Death sentence on Filipino final–Chinese embassy

MANILA, Philippines— It’s final. That’s what spokesmen for both the Chinese embassy and the Department of Foreign Affairs said of the decision of the Supreme People’s Court of China affirming the drug trafficking conviction and death sentence of a Filipino scheduled for execution next week.
Ethan Sun Yi, deputy chief of the embassy’s political section and mission spokesperson, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer on Thursday that “as far as I know, it is [final].”
DFA spokesman Raul Hernandez said exactly the same thing, but added that “our government is appealing that the death penalty be commuted to life imprisonment for humanitarian reasons.”
On Wednesday, Hernandez said the execution of the 35-year-old man, whom he did not identify, had been scheduled for December 8, even as President Benigno Aquino III has appealed to Chinese President Hu Jintao to commute the death sentence.
The condemned man “should be in Guangxi [province] where he was arrested in 2008,” according to Sun.
The Filipino was arrested on Sept. 13, 2008 at the Guilin International Airport upon arrival from Malaysia. Chinese airport authorities found nearly 1.5 kilos of heroin in his possession.
He was later convicted by the High People’s Court of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, a decision that was affirmed by China’s highest court in late November.
According to Hernandez, Aquino’s letter to his Chinese counterpart requested the commutation of the  death penalty to life imprisonment. It was delivered by Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao last Wednesday.
Del Rosario said DFA officials had met with the convict’s family, who requested that “his name and his origin not to be released by the DFA under any circumstances.”
“I am afraid we have to respect their request,” said the DFA chief in a text message to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Meanwhile, Vice President Jejomar Binay is “still awaiting word” from the Chinese embassy regarding his planned trip to Beijing, said Joey Salgado, his media officer.
Binay’s office announced on Wednesday that he would be carrying the President’s letter to Hu and that the DFA was making arrangements for his trip to the Chinese capital “at the earliest time possible.”
Last February, Binay made a similar trip to China where he obtained a month-long stay of execution of three convicted drug mules — Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain.

10 Signs you're Falling in Love

1. You forget to eat.
Super telltale. Forgetting to eat means you’re not only distracted, but that you also want that person more than you want food, so you forget all about it.
2. You catch yourself smiling.
A little love in your system can surprise you so much, you can’t help but smile. It’s half because you feel so good, and half because you’re laughing at yourself.
3. You can’t look at the person.
Suddenly, it’s impossible to hold a decent conversation with the object of your affection, because you’re afraid if you look them in the eye, they’ll be able to tell you’re melting for them inside. A good trick: talk to their forehead.
4. You think about them when you’re getting dressed in the morning.
Don’t pretend you’ve never done it. You start analyzing whether he or she would like the blue shirt better, and putting a little more effort into your hair. No harm done!

5. You realize you miss them when they’re not around.
If you’re used to seeing the object of your affection at work or class and then one day they’re not there, you’ll feel like your whole day was wasted.
6. You get jealous about odd things.
You find out they saw a movie last night and now you are enraged. Why didn’t they think to invite you? Who did they go with?? Your ears turn red as you try and mask your jealousy.
7. You’ve pictured what your children would look like.
Oops.
8. People say you’re glowing.
The feeling of being in love is physical, and like laughter, it can have healing, rejuvenating benefits. This is one of the reasons it’s okay to revel in your feelings, even if they’re for the wrong person — just don’t make any stupid mistakes.
9. You’ve suddenly become Donna Reed.
Male or female, you start bringing cookies and brownies to share with the office or class, and you glance to see that the object of your obsession has noticed. And, you keep your apartment neat and tidy in case they might come over — these are definitely signs you’re falling.
10. You can’t concentrate on work.
Maybe even as you read this article, you’ll glance and realize that half an hour has gone by. That’s because you’re daydreaming. And you are in looo-oooove.

