Cory Aquino Avenue what?

What is this Cory Aquino Avenue all about? Cory Quirino Avenue na lang po, for beauty's sake.

 Photo from WOW of Cory Quirino

I think it's about time that a new law should say: You can only name a street if you are the one who built it. NO RENAMING of streets! Gulong gulo na po ako!

If there is an Anti-Epal bill, there should be an Anti-Name-Pal (name palit) bill! Ha ha ha! Leave our effin Street names alone!


Parang awa na ninyo mga kongresista mas madami pong mas mabibigat na problema ang bansa pakiuna na po yun please lang! Hayz!

Nakaka sad talaga na ang ibang kongresista magkaroon lang ng batas o ng pagkakataon para magsipsip tsk! Inuuna pa yan kaysa sa kapakanan ng nakakarami yan po ba ang daang matuwid?

HACIENDA LUISITA ORDERED TO BE DISTRIBUTED

SUPREME COURT, in 14-0 vote, ordered distribution of land to farmer beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita.

SC realizing that farmer-beneficiaries will not benefit from the distribution of shares of stock, the Supreme Court has ordered the distribution of 4,915.7466 hectares (has.) of Hacienda Luisita, the sugar estate owned by the relatives of President Benigno Aquino III.

 

In a 56-page resolution promulgated Wednesday and penned by Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., the high court modified its decision in July that allowed 6,296 farmer-beneficiaries to choose between ownership of agricultural land or shares of stock representing the value of the sugar estate.

"In line with our finding that control over agricultural lands must always be in the hands of the farmers, we consider our ruling that the qualified FWBs (farm worker beneficiaries) should be given an option to remain as stockholders of (Hacienda Luisita Inc.), inasmuch as these qualified FWBs will never gain control given the present proportion of (the) shareholdings," the new decision states.

The decision explained that the stock distribution plan put forward by the management will never provide the control sought by the Farm Worker Beneficiaries. Control, in this case, means 50% plus at least one share of the common shares.

Taking into account the P590,554,220 total assets of HLI, the value of the land in question is P196,630,000 or 33.296%.

There is even no assurance that 100% of the 118,391,976.85 shares issued to the FWBs will all be voted in favor of staying in HLI, taking into account the previous referendum among the farmers where said shares were not voted unanimously in favor of retaining the stock plan.

The high court noted that if the farmers choose stocks, they will be treated as common shareholders not protected by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law.

HLI ordered to pay P1.33 billion to beneficiaries

The SC also reiterated its ruling in July ordering HLI to pay the 6,296 farmers a total of P1.33 billion broken down as follows:
P500 million HLI received from Luisita Realty Inc. for the sale of 200 hectares of land in 1996;

P750 million for the sale of the Luisita Industrial Park; and,
P80,511,500 for the sale of the 80.51-hectare lot for the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) road network.

The 3% of the proceeds of the transfers that were paid earlier to the farmers shall be deducted from the P1.33 billion.

The just compensation for the landowners, on the other hand, will be assessed by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) and the Land Bank of the Philippines.

The valuation compensation will be reckoned from November 21, 1989, the date of the issuance of the original resolution that was questioned by HLI.

DAR was ordered to submit a compliance report after 6 months from finality of judgment. It was also ordered to submit quarterly reports on the execution of the judgment.

President Aquino divested his shares from Hacienda Luisita Inc. following his victory in the May 2010 presidential elections. It is now owned mainly by his uncles and aunts.

During the 2010 election campaign, he promised to find ways and means to transfer the assets of Hacienda Luisita to farmer beneficiaries. He also said he had asked his "extended family" to support his position.

 

It was a unanimous decision, where 14 of 15 magistrates voted for the distribution of lands. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio did not take part.

CEBU PACIFIC SEAT SALE

Cebu Pacific

Sale Period: November 21-24, 2011

Travel Period: Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, 2012 & Mar. 1 to May 31, 2012

Details

• Quoted fares are one-way and have limited availability.
• Fare are exclusive of government fees and taxes.
• International fares are exclusive of fuel surcharges.
• Fares are non-refundable.
• Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
• CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply.

Domestic Flights	One-Way Fare
Manila to Butuan, Cauayan, Cebu, Coron (Busuanga), General Santos, Kalibo, Ozamiz, Roxas, Virac or Zamboanga	50% OFF
Cebu to Clark, Ozamiz or Iloilo	50% OFF
Davao to Iloilo	50% OFF
Zamboanga to Tawi-Tawi	50% OFF
Cagayan de Oro to Davao or Iloilo	50% OFF
Travel Period: January 1 to March 31, 2012
International Flights	One-Way Fare
Manila to Hanoi* or Saigon *Flights start on Mar. 17, 2012	P888
Manila to Guangzhou or Taipei	P1,688
Manila to Jakarta	P1,988
Manila to Beijing or Shanghai	P2,488
Travel Period: March 1 to May 31 2012

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ZEST AIR SEAT SALE

Zest Air

Sale Period: November 23 to 24, 2011

Travel Period: November 24, 2011 to January 31, 2012

Details

• Inclusive of Fare and Taxes.
• Exclusive of ASF and Fuel Surcharge and 12% VAT.
• Limited seats only.
• FREE Baggage Allowance of 10 Kilos for MA60 Flights.
• FREE Baggage Allowance of 15 Kilos for A320 and A319 Flights.
• For phone booking and more information, please call 855-3333 or visit your favorite travel agent.

