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		<description><![CDATA[The Sign of the Dragon People born in the Year of the Dragon share certain characteristics:  Innovative, enterprising,  self-assured, brave, passionate, conceited, and quick-tempered. The Dragons are the free spirits of the Chinese Zodiac. Restrictions blow out their creative spark that is ready to flame into life.  So, they must be free and uninhibited.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1321&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h1 align="center"><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em><strong>The Sign of the Dragon</strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>People born in the<strong> Year of the Dragon </strong>share certain characteristics:  Innovative, enterprising,  self-assured, brave, passionate, conceited, and quick-tempered. The Dragons are the free spirits of the <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Chinese Zodiac.</span> Restrictions blow out their creative spark that is ready to flame into life.  So, they must be free and uninhibited.  The Dragon is a beautiful creature, colorful and flamboyant.  An extroverted bundle of energy, gifted and  irrepressible, everything Dragons do is on a grand scale &#8211; big ideas and extreme ambitions.  However, this behavior is natural and isn&#8217;t meant for show.  Because they are confident, fearless in the face of challenge, they are almost inevitably successful. </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>People born in the <strong>Year of the Dragon </strong>usually make it to the top.  But, they must be aware of that too much enthusiasm can leave them tired and unfulfilled.  They find pleasure in helping others, and you can always count on their help.  Even though they are willing to assist when necessary, their pride can often impede them from accepting the same kind of help from others.  Their generous personalities give them the ability to attract friends, but they can be rather solitary people at heart.  Their self-sufficiency can mean that they have no need for close bonds with other people.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>Dragon people tend to take thrilling risks, and burn the candle at both ends so they are fortunate to be blessed with good health.  However, they can suffer bad health as a result of excess stress.  Symptoms of their personalities often stem from emotional outbursts and can range from tension headaches to depression to hypertension.  They can remedy these problems by maintaining their cool, implementing a routine in their daily lives, and practice meditation, Tai Chi or Yoga that soothe the mind and spirit as well as tone the body.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>The Dragon is not the most domesticated of the Animal signs.  So, people born in the <strong>Year of the Dragon </strong> prefer enjoying outdoor activities rather than staying at home.  They are extroverts who have a deep love for nature. Their homes should be as large and majestic as their personalities, providing space for the fiery temperament or emotional eruptions that accompany their character. They have true and sincere love, which comes from the depths of their hearts.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>Dragon people are quite imaginative, always able to see new paths and will take a radical approach.  They have innate explorative spirit and  try to succeed at one stroke. They are very adaptable and are fit for various occupations, especially if those occupations allow them to take the limelight. They work hard, but would rather give orders than receive them.  They should avoid jobs that encompass too much routine, and should move toward jobs in which their self-reliance can be an asset.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>People born in the<strong> Year of the Dragon </strong>like to spend money and are charitable themselves as well as with others.  Many Dragon people will take big chances with their finances.  It is very rare that  they remain poor for long.  They will always be straightforward in financial dealings and can always be trusted. </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em><strong>Dragon Years</strong>:  </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/19/1904 to 02/03/1905 (Wood), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/03/1916 to 01/22/1917 (Fire), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>01/23/1928 to 02/09/1929 (Earth), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/08/1940 to 01/26/1941 (Metal), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>01/27/1952 to 02/13/1953 (Water), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/13/1964 to 02/01/1965 (Wood), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>01/31/1976 to 02/17/1977 (Fire), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/17/1988 to 02/05/1989 (Earth), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>02/05/2000 to 01/23/2001 (Metal), </em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>01/23/2012 to 02/09/2013 (Water).</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>The Chinese dragon is made up of many different types of animals on Earth. The dragon is said to have the head of a camel, 117 fish scales of the carp, deer horns, rabbit eyes, ears of a bull, the neck of a snake, stomach of a clam, paws of a tiger, and claws like an eagle.</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#f97a05;text-decoration:underline;"><em><strong>Dragon Personality</strong> </em></span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> The Dragon is magnificent. He is flamboyant, attractive and full of vitality and strength. In China the Dragon is the imperial symbol, the sign of the emperor, or the male element Yang. The Dragon is the symbol of power and wealth. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> It would be right to say that people born in the year of the dragon have a natural charisma and are certainly gifted with power and luck. It is unlikely for them to escape unnoticed from a party or to take a second place in a competition. The dragon person has an active mind and shows an unfeigned interest in the world around him/her. This person is also self-confident enough to know how to create a necessary impression. Because they are larger than life themselves, dragon people like to do everything on a grand scale. They are egoistical and ambitious, almost to the point of megalomania, and will stop at nothing to get what they want. Person born in this year wears the crown of destiny, and is capable of great achievements if he/she knows how to harness his/her tremendous energy, intelligence and talent. While these people enjoy being the centre of attention, they also have a brave and charitable side to their personality. If a dragon&#8217;s friend faces a problem or dilemma he/she will be there to offer help, and when others leave the field of battle the dragon person makes a step forward to solve the problem with authority and dignity. These people set the high standard of actions for themselves as well as for other people and are surprised when others cannot cope with a task; they are so carried away by the process that fail to see other people&#8217;s weaknesses. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> The Chinese believe that there is a balance between heaven and earth in the life of people born in the year of the dragon, and successful follows them everywhere. Along with a good fortune, these people are also good organizers, who can step in at the right moment with an exciting or creative scheme. They can be quick-tempered and obstinate, and sometimes too outspoken, but there is usually good advice in their criticisms or suggestions. As a friend, person born in this year is often allows him/herself to be carried away by his/her needs to show everyone the way and neglects to solicit opinions and ideas from others. Yet no one could find a more devoted, open-hearted friend than this personality type. His/her vibrant, positive attitude is irreplaceable to have around and one can always count on him to support his friends unequivocally in times of need.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em><strong>Dragon Love Affairs</strong> </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> These people are passionate, giving and totally partial when in love. They are blind to the faults of the loved ones and will shield the object of their affection against anyone or anything that could heart or threaten their love. Along with their inner power these people have an impressive presence and it is a usual thing for them to have a lot of admirers who are drawn by their charisma. On the contrary, the over-developed egos of dragons need constant attention and admiration from representative of opposite sex, and they will not hesitate to claim it if they feel they are not being sufficiently appreciated. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> It is not difficult for dragon person to find romance, it is much more difficult for him/her to settle down- there is often large quantity of love affairs take place at the same time in the dragon&#8217;s life. The problem is that dragon person will soon be frustrated by emotional over-dependence or indecision, and will eventually set off in search of a new and exciting romance. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> It is not a secret that these people treat love as a game at some point and it is rare for them to yearn for the past or harbor regrets. The situation is different when it comes to their ex-lovers who may carry a torch for the dragon lover long after the romance is over. It is very important to realize that people born in the year of dragon need a partner who would give them an opportunity to express themselves, someone who plays an active role but yet is not threatened by their irritable, stubborn and independent personality.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em><strong>Dragon Career</strong> </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> A person born in the year of the dragon will be able to raise money for any venture and sound the trumpets far and wide. Being supported by a wide circle of friends he/she will selflessly work for the success of business. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> It is in their nature to know how to gain respect, and being in charge or giving orders comes naturally; fortunately, most people accept their authority. It is important for them to have new challenges and freedom of movement. If they fell trapped by their career or they constantly have to follow other people&#8217;s decisions, they would likely to pack their bags and leave. </em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> They are high skilled specialists and have strong opinions on the planning and execution of projects. Their innate aggression and normal competitiveness may lead the whole business or even a company into dangerous waters, so it would be wise to hold the purse strings, tone down their expectations and unrestrained promotion as well as watch the legal aspects and exposure of the firm.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em><strong>The dragon is a symbol of power.</strong></em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>Therefore in Chinese astrology the dragon person born under this Chinese Zodiac sign tends to be a &#8220;doer&#8221; – they do things and achieve power by getting things done.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> A dragon can breathe out fire so the person born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon can be a hothead. Watch out if you make them angry!</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em>They may get angry at someone who annoys them but they also show great compassion to people in need.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#f97a05;"><em> <ins>A dragon has a long tongue which is often seen.</p>