Retreat Seminar

             Retreat means a religious or spiritual term for time taken to reflect or meditate.Yes,that's what we did with the D.Y.A.(Diocesan Youth Apostolate) of the Lupon Parish on November 25-27,2011 that was held at St.Vincent Ferrer Parish Center.
             Such a great experience for I have discovered some things and added to my knowledge which is all about God and ways on how to serve Him.There are different ways to serve God and one of these is leading-leading the co-youth in our own church.Yes leading,actually thats the reason why somebody sent me to that particular seminar.Luckily,my mind absorbed the words and messages that the seminar wants to tell or express.
            Now I am sure that my skill in leading is now on the higher level compared to the skill that I had before entering and attending the Retreat Seminar.Upon attending the seminar,I discovered a different meaning of RETREAT.Here it is:
R-est
E-nergize
T-ake time
R-eflection
E-xperience
A-cceptance
T-hanksgiving
             All of these are the things needed for those people who sereve God.
          

Thoughts to Live By

1.Defeat is not the worst of failures.Not to have tried is the true failure.
2.Pray that success will not come faster.
3.Life has just its ups and downs,just remember that everything happens for a reason.
4.Never say goodbye,but do learn to let go,and bless from afar.
5.Everything in this world is a challenge,you cant escape with it,you must face it.
6.If we can't have the things we like,we must learn to like the things we have.
7.Cherish your friends,so that they won't leave you alone.
8.Our success is a science.If you have the conditions,you will get the results.
9.If you take the responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
10.It's true thet we don't know what we've got,until we lose it.But it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives.
11.The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with,never say a word,and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
12.Dream what you want to dream;go where you want to go;be what you want to be ,because you have  only one life and one chance to do the things you want to do.
13.Always put yourself in other's shoes.If you feel that it hurts you,it probably hurts the other person too.
14.Careless word may kindle strife, a cruel word may wreck a life;a timely word may level stress;a loving word may heal and bless.
15.When you were born,you were crying and everyone around you is smiling.Live your life so that when you die,you're the one smiling and everyone is crying.
16.The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything;they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
17.You may not be perfect in many things, but many things cannot be perfect without you.
18.No one can change a person, but someone could be a reason for a person to change.

The Greatest Lover

In everyday I woke up early

In my heart I feel sometimes empty

But when I look up in heaven

Jesus told me to say AMEN!!!

Our family do love us always

Our friends love us in every ways

But God shows His everlasting love

No matter He can't see any prove

The hurt in my heart that I feel,

He's the only one who make it heal

I'm not afraid to have a wound

'Coz God's medicine can always be found

Times that I don't have destination

God always shows our deep relation

Now my wide mind was enlighten

Completeness of my soul was proven

He is the only lamp into my feet

And He is the light to my path 

He's my God,my Greatest lover

Guide of my life forever and ever!!!

All Saint's Day

                November 1,is the commemoration of "All Saint's Day".All of the Saints  were remembered and praised.Their doings or what they have done when they were alive,were all adored, valued and remembered by people.Mostly of the people specially Catholics people offered a prayer for all of the Saints.Some of the Saints were devoted by people because for them,Saints were able to help anyone to pray for the Lord Jesus and helped people in praying to make their pains and diseases healed.

                As one of the Catholic people, me and my family offered a prayer for the Saints. We prayed a rosary offered for the Saints who might helped us to pray to Jesus and of the Holy people who helped our God to guide us.

                 Let us remember  and value the things which they have done when they were still alive.The sacrifices that they have made,and the pains that they suffered and endured. May all of those good examples will serve as our guide in our lives and straighten the direction of our path in each and everyone of us.

October"Month of Rosary"

Month of October is the month of rosary.Everyone of us should pray a rosary everyday.In our barangay, the catechists and the Youth led the rosary that will be prayed in every house or home in our barangay, and successfully and luckily, it was done until October 31,2011 which is the last day of October.This rosary was offered for the goodness of Mother Mary for what she have helped and did for us,and for the peace and love that may reign in every heart of us and for peace that may conqueer in this world.

My Favorite Flower

This is my favorite flower,I really love this flower.This flower for me is the symbol of a true woman and as it blooms,it shows the pureness,cleanliness and virginity of a woman.And I know this is also the favorite flower of our Dear Mother Mary,that's why,I love things which has designs of a rose specifically a white rose.