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The more the schooling, the more the appeal of Duterte: His lead over Roxas was 28 points among college graduates, 19 points over those with some college, 8 points among those with some high school, and 7 points among others.The younger the voter, the more the appeal of Duterte: His lead over Roxas was 33 points in ages 18-24, 26 points in ages 25-34, 14 points in ages 35-44, 10 points in ages 45-54, and 4 points in ages 55 and up.Duterte’s lead was 22 points among men, versus only 12 points among women.Duterte was least supported by Catholics. Duterte led Roxas by 16 points among all voters, but by a below-average 10 points among Catholics.  He led massively by 53 points among Muslims, by 70 points among Iglesia ni Cristos, and by 24 points among other Christians.Platform now counts for more than personality. In the 2016 exit poll, 57 percent said they voted for president on the basis of platform, while 40 percent said they voted on the basis of personality. This item had been evenly divided at 46-46 in the 2010 exit poll.

Source: Revelations of the TV5-SWS Exit Poll | INQUIRER.net Mobile

Recognizing the three P’s are key in processing setbacks, Sandberg said: Personalization is “the belief that we are at fault,” the lesson being that not everything that happens to us happens because of us; pervasiveness is the belief that an event impacts all parts of life, the lesson being that not all things in life are awful; and permanence is the belief that the sorrow will last forever, the lesson being that we should accept our feelings but know they are not everlasting.

Source: Watch: Sheryl Sandberg’s powerful and emotional commencement speech on building resilience – Vox

Pangwakas na PahayagniMar RoxasSa Pampanguluhang Debate 2016[ika-24 ng Abril 2016]Maraming salamat sa inyong lahat at lalong-lalo na sa lahat ng mga sumalubong sa amin ni Leni sa aming pag-iikot sa ating bansa—mga nagpakita ng suporta, kumamay, kumupkop, yumakap sa amin. Nakakataba ng puso. At sa init ng inyong pagsalubong sa amin, nasasariwa ang mga dahilan kung bakit  ipinaglalaban natin ang ating bayan. Maraming salamat muli, espesyal doon sa ating shout out sa mga taga-Luneta na nanonood ngayon. [Palakpakan]Patapos na ang kampanya. Panghuling debate na ito. The campaign is winding down. It has been vicious and divisive. Maraming mga nasaktan, kababaihan, LGBT, person with disabilities, senior citizens, madalas ang mga pinakawalang kalaban-laban. But this is not who we are as a people. We are a generous people. We are warm. We are loving. Mapagbigay tayo. Ang magulang, isusubo na lang, ibibigay pa sa anak. We do with so much less because we want our children to have more and they deserve more. Every Filipino deserves more, and that is what is at the root of our frustration.Ang iba gagamitin ang ating frustration para lokohin tayo, para makalimutan natin na malayo ang narating natin, para makalimutan natin kung sino tayo bilang Pilipino, para makalimutan natin na ang tunay at makabuluhang pagbabago [ay] hindi nakakamit sa paninisi, sa pang-iinsulto o sa pang-soundbite lamang. Nangyayari ito dahil tinatrabaho, and this is what the elections have come down to—the talkers versus the doers. Those that bring out the worst in us versus those that bring out the best in us; [palakpakan] those ‘yung mga susunugin lahat ng pinaghirapan natin, kontra doon sa mga magdidilig at magbabantay sa mga itinanim natin.We must stay the course because malago ang ating ekonomiya. This is what has turned us from the Sick man of Asia to Asia’s Bright Star. [Palakpakan] Marami ang nabigyan ng trabaho. Our unemployment is at is lowest level in 10 years. Ang classrooms, we have built more classrooms and hired more teachers in the last five years than all the previous five administrations combined. May naiahon tayo. Mahigit dalawang milyon ng ating mga kababayan mula sa kahirapan, wala na sila sa kategorya na mahihirap. Lumago ang ating kapaligiran at marami pang iba, but you know what? Pundasyon pa lang ito. The best is yet to come. [Palakpakan]Another six years of honest, decent, hardworking governance at mararating na natin ang ating pinapangarap—isang Pilipinas na maunlad at disente, puno ng pagkakataon, malaya sa takot, at malayang mangarap. Ito ang maunlad at disenteng Pilipinas, may dangal, may takot sa Diyos, maipagmamalaki mo. [Palakpakan] Ito ang Pilipinas na ipinaglalaban natin. Dakila ang ating lahi. Dakila ang ating bansa. This is a fight worth fighting. This is a fight for our country.Nanawagan ako sa lahat sa inyo, rally to our cause! Katukin natin. Kausapin natin. Kumbinsihin natin ang ating mga kamag-anak, ang ating kakilala, mga kaibigan, mga katrabaho. [Palakpakan] Dalhin natin sa kanila ang magandang balita na kinalalagyan na natin ngayon. Huwag kayong matatakot. Let our voice be heard. This is the good fight. This is a fight for decency, for honesty, for our future.Sa ika-siyam ng Mayo, patunayan natin sa buong Pilipinas at sa buong mundo, mas marami pa rin tayong mga disenteng Pilipino. [Palakpakan] Mas marami pa rin tayong mga mabubuting Pilipino. Mas marami pa tayong mga matutuwid na Pilipino. Samahan n’yo po ako, ipanalo na natin ang laban na ito!Maraming salamat po!