<p>So in Chinese astrology the dragon person born in this Chinese Zodiac year has a sharp tongue – they will say things that can be quite sarcastic and biting.</p>
<p>The person born in the Chinese Year of the Dragon can be quite a confronting person but if you can reach their &#8220;soft heart&#8221; they are worthwhile allies.</ins></em></span></h2>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop All Criticism. Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive. Forgive Yourself. Let the past go. You did the best you could at the time with the understanding, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1299&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><strong>Stop All Criticism.</strong></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Criticism never changes a thing. Refuse to criticize yourself. Accept yourself exactly as you are. Everybody changes. When you criticize yourself, your changes are negative. When you approve of yourself, your changes are positive.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Forgive Yourself.</strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Let the past go. You did the best you could at the time with the understanding, awareness, and knowledge that you had. Now you are growing and changing, and you will live life differently.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Don’t Scare Yourself. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Stop terrorizing yourself with your thoughts. It&#8217;s a dreadful way to live. Find a mental image that gives you pleasure, and immediately switch your scary thought to a pleasure thought.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Be Gentle and Kind and Patient. </strong></span></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Be gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself. Be patient with yourself as you learn the new ways of thinking. Treat yourself as you would someone you really loved.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Be Kind to Your Mind. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Self-hatred is only hating your own thoughts. Don&#8217;t hate yourself for having the thoughts. Gently change your thoughts.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Praise Yourself. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Criticism breaks down the inner spirit. Praise builds it up. Praise yourself as much as you can. Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Support Yourself. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Find ways to support yourself. Reach out to friends and allow them to help you. It is being strong to ask for help when you need it. </em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Be Loving to Your Negatives. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Acknowledge that you created them to fulfill a need. Now you are finding new, positive ways to fulfill those needs. So lovingly release the old negative patterns.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Take Care of Your Body. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Learn about nutrition. What kind of fuel does your body need in order to have optimum energy and vitality? Learn about exercise. What kind of exercise do you enjoy? Cherish and revere the temple you live in.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Do Mirror Work. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Look into your eyes often. Express this growing sense of love you have for yourself. Forgive yourself while looking into the mirror. Talk to your parents while looking into the mirror. Forgive them, too. At least once a day, say, &#8220;I love you, I really love you!&#8221;</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Love Yourself . . . Do It Now. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Don&#8217;t wait until you get well, or lose the weight, or get the new job, or find the new relationship. Begin now—and do the best you can.</em></span></h2>
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<h1><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ee11ab;"><em><strong>Have Fun. </strong></em></span></h1>
<h2><span style="color:#ee11ab;"><em>Remember the things that gave you joy as a child. Incorporate them into your life now. Find a way to have fun with everything you do. Let yourself express the joy of living. Smile. Laugh. Rejoice, and the Universe rejoices with you!</em></span></h2>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s sad to say but I’ve never known love in a relationship with a man, only disappointment and hurt. I am so tired. I’ve recognized my fallback girl qualities or to put it another way, (being 2nd best). I’ve gone to therapy, I engage in positive affirmations and I get involved in really living my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1287&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3><span style="color:#f10d24;"><em>It’s sad to say but I’ve never known love in a relationship with a man, only disappointment and hurt. I am so tired. I’ve recognized my fallback girl qualities or to put it another way, (being 2nd best). I’ve gone to therapy, I engage in positive affirmations and I get involved in really living my life…and now I find myself not wanting to be in a relationship with a man. I rarely find one who isn’t&#8230; an Ass. Usually in the first couple of dates I recognize the pattern and get the hell out. It’s interesting that I am no longer fascinated by men. They seem soooo superficial. It gets lonely sometimes, as a woman of 30 wanting male companionship is healthy (as my therapist told me) but I’d rather be alone and sane, happy and whole than deal with the heart breaking, mind-altering crap these men bring to one’s life. I still have hope sometimes that a decent emotionally available man will come into my life. In the meantime, I continue to work on me and find happiness and companionship where I can. Peace and love ♥</em></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#f10d24;"><em>Be real. If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it is a duck. Hanging some lovehearts, a card, a dinner, a gift, some sex, or whatever it is off someone who is unworthy of your time doesn’t change the fact that they’re unworthy of your time. If someone doesn’t value you, it’s a sign that you need to move on. Know your value irrespective of who you’re with – it’ll ensure&#8230; that you don’t keep yourself in bad company and you’ll keep your feet firmly in reality. Tempting as it is to get lost in illusions, you will not get a real relationship with someone who is real if you persist. This is why it is important to be authentic so you can have authentic relationships. If you pretend, it’s a disrespect to yourself and potentially also to them. If you’re not treating yourself with love, care, trust and respect and wondering why someone can’t love you for you, look a bit closer to home and make sure you are being you.</em></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#f10d24;"><em>Don’t look at being single as that annoying time that passes between crappy relationships. Yeah you’re not in a relationship but at least you’re not in an illusionary one with someone dodgy. Get on with life and enjoy living because being personally secure and not losing your mind over your relationship status will prevent you from operating out of a negative place. Don’t write yourself off – have faith that there is better out there for you and that in the meantime, you’re going to treat you as you want to be treated. In the meantime, tomorrow is a new day, and don’t disregard your feelings. If you want to cry, cry, and then get back up. You’re human, you love, and you want to be loved, but make sure you don’t have a desperate urge to be loved – it attracts ‘desperate’ types of people that exploit your own lack of self-love.</em></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#f10d24;"><em>If you spend a lot of time thinking about an old relationship or an ex, or instead, focus on berating yourself, you’re stealing time from you and focusing your energy on the wrong things. Likewise, if you’ll place your bets on other people instead of taking a leap of faith on yourself, you won’t act in your own best interests. You can’t go forward if you’re not getting on with living the life you’&#8230;re in now because you’re trying to hold on to something that has already passed by and was potentially making you miserable.</em></span></h3>
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<h3><span style="color:#f10d24;"><em> Keep challenging yourself to be honest. Keep challenging yourself to see things as they are instead of how you thought they were, or how you’d like them to be. Ask yourself what your part is in things, not because you should be blaming yourself, but because we are all accountable for where we are, especially when we keep finding ourselves in the same patterns. Ask yourself what you don’t want to think or talk about – and then think and talk about it. Ask yourself what you’ve been avoiding doing and evaluate whether you should actually be doing it. Be willing to hear and be willing to ask the uncomfortable questions that prevent you from getting lost in illusions.</em></span></h3>
