regents ng PUP kung saan kanyang ibinigay ang buong sweldo sa PUP scholarship fund at hanggang ngayon ay may personal scholars.
• May anim (6) na Doctoral Degrees, kabilang ang Doctor in Education Management, Philosophy in Humanity, at Divinity.
• Mahusay na tagapangasiwa, mula sa 15 estudyante noong 1978 ay napamunuan ang Jesus Is Lord Movement na isa na ngayong multi-national organization na nasa 44 na mga bansa sa mundo
• Upang magtaguyod ng mahusay na edukasyon sa mga kabataan, itinatag ang eskwelahan ng JIL Colleges Foundation sa Bocaue, Bulacan na may 30 sangay na ngayon sa iba’t ibang probinsya ng Pilipinas.
• Numero unong rekumendado ng Personnel Management Association of the Philippines(PMAP) bilang Pangulo ng Pilipinas noong 2004.
• Nag-aral ng abogasya sa University of the Philippines at nahinto lamang nang makulong sa pakikipaglaban para sa demokrasya noong 1970s dahil sa Martial Law

SUBOK ANG KATAPANGAN (Courage)

”Natatakot sila pag si Bro. Eddie ang naging pangulo, walang tatakbuhan ang mga nagpahirap sa sambayang Pilipino.”

• Dalawang beses nabaril dahil sa pakikipaglaban para sa karapatan ng mga manggagawa, magsasaka, at mangingisda sa Bulacan.
• Dalawang beses nakulong noong Martial Law sa pakikipaglaban para sa demokrasya.
• Humarap sa maraming death threats at assassination attempts dahil sa pagkampi sa mga manggagawa, magsasaka, mangingisda, naapi at maliliit.
• Dahil sa pagpapakulong sa nagsabwatang huwes, piskal, mga pulis at mga abugado ng negosyanteng nangamkan ng lupa ng maliliit na magsasaka sa Bulacan, siya at ang kanyang pamilya’y pinasabugan ng granada ngunit lahat sila’y himalang nakaligtas
• Lumaban sa ospital na tumangging tanggapin at gamutin ang agaw-buhay na maysakit na walang perang pang deposito.

SUBOK ANG MALASAKIT SA KAPWA (Compassion)

“Ipapahayag natin tama na sobra na ang inhustisya, ang kurapsyon, ang kahirapan ng lahing Pilipino! Sobra na ang kahihiyan na inaabot ng mga kababayan natin sa ibang bansa. Panahon na para magkaisa ang sambayanang Pilipino at ibangon natin ang bansang Pilipinas!”

• Nagtayo ng isang bahaytuluyan na mahigit 20 taon nang kumukupkop ng mga problemadong OFW sa Hongkong at nanindigan din laban sa wage cut ng mga OFW doon.
• Nanguna sa pagpapalaya ng walong Pilipina mula sa prostitusyon sa Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
• Nagtawag ng re-trial para kay Flor Contemplacion, isang Filipina domestic helper na binitay sa Singapore noong 1995.
• Nagsulong ng suporta para kay Sarah Balabagan upang mapalaya sa tiyak na kamatayan sa United Arab Emirates noon 1996.
• Tumulong sa Sumilao farmers sa pag-angkin ng kanilang benepisyo sa ilalim ng Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program.
• Bagamat estudyante pa lamang, naipakulong ang nagsabwatang huwes, piskal, mga pulis, at mga abugado ng negosyanteng nangamkam ng lupa ng ilang maliliit na magsasaka sa Bulacan.
• Isa sa mga nakipaglaban upang maigawad sa PUP ang 20 ektaryang lupang kinatitirikan ngayon ng eskwelahan sa Sta.Mesa, Manila para magamit ng mahihirap na estudyante

Friends....
Do not be swayed....
Don't Bet your Vote....
Just Vote and Vote Wisely...
Have a blessed day!

Verse-Meal:
Eph. 1:18

"I pray also that the eyes of your heart maybe enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you"

A Video Link...

