If i were the president of the philippines, i would make Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao individual independent states so it would be easier to manage because they are islands not a big land mass which is easier to control. I would have control over the islands but not completely because i might abuse my power. a sultan or a christian will run mindanao, a visayan will run visayas and most likely a tagalog will run luzon. this may solve the cultural barrier issue at the same time making it united.

i dont say that this will work but it might work. I can even call it Philippine Union or United Philippines or Philippine Federal Republic or just plain Philippines.

^if u make them independent.....then whats the point of being the president


& u know Philippines is not really that big..........

i think dividing the philippines into individual states will solve cronism, political corruption & beaurocracy problem in the philippines because powers will be distributed.

there are 4 kinds of federal governments.

1. cooperative federalism - Ethiopia, Germany, South Africa, United Arabs Emirates, United States, Venezuela and Yugoslavia.

2. competitive federalism - Pakistan, Belgium, Austria, Brazil, Micronesia, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

3. permissive federalism - Austria, India, Malaysia, Mexico and the Russian Federation.

4. coercive federalism - Nigeria

i think the permissive federalism will be the most apropriate for the philippines for the individual states will still be permissive to the president but will still be independent with each other.

by the way the autonomous regions of coldillera and caraga (muslim mindanao) must also be included to i have a total of 5 states, luzon, visayas, mindanao, carraga and coldillera.

I think its better to find a solution to make all ethnic groups try to appreciate & like each other...........instead of showing more of their differences by separating & diving them

the philippines could be easily managed by simple doing one basic thing and that is better infrastructure(roads, transportation) outside of Manila(the federal gov. should realise the philippines is not just Manila)...the philippines is not that big but it fukking feels like i'm going on a great "Quest" just to go to the neighboring town...better infrastructure will help people from defferent areas travel and intermingle with other filipinos.

as far as corruption goes..the local governments are allot more corrupt that the federal government..infact i think the federal government isn't as corrupt as people like to exaggerate..there are some corruption but its no way near the corruption of local officials(who make side deals w/out federal knowledge)....putting the power in these maniacs will be like what happened in the autonomous region of muslim mindanoa...where the rorruption was so rampant because the federal government dint keep them in line. :coffee:

The first time, you proposed to make Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao as individual independent states. Luzon is run by Tagalog, Visaya is run by Visayan, and Mindanao is run by Sultan and Christian. FYI, Tagalogs are not the only people who are from Luzon, there's Ilocano, Kapampangan, Pangasinense, Bikolano, Igorot, so therefore, your proposal that Luzon is run by Tagalog is way out of the question because the non-Tagalogs would never like the idea.

If some part of Mindanao is run by a sultan, then it's like you have relinqueshed your control of this land to the sultan. Then this land is an independent nation. The Sultanate of Sulu, for example, is only a sultanate in writing but it is not considered an independent state, and the Sultan of Sulu is only a ceremonial head of state because Sultanate of Sulu is part of the Philippines. If you remember Brunei, when it was under British government, it has its own head of state which is the Governor and the Sultan of Brunei at that time is only considered as a ceremonial head of state. But when Brunei became independent, the Sultan is no longer a ceremonial head of state, instead it is beome the official head of state of Brunei.

BTW, Cordillera is NOT an autonomous region, it is an Administrative region. It has no Regional executive, regional legislature or regional sumpreme court (unlike Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao where it has a regional executive, regional legislature and Shariah Law). Although, majority of the people of Cordillera wanted their region to have the status of an "autonomous region" but stupid politicians don't want these to happen. It has been 15 years since the creation of Cordillera Administrative Region, but until now it hasn't received the autonomous region status. Now some stupid politicians even want to scrap the administrative region status of Cordillera and bring Abra, Benguet, Kalinga, Apayao to Region One, and Ifugao, Mountain Province to Region Two

Also, Caraga and Muslim Mindanao are two different regions. Caraga is made of the provinces of Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte and Agusan del Sur, while Muslim Mindanao or ARMM is composed of the provinces of Tawi-tawi, Sulu, Basilan (except Isabela City), Maguindanao (except Cotabato City), Lanao del Sur and the Islamic City of Marawi.

Even if you declare martial law I don't think you have this power. This still has to go to senate. I suggest you should be politically correct and "for real" with your question. You should've asked: What would you do if you hold absolute power in the Philippines?"