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<h3><em><strong><span style="color:#f10d24;"> Treat yourself like a valuable friend who you trust to act in your best interests, even though it means that at times you’ll make uncomfortable decisions that work in the favour of the greater good of yourself. Wake up! Many of us are sleeping on the job – coasting through life, letting life and relationships ‘happen’ to us and thinking that it must be ‘fate’ and what we want. We’re relying on staying as we are and hoping that life turns in our favour. Raise the alarm, set it, and keep setting it every day because if you want something different to what you’ve had, you’ve got to live life differently and be different to what you’ve been. That doesn’t mean fundamentally changing who you are – it’s recognising that relationship insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting different results.</span></strong></em></h3>
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		<title>The 9 Timeless Secrets of Being Happy..</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[1) Embrace New Experiences Most people suffer from merely existing versus really living. Don’t get caught in a rut; get out of it if you are. Explore. Play. Go beyond your comfort zone. Don’t lean on the excuse “I don’t have time to try new things.” It is as tragic and ridiculous as saying “I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1266&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 1) Embrace New Experiences</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Most people suffer from merely existing versus really living. Don’t get caught in a rut; get out of it if you are. Explore. Play. Go beyond your comfort zone. Don’t lean on the excuse “I don’t have time to try new things.” It is as tragic and ridiculous as saying “I don’t have time to breathe.” New experiences are life. Live deeply.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/71697_488816990271_384696285271_7510504_1423901_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1272" title="71697_488816990271_384696285271_7510504_1423901_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/71697_488816990271_384696285271_7510504_1423901_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=313" alt="" width="470" height="313" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 2) Be Who You Are</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Recognize and clear through what others expect of you, including society’s expectations, your parents’ expectations, the opposite genders’ expectations, and anyone’s expectations. Recognize and clear through the guilt, anger, fear and other emotions that are sabotaging you. What are your dreams? Your goals? Your loves? Who are you? Be that person.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/148161_497610450271_384696285271_7671153_3980415_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1273" title="148161_497610450271_384696285271_7671153_3980415_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/148161_497610450271_384696285271_7671153_3980415_n.jpg?w=470" alt=""   /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 3) Let Go of the Past</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> The past is good for two things: the happy memories, and the lessons it provides. Clinging to resentment and sadness for past events hurts one person the most: YOU.  Don’t let the past suck the gift of the present out of you. Forgive. Let go. Be here now, and go forward.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/183841_10150145728430272_384696285271_8573490_6345694_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1274" title="183841_10150145728430272_384696285271_8573490_6345694_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/183841_10150145728430272_384696285271_8573490_6345694_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=705" alt="" width="470" height="705" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 4) Be Kind</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> It is easy to act kindly to those who have been kind to you. Do so, but also remember that is not where kindness is needed most. Recall those many times where you made mistakes, where you reacted out of negative emotions instead of responding from who you really are. Recall how you felt, or how you would have felt, if others responded to your mistakes with kindness instead of harsh criticism or a cold shoulder. Negativity only breeds more negativity. Empathize, and choose to be kind. It spreads rapidly.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/225387_10150236240030272_384696285271_9127457_8006826_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1275" title="225387_10150236240030272_384696285271_9127457_8006826_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/225387_10150236240030272_384696285271_9127457_8006826_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=470" alt="" width="470" height="470" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 5) Be Responsible for Yourself</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Whatever happens, however promising or tragic, only one person is responsible for how you respond to it: you. There are no greater wastes of energy and potential than blame, envy, a desire for revenge, and wallowing in self-pity. You and only you are responsible for how you respond to anything and how you act. You wish others were a certain way? You wish the world were a certain way? Be the example.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/197257_10150169833025272_384696285271_8812772_7439008_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276" title="197257_10150169833025272_384696285271_8812772_7439008_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/197257_10150169833025272_384696285271_8812772_7439008_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=313" alt="" width="470" height="313" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 6) Nurture Relationships</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Think of your most joyful moments. Think of all you have learned. Think of what has helped you grow. Chances are great these all involve other people, and other relations such as pets and nature too. There are over six billion people on this earth. There are infinite relationships to be had. Everyone has something to understand and to learn from. There is infinite love to be had, and to give. You can choose to be lonely, but you are never alone.</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 7) Recognize All You Have, and Be Grateful for It</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> If you are alive, you are fortunate. If you can read this, you are fortunate. If you can walk, talk, see, smell, taste, or feel, or all of these, you are fortunate. You are what you focus on, so if you focus on what you lack, you become that lack. Focus on all that you do have, on the gifts inside and all around you. Be grateful to be great.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/268575_10150292465920272_384696285271_9666004_3483144_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1277" title="268575_10150292465920272_384696285271_9666004_3483144_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/268575_10150292465920272_384696285271_9666004_3483144_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=707" alt="" width="470" height="707" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 8) Do What Inspires You</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Painting, singing, writing, biking, swimming, gardening, reading, dancing, walking, woodcarving … what is your flame? What ignites you, inspires you, enlightens you, restores your life? Do it, and do it often. Do not believe your excuse of having too much work to do and too little time for what inspires you. Doing what inspires you is the very fuel that will give you the strength and motivation to do the other things you need to do, and do them well.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/299655_10150403864935272_384696285271_10576357_909355491_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1278" title="299655_10150403864935272_384696285271_10576357_909355491_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/299655_10150403864935272_384696285271_10576357_909355491_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=313" alt="" width="470" height="313" /></span></a></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> 9) Remember that Happiness is a State, Not a Circumstance</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ea10ee;"><em> Happiness is a state of being, not merely a moment of pleasure or joy. By committing to your happiness you acknowledge and accept that there will be times of challenge and suffering, but by staying true to who you are you will not just endure but thrive. Happiness is not just the bird floating serenely on the water, and happiness is not made unhappy by the rock that falls and temporarily disturbs the water. Happiness is the water itself, always being exactly what it is.</em></span></h2>
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		<description><![CDATA[Revel in Your Freedom: Being single is all about you. You&#8217;re the boss, so do what makes you happy — nothing is stopping you. You can spend a day reading in the park or go to the movies by yourself without feeling guilty for wanting to be alone. You can pursue a new hobby without [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1249&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Revel in Your Freedom: </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>Being single is all about you. You&#8217;re the boss, so do what makes you happy — nothing is stopping you. You can spend a day reading in the park or go to the movies by yourself without feeling guilty for wanting to be alone. You can pursue a new hobby without worrying about how time-consuming it is. Your independence will come with ease. Your time is yours to use however you de&#8230;cide. Go explore and learn — there&#8217;s nothing holding you back. And there are more ways than ever to find your Mr or Mrs Right. Until then, here are ten top reasons to celebrate your single status. Enjoy every moment of your single life!</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em> 1) Flirting is encouraged &#8211; You don&#8217;t have to feel guilty about staring at that cutie from the coffee place, or ogling a particular hotie on the street. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>2) Your money is your own &#8211; If you want to blow a week’s salary in Vegas, it&#8217;s entirely up to you. There&#8217;s no one to nag you to put it in the bank for a rainy day. