Celebrating the 150th birth anniversary for our very own national hero Dr. Jose P. Rizal this coming June 19, 2011 will commemorate the history of our Filipino people and our beloved Philippine National Heroes during Spanish era. This is the time that we will remember back on many years ago which marked the history of our country Philippines. Let us help spread this news to everyone as we remember the 150th birth anniversary of our National Hero DR. Jose P. Rizal and our heroes to mention.

"mga kababayan. Help me Spread what was ours before. Help me remind to all what filipinos are. ipaalala natin kung ano tayong mga pilipino. karamihan satin ay ligaw sa kagagawan ng PERA. ibalik natin ang makataong bayan. wag nating sayangin ang pag hihirap ng ating mga bayani, Jose rizal, Diego silang, Andres bonifacio, Apolinario mabini, Emilio jacinto etc." - GuiMacho Phba

Some videos as remembrance for our heros: 

Rizal @ 150 BIDABEST BIDA BAYANI:


RIZAL @150:


Jose Rizal 150 - Words of Wisdom:



Manila During Spanish Time! part 1:



Manila During Spanish Time! part 2:

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I think this is the most beautiful story i've ever read since then. As I read this letter, I felt the same to those who read the story, somewhat really touching story for those lovers. This is truly the best ever. You can read this love story and surely you can't even imagine how it was.

What can I say about a girl I loved since I was ten... that I love the way she laughs at me when I commit mistakes, the way she fusses over silly things and even the way she cries over some sad silly late night show...

She was my best friend and I have known her since we were small. She knew all my secrets, which reveals my feelings for her, that I love her not only because she's pretty and smart but also the way she laughs at everything and the way she sees life and love. I could still remember the first time we met; I was five years old then. It was one windy afternoon having no one to play with except for my best friend, Troy. He and his family just moved out to a neighboring state at transfer because his father got promoted. And so I climbed up our tree house, I saw a moving truck coming down the street. I watched it approaching and noticed a family station wagon following it. It stopped in front of the house and out came a family. I was about to glance away when came out the loveliest girl I've ever seen.

She was four years old that time but then even at an early age she was a beauty. She had long curly hair, which reached almost to her waist. She had fair complexion and eyes which could make a man lose his heart into them. I continued to watch her when suddenly she looked up and saw me watching them in the tree house window. I was about to duck when she smiled and waved her hand. I waved back and then watched in amazement as I saw her running towards the tree house. So I went to the edge of the ladder and said, "Would you like to come up?" she answered, "May I?" So I help her climb up and when she reached the top she then turned to me and said, "By the way, my name's Sam, what's yours?" I answered, "My name is Christopher but then you can call me Chris." She smiled and said, "Well I like your name. Hey your tree house's neat!" then I replied, "Thanks! Troy and I made this. This used to be our hide out. We used to goof around, play ball and go biking together. He was my best friend and I kind of miss him you know." She smiled and said "I'm here now, we could do things you do with Troy and I could be your new best friend too. I never had a boy for a friend before so it could be exciting to have one. I could learn how to play ball and I have my bicycle so we could go biking together. Now how does that sound to you?" I smiled and said, "Well that sounds good enough." Then she held her hand and said, "It's a deal then!"

So that's how it started. So we became best friends and it was kind of strange at first for she was a girl and there are things which I was little bit hesitant to indulge her like catching frogs, swimming in the lake and climbing trees, but then she tried and did everything just to please me. There was even a time when she fell off the bike trying to catch up with me in a race we had and I was the one who bandaged her scraped knee. I could still remember the time when she hit the window of our neighbor when we were playing baseball and it was I who talked to Mr. Chambers and promised to pay for the damage, which meant having to loose a week's allowance. I remembered the time when I fell off the tree when I tried to rescue a little kitten because Sam was near to tears when she saw the helpless kitten trapped in a branch. I even fought with the tough guy when they teased Sam and made her cry and I ended up having a black eye and a bruised cheek. I remember Sam crying as she placed an ice bag over the damaged eye and later gave it a get-well kiss. I did everything to please her and gave everything her little heart desires.

The lake was our favorite hang out. We had our Saturday swim routine. We would pack food and later eat them under the big oak tree. There was a special branch in which the two of us could sit together and tell each other's dreams. She dreams of being a Ballerina and she knows my dream of becoming a doctor. She never laughs at my dreams and pursuits even if they were quite impossible. It made me like her even more.

As years went by, I noticed that my feelings towards her were slowly changing. Somehow, I thought it was just a simple crush case. But when I started thinking about her at night, dreaming of her and having the feeling of wanting to be with her all the time, I thought it was something different, something that made me feel strange, but then it was exhilarating feeling. It made me feel so alive. Whenever our hands touch, I could feel the tingling sensation in my spine. Once when we were at the lake having our Saturday swim routine and as I carried her towards the water edge, I had the feeling of not wanting to let go. I just wanted that moment to continue hoping it would never end. I then realized I was slowly falling in love with my best friend.

Many times I tried to deny the feeling for I was scared to imagine what would happen if ever I'd try to tell her how I feel about her. I was scared because she might think that I'm taking advantage of her and our friendship. I was afraid of losing her so I just kept my feeling hidden.

We reached the age of fifteen and I noticed that Sam grew lovelier each day. How my heart aches wherever I see boys glance her way. I want to punch their noses as I watch them talking to her giving compliments, flowers and chocolates. There were times when I watch her at a distance with mixed feelings of anger and hurt! Because it hurts so much to know that there were so many things I wanted to tell her but then I could not do so. There were so many presents which I long to give her but then I could not for she might see me only as a friend. I was also scared of letting her know how I feel about her as much as losing her.

Then one day, I just learned from a friend that she already had a boyfriend. At first, I tried to convince myself that it was just a rumor. Her boyfriend was Mark, a popular senior, who was the heartthrob of the campus. She, being the cheerleader was close to the basketball team to which Mark was the captain. When I saw them walking together at the parking lot that afternoon, I watched her with my heart slowly breaking into pieces. I saw her wave at me but I just pretended not to see her for I was scared that she might see in my eyes the pain I'm feeling inside because of seeing her with another guy. Those days that followed where the saddest days of my life. How my heart aches when I see her walk by me with him at her side. Every time we meet in hallways and I see him around her, there's a feeling inside me that makes me want to grab her away from him. How it hurts to see the girl I long possess was now owned by somebody else. That special smile I long for her to cast on me was now casted on him. As she passes by me she doesn't know that I whisper the words "God how I love you."

