Thursday, August 30, 2012

UGANDA'S LOCAL FOOD

Matuki (steamed Banana), Sweet Potato, Boiled Pumpkin, Rice and Chopped green leaves. This is the local food of Ugandans. This is different from the food I used to eat in the Philippines. These are rich in nutrients and therefore rich in alkaline. This food when you order in a restaurant anywhere in Uganda is partnered with fried telapia, beef stew or beans. It is tasteful and it reminds me of a simple life back in the village.

This day August 30, 2012 at Velvet Cafe in The Prism Building kampala road , my friend Monic and I ate this Local food for lunch. It is delicious. I want to prepare this when I get back home in Mindoro.

I can't forget this day because we had something confidential talked about our family situation in the past which I came to know that my friend has a very good heart, kind and sincere person. we have some points of similarities about our family background. The only difference is that she got irresponsible father and her mother alone raised the ten (10) children and her father has 3 concubines. this is a terrible situation. I thank God my father behaved in such a way where he was able to raise us and took care of us while we are growing back then.

Anyway, I only shared to you this small bite of story over this local food of Ugandans. One thing is for sure, this can be prepared to wherever country you are specially if these main ingredients are present in the market. In so doing, you can experience Uganda's best even without coming on this side of the world.

I wish you enjoy this food by spending a little glance on its image.


Wednesday, August 29, 2012

R.A 10023 Free Patent Title


Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 10023
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTAL LANDS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Qualifications. - Any Filipino citizen who is an actual occupant of a residential land may apply for a Free Patent Title under this Act: Provided; That in highly urbanized cities, the land should not exceed two hundred (200) square meters; in other cities, it should not exceed five hundred (500) square meters; in first class and second class municipalities, it should not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) square meters; and in all other municipalities, it should not exceed one thousand (1,000) square meters; Provided, further, That the land applied for is not needed for public service and/or public use.
Section 2. Coverage. - This Act shall cover all lands that are zoned as residential areas, including townsites as defined under the Public Land Act; Provided, That none of the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 705 shall be violated.
Zoned residential areas located inside a delisted military reservation or abandoned military camp, and those of local government units (LGUs) or townsites which preceded Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) law, shall also be covered by this Act.
Section 3. Application. - The application on the land applied for shall be supported by a map based on an actual survey conducted by a licensed geodetic engineer and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and a technical description of the land applied for together with supporting affidavit of two (2) disinterested persons who are residing in the barangay of the city or municipality where the land is located, attesting to the truth of the facts contained in the application to the effect that the applicant thereof has, either by himself or through his predecessor-in-interest, actually resided on and continuously possessed and occupied, under a bona fide claim of acquisition of ownership, the land applied for at least ten (10) years and has complied with the requirements prescribed in Section 1 hereof.
Section 4. Special Patents. - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to private rights, if any, public land actually occupied and used for public schools, municipal halls, public plazas or parks and other government institutions for public use or purpose may be issued special patents under the name of the national agency or LGU concerned: Provided, That all lands titled under this section shall not be disposed of unless sanctioned by Congress if owned by the national agency or sanctioned by the sanggunian concerned through an approved ordinance if owned by the LGU.
Section 5. Removal of Restrictions. - The restrictions regarding encumbrances, conveyances, transfers or dispositions imposed in Sections 118, 119,121, 122 and 123 of Chapter XII, Title VI of Commonwealth Act No. 141 as amended, shall not apply to patents issued under this Act.
Section 6. Period for Application. - All applications shall be filed immediately after the effectivity of this Act before the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the DENR. The CENRO is mandated to process the application within one hundred and twenty (120) days to include compliance with the required notices and other legal requirements, and forward this recommendation to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), who shall have five (5) days to approve or disapprove the patent. In case of approval, patent shall be issued; in case of conflicting claims among different claimants, the parties may seek the proper judicial remedies.1avvphi1
Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Director of the Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act, and shall see to it that such are gender responsive.
Section 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive order, executive issuance's or letters of instruction, rules and regulations or any part thereof inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Section 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or parts of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any competent court, other parts of this Act shall be thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general education.
Approved

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5618 and Senate Bill No. 3429 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and Senate on December 18, 2009.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: March 9, 2010
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

R.A 10023 Free Patent Title


Republic of the Philippines
CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES
Metro Manila
Fourteenth Congress
Third Regular Session

Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.
REPUBLIC ACT No. 10023
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESIDENTAL LANDS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Qualifications. - Any Filipino citizen who is an actual occupant of a residential land may apply for a Free Patent Title under this Act: Provided; That in highly urbanized cities, the land should not exceed two hundred (200) square meters; in other cities, it should not exceed five hundred (500) square meters; in first class and second class municipalities, it should not exceed seven hundred fifty (750) square meters; and in all other municipalities, it should not exceed one thousand (1,000) square meters; Provided, further, That the land applied for is not needed for public service and/or public use.
Section 2. Coverage. - This Act shall cover all lands that are zoned as residential areas, including townsites as defined under the Public Land Act; Provided, That none of the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 705 shall be violated.
Zoned residential areas located inside a delisted military reservation or abandoned military camp, and those of local government units (LGUs) or townsites which preceded Republic Act No. 7586 or the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) law, shall also be covered by this Act.
Section 3. Application. - The application on the land applied for shall be supported by a map based on an actual survey conducted by a licensed geodetic engineer and approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and a technical description of the land applied for together with supporting affidavit of two (2) disinterested persons who are residing in the barangay of the city or municipality where the land is located, attesting to the truth of the facts contained in the application to the effect that the applicant thereof has, either by himself or through his predecessor-in-interest, actually resided on and continuously possessed and occupied, under a bona fide claim of acquisition of ownership, the land applied for at least ten (10) years and has complied with the requirements prescribed in Section 1 hereof.
Section 4. Special Patents. - Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and subject to private rights, if any, public land actually occupied and used for public schools, municipal halls, public plazas or parks and other government institutions for public use or purpose may be issued special patents under the name of the national agency or LGU concerned: Provided, That all lands titled under this section shall not be disposed of unless sanctioned by Congress if owned by the national agency or sanctioned by the sanggunian concerned through an approved ordinance if owned by the LGU.
Section 5. Removal of Restrictions. - The restrictions regarding encumbrances, conveyances, transfers or dispositions imposed in Sections 118, 119,121, 122 and 123 of Chapter XII, Title VI of Commonwealth Act No. 141 as amended, shall not apply to patents issued under this Act.
Section 6. Period for Application. - All applications shall be filed immediately after the effectivity of this Act before the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) of the DENR. The CENRO is mandated to process the application within one hundred and twenty (120) days to include compliance with the required notices and other legal requirements, and forward this recommendation to the Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO), who shall have five (5) days to approve or disapprove the patent. In case of approval, patent shall be issued; in case of conflicting claims among different claimants, the parties may seek the proper judicial remedies.1avvphi1
Section 7. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - The Director of the Land Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shall promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Act, and shall see to it that such are gender responsive.
Section 8. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive order, executive issuance's or letters of instruction, rules and regulations or any part thereof inconsistent with or contrary to the provisions of this Act are hereby deemed repealed, amended or modified accordingly.
Section 9. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason or reasons, any part or parts of this Act shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any competent court, other parts of this Act shall be thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.
Section 10. Effectivity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen days (15) after its publication in two (2) national newspapers of general education.
Approved

(Sgd.) JUAN PONCE ENRILE
President of the Senate
(Sgd.) PROSPERO C. NOGRALES
Speaker of the House of Representatives
This Act which is a consolidation of House Bill No. 5618 and Senate Bill No. 3429 was finally passed by the House of Representatives and Senate on December 18, 2009.

(Sgd.) EMMA LIRIO-REYES
Secretary of Senate
(Sgd.) MARILYN B. BARUA-YAP
Secretary General
House of Representatives

Approved: March 9, 2010
(Sgd.) GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO
President of the Philippines

$50 bill


1 Tim 6: 10
For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Money is the center of the Universe for those who pursue the worldly things. Money utilizes everything. It is the god of many. It manipulates one's life. Without money in your pocket, you may feel uncomfortable. Why do banks hire security guards? why do people go to work? why people do business? why  do people study? why do people corrupt? why do people lie? why do people steal? why do people kill? why do people boastful? why do people change? so many whys that are to be answered. In the above mentioned verse, it says " Love of money is the root of all evils".  By paying such a love of this material thing could change every iota of our being.

this $50 bill is very meaningful for me. It bridges my experience to the world where I am now. A simple, poor, and hopeless guy like me has given a hope to explore the world in such a precious way. I am a teacher by profession. Due to the fact, I am not satisfied to the industry where I belong, I seek brighter future in the foreign land. All I know there is a wide and vast green pasture at the end of the other side of the world but when I reached the place it was such a challenging and very tough environment that approached me. All the way from the Philippines, I passed Malaysia for a business trip with a meager amount of bucks in my pocket. From Malaysia to Kenya was a total suffering but I was not disappointed because I still believe it is a beginning. When I go to Uganda this 50 dollar remains in my pocket.This is the beginning of my life. A survival life, a suffering life and a hoping life. I can't see any light. I see myself insecure, inferior and a dumb. I can't do anything to increase the 50 dollar bill. Time passed, this 50 dollar bill disappeared. I have no 50 dollar on my pocket at all. It is alarming. How can I support myself. My business is no effect. It can not generate enough amount for a living. Now, Life has given me a nearly clear sky for the bright future. And I do believe that not only 50 dollar bill will come but more are coming. Those sacrifices and suffering in the past will be vanished with prosperity in the near future. My 50 dollar bill serves as my refuge and opened the door of opportunity. I do believe that there is the increase of this 50 dollar bill soon.
We must all learn to be wise on how to spend any amount of bucks we have in our pockets. We should remember that we need it but we don't have to love it. Once we felt in-love with money, it changes our whole personality and ruins our entire life. We are not living to earn and spend this money. we are here on earth with a purpose to express the one who created us. I am pretty sure that once we learn the secret of managing our finances we will be able to lord over our dimes. The secret to prosperity is to give back what is for God and share to the less fortunate people.

I would not definitely forget this 50 dollar bill in my lifetime. I wish more bills will be poured out so that I can help the needy ones.