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ardwork, perseverance and loyalty truly pays off. This was proven by Camella CDO last November 12 when it awarded 2 vehicles to its loyal sales partners – Eriberto a nd Marybelle Azucena and Allan and Angelyn Borres during its 3rd quarterly awards held at Marco Hotel. “This is our way of showing our gratitude to our loyal sales partners who have helped us to become the no. 1 de-
veloper in CDO for the last 21 years. We value their continued support and tireless effort to achieve our targets every month and this is just a simple token from Camella,”, said Emelia Lustado, clusted head for Northern Mindanao. On the same night, Camella CDO also recognized its top performers for the 3rd quarter . For the Elite Category – Top business director, Anthony Leuterio of Leuterio Realty ; For
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2 sellers who got the biggest cash incentives were Fe Dayao and Jinkee Galagatan. “We are looking forward to end 2014 with a big bang as we are launching more projects this 4th quarter. We will give away more incentives and rewards to our sales partners so I urge all real estate sellers in Northern Mindanao to join Camella team and be our next success story. Who knows you can be the next recipient of a brand new car,” remarked Lustado.
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Papasok na naman ang Christmas season at marami na naman ang mga magkakandarapa sa pag-shoshopping at pamimili ng regalo. This is a very good tradition because giving or blessing others pleases GOD. But one thing I’ve learned in this life is that, “You cannot give what you do not have.” If you want to give, make sure na hindi mo ito uutangin. Don’t give dahil napre-pressure ka lang magbigay. I want you to check your heart kung bakit mo nais magbigay. Alamin mo muna ang iyong motibo at dahilan bago ka magbigay. Huwag kang magbibigay dahil ikaw ay NAPIPILITAN. Magbibigay ka lang ng regalo dahil nakakahiya naman na sa family reunion at Christmas party ikaw lang ang walang maibigay. Ayaw mo naman na maisip nilang kuripot ka kaya magbibigay ka nalang kahit hindi naman bukal sa kalooban mo. Pwede ring magbibigay ka nalang ng regalo dahil sumusunod ka sa culture at tradition ng kinalikahin mong pamilya, pero sa totoo lang hindi mo naman talaga feel magbigay, talagang napilitan ka lang. O di kaya’y sabihin na nating magbibigay ka ng gifts dahil wala kang magawa sa pera mo ngayong pasko. Syempre gusto mong makipagsabayan sa siksikan sa mall, divisoria, greenhills, bazaar at sangkatutak na mga tiangge. Well, kung isa nga dito ang dahilan mo kung bakit ka magbibigay, huwag nalang. Kung mapipilitan or napilitan
ka rin lang naman, balewala ang pagbibigay mo. Walang sense at wala ring essence. “You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. ‘For God loves a person who gives cheerfully’.” 2 Corinthians 9:7 Huwag kang magbibigay d a h i l i t o a y i s a n g O BL IGASYON. Na-oobliga kang bigyan ng regalo kasi nanay mo, tatay mo, kapatid mo, tiyahin mo, inaanak mo at kung ano-ano pa. Kung titignan mo bilang isang obligasyon ang pagbibigay sa mga mahal mo sa buhay, hindi ka makakaramdam ng tunay na kaligayahan. Alam mo kung anong mararamdaman mo? Sakit ng ulo! Feeling mo kasi stressful ang pagtupad ng obligation mong magbigay especially sa mga inaanak mo. Huwag mong ituring na obligasyon ito, sa halip tignan mo ito bilang isang ‘act of love’. You can give without love but you cannot love without giving. Kusang dumadaloy ang pagbibigay kapag tunay ang pagmamahal. Huwag kang magbibigay dahil ikaw ay NABIGYAN. Exchange gift! Bibigyan kita, bibigyan mo ako. Hindi mo ko niregaluhan last year kaya di na kita reregaluhan ngayon. Kaya ba tayo magbibigay dahil gusto nating mabigyan din tayo? Ang binibigyan lang ba natin ng regalo ay yung may mga kakayahang magbigay sa atin? Kapag expensive ang regalo satin, expensive din ang regalo natin sa kanila, pero pag face towel at picture frame lang ang regalo satin, ang ireregalo mo ay goodmorning towel at jelly ace. The Bible clearly teaches us that it is much more better to give than to receive. “The Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” Acts 20:35b Mas masarap ang magbigay (lalo na kung taos sa puso at tama ang motibo) kaysa tumanggap. Mabigyan ka man o hindi, cheap man ito o mamahalin, hindi dapat ito ang tinitigan mo kundi ang puso mo na sabik at buong giliw sa pagbibigay.