Then one faithful day they broke up. She came too me that evening crying on my shoulder. They had a big fight and it ended up with their break up. Mixed feelings were scaring me inside. I was happy because she was free and maybe I would have the chance of telling her my true feelings for her but then I was feeling so bad because she is crying her heart out just for him. At that time, I was not quite sure of what I wanted to do.

So we found ourselves doing what we did in old days with our Saturday swim routine, spending time in our tree house. We still enjoyed doing childish pranks for we still are both young at heart. So many chances I had for me to confess my feelings for her but still I couldn't bring myself to her for I was scared of losing her once more. I once lost her, now I could not bear of losing her again by telling her, "I love her". So I just kept my feelings even if it was bursting to be expressed from my aching heart.

It was a week from our JS Prom, we were seated at the branch of an oak tree drying ourselves after our afternoon swim when she said, "I was wondering Chris if you would like to be my partner?" It just got out of my wits for it was like a dream I never thought would happen. It took me awhile to answer her, "I thought there are so many boys who would die for you to be their partner?" So she turned away and quietly said, "Well I just thought I would like to spend that night with my best friend." Then she continued in a whisper I could barely hear, "Don't you want to die just like them to be my partner Chris?" I was too stunned to speak for it came close for me to blurt my feelings for her. We… we're silent for a while until I finally whispered, "I would be happy to be your partner Sam. "The she smiled and suddenly kissed my cheek. I could hardly contain the joy I felt that time. I saw her turned red and bowed her head. Suddenly she stood up and run towards the water saying, "Last one to reach the water treats to sundae fudge!”I ran slowed up so that I would lose which meant having to have her with me for another three hours or more.

Our Prom night came. I bought a new tuxedo and poured almost the entire bottle of perfume. I went to fetch Sam. Sam's mother greeted me and I went to sit in the living room waiting for her to come down. I was talking to her father when I heard her say, "How do I look?" I look up and saw her lovelier than ever in a strapless white dress with her hair flowing around her face. I stood up and opened my mouth but found out I could not find my voice. Then I got her hand shakily fastened the corsage around her wrist and whispered, "To the loveliest girl in the whole world." She then asked, "Is that true?" I nodded and she smiled and I smiled back then I turned to open the door for her. When we arrived at the gymnasium we hardly recognized our classmates. Gone were the jeans and T-shirts. They were replaced with tuxedos and gowns. Then I held out her hand bowed and said, "Would you give me the honor of your first dance?" She laughed and curtseyed. Then I led her to the dance floor. It was like a dream coming true, a moment of enchantment. I was there dancing with the only girl I ever loved. She was smiling up to me, as we were slowly moving in a smooth gliding motion. I found myself lost as I stared down to her sparkling eyes. The curls of her long hair were like waves enhancing her beautiful face. There were so many things I wanted to tell her that moment. I wanted to tell that she was the most beautiful girl that night. I wanted to tell her that she would always be the beacon of light in my darkness, but what I wanted to tell her the most was that I love her. I drew up all my courage and bent to whisper it in her ear but suddenly the music stopped and the magic was gone. I came close to telling her, but still haven't done it.

We walked towards the table and found ourselves surrounded by friends. I asked her if she wanted a drink, she nodded and so I went to get one. It took me a long time to get one and when I returned to our table, she was gone. I asked her friend, Katie, where she was but she told me that she doesn't know. So I went to search for her. As I was searching for her, I reached the garden. There I saw two silhouette figures outlined by the moon's silvery light. They were so close to each other that I could never describe the feeling I had when I recognized the white dress that Sam was wearing that night. I just turned and left the gymnasium.

Since that night, I avoided her. Many times she tried talking to me but I never gave her the chance to do so. I was afraid to hear her say that she loves Mark and not me. I would rather have left in ignorance of her true feelings for me than to hear from those dreaded words and feel my hope crush and my heart break. I didn't return her calls. I would not see her if she comes into our house. In the hallways, as she approaches I would go to another direction. It also hurts to do those things but then I thought that was the best way to forget her. Those months were tormenting but still I kept my pride.

The day of our graduation came. I was planning to take up medicine at a neighboring state and was to move out the next day. As the program ended, she approached me and handed me a rose. As she stared at me, there was something in her eyes I couldn't describe. There was sadness in them and when she smiled it wasn't the same smile she had. I wanted to hug her at that moment, tell her that I love her but then she turned and walked away from me.

So I moved out the next day as I planned. Luckily, I was accepted at the university. I concentrated with my studies but still I think of her at night. I was always wondering if she thinks of me too. I tried hard not to think of her but still I could not stop myself from loving her. Each achievement I have was done for her. I thought that if I will be successful one day, I would be able to tell her that I love her and by that time, I'm worthy of having her.

It was a year after our graduation when I decided to return home and see her again. I thought a year is too much for me not to see her and during the past year I felt like a person lost in the desert and only the sight of her could quench the thirst I have inside. As I got off the plane, I went home directly, desperate to get to her house desperate to see her, to hug her. Then I would tell her that I missed her and that I have loved her for a long time. This time I am determined to let her know my true feelings for her and I could not contain anymore the love I have for her. I reached their house; I saw her elder sister and I approached her. I smiled at her but I noticed she didn't smile back. I was confused for she used to be a cheerful lady just like my dear Sam. I then asked, "Hi Jen! I guess you're surprised why I'm here. Well I just want to visit you and I was also hoping to see Sam. I kind of miss her you know. Mmm… by the way have you seen her?" All I saw was sadness in her eyes as she replied quietly "Come follow me."

I was confused with the way she's acting but still I followed her. As we were walking, I was trying to indulge her in a conversation but she just answered my question briefly. Then I realized that she was leading me to the direction of the lake. It was still the same as I left it, with the same oak tree, Sam and I used to climb up. I smiled upon remembering the kiss Sam gave me when I agreed to be her partner. It's been one of the happiest days in my life and I realized that I missed Sam more than I thought. Then Jen stopped walking and pointed to the tree. She then whispered, "There's Sam."

I looked at where she was pointing and saw a newly dug tomb with the name of the girl I ever loved. I could not believe at what I saw and desperately tried convincing myself that this is all just a nightmare and I would soon wake up. I stared at Jenny in disbelief with her eyes searching for explanations and she slowly started saying, "It has been a week since she died. She died of Leukemia, but even though she was sick, she never stopped thinking about you. It was even your name she uttered before she died. She asked us to bury her here for she always regards this place as a place of LOVE. She said that this is where she had spent the happiest days and that was when she was with you. By the way, she also asked me to give you this." She handed me a parcel and with that she left.

