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Dealing Traffic Related Accidents Through Defensive Driving
For the past several years, there isn’t a day that no car related incident is being reported. In fact, some news stations have program segment specifically for accidents. It is alarming to realized that road accident happened more than one incident in a day. This call for an intensified campaign on defensive driving. Above anything else, safety should be the main concern of everyone, especially to those who are always on the road and driving their own vehicle. It may be true that traffic related accidents are inevitable, but it can surely be prevented. This is basically the reason behind the government’s effort of imposing mandatory driving seminars before someone…
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Anti-Smoking Campaign Is Useless
Smokers and cigarette companies are considered to be best buds when it comes to cigarette consumption. Smoking is a vice that is so hard to stop when the addiction has started to get into a person’s nerve. No matter how strong are the campaigns against it, there would always be this group of smokers that would continue to patronize the product. Moreover, discount acid cigars will always be part of the online promos of different cigarette companies and will continue to lure smokers to avail such great deals. Health departments in most countries are campaigning against smoking by presenting all the health risks it would caused to humans. Second-hand smoking is…
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Participate In A Survey and Win
For many years now, Filipinos are using the same old features of driver’s license. If it is not lost, it easily faded so you have to acquire a license card even before the renewal date. The current driver’s license has only one purpose – to be use as identification card in government or any transactions. And unfortunately, the license card is so easy to fake. The syndicate, with several cohorts from the Land Transportation Office, has been raking millions of money in selling fake licenses. But why not enhanced it just like how other nations did? How about a driver’s license with many uses or as a national ID? How…
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Globe Telecommunications’ Failed Service
You will be encouraged to their offered promo. If you’re an internet savvy, definitely you’re looking for a faster connection and getting some freebies are great bonuses! Note: I did not receive a FREE SM Gift Card as what stated on their promo. I applied online last August 28 but they had it installed only last September 9. But when you have already got your line installed then after few days, the DSL connection lost. You would try to call their customer service through their hotlines to seek some help. However, none of the hotline customer service agents could ease your inconveniences and would just tell you: “Sorry Ma’am we…
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Honest People As Country’s Poster Boys
If the Philippines really wants to uplift more of its image and impress the international community to attract more visitors and investors, why not use as its poster boy those honest Filipinos? Recently, a coachman or known as ‘Mamang Kutsero’ chose to returned a pouch that contained at least 4,000 euros (or more than P200,000) to his French passenger than become instantly rich. In a live radio interview, Jaime Mayor, recounted how he saw the poach in his coach when the French tourist about to board another vehicle. When he opened it, he saw the money and immediately chased the tourist. The foreigner hugged and thanked him for his deed.…
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What You Should Have At Hand When An Earthquake Strikes
An earthquake strikes in time that you least expected it. Recently, there are high magnitude recorded quakes not only in the Philippines but also in some parts of the world and the aftershocks are more than a hundred already. Beside preparing a disaster plan, have you already thought about what you should have at hand when an earthquake strikes? As early as now, you may start keeping the following tools and other important things in a place where you can easily grab them during the emergency: 1. Disaster supplies kit. This includes a flashlight with best rechargeable battery, portable radio, whistle, fire extinguisher, canned foods with can opener, and bottled…
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Disaster Ill-Equipped Country: The Philippines Should Learn From Secretary Robredo’s Death
It was August 21, 2012 when the body of Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo recovered in the coastal area of Masbate, two days after the plane crash. And that ends all the hope that he will be recovered alive. A day after, the body of the owner and pilot of ill-fated Piper Seneca, Captain Jessup Bahinting was also found inside the plane which was upside down at a depth of 180 feet. And early morning today, the body of Bahinting’s co-pilot, Kshitiz Chand was also found floating by fishermen after it went missing when the plane wreckage was successfully extricated last night. The retrieval operations ended…
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Smart Communications’ Bad Service
It happened not once but so many times. But recently was too much and I cannot let it go, especially when Smart Communications keep on ignoring my concerns. Some people would say, so what’s with losing less than P100? It is not much. But if this will happen everyday, of course, it is too much! I am referring to missing pre-paid load on my mobile number with Smart Communications. Some people would consider it as “load snatching.” And that’s not fair and very frustrating! After confirming that I got zero balance already, I immediately called Smart hotline number using a postpaid PLDT landline service. Unfortunately, I failed to be connected…
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Bilibid Scandal: When The Evil Forces Are Unstoppable
The Bureau of Corrections in the Philippines is one of the most controversial agencies in the country. Yet, its leadership has been trying their best to effect much needed reforms. However, it is said that the more you attempt to hinder the evil forces, the harder they will push their greedy intentions. Rolito Gone and Found. High-risk inmate, Rolito Go, was said to be abducted inside the NBP compound in Muntinlupa City. He was later abandoned by the suspects in Batangas. But some believed that he had escaped. Go will be freed next year, so why would he take the risk of escaping which would only further his sentence?…