President GMA gave each of the Philippine athletes going to the Beijing Olympics a pocket money of $1000 to encourage them to perform well in the upcoming sports event.
This is higher than the $300 given to the members of the Philippine team who competed for the Southeast Asian Games.
Aside from this, as stipulated in the Republic Act 9064. Any Olympian who gets a gold medal will receive P5 million as reward for their achievement. Silver and bronze medalists will get P3 million and P1 million respectively.
To date, there is now a total of P15 million waiting for the Filipino athlete who will bring home the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal. This is up by P4.5 million from my previous post.
In related trivia, did you know that the Philippines has been participating in the Olympics for 84 years. The first one being the 1924 Paris games. The last Olympic medal of the country came from Filipino boxer, Mansueto "Onyok" Velasco who brought home the silver in boxing during the 1996 Atlanta Oympics.
This year, the country will be participating in eight events: boxing, taekwondo, shooting, archery, diving, swimming, athletics, and weightlifting. The Philippine team is currently composed of Mark Javier (archery); Henry Dagmil and Maristella Torres (athletics); Henry Tanamor (boxing); Miguel Molina, James Walsh, Ryan Arabejo, Daniel Coakley, and Christel Simms (swimming); Rexel Ryan Fabriga and Sheila Mae Perez (diving); Tshomlee Go and Mary Antonoinette Rivero (taekwondo); Eric Ang (shooting); and Hidilyn Diaz (weightlifting).
Manny Pacquiao will carry the Philippine flag during the parade of nations.
Mabuhay Team Philippines!
August 01, 2008
July 30, 2008
Boracay Here I Come
I'm joining this contest over at Pinoy Parazzi and I hope I'll win that fabulous trip to Boracay. It's so easy to join and all you have to do is answer this question:
Who is your favorite female/male celebrity? Why?
My favorite celebrity is Sharon Cuneta. Simply because she has successfully continued to shine as a star through all these years. That's why she's the Megastar! She's a role model not only to her colleagues but also to all Filipinas out there.
She's truly a bituin nawalang habang-buhay may ningning.
If you want to also get the chance to go to Boracay for free, then visit the BoraTrip Take 2 contest page over at Pinoy Parazzi.
Who is your favorite female/male celebrity? Why?
My favorite celebrity is Sharon Cuneta. Simply because she has successfully continued to shine as a star through all these years. That's why she's the Megastar! She's a role model not only to her colleagues but also to all Filipinas out there.
She's truly a bituin na
If you want to also get the chance to go to Boracay for free, then visit the BoraTrip Take 2 contest page over at Pinoy Parazzi.
A Walk To Remember
One of my favorite movies is The Notebook. This is originally a best selling romance novel by Nicholas Sparks. It's a very touching story about dementia and the challenges it poses for the loved ones who gets to bear and endure the loss of memory of those most precious to them.
For your information, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is degenerative and terminal. Unfortunately, today’s advance research developments has not yet found a cure. It afflicts people in their later part of life, starting from the age of 65 onwards. I've read that it is the 6th leading cause of death in the US.
Anyway, have you heard about the Alzheimer's Memory Walk? This event is organized by The Alzheimer’s Association and is the country's largest awareness and fund raising campaign for this disease. It is typically a two to three mile walk that's commonly held during the weekend of Fall. Over 600 communities participate in this event and this year, they are hoping that there will be more.
For your information, Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is degenerative and terminal. Unfortunately, today’s advance research developments has not yet found a cure. It afflicts people in their later part of life, starting from the age of 65 onwards. I've read that it is the 6th leading cause of death in the US.
Anyway, have you heard about the Alzheimer's Memory Walk? This event is organized by The Alzheimer’s Association and is the country's largest awareness and fund raising campaign for this disease. It is typically a two to three mile walk that's commonly held during the weekend of Fall. Over 600 communities participate in this event and this year, they are hoping that there will be more.