I slowly opened the parcel and saw that it contained the dried orchid from the corsage I gave her for our prom. Then at the bottom I saw a letter. It was dated last month. I opened it with shaking hands and started reading........


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I know… by this time you read this letter I'm gone. I just want to tell you that I feel very lucky and thankful to God that I had a friend like you. I would also like you to know that I had left something inside, something I kept from you all these years. I love you Chris, not in a friendly way but as one who would feel like spending the rest of my life with. I have always loved you even from the start. I guess it just bloomed each day that's why the happiest days of my life was… when you were by my side. You just don't know how I dreamed of you at night and wake up in the morning and dream no more for you were with me. When you were away, I can't stop crying because I was afraid to think that you are with another girl. I just can't bear to see you with another girl. I just want you all to myself. I may sound selfish but that's how I feel.

Each time, you held me close to you, was like a dream coming true, for to be close to you and feel your heart beating next to mine was like heaven. So many things I did so that you will learn to love me but I NEVER saw a hint. I did everything to please you because I love you so much that I even tried to fool myself that you're in love with me too. So many nights I've cried when I think of myself unloved by you. Well you might think that what I'm saying are lies but, I tell you, my heart speaks the truth for I cannot bear telling a lie to the one I love. I know you might be thinking of Mark; but I just did that to make you jealous, to make you see me as a young woman, capable of loving and not as the little girl you used to play with. Sometimes I imagined that you were jealous and fooled myself that it was a sign that you feel something for me too. When Mark and I broke up and I came crying, I just did that to know… how you would react and with that I'll know that you love me too. But I failed for you didn't give me any clue. When our prom night came, you just don't know how happy I was when you handed me the corsage and saying that I was the loveliest girl in the whole world. While we were dancing, I wanted so desperately to hear you say that you love me too but you NEVER did. When Mark came and pleaded me to give him a second chance, I was scared that you might see us talking. I didn't want you to get the wrong impression so I told him we would talk in the garden. There I explained to him that it's you whom I really love.

What happened next was that I found you missing and later learned that you were searching for me, I just concluded that you saw us together. The next day, I tried to explain but then you never gave me a chance to do so. You continuously avoided me and never knew how much pain I've experienced that time. I felt the world crushing on me. In our Graduation day, when I approached you, I wanted to tell you… how much I loved you but I decided that I just couldn't do it. I could not bear to hear that all you feel for me is just brotherly hand of love. For I want you to love me as a woman and not as a girl or playmate. So I just turned away and left.

Now that saying I LOVE YOU might be too late, but still I want you to know that I will always love you and my heart has always been and will be yours alone.

P.S.: Think of me sometimes... and always remember that loving you was the best thing that ever happened in my life.
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I felt my tears falling as I folded the letter. I wanted to shout out to let her know that I love her, if not as much, but more than she did for me. I love her more than anything in this world. I knelt touching the soil of her grave and rain started to fall. I continued crying softly and whispered, "Oh God, send my love to heaven."

DISCLAIMER: I'm not the original author of this story. I just posted this on my blog to share to those who haven't read this story yet. So please refrain from commenting about the integrity of the author.

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     Pinoy Sports Domination - Edging from the very tale of the pinoy sports, where some sports for pinoy were dominating it's passion as they excel on these rising sports not only in the Philippines but all over the world. I have come up to my mind on what will be the best to write as one of the writers here, and it seems that i got furnished on pinoy sports domination in other area of sports. This won't be the same nor  repeatable to write on.

     Would you believe that pinoy dominates some kinds of sports? Can you identify one of those sports? And what other sports that pinoy competes and stands as a strong contender?

     Pinoy dominates boxing - boxing sports patented as a Philippine's growing sports giving way to poor living but talented Filipino-Pinoy boxers. Fact that, pinoy goes for boxing career in order to uplift life and his family's living status, no other choice not to proceed education but to educate in boxing profession. Numerous of these young and veteran pinoy boxers have done through this. Mostly pinoy boxers gave up their proper education just for their proper boxing profession, to be professionally trained boxer, to be one of the pinoy great boxers, and to uplift their family living by accepting to fight to the other country for a win and assures big money for them and to their family in return. That's one they have a driving force to strive hard for boxing. Honestly, Philippines belongs to third world country, a country that needs for improvement, in government institution, in education, in pinoy technology, in politcs, in industrialization, in stock market, in economy, and in pinoy people in general - an undeniable fact.

     Pinoy boxing sports continue to grow here, we have  ALA boxing gym and promotions by Antonio Aldeguer, MP promotions, and pinoy boxing promotions that caters the foreign boxers to visit here for a fight - and that's business for pinoy boxing. There were great boxers in the past who started not on high living - where pinoy boxers longing for better life and their family living. These boxers alike of Pancho Villa, Gabriel Flash Elorde, Rolando Naverate, Lusito Espinosa, then down to Gerry Penalosa, Manny Pacquiao, Nonito Donaire, Rey Bautista, AJ Banal, Jason Pagara, and to the rising pinoy boxers unmentioned. 

     From Pancho Villa, who only stands 5 feet but nearly dominated his prime but only fell because of continuing to fight due to toothache infection. Gabriel Flash Elorde dominated the featherweight division and Rolando Navarete also dominated in his prime but suddenly fell because of unwised personal habit on which he spent his money as prodigal son he was through drugs, bars and girls, and until nothing left from him but to go back fishing as fisherman as he done it before he went on boxing. In boxing history, these were great pinoy boxers in their prime, they dominated pinoy sports boxing until now for our greatest pound for pound boxer and king 8th division champ Manny Pacquiao and to the other young and rising pinoy boxers. Sad to say, sorry to those legend boxers for not giving a credit and support from our Philippine country as they were fighting just for our country and for their own family, but now, we're thankful that the government gives full support to our boxer just like Manny Pacquiao as of now and in the future boxers - because they made our country proud as they dominate boxing.

