Giancarlo Angulo's Blog
Inspiration and work ethic — they ride right next to each other…. Not every day you’re gonna wake up and the clouds are gonna part and rays from heaven are gonna come down and you’re gonna write a song from it. Sometimes, you just get in there and just force yourself to work, and maybe something good will come out.
Source: Tchaikovsky on Work Ethic vs. Inspiration | Brain Pickings
(MCZ for Marcos Zombie Chronicles)
I rode in an Uber driven by someone who seems to be an okay person whose only deficiency is being a dumb ass stupid Marcos Zombie. Sadly it took all my self control not to give that guy a 1 star.
I am saddened that the Cayetanos, Gordon, Legarda and Magsaysay are possibly involved in the PDAF scam.
No half baked investigations. Investigate NOW!
The witness named incumbent Senators Alan Peter Cayetano, Pia Cayetano, Gringo Honasan, Loren Legarda and Lito Lapid as well as former Senators Rodolfo Biazon, Richard Gordon and Ramon Magsaysay, among others.
Source: NBI witness names Cayetanos, Legarda, Biazon, ex-senators in pork scam probe
According to DBM data, the number of unfilled positions in government is 191,988 or 12.53 percent of total authorized positions. Agencies with the highest number of unfilled positions include the Ombudsman, Commission on Audit (COA), Department of Agriculture, (DA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Health (DOH), Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).Salary Grades (SG) that are hard to fill are senior technical positions from SG 21 to 25 where vacancies are between 26 to 41 percent of the total authorized positions for the respective SGs. Among the positions that belong to these SGs are senior accountants, lawyers, and division chiefs.
ang progressive ng tax rates before martial law.
SECTION 21. Rates of Tax on Citizens or Residents. – There shall be levied, assessed, collected, and paid annually upon the entire net income received in the preceding taxable year from all sources by every individual, a citizen or resident of the Philippines, a tax equal to the sum of the following:
One per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income does not exceed two thousand pesos;
Two per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two thousand pesos and does not exceed four thousand pesos;
Three per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds four thousand pesos and does not exceed six thousand pesos;
Four per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds six thousand pesos and does not exceed ten thousand pesos;
Five per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds ten thousand pesos and does not exceed twenty thousand pesos;
Six per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds twenty thousand pesos and does not exceed thirty thousand pesos;
Seven per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds thirty thousand pesos and does not exceed forty thousand pesos;
Eight per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds forty thousand pesos and does not exceed fifty thousand pesos;
Nine per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds fifty thousand pesos and does not exceed sixty thousand pesos;
Ten per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds sixty thousand pesos and does not exceed seventy thousand pesos;
Eleven per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds seventy thousand pesos and does not exceed eighty thousand pesos;
Twelve per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds eighty thousand pesos and does not exceed ninety thousand pesos;
Thirteen per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds ninety thousand pesos and does not exceed one hundred thousand pesos;
Fourteen per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed one hundred and twenty thousand pesos;
Fifteen per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one hundred and twenty thousand pesos and does not exceed one hundred and forty thousand pesos;
Seventeen per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one hundred and forty thousand pesos and does not exceed one hundred and sixty thousand pesos;
Nineteen per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one hundred and sixty thousand pesos and does not exceed one hundred and eighty thousand pesos;
Twenty-one per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one hundred and eighty thousand pesos and does not exceed two hundred thousand pesos;
Twenty-three per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed two hundred and twenty-five thousand pesos;
Twenty-five per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two hundred and twenty-five thousand pesos and does not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand pesos;
Twenty-seven per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two hundred and fifty thousand pesos and does not exceed two hundred and seventy-five thousand pesos;
Twenty-nine per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two hundred and seventy-five thousand pesos and does not exceed three hundred thousand pesos;
Thirty-one per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds three hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed three hundred and fifty thousand pesos;
Thirty-three per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds three hundred and fifty thousand pesos and does not exceed four hundred thousand pesos;
Thirty-five per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds four hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed four hundred and fifty thousand pesos;
Thirty-seven per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds four hundred and fifty thousand pesos and does not exceed five hundred thousand pesos;
Thirty-nine per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds five hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed six hundred thousand pesos;
Forty per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds six hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed seven hundred thousand pesos;
Forty-one per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds seven hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed eight hundred thousand pesos;
Forty-two per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds eight hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed one million pesos;
Forty-three per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one million pesos and does not exceed one million and five hundred thousand pesos;
Forty-four per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds one million and five hundred thousand pesos and does not exceed two million pesos; and
Forty-five per centum per annum upon the amount by which such total net income exceeds two million pesos.