So before checking your budget this Christmas season, check your heart first. Siguraduhing tama ang puso mo at ang motibo mo sa pagbibigay. Gayahin mo si Hesus na buong giliw ibinigay ang Kanyang buhay para sa atin dahil sa Kanyang napakatinding pagmamahal. Kaya nga mayroong Pasko, dahil mayroong ‘Hesus’ na ipinanganak dito sa lupa upang mabuhay at mamatay para sa atin. Ibinigay Nya ang Kanyang bugtong na anak na si Hesus ng hindi napipilitan, hindi dahil out of obligation at lalong hindi dahil may kapalit ito mula sa atin.. Nagbigay Sya dahil sa pambihirang pagmamahal Nya sayo at sa akin. Kung Sya ang tutularan natin siguradong Merry na merry ang pasko natin! Ngunit ano nga ba ang tamang pamamaraan ng pagbibigay ng regalo na hindi mabubutas ang bulsa mo? Tayo ay magbigay kung ikaw ay may BUDGET. Kung wala naman, maari ka paring magbigay. Pwede kang magbigay ng iyong oras, service o kahit ng simpleng card/love letter. Ika nga ‘it’s the thought that counts.’ Huwag bobongga ng bigay kung malulubog ka rin lang naman sa utang. Okay lang naman magbigay kung talagang may nakalaan kang pera sa pagbibigay. Alamin mo kung magkano ang kaya mo ibigay o ipagkaloob sa mga kaibigan at kamag-anak mo. Ilista mo lahat ng kanilang mga pangalan. Huwag na huwag kang pupunta sa mall ng wala kang checklist at computation dahil siguradong uuwi kang sira ang budget mo. Let’s say, umabot ng 50 na tao ang nasa listahan mo at ang budget mo ay P10,000. So it means, ang kaya mo lang kada tao ay P200. Dapat maghanap tayo ng regalo na papasok sa budget mo. Don’t spend beyond your means. The key is to stick to your BUDGET. Huwag matutukso na lumagpas sa iyong budget dahil kung hindi masisira lang ang iyong diskarte at huwag naman sana na mauwi ka pa sa pangungutang. THINK. REFLECT. APPLY. Why do you give gifts? Check your heart and motive before you give. Are you giving out of excess or lack? If you are going to borrow just to give, please think again. PS. I will have a part two of this blog to give you practical tips on how to hunt and give good Christmas presents na pasok sa budget mo.
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‘Ya Hindi No’ Hot New Yano Album (Part 4) ...at a certain time, but it won’t last. It is best, in the face of diversity, to AGREE, or to find the HUMOR IN DIVERSITY. One person wants one thing, while the other person wants another thing; while BOTH of them really want THE SAME THING – which is TO WIN or TO BE PROSPEROUS or ANY OTHER KIND OF DESIRE. WHAT IS DIVERSE IS SIMPLY THE PERSONAL TRAITS THAT COME WITH WAYS OF ACCEES TO GET TO THE DESIRED TARGET – such as PEACE, FREEDOM and ABUNDANT LIFE. And here is achieved GREAT HARMONY. And the greatest p ower emanates from AGREE(ing) or ALLOW(ing) and not suppression or aggression. There is therefore no struggle or advocacy nor empowerment. There is only the REDIRECTION of the ‘NO’ to lead towards the ‘YA.’ Using both their strength and powers to COMPLEMENT each other, AS THEY SHOULD BY NATURE, and not contradict each other as we know it. The song, therefore, signifies the well – PERSISTENCE OF CONTINUING OUR PROGRESS TODAY. And this will spell the greater heights of the whole nation and the world with the diverse brilliance that will naturally arise, FROM US FILIPINOS. And OUR PERSISTENCE IS BEYOND ANY natural crisis, political crisis, personal crisis; THE NATION IS STANDING OUT WITH ITS VISION AS ITS STRENGTH AND POWER. Nothing or no one will and can interfere with the growth and prosperity of the nation, and the whole world. 11. Rurok – // cho: sulong buong bayan / sulong sangdaigdigan / ang rurok na ating taglay / ang rurok ng ating tagumpay // iisang bansa, iisang mundo / ay pagkatao, at pagkapwa – tao / ang kalakasan ay ang ating isip / ay kalikasan ng ating katauhan // ref: rurok ng kamalayan / tugatog ng isipan / sukdulan ng kalayaan / kalikasan ng tahanan / tahanan ng isipan / I usually joke around that this is the first song I wrote that I didn’t understand a single lyric. Well, of course, that’s a joke. Maybe what’s funny is how it’s written because of the usual words, almost cliché in fact, and seem to collide or bounce amongst one another, and yet making an absurd idea clear enough. For this song, THE MAIN TARGET is the ONE that is DETERMINED. The main REASON for this is that there are numerous ways of ACCESS to the TARGET. ACCESS CHANNELS MUST be OPEN. And what is the TARGET? It is in the next song as you read on, it’s our – NATIONAL and INDIVIDUAL VISION. 12. Bayan Kong Pilipinas – // cho: bayan kong Pilipinas ako’y para sa iyo / bayan kong Pilipinas, sa isipan ko at puso / bayan kong Pilipinas, ako’y iyong – iyo / bayan kong Pilipinas, sa iyo ako / buong
