YOU NEED MORE MONEY!!!

Sure you do! Almost everyone needs more money. Everybody wants more, but it is also quite elusive. But something I am learning is that God never intended for man to either look for money or to work for money (Haven't you noticed that this causes so much stress? How can this be of God then?). He intended for money to both work for you and look for you. Yup, you read correctly, money is supposed to look for you. How does this happen? Come and attend the Principles of Financial Increase seminar that I will be conducting on October 22, 2005 at the Food Dome, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City. Registration is only PhP400 which includes lunch, snacks and bottomless coffee and tea. We will start at 8:00am and go through to 5:00pm. Purchase your tickets right away because they're going very fast. Seating is limited. For more details, call (632) 4138595, 9287028, and telefax (632) 9201195.

There are three ambitious goals that this seminar will achieve assuming you put these principles to practice. (1) First, you will realize just how rich you really are. As a matter of fact, you can become a millionaire by the time the seminar is over. (2) You will become recession- and inflation-proof. Never again will you have to worry about the cost of basic goods and other things you desire. (3) Finally, you will learn how to become a money-magnet. You have probably heard that you should let money work for you instead of you working for money. That sounds great, but how! Let me show you how. It's really not as complicated as you probably think. And the best part is that ANYBODY can learn this. You don't need huge amounts of money to make huge amounts of money. (Oh and one more thing, this seminar is not about networking or multi-level marketing. What you will learn here are principles -- principles of financial increase and freedom.)

This is perhaps one of the most powerful seminars on wealth increase you will attend. So don't wait. It's time for the Philippines to rise out of poverty. The power to become wealthy is literally in your hands. Run to your phones and call now. See you there.

P.S. If you don't want to become rich, DON'T COME. This seminar will change your life. Be warned!

Make Poverty History

For those of you that either know me or have read some of my past blogs, you know that I am committed to eradicating poverty here in the Philippines. Although a tall order, I know it can be done. I have to believe it can be done. I can't believe that the Philippines has had a reputation of being the only Christian nation in Asia (not true anymore now) for so many years for nothing. I'm sure this has to account for something. But even if that were just happenstance, I also believe that we can do something about poverty. This is something that will not happen either by itself or by myself. Together we can do this.

If you click the title of this blog, it will take you to a website that is also committed to fighting global poverty. This is an even more ambitious plan. I am all for it. Hey, we only live once. Let's shoot for the stars! Check out the sight. Perhaps we can start soemthing here in the Philippines, too.

Have a great day! Thanks for taking the time to read this blog.

Who is really worse off, RP or US?

It is with much shame that I read the headlines of one of the major dailies today: "US: RP worse off under Noli" (PDI, 092105) I can only agree with this. This has been my position from Day 1. But, as everybody knows, the elections were rigged, and the outcome is as it is. The forces that be think only of themselves and not what is truly best for the nation. This is a travesty and a mockery of the democratic system. Alas, what can I say?

Another front page article betrays the juvenile ways of our Veep when he said: "I don't remember his face" concerning US Embassy Charge d'Affairs Joseph Mussomeli. This is not the way the second highest government official should talk about anyone, especially someone in the foreign dilpomatic corps.

However, lest this become a veep-bashing blog, I feel I also the need to revise the daily's headline to: RP: US worse off under Noli. No reflection on my American friends, but the US is not so much concerned about RP affairs as it is its own. The US has consistently bullied, harassed, manipulated, and controlled govenrments and nations for its selfish ends - case in point, Iraq. Once again the US is applying pressure on the Palace to "set things right." But my jaded question on the matter is, set things right for whom? I realize that the US is not ready to relinquish its strangle hold on Philippine affaris until we have been sufficiently raped and pillaged - in a respectable and diplomatic way, of course. And what is the Philippines doing about this? Lifting up her skirt. Ouch, that smarts!

This begs the question: Although I agree with US sentiments about VP de Castro, should we then shut down the impeachment process or stage a worn-out, no-longer-popular coup, or worse, EDSA 3? Heaven forbid! We can't afford being the laughing stock of Asia anymore! We should let the democratic process take its course. Let the chips fall where they may. And if GMA is ousted, then we deal with the de Castro constitutionally. But we cannot allow our fear of the Veep's ineptitude keep us from doing what is right. After all, we have, since Marcos' time, allowed our political system and electoral process to be as it is. We have only ourselves to blame. Wake up, Philippines, and smell the coffee!

May the Lord have mercy on us all. And may we have the couraage to do what is right - especially so when what is right is also unpopular.