     I'm thankful for these pinoy boxers where their greatness stands, courageous effort, their drive for boxing, and all their great moments of winning and proving that Filipinos can dominate boxing as Philippines country's most popular sports because of these great men in boxing. And not only on boxing we're dominating but also in some area of sports that fellow pinoy-Filipinos made us proud where they were competent with. These are AZKALS on football lead by this pinoy men - Alexander Borromeo, Christopher Camcam, and others. And also on chess competition, where the Filipino grandmasters are GM Wesley So, GM Eugene Torre, GM Antonio Rogelio, and other pinoy chessmasters. I'll write these one by one soon here in PINOY SPORTS DOMINATION. One again, Thank you to these great pinoys. Below where images of  these great pinoy boxers.

                                              And many great pinoy boxers to mention here.

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     Pinoy boxing icon champ Manny Pacquiao is willing to appear as a guest star on Glee - US hit musical. Along with Glee were fellow filipino blood international singer sensation Charice Pempengco and Fil-Irish Darren Criss. According to the ABS CBN report, Manny Pacquiao is yet ready to receive a confirmation of the offer from Glee.

     
     If you wonder why Manny Pacquiao would appear at glee, because he is one of the pinoy powerful celebrity in Philippines, Asia, and even in international celebrity status. He has a good voice where he brought a concert after winning a unanimous decision to Sugar Shane Mosley through his own songs. He even launched his album entitled  “Laban Nating Lahat Ito” in 2006, which featured the song “Para Sayo Ang Laban Na ‘To.” And that song brought country's pride in boxing domination by Manny Pacquiao.

     Manny Pacquiao is not only holding the 8th world division championship belts but also he is a singer with a golden voice as he released on last month his version of song "Sometimes When We Touch" originally by Dan Hill. But it sounds good, more pleasant to hear with, for us pinoys. He is a true pinoy with his vocal singing sensation. Manny Pacquiao on the move to singing career soon, not just in boxing and politics.




Manny Pacquiao Party: Manny singing "Sometimes When We Touch" at Mandalay Bay:

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     PINOY - the word pinoy came from the informal locality name of a Filipino. Pinoy made it sense as a meaning of a local person from the country Philippines - on which Manila City as the Capital. Pinoy for a Filipino and specifically called as pinay for a feminine Filipina. It is also a slang term used for Filipinos outside Philippines - commonly known as Overseas Filipino Workers referring to Pinoy. And it is being widely used to determine a Filipino race inside and outside Philippines due to national language used - Tagalog language.

     That's a basic description for me about Pinoy people. Preferrably, Pinoy is commonly used to describe a blood race Filipino which is the original one. Because promoting Pinoy is a term for us Filipinos which was widely acceptable in any areas like: technology, sports, media, career, internet, and etc. Pinoy popularized its name started way back of president Marcos on which Ninoy Aquino referred to Pinoy - named as Noynoy, Ninoy, Totoy, and so many other local names related to Pinoy. It has been used in some popularization like TV and Media Entertainment : the Talentadong Pinoy, Pinoy Big Brother, Pinoy Showtime, Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition, Pinoy Dream Academy, and many other TV media. Even in internet industry, Pinoy has been widely used as a local website administration in the Philippines: some of these popular website owned by Pinoy Admin are www.pinoy-channel.org, www.pinoyjokes.net, www.pinoy-ako.info, www.ikawpinoy.com, www.pinoymovie.ca, www.pinoy.com, www.thepinoy.com, and thousands of websites that have a domain name of pinoy.

      Even our current President Noynoy Aquino has been named as PNOY - referring to as a Pinoy descent by his father Ninoy Aquino and his mother former president Cory Aquino. Then, we have so many Pinoy people around the world with more than millions of Pinoy people outside Philippines for their career growth.We have great Pinoy who excells in different areas: in study, in sports, in technology, in web, and in any other. Allow me to point out one of them: Dr. Jose Rizal - our National Hero, Manny Pacquiao - best pound for pound king of boxing, Charice Pempengco - international singer and celebrity, Arnel Pineda - international singer with The Journey Band, Jovit Baldivino - pinoy singer sensation, recently won the 1st season of the show Pilipinas Got Talent. Mark Monuz - Pinoy MMA (mix martial arts) contender fighting for middleweight, Agapito Flores - the inventor of the fluorescent lamp, Dino Ignacio - won the US Webby Awards in 1998 and webmaster, Efren Pinaflorida - CNN hero awarded: educate children through pushcart library, Efren Bata Reyes - the magician of 9 balls billiard, Johnny Abarrientos - a pinoy great basketball legend player, Dave Batista - celebrity wrestler, Francisco  Manalac - vocalist of Bamboo Band, and  so many great pinoys to mention about. Proud to be PINOY!

     And this time I'll give some of the videos related to Pinoy life documentaries and let them share how great pinoy is:



Lupang Hinirang - Philippine National Anthem:

I am a pilipino and I can't stand you americans saying that you hate us for being a FAILURE but come to think of it you made us like this...And if you can't accept that we are happy of being a failure forever than be like you americans that know nothing about living with pride and kindness in hearts I may not be a perfect Pilipino citizen but i am proud to say that I can be better than you American citizen who only know how to insult people who are different from them!
-ThePurpleLover1000

Pinoy song:




Pinoy Theme song:

Nationalism is the form of love where you feel complete by serving your motherland. Just as any forms of love, it does not require a reason and must never be questioned nor reasoned with or you will only lose your reason

Thumbs up if you are proud to be a Filipino with out even caring why!
BansangMalaya



Kapayapaan Pinoy Song:



NASUD KO by Bisrock All Star:

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     Anthony Taberna is one of the pinoy newcaster propect and one of the real newscaster that anyone knows, He has no fear of having his news to be detailed in truth, I've heard and saw his news sounds good, his no fear to speak in our fellow Filipino pinoys, with his broadcast in studio 23 "IbaBalita Ngayon."

 "Anthony Taberna (born January 16, 1975) is a Filipino broadcast journalist and radio commentator.[1] At ABS-CBN, Taberna has hosted television and radio programs covering news and public affairs. He is currently hosting Umagang Kay Ganda (where he gained popularity in the segment "Punto por Punto") and XXX: Exklusibong, Explosibong, Exposé.[2] As a DZMM commentator, Taberna is one of the lead anchors for Dos Por Dos, a daily morning and late afternoon show, along with Gerry Baja. He is also the sole anchor of Iba-Balita in Studio 23." -source from wiki-

     
I like the way Anthony Taberna he speak, it empowers the listener, as he deliberate his news that brings to Filipino people a satisfaction and a clear insight in our mind upon what we want to listen. The way he speak to his audience, me as pinoy, give a salutation to this young and respectable reporter where the exact details where no less or extra amount of article he will gave but where specific and truth and truth is.

