This statistics is a result of the study conducted by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), based on the average passing in the BOARD EXAMINATIONS OF ALL COURSES of all universities and colleges in the Philippines. This study is concluded every 10 years.
Eleven schools come from Luzon, two from the Visayas and seven from Mindanao:
1. University of the Philippines (Diliman Campus/Luzon)
2. University of the Philippines (Los Banos Campus/Luzon)
3. University of the Philippines (Manila Campus/Luzon)
4. Silliman University (Dumaguete City/Visayas)
5. Ateneo de Davao University (Davao/Mindanao)
6. Ateneo de Manila University (Manila/Luzon)
7. University of Santo Tomas (Manila/Luzon)
8. Mindanao State University (Iligan Institute of Technology/Mindanao)
9. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (Manila/Luzon)
10. Saint Louis University (Baguio City/Luzon)
11. University of San Carlos (Cebu City/Visayas)
12. Xavier University (Cagayan de Oro/Mindanao)
13. Mindanao State University (Main/Mindanao)
14. Urios College (Butuan City/Mindanao)
15. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (Manila/Luzon)
16. De La Salle University (Manila/Luzon)
17. Mapua Institute of Technology (Manila/Luzon)
18. Adamson University (Manila/Luzon)
19. Central Mindanao University (Bukidnon/Mindanao)
20. University of Southern Philippines (Davao/Mindanao)
* I’m not sure if this one is real but still knowing AdU is there I’m proud!
Akala ko si Gloria ang nagsasalita at hindi si Hillary Clinton. Pakiramdam ko nagpakulay siya nang buhok at nagpa-bleach nang kaunti para pumuti and medyo nagdagdag nang height. Kidding aside, maaari siyang maging unang babaeng presidente nang US pero di natin maikakaila may mga ilang puntos na nakadikit sa pangalan nya na di rin natin maikakaila na nangyayari dito sa bansa.
Una, ang kanyang asawang naging sentro nang usap usapan na noong nakaupo pa ito sa posisyon na nakaakibat ang isyu nang morality, at ang issue na totoo ba silang naghiwalay after nilang magkalaboan, same question sa mga unang taon ni Gloria sa posisyon totoo bang hiwalay na sila si Mike Arroyo? Pagkatabos sumambulat ang issue na ito madali ring naglaho kagaya nang kung paano nagkibit balikat na rin ang mga tao sa US sa issue ni Bill Clinton sa pleasure business niya with Monica Lewinsky who became an instant star sa US. But opposite kay FG, the giant behind the powerful woman in the country who tries to hide in his wife’s skirt, hindi natin maiiwasan ang katanungang nasaan na si Pidal, at bakit sa bisperas nang ZTEBroadband Investigation ay para siyang langaw na mabilis umiwas sa pagbugaw nang senado papuntang Hongkong.
Pangalawa, sa issue ang opinsiba sa terosismo, kung Iraq ang issue sa US na kung saan isa si Hillary sa pagbibigay nang kapangyarihan kay George Bush Jr. sa opinsiba nang US laban sa Iraq at ngayong tatakbo siya bilang presidente and isa sa mga plataporma niya ay harapin ang iba pang suliranin nang bansa nila maliban sa gulo sa Iraq, tila isang malaking katanungan, inaatras ba niya para sa kapakanan nang bayan niya o nang sarili niyang kapakanan para makuha niya ang suporta nang makakaliwa . Di yan malalayo sa gulong nagaganap sa Pilipinas, ilang beses at ilan taon na rin ang gulo sa Mindanao bakit hanggang ngayon hindi pa ito matapos tapos, di naman sagot ang Human Security Act na ilang buwan na ang nakakaraan na siyang nilagdaan ni Gloria, instead mas naging delikado ito sa mga taong magiging biktima nang mga tiwaling nasa pamahalaan sa panahong naiipit sila, kaakibat na rin ito sa isyu nang mga di pag sipot nang mga miyembro nang kabinete sa mga hearing, sa anong kadahilanan, dahil utos nang pangulo. Pero hindi pera nila ang siyang iimbistegahan sa mga hearing na ito kundi ang mga perang nagmumula sa buwis nang mga mamamayan na tahasang ibinubulsa at kinikick back patungo sa makakapal nilang wallet, kahit paano natapos na rin ang anim na taong moro moro sa plunder case ni Erap pero tila napakadali na rin ang pagpanukala nang pardon, dahil ba nangangamoy na rin ang 2010 at naghahanda na ang mga iilan kung paano mag amoy mabango sa paningin nang mga masa. Sa wari ko hindi reconcillation ang dapat na tawag sa mga gawaing ito kundi reconstruction nang kanilang plano, plataporma at propaganda, sana mga lang sa kapakanan nang nakakarami ito at di lang nang mga iilang makikinabang sa kaban nang bayan.
