31 January 2012

PP UNDERGROUND RIVER IS OFFICIALLY ONE OF THE New7Wonders of Nature

check more photos of PP Underground River
 in HOLAGWAY.com
Underground River which is located in Puerto Princesa, Philippines was officially declared as one of the New7Wonders of Nature. This was declared by Bernard Weber, Founder-President of New7Wonders, last January 28, 2012. Weber congratulate all Filipinos, most especially those who supported the finalist in the Global campaign.

“When your very own President Aquino came out in support of the PPUR campaign, I knew that this country was taking the New7Wonders of Nature seriously,” said Weber. “Fans of PPUR all over the world responded to his call for action by voting in record numbers and today’s confirmation is the well-earned reward for this extraordinary display of enthusiasm,” he added.
This declaration was done during the meeting of Weber together with the Mayor of Puerto Princesa, Edward Hagedorn, Nardz Villafranca, PPUR campaign coordinator and Jean-Paul dela Fuente, New7Wonders Director. During the said meeting, they discussed about the official inauguration event of the PPUR and a strategic plan of promoting the Underground River now that it's one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

“This confirmation is wonderful news for Puerto Princesa, and a great example of how now its more fun to be in the Philippines,” said Mayor Hagedorn. “World-wide exposure of our natural beauty on this level is critical both for tourism and for our image nationally and internationally.”




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GOD vs SCIENCE


A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to the students, “Let me explain the problem science has with religion.” The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
“You’re a Christian, aren’t you, son?”
“Yes sir,” the student says.
“So you believe in God?”
“Absolutely.”
“Is God good?”
“Sure! God’s good.”
“Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?”
“Yes.”
“Are you good or evil?”
“The Bible says I’m evil.”
The professor grins knowingly. “Aha! The Bible!” He considers for a moment. “Here’s one for you. Let’s say there’s a sick person over here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?”
“Yes sir, I would.”
“So you’re good…!”
“I wouldn’t say that.”
“But why not say that? You’d help a sick and maimed person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn’t.”
The student does not answer, so the professor continues. “He doesn’t, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?”
The student remains silent.
“No, you can’t, can you?” the professor says. He takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to relax.
“Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?”
“Er…yes,” the student says.
“Is Satan good?”
The student doesn’t hesitate on this one. “No.”
“Then where does Satan come from?”
The student falters. “From God”
“That’s right. God made Satan, didn’t he? Tell me, son. Is there evil in this world?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Evil’s everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything, correct?”
“Yes.”
“So who created evil?” The professor continued, “If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and according to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is evil.”
Again, the student has no answer. “Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do they exist in this world?”
The student squirms on his feet. “Yes.”
“So who created them?”
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats his question. “Who created them?” There is still no answer. Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is mesmerized. “Tell me,” he continues onto another student. “Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?”
The student’s voice betrays him and cracks. “Yes, professor, I do.”
The old man stops pacing. “Science says you have five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have you ever seen Jesus?”
“No sir. I’ve never seen Him.”
“Then tell us if you’ve ever heard your Jesus?”
“No, sir, I have not.”
“Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?”
“No, sir, I’m afraid I haven’t.”
“Yet you still believe in him?”
“Yes.”
“According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?”
“Nothing,” the student replies. “I only have my faith.”
“Yes, faith,” the professor repeats. “And that is the problem science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith.”
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a question of His own. “Professor, is there such thing as heat?”
“Yes,” the professor replies. “There’s heat.”
“And is there such a thing as cold?”
“Yes, son, there’s cold too.”
“No sir, there isn’t.”
The professor turns to face the student, obviously interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to explain. “You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don’t have anything called ‘cold’. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees.”
“Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.”
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom, sounding like a hammer.
“What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?”
“Yes,” the professor replies without hesitation. “What is night if it isn’t darkness?”
“You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it’s called darkness, isn’t it? That’s the meaning we use to define the word.”
“In reality, darkness isn’t. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?”
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This will be a good semester. “So what point are you making, young man?”
“Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed.”
The professor’s face cannot hide his surprise this time. “Flawed? Can you explain how?”
“You are working on the premise of duality,” the student explains. “You argue that there is life and then there’s death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, science can’t even explain a thought.”
“It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it.”
“Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?”
“If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man, yes, of course I do.”
“Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?”
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed.
“Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?”
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided.
“To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean.”
The student looks around the room. “Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor’s brain?” The class breaks out into laughter.
“Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor’s brain, felt the professor’s brain, touched or smelt the professor’s brain? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir.”
“So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?”
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. “I guess you’ll have to take them on faith.”
“Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists with life,” the student continues. “Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?”
Now uncertain, the professor responds, “Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man’s inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are nothing else but evil.”
To this the student replied, “Evil does not exist sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. It’s like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light.”
The professor sat down.
This students statements are true, can you or can you not make night darker?
Is it possible for it to get colder after absolute zero -458 degree’s F.
Can you feel,taste,see,hear,or smell your brain,
If anyone can contest this please do.