He's one of the Pinoy people that we should proud of, some of this pinoy reporters whom greatness were there - the likes of Noli "Kabayan" De Castro, Ted Failon, and among others, Can we give credit to them? They are the one we wait to watch on media hours of TV broadcasting latest news happenings in our country, they are the one who base the truth, they are the one why we know and realize the status of our country today - they are pinoy with greatness is there. They serve for us Filipino people - they're still fighting for the truth - go Pinoy newscasters!

Anthony Taberna news highlights punto por ponto:

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List of Pinoy Filipino Inventors, Pinoy Scientist, Pinoy Henyo, Pictures and Biography, Agapito Flores.

                                          Agapito Flores Images:
                                                               "Pinoy of the Day"

                                        Agapito Flores - Pinoy Inventor of  Fluorescent Lamp

     Best Pinoy - I got it in my mind what i could publish since after the fight of our beloved Pinoy hero Congressman Manny Pacquiao. That's another accomplishment on His great career and gave another Filipino pride. Another thing that I would tacle is all about best of the best in Pinoy relating to pinoy technology, pinoy programmer, pinoy overseas workers, pinoy inventors, pinoy masterpiece, and the topics all about pinoy here in the internet industry - should we think pinoy beyond imagination.

     As we come to think who are these people - probably we can have Agapito Flores ( image above), Roberto del Rosario, Daniel Dingel, and many other great pinoys. This serves as a tribute to them for what they have made which gave benefits by many, now and then. These were the great inventor and a purely pinoy people, a blood of an asian race specifically Malayan. But how are they now? Where are they now? Did they have credit in them? 

     Absolutely may not, I just remembered, how painful to live a country with a corruption lies in the hands of authorities - a form of government is democracy - by the people, through the people, and for the people. But what now? Maybe you can look no better things happening us today. The only thing for us - ourselves is to accept what we have now. Go back to our main story, I can say to this people - they were the great pinoy wherever they are. I will show some resources about pinoy who's greatness is there. More updates about Pinoy - the Filipino in any area of life.

WHO IS AGAPITO FLORES? For all you know.

 In Tagalog Translation on wiki source:

"Si Agapito G. Flores ay isang Pilipinong imbentor na akala na bumuo ng imbudo ng fluorescent light tube.

Siya ay ipinanganak sa Guiguinto, Bulacan noong Setyembre 28, 1897. Siya ay nagmula rin sa angkan ng mahihirap.

Dahil sa kahirapan, hindi natapos ni Flores ang kanyang pag-aaral sa mataas na paaralan. Namasukan siya sa isang talyer, kahit na mahirap lamang siya ay may mataas na pangarap. Nagtungo siya sa siyudad at nanirahan sa Tundo, , Maynila. Nag-aral siya ng elektrisyan sa isang paaralang pambokasyonal. Makalipas ang isang buwan, siya ay namasukan.

Siya ay nagsagawa ng eksperimento tungkol sa ilaw na karaniwang gamit lalo na sa gabi. Nais niyang makatuklas ng ilaw na ang liwanag na dulot nito ay katumbas ng liwanag sa araw. Ang kanyang pagsisikap ay di nagtagal at nagbunga na siyang kilala ngayon at ginagamit lamang dito sa Pilipinas kundi maging sa buong daigdig.

Ang imbensyon na ito ay pinakila niya kay Pangulong Manuel L. Quezon. Nagulat ang presidente sa natuklasan ni Flores. Hindi siya makapaniwala na ang isang tubo na yari sa bote ay magagamit at makakalikha ng liwanag. Pero sa panahong ito, inilabas na sa publiko ng General Electric sa Estados Unidos ang flourescent light."

Kasaysayan ng tubo ng ilaw na ploresente

"Si Alexandre E. Becquerel ang unang nagsagawa ng pananaliksik tungkol sa phenomena of fluorescence and phosphorescence. Dito niya naisip na ang pagsagawa ng imbudo o tubo ang makakatulong sa pagpapaliwanag ng paligid ng hindi pagkalat ng lason at radiation.

Ang Amerikanong si Peter Cooper Hewitt ang unang nag-patent (U.S. patent 889,692) ng prototype na mercury vapor lamp noong 1901. Ngunit ito ay hindi angkop sa pangkalakal dahil sa mahal ng sangkap nito.

Ang General Electric Company ng Amerika ang kilala sa pagsagawa at distribusyon ng incandescent bulbs o kilala bilang dilaw na bumbilya. Ang bumbilya ay imbensyon ni Thomas Edison. Noong 1934 si Arthur Compton, isang physicist at konsultant ng GE, ay nagpahayag ng kaniyang nadiskubre sa GE lamp department tungkol sa ilang matagumpay na eksperimento tungkol sa fluorescent lighting sa General Electric Co., Ltd. ng Britanya (walang relasyon sa General Electric ng Estados Unidos). Dahil dito nagpatawag ng ang GE ng isang grupo na magsasagawa ng pananaliksik. Ito ay pinamumunuan ni George E. Inman. Sila ay nakagawa ng isang prototype fluorescent lamp noon ding 1934 sa General Electric Nela Park (Ohio) Engineering Laboratory. Binigyan ito ng patent. (U.S. Pat. No. 1,790,153). Ang Flourescent light bulb ay sinimulang ibenta noong 1938 at iprinisinta sa publiko sa New York World’s Fair at Golden Gate Exposition sa San Francisco, California.

Noong 1981, masmarami nang gusali at bahay ang gumagamit ng flourescent bulb kumpar."

 source:wiki 

How Agapito Flores be known??

Agapito Flores was born in Guiguinto, Bulacan, Philippines on September 28, 1897. He worked as an apprentice in a machine shop and later moved to Tondo, Manila where he trained at a vocational school to become an electrician.

It has been reported that Agapito Flores received a French patent for a fluorescent bulb and that the General Electric Company bought Flores' patent rights and manufactured and sold his fluorescent bulb (making millions from it). However, all the inventors named above and more predate Agapito Flores' possible work on any fluorescent bulb.

According to Dr. Benito Vergara of the Philippine Science Heritage Center, "As far as I could learn, a certain Flores presented the idea of fluorescent light to Manuel Quezon when he became president. At that time, General Electric Co. had already presented the fluorescent light to the public."