– buo // alay ko sa ‘yo ang aking pag – ibig / ika’y bukang – liwayway sa bawat bagong umaga / alab ng puso sa dibdib mo’y buhay / ikaw ay langit, ang langit kong bughaw / This song signifies one’s love anew for the nation, a love that must be reaffirmed all the time. For our LOVE for the Nation, we need to SIGNIFY our VISION of a UNITED NATION of PROSPERITY MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS ALL AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL in EXPONENTIAL STRENGTH AND POWER. At the SAME TIME, we need to strengthen our INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY with the same PROSPERITY MOVING FORWARD TOWARDS THE NATION in EXPONENTIAL STRENGTH AND POWER. AT THE WHOLE, WE SIGNIFY AND STRENGTHEN OUR INDIVIDUAL VISION FOR AND TOWARDS THE NATION, AND OUR NATIONAL VISION FOR AND TOWARDS ALL AND EVERY INDIVIDUAL. HENCE SHORTLY SIMPLY, WE SEE THE CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE NATION AND THE INDIVIDUAL. This is the ripe time to signify this. The direction of the nation’s Leaders is showing this Vision. ‘Kung walang korap, walang mahirap’ by no less than the President is affirmed in action more than words. That Good Governance is the way to do it (in spite of its constant ridicule against the past administration continued this idea, but this time in action). This simply means that we are ridding corruption in ALL INSTITUTIONS. With the vision that if we strengthen our institutions, our institutions will strengthen us. And this is happening now with the prosecution of high officials in Government and Judiciary and Health and Agriculture and Customs and Transportation and Media, etc. This was unheard of in the history of Philippine politics. And for this, I truly appreciate it and affirm that we are indeed moving forward towards the vision; or the vision is moving forward indeed. A short word on corruption, we had a dark era of martial law. This struck us with one serious ailment – the virus of the mind. And now we are healing and soon to be healed totally. And we are healing in all levels and all Regions of the Nation, not merely in the National Capital
Region. Such is the great welcome of the signing of the Bangsa Moro Agreement, a new breed to rectify and do it better in that Region. The trending effort of ‘Bayanihan, Winning the Peace’ by our AFP that expressly moves in the spirit of Nation building is commendable, affirmed and appreciated. Their slogan of service to the Filipino people is echoing and resounding. This paves a greater road for rebellion to dissolve back into the folds of the mainstream society, as a side effect of their main objective to develop the underdeveloped, assist in calamities and defend the people against harm. We had a great history of Politics and Political Leaders (before the dark era). It seems that their legacy is shining once again in the quality of our present Leaders. Not to mention that those that fail to achieve this height of competence and expectance are ruled out by way of ridicule and / or prosecution. To be short, all aspects are moving towards this clear direction. We don’t even have to pick foreign structures or structures of ideas and ideals to apply them in our home nation in order for our nation to work. We just have to maintain our CLARITY of our SENSE OF DIRECTION in order to DESIGN WHAT FITS OUR NEEDS. More importantly, as this administration comes to a day’s end, we are feeling secure that indeed the Reforms are in place and will carry out and carry on to the next generation of Leaders. And the most important that’s in place is the Reform of the Mind. That finally, we find the cure. Our wellbeing has finally brought us out of bed and move forward to GREATER HEIGHTS. The lyrics, as you can see, come from a combination of mine and that of the National Anthem. This is to SIGNIFY EMPHASIS the beautiful words of the Anthem, really words of true love. THE LOVE THAT WE HAVE AND SET TO OURSELVES IS THE LOVE THAT WE HAVE AND SET TO OUR CHILDREN, WHICH IS THE SAME LOVE THAT WE HAVE AND RADIATES TO OUR LOVE FOR OUR NATION AND THEN THE SAME LOVE WE HAVE AND SET TO THE WORLD – IN THAT EXACT ORDER, AND THAT EXACT ORDER IN REVERSE.