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30 January 2012

88 PESOS LATEST PROMO FARE FOR THIS APRIL 2012

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Cebu Pacific had just announced their latest seat sale which is starting now and will end on February 2, 2012. You can start your booking for as-low-as 88 Pesos. This promo will be effective or your will be travelling to your booked destinations starting April 1-15, 2012 for domestic destinations and for international destinations will be on March 1 to May 31, 2012.


See more details below.



For Phone bookings, please call Manila Office:              (02)-70-20-888      or Cebu Office:               (032)-230-8888       or click here for online bookings.

REMINDERS:

  • Quoted fares are one way. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable.
  • Fares are exclusive of government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges.
  • Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
  • At time of booking, pre-purchase your baggage allowance to save time and money at check-in.
  • CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online.

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88 PESOS LATEST PROMO FARE FOR JULY TO NOVEMBER

It's time for us to explore how beautiful the Philippines is. Grab this opportunity while there's a very low low promo fares going on. Book now to your favorite destinations for as-low-as 88 Pesos ONLY.  Travel dates will start on July 1 and will end on November 30, 2012. Promo will last in two days starting now and will end on  February 2, 2012.


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  • Manila to Bacolod
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25 January 2012

STRONGEST SOLAR STORM IS NOW HITTING THE EARTH


Earth is currently experiencing the strongest solar storm which is also called as Geomagnetic Storm. The last occurence of this solar storm was last 2005. This is the result of the massive solar flare that erupted from the sun.

According to wikipedia, A solar flare is a sudden brightening observed over the Sun surface or the solar limb, which is interpreted as a large energy release of up to 6 × 1025 joules of energy (about a sixth of the total energy output of the Sun each second). The flare ejects clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms through the corona into space. These clouds typically reach Earth a day or two after the event. The term is also used to refer to similar phenomena in other stars, where the term stellar flare applies.

24 January 2012

FIRE IN HIPODROMO, CEBU CITY - JANUARY 24, 2012

Just awhile ago, one of the urban places in Cebu City  was set on fire. It started around 10:00am. Fire Department immediately responded the alarm. As of now, no reports yet if how many houses were burned or how big was the damage cost. Also, no clear reports yet if how long was the Fire Department defused the fire. But base on my observation, the fire was already aided before 11:00am.

Below are the images of the actual fire taken in a distance.
















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DOMESTIC DESTINATIONS FOR AS LOW AS P288 AND P888 FOR INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS - Latest Promo Fares


LUCKY JUAN! Celebrate the Chinese New Year with the latest promo fare. This is the latest promo fare announced by Cebu Pacific Air. This promo fare will be sold until January 26, 2012 or until seats last and the travel dates will start on March 1 and will end on May 31, 2012. Book now before it's too late.


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Ozamiz, Pagadian, Pueto Princesa, Siargao, Surigao,
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Cebu to General Santos
Davao to Iloilo
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Dipolog, General Santos, Ozamiz, Pagadian,
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Sale Period: Up to Jan. 26, 2012 or until seats last 
 Travel Period: Mar. 1 - May 31, 2012

For Phone bookings, please call Manila Office:              (02)-70-20-888      or Cebu Office:               (032)-230-8888       or click here for online bookings.

REMINDERS:

  • Quoted fares are one way. Limited availability. Fares are non-refundable.
  • Fares are exclusive of government fees, taxes and fuel surcharges.
  • Flight changes must be made more than 24 hours before scheduled time of departure.
  • At time of booking, pre-purchase your baggage allowance to save time and money at check-in.
  • CAB approved terms and conditions of carriage apply and are available online.


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