So he is only famous for NOT inventing the fluorescent tube.

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List of Filipino Inventors and Filipino Scientists

Angel Alcala
Angel Alcala is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs used for fisheries in Southeast Asia.

Arturo Alcaraz
Arturo Alcaraz is a volcanologist specializing in geothermal energy development.

Benjamin Almeda
Benjamin Almeda designed a food-processing machine.

Julian Banzon
Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels.

Ramon Barba
Ramon Barba invented practical flower induction treatments.

Benjamin Cabrera
Doctor Benjamin Cabrera has developed innovations in drug treatments against diseases caused by mosquitoes and agricultural soil.

Paulo Campos
Paulo Campos built the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.

Magdalena Cantoria
Magdalena Cantoria is a noted Filipino botanist.

Josefino Comiso - Filipino Physicist
Filipino Physicist Josefino Comiso has been warning the world about global warming.

Lourdes Cruz
Doctor Lourdes Cruz has made scientific contributions to the biochemistry field of conotoxins.

Rolando De La Cruz - Filipino Scientist
Filipino scientist Rolando De La Cruz invented an anti cancer skin cream.

Emerita De Guzman
Filipino scientist Emerita De Guzman researched the propagation of pure makapuno trees.

Fe Del Mundo - Filipino Doctor
Doctor Fe Del Mundo is credited with studies leading to the invention of an improved incubator and a jaundice relieving device.

Anacleto Del Rosario - Filipino Chemist
 Filipino chemist Anacleto Del Rosario won the first prize at the World Fair in Paris in 1881

Ernesto Del Rosario - Filipino Chemist
Filipino chemist Ernesto Del Rosario is best known for his achievements in biotechnology and applied physical chemistry.

Roberto Del Rosario - Filipino Inventor
Roberto Del Rosario is the inventor of the Karaoke Sing Along System.

Daniel Dingel - Filipino Inventor
Daniel Dingel claims to have invented a water-powered car.

Pedro Escuro
Filipino scientist, Pedro Escuro is best known for his isolation of nine rice varieties.

Agapito Flores - Filipino Scientist
Agapito Flores has been acclaimed by some as being the inventor of the first fluorescent lamp - is this true?

Pedro Flores
Pedro Flores was the first person to manufactured the yo-yo in the United States.

Francisco Fronda
Francisco Fronda is know as the Father of poultry science in the Philippines.
Carmen Intengan
Food and nutrition researcher Carmen Intengan was a pioneer that helped improve the Filipino diet.

Amando Kapauan - Filipino Chemist
Amando Kapauan was a Filipino chemist who specialized in environmental chemistry.

Hilario Lara
Hilario Lara helped establish the National Research Council of the Philippines.

Felix Maramba
Felix Maramba built a coconut oil-fueled power generator.

Luz Oliveros Belardo - Filipino Chemist
Filipino chemist, Luz Oliveros Belardo researched the phytochemical properties of plants in the Philippines for natural products

Maria Orosa - Filipino Inventor
Pioneering food inventor Maria Orosa - aka Maria Y Orosa - invented Calamansi Nip and Soyalac.

William Padolina
William Padolina has served as the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology for the Philippines.

Eduardo Quisumbing
Eduardo Quisumbing was a noted expert in the medicinal plants of the Philippines.

Francisco Quisumbing
Filipino chemist Francisco Quisumbing invented Quink ink.

Dolores Ramirez
Dolores Ramirez promoted the development of genetics in the Philippines.

Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez is a noted Filipino scientist and researcher who has invented methods of controlling leprosy.

Eduardo San Juan
Eduardo San Juan worked on the team that invented the Lunar Rover or Moon Buggy.

Alfredo Santos
Filipino chemist Alfredo Santos is a noted researcher in the chemistry of natural products.

Francisco Santos - Filipino Chemist
Filipino Chemist Francisco Santos studied the nutritional problems associated with the Filipino diet.

Gregorio Velasque
Filipino scientist, Gregorio Velasque made intensive studies of bluegreen algae.

Carmen Velasquez - Filipino Biologist
Carmen Velasquez was a noted Filipino biologist.

Gregorio Zara - Famous Filipino Scientist
Gregorio Zara - famous Filipino scientist Gregorio Y Zara

Prescillano Zamora
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source:http://inventors.about.com/od/filipinoscientists/Filipino_Inventors_and_Filipino_Scientists.htm

The Filipino Scientist Trivia ( Their Inventions and Significance)

Karaoke Inventor
Roberto del Rosario, a Filipino is claiming the right for the invention of the Sing-Along-System (SAS) that eventually led to the development of Karaoke, a Japanese term for "singing without accompaniment". Among del Rosario's other inventions were the Trebel Voice Color Code (VCC), the piano tuner's guide, the piano keyboard stressing device, the voice color tape, and the one-man-band (OMB). The OMB was later developed as the Sing-Along-System (SAS).

Inventor of Incubator
Fe del Mundo, the first Asian to have entered the prestigious Harvard University's School of Medicine, is also credited for her studies that led to the invention of incubator and jaundice relieving device. Del Mundo, an International Pediatric Association (IPA) awardee, is an alumna of the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine. Since 1941, she has contributed more than 100 articles to medical journals in the U.S., Philippines and India. In 1966, she received the Elizabeth Blackwell Award, for her "outstanding service to mankind". In 1977, she was bestowed the Ramon Magsaysay Award for outstanding public service.

Water-Powered Car
For more than three decades now, Daniel Dingel has been claiming that his car can run with water as fuel. An article from the Philippine Daily Inquirer said that Dingle built his engine as early as 1969. Dingel built a car reactor that uses electricity from a 12-volt car battery to split the ordinary tap water into hydrogen and oxygen components. The hydrogen can then be used to power the car engine. 

Dingel said that a number of foreign car companies have expressed interest in his invention. The officials of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have dismissed Dingel's water-powered car as a hoax. In return, Dingel accused them of conspiring with oil producing countries. Dingel, however, was the not the only man on earth who is testing water as an alternative fuel. American inventors Rudolf Gunnerman and Stanley Meyer and the researchers of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have been pursuing similar experiments.