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>3) All the covers are yours &#8211; No waking up cold. No pulling blankets off of someone else just so you can get a few hours sleep. (And no one snoring all night to interrupt your peaceful shut-eye.) </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>4) Let your spirits fly! &#8211; Having a great day? Your partner can’t come home and dampen your mood. Conversely, you don’t need to cheer up anyone else. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>5) You can leave your socks anywhere you want &#8211; No one will nag you to pick them up. You also won’t have to pick up socks or underwear that isn’t yours! </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>6) You get to meet new people &#8211; Dating is a fun activity. You get to know new people and learn what makes them tick. You can have conversations about anything and everything &#8211; not just about your significant other&#8217;s day or what your kids did in school. Best of all, in going out on different dates you&#8217;ll be stretching your comfort zone and discovering new activities you might not have otherwise tried. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>7) You don’t answer to anyone &#8211; If Sunday is your day to watch the game, hang out at the bookstore, or swing by every rummage sale in town, no one can tell you otherwise. If you want to go to the gym or eat popcorn for dinner? Go ahead! </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>8) You can devote more time to your career &#8211; Singles are sometimes envious when their married coworkers duck out at five to pick up the kids, but being on your own can have distinct advantages at work. You’re more flexible; you can bail out your boss by devoting more time to an important new project and even jump on a last-minute flight to sooth an angry client. This type of availability can make your boss take notice, and hopefully, reward you. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>9) Meet your friends whenever you’d like &#8211; Married and otherwise attached folks are sometimes not as flexible as their single counterparts when it comes to keeping up with friendships. So when the guys decide to grab a beer and wings at the last minute or the girls plan an after-work get together you can easily join them without worrying about someone else’s schedule. </em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>10) You only have one set of relatives to deal with &#8211; While it can be great to have a large family get together with both sides of an extended family, it can also be a headache at times. If you’re someone that prefers a more quiet holiday by just dealing with one goofy family (your own), being single can afford you a calmer celebration.</em></span></h2>
<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em> Welcome to Being single and LOVING it!! </em></span></h2>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leos born on August 21 are practitioners of conspicuous consumption and don&#8217;t make any apologies about it. They enjoy luxurious surroundings and have a knack for accumulating material wealth and possessions. They are jovial and friendly. A great love and respect for learning, though not immediately apparent, is well known to and applauded by people [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1226&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Friends and Lovers</strong></em></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>August 21 people have a huge social circle that includes friends of all stripes. <a href="http://people.howstuffworks.com/love.htm"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Love</span></a> is almost always a positive experience for them. They don&#8217;t believe in being a victim and can bounce back from a breakup more readily than most people.</em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><a href="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/185589_10150325953435272_384696285271_9928904_4651631_n.jpg"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-1230" title="185589_10150325953435272_384696285271_9928904_4651631_n" src="http://joysoria.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/185589_10150325953435272_384696285271_9928904_4651631_n.jpg?w=470&#038;h=313" alt="" width="470" height="313" /></span></a></em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Children and Family</strong></em></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><a href="http://health.howstuffworks.com/understanding-family-structures-and-dynamics-ga.htm"><span style="color:#ff0000;">Family</span></a> closeness is the cornerstone of life for August 21 natives. Being a parent is the emotional high of a lifetime for them. They understand how to enter a child&#8217;s world and how to bring a lifetime of experience to something as simple as a make-believe tea party.</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong> Health</strong></em></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>August 21 folks love good food and good wine and sometimes have a hard time knowing when to cut back. They need to learn the importance of regular exercise. They need to commit to daily aerobic-style workouts if they want to remain in good physical condition.</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Career and Finances</strong></em></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>August 21 natives prefer a demanding job that keeps them going at a hectic pace all day long. These people like the social give and take that comes with the activity in a large firm with plenty of colleagues. They have big plans that include making a lot of money. They have something of the entrepreneurial spirit about them and may try starting their own business at some point.</em></span></h2>
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<h2><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Dreams and Goals</strong></em></span></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>August 21 individuals have unflappable optimism. Their dreams and wishes are as concrete to them as any reality, and they don&#8217;t allow themselves to be discouraged. They are intelligent and capable, with just the right balance of naivete and common sense to get the job done.</em></span></h2>
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		<title>Happy Birthday to NANAY BONING!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As my Nanay celebrates her 59th birthday, I thank God for giving her good health of mind and body and for the gift of life. Nay, you&#8217;re not perfect but I realized you&#8217;re the best.   Happy birthday Nay, WE LOVE YOU!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1211&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>As my Nanay celebrates her 59th birthday, I thank God for giving her good health of mind and body and for the gift of life.</strong></em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong> Nay, you&#8217;re not perfect but I realized you&#8217;re the best.  </strong></em></span></h2>
<h2><span style="color:#ff0000;"><em><strong>Happy birthday Nay, WE LOVE YOU!</strong></em></span></h2>
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		<title>President Aquino&#8217;s State of the Nation Address 2011</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=joysoria.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8210712&amp;post=1205&amp;subd=joysoria&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<h2><span style="color:#800000;"><em>Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile; Speaker Feliciano Belmonte; Bise Presidente Jejomar Binay; mga dating Pangulong Fidel Valdez Ramos at Joseph Ejercito Estrada; Chief Justice Renato Corona at ang ating mga kagalang-galang na mahistrado ng Korte Suprema; mga kagalang-galang na kasapi ng diplomatic corps; mga butihing miyembro ng Kamara de Representante at ng Senado; mga Local Government officials; mga miyembro ng ating Gabinete; mga unipormadong kasapi ng militar at kapulisan; mga kapwa ko nagseserbisyo sa taumbayan;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> At sa mga minamahal kong kababayan, ang aking butihing mga boss:</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Humarap po ako sa inyo noong aking inagurasyon at sinabing: Walang wang-wang sa ating administrasyon. At ngayon, patuloy nating itinitigil ito. Naging hudyat at sagisag po ito ng pagbabago, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi pati na rin sa kaisipan sa lipunan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa matagal na panahon, naging simbolo ng pang-aabuso ang wang-wang. Dati, kung makapag-counterflow ang mga opisyal ng pamahalaan, para bang oras lang nila ang mahalaga. Imbes na maglingkod-bayan, para bang sila ang naging hari ng bayan. Kung maka-asta ang kanilang mga padrino’t alipores, akala mo’y kung sinong maharlika kung humawi ng kalsada; walang pakialam sa mga napipilitang tumabi at napag-iiwanan. Ang mga dapat naglilingkod ang siya pang nang-aapi. Ang panlalamang matapos mangakong maglingkod—iyan po ang utak wang-wang.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Wala silang karapatang gawin ito. Ayon sa batas, tanging ang Presidente, Bise Presidente, Senate President, House Speaker, Chief Justice, at pulis, bumbero, at ambulansya lang ang awtorisadong gumamit ng wangwang para sa kanilang mga opisyal na lakad. Kung sa trapiko nga ay di masunod ang batas, paano pa kaya sa mga bagay na mas malaki ang makukuha, tulad ng sa mga proyektong pinopondohan ng kaban ng bayan?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kayo po ba gusto ninyong makulong ang lahat ng tiwali? Ako rin. Gusto ba ninyong matanggal ang wang-wang, hindi lamang sa kalsada, kundi sa kaisipang nagdulot ng baluktot na sistema na pagkatagal-tagal na nating pinagtiisan? Ako rin. Gusto po ba ninyong mabigyan ng patas na pagkakataon ang lahat na umasenso? Ako rin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Narito po ang halimbawa ng resulta ng ating kampanya kontra wang-wang sa sistema. Nitong taong ito, taumbayan na mismo ang nagsabi, nabawasan ang nagugutom sa kanila. Mula 20.5% na self-rated hunger noong Marso, bumaba na ito sa 15.1% nitong Hunyo, katumbas ng isang milyong pamilyang Pilipinong nagugutom dati, pero ngayon ay nakakakain na nang tama kada araw.