Domestic Destinations	One-Way Fare
Manila to Busuanga, Legazpi, Marinduque, Masbate, San Jose, Tarlac, and Virac or vice versa	P311
Manila to Bacolod, Calbayog, Catarman, Cebu, Puerto Princesa, Iloilo, Kalibo, Tagbilaran and Tacloban or vice versa	P411
Manila to Davao and Cagayan De Oro or vice versa	P511

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Air Phil Express

Sale Period: November 24 to 25, 2011

Travel Period: March 1 to May 31, 2012

Details

• Quoted fares for Domestic and International Flights are for one-way only.
• Fares are with 15 kilos Free Baggage Allowance.
• Philippine Goverment Tax not included.
• Fare is not guaranteed until the final purchase.
• Subject to rules and conditions, please review carefully.

Domestic Destinations	One-Way Fare
Manila to Bacolod, Cebu, Iloilo, and Tacloban or vice versa	P288
Manila to Bacolod, Cagayan De Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Ozamiz, Tacloban, and Zamboanga or vice versa	P288
Davao to Cagayan De Oro, Iloilo and Zamboanga or vice versa	P288
Zamboanga to Jolo and Tawi-Tawi or vice versa	P288

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SM ADVANTAGE THANKSGIVING SALE

Details

• SM Advantage Thanksgiving Sale tomorrow, November 24, 2011.
• Happening at all SM Malls nationwide.
• Exclusive only to SM Advantage cardholders, SM Prestige and BDO Rewards card members.
• Practically all items are on sale. Standard discount exclusions apply.

List of Stores

• SM Department Store
• Watsons
• SM Appliance
• Ace Hardware
• Toy Kingdom
• Our Home
• Kultura
• Baby Company
• Surplus Shop
• Forever21
• Ace Builders
• Ace Express
• Sports Central
• Marionnaud
• Kultura Souvenirs
• Pet Express
• Selected branches of Adidas
• Selected branches of Nike
• Selected branches of Levi’s

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT CONNECTED WITH SM OR SM ADVANTAGE CARD I JUST LIKE TO PASS ON THE INFORMATION TO YOU SO YOU COULD MAKE USE OF YOUR CARD IF YOU HAVE ONE.

RED CROSS MILLION VOLUNTEER RUN

Join the Million Volunteer Run

The Philippines will make an international declaration that we are humanitarians

Join them in stopping the cycle of poverty and devastation. 

Their vision is to have Red Cross first aiders, blood donors, and health and welfare volunteers in every home, school, business, and community in every corner of the Philippines.

On December 4, they will be running to create a culture of volunteerism in the Philippines that will define the Filipino nation before the whole world.

Register Now!

 
On December 4, 2011, the world will witness history as a nation unites to rise up and run for humanity.

Volunteers, click here. Sponsors, click here.

Million Volunteer Run

 
With the United Nations having declared 2011 as the International Year of Volunteers, the Philippine Red Cross seeks to awaken the volunteer spirit in every Filipino through the Million Volunteer Run on December 4, 2011, to be held in all key cities and municipalities nationwide.

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will serve as a driving force to advance the spirit of volunteerism to address today's humanitarian challenges. We will empower the nation against the dangers of disasters.

All volunteer participants will be trained as humanitarian soldiers when disaster strikes. In line with this effort to build the nation's capacity to cope with life-threatening emergencies, the cost to sponsor one volunteer is P1,000. 

The funds will be raised for the Red Cross 143 Volunteers Training Program on disaster management, and equip the Filipino communities with life-saving tools.

Contact Red Cross

 
Phone: 5270000 Local 114 or 4040979
Fax: 5257679
Email: run@redcross.org.ph

FREE MOBILE TEXTING LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL

Save up to 100% on international calls with your mobile!

IT entrepreneur Sabeer Bhatia launched a free text messaging service, promising that it would be as revolutionary as his previous venture, Hotmail.

Bhatia, who co-founded the free email service 15 years ago, said that his latest venture, JaxtrSMS, would do “to SMS what Hotmail did for e-mail.”

Aba'y libre na ang pag te text via JaxtrSMS, to any mobile in the world, even if the recipient does not have the JaxtrSMS application. Saan ka pa?

Other free mobile messaging services on the market are restricted to users in a closed group who have the same application.

JaxtrSMS application is designed to allow users to send a text message from their mobile phone to any other mobile in the world, even if the recipient does not have the JaxtrSMS application.

The free, downloadable application, works on smartphones.

For more info please visit http://www.jaxtrsms.com/