Anyway, if I had temporary absolute power, I will restructure the government just like what the consultative commission said in the proposed charter change. I will enforce lower taxes on commercial establishments. I will increase the budget of the military and strenghten it then terminate all rebels who are threat to the republic. I will metropolitanize each capital cities in every region. I will widen roads, propose tourism and all that will benefit investors of the country.

the problem with the philippine governing is there is little governing power in the province. it could be a good thing, but the fact that the central govt. is such a slow corrupted meat grinder is. i suggest that each region become a constitutional state, like in us, and that all senators ang congressman hail from those regions.

I would have massive construction projects to build suspension bridges to connect Visayas and Mindanao to Luzon. This would help with the developement of those areas as well as help to unify the people

Strengthen and modernize our military, take the spratleys, crackdown on corruption. Give death penalties to foreingers who are found guilty of engaing in the sex industry. Crack down on prostitutuion. Beautify the country.

for those who want know more about federalist movement in pinas.

check this link.
http://www.cmfp.ph/

1. Develop mass transportation

2. Do something to those people who have a death sentence. [Guilty? Should be hanged, pronto. Not guilty? Should be freed. Coz really, they are a lot of mouths to feed]

3. Pictures of politicians should NEVER be printed, except on dailies, tabloids, etc. Why? Because this is a tool for campaigning. Last Christmas, there was this city mayor who had his face printed on the parols that decorated the city's main thoroughfares. Campaigning as early as the holidays. And, their names should never be printed anywhere like in billboards, bridges, city lamps, etc. I live in Parañaque and I swear, the lamps' got EZ and JB [the initials of the congressman and mayor, respectively] painted on them!

4. No to squatters. Relocate to the provinces! And of course, provide livelihood.

5. Put more capital in Mindanao.

Discipline our military AND police, real discipline. From their I'd move our military into working as helpers of society, or whatever you name it, just to help out in construction sites, maintenance etc. But ofcourse not the whole military but mere portions turn by turn - they can treat it as a vacation off from the military, kinda lol.

Lots and I mean lots of FINES, thats right, you drop your garbage on MY ROAD, you pay me. You take a leak on the sidewalk, you pay me. And all those fundings goes to two things, funding for roads and hospitals.

The National Lottery will have a new rule - or atleast if their is one, I didnt know lol - but anyways, the new rule is a small percentage of the lottery will go to goverment fundings every week if there ISN'T a winner. Hopefully all these extra fundings will keep our development up.

Prisoners will have a harsher sentence, just like that above me said, if your up for a death sentence, then so be it - I wont wait for 5 years and then kill you, you die earlier than that.

New National Holidays, dedicated and yes I mean dedicated to cleaning the streets and houses. People from their barangays will join in unison to clean the enviroment around them.

CAT Training will also be done in ALL schools, not just some schools but ALL of them, strict discipline and all that creates a somewhat better future.

Beautification of Major cities. Thats right, I want new painted walls, lots of trees and grass to keep down a polluted air zone, clean streets and roads.

I have alot more but meh.

if i were the president of the philippines, i would ask for the support of the military so i can become a dictator...i think more things can be done if there is only one strong leader instead of dealing with the congress,which is divided by bipartisan politics, to pass reforms..wealthy people are able get away with many things because they bribe government officials so by having a strongman as a leader, it would be drastically reduced...the infrastracture is very important so i would make sure to build roads that will connect vital areas around the country...help the farmers so that the country will become self sufficient in rice just like when ferdinand marcos was president..i would enforce more strict rules in violations of laws and other crimes committed by the people..harsh punishments is a good way to discourage criminals...n lastly, i would definitely crack down on big corporations and other wealthy people who do not pay the right amount of taxes...

MARTIN NUKE:
You may be in the right track here. Actually, what you want is a federation of these three territories (Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao) -- you may call it The United Territories of the Philippines (UTP). It will still be ONE Country. And each territory has its own legislature and flag/ensign, and is headed by a Territorial Governor. But the beauty of it is that a HEALTHY COMPETION will exist between territories as to which one is the best run territorial government with the best economy and best standard of living. The National Arm Forces will still be in the hands of the Federal Government. The Philippine Constabulary (PC) should be turn into a "Natiuonal Guard" under the command of each Territorial Governor. And since we are a poor and unindustrialized country, we cannot afford to have standing Navy, Airforce, Marines, and Army -- instead, turn the whole arm forces into One unit of Special Forces (experts in all-around combat in Land Air and Sea). We should also, emulate the Swedish system where the citizentry are actually the standing army: the citizens were given rights to own military rifles and they were obligated to practice with them at their local firing range. We should change the name of our Congress to 'BARRANGAY", and instead of President we should give him the title of LAKAN: all these will give us a sense of national pride in one's own.