At huli, isang katanungang magagampanan ba nang isang babae ang isang posisyong titingalain nang lahat nang bansa, ang pinakamakapangyarihang pusisyon sa buong mundo at iyon ang maging presidente ang Estados Unidos. Hanggang ngayon may mga taong di pa rin tanggap ang pamamahala nang mga babae sa mga mga sangay sa lipunan dahil ang iilang ito na ang tingin nila sa babae ay emosyonal at mahina. Pero ang sa akin lang ang babae ay may pusong inang ituturing ang kanyang pamahalaan bilang isang anak na dapat alagaan at payabungin hanggang umunlad, ngunit ang ang sa akin lang din ay sa kabila nang kanyang malambot na puso at maemosyong pamamahala, may katigasan ba ang kanyang ulo at paninindigan upang itaguyod ang prinsipyo at pangangalagaan ang nangangailangang bayan at di papayag na masakupan basta basta nang mga taong uhaw sa kapangyarihan na magkukubli sa katausan nang isang asawa.
Ang sa wari ko lamang maging bukas ang mga pananaw natin sa mga nangyayari sa ating paligid bukod sa kung ano ang ikinasasaya sa ating paningin at pandinig, kung anuman ang paniniwala at relihiyon natin. Kung sa US ay abala na sila sa 2008 sana maging handa tayo sa malayo pang tatahaking 2010, di po ako tatakbo o namumulitika, ako lamang ay nagpapaalala.
Former president Joseph Estrada is guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the crime of plunder and is sentenced to a maximum jail sentence of up to 40 years, the Sandiganbayan Special Division ruled Wednesday.
At the same time, the anti-graft court found the former president’s son, Sen. Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada, and lawyer Edwardo Serapio innocent of plunder.
A perjury case against the former president was dismissed.
The Sandiganbayan imposed the lesser penalty of reclusion perpetua to the former president, which means imprisonment ranging from 20 years and one day to 40 years. It added that the period spent by Estrada while under detention will be credited to him in full “as long as he agrees voluntarily in writing to abide by the same disciplinary rules imposed upon convicted prisoners.”
The court ordered the forfeiture in favor of the government of P542,701,000 with interest and income earned inclusive of the amount of P200 million deposited in a foundation set up by Estrada for Muslim scholars.
The anti-graft court also ordered the forfeiture of P189 million inclusive of interest and income earned deposited in the Jose Velarde account as well as the Boracay mansion in New Manila, Quezon City.
The court said Estrada will remain detained at his resthouse in Tanay, Rizal “until further orders from this court.”
Estrada is charged with plunder, made up of four counts of corruption, involving diversion of funds amounting to about P4 billion ($85 million). He was also charged with perjury.
The charges include taking commissions in the purchase of shares by government insurance funds, payoffs from gambling lords, diverting tobacco taxes for personal use and maintaining a bank account under a false name. The perjury charge relates to misrepresentation on earned income.
Estrada, hero of the downtrodden during years as a matinee idol, has called the charges trumped up and says he was hounded out of office by a coalition of the elite, including senior army officers, corporate leaders and Catholic bishops.
Born Joseph Ejercito to a well-to-do Manila family he dropped out of school in his teens, was thrown out of home by his father and took the name Estrada from a telephone book.
He shot to movie stardom at 24 and in 1998 was elected president by a record margin.
His win was viewed as a turning point in national politics because Estrada was not a member of one of the traditional political dynasties.
But his term in office was marked by reports of policy decisions taken after late-night drinking bouts, millions of pesos won or lost in gambling sessions and innumerable tales of mistresses and their lavish lifestyles.
Estrada has never denied that he was fond of wine or women, but has said that was part of his movie star life, and that he gave it all up when he became president. With a report from Reuters
Mayo katorse, bukod sa sure akong papasok ako dahil may trabaho kailangan ko rin umuwi sa malayong probinsya ng Bulacan para bomoto.
Pero ang tanong para kanino ang labing dalawang boto ko na ilulukolok ko sa senado, pero hanggang ngayon, habang ginagawa ko ang blog na to lima pa lang ang sure na iboboto ko sa pagka-Senador sa local government naman still may doubt pa rin ako kung sino ilalagay ko sa balota.
Nakakatuwa lang isipin may mga taong kailangan ipamukha sa kapwa nila na dapat bomoto, mag mula sa ABS-CBN na dapat bantayan ng tao ang kanilang karapatan at boto kaya may Ipatrol mo ang Boto Mo campaign, ang Studio 23 ay may Y Vote mula sa 5 second campaign kasama ang kanilang mga artista hanggang sa malawakang kampanya sa Bonifacio Shrine at sa GMA na mini presentation ng iba’t ibang sektor ng lipunan sa kanilang Isang Boto. Yup media in all forms advocates all sectors, all walks of life and people with different principles in life pero ang tanong, Bobo ba sila o boboto sila sa Mayo katorse.