I don't usually post a video link co'z I want to express my thoughts and emotions in my way of words,..,And from this.., I, somehow, feel accomplished and relieved. 'Dunno why?....... But this one is sooo nice, soo true and convincing!!, that I feel compelled to share it in my blog.

Very REVEALING, Very TOUCHING and so PERSUASIVE that one soul could possibly become instantly transformed.

This video seems to come with great pressures of conviction, filled with facts and substances that can deliver a big blow to a wandering mind (like me!) and could produced a sweeping force to one's thought in the direction, pointing to a decision for a better and freeing choice.

So indulge and decide my friends.... Follow the link and watch

PULONG PAG-ASA [HQ]

To the gifted and wandering mind that produced this presentation, Mr Educier Tulio III....My respects and salutes to your beautiful piece. Keep on keeping on....for the cause!

Have a blessed day!

Verse Meal:
Exodus 18:21
"But select capable men from all the people--men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain--and appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens."

New Face Of and In Politics.

Bumabangon na raw ang Pilipinas.., Bakeet? Natutulog ba? Iyan po ang mga palasak kong naririnig sa mga kababayang namimilosopo..pero sa totoo lang po, If you observed keenly and listen to what foreign people are saying, talaga pong lugmok na ang Mahal nating Bayan. We are a nation badly damaged by corruption, ipagpaumanhin nyo po pero..gone are the days of principled politics and politicians, medyo dumarami na raw po ang lahi ng mga politiko nating "buwaya". It's been released by no less than World Bank or IMF ba?... that 40-50% of our taxes are chanelled into corruption. Pambihira, pati corruption may budget na sa kaban ng bayan and ironically it is skyrocketing. Congrats! Pang-apat na yata tayo sa most corrupt country in the world. AHHH! Poor LUZVIMINDA....kailangan talagang bumangon ka.

Election...Again!
In this coming election, we are again presented an opportunity to use our sacred votes wisely. Piliin po nating mabuti ang mga kandidato, Let's validate them well, like the gold..,Let's put all of them in a furnace with flaming fire to determine their purity, huwag na tayong magpatanso, examine them, don't be carried away nor be swayed by popular opinions, winability and paid surveys. Like what I understand from our good bishops in CBCP. Look for substance and integrity, not personality and money, Vote Concientiously! For this could spell the very opportunity for us to stand proud again as a nation like before. Let's promote a new face of politics....posible pa!

A New WHAT??


Yes! you got me right, A new Face of Politics.....consist of credible men and women with integrity, hindi po kayang tawaran..di mabibili ang prinsipyo, ika nga..the world is too poor to buy my convictions and principles... dahil alam nila that there is no profit even if they gain the whole world but lost their own soul. They profess it and they live it. People with umblemish record throughout their field of careers. They have their own dignified character and not a shadow of anyone belonging to traditional politics. They are willing to be under the microscopic checking vision of anyone who wishes to, at anytime while serving, dahil wala silang tinatagong corrupt activities that's why they are pushing for a transparent government na obviously ayaw ng mga trapo. Di po sila mga anghel..pero considered mga bayani ng bagong politika dahil handa nilang ibigay ang kani-kanilang buhay at banggain ang lumang sistema ng politics at kalabanin ang kasakiman ng mga malalakas na buwaya ...we need these kind of people now. God help us....

Kasi po..,
A certain dogma from certain people is being passed around implying us to choose between evil and lesser evil,...this makes my heart bleeds when some people considered this as a modern wisdom, implying hopelessness and absence of good people for good governance..Mga Kababayan Ko!!..we don't need to sink down to this level and believe such an inspiring(?) deception! We can choose from evil to better. May Pag-asa pa....Kaya pa!

Kahit pa po....

Some (if not many)of our present politicians do not fear to do wrong, and what they fear is to be caught doing wrong.

And this has been their way of life, and exponentialy spreading to some other government's departments and offices as well...Gagawa ng maraming arguments and gimmicks to divert, delay and escape justice if smoke becomes visible. We are poor and still becoming poorer. And sadly, these people among us are more inclined to occupy a position rather than to contribute for uplifment of the people's livelihood. We really need a new Face Of and In Politics.