In the meantime, while we are striving for industrialization, we should protect our natural resources at all cost, and turn the whole dang country into ONE BIG NATURAL TOURIST ATTRACTION.
TAAL-LAKAWAN

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help the less fOrtunate... launch prOgrams that will help FilipinOs impRove their liVes... reserve oUr culture 2 help pRotect our natural resources.. give mOre oppurtunities for graduates students...

resign... like thaksin

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries...interview.shtml

Since 46.4 % of our people are living under $2.00 per day according to U.N. study and if I were the Philippine President, I would do the following:

1. Reduce the role of the govt involvement with the economy. See Milton Friedman, Hong Kong, Chile, India, Chicago Boys on Wikipedia. or see link http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/...le/pe_name.html

2. Strengthen laws to protect all citizens especially journalists who would expose the govt corruption.

3. Reduce and simplify tax rates. Also, strengthen tax collections.

4. Put proposals to reform the PI constitution to allow any foreign citizens to own properties and businesses in the PI.

5. Reduce govt red tape by getting rid of unnecessary permits, regulations, restrictions, and govt employees.

6. Encourage immigration. Immigrants bring money and talents.

7. Allow foreign capital(money) to be invested with no restrictions.

8. Invest in physical infrastructures.

9. Promote regional independence for each provinces to make own business deals. Foreign Direct Investments do need to go through Malacanang Palace.

10. Institute English as the medium of instruction. Our english skills are diminishing.


In summary, Philippines needs to stop using a failed economic system called Keynesian Economics. Both U.S. and U.K. unfortunately taught the western world including the Philippines to use this economic system after WWII. But since 1980's, both U.S. & U.K. have abandoned Keynesian Economic System in favor of Free Market Based Economics. The rest is history.

See this forum for more discussion and information.

http://www.filipinoforum.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2616

i'll do wat other presidents did..............get rich biatch!!!

I think it's better to create the states by region/ethnoliguistic groups to avoid imperialism. Luzon, is probably the most multi-ethnic division in the Philippines. There are the Ilocanos, Kapampangans, Bicolanos, Tagalogs, Igorots... The Visayas is less diversed than Luzon, then Mindanao. It would be better if things are of that way. Resentment among other ethnic groups(which is usually stemed to imperialsm) would probabaly be dissolved. . Instead of resenting others, it would be that we might end up appreciating both our similarities and differences.

P.S.: Do you think the Chinese community should have their own representative(regardless of what 'state' they would come from)

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Hopefully, we could also eliminate our being title-conscious. I mean, you could hardly get a job because you have not finished college eventhough you've the knack

Maybe its a bad idea, but I think we should adopt a two party system. Liberals vs. Nationalistas - like it was before. The Liberals will be for politicians who are opting for change while the Nationalists are basically for continuing exsisting policy. Its quite difficult to chose politicians because most of the time, we have no idea what their stances on important issues are.

I would make Presidential Debates televised and Compulsory for every election, so Pinoys can make up their minds properly.

Crazy idea - we only have 24 Senators, that is too few. I think we need 34 Senators - each 2 representing a particular region(This way, most of them will not come from Manila or Luzon).

I'd create a Department of Graft and Corruption Watch(Made up of honest individuals - tough job). These guys go after the big corrupt officials who are stealing or profiting in serious cash.

I'd go after crime and after the NPAs, while trying to solve the causes.

College education for teaching, agriculture, and enterprenuership should be free for 2 years. Since we graduate at 16, we should make 2 years in a public/community college free(compulsory if you're under 18 or unless you've already chosen a college to go to). Here in the U.S. people graduate at 18 so its basically the same, except college is partly free.

I'll reform the tax system, so that rich companies and fat cats pay a fair share.
I'd take away programs that are inefficient or that are generating dead weight loss.

I'd solve pollution in Manila, and other metropolitan areas and vigilantly promote tourism.