Source: Mar Roxas | Closing statement of Mar Roxas at Pilipinas Debates 2016, April 24, 2016

Here are 8 things that accelerated my career recently (in my 30s) that I wish I learned in my 20s:[IF IT CAN BE IMPROVED, IMPROVE IT]Carol Dweck, a Stanford Psychologist, studied and wrote about this concept of “Growth vs Fixed” mindset. A fixed mindset believes that all our talents and abilities are something we’re pre-programmed, or born, with. People with fixed mindsets, then, believe that certain people are just “lucky” when it comes to their skills and abilities. So they avoid anything that could

Source: (27) What things should I master/get really good at before 25 that will give me the best head start in any career? – Quora

The tricky thing about your expectations is that they impact other people too. As far back as the 1960s, Harvard research demonstrated the power of our beliefs in swaying other people’s behavior. When teachers in the studies were told that certain (randomly selected) children were smart, those kids performed better, not only in the classroom, but also on standardized IQ tests.Indeed, we get the most out of other people when we believe in them. Research shows that this happens because when we believe in someone,

We treat them better than people we think will fail,

We give them more opportunities to succeed than we give those we think will fail,

We give them more accurate, helpful feedback than we give others, and

We do more teaching because we believe it’s time well spent.

Letting your doubts cloud your belief in someone (or something) practically ensures their failure. Medical professionals call this the “nocebo” effect. Patients who have low expectations for medical procedures or treatments tend to have poorer results than those who expect success, even with regards to well-established treatments. If a doctor uses a treatment with a clinically verified high rate of success but presents it in a negative light, the probability of a negative outcome increases.

Source: Almost everyone who is unhappy with life is unhappy for the same reasons – Quartz

Here’s the problem: every other Presidential candidate – save one – is either supportive of Marcos or is sympathetic. The clearest symptom: their willingness to allow Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani.Llamanzares is open to it, despite her glaring omission during the most recent Presidential debate. Why wouldn’t she be? Fernando Poe Jr. was an avowed Marcos loyalist.Duterte is open to it, and explicitly said so in front of an Ilocos crowd.Binay is open to it. He personally recommended it to President Aquino. PNoy shot his idea down.Santiago is open to it, although she plays it safe and says she would defer to a consensus.The reason why Ferdinand Marcos should never be allowed to be buried in the Libingan ng mga Bayani is very simple. Ferdinand Marcos is not a hero. Period. But more than that, it makes a mockery of the lives lost or irreparably damaged during the Martial Law regime, and plays directly into the pro-Marcos revisionist narrative.There’s that saying, the one that speaks of what happens to people who do not study history.