Just an acquired insight...


I honestly think that changing the system is good as the situation calls for it, but currently, It's not primarily the system that needs to be change! I think, it's the people behind the system who are tasked to implement it. How many systems did we change for the past years yet our condition still worsens. If we are to truly change this nation towards greatness, we must first undergo changes from within, BECAUSE ONLY CHANGED PEOPLE CAN BRING ABOUT AN EFFECTIVE CHANGE!. And I'm being persuaded with such convictions that those people, irrespective of religion, who values real change with complete dependance to God are who we should vote in the government positions today. Nasubukan na po natin lahat ng mga trapong magagaling daw. With all those gifts of intelligence, patriotism, inheritance and experience they possess accordingly(?), yet where are we today?, it HURTS, but as a nation, we fail...and again, fail miserably! kasi po mas nauuna yata yung personal interes at utang na loob sa mga malalaking politiko at negosyante kaysa sa Diyos at Bayan. Again..A New Face of and In Politics is WANTED!

HIM at the CENTER
Apart from ME you can do NOTHING! This is what the good Book says...Look, I don't want to sound a holier than thou religious guy here because I am not!, but considering our current position, I have come to a viewpoint that we need no less than a miracle to rise again. And we can never have that miracle without GOD. Our many politicians talk about God especially in this election season, but many fail to walk accordingly. Our political history has been telling us that. Many tend to compromise at times when nobody's looking and when we talk about God in our marketplace or offices, we somehow declined it by shifting to a more interesting topic daw..parang showbiz na rin ...kakahiya eh..wala sa lugar..,corny. Perhaps this is the very reason why we are now where we are...simply because we did not dare to elect a true godly man to put God where He should be---and that's IN THE MIDST OF OUR EVERY ACTIVITIES..co'z nowadays, it is widely considered out of context...dapat sa church lang Siya...In politics, some interpret it as seperation of church and state. And furthermore, this rule also applies when a known Godly people run for highest office as well,,my apologies, but I fail to see the point in there. Kahit sino ba pwedeng mag-presidente wag lang Pastor o Ebanghelista even if overwhelmingly qualified. We really need a BIG and radical change that should start and eminate from us thru our concientious way of choosing candidates. Sino pa ba ang unang aasahan sa tunay na pagbabago???..EDDIE TAYO! A new Face of and in politics.,

PRAY EARNESTLY.
Kaya nga many times now, I'm been finding myself calling to HIM for this miracle, that we could have a clean and honest election, that HE could put us, all filipinos in the place where He can reveal HIMSELF to us in a deeper, and personal manner, that we could elect thru our collective wisdom, a president and leaders who has the godliness, integrity, leadership and character embedded within them. They, who are not beholden to any big politicians nor businesses but beholden to only God and People! Kahit di po mayaman, kahit di po sikat, kahit walang inheritance at hindi trapo basta dapat subok na matapat at may paninidigan. Let's have that new Face in and of Politics for a new hope, improve standard, clean government and for the sake of our children's future. It's difficult to claim and promise ang anim na taong walang kurapsyon pero sa kamay ng mga taong tunay na naglilingkod sa Diyos at Bayan, POSIBLE ito at BABANGON TAYO!---MANIWALA KA!

Have A Blessed day!

Verse-Meal
Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.
Proverbs 14:34

Brother Eddie....Exposed! - Just letting you know...

Sino ba itong kandidato na natalo na nga last election eh kumakandidato pa? Halos nga nangulelat yata sya pero andyan na naman...bakettt??? sino sya? anong mayron sya at napakakulettt? Is this guy a wolf in a sheep clothing?? Baka mag-corrupt din yan?

2 Million votes lang....

He's the head of JIL ministry daw boasting of more than 5M members pero 2 million votes daw lang ang bumoto that implicates even his flocks did not vote for him..pero teka...HELLO!!!! Garci.. are you there....I'm sorry......tapos meron pang text sa bulacan na galing sa isang gentleman...basta hanggang 2 million lang si Bro. Eddie., kaya ayun..the rest is history. Ang husay ng mga dyos-dyosan duon...Kulelat daw si Bro. Eddie...just letting you know.

