During one of the committee hearings, it was disclosed that it is cheaper to send products from other countries to the Philippines than to ship goods within the country.
For example, the cost of shipping a 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) from Kaoshiung, China to Cagayan de Oro is $360 or P16,000 only.
However, the cost of shipping the same cargo from Manila to Cagayan de Oro will cost $1,120 or almost P50,000.
via Bam wants foreign ships to have access to local ports.
To Read: Sources on what happened during the Marcos Dictatorship
Got this list from alan robles of the #neveragain facebook group.
Reposting here because facebook is basically a sinkhole.
Sources on the Marcos Douchetatorship
GENERAL
1. Raymond Bonner – Waltzing With A Dictator
2. Sandra Burton – Impossible Dream
3. Stanley Karnow – In Our Image
4. Alfred McCoy – An Anarchy of Families
5. Alfred McCoy – Policing America’s Empire
INSIDER / WHISTLEBLOWER
1. Primitivo Mijares – The Conjugal Dictatorship
2. Beth Day Romulo – Inside the Palace
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
1. Ricardo Manapat – Some are Smarter Than Others
2. William Overholt – The Rise and Fall of Ferdinand Marcos
MILITARY
1. Alfred McCoy – Closer Than Brothers
1. Primitivo Mijares – The Conjugal Dictatorship
2. Beth Day Romulo – Inside the Palace
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
1. Ricardo Manapat – Some are Smarter Than Others
2. William Overholt – The Rise and Fall of Ferdinand Marcos
MILITARY
1. Alfred McCoy – Closer Than Brothers
rePost::The Fear That Killed Eight Ebola Workers – The Daily Beast
Why we need more information on Ebola, To prevent stuff like this from happening here!!
The Fear That Killed Eight Ebola Workers
They were sent in to help educate villagers about how to ward off the lethal virus. Then fear took over and the machetes came out.
At the time of Wednesday’s announcement out of Guinea that seven of nine missing Ebola workers had been found dead, we knew little. Men with knives had abducted members of a group sent there to spread awareness about the disease. Two relief workers were missing; the rest, dead. Six suspects were in custody.
By Friday morning, we knew more. These details, the stuff of horror films. A local government group of relief workers—a mix of doctors, religious leaders, and journalists—had arrived Monday to educate the remote southeastern village of Womey about Ebola. Just 24 hours after their arrival, violence broke out, allegedly sparked by the false belief that a disinfectant being sprayed was actually the disease itself. An angry mob brandishing machetes, stones, and knives lashed out.
Some of the relief workers were lucky enough to escape to nearby villages. At least nine were not. Three had their throats slashed. By then, villagers themselves began to flee. Those still in Womey cut down trees and fashioned makeshift blockades so no one else could get inside the village. Two days later, when authorities did, they found eight bodies in the latrine system of the local school. Among the dead, three local radio journalists, two medical officers, and a preacher.
via The Fear That Killed Eight Ebola Workers – The Daily Beast.
Edward Norton Interview | The Talks
Do you ever get concerned when your films don’t get as widely distributed as you’d like?
No, no. I have always made films out of the same impulses. In the past couple years I have made a few more that were in a more independent model. But, for example, The Illusionist never got any distribution and it did really, really well. If you let that be your yardstick you can get wound very, very tight. I have had enough experiences.
What do you mean?
You go through the experience of the initial release and the way people assess that, but then so many films these days form their own relationship with people over time and you begin to have a bit more faith in the longevity. In a way it’s a relief to find out that films will find their own measure.
That’s all well and good until the film can’t get made in the first place.
True, I don’t even know if Fight Club would be made now. But there is always something coming out that defies that gloomy prognosis and you realize that they do get made.
via Edward Norton Interview | The Talks.
To Watch::Critic After Dark: Enough Said (Nicole Holofcener, 2013)
Plenty uttered
Never mind that it’s a comedy for adults, never mind that it’s understated yet grounded in everyday upper middle class life (sure it’s upper middle class–many of the houses onscreen could sell for over three hundred thousand, some considerably more, though James Gandolfini’s Albert still wears a shabby gray shirt and eats heavily buttered popcorn out of a bucket, and Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Eva still ogles the inside of some of her richer clients’ houses), never mind that director Nicole Holofcener seems less interested in the plot twist (Eva dates Albert, realizes one of her clients (Marianne, played with astringent insouciance by Catherine Keener) is Albert’s ex-wife) than in the softpedal interaction between the two middle-aged lovers–if you must take away one thing from the film it’s this: Gandolfini manages to make chubby sexy again.
via Critic After Dark: Enough Said (Nicole Holofcener, 2013).
Seth's Blog: What are you seeking at work?
What are you seeking at work?Some people want safety and respect. They want to know what the work rules are, they want a guarantee that the effort required is both predictable and rewarded. They seek an environment where they won’t feel pushed around, surprised or taken advantage of.Other people want challenge and autonomy. They want the opportunity to grow and to delight or inspire the people around them. They seek both organizational and personal challenges, and they like to solve interesting problems.Without a doubt, there’s an overlap here, but if you find that your approach to the people around you isn’t resonating, it might because you’re giving your people precisely what they don’t want.Posted by Seth Godin on September 19, 2014
via Seth’s Blog: What are you seeking at work?.
How Much is 2.2 Billion?:::Will Senator Nancy Binay call on her dad to do the same? | Opinion | GMA News Online
How much is P2.2 billion?
In real numbers, just how much is P2.2 billion?
· It is equivalent to providing PhilHealth benefits to 916,000 indigent families all over the country.
· It is equivalent to providing full college scholarships to 5,500 financially underprivileged but deserving Filipino youth.
· It is equivalent to providing low-cost housing to 14,000 indigent families all over the country.
As you can see, this staggering amount is enough to change the lives of so many Filipinos thus, the least we can expect from our government leaders from the President down to our barangay leaders is to use our hard-earned taxpayers’ money in a most effective and ethical way.
via Will Senator Nancy Binay call on her dad to do the same? | Opinion | GMA News Online.
Kenshin's Third Movie Has Action Scenes that Will Leave You Awestruck
If you like Kenshin, see this movie. If you like anime, see this movie. If you’re curious about how to successfully adapt a work of fiction to film, see this movie. If you like sword-fighting action, see this movie. If you have a pulse, see this movie.
I guess what I am trying to say is this: See this movie.
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends was released in Japanese theaters on September 13, 2014. It will hit theaters in the Philippines on September 24, 2014. No other specific international release dates have been announced.
via Kenshin’s Third Movie Has Action Scenes that Will Leave You Awestruck.
The Work Required To Have An Opinion | Farnam Street
Li Lu recently reminded me that Charlie Munger used to say something along the lines of “You’re not entitled to take a view, unless and until you can argue better against that view than the smartest guy who holds that opposite view. If you can argue better than the smartest person who holds the opposite view, that is when you are entitled to hold a certain view.”
via The Work Required To Have An Opinion | Farnam Street.
Wish List: Google Nexus Note or Apple Note
I’ve used galaxy note by borrowing from friends who own one and am really impressed with it. My only real problem with the galaxy note is that samsung does software support like I do upper cut hook straight, which is not very well.
I believe I am of the class of users who know what they want and would rather just not use an incomplete device . I hate complaining too much about things except corruption that is.