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa larangan po ng negosyo, sino ba ang nag-akalang pitong ulit nating malalampasan ang all-time-high ng stock market? Ang dating 4,000 index na inaakalang hindi maaabot, o kung maabot man ay pansamantala lang, ngayon, pangkaraniwan nang hinihigitan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kung dati napako na ang bansa sa mababang credit ratings, itinaas ng Moody’s, Standard and Poors, Fitch, at Japan Credit Ratings Agency ang ating ranking, bilang pagkilala sa ating tamang paggugol ng pondo at sa malikhain nating pananalapi. Ang mataas na credit rating, magpapababa ng interes sa perang inuutang natin. Kumpara sa unang apat na buwan ng nakaraang taon, mas malaki po ng 23 billion pesos ang natipid nating interest payments mula Enero hanggang Abril ng 2011. Maaari na po nitong sagutin ang dalawang milyon at tatlongdaan libong benepisyaryo ng CCT hanggang sa katapusan ng 2011.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Paalala ko lang po, sa siyam at kalahating taon bago tayo maitalaga sa puwesto, iisang beses lang tayong nakatikim ng ratings upgrade, at anim na beses pang na-downgrade ng iba’t ibang ratings agency. Sa isang taon pa lang po natin, apat na beses na tayong nabigyan ng upgrade. Alam naman po natin na hindi madaling ma-upgrade sa panahon ngayon. Itong mga ratings agency, nabatikos na mali raw ang payo bago magkakrisis sa Amerika, kaya ngayon ay mas makunat na sila sa pagbibigay ng magandang ratings, at nakikita nga natin ito sa sunud-sunod na pag-downgrade sa ibang bansa. Pero tayo po, inupgrade pa nila. Sang-ayon silang lahat: gumanda at lalo pang gaganda ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas. Isang hakbang na lang po, aabot na tayo sa investment grade, at wala pong tigil ang ating economic team upang tuluyan na tayong makaarangkada.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> At may mabubuting balita pa pong parating. Dahil wala nang wang-wang sa DOE, muling nabuhay ang kumpiyansa ng mga namumuhunan sa ating energy sector. Patunay dito ang isandaan at apatnapung kumpanya na nakahandang tumaya sa eksplorasyon at pagpapalakas ng ating oil at natural gas resources. Sa huling energy contracting round noong 2006, tatlumpu’t lima lang po ang nakilahok. Nitong Biyernes lamang po, nilagdaan na ang panibagong kasunduan para sa isang bagong power plant sa Luzon grid upang pagdating ng 2014, may mas mura at mas maaasahang pagmumulan ng enerhiya ang bansa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> May kumpiyansa, may pag-asa, at tinutupad po natin ang ating mga pangako. Naaalala ko nga po ang babaeng nakausap ko nang ako’y unang nagha-house-to house campaign. Ang kaniyang hinaing: “Miski sino naman ang manalo, pare-pareho lang ang kahihinatnan. Mahirap ako noong sila ay nangangampanya; mahirap ako habang nakaupo sila, at mahirap pa rin ako pag nagretiro na sila.&#8221; Sa madaling salita, ang hinaing po ng marami, “Walang pakialam ang mga pinuno namin kahapon, wala silang pakialam ngayon. Bukas, wala pa rin silang pakialam.&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Di po ba’t may katuwiran naman siya sa pagsasabi nito, dahil sa pagwawang-wang sa mga ahensya ng gobyerno? Wang-wang po ang pagbili ng helicopter sa presyong brand new, pero iyon pala ay gamit na gamit na. Wang-wang ang milyun-milyong pabuya na tinanggap ng mga opisyal ng GOCC, tulad ng sa Philippine National Construction Corporation, gayong hindi naman sila nakapaghandog ng disenteng serbisyo, at ibinaon pa sa utang ang kanilang mga ahensya. Bago sila bumaba sa puwesto, dalawandaan, tatlumpu’t dalawang milyong piso po ang inomento ng dating pamunuan ng PNCC sa kanilang sarili. 2007 pa lang po, wala na silang prangkisa; lahat ng kikitain, dapat diretso na sa pambansang gobyerno. Hindi na nga nag-abot ng kita, sinamantala pa ang puwesto. Ang bonus nila mula 2005 hanggang 2009, dinoble pa nila sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010. Ibinaon na nga po nila sa bilyun-bilyong pisong utang ang kanilang tanggapan, nasikmura pa nilang magbigay ng midnight bonus sa sarili.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Para po pigilan ang pagwang-wang sa kaban ng bayan, sinuyod at sinuri natin ang mga programa. Dalawang magkasunod na taon na po nating ipinatutupad ang zero-based budgeting, na nagsisilbing kalasag sa walang-saysay na paggastos.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa Laguna Lake po, magtatanggal nga ng 12 million cubic meters sa dredging, pero pagkatapos ng tatlong taon, garantisado naman itong babalik. 18.7 billion pesos ang magiging utang natin para lang maglaro ng putik. Hindi pa bayad ang utang, nag-expire na ang pakinabang. Pinigilan po natin iyan. Ang food-for-school program na bara-bara lang ang paghahanap ng benepisyaryo, at iba pang inisyatibang pinondohan ngunit walang pinatunguhan—binura na natin sa budget upang ang pera namang nalibre, ay mailaan sa mga proyektong totoong may silbi.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ang budget po ang pinakamalinaw na pagsasabuhay ng ating tuwid na landas. Ang aking pahiwatig sa lahat ng gusto pang ilihis tayo rito: Kung mang-aagrabyado ka lang ng mahirap, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung sarili mo lang ang papayamanin mo, huwag ka nang magtangka. Kung hindi iyan para sa Pilipino, huwag ka nang magtangka.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sana masabi na natin na tapos na ang utak wang-wang, pero nakikita po natin ang latak ng ganitong kaisipan na pilit bumubulahaw sa aliwalas ng ating biyahe sa tuwid na landas.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Mukhang marami rin po kasi ang nagwawang-wang sa pribadong sektor. Ayon sa BIR, mayroon tayong halos 1.7 million na self-employed at professional tax payers gaya ng mga abogado, doktor, negosyante na nagbayad lamang, sa suma total, ng 9.8 billion pesos noong 2010. 5,783 pesos lang ang ibinayad na income tax ng bawat isa sa kanila—ang ibig sabihin, kung totoo po ito, ang kabuuang kita nila ay umaabot lang ng 8,500 pesos lamang kada buwan. Mababa pa sa minimum wage. Naman.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Nakikita naman po ninyong napupunta na sa tama ang buwis ninyo, kaya wala na pong dahilan upang iwasan natin ang pagbabayad. Nananawagan po ako sa inyo: Hindi lang po gobyerno, kundi kapwa natin Pilipino ang pinagkakaitan sa hindi pagbabayad ng tamang buwis.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Pinananagot at pananagutin po natin ang wang-wang saanmang sulok ng gobyerno. Ang masakit, hanggang sa mga araw pong ito, may sumusubok pa ring makalusot. Mayroon nga pong isang distrito sa Region 4B, may proyektong gagastusan ng 300 million pesos. Kaso hanggang 50 million pesos lang ang puwedeng aprubahan ng district engineer.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kaya naisip nilang ichop-chop ang proyekto para di lumampas sa 50 million pesos ang halaga, at di na umabot sa regional at central office ang mga papeles. Kani-kaniyang diskarte, kani-kaniyang kaharian ang nadatnan nating situwasyon sa DPWH. Sinubukan nilang ipagpatuloy ang nakasanayan na nila. Kadalasan, dahil sa lump-sum na pagbibigay ng pondo, wala nang tanung-tanong kung ano ang plano at detalye ng proyekto. Miski yata bahay ng gagamba ang ipapatayo, bibigyan ng pondo, basta may padrino.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Hindi ito pinalusot ni Secretary Babes Singson. Tinanggal na niya sa puwesto ang district engineer. Pinigilan din po ang pag-award ng proyektong ito para busisiin kung ano pang magic ang nangyari. Masusi na ring iniimbestigahan lahat ng nagkuntsabahan. Ang mga kontratistang mapatunayang nakipagsabwatan para mag-tongpats sa mga proyekto, ibablack-list natin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tingnan nga po ninyo ang idinulot na perhuwisyo ng pagwawang-wang sa sistema: Tuloy ang pagdusa ng mamamayang dapat nakikinabang na sa proyekto ng bayan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Hindi lang po iyan sa region 4B nadiskubre. Ngunit natigil na po ito dahil hindi na padrino kundi tamang proseso ang naghahari sa DPWH. Hindi na puwedeng walang work program; kailangang magpakita ng pinag-isipang plano para hindi magkasalungat ang pagsasagawa ng mga proyekto. Malinis at hayag na ang bidding, at pantay na ang pagkakataon sa pagpasok ng mga kontratista.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa sistemang pinaiiral ngayon sa DPWH, nakatipid na tayo ng dalawa’t kalahating bilyong piso, at umaasa tayo na aabot pa sa anim hanggang pitong bilyong piso ang matitipid sa taon na ito. Ang pinakamahalaga po, nakakaasa na tayo sa mga kalsadang matino, hindi ‘yung maambunan lang ay lulundo o mabibiyak agad. Paniwala natin dati, imposibleng maitama ng DPWH ang sistema nila. Hindi lang po ito posible; sa unang taon pa lamang, ginagawa na natin ito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kahit po sa mga bukirin, may mga nagwawang-wang din. Bago tayo maupo noong 2010, nag-angkat ang bansa ng 2.3 million metric tons ng bigas. 1.3 million metric tons lamang ang kailangan nating angkatin, ngunit pinasobrahan pa nila ito ng isang milyon. Dahil nga sobra-sobra ang inangkat, kinailangan pa nating gumastos muli sa mga bodegang pagtatambakan lang naman ng barko-barkong bigas.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ilang taon bang walang saysay na pinasobrahan ang bigas na inaangkat? Dahil dito, umiral ang pag-iisip na habambuhay na tayong aangkat ng bigas. Ang akala ng marami, wala na talaga tayong magagawa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ngunit sa loob lamang ng isang taon, pinatunayan nating mali sila. Ngayon, ang dating 1.3 million metric tons na kakulangan natin sa bigas, halos nangalahati na; 660,000 metric tons na lang po ang kailangan nating angkatin. Kahit dagdagan pa natin iyan ng panangga laban sa sakuna at gawing 860,000 metric tons—na ginagawa na nga po natin—mas mababa pa rin ito sa tinatayang taunang kakulangan na 1.3 million metric tons.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> At hindi po buwenas lang ang nangyaring pag-angat ng ating rice productivity. Bunga po ito ng matinong pamamalakad: ng paggamit ng maiinam na klase ng binhi, at masusi at epektibong paggastos para sa irigasyon. Nito nga pong nakaraang taon, labing-isang libo, animnaraan at labing-isang bagong ektarya ng bukirin ang napatubigan natin. Dagdag pa iyan sa halos dalawandaan at labindalawang libong ektarya na nakumpuni o nabigyang muli ng irigasyon matapos ang panahon ng pagkakatiwangwang. Ang resulta: umangat ng 15.6% ang inani nating palay noong nakaraang taon.