He's Sour Graping....

After this bruhaha on elections..nagra-rally na naman sya at di daw matanggap pagkatalo...sour graping ba....but those people close to him..eh di naman daw.., kasi if you know him well, He's just the guy that will not, in anyways, support and tolerate a Big LIE..kawawa naman ang masa kung gagawing normal na ang dayaan sa bawat eleksyon...kung natalo sya in a clean and honest election ayus lang yun...pero supporting a big lie is quite another story...Hello Garci ...naging opisyal ka na ngayon, sikat ka na talaga Garci. Truly, bro. Eddie can forgive and he has done that but fotgetting the lesson from what has transfired...Hmmmm teka, especially when millions of the filipino people are at stake???...ibang usapan yata yun..,just letting you know....

Some Pastors disagree with him....

Meron naman mga pastors that told us they love Bro. Eddie very much that's why they will not vote for him..dun nya lang sya sa mga flocks nya, his Highest calling...Galing noh?? seemingly a sound opinion...siguro na-miss nila that God can also make the man in priestly calling to be in a kingly appointment, kasi wala ng makitang qualified good guy to do a good governance...just like what happen to King David in the book of Zechariah. Di po ako pastor pero nalulungkot po lang ako dahil sinuportahan nila yung madame G na nag-I'm sorry na nga pero hanggang now eh namamayani pa rin ang korapsyon sa bayan ko...ano??? mag-a-I'm sorry ulit sya...why didn't they make a stand to support this man of integrity that won't support a lie...at narinig ko sa isang speech ng abugado, pagkatapos yata nun...may mga brand new na daw silang kotse..totoo kaya yun?...Hmmmm, sana naman hindi at joke lang yung speech na yun. ..just letting you know...

May pinag-aralan ba yan?.....

Pastor?? ano magagawa nyan sa gobyerno?, magpi-preach maghapon...di parang simbahan na rin ang malakanyang....teka, may nabasa ako, gradweyt daw sya ng economics at nagturo sa PUP ng finance, at economics. the longest member ng Board of Regent dun at ang honorarium daw ay di kinukuha dahil donation para sa mga scholars. Naging outstanding leader,scholar and best debater daw pala sya, may anim na doctoral degrees at numero unong kandidato ng PMAP nuong 2004, and those education were coupled with the Word of God, kasi nga daw education without Word of God can make a person a very wise...devil. Hhmmm may ibubuga pala to....just letting you know...

Eh ano kung edukado baka puro diploma lang wala namang tapang at paninindigan...

Nag-aral din pala sya ng abugasya...di nga lang nakatapos eh..kasi naman student activist yan, nakulong tuloy ng 2 beses nung martial law. Nilabanan pa yung mga opisyal ng munisipyo, judge, pulis atbp. na nagsabwatan para makamkam yung mga lupain ng maliliit na magsasaka...shocks!..naging political animal pala 'to at akalain mo naipakulong nya yung mga nagsabwatang yun estudyante pa lang sya....may rekord ha di lang salita. Dalawang beses pang binaril pero nakalusot, hinagisan pa nga ng granada, fragmented grenade daw galing sa mga nakaaway nya sa politics...nabuhay pa..milagro! nakarekord din yun,,sa peoples tonight at tempo pa yata..tapos may mga scientist yata at imbentor sa palace na nagluto ng kaso para sa kanya, isinampa na nga nung pinsan yata ng gentleman, may warrant of arrest na sya until now, nagtataka lang ako at ba't ayaw syang hulihin eh araw-araw naman andyan lang, sino kayang takot??? sya o yung kalaban nya...If God is with me, who can be against me.... just letting you know...

Is his integrity for real...baka naman pakitang tao lang pag natapalan ng salapi eh masahol pa sa politiko...