1. two party system? what's the difference. Nacionalist v. Liberalist days were often described as "both parties being neither nationalist and liberals". Filipino parties are all the same...except who's in them. in fact marcos had been both.

2. televised debates are good.

3. that's another thing that i really like.

4. there's already the ombudsman and the dept of interior (dilg). maybe reforming it.

5. that's something that almost all politicians promise. unless you're magsaysay i doubt that's possible.

6. free community college. nice idea. but that means that it's going to be of shady quality, because there's lack of funding or being run by filipino bureaucracy.

7. sounds like a good idea. but you'd need a big executive and a very stalwart one to shake the jiffing rich folks.

8. sounds good. but you'd need tons of funding and reinforcement for that as well.

Marcos was liberal first, then switched to nationalist to become the presidential nomination(Both parties are still recovering). You know your stuff flipcombatmedic.

I'm just saying, there are too many parties, and we don't know which ones have a uniform agenda and platform. A 2 party system would make it very easy(A or B; Conservative government or Liberal Government).

Yeah, funding is the tricky part. The best way is foreign investments and tourism.

I really like the public college idea - but it'll have to wait until we are really stable economically.

What the Philippines should have done a long time ago was have a Foreign Exchange Program or something like that. Send hundreds of Filipino Children to study abroad then come back to help us progress. This is what many Asian countries. We didn't do this very extensively because Foreign Powers came to us - like America. Now, we are forced to do this because of a bad economic situation and now hundreds of thousands of Filipino youth are abroad. Many of them will coming back someday, and will contribute to the progress of our country. So, don't worry so much about the future.

^there are tons of overseas filipino students. most of them to the us. i really like the idea of some free college. but like i said, that's erally going to take alot of planning.

mine would be more on the lines of cultivating the countryside. open up loans to cooperatives. build roads, tax cuts to them.

keep local governments more in line. allow budding local business protection. scholarships to school for those who are really deserve and need.

education education education. money on that. not just "money on education" but really specifics like library books, better and bigger school rooms, internet access, tvs, and places that they can access for recreation, sports, or just clubs (that's civil society building).

more cops. better cops. reformed cops. and also the armed forces.

more public transportation, and put more designated trash collection, more trash cans and pay the metroaid better and give them more to clean not just manila but outlying areas. what they'd been doing in the past is downgrading metroaid as a job worse than street begging.

I like your ideas. more education and cops are a great investment. However, does this mean we have to tax a little more? Philippines is a country with somewhat low taxes esp. in transportation.

RADICAL IDEA - In education, instead of actually building the public schools ourselves - let us build more schools to train teachers for free. If you wanna be a teacher, you can enroll in this program for free. This means that there will be plenty of teachers in the Labor Market. Meaning that opening a school with smaller class sizes and more faculty members would be easier and cheaper. Since there will be plenty of teachers, there'll be a competition for the jobs and only the truly competent teachers get to teach. The Private Sector can build the schools and hire the teachers - we train the teachers so that we'll never have a shortage of them. Its supply-side-economics =) Same principle as with the Federal Reserve here in the States.

I say special incentives to international companies like Casinos, Hotels, and Amusement Parks. Heavily promote tourism. We need a fair tax system, where everyone pays an exact percentage.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>YOU'RE THE MAN!!!!

If I am the Philippine President I will do the following:

1. Unite the Filipino people by patriotism. (I'll figure something out on how to accomplish this)

2. Ask the IMF and the World Bank to convert our loans into humanitarian fund to help our poor. Therefore, we're not be able to accept foreign aid but we will not also pay back the loans for the time being.

3. Pursue the Lifestyle Check of all Government offcials and Businessmen. The office of the president will be first to undergo in the Lifestyle Checking.

4. Reach out to rebel forces of this country and persuade then to return to our side to help us rebuild our country.

5. I will hire consultants, both locals and foreigners who will give me advise and inputs on how to improve the economic condition of the country.

6. Pursue family planning.

7. Invest in research and development especially in agriculture and weather.

8. I will be hands on to develop Mindano into a MegaCity.

9. Improve the economy of our nation so that no more filipinos wll go abroad and bring back the talented and gifted (actually all of them are) OFWs into our nation.

so bottom line, IBOTO NYO AKO HA???

