Ano kaya ang ibinubulong ni Speaker Jose de Venecia kay Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz? Hmmm... baka naman nangungumpisal? Ano man ang naging usapan nila, sila lang ang nakakaalam. The speaker and the archbishop had a chance meeting during the investiture of Engr. MacArthur Samson as second president of the University of Luzon. De Venecia, a die-hard supporter of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was guest of honor during the occasion. Cruz, archbishop of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese, had consistently criticized the Arroyo administration for allowing the illegal numbers game, jueteng, to grow into a multi-billion business. He had also called for the resignation of Mrs. Arroyo after the controversial "Hello Garci" tapes came out.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
The Speaker and the Bishop
Ano kaya ang ibinubulong ni Speaker Jose de Venecia kay Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz? Hmmm... baka naman nangungumpisal? Ano man ang naging usapan nila, sila lang ang nakakaalam. The speaker and the archbishop had a chance meeting during the investiture of Engr. MacArthur Samson as second president of the University of Luzon. De Venecia, a die-hard supporter of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was guest of honor during the occasion. Cruz, archbishop of the Lingayen-Dagupan archdiocese, had consistently criticized the Arroyo administration for allowing the illegal numbers game, jueteng, to grow into a multi-billion business. He had also called for the resignation of Mrs. Arroyo after the controversial "Hello Garci" tapes came out.
Monday, October 10, 2005
Kaaron Gener’s farm
The last time I was in Congressman Gener Tulagan’s farm in Rosales town was in 2003. From where we parked our ride, we had to walk then on a muddy earth dike surrounding a freshwater fishpond to reach Kaaron Gener’s bahay kubo, which was strategically built in the middle of the farm.
Last week, I had a chance to visit the farm again when I covered President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to the town to hear Mass at the grotto. To my surprise, its surroundings have changed a lot that I thought I was in a resort.
From the highway, there is now an access road wide enough for light vehicles to travel on. Inside the farm, there is also now a wide parking space where visitors can safely leave their vehicles. On the way to the bahay kubo are one-room bamboo cottages that may be used by guests staying overnight. Then, there is a covered function hall, where indoor games and small seminars may be held. Beside it is a screened structure that looks like a restaurant. To top it all, there is now a swimming pool.
Last week, I had a chance to visit the farm again when I covered President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s visit to the town to hear Mass at the grotto. To my surprise, its surroundings have changed a lot that I thought I was in a resort.
From the highway, there is now an access road wide enough for light vehicles to travel on. Inside the farm, there is also now a wide parking space where visitors can safely leave their vehicles. On the way to the bahay kubo are one-room bamboo cottages that may be used by guests staying overnight. Then, there is a covered function hall, where indoor games and small seminars may be held. Beside it is a screened structure that looks like a restaurant. To top it all, there is now a swimming pool.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Biometrics
Two weeks from now, city hall employees will have to queue up before a computer terminal four times a day to time in and to time out.
This is because the city government has acquired five biometrics-based timekeeping devices that will require each employee to have one of his or her fingers scanned for the computer to register the actual time the employee arrived in or left the city hall.
Biometrics (bī´´ō-met´riks), according to Webopedia (www.webopedia.com), an online encyclopedia dedicated to computer technology, is an authentication technique that relies on a person’s measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked.
These physical characteristics could be the person’s face, fingerprint, hand geometry, retina, iris, signature, vein, and voice.
This is because the city government has acquired five biometrics-based timekeeping devices that will require each employee to have one of his or her fingers scanned for the computer to register the actual time the employee arrived in or left the city hall.
Biometrics (bī´´ō-met´riks), according to Webopedia (www.webopedia.com), an online encyclopedia dedicated to computer technology, is an authentication technique that relies on a person’s measurable physical characteristics that can be automatically checked.
These physical characteristics could be the person’s face, fingerprint, hand geometry, retina, iris, signature, vein, and voice.
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