Source: Commonwealth Act No. 466 | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Completed:
As of November 5, 2015:
DPWH
- All-access roads (1.7 km)
- 286 km of national roads
- 1,117.64 m of national bridges
- 77 out of 110 flood control projects reconstructed
DepEd
- 1,026 newly constructed classrooms
- 5,457 renovated classrooms
- 121,950 items of school furniture
CHED
- 413 rehabilitated SUCs
DILG
- 292 out of 309 partially damaged LGU facilities rehabilitated under DILG Recovery Assistance on Yolanda (RAY) Batch 1
DSWD
- 48 projects completed for 29,879 household beneficiaries from repair/rehab of damaged structures from the CDD approach of KALAHI-CIDSS
- 2,839 projects completed for 3,238,801 household beneficiaries from construction of new structures from the CDD approach of KALAHI-CIDSS
As of September 15, 2015
DOTC
- 23 rehabilitated seaports
- 35 out of 37 rehabilitated airports
- 5 repaired structures/buildings
NIA
- All 2,396 hectares with restored national/communal irrigation systems
Ongoing:
DPWH
- 42 km national roads
- 09 lm national bridges
- 17 flood control projects being reconstructed
DepEd
- 928 new classrooms under construction
- 4,239 classrooms under renovation
CHED
191 SUCs ongoing rehabilitation
POWER
As of September 15, 2015:
Completed:
National Electrification Administration
- All 33 electric cooperatives had power restored
Ongoing:
National Power Corporation
Rehab of Mamburao-Sablayan Transmission Line
Source: Updates: Typhoon Yolanda | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Benigno Aquino III might have shown he’s a different kind of President, might have clearly demonstrated he’s not corrupt and doesn’t plunder, might have led a government that has supervised a dramatic growth in the economy and a reform of internal revenues as well as increased transparency in governance. Doesn’t matter. He’s still derided, vilified and belittled 24×7. And a crisis like the Mamasapano clash is grist to the mill, a leverage point for critics (casual, sincere and hypocritical), haters, political outs and wannabes to try to dislodge the president. Even sinister Catholic clerics, who probably want to brng back the 19th century, have joined in.
Although in three years, the Aquino administration has managed the unheard of feat of impeaching a dubious Supreme Court Chief Justice and arresting three prominent senators – strangely, somehow Aquino has been painted as the guilty party. He’s under a steady unremitting attack that’s eroding his popularity (which by the way according to the last published survey is still the highest figure compared to the past four presidents). Aquino is supposed to be simultaneously an inept bumbler and an evil genius, a hapless incompetent and a sinister dictator. It’s probably only a matter of time before he’s accused of stealing watches or candy from a mall store.
Source: The Filipino way with presidents | Hotmanila
Sad and true.
The GWAPS team used this pattern extensively.
For recording purposes.
$q.serial a cleaner way to execute promises serially in AngularJS.March 11, 2015UncategorizedSteven WexlerHey AngularJS devs! Let’s talk about executing async tasks serially with promises and how $q.serial can help.First, we notice .then allows our success/fail callbacks to return a promise. $q treats success/fail callbacks that return promises specially. We’ll look at two examples to see how $q treats success/fail functions that return promises differently from those that don’t.
Source: $q.serial a cleaner way to execute promises serially in AngularJS. – Code Ducky
Seems that a lot of my officemates would need this in the coming weeks.
Very nice collecton of Java Interview Questions
8 Essential Java Interview Questions*
Source: 8 Essential Java Interview Questions and Answers | Toptal
Why can’t I help but decry that in the Philippine Business scene we lack a centering philosophy such as this:
Change Mentalities. The secret, as Inamori tells it, was to change employees’ mentality. After taking the CEO role without pay, he printed a small book for each staff member on his philosophies, which declared that the company was devoted to their growth. He also explained the social significance of their work and outlined Buddhist-inspired principles for how employees should live, such as being humble and doing the right thing. This made them proud of the airline and ready to work harder for its success, Inamori has said.
Source: The Buddhist Priest Who Became a Billionaire Snubbing Investors – Bloomberg Business