A true leader is one
who places truth and
service in the first place and
the emolument of the profession in the next. The real
leader must submerge himself in the fountain of the
people. A country’s progress depends on the leader
because he has the ability to recognize a problem before
it becomes an emergency. Therefore, it is the
responsibility of the leader to work for the development
of the nation. If I were the leader of my country, I would
introduce reforms for promoting wild life preservation,
integrated rural upliftment and solving the problem of
illiteracy in India.
The English poet John Donne has said that no man
is an island by himself; that everybody is a part of a bigger
system. This concept applies to all facets of life on this
earth; no species is an island entirely by itself and each
is a part of the whole. This is known as interdependence.
The life of man on this planet would be insipid, colourless
and almost impossible if wild life were to be wiped out. In
the ecosystem all the living species including plants and
animals are interlinked. Interference with any species will
have long standing repercussions on the other.
The denizens of the forest like lions, tiger stag dears,
rhinoceros, elephants, wild assess and the wide variety
of wild animals are highly useful to mankind. In the first
place, they maintain the ecological balance of nature.
They are an integral part of life on this planet and their
disappearance will create a void in nature which will
adversely affect mankind itself. The forests are agog with
the voices of wild animals and their myriad activities. They
cannot live without forests, hence their survival
necessitates the maintenance of forest cover. The
existence of a wide variety of wild animals provides a
beauty and colour to life.
Nowadays wild life is being put to commercial use
and huge forest cover is being wiped out. This is not good.
Birds and animals should be allowed to live freely in natural
habitat. The most important function wild life performs is
that it saves us from environmental pollution. Many birds
and animals produce a sound which dispels the effect of
noise pollution. Forests also help in controlling air and
water pollution. These days, however, many species of
animals are on the verge of extinction. The number of
animals like tiger and one horned rhinoceros have
alarmingly been reduced. One of the most important
causes of the disappearance of wild life has been the
systematic deforestation of an extensive area by man.
Many people kill wild animals and birds just for sport. I
would impose a ban on all such sports. I would appreciate
the efforts of the national parks and sanctuaries of India
for the preservation of wild life. I would give great priority to
the aforestation programme and the conservation of the
existing forests. Awareness would be created to protect
wild life.
India is the country of villages. Seventy percent
population of India lives in
villages. The prosperity or
backwardness of India
should, therefore be gauged by the prosperity and
backwardness of the villages. Since the attainment of
independence, we have made phenomenal progress in
almost all fields of life and the average standard of living
seems to have gone up. Needless to say, the villages have
also benefited immensely from the development plans
carried out by the government and the villages of India
today are far different from the villages of India before
independence. But the villages are still steeped in
backwardness, poverty, squalor and disease.
The first factor responsible for the bad condition of
villages and villagers is their economic condition. Their
financial backwardness results in indebtedness which
becomes an unending problem for them. Agriculture too,
is in a bad state. Most of the cultivators, despite wonderful
progress having been achieved in the methods of
mechanised agriculture are still going on with their old
methods of cultivation resulting in the per hectare yield
being too low.
Next problem of villages is of health. Although
hospitals have been opened in large numbers, problems
still remain unsolved due to the doctors being reluctant to
live in the villages.The poor villagers have to do with their
old methods of treating diseases. Most of the villages
remain cut off from the main stream of modern life owing
to the lack of means of communication and transportation.
In most of the villages, education is absolutely nil. Owing
to the lack of education the villagers have a tendency to
fall prey to several social evils.If I were a leader, I would
give top priority to the development of villages. Villagers
would be encouraged to adopt scientific methods of
cultivation. Improved variety of seeds and irrigation facilities
would be arranged for the farmers and major stress would
be laid on the education of villagers through schools and
adult education centres.
If agriculture improves, the financial position of the
villagers will improve. I would make credit available to
villagers on low rate of interest. Loans would be given for
agricultural purposes. Marketing societies would be
opened in the villages for the purpose of marketing village
surplus produce at proper rates ensuring to the villagers
a fair return for their commodities. Villages would be
electrified in order to facilitate the establishment of small
scale and cottage industries on modern lines with a view
to produce employment and part time work to cultivators
in off-season. Hospitals and dispensaries would be
opened and properly staffed and equipped with necessary
medicines. Doctors would be encouraged to serve in
villages.Lastly, if I were the leader of my country, I would
make elementary education compulsory because the
progress of a nation depends on the education of its
citizens.Thus I would hasten the process of development
of my country.