July 29, 2008
Team Philippines Leaves For Beijing
The main batch of athletes and officials for Team Philippines will leave on Aug 5. They will be Harry Tañamor, Marestella Torres, Henry Dagmil, Shiela Mae Perez, Rexel Ryan Fabriga, Daniel Coakley, Ryan Paolo Arabejo, Miguel Molina, James Walsh, Joan Christel Simms and Hidilyn Diaz. They will board a Philippine Airlines flight with Bacolod Rep. Monico Puentevella as well as Olympic attache Arturo Macapagal.
Special Olympic envoy and flag-bearer Manny Pacquiao will leave with his wife Jinkee and no other than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Aug 7. Together with this flight are First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr., Philippine Sports Commission chair William "Butch" Ramirez and Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan.
Mark Javier and Eric Ang are leaving on Thursday, July 31st, together with coaches James Chua and Jennifer Chan. On Aug 11, Marie Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go will go to Beijing with coaches Raul Samson and Kim Hong Sik.
Let's all wish our fellow Pinoys good luck in the upcoming Beijing Olympics which will open on Aug. 8, 2008. That's the lucky 888 for you!
Special Olympic envoy and flag-bearer Manny Pacquiao will leave with his wife Jinkee and no other than President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Aug 7. Together with this flight are First Gentleman Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo, Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose "Peping" Cojuangco Jr., Philippine Sports Commission chair William "Butch" Ramirez and Sen. Gregorio "Gringo" Honasan.
Mark Javier and Eric Ang are leaving on Thursday, July 31st, together with coaches James Chua and Jennifer Chan. On Aug 11, Marie Antoinette Rivero and Tshomlee Go will go to Beijing with coaches Raul Samson and Kim Hong Sik.
Let's all wish our fellow Pinoys good luck in the upcoming Beijing Olympics which will open on Aug. 8, 2008. That's the lucky 888 for you!
Taking An Active Step Towards A Better Career
I've been working as a systems analyst for almost 8 years now and it has been a good career for me so far. My company has given me a lot of opportunities to grow and advance my skills. However, as new and fresh graduates join our IT department, I feel that I'm being left behind in terms of technical knowledge.
Although I can choose to accept this fact and allow myself to be promoted to a managerial position, with less hands-on work requirements. I don't want to be left behind by younger colleagues when it comes to systems application and deployment.
This is why I'm choosing to take an active step towards a better career in IT. Yes, I'm currently learning my options and seriously considering enrolling in a Cisco certification program.
One of the more specific training that I want to explore is the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE)® Storage Networking Certification. One of my company's major client is the Manila Port Operations and I was one of the team members who designed their container tracking system. It was one of the best projects that I had and I'm thinking of talking to my boss if I could take on the IT management responsibilities of that project.
I'm always amazed with IT systems, particularly this one because the storage area network at the port is very extensive. It interconnects a lot of storage devices and data servers across the pier, including some in the container ships and container trucks. With this certification, I hope I can learn more on how to effectively implement, manage and troubleshoot storage area networks including LANs, MANs and WANs over Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON.
With this move, I'm hoping to get promoted to a managerial or supervisory position in the company while still keeping hands-on responsibilities, which is my true love about working in IT. Yup, I really like designing and modeling different systems. If you're interested in taking an active step in your IT skills, I suggest you take a look at Cisco Learning Network and maybe find a training program appropriate for you.
Although I can choose to accept this fact and allow myself to be promoted to a managerial position, with less hands-on work requirements. I don't want to be left behind by younger colleagues when it comes to systems application and deployment.
This is why I'm choosing to take an active step towards a better career in IT. Yes, I'm currently learning my options and seriously considering enrolling in a Cisco certification program.
One of the more specific training that I want to explore is the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE)® Storage Networking Certification. One of my company's major client is the Manila Port Operations and I was one of the team members who designed their container tracking system. It was one of the best projects that I had and I'm thinking of talking to my boss if I could take on the IT management responsibilities of that project.
I'm always amazed with IT systems, particularly this one because the storage area network at the port is very extensive. It interconnects a lot of storage devices and data servers across the pier, including some in the container ships and container trucks. With this certification, I hope I can learn more on how to effectively implement, manage and troubleshoot storage area networks including LANs, MANs and WANs over Fibre Channel, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON.
