‘Quidnunc’s Neighbor’ Archives
Senate should pass bill on waiver of bank deposits for gov’t officials
Today’s weather in Tacloban (nearby places), according to PAGASA, will be partly cloudy to at times cloudy with isolated rash (rain shower). From www.weather-forecast.com, viewers are told that while there will be “some clouds” in these places this morning and afternoon, tonight will see a clear sky. The “clear” weather outlook will continue until tomorrow morning and afternoon but rain showers will be in by evening. Now, this may not happen at all. All we have is a forecast of [...]
2 exemplary men: Bro. Eli and Ptr. Guil
“Actus Deo nemini facit injuriam” (Acts of God do injury to no one). Not only thousands but millions around planet Earth don’t care about the prediction of the world meeting its worst end come December 21, 2012 – a prediction resulting from studies and interpretations of the Mayan calendar. In fact, they don’t believe that the world will end any time within this year. This, notwithstanding the series of worst natural disasters - mostly earthquakes and floods - that keep on [...]
Disaster insurance for public infrastructures needed – Chiz
Just last year, Senator Chiz Escudero, who heads the Senate committee on environment and natural resources had closely worked with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) to craft an insurance scheme for school buildings, particularly those located in the country’s northeastern seaboard where weather disturbances naturally take their paths. With the recent spate of natural disasters in different parts of the country, Escudero has now expanded his proposal to include assets for which [...]
Earthquakes can be predicted; Chiz calls for strict enforcement of building regulations
Earthquakes can be predicted, according to the Bible and to scientists (seismologists). Based on the Bible, earthquakes are among the signs of the coming end of the world. They are signs in Nature. “And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.”-(Luke 21:11) "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and [...]
Appeal to 1987 Con-Con journals to resolve evolving crisis in impeachment trial
Prosecution and defense panels in the ongoing impeachment trial of chief justice Renato Coronas may need to closely review the records of the trial proceedings, at least to be clear about their next most appropriate tactical move and to settle a critical issue that has been there since the first day of the trial. Last Tuesday (February 7), presiding senator-judge Juan Ponce Enrile said that pursuant to the Philippine Constitution it is only the Supreme Court that can interpret laws and the [...]
Earthquakes – many more coming in 2012? Sen. Chiz wants LGUs audited on compliance with risk disaster management compliance
Last February 1, 2012, the Waray region’s surface soil, rocks and minerals shook, three times in a span of less than an hour. The first shock was felt only once, briefly, for less than a second, as many observed. The second, after about 5 minutes, lasted for about two seconds. The third, about more than 5 minutes from the second, was much longer. The third shock caused houses and big buildings and some trees to visibly shake. People ran to the streets. Students and some teachers went [...]
More on the water crisis victimizing Taclobanons
Who could be wrong? They thought that because Taclobanons have been silent about the rated-”poorest” water service of Leyte Metropolitan Water District there were no grumbles about that crisis. No, the Senate Impeachment Court trial of impeached chief justice Renato Corona has not taken their plaints away. If they are not at least talking about the service now, it doesn’t mean they are already contented. There just could be an ongoing silent complaint. And that may be suspicious. [...]
End-world beliefs continue
There still are people talking about the end-world predictions. You can get closer to know what they are saying via the internet. The closest predicted end-world date is December 21, 2012. There are other dates and the doomsday scenarios vary. Of course, the greater number of the world’s population, who sometimes spend time reviewing doomsday talks, don’t believe in predictions with fixed dates. For example, a certain Daver, citing biblical lines, explains the two things that he has [...]
Rat infestation problem continues; organic farming pushed in Basey
Rat infestation in rice farms appears to be the biggest headache among farmers, non-farmers, and the local government unit of Basey, Samar. Unless the national government comes in with a decisive measure to stop it, efforts to increase rice production in that largely agricultural town will continue to fail to match the increasing rat population even as farmers will be spending more money to keep up their production, and, sadly, lose much of it to rats. The critical problem, however, has [...]
Brownouts; Lingganay; Chinese New year
A second round of 8 hours brown out hits Basey from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. today (January 22, 2012, Sunday) starting from barrio Roxas (Samrak) up to the town of Marabut. Yesterday, some poles had to be checked by the Samar II Electric Cooperative Inc. such that power had to be cut off at the Bagolibas station in Sta. Rita, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m... That caused the brownout yesterday in the towns of Basey, Sta. Rita and Marabut, all in Samar. It’s good thing SAMELCO II scheduled the power [...]
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