Three devils of the planet
Do you know the three devils? Yes, they are air, water
and noise pollution. What are the effects of pollution?
Pollution has a harmful effect on our body.
(1) Air pollution
The most dangerous pollution is air pollution. It is
caused by the factory smoke, chimney smoke of houses
and burning of garbage. If a man burns the garbage and
stands near it for five minutes, he can breath in 20% of
the gas produced. On this Diwali, children of many school
took a pledge that they will not burn crackers. For spreading
this message around, a rally was also taken it out.
What are the problems caused by air pollution?
(a) It produces gas which can make a man blind.
(b) It produces a gas which gives an asthma patient an
attack.
(2) Noise Pollution
The second most dangerous problem is noise
pollution. This kind of pollution consists of loud, high pitched
or shrill sounds. The loudspeakers must be banned at all
costs.
(3) Water Pollution
The third form of pollution is water pollution. Pollution
taking place in water is called water pollution. Water must
not be passed through drains to the rivers neither should
the water containers at our homes be kept open. Drinking
polluted water can make us weak from inside.
When you feel you are left alone and secluded,
When things do not work according to your
wishes.
And you feel dejected,
When times are testing you and you feel deluded,
Then look at the world around you,
You will come across me.
I am the sun, I am the rain,
I am the optimistic smile, the enlightened brain.
When competitors try to pull you down and you
feel low,
When the need of the hour is,
To sort out some problems,
And you do not know how.
When the crisis surrounds you,
And the question is never or now.
Then do not be disheartened,
Because I am there in you.
I am your soul, I am your heart,
I am a thousand things that set you apart.
When your position is not meek,
When you fail to achieve what you wish to seek.
When you are pulled back to square one,
Where there are no helping hands,
And well-wishers are none,
Then, with a new hope start again.
I am your energy, I am your power,
I am a new beginning,
Who will make you sing.
Vibhuti Srivastava, VII A E/M (304)
World Peace
World Peace a dream or a reality,
The dream that emerged from cruelty,
The dream from the hearts of endless tears,
From the river of blood flowing for years.
Yes, peace is a dream, it is true,
We have to be like the sailors of one crew.
We all are one, we have to learn.
We children will light the fire of peace,
In India, Pakistan and across the seas.
World peace should be the aim of our life.
But remember a fruit takes time to ripe.
We the youth of today will bring a peaceful
tomorrow,
The world will be free from every sorrow
We will build bridges of the walls,
Not only in America and Iraq but on all.
I am sure a day will come
When world peace we''ll hum.
Shivanshu Jaiswal, IX B (304)
My little pussy cat
I love little pussy,
Her coat is so warm,
And if I don’t hurt her,
She’ll do me no harm.
So I’ll not pull her tail,
Nor drive her away,
But pussy and I
Very gently will play.

Dreams
There in my garden lies my dream,
Though far away it may seem.
The fragrance of flowers bring us good cheer,
And the birds delight us far and near.
Let us all save nature and build a safe future,
For, it is we who have to protect the nature.
My dreams will one day definitely be true,
Just like the sky a clear blue.
A green and clean earth,
And new petals taking birth.