With this move, I'm hoping to get promoted to a managerial or supervisory position in the company while still keeping hands-on responsibilities, which is my true love about working in IT. Yup, I really like designing and modeling different systems. If you're interested in taking an active step in your IT skills, I suggest you take a look at Cisco Learning Network and maybe find a training program appropriate for you.
Philippine Lotto 6/42 Results For July 29
The winning numbers for the Philippine Lotto 6 42 are:
5 - 6 - 12 - 13 - 24 - 25
The jackpot prize was 4,245,687.00
One winner for this draw.
The results for this draw seems odd because it contains three sets of consecutive numbers. However, except for the sum, this winning combination is well within the criteria of common lotto strategies. The odd-even and low-high combinations are correct while the ANP statistic is optimal. If you want to know more about these lotto strategies, I suggest you read the articles at the sidebar. Thanks.
Results Stats:
Sum: 85
Odd-Even: 3/3
Low-High: 4/2
Hit Frequency ANP: 2/2/2
Prediction For Next Draw:
1 - 4 - 7 - 32 - 34 - 39
P.S.
My prediction above will also seem odd but it actually falls within the acceptable ranges of common number combinations. Good luck on your bet!
Other Philippine lotto results today:
6Digit
4 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 9 - 9
Swertres 2PM
557
Swertres 5PM
703
Swertres 9PM
340
EZ2 Lotto
09 - 26
PowerLotto
41 - 16 - 51 - 28 - 38 - 09
5 - 6 - 12 - 13 - 24 - 25
The jackpot prize was 4,245,687.00
One winner for this draw.
The results for this draw seems odd because it contains three sets of consecutive numbers. However, except for the sum, this winning combination is well within the criteria of common lotto strategies. The odd-even and low-high combinations are correct while the ANP statistic is optimal. If you want to know more about these lotto strategies, I suggest you read the articles at the sidebar. Thanks.
Results Stats:
Sum: 85
Odd-Even: 3/3
Low-High: 4/2
Hit Frequency ANP: 2/2/2
Prediction For Next Draw:
1 - 4 - 7 - 32 - 34 - 39
P.S.
My prediction above will also seem odd but it actually falls within the acceptable ranges of common number combinations. Good luck on your bet!
Other Philippine lotto results today:
6Digit
4 - 2 - 9 - 3 - 9 - 9
Swertres 2PM
557
Swertres 5PM
703
Swertres 9PM
340
EZ2 Lotto
09 - 26
PowerLotto
41 - 16 - 51 - 28 - 38 - 09
Why Do Mountain Climbers Climb Mountains?
Why do mountain climbers climb mountains? Because it's there. Yes, this was the answer given to me by a friend who regularly goes on climbing expeditions in the country. He and his mountaineering club has been enjoying the great outdoors for years and I'm very close to joining them one of these days.
I asked him one time what mountain outside the country would he want to climb first. He answered that he has always dreamed of climbing Kilimanjaro. He says that it is the highest peak in Africa located in north-eastern Tanzania. This mountain has always been a favorite destination for mountain climbers and he plans to conquer this inactive stratovolcano anytime soon.
It's both interesting and exciting for me to hear all of my friend's stories and adventures. A little more nudge from him and I might give in and join him in one of his adventures. What do you think?
I asked him one time what mountain outside the country would he want to climb first. He answered that he has always dreamed of climbing Kilimanjaro. He says that it is the highest peak in Africa located in north-eastern Tanzania. This mountain has always been a favorite destination for mountain climbers and he plans to conquer this inactive stratovolcano anytime soon.
It's both interesting and exciting for me to hear all of my friend's stories and adventures. A little more nudge from him and I might give in and join him in one of his adventures. What do you think?
July 28, 2008
Reward For Olympic Gold Is Now P10.5M
When a Pinoy athlete wins a Gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he or she will received P10.5 million. Who are the people donating the money to this cause? Here's a breakdown:
P5 million - Philippine government
P1 million - Reghis Romero (construction magnate)
P1 million - Mikee Romero (Harbour Centre)
P1 million - Manny Pacquiao (WBC lightweight champion)
P1 million - Jimmy Ong (Microsoft businessman - sports official)
P1 million - Lucio Tan (Philippine Taipan)
P500,000 - Philippine Sportswriters Association (courtesy of Brickroad Gym and Aspen Spa)
Go for gold Pinoy! Click here for more news on the Philippine Olympic Team.
