Model: Joyce Escototo

Hair and Make-up: Mr. Al Rivero

Black and Whie

Joyce Escototo X Irish Azcune

Black and White theme

MUA: Marrian Mangalindan

Official Portrait

MUA: Coleen Mariano

Hair: Tin Sevilleno

Photography by Arjay Bucad

Accessories by Ms. Mikee

Model: Joyce Escototo

Official Photo

MUA: Coleen Mariano
Hair: Tin Sevilleno
Photography by Arjay Bucad
Accessories by Ms. Mikee
Model: Joyce Escototo

100 Days of President Benigno Aquino III (PNOY!!)

President Noynoy or Benigno Aquino III is the son of the Two Former President, Benigno Aquino Jr. and Corazon Aquino. Aquino was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 1998, representing the 2nd district of Tarlac. Aquino won re-election in 2001 and 2004, and served until 2007. On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential election. On June 30, 2010, at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park, Manila, Aquino was sworn into office as the fifteenth President of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, by Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Conchita Carpio-Morales. Despite the official residence of the President being Malacañang Palace, his actual residence is located within the Palace ground.

President Benigno S. Aquino III chose to use the “town hall” meeting format for his 100 days report to the nation for better transparency and to make the people aware that nothing in what he says is scripted.This was the explanation given by Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda during an interview Thursday morning with RMN-DZXL on why the President chose to give his hundred days report to the nation at the La Consolacion College along Mendiola, a stone’s throw away from Malacañang. “The President feels that it would be better to hold his hundred days report outside so that people will have access to us. If it were held in Malacañang, they will feel that everything is scripted,” Lacierda explained saying that this was precisely the President’s opinion on the matter. Hopefully, he added, after the hundred days report each of the department secretaries will come out with their respective reports on their accomplishments.

In a related development, Lacierda said that the satisfaction rating of 71 percent from the Class E people surveyed by the most recent Social Weather Station survey shows that the President’s poverty alleviation programs are now making an impact with this sector. During the campaign, Lacierda said, the Aquino camp fared so low with the Class E people, or the poorest of the poor. “We appreciate that because the approval rating shows our message is getting across to this sector. We are still promoting poverty alleviation and anti corruption measures,” Lacierda said. Lacierda said “when we (Cabinet secretaries) meet in small groups with the President, he always reminds us that “we are here to serve the people.” Another survey conducted by the Philippine Information Agency showed that people want the President to focus on job generation, livelihood programs and the eradication of corruption. The PIA survey was done on Sept. 28-29
and involved face-to-face interviews with 629 sectoral leaders including elected officials, businessmen, religious, media and the uniformed personnel.

Of those interviewed, 78 percent said jobs and livelihood should be more important in the government’s priority, 66 percent considered the fight against corruptionn as of utmost importance, 59 percent urged the administration to improve access to quality education and 57 percent recommended the implementation of measures to control spiraling prices of basic goods. In another development, the President said he has appointed former Congressman Tony Roman at the Legislative Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) and he has scheduled a LEDAC meeting with Secretary Julia Abad of the Presidential Management Staff. “The LEDAC meeting will take up the priority legislative agenda of the President, which were outlined in his first State of the Nation Address last July,” Lacierda added.

There were some precautions that was released by President Noynoy for the Country especially for the kids.. (pictures just got from ephil.com)

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By: Renee Joyce M. Escototo

36 CHRISTIAN WAYS TO REDUCE STRESS

1. Pray
2. Go to bed on time.
3. Get up on time so you can start the day unrushed.
4. Say No to projects that won’t fit into your time schedule, or that will compromise your mental health.
5. Delegate tasks to capable others.
6. Simplify and unclutter your life.
7. Less is more. (Although one is often not enough, two are often too many.)
8. Allow extra time to do things and to get to places.
9. Pace yourself. Spread out big changes and difficult projects over time; don’t lump the hard things all together.
10. Take one day at a time.
11. Separate worries from concerns. If a situation is a concern, find out what God would have you do and let go of the anxiety. If you can’t do anything about a situation, forget it.
12. Live within your budget; don’t use credit cards for ordinary purchases.
13. Have backups; an extra car key in your wallet, an extra house key buried in the garden, extra stamps, etc.
14. KMS (Keep Mouth Shut); this single piece of advice can prevent an enormous amount of trouble.
15. Do something for the Kid in You everyday.
16. Carry a Bible with you to read while waiting in line.
17. Get enough rest.
18. Eat right.
19. Get organized so everything has its place.
20. Listen to a tape while driving that can help improve your quality of life.
21. Write down thoughts and inspirations.
22. Every day, find time to be alone.
23. Having problems? Talk to God on the spot. Try to nip small Problems in the bud. Don’t wait until it’s time to go to bed to try and pray.
24. Make friends with Godly people.
25. Keep a folder of favorite scriptures on hand.
26. Remember that the shortest bridge between despair and hope is often a good “Thank you Jesus.”
27. Laugh.
28. Laugh some more!
29. Take your work seriously, but not yourself at all.
30. Develop a forgiving attitude (most people are doing the best they can).
31. Be kind to unkind people (they probably need it the most).
32. Sit on your ego.
33. Talk less; listen more.
34. Slow down.
35. Remind yourself that you are not the general manager of the universe
36. Every night before bed, think of one thing you’re grateful for that you’ve never been grateful for before.

The Essence of LOVE

DONALD DEMARCO

No other word in our language is more abused, misused, and confused than the word “love.” Yet, its essential meaning is not difficult to understand. The weight of the entire Christian tradition tells us, quite simply, that love is a tendency toward the real.

In his Treatise on the Love of God, St. Francis de Sales expresses it more poetically when he states, "Love is the movement, effusion, and advancement of the heart toward the good."

Love overcomes separation and intimately unites us with reality. In its interpersonal expression, it affirms the reality of the beloved, that is to say, his or her truth, goodness, and desirability. "Love is not blind," G. K. Chesterton remarks in Orthodoxy. "That is the last thing it is. Love is bound; and the more it is bound, the less it is blind." Love is bound to the reality of the beloved, a reality that is fundamentally true, good, and desirable. Love does not build castles in the air, but establishes sturdy foundations.

Journey to the Center of the Heart

In this regard, it is easy to recognize love and to distinguish it from its legion of counterfeits. Love passes through three stages. Love is attentive, appreciative, and affectionate. By paying attention we focus on the truth of the other person. We listen with love as we tune in to the truth of the other, the truth that, however clumsily, the other is trying to express. By showing appreciation we indicate that we value the other as fundamentally good. Love shows appreciation by affirming the goodness of the other. Affection is love expressing itself by rejoicing in the desirability of the other. Gifts, touches, smiles, sacrifices, and favors are among the many ways in which love expresses its affection and affirms the desirability of the other. It crowns its recognition of the other's truth and goodness.

The opposite of love is not hate, but apathy. No one wants to be ignored, disregarded, or neglected-the polar opposites of receiving attention, appreciation, and affection. People want their truth to be heard, their goodness to be cherished, and their desirability to be felt. They want their reality affirmed, honored, and embraced. They want to be loved. And just as all people want to be loved, all people want to express love.

Getting to Know You

The progression from attention to appreciation to affection is important. Wisdom always places things in the right order. This order represents the proper development of love. We are not showing love if we express affection for someone whose truth and goodness are unknown to us. Love begins with knowledge of the other. Ubi amor, ibi oculus (wherever there is love, there is knowledge). This knowledge uncovers the truth and the goodness of the other. Affection without personal knowledge does not serve the other, but is more likely to be an act of impetuosity.

Love, therefore, must be patient as it advances from attention to appreciation to affection. Love takes time. "Love at first sight" is less likely than "like at first look." When we sense that we like another person, we should be patient and temperate enough to get to know the truth and appreciate the good of that person so that our affection will be founded on something real.

Virtual Reality

Love does justice to the beloved and does not ascribe to the beloved values that do not exist. Love is not a romantic projection or a tantalizing illusion. It is the affirmation and promotion of the real person who is the recipient and the beneficiary of our love.

Therefore, love embraces a variety of virtues. These include not only patience, temperance, and justice, but also hope, courage, and fidelity. The more virtues we have, the better prepared we are to love. Love is the form of all virtues, and virtues are the indispensable conduits of love.

The meaning of love is simple enough not to elude us; but the simplicity of its meaning does not imply any frequency of its occurrence. We should be artful when it comes to loving and circumspect when it comes to recognizing that we are loved. We all need to love and to be loved, but we should not settle for any of its imposters.