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HMMM…I’m like a silly Westerner with an incorrect Tagalog- but correct Englishspoken phrase “Indie ditto, indie doon.” Anyway, the indie filmmaking industry in the world has already caught the Philippines by storm. Digital cameras and other equipment used in making films are relatively cheap but what surprises market suppliers from the United States is the fact that their stocks here run out earlier than forecast. When GoPro unloaded their first batch in the country sometime last year, they were storing what they thought was a whole quarter worth of supply. They were wrong. The whole stock was gobbled up in one
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week! Yup that’s just one week! Most of these sales went to home or personal use but quite a number ended up in would-be filmmakers’ hands. Last November 14 to 16, Prof. Jag Garcia – the chairman of the Digital Filmmaking Department of La Salle College of St. Benilde – flew to CDO and went directly to barangay Puerto to conduct a barangay-based filmmaking workshop that was initiated by no less than the honorable barangay chairman Ian Achas. That was unthinkable a few years back even during the time of the indie explosion infancy. But now, excited youth at the barangay levels are using
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their cellphones to produce indie movies. They’ve done it in Camiguin in 2012 – high school students there had filmmaking projects. Now they’re doing it at a more masa level. Even outof-school youths in Puerto are active in the program. The workshop two weeks ago was already the second this year – the first was in April. As Prof. Jag would put it, anybody these days can make an indie movie with a very minimal budget. It’s just a matter of innovation. Indeed what he said was true. During the 1st Puerto Layag Film Festival last June (which was the offshoot of the workshop), there was one short there
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AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18) - The more someone attempts to convince you to talk today, the less interested you are in revealing your secrets. Fortunately, you’re quite capable of holding your ground, even if a very persuasive person is trying to coerce you to spill the beans. PISCES(February19–March20)-Everyone seems to have a distinct set of desires today, complicating your life with contradictory alternatives. You might be overly confident about your ability to navigate through the current emotionalmaze,butyoucan’tpleaseeveryonenomatterhowhardyoutry. ARIES (March 21 – April 19) - You’re motivated to get ahead in your career now, but your ambitions may be so strong that you forget to check in with your friends to solicit their support. Although you don’t actually need the approval of others when making your plans, it’s still wise to seek feedback from those you trust the most. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) - Although the future should be a logical extension of the past, your current trajectory could be slightly off-target. The good news is you continue to gain clarity about your destination while the Capricorn Moon plods through your 9th House of Future Vision.
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and ingenious in their plot scripts. One promising film to look forward to this semester is Windblown. From the very short teaser trailer which gives away virtually nothing, I deduce it is about two soldiers’ camaraderie on one hand and the plight of those civilians and relatives who were caught in the conflict on the other. Just recently, Cinemagis was looking for new entries for its 2015 edition and so I converted myself into throwback mode and watched an entry from the past year. That was Cloyd Winstanley’s HD and the drama and plot were so intense that I couldn’t believe for a second that all of
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the actors in the film were Cagayanons. In short, indie filmmaking at the masa level is just in the beginning stage. There are lots of bounds and possibilities to explore and we’re smacked in the middle of it. Grab that opportunity. Be a villain. Or a writer. Or a character called Chameleon.
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that stood out. It was the pseudo-documentary about a boy who had to climb down a cliff in barangay Puerto just to snatch nito vines that would be used for weaving native handicrafts. That was a pretty cheap film to make but exposing how dangerous these nito climbers are is a very impressive message indeed. Other indie film enthusiasts like MUST-based Nef Luczon are joining the massproducing bandwagon. Nef is encouraging his Technology and Communication Management students to group together and create a film in a span of one semester. The students young as they are…are very talented
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Special Gospel of the day: Luke12:5459(November 25, 2014-Tuesday) Luke 13:10-17-And He was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman who for eighteen years had had a sickness caused by a spirit; and she was bent double, and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, He called her over and said to her, “Woman, you are freed from your sickness.” And He laid His hands on her; and immediately she was made erect again and began glorifying God. But the synagogue official, indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, began saying to the crowd in response, “There are six days in which work should be done; so come during them and get healed, and not on the Sabbath day.” But the Lord answered him and said, “You hypocrites, does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the stall and lead him away to water him? And this woman, a daughter of Abraham as she is, whom Satan has bound for eighteen long years, should
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she not have been released from this bond on the Sabbath day? Do you have illness? This was the status of this woman who came to Synagogue to find comfort and healing of her pains and sufferings. This means that in time of disasters and misfortunes in life, let us come to God without hesitation. Take note, illness was not the hindrance of the woman to meet Jesus Christ: Printing paid by: Neneth - Bobong Balino- Dr. Edith, PhDTony Jordan - CDO. St. Peter Calungsod, pray for us! #0928414949009279551247: Question – Prayer request: Please follow me “ W O R D O N FI R E ” o n CCT N c h a n n e l 12-CDO @ 10 PMMondays, Tuesday @ 3:30 PM and 2:00 AM Mondays. God loves you!!!