Moon Buggy Inventor
Filipinos consider Eduardo San Juan as the inventor of the Lunar Rover, or more popularly known as the Moon Buggy. The Moon Buggy was the car used by Neil Armstrong and other astronauts when they first explored the moon in 1969. Eduardo San Juan, a graduate of Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), worked for Lockheed Corporation and conceptualized the design of the Moon Buggy that the Apollo astronauts used while in the moon. As a NASA engineer, San Juan reportedly used his Filipino ingenuity to build a vehicle that would run outside the Earth's atmosphere. He constructed his model using homemade materials. In 1978, San Juan received one of the Ten Outstanding Men (TOM) awards in science and technology. 

San Juan, however, was not listed as the inventor of the Moon Buggy in American scientific journals. It said the vehicle was designed and constructed by a group of space engineers. In Poland, the Moon Buggy is attributed to a Polish inventor. Worse, the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) does not recognize Flores in its roster of outstanding Filipino scientists.

Space Engineer
On June 25, 2002, the provincial government of Cavite awarded Edward Caro a plaque of recognition for his 42 years of service at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States where he helped launch the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission or the Explorer. Caro, 70 and a native of Cavite retired from NASA in 2001. In return, NASA during the same year conferred Caro the Distinguished Science medal, reportedly the highest honor it gives to its employees. (Source: Philippine Star)

Fluorescent Lamp Inventor
Many Filipinos acknowledge Agapito Flores as the inventor of the fluorescent lamp, which is the most widely used source of lighting in the world today. The fluorescent lamp reportedly got its name from Flores. Written articles about Flores said he was born in Bantayan Island in Cebu. The fluorescent lamp, however, was not invented in a particular year. It was the product of 79 years of the development of the lighting method that began with the invention of the electric light bulb by Thomas Edison.

Among the other inventors who claimed credit for developing the fluorescent lamp were French physicist A. E. Becquerel (1867), Nikola Tesla, Albert Hall (1927), Mark Winsor and Edmund Germer. French inventor Andre Claude was recognized for developing the fluorescent tubular lighting systems. Yet, he was not officially recognized as the inventor of fluorescent lamp. It was reported that the General Electric and Westinghouse obtained Claude's patent rights and developed the fluorescent lamp that we know today.

According to Filipino scientists, fluorescent lamp was not named after Flores. The term fluorescence first cropped up as early as 1852 when English mathematician-physicist George Gabriel Stokes discovered a luminous material called "fluorspar", which he coined with "escence". The National Academy of Science and Technology also dismissed Flores being the inventor of fluorescent lamp as a myth. "No scientific report, no valid statement, no rigorous documents can be used to credit Flores for the discovery of the fluorescent lamp. We have tried to correct this misconception, but the media (for one) and our textbooks (for another) keep using the Flores example," a Filipino scientist wrote in her column at the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

The fluorescent lamps were introduced into the U.S. market in 1938. Still, Filipinos recognize Agapito Flores as the inventor of the product that illuminated the world.

Videophone Inventor
Gregorio Zara of Lipa City and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology invented the videophone and developed the Zara Effect or Electrical Kinetic Resistance.

He Discovered Erythromycin
A Filipino scientist reportedly discovered erythromycin in 1949. He was Dr. Abelardo Aguilar who died in 1993 without being recognized and rewarded for his discovery. Reports said Aguilar discovered the antibiotic from the Aspergillus species of fungi in 1949 and sent samples to Indiana-based pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly Co. The drug firm allegedly registered the propriety name Iloson for the antibiotic in honor of Iloilo province where Aguilar discovered it. In 1952, Eli Lilly Co. began the commercial distribution of Iloson, which was sold as an alternative to penicillin. Erythromycin, the generic name of Iloson, was reportedly the first successful macrolide antibiotic introduced in the US.

Computer Guru
Diosdado Banatao, a native of Iguig, Cagayan and an electrical engineering graduate from Mapua Institute of Technology in Manila is credited for eight major contributions to the Information Technology. Banatao is most known for introducing the first single-chip graphical user interface accelerator that made computers work a lot faster and for helping develop the Ethernet controller chip that made Internet possible. In 1989, he pioneered the local bus concept for personal computers and in the following year developed the First Windows accelerator chip. Intel is now using the chips and technologies developed by Banatao. He now runs his own semiconductor company, Mostron and Chips & Technology, which is based in California's Silicon Valley. (Source: Filipinas Magazine)

Modular Housing Inventor
Edgardo Vazquez won a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) gold medal in 1995 for developing a modular housing system. Such a system called Vazbuilt is reportedly capable of building within weeks a house with prefabricated materials that can withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Ironically, Vasquez is not getting enough support from the Philippine government to propagate his technology, which could help provide shelter to some five million Filipino families without their own homes. Vazquez is the national president of the Filipino Inventors Society.

Inventor of Fuel Products
In 1996, Rudy Lantano Sr., a scientist from the Philippine Department of Science and Technology (DOST), won the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) gold medal for developing Super Bunker Formula-L, a revolutionary fuel half-composed of water. The mix burns faster and emits pollutants, 95 percent less than those released to the air by traditional fuel products. The inventor said his invention is a result of blending new ingredients and additives with ordinary oil products through agitation and mixing, which is a very safe process. The initial plan was to commercially produce two million liters of Alco-Diesel, two million liters of Lan-Gas and an unlimited quantity of Super Bunker Formula-L each day for customers in Luzon.

Natural Gas Vehicle
The Department of Energy (DOE) has developed a vehicle that runs on natural gas, whose rich deposits remain untapped under the Philippine seabed. The project's main objective is to look into the potential of natural gas as an alternative fuel to conventional petrol and diesel for the transport sector. The natural gas vehicle (NVG) has been road-tested in Isabela where an existing natural gas supply from the PNOC Gas Plant is located. Test runs have also been made in Cagayan, Ifugao and Mountain Province. The test vehicle used was the Isuzu Hi-Lander 4JA-1, direct injected diesel engine. The use of natural gas as a fuel is cheaper. On a gallon-equivalent basis, natural gas costs an average of 15 to 40 percent less than gasoline and diesel. There are over one million NVGs in the world today, according to the International Association for Natural Gas Vehicles.

Lamp Fixing Invention
A Filipino inventor has developed a technology, which could revive a busted lamp (pundido) and give it more years of functional life than those of new ones. Acclaimed by the Filipino Inventors Society as timely and revolutionary, the Nutec system can prolong the life of fluorescent lamps up to seven years. Nutec was developed by New World Technology, headed by president Eric Ngo and chosen as the "Product of the Year" at the Worldbex 2000 Building and Construction Exposition held at the Manila Hotel. Engineer Benjamin S. Santos, national president of the Inventors Society, called Nutec a timely invention.