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ang gusto nating mangyari: Una, hindi tayo aangkat ng hindi kailangan, para lang punan ang bulsa ng mga gustong magsariling-diskarte ng kita sa agrikultura. Ikalawa: Ayaw na nating umasa sa pag-angkat; ang isasaing ni Juan dela Cruz, dito ipupunla, dito aanihin, dito bibilhin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Balikan din po natin ang dinatnang kalagayan ng ating mga kawal at kapulisan. Labingtatlong libong piso po ang karaniwang suweldo ng isang PO1 sa Metro Manila. Apat na libong piso daw rito ang napupunta sa upa ng bahay. Tila tama nga po na isang-katlo ng kanilang sahod diretso na sa upa. Isang-katlo pa nito, para naman sa pagkain. At ang natitirang isang-katlo, para sa kuryente, tubig, pamasahe, pampaaral sa anak, gamot sakaling may magkasakit, at iba pa. Maganda na nga po kung tumabla ang kita niya sa gastusin. Kapag naman kinapos, malamang sa five-six po sila lalapit. At kapag nagpatung-patong ang interes ng utang nila, makatanggi kaya sila sa tuksong dumelihensya?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kaya ang ipinangako nating pabahay nitong Pebrero, ngayong Hulyo ay tinutupad na. Nakapag-abot na po tayo ng apat na libong Certificate of Entitlement to Lot Allocation sa magigiting nating kawal at pulis. Bahagi pa lang po ito ng target nating kabuuang dalawampu’t isang libo at walong daang bahay sa pagtatapos ng taong ito. Ang dating apatnalibong ibinabayad para sa upa kada buwan, ngayon, dalawandaang piso na lang, para pa sa bahay na pagmamay-ari talaga nila. Ang dating nalalagas na halaga na pambayad sa buwanang renta, maaari nang igugol para sa ibang gastusin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Mayroon pa raw pong mahigit isang libong bahay na natitira, kaya po sa mga pulis at sundalo nating di pa nakakapagpasa ng papeles, last call na po para sa batch na ito. Pero huwag po kayong mag-alala, sa susunod na taon, lalawak pa ang ating pabahay, at hindi lang pulis at kawal sa Luzon ang makikinabang. Inihahanda na ng NHA ang lupang patatayuan sa Visayas at Mindanao, para sa susunod na taon, makapagpatayo na tayo ng mga bahay doon. Sa ating mga kawani ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology at Bureau of Fire Protection, may good news po ako: kasama na po kayo rito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kung seguridad na rin lang po ang ating pag-uusapan, di ba’t karugtong din nito ang ating pambansang dangal? Dati, hindi man lang natin makuhang pumalag tuwing may sisindak sa atin sa loob mismo ng ating bakuran. Malinaw ang pahiwatig natin ngayon sa buong mundo: Ang sa Pilipinas ay sa Pilipinas; kapag tumapak ka sa Recto Bank, para ka na ring tumapak sa Recto Avenue.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tama nga po kaya ang kuwento tungkol sa isang stand-off noong araw? Tinapatan daw ang mga marino natin ng kanyon. Ang ginawa nila, pumutol ng puno ng niyog, pininturahan ito ng itim, saka itinutok sa kalaban. Tapos na po ang panahong iyan. Parating na ang mga capability upgrade at modernization ng mga kagamitan ng ating Sandatahang Lakas. Literal na pong naglalakbay sa karagatan papunta rito ang kauna-unahan nating Hamilton Class Cutter, isang mas modernong barko na magagamit natin para mabantayan ang ating mga baybayin. Maaari pa po tayong makakuha ng mga barkong tulad nito. Idadagdag iyan sa kukunin na nating mga helicopter, patrol craft, at sandata na bultong bibilhin ng AFP, PNP, at DOJ upang makakuha ng malaking diskuwento. Lahat po ito, makakamtan sa matinong pamamahala; mabibili sa tamang presyo, nang walang kailangang ipadulas kung kani-kanino.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Wala tayong balak mang-away, pero kailangan ding mabatid ng mundo na handa tayong ipagtanggol ang atin. Pinag-aaralan na rin po natin ang pag-angat ng kaso sa West Philippine Sea sa International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, upang masigurong sa mga susunod na pagkakataon ay hinahon at pagtitimpi ang maghahari tuwing may alitan sa teritoryo.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Alam ko pong magbubunga ang pag-aarugang ipinapamalas natin sa mga lingkod-bayan na nakatutok sa ating seguridad. Mantakin po ninyo: sa unang anim na buwan ng 2010, umabot sa isanlibo at sampung (1,010) kotse at motorsiklo ang nanakaw. Ikumpara po natin iyan sa apatnaraan at animnapung (460) kotse at motorsiklong nanakaw mula Enero hanggang Hunyo ng taong ito. Ang laki po ng naibawas. Malas ko lang po siguro na ‘yung isa o dalawang kaso ng carnapping ang nai-heheadline, at hindi ang pagbawas sa mga insidente nito o ang mas mataas na porsyento ng mga nanakaw na kotse na naibalik sa may-ari.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Isa pa pong halimbawa ng pagbabagong tinatamasa natin: Mayo ng 2003 nang lagdaan ang Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, pero dahil hindi sineryoso ng estado ang pagpapatupad nito, dalawampu’t siyam na indibiduwal lamang ang nahatulan sa loob ng pitong taon. Nalagpasan na po natin iyan, dahil umabot na sa tatlumpu’t isang human traffickers ang nahatulan sa ating administrasyon. Ito na po siguro ang sinasabing “sea change&#8221; ni Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ng Amerika. Dahil dito, natanggal na tayo sa Tier 2 Watchlist ng Trafficking in Persons Report nila. Kung hindi tayo natanggal sa watchlist na ito, siguradong napurnada pa ang mga grant na maaari nating makuha mula sa Millenium Challenge Corporation at iba pa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Dumako po tayo sa trabaho. Dagdag-trabaho ang unang panata natin sa Pilipino. Ang 8% na unemployment rate noong Abril ng nakaraang taon, naibaba na sa 7.2% nitong Abril ng 2011. Tandaan po natin: moving target ang nasa hanay ng ating unemployed, dahil taun-taon ay may mga bagong graduate na naghahanap ng trabaho. Nito nga pong huling taon, nadagdag pa sa bilang nila ang libu-libong hawi boys, tagasabit ng banderitas, at iba pang mga Pilipinong kumuha ng pansamantalang kabuhayan mula sa eleksyon. Ang resulta po natin: Isang milyon at apatnaraang libong trabahong nalikha nitong nakaraang taon.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Dati, nakapako sa pangingibang-bansa ang ambisyon ng mga Pilipino. Ngayon, may pagpipilian na siyang trabaho, at hangga’t tinatapatan niya ng sipag at determinasyon ang kanyang pangangarap, tiyak na maaabot niya ito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Malaki pa po ang puwedeng madagdag sa trabahong nalilikha sa ating bansa. Ayon pa lang po sa website nating Philjobnet, may limampung libong trabahong hindi napupunan kada buwan dahil hindi tugma ang kailangan ng mga kumpanya sa kakayahan at kaalaman ng mga naghahanap ng trabaho. Hindi po natin hahayaang masayang ang pagkakataong ito; ngayon pa lang, nagtatagpo na ang kaisipan ng DOLE, CHED, TESDA, at DEPED upang tugunan ang isyu ng job mismatch. Susuriin ang mga curriculum para maituon sa mga industriyang naghahanap ng empleyado, at gagabayan ang mga estudyante sa pagpili ng mga kursong hitik sa bakanteng trabaho.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ngunit aanhin naman po natin ang mga numerong naghuhudyat ng pag-asenso ng iilan, kung marami pa rin ang napag-iiwanan? Ang unang hakbang: tinukoy natin ang totoong nangangailangan; namuhunan tayo sa pinakamahalaga nating yaman: ang taumbayan. Sa dalawang milyong pamilyang rehistrado sa ating Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program, isang milyon at animnaraang libo na ang nakakatanggap ng benepisyo nito. Sa pagpapakitang-gilas ni Secretary Dinky Soliman, tinatayang may mahigit isandaang libong pamilya ang naiaahon natin mula sa kahirapan kada buwan. Kaya naman mataas ang aking kumpiyansang makukumpleto ang 1.3 million na dagdag na pamilya, mula sa kabuuang 2.3 milyong pamilyang target na benepisyaryo ng CCT bago matapos ang taong ito. At sa compliance rate nito na hindi bababa sa 92%, milyun-milyon na rin po ang inang regular na nagpapacheck-up sa mga health center, ang mga sanggol na napabakunahan, at ang mga batang hindi hinahayaan sa labas ng paaralan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Simula pa lang po ito, at sa ganitong kalinaw na mga resulta, umaasa ako sa suporta ng bawat Pilipino, lalo na ng lehislatura, sa mungkahi nating salinan pa ng pondo ang Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program. Inaasam po natin na bago matapos ang 2012, tatlong milyong pamilya na ang mabibigyan ng puhunan para sa kanilang kinabukasan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Binibigyan natin ang mga maralitang pamilyang ito ng pagkakataong makaahon sa buhay, dahil ang pag-asenso nila ay pag-angat rin ng buong bansa. Sino ang tatangkilik sa mga produkto at serbisyo ng mga negosyante, kung isang kahig, isang tuka naman ang mamimili? Kapag may amang kumakapit sa patalim para may kainin ang kanyang pamilya, at siya ay nagnakaw o nangholdap, sino ba ang puwedeng mabiktima ng krimen kundi tayo rin? Kung ang mga kababayan natin ay walang maayos na pagkain o tahanan, mahina ang kalusugan at may malubhang karamdaman, hindi ba’t tayo rin ang nasa peligrong mahawa sa kanilang kapansanan?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Naglalatag po tayo ng pagbabago upang mas mapatibay ang pundasyon ng maaliwalas na bukas para sa lahat. Halimbawa, sa kalusugan: Di ba’t kapansin-pansin ang pagtaas ng bilang ng mga benepisyaryo ng PhilHealth tuwing maghahalalan? Ngayon, sa pamamagitan ng National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR), tiniyak natin na ang limang milyon at dalawandaang libong pamilyang Pilipino na nakikinabang sa PhilHealth ay ang talagang mga nangangailangan nito. Malawakang pag-unlad at pag-asenso ng lahat: Iyan po ang panata natin. Walang maiiwan sa tuwid na landas.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tumungo naman po tayo sa ARMM. Ang dating sistema: Nagbabatuhan lang ng huwad na utang ng loob ang mga baluktot na kandidato. Kapag pambansang halalan, malaya ang nakaupo sa ARMM na imane-obra ang makinarya sa kaniyang rehiyon para matiyak na bokya ang boto ng mga hindi kaalyado. Kapag naman eleksyon sa ARMM at maniningil na ng utang si Mayor o Governor, ang administrasyon naman ang magpapatakbo ng makinarya para manalo ang kanilang kandidato.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ayon nga po sa naungkat ng COA, sa opisina ng regional governor ng ARMM, mula Enero 2008 hanggang Setyembre 2009, walumpung porsyento ng mga disbursement ang napunta sa mga cash advance na wala namang maayos na paliwanag. Kung hindi nawala ang pondong ito, nakatapos na sana ang isang batang tumawid sa ghost bridge, para pumasok sa ghost school, kung saan tuturuan siya ng ghost teacher. Walang humpay na paghihirap, at walang pag-asa ng pag-asenso.