Source: Thinking A Few Turns Ahead | The Philippine Online Chronicles

Now, when it comes to the debate itself. It was sort of like watching the Fantastic Four on stage. The Vice President was like the Human Torch except he flamed out. The good mayor of Davao, Mayor (Rodrigo) Duterte, was like the Thing, everything was solvable by clobbering time. I think we should pay a tribute to the — [how would we put it] ­­­— to the humbleness and the ability of Senator Poe to be like the Invisible Girl. She was so transparent and so — put herself so much in the background that you could see the glowing brain of Tony La Viña in what she was saying and at the same time, she allowed the sort of political choreography of her running mate Chiz Escudero to shine through in her handling of many of the challenges that were unanticipated. So this perhaps leaves Secretary Mar Roxas and, of course, to our mind, he was Mister Fantastic. There was no topic that was beyond his reach and he showed an analytical mind, a scientific approach to problem-solving that demonstrated that he was a natural team leader.

Source: Press Briefing of Undersecretary Manuel L. Quezon III on Monday, March 21, 2016 | OPS Official Transcripts

4. Earn a living, but not by writing.David Seidler: A trust fund is a valuable writing tool, but if you do have to earn a living, try not to do it by using up your writing energy. Avoid at all costs working in advertising, journalism, teaching, reading other people’s dreadful scripts. You only have so much creative energy in your soul each day, and if you use it up earning a living, when you get home and say, “Right, after dinner, I’m going to do my two hours on my script,” you’re not going to work two hours on your script. You’re going to watch television and drink a beer. Learn a craft. Become a plumber. Make a shoe. You’ll be so bored doing it, you’ll go the extra mile to get your writing done and become successful.

Source: Indiewire Screenwriting Tips | Indiewire
 
Good Advice. Special mention no 4.

Magsaysay Credo

I believe that government starts at the bottom and moves upward, for government exists for the welfare of the masses of the nation.

I believe that he who has less in life should have more in law.

I believe that the little man is fundamentally entitled to a little bit more food in his stomach, a little more cloth in his back and a little more roof over his head.

I believe that this nation is endowed with a vibrant and stout heart, and possesses untapped capabilities and incredible resiliency.

I believe that a high and unwavering sense of morality should pervade all spheres of governmental activity.

I believe that the pulse of government should be strong and steady, and the men at the helm imbued with missionary zeal.

I believe in the majesty of constitutional and legal processes, in the inviolability of human rights.

I believe that the free world is collectively strong, and that there is neither need or reason to compromise the dignity of man.I believe that communism is iniquity, as is the violence it does to the principles of Christianity.I believe that the President should set the example of a big heart, an honest mind, sound instincts, the virtue of healthy impatience and an abiding love for the common man.

Source: Ramon Magsaysay

We would like to clarify some news reports that came out today that might have caused panic among our members, especially where the stability of the health insurance funds is concerned.PhilHealth’s finances are as robust, healthy and substantial as ever. Proof of this is our ability to pay for the benefit claims of our members at an amount that has been steadily growing over the last five years. In 2011, we paid about P34B; about P44B in 2012; up to P55B in 2013, P77B in 2014 and about P97B in 2015.While we paid P1B more than what we collected in premium contributions in 2015, we gained about P7B from investment income, resulting in positive numbers still. Thus, there is no reason for our members and other stakeholders to worry about our capacity to meet our obligations.At the same time, our reserve funds have been growing steadily too, from about P112B in 2012 to P128B in 2015. We are mandated to maintain a reserve fund level equivalent to two years so that we can readily address our members’ needs should any eventuality happen. While other social protection programs maintain probably higher levels of reserve funds, we operate on a pay-as-you-go system where we immediately translate what we collect into benefit payments for our members.We appeal to our media partners to carefully understand how the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) works so that our members are constantly assured of PhilHealth’s capability to keep up with its commitment to the 93 million-strong Filipinos who rely on the NHIP for their health coverage.(Sgd.) ALEXANDER A. PADILLAPresident and CEO

Source: PhilHealth finances as robust, healthy, substantial as ever | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines