What's in a NAME

I remember the song of "America" - The Horse with No Name. Of course there are animals that we knew only of their kinds but not all of them has a "given" name .Can u imagine or do you know a person without a name?All of us has a name,even before we were born,our parents already prepared a name for us,whether it's a boy or a girl.and it's a right of every child to be given a name.So every person has a birth certificate with their names written on it.

I guess during my parents time,they were not so particular regarding the spelling that was written on my Birth Certificate since i had a hard time the first time that i applied for a passport coz there were errors on it.and just a few weeks ago,per RA9048.i had to gather all documents that it needed to have my name changed from the name that was written on my BC to the name that i've been using since i started going to school,and had it published in a newspaper for 2 consecutive weeks then wait for 45working days to have it finally done.Mind you,It wasnt that easy!

And speaking of Birth Certificate,most of the time,whether we will apply for a job or going abroad,Authenticated BC from NSO are required.

So, have you imagined going to National Statistics Office and wait for a long lines of people that are waiting to be served?I am just living in Manila and it's just easy for me to go back and forth there but still I found it very tiring,how about those who live in the provinces?Sometimes if you'll get lucky,you'll get a negative result,or you have to come back for another day.

But I'm glad nowadays there are some improvements because now you can just apply to NSO near your place or you can just call their hotline and it will be delivered on your footsteps just after a few days.

See! at least we're improving! Only I hope it will improve more!more and more! :p

Pondering thoughts

It is a common knowledge that when you're dealing in any government offices,there's always corruption,but it's not only in government,it's EVERYWHERE.It's sad because we know that there are still some who believe in HONESTY but where are they?It's either they're being forgotten or they're being "washed out".That's why they say,"it's lonely to be corrupt"!It said that the government is for the people and by the people,the question is...people of what kind?If you will deal with those people,there's always money involved.others are secretive but a lot of them will tell you what and how much they want pointblank!

Can we blame them?It's a common "disease" because they've already gotten used to it.because we were the ones who made them like "buwaya".why?We bribe them,we offer them something which are hard to resist,we tempt them,we even tell other people to bribe them so you can have your papers faster,it's true!but then,if we are just consistent and we dont offer bribe,maybe,just maybe,they will do their work properly and we can have the papers that we needed at the right time.

Well,others may blame our government because they're, as we were told,the ones who are the most corrupt.But in reality,it's us who made them do it,we permit them to happen.if there's no one who gives,no one will receive.

Changes should start thru the people and with one good and capable person who will run and lead us into a better future.Do you agree?

It's not too late yet! is it?

Festivities in the Philippines

The Philippines was ruled by Spain for a long period of time. The Spanish colonization lasted for more than three centuries or 377 years to be exact,thus explain why majority of our cultures and traditions were contributed by the Spanish-Mexican descent.Folk music,folk dance,art,food,literature,religion and language are the most visible influence by the Hispanics on us.Philippines is the only Catholic country in Asia.
Philippines is known for holding annual festivities in different parts of the county.It is to honor the patron saints of different towns,villages or regional districts.The festivities are celebrated with church ceremony, street parade accompanied by bands and fireworks( in honor of the patron saints).Houses are full of visitors and foods are overflowing.Each town or villages or barangays hold game like Palosebo,Agawang Buko, Paluan ng Palayok,dance,singing and beauty contest with lots of prizes to be won.

Dinagyang, Sinulog, Ati-Atihan, Panagbenga or Flower Festival, Pahiyas- these and other festivities in the country are just among that attract many tourists and tradition that has been passed from generation to generation.

Next time you visit the Philippines,think of visiting those places and you'll have a real good time of your life.

The Philippines

The Philippine Island is surrounded by bodies of water and is rich in natural resources.That’s why many are asking especially the youth of today why there are countries like Japan that has been destroyed and devastated during the World War II and yet they easily recovered and is now considered the richest in the East.And why is it our country’s being left behind?
But then we know that the progress of one’s country differs from the source of their livelihood,another one is their people.Although it’s a common knowledge that the Philippines is rich in natural resources,from deep down the ocean to the forest.While Japan are not lucky enough to be given by this kind of resources,they were given a community of people that are rich in talent,like us Filipinos who’re also hardworker,honest but well-disciplined.A small country like Taiwan who’s well known before as Formosa was able to upgrade their living status and is now being look upon by other neighboring countries.While the over-populated country of China,are doing very well too.
But no matter how rich a country is ,if the people will not take care of it properly,it will just only be put into a waste.Great example is our country, The Philippines.We all knew that we have waters that are rich in sea foods,we used to have a lot of trees and animals in the forest.We were the number one importer of rice but now,little by little,animals become extinct because of hunting,illegal logging,dynamite fishing and the continuing illegal activities that destroys our nature.Come to think of it,isnt nature getting back at us?Yes! and it’s really scary!
And the price of it? Flood,soil erosion,the outbreak of different kinds of disease which resulted from death of our countrymen.That’s why we need to act,we need to unite and do something about it.let’s not destroy our forests,let’s not destroy the future of our kids.let’s learn how to be disciplined so we will be able to leave a nice dwelling to our kids,the future generation.
The world is such a nice place to live in,let’s take care of it.after all,God created it for the human beings to live here.Let’s all be human and give back something good from what has been given to us.