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.