Tulad ko nag iisip din na kung boboto man ako paano ako makakasiguro na hindi isang bobong desisyon ang paglukluk ng isang taong inaakala ko na maglilingkod sa bayan ng tapat o sadyang ginawa lang na negosyo ang pagtakbo para kumita mula sa kaban ng bayan at ang tanging gagawin ay ipangalan sa lahat ng angkan niya ang mga kalye sa Metro Manila at mag pacute lang sa TV.
Minsan nakakawalang ganang pumunta sa botohan dahil sa napakabagal na sistema ng pagboto, dahil ibinasura ang computerized voting system dahil minaliit nila ang ilang kababayan na computer illiterate dahil sanay na daw ang mga Pinoy sa nagtataeng bolpen niya at sa kaparasong papel na mula sa napakaraming pinutol na puno sa kagubatan hanggang sa napakabagal na bilangan at mga dramahan ng mga pulitikong kesyo dinaya daw ang botohan kaya sila hindi nanalo at nagtatawag ng re-count.
Oo minsan nakakatamad nang bumoto dahil pag nanalo ba sila may pakialam pa ba sila sa atin, kakamayan pa ba nila tayo kung sakaling makasalubong nila tayo daan, makakasayaw pa ba sila ng kanilang mga jinggle o baka naman kagaya ng mga poster nilang pagkatapos maidikit sa dingding, napupunit ang alaala nila na minsan nangako sila sa tin, at kukupas ang kanilang mga paniniwalang itataguyod nila ang kapakanan ng mga bansa at nang taong bayan.
Nagiging idealistic na naman ako, nangangarap na naman ako na magiging maganda at maayos ang lahat. O sadyang naglalaro na naman ang isipan ko na kung ako ba ay boboto at sa huli isang bobong naniwala sa pangako ng iba.
Just when they are getting the hang of the fun with the other housemates, the secret housemates will learn that some good things never last. After being introduced to the first twelve housemates, Jeremy, Mikah, Bodie, Maricris are on their way to a bad and heart-breaking revelation from Kuya as two of them will have to pack their stuff out earlier than expected.
Everybody thought that for this second season there will be 16 housemates all in all. However, Kuya’s plan is to pick only two from the four secret housemates to become the 13th and 14th housemates to complete the PBB Season 2 cast. Big Brother will leave the decision to the audience on who among Mikah, Bodie, Maricris, and Jeremy will have the chance to continue for another week.
Who are the two housemates who will make an early exit? How will this nomination affect the spirit of the four new housemates? Keep locked in to Pinoy Big Brother Season 2 for the latest news on who of the secret housemates will be sent home by the end of week three.
Don’t forget to text in your votes to save your favorite housemates. Send in your vote through SMS by typing BB(name of housemate) and send to 2331 for Globe, Touch, and Sun Cellular subscribers, and 231 for Smart, Talk N Text, and Addict Mobile subscribers. You may also vote by purchasing through www.digitalmartian.com.
No doubt, life isn’t really a stroll in the park. There are times that you have to face trials of different kinds, and there are times where it seems that it’s much easier to give up, and give in to life’s adversities. However, it pays to take the hard way, to fight the hard fight, and push through when things seem bleak. In this week’s Maalaala Mo Kaya episode, we get a glimpse at an incident in Mang Lauro’s life, and how he and his family were able to stick with each other despite the seemingly herculean task that came their way.
Mang Lauro is a dedicated father, and wants nothing more than the best for his family. Unfortunately, Mang Lauro is also a man with issues, and was somewhat distant from his eldest son, Larry. Despite the possibility of tuberculosis looking over his head, Mang Lauro still continued working, in order to provide for his wife and kids. However, his condition got worse, leaving him with the option he didn’t want for his kids: that they will halt their studies and work instead to provide for their parents. Due to his sheer kindness, Mang Lauro faced a terrible accident one day, changing his and his family’s life forever. Overnight, his family’s situation turned around drastically when it seemed like things won’t get any worse.
Find out how Mang Lauro and his family overcame the huge obstacle that came their way, and see how a family’s love was able to shine through, amidst trials in pain. So, prepare a box of tissues, and brace yourself for an inspirational story that will last you a lifetime this Friday after Pinoy Big Brother Season 2.