P5 million - Philippine government
P1 million - Reghis Romero (construction magnate)
P1 million - Mikee Romero (Harbour Centre)
P1 million - Manny Pacquiao (WBC lightweight champion)
P1 million - Jimmy Ong (Microsoft businessman - sports official)
P1 million - Lucio Tan (Philippine Taipan)
P500,000 - Philippine Sportswriters Association (courtesy of Brickroad Gym and Aspen Spa)
Go for gold Pinoy! Click here for more news on the Philippine Olympic Team.
Philippine Lotto 6/42 Results For July 26
The winning numbers for the Philippine Lotto 6 42 are:
5 - 6 - 19 - 22 - 39 - 42
The jackpot prize was 22,169,937.60
There was one winner for this draw.
If you can recall last Wednesday when I posted the Tuesday (July 22) results, I said that someone will win in the next draw. I'm right! Well, I've been able to correctly predict this one a lot of times actually so it's not anymore a big deal. What I'm currently improving is the accuracy of the individual number predictions that I give each draw. For this week, I correctly gave two numbers, 22 and 39. I'm hoping to get three and four numbers soon.
Results Stats:
Sum: 133
Odd-Even: 3/3
Low-High: 3/3
Hit Frequency ANP: 3/2/1
Prediction For Next Draw:
9 - 13 - 20 - 27 - 34 - 40
Other results:
July 26
6Digit
0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 7
Swertres 2PM
027
Swertres 5PM
659
Swertres 9PM
501
EZ2
07 - 16
July 27
Superlotto 6/49
1 - 8 - 15 - 18 - 19 - 45
Swertres 2PM
948
Swertres 5PM
253
Swertres 9PM
788
EZ2 Lotto
04 - 16
5 - 6 - 19 - 22 - 39 - 42
The jackpot prize was 22,169,937.60
There was one winner for this draw.
If you can recall last Wednesday when I posted the Tuesday (July 22) results, I said that someone will win in the next draw. I'm right! Well, I've been able to correctly predict this one a lot of times actually so it's not anymore a big deal. What I'm currently improving is the accuracy of the individual number predictions that I give each draw. For this week, I correctly gave two numbers, 22 and 39. I'm hoping to get three and four numbers soon.
Results Stats:
Sum: 133
Odd-Even: 3/3
Low-High: 3/3
Hit Frequency ANP: 3/2/1
Prediction For Next Draw:
9 - 13 - 20 - 27 - 34 - 40
Other results:
July 26
6Digit
0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 4 - 7
Swertres 2PM
027
Swertres 5PM
659
Swertres 9PM
501
EZ2
07 - 16
July 27
Superlotto 6/49
1 - 8 - 15 - 18 - 19 - 45
Swertres 2PM
948
Swertres 5PM
253
Swertres 9PM
788
EZ2 Lotto
04 - 16
FEU UAAP Basketball Player Was Shot
A UAAP basketball player is fighting for his life after a lone gunman shot him twice late Thursday night on July 27, 2008. Mac Baracael, 23, a junior forward of the Far Eastern University, was shot around 8:40 p.m. by an unknown assailant with a .45 pistol, near Philtrust, at the corner of Morayta and R. Papa streets.
Anton Montinola, FEU's representative to the UAAP board, said Baracael was "fighting for his life" at Mary Chiles hospital. Baracael was walking with teammates Ron Cabagnot and Robert Kave to buy food after the team's practice when he was shot.
Source: Inquirer.net
Anton Montinola, FEU's representative to the UAAP board, said Baracael was "fighting for his life" at Mary Chiles hospital. Baracael was walking with teammates Ron Cabagnot and Robert Kave to buy food after the team's practice when he was shot.
Source: Inquirer.net
Weekly Swertres Caricature Tip
Here is this week's swertres caricature tip. It's funny and at the same time, somewhere in there, might be the lucky winning number combination for you. It's not obvious but if you look close enough and use your imagination, then you may see it. Good luck and play responsibly. Smile and have a good day!
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