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hen Katy Perry’s designer flies to Cagayan de Oro and holds a fashion show and exhibit here, that’s something. It simply tells the world that CDO and the rest of Northern Mindanao is already a fashion-savvy urban metropolis. And indeed that’s what happened. Designer-par-excellence Cary Santiago, who has been dubbed as Master of Philippine Couture to “the master fabric manipulator”, was in Centrio last night to open his four-day self-titled exhibit which will last until Thursday, November 27. Fifteen of Santiago’s collections were showcased as fashionistas from all over the city from Gil Macaibay to Mark Christopher Yaranon merged with socialites such as Gean Cesar and Gilda Go to gaze in appreciation at the pieces. It was a collection that displayed a skill honed through 25 years in the industry, enhanced by intensive couture training in Beirut and Dubai. It’s a combination of conservatism and daringness – there were hints of skin in several places….deep plunging necklines, a peek into the sides and see-through fabric here and there. But let Cary indulge in his passion. For he is celebrating his 25th anniversary with zeal and panache. That’s 25 years of journey from a claustrophobic room in Cebu
to a sought-after designer in the Middle East whose name caught Katy Perry’s ear at one time. Of course, the journey wasn’t easy. First, Santiago had to endure internship in Manila until a Dubai-based couple spotted his talent and hired him on the spot… passports and all. It was a blissful decade shuttling Dubai and Beirut back and forth where clients were on the go. When Katy Perry called a few years back, there was no turning back to Santiago’s career. Cary made her a dress when he was working for Beirut’s famous couturier Nicolas Jebran. From thence, Santiago’s name continued spiraling upward. In 2004, he decided to come home
where he participated and won the grand prize in the Philippine Fashion and Design Competition that started his entry in the business. The design and the name soon became the talk of everyone as distinguished women of the country became his loyal clients – women such as Charo Santos-Concio, Dawn Zulueta and Kris Aquino. To date, Cary is heralded as the Master of Philippine Couture as he continues to do what he loves doing best astonishing us with his incomparable creations and painstakingly handcrafted pieces for 25 illustrious years and more. That’s a far cry from the claustrophobic room he spent with his mom in a military reservation in Cebu 25 years ago.
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customers can get a chance to take home their favorite Samsung device at a lower cost by visiting participating Samsung Experience Shops and
authorized dealers nationwide. “We are very excited to make the holidays extra special for the Pinoys with Samsung’s Galaxy of Christmas Wishes” said Rhinn Piczon, Product Marketing Head for Mobile of Samsung Electronics Philippines Corporation “We listened to what our customers want and we’re thrilled to be able to give it to them this Christmas.” Included in the promo are the Samsung Galaxy V, Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, Galaxy Core 2, Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, Galaxy Grand 2, Galaxy S4, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3. The Samsung Galaxy V is a dual SIM phone that features a 4-inch screen and runs on Android Kitkat 4.4.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Lite, on the other hand, features a super light, slim design with a 7-inch WSVGA screen, as well as a a 1.2 Ghz Dual-Core Processor and Android Jellybean OS. Also available at the Samsung’s Galaxy of Christmas Wishes is the Samsung Galaxy Core 2 which fea-
tures a powerful Quad-Core processor on Android Kitkat and a 4.5-inch large screen, Samsung Galaxy Grand 2, with a large 5.2-inch screen an 8MP camera, Samsung S4 which boasts of a 5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED Display and 13MP rear camera, the latest Samsung S5 which has a 5.1-inch display and 16MP rear camera, and one of Samsung most powerful smartphones in the market, the Galaxy Note 3 which features a 5.7-inch display and a Quad Core 2.3GHz processor running on Android Jelly Bean. At Samsung’s Galaxy of Christmas Wishes, customers can avail of their very own Samsung devices for as low as Php 7,000 less than the original selling price or get a special item from Samsung upon purchase. Samsung’s Galaxy of Christmas Wishes can be found at participating Samsung Experience Shops and authorized dealers nationwide. Per DTI FTEB-SPD Permit No. 4704. PR Photo by IRENE DAYO
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