It seems that you cannot detach the concept of beauty among women. After all, there’s a prevalent idea that women are supposed to embody beauty; and in our case, beauty is synonymous to fair skin, a slim figure and pointy noses: the typical image of a Western woman. The Correspondents gives us a sneak peek on how Filipina women conceive beauty: and the steps they undertake to achieve it.
In a poverty-stricken area, a group of teenage girls arm themselves with a variety of beauty regimen to combat their insecurities: thirteen year-old Tin-Tin wants to have straight hair, 16 year-old Julie and 14 year-old Michelle both want to get thinner while 15 year-old Fina wants to be fatter, 14 year-old Angelique wants to have better teeth, 15 year-old Sheeska wants to have fair skin, while 15-year old Gelyn dreams of a pointy nose. Collectively known as the “So Sisters”, they allot precious time and money to make themselves more alluring, carefully budgeting their allowances for hot oil treatments, whitening soaps and lotion, make-up and powder. Meanwhile, on another part of the city, Escell Angeles undergoes a nose job, Andrea Bautista falls under the prey of bulimia, and Crystal Henares undergoes liposuction. Varying from cosmetics to surgery, these girls go through various measures, with various reasons, in order to make themselves more socially acceptable, physically.
Sinag De-Leon Amado, a famous tri-athlete, on the other hand, thinks that beauty lies underneath the physical facade: real beauty lies in a person’s whole self, not just skin-deep. Growing up, she was more concerned in discovering her skills and passions, than worrying how other people think of herself. Hopefully like her, other teens will also see the real beauty in themselves and celebrate their differences. After all, beauty lies within each and everyone of us, all we have to do is acknowledge it.
Tune in to The Corresspondents every Tuesday after Bandila.
Dionne and Zeke have been living double lives inside the PBB house; in addition to their life with their fellow housemates, they also tend to the ‘secret housemates’ as a graveyard task. They have done well so far… but is it well enough to outsmart Mickey?
This early morning, Mickey woke up for a quick bathroom break. He passed by the cubicles and noticed Zeke helping out one of the ‘others’ as they prepared to take a bath, and even saw Mikah behind the translucent glass panes in the shower. Mickey nonchalantly took a peek, but quietly went about his business. However, he checked Zeke’s bed right after…
Later, Mickey approached Zeke and asked him a simple question: “Is the task hard? The task with the others?” Zeke looked a little shook up with the question, but still kept his cool. The other housemates have also been suspecting that something weird is going on, because of the missing dining tools and some sounds they’ve been hearing through the night. Mickey, however, did not divulge his observations just yet; either he has assumed that the secret task has consequences that may put Zeke and Dionne in danger (which is true, as their failure grants them automatic nominations) or rather because he wishes to reveal it in his own time.
Will Zeke and Dionne be able to fend off the crafty Mickey, or will they fail the secret task and be among the nominees for eviction? Don’t forget to tune in at PBB Primetime later for the revelation; or better yet, stay tuned and anticipate when Mickey decides to spill the beans!
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bondgirl4ever : sino ba pwede maka chikahan dito ngayon? ngayon din.
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mayilow : @asia. eto buhay pa rin, not the greatest school in town but surviving. Dont wanna comment on the extreme..^^
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admi : kasi kung sana nag complaint ka ng harapan hindi sa ganitong paraan para hindi na naman naghahasik ng magic at lagim si astorga. History is repeating again and again
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Former president Joseph Estrada is guilty beyond reasonable doubt for the crime of plunder and is sentenced to a maximum jail sentence of up to 40 years, the Sandiganbayan Special Division ruled Wednesday.
Just when they are getting the hang of the fun with the other housemates, the secret housemates will learn that some good things never last. After being introduced to the first twelve housemates, Jeremy, Mikah, Bodie, Maricris are on their way to a bad and heart-breaking revelation from Kuya as two of them will have to pack their stuff out earlier than expected. 
No doubt, life isn’t really a stroll in the park. There are times that you have to face trials of different kinds, and there are times where it seems that it’s much easier to give up, and give in to life’s adversities. However, it pays to take the hard way, to fight the hard fight, and push through when things seem bleak. In this week’s Maalaala Mo Kaya episode, we get a glimpse at an incident in Mang Lauro’s life, and how he and his family were able to stick with each other despite the seemingly herculean task that came their way.
It seems that you cannot detach the concept of beauty among women. After all, there’s a prevalent idea that women are supposed to embody beauty; and in our case, beauty is synonymous to fair skin, a slim figure and pointy noses: the typical image of a Western woman. The Correspondents gives us a sneak peek on how Filipina women conceive beauty: and the steps they undertake to achieve it.
Dionne and Zeke have been living double lives inside the PBB house; in addition to their life with their fellow housemates, they also tend to the ‘secret housemates’ as a graveyard task. They have done well so far… but is it well enough to outsmart Mickey?