For the record daw...He has been visited by the so-called big names in politics too many times, one of them was a certain madame G from the palace, inalok daw syang maging cabinet member sa finance yata, mahusay talagang pumili si madame G, knowing his qualifications & brilliance on economics, tapos, pati position pa sa mga naglalakihang corporation inalok din. Bah! eh tinangihan, in the world's standard eh katangahan yan Bro...milyun-milyun ang pinakawalan mo dyan Brod..wala ka namang hacienda ah, wala ka ring subdivisions o highway, yung maliit mo ngang lupa eh dinonate mo pa sa JIL para maging school para sa gustong mag-aral ng mababang halaga sayang yata...teka. may kasama pa daw millions of pesos na donation sa JIL funds sabi ni Madame..pambihira,,ayaw pa..at gusto lang daw nya ang genuine reforms para sa mga pilipino...meron pa ngang nag-follow-up after that, General daw, pumunta sa office nya..halos lumuhod pa nga sa kanya na tanggapin nya na yung offer...shocks..inayawan! True to his words...the world is too poor to buy my convictions and principles...integrity ba kamo??? all of these offers were in documents na hawak pa nya raw ngayon..just letting you know...

Malasakit sa gawa at di sa salita....mero ba sya nyan?

Oo nga pala di nga natin alam, na may mga bahay na pinatayo yan...di para sa kanya ha, dun yun sa gawad kalinga para sa mga mahihirap...pati nga yung mga biktimang OFW sa hongkong pinatuyuan nya ng bahay na matutuluyan after getting donations from people who cares plus his..nanguna din nga sya sa laban para palayain yung mga nabiktima ng prostitusyon sa malaysia at kasama rin sya sa nakipaglaban para makuha yung 20 hectars ng lupa para sa PUP ngayon..akalain mo?! di naipa-media yun??? kung tutulong ka tumulong ka na lang...di naman kasi sya politiko, nagmamalasakit lang. Just letting you know....

Height of Stupidity ito.... Bro. Eddie.

It is the height of stupidity for him to run for presidency....oo nga naman..co'z he's living a peaceful, simple and well respected life, happy with his wife, children and grandchildren, tapos papasok na naman sa politics, sisiraan ka lang, babatuhin..kung pwede nga lang ipako sa krus gagawin sa yo yun, kasi di na uso ngayon ang klase ng integridad mo Brod, binabaril at napapatay sa tarmac yan, mamuhay ka na lang ng tahimik, made ka na eh...satisfied na life mo. Just preach...will you? Kasi nga daw, evils triumph if the good men do nothing...that's why Bangon Pilipinas was born composed of real men of integrity at kawawa naman daw yung mga kabataan ngayon kung ipapamana eh...natural lang ang dayaan sa eleksyon, natural lang yung padulas sa gobyerno, palakasan para ka mapasok sa position at di dahil sa merits, nasa systema na yun kaya ok lang! Di daw deserving ang mga filipinos dun sa ganung klase ng gobyerno, kaya naman may Bangon Pilipinas para sa gobyernong walang kurapsyon at dayaan, yung bang pag hiningi mo yung rekord of assets and liabilities ng mga opisyal ay makukuha mo agad kasi walang itinatago...transparency ika nga..honest to goodness Philippine government. Pero...This vision could be another height of stupidity for some people who already gave up hope for a righteous government serving God & country. Many have already flee to another countries, who can blame them, talamak na ang problema dito because of the overwhelming corruption in our country....pero, May Pag-asa pa...babangon tayo...just letting you know...

AND AGAIN...JUST LETTING YOU KNOW...

This Guy has the character, the qualities and the qualifications of a good and honest leader that our nation badly needs today, Let's not put another bad official in the palace by not voting, and/or not voting well....wag na po tayong paloko, i-check po natin ang mga kandidato, kahit si Brother Eddie check nyo pa rin....pag nanloko yan...mananagot din sya sa DIYOS at BAYAN....

My wandering mind goes for Bro. Eddie and the cause,...just letting you know.....


Verse-Meal
Dear children, do not let anyone lead you astray. He who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. 1Jonh3:7 NIV