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Gusto nating maranasan ng ARMM ang benepisyo ng tamang pamamahala. Kaya ang solusyon: synchronization. Dahil dito, kailangan nilang tumutok sa kani-kanilang mga kampanya; magiging mas patas ang labanan, at lalabnaw ang command votes. Salamat sa Kongreso at naipasa na ang batas na magsasabay ng halalan sa ARMM sa halalang pambansa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> At bakit po postponement ang kailangan? Sa kagustuhang makabalik sa puwesto, nakahanda ang ilan na ulitin ang nakagawian para manalo. Isipin na lang po ninyo kung pumayag tayo sa kagustuhan ng mga kontra, at itinuloy natin ang eleksyon. Wala po silang ibang gagawin sa loob ng dalawang taon kundi paghandaan ang susunod na halalan at isiksik ang kalokohan nila sa mas maigsing panahon. Habang nananatili sa pwesto ang mga utak wang-wang na opisyal, naiiwan namang nakalubog sa kumunoy ng kawalang-pagasa ang taumbayan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Wala akong duda sa kahihinatnan ng mga repormang inilatag natin. Hindi po tayo nagbubukambibig lang; may kongkretong resulta ang ating mga paninindigan. Kapag sinabi nating tuwid na daan, may katapat itong kalsada sa Barangay Bagumbayan sa Sta. Maria, Laguna. Kapag sinabi nating malinis na pamamahala, may dadaloy na malinis na tubig sa mga liblib na lugar gaya ng nasa Barangay Poblacion, sa Ferrol, Romblon. Kapag sinabi nating liwanag ng pagbabago, titiyakin nating may liwanag na tatanglaw sa mga pamayanang dati ay nangangapa sa aandap-andap na gasera, gaya ng ginawa natin sa Barangay San Marcos, sa Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. Ganito na ang nangyayari sa marami pang ibang lugar; pinipilit nating ito rin ang mangyari sa kabuuan ng Pilipinas.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Nakatutok na po ang iba’t ibang ahensya ng gobyerno; nag-uugnayan at nagtutulungan sila upang maabot at mapabilis ang mga solusyon sa mga problemang kaytagal nang pinapasan ng bayan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Di po ba’t may problema tayo sa baha, na alam naman nating dulot ng walang humpay at ilegal na pagputol ng mga puno? Ang dating solusyon: photo-op ng pagtatanim na ang tanging benepisyaryo ay nagpapapoging pulitiko. Nagtanim nga ng puno kontra-baha, pero hindi naman siniguro na mananatiling nakatayo ang mga ito pag-alis nila.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Isa sa mga solusyong pinag-aaralan ay ang gawing kapaki-pakinabang sa mga pamayanan ang pagbabantay ng puno. Bibigyan sila ng binhi ng kape at cacao para itanim at mamunga ng kabuhayan. Habang hinihintay ang ani, makakakuha sila ng stipend upang bantayan naman ang mga punong itinanim laban sa baha. Puwedeng maging benepisyaryo ng programang ito ang mga informal settlers, na ngayon ay nagkukumpulan sa siyudad. Mamumuhunan tayo sa taumbayan, habang namumuhunan din sa kalikasan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Noon bang isang taon, inisip ninyo na kaya nating gawin ito? Sa ngayon, tinutupad na natin ang ating mga pangako. Bukas makalawa, katotohanan na ang lahat ng ito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Marami pa pong malikhaing konsepto na inilalapit sa atin. May mosquito trap na pinapatay ang mga kiti-kiti ng lamok, na siguro naman po ay may kinalaman sa halos labing-apat na porsiyentong pagbaba ng insidente ng dengue; may hibla ng niyog na itatapon na sana, pero puwede palang murang solusyon sa mga daanang madaling mabitak; may landslide sensor na magbababala kung tumaas na ang panganib na gumuho ang lupa; may mga kagamitang magbibigay ng senyales kung malapit nang umapaw ang tubig sa mga ilog. Lahat po ito, gawa ng Pilipino.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Pinag-aaralan na rin po ng DOST at UP ang pagkakaroon ng monorail system, para tugunan ang problema sa pangmalawakang transportasyon. Sa malikhaing pag-iisip ng kapwa Pilipino, may pag-asa palang magtayo ng light rail system nang hindi hihigit sa 100 million pesos ang gagastusin kada kilometro. Sa matitipid na pondo, mas mahabang kilometro ng riles ang mailalatag at makaka-abot sa mga lugar na malayo sa sentro ng komersyo. Ang mga dating sumisiksik sa siyudad para maghanap ng trabaho, maaari nang tumira sa malayo, nang hindi pahirapan ang biyahe.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Uulitin ko po: ang mungkahing ito ay galing sa kapwa natin Pilipino, para sa Pilipinas. Naaalala po ba ninyo ang panahon kung kailan ni hindi man lang maabot ng mga pangarap natin ang ganitong mga proyekto? Ngayon, sinasabi ko sa inyo: pinapangarap natin ito, kaya natin ito, gagawin natin ito. Hindi ba tayo nagagalak, Pilipino tayong nabubuhay sa ganitong panahon?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa kabila ng lahat ng ito, huwag po sana nating lilimutin: masasayang lang ang lahat ng ating narating kung hindi tuluyang maiwawaksi ang kultura ng korupsyon na dinatnan natin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa mga kapwa ko empleyado ng sambayanan, mula sa tuktok hanggang sa bawat sulok ng burukrasya: Di po ba’t napakarangal na ngayon ang magtrabaho sa gobyerno? Di po ba’t ngayon, sa halip na ikahiya, gusto mo pang isuot ang iyong ID kung sumasakay ka ng bus o jeep papasok sa iyong ahensya? Sasayangin po ba natin ang karangalang kaloob sa atin ng sambayanan?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Iyan din po ang aking panawagan sa ating Local Government Units. Kabilang po ako sa mga sumasang-ayon na kayo ang pinaka-nakakaalam sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan sa inyong mga lungsod at munisipyo. Makakaasa po ang ating mga LGU sa higit na kalayaan at kakayahan, kung makakaasa rin tayong gagamitin ito sa tuwid na paraan, at isasaalang-alang ang kapakanan ng buong sambayanan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Halimbawa po, may ilang munisipyo na naisipang magbuwis sa mga transmission lines ng kuryente na dadaan sa kanilang mga pook. Magpapasok nga po ng kita sa kanilang lokal na kaban, pero kapalit nito, tataas din ang gastusin ng mas nakararaming Pilipino sa kuryente. Tiwala po akong kaya nating balansehin ang interes ng inyong mga nasasakupan sa interes ng sambayanan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kailangan pong manatiling magkatugma ang ating mga programa, dahil ang ikauunlad ng buong bansa ay manganganak din ng resulta sa inyong mga pook. Wakasan na po sana natin ang agendang nakatuon sa susunod na eleksyon lamang, at ang kaisipang isla-isla tayong maihihiwalay ang sariling pagsulong sa pag-unlad ng bansa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tayo-tayo rin po ang dapat magtulungan tungo sa kaunlaran. Malaki ang pasasalamat ko sa Kongreso sa pagpapasa ng mga batas ukol sa GOCC Governance, ARMM Synchronization, Lifeline Electricity Rates Extension, Joint Congressional Power Commission Extension, Children and Infants’ Mandatory Immunization, at Women Night Workers.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Noong isang taon nga po, nagpakitang-gilas ang Kongreso sa pagpasa ng budget bago matapos ang taon. Dahil dito, nasimulan agad ang mga proyekto at hindi na inabot ng tag-ulan. Bukas na bukas po, ihahain na namin sa lehislatura ang budget para sa susunod na taon. Umaasa po ako na muli kayong magpapakitang-gilas, upang tuluyan na nating mapitas ang bunga ng mga naitanim nating pagbabago.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Maganda na po ang ating nasimulan. Pero mahalaga pong maalala natin: simula pa lang ito. Marami pa tayong gagawin. Hayaan po ninyong ilatag ko sa Kongreso ang ilan sa mga batas na magpapaigting sa pagtupad ng ating panata sa bayan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Layon nating bigyan ng kaukulang kompensasyon ang mga biktima ng Martial Law; ang pagkakaloob ng makatarungang pasahod at benepisyo para sa mga kasambahay; at ang pagpapatupad ng isang mas maayos na sistema ng pensyon para sa mga kawal. Sinusuportahan din natin ang pagpapalawak ng sakop ng scholarship na ipinagkakaloob ng DOST sa mahuhusay ngunit kapuspalad na mag-aaral; ang pagtataguyod ng pinaigting na pangkalahatang kalusugan; at ang pangangalaga sa ating kalikasan at sa mga pasilidad na titiyak sa kaligtasan ng mga mamamayan sa oras ng sakuna.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kabilang din po sa ating agenda ang pagpapalakas ng BuCor, ng NBI, ng NEA, at ng PTV 4, upang sa halip na mapag-iwanan ng kaalaman at panahon, mas maayos nilang magagampanan ang kanilang pagbibigay-serbisyo sa publiko.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Hindi ko po nailagay ang lahat ng gustong magpasali ng kanilang adbokasiya dito sa SONA. Pero kumpleto po ang detalye sa budget at budget message. Sa mga interesado po, pakibasa na lang.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> May mga nagsasabing pinepersonal ko raw ang paghahabol sa mga tiwali. Totoo po: Personal talaga sa akin ang paggawa ng tama, at ang pagpapanagot sa mga gumagawa ng mali—sino man sila. At hindi lamang dapat ako ang namemersonal sa usaping ito. Personal dapat ito sa ating lahat, dahil bawat Pilipino ay biktima nito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ang mali—gaano katagal man ito nanatili—ay mali pa rin. Hindi puwedeng “Oks lang, wala lang iyan.&#8221; Kapag kinalimutan natin ang mga ito, mangyayari lang ulit ang mga kamalian ng nakaraan. Kung hindi magbabayad ang mga nagkasala, parang tayo na rin mismo ang nag-imbita sa mga nagbabalak gumawa ng masama na umulit muli.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ang totoo nga po, marami pang kalokohan ang nahalungkat natin. Halimbawa, sa PAGCOR: kape. Isang bilyong piso po ang ginastos ng dating pamunuan ng ahensya para sa kape; sa isandaang piso na lang po kada tasa, lalabas na nakakonsumo sila ng sampung milyong tasa. Baka po kahit ngayong iba na ang pamunuan ng PAGCOR ay dilat na dilat pa rin ang mata ng mga uminom ng kapeng ito. Hanapin nga po natin sila, at matanong: nakakatulog pa po ba kayo?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Pagpasok ng bagong Ombudsman na si dating Supreme Court Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales, magkakaroon tayo ng tanod-bayan na hindi magiging tanod-bayad ng mga nagwawang-wang sa pamahalaan. Inaasahan ko nga po na sa taon na ito, masasampahan na ng kaso ang lahat ng nagkuntsabahan sa katiwalian, at naging sanhi ng situwasyong ating inabutan. Tapos na rin po ang panahon kung kailan nagsasampa ang gobyerno ng malalabnaw na kaso. Kapag tayo ang nagsampa, matibay ang ebidensya, malinaw ang testimonya, at siguradong walang lusot ang salarin.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tutok tayo na ang pagkakamit ng ganap na katarungan ay hindi natatapos sa pagsasakdal kundi sa pagkukulong ng maysala. Buo ang kumpiyansa ko na tinutupad ng DOJ ang malaki nilang bahagi upang maipiit ang mga salarin, lalo na sa mga kaso ukol sa tax evasion, drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling, graft and corruption, at extrajudicial killings.