"Tubig Talino"
The Department of Science and Technology claimed that it has developed "Tubig Talino", an iodine-rich drinking water that treats micronutrient deficiencies responsible for goiter, mental and physical retardation, and birth defects. "Tubig Talino" is actually a mixture of 20 liters of water and 15 ml of "Water Plus + I2". Consumption of five glasses a day of this iodine fortification in drinking water is expected to provide 120 micrograms of iodine, which meets 100 percent of the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of a male adult.

Mole Remover
In 2000, Rolando dela Cruz developed an ingenuous formula that could easily remove deeply grown moles or warts from the skin without leaving marks or hurting the patient. His formula was extracted from cashew nut (Annacardium occidentale), which is common in the Philippines. The formula won for dela Cruz a gold medal in International Invention, Innovation, Industrial Design and Technology Exhibition in Kuala Lumpur in September 2000. In March 1997, dela Cruz established RCC Amazing Touch International Inc., which runs clinics engaged "in a non-surgical removal of warts, moles and other skin growths, giving the skin renewed energy and vitality without painful and costly surgery."

Feminine Hygiene Product Inventor
Dr. Virgilio Malang won a gold medal for his invention "Psidium Guajava Effervescing Gynecological Insert", a silver medal for his "Patient Side-Turning Hospital Bed", and three bonze medals for his inventions "external vaginal cleanser", "light refracting earpick", and "broom's way of hanging" at the Seoul International Fair in held South Korea in December 2002. There were 385 inventions from 30 countries that joined the competitions.

Who Developed Patis?
Contrary to popular belief, there was no fish sauce or Patis yet during the Spanish occupation. Patis began to become a part of most Filipinos' diet only after the Japanese occupation. Here is an account of how an enterprising lady discovered the fermentation of Patis. Immediately after the war, the family of Ruperta David or Aling Tentay started a dried fish business. One day, Aling Tentay stored in jars some salted fish that turned into fragments even before they dried. While in jars, the fish fragments turned into a liquid substance that tasted like our Patis today. Thus the beginning of the thriving Patis business of Aling Tentay, which was officially registered in 1949 and is known today as Tentay Food and Sauces Inc. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)

A Showcase of Ingenuity
Nothing perhaps has been associated with Filipino technology as much as the country's pride - jeepney. The word "jeep" evolved from the military designation, general-purpose or G.P., of a light vehicle first used by the Americans in World War II. Developed by the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, this vehicle was powered by a four-cylinder engine and was classified as a quarter-ton truck in carrying capacity. It had served as a command vehicle, reconnaissance car, and ammunition carrier.

The American soldiers brought these vehicles to the Philippines in the 1940s. After the war, these vehicles were left by the Americans and converted by the Filipinos into public utility vehicles. Employing artistic and indigenous designs, the Filipinos came up with a longer, well-decorated, techni-colored and sleeker vehicle, which they later called jeepney. From the standard military jeep, the body was extended to accommodate between 20 to 30 passengers. Modern jeepneys now sport very colorful and intricate paintings, fancy adornments, and metallic decors reflective of Filipino sentiments, values, and culture. The town of Las Pinas has been recognized as the jeepney-producing center in the country. Today, public utility jeepneys or PUJs serve as the primary means of transportation in most provinces. For this, the Philippines came to be known as the "land of the jeepneys".

Other Noted Scientists
Among the other noted Filipino inventors and scientists are Benjamin Almeda who was acknowledged for his food-processing machine; Teodula Afrika for nata de coco; Ramon Agpoon for dragon fire stove; Adriano Alfonso for cultured cement; Laurelio Anasco for "dormitron"; Arturo Baluyot for Philippine-made airplane; Guillermo Barredo for Maharlika water heater; Pelagio Bautista for hydrosil; Dr. George Camara for experiments on teleophthalmology; Carlos Casas, stand-alone amplifier called Voca CDX 1001 Superamp; Gonzalo Catan Jr. for green charcoal; Roberto Celis for multipurpose portable survival kit; Rolando Cruz for emergency water heater;

Ernesto Darang for shake-and-serve nurser; Armen Dator for magic street sweeper; Maria Carlita Rex Doran for ampalaya solution against HIV; Jaime Escolano for fiber-processing machine; Pepito Fajicular for multipurpose routing machine; Leonardo Gasendo for salt evaporator; Ramon Gustilo for artificial bone replacement systems; Oscar Ibarra for studies on algorithm and computing; Samuel Ignacio for early warning device for vehicles; Marc Loinaz for one-chip video camera; Jacinto Ledesma for rocking dental chair; Cipriano Lim for safety switch box; Dr. E. V. Macalalag Jr. for universalurinary stone solvent;

Antonio Madrid for charcoal furnace; Felix Maramba for coconut oil-fueled power generator; Jose Navato for digital fever detector; Maria Ylagan Orosa for developing banana catsup and pineapple vinegar; Francisco Quisumbing for Quink pen ink; Jose Rodriguez for research on leprosy; Felipe Santillan for rotary dryer; Cornelio Seno for "Pressure Fuild Machine"; Manuel Silos for siloscope; Juanito Simon for Tribotech; Camilo Tabalba for telephone electronic; Ned Teves for endotracheal tube cardiac monitor; Juan Urbano for fountain pen; Carmen Velasquez for research on Philippine fish species; and Dr. Gregorio Zara for TV-telephone.

Needing Support
The Council on Philippine Affairs (Copa) has blamed the government for driving Filipino inventors away from the country. At least four cases were cited for this, namely:

• Ben Santos, the inventor of the "zero oil waste recycling" was subjected to interrogation by the Economic Intelligence and Investigation Bureau (EIIB) for alleged economic sabotage.
  Rudy Arambulo, the inventor of multi-shock bullet, has failed to convince the national police and the military to purchase his product.
• Johnson Fong, who has re-engineered carbonless paper, had to export his product first, re-label it and bring it back to the Philippines as an import in order to be accepted in the country.
• Roberto del Rosario, the inventor of sing-along system, had to fight for his right over the karaoke system which most Filipinos think was a Japanese invention. The Philippines was reportedly the second largest market of karaoke, yet del Rosario did not receive his due share.

"This is our colonial mentality at work. This reflects how little faith we have in ourselves. We are indeed our own worst enemies. Others may shoot themselves in the foot. We like to chop our own heads in the most unusual way possible," a Copa official said. (Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer)

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