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Wala pong tsamba: ang tapat at mabuting pamamahala ay nanganganak ng mabuti ring resulta. Isipin po ninyo: naipatupad natin ang mga ipinangakong serbisyo ng gobyerno, at nakapaglaan pa ng sapat na pondo para sa mga proyekto nang hindi kinailangang magtaas ng buwis.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Iyan naman po talaga ang plano: siguruhin na patas ang laban; itigil ang panlalamang ng mga makapangyarihan; at tiyakin na ang dating sistema kung saan nakikinabang ang iilan ay magiging bukal ng oportunidad para sa lahat.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tinutuldukan na po natin ang wang-wang: sa kalsada, sa gobyerno, sa kalakhang lipunan. Ito po ang manganganak ng kumpiyansa na magdadala ng negosyo; ito rin ang sisiguro na ang pondo ng taumbayan ay mapupunta sa dapat nitong kalagyan: Imprastruktura na titiyak sa tuluyang pag-angat ng ekonomiya at pagmumulan ng trabaho, at serbisyong panlipunan na sisigurong walang mapag-iiwanan. Bubukas ang marami pang pintuang pangkabuhayan sa pamamagitan ng turismo; sisiguruhing hindi magugutom ang Pilipino sa pagpapalakas ng agrikultura. Ang mga dating kinakaligtaan, bibigyang-puhunan ang kinabukasan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Magbubunsod ito ng siklo kung saan tiyak na may pupuno sa mga nalilikhang trabaho, at may mga konsumer na lalong magpapalago sa mga negosyo.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Batid ko po na hanggang ngayon ay may kakaunti pang nagrereklamo sa ating estilo ng pamamahala. Nakita po ninyo ang aming estilo, at ang kaakibat nitong resulta. Nakita po ninyo ang estilo nila, at kung saan tayo nito dinala. Sa mga taong bukas ang mata, maliwanag kung saan ang tama.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Ngayong tayo na ang nagtitimon sa gobyerno, malinaw ang direksyong tinatahak ng ating bayan. Isang bansa kung saan ang pagkakataon ay abot-kamay; kung saan ang mga nangangailangan ay sinasaklolohan; kung saan may saysay ang bawat patak ng pawis, bawat sandali ng pagtitiis, at bawat butil ng hinagpis na dinaanan natin. Kung may gawin kang mabuti, may babalik sa iyong mabuti. At kung may gawin kang masama, tiyak na mananagot ka.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Naaalala ko nga po ang isang ginang na lumapit sa akin noong kampanya; ang babala niya, “Noy, mag-iingat ka, marami kang kinakabangga.&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tama po ang sabi niya: Tao po akong may agam-agam din. Pero wala po akong alinlangang tumahak sa tuwid na daan: Buo ang loob ko dahil alam kong nasa likod ko kayo.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Salamat po sa mga pari at obispo na masinsinang nakikipagdiyalogo sa atin, katulad nina Cardinal Rosales at Vidal. Di naman po kami ganoong kalapit ni Cardinal Rosales, pero naniniwala akong ibinuhos niya ang lahat para mabawasan ang hindi pinagkakaunawaan ng gobyerno at simbahan. Sa paghahalal kay Archbishop Palma, tagapagtanggol ng karapatang pantao at kalikasan, lalo pong tumibay ang aking kumpiyansang ugnayan, at hindi bangayan, ang mabubuo sa pagitan ng estado at simbahan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Salamat din po sa ating Gabinete, na walang kinikilalang panahon ng tulog o pahinga, maipatupad lang ang pambansang agenda. Special mention po ang PAGASA, na tunay na ngayong nagbibigay ng maaasahang babala.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> At sa mga nasasagasaan po natin sa landas ng katapatan at integridad sa pamamahala, ito naman po ang aking masasabi: Pinili ninyo ang landas kung saan naaapi ang sambayanan. Pinili naman namin ang landas na ipagtanggol ang taumbayan. Nasa tama po kami; nasa mali kayo. Sa inyong magbabalik ng pang-aapi sa sambayan, hindi kayo magtatagumpay.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Sa lahat ng mga kasama natin sa tuwid na daan: Kayo ang lumikha ng pagkakataong baguhin ang dinatnan, at gawing mas maganda ang ipapamana natin sa susunod na salinlahi ng mga Pilipino. Kayo pong mga tsuper na pumapasada pa rin; kayong mga guro at estudyanteng pauwi pa lang mula sa klase; kayong patuloy ang paglikha ng mga obrang nagpapaalab sa apoy ng ating pagka-Pilipino; kayong mga pulis, sundalo, kaminero at bumbero; kayong mga marangal na nagtatrabaho, sa Pilipinas man, sa gitnang dagat, o sa ibang bansa; kayong mga tapat na kasama natin sa gobyerno, anumang probinsya o partido; kayong mga Pilipinong nakikinig sa akin ngayon—kayo po ang lumikha ng pagkakataong ito.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Lumikha po kayo ng gobyernong tunay na nagtatrabaho para sa inyo. May limang taon pa tayo para siguruhing hindi na tayo babalik sa dating kalagayan. Hindi tayo magpapadiskaril ngayong napakaganda na ng resulta ng ating sinimulan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kapag may nakita tayong butas sa sistema, huwag na po tayo magtangkang lumusot. Huwag na nating daanin sa pakiusap ang madadaan sa pagsisikap. Tama na ang unahan, tama na ang tulakan, tama na ang lamangan, dahil lahat naman po tayo ay makakarating sa minimithi nating kinabukasan.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Tapusin na po natin ang kultura ng negatibismo; iangat natin ang kapwa-Pilipino sa bawat pagkakataon. Bakit po ang iba, ang hilig maghanap ng kung anu-anong pangit sa ating bayan? At napakahirap—parang kasalanan—na magsabi ng maganda? Naalala pa po ba natin noong huling beses tayong pumuri sa kapwa Pilipino?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Itigil na po natin ang paghihilahan pababa. Ang dating industriya ng pintasan na hindi natin maitakwil, iwaksi na po natin. Tuldukan na po natin ang pagiging utak-alimango; puwede bang iangat naman natin ang magaganda nating nagawa?</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kung may nakita kang mabuti, huwag kang magdalawang-isip na purihin ito. Kapag nakita mo ang pulis sa kanto, nagtatrapik nang walang kapote sa ilalim ng ulan, lapitan mo siya at sabihing, “Salamat po.&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kung magkasakit ka at makita mo ang nars na nag-aruga sa iyo, sa halip na magserbisyo sa dayuhan kapalit ng mas malaking suweldo, sabihin mo, “Salamat po.&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Bago ka umuwi galing eskuwela, lapitan mo ang guro mong piniling mamuhunan sa iyong kinabukasan kaysa unahin ang sariling ginhawa; sabihin mo, “Salamat po.&#8221; Sa aking guro, Salamat po Ginang Escasa.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kung makasalubong mo ang iyong kinatawan sa kalsadang dati ay lubak-lubak, at ngayon ay puwede nang daanan nang maaliwalas, lapitan mo siya at sabihing: “Salamat po.&#8221;</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Kaya po, sa sambayanang Pilipino, ang aking Boss na nagtimon sa atin tungo sa araw na ito: maraming, maraming salamat po sa pagbabagong tinatamasa natin ngayon.</em></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#800000;"><em> Buhay na buhay na ang Pilipinas at ang Pilipino. </em></span></h2>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">If I Have A Daughter…</span></em></h2>
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will teach her that beauty is found on the inside of her being where her heart and soul lie.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will show her that perfection is not something to seek. Rather she should just be the best version of herself she can be.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will hug and kiss her as many times as I can in a day. To let her know what loving someone feels like.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will hold her when she cries over her broken heart and sometimes her broken soul.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will make her laugh so she knows the feeling of utter joy in the form of a sound.</span></em></h2>
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will let her become who she was meant to be and not a mini version of me.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will teach her that there is no such thing as normal. That all she needs to worry about is being comfortable in her own skin.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will give her music, books, and art to encourage and nourish her mind.</span></em></h2>
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<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will take and make the time to listen to her thoughts and understand her feelings.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will dance around the house with her and be silly and free.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will teach her that no one’s love can replace or overshadow the love she should have for herself.</span></em></h2>
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will show her that sadness and loneliness are not your enemies. That we all go through pages of them so we can understand and discover ourselves.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will open the door to the world beyond our eyes. Where music and dreams live.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will be there for her in every way I can. When she needs a helping hand, tough love, or just a warm hug I will be there with open arms and an open mind.</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will teach her that true friends are the ones you can be a total fool in front of and know they will still love you and have your back.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will give her a journal and tell her about the freedom in putting thoughts on paper.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I will let her spread her wings and trust that the winds will carry her for me.</span></em></h2>
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<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> If I have a daughter I promise to love her with every breath God gives me.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I promise to let her grow into herself and not try to make her be anyone else.</span></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I promise to be there. Not just when it counts but always. So she knows that she is loved beyond those three words. Beyond anything really…</span></em><br />
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<em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> I promise to do my best to be worthy of the honor of being her mother&#8230;</span></em></h2>
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