I should not have done this
Pink is my favourite colour and my birthday dress
was also pink in colour. On my birthday, my aunt had
gifted me a beautiful pink dress from Singapore.
It was getting hard for me to wait for the evening
birthday party. Though I had got many gifts, my birthday
dress was the centre of attraction for me and also for a
young girl, the daughter of my maid. I could see the glimpse
of brightness in Naina's eyes for my dress.
In the evening, the celebrations began and I moved
down from my room in my pink dress assuming myself to
be a princess. Everyone began to congratulate me with
a smile "Your dress looks lovely," they would say. Naina,
my maid's daughter who was serving cold-drinks to the
guests had half her mind diverted towards my dress.
I cut the cake and the party began on its full charm.
Suddenly, Naina made a mistake. She accidently banged
the tray of cold-drinks against me and in the matter of a
few seconds, my dress was all smeared with the cold
drink. I don't know what happened to me all of a sudden.
I lost control over myself and gave a tight slap on Naina's
frightened face. The party suddenly took a serious turn.
Naina, standing in a corner was crying and I, with my
spoilt mood ran towards my room. My aunt came and
told me that nothing had happened to my dress as it was
made up of the finest water resistant fabric. After a lesson
or two from my aunt, I realised my mistake and remorse
pushed me to compassion. I begged for apology from
Naina.
Though it was my big mistake, Naina was equally
sorry. With great regrets I must say, "I should not have
done this."
Set goals - Enhance your potential
Students should give their life a purpose. They must
set goals for their life. Life without goals is meaningless
and goes waste as it reaches nowhere. Setting goals is
essential for everyone. It gives a purpose and direction
to your life. If a river is not given a direction, it causes
havoc. Setting goals makes you aware of what you are
and what potentials you have. A student feels tired within
two hours of study when he does not have any goal, but
when he fixes the goal of securing a certain percentage of
marks in examinations, he does not get tired even after
four hours of continuous study.
Students have tremendous potential. They just have
to fix goals and strive to achieve them. This way, they will
come to know of their potential. There is an ocean of
talent inside everyone. One just needs to explore it.
Setting goals makes your mind disciplined. You will not
waste anything be it time, money or intelligence. Instead,
you will make full use of them. You will have full control
over your mind. It will not wander and wish for many things
and thus waste its energy. A mind that has set goals
always remains focussed on them. It can never go astray.
Other things never tempt it. Arjun, in Mahabharat sees
nothing except the eye of the bird sitting on the tree. The
colour or beauty of the bird does not divert his attention.
A soldier's eye sees nothing except the target of attack.
"Great minds have purpose, others have wishes."
Setting goals develops sincerity. You start taking
things seriously and understand them deeply. Setting
goals brings confidence in you. Goals should be set
intentionally with a balanced mind. Understand yourself,
your purpose and your responsibility completely and set
your goals. Until a student passes all the subjects, he
cannot be entitled to sit in the higher class. Securing
highest marks in one subject is meaningless if you fail
even in one of the others. Remember, "Achievements lie
within the reach of those who reach beyond themselves"
because they explore and enhance their potential.

If I were the president of the Philippines, I would concentrate on the economic
condition of Philippines, development and progress in the field of
education and many more objects. I will make many
programmes for literacy of adults and children. I will see
whether the ministries are working efficiently and if the
government is able to fulfil the needs of common men.
I will perform my job very sincerely and see to it that
opposing party does not get an opportunity to raise
objections. I will give rewards and laurels to the people
who show bravery and save the lives of people.
I will ask the people of India to try their level best to
keep their country clean and plant more and more trees
and promote programmes like 'green city, clean city'.
I will ask people to work together and try to make this
country the best country in the world. I will create peace
and harmory so that terrorism does not spread its roots.
I will see that our national heritage is protected. I will
ensure that regular meetings of ministers are organised
for discussing about development of India. I will help India
reach the top of the world and will try to make India rich
and prosperous.

Sunset
I saw the sun setting down,
As if the night is wearing crown.
The breeze is saying some words in
my mind,
And the colours are seeming to just
combine.
The birds are flying back to their
home,
As if something had thrilled my bone.
Everyone is going homeward,
All men, beast and bird.
As I am walking towards my shed,
My workers are planning to go to bed.
The sun is now no where found,
The night had just swallowed him out.
How typical duty has the night,
When everyone sleeps, dreams abide.
The branches swaying to and fro,
Now I have started snoring slow.
Vasundhara Singh, VII F, (NB)
The Bubonic plague, also called
'Black Death' killed over 25 million
people in Europe during the fourteen
century AD. A third of Europe's
population died in this plague. The
plague caused more deaths than
World War I.
Mongol Warriors controlled their
horses, with their feet, leaving their
hands free to shoot arrows and hurl
spears at the enemy.
Elizabeth I of Russia had over 15,000
dresses. She changed her dress
twice or thrice in an evening.
Peter the Great of Russia imposed
a tax on people who kept beards.
Bathing was rare in medieval Europe
as the Christian Church considered
it a sin to expose the body, even to
oneself.
Do you know?
Early guns took so long to load and
fire that bows and arrows, in trained
hands, were twelve times more
efficient.
Abdul Kasim Ismail (AD 938-995) the
Wazir of a Persian king, was very
fond of books. Even when he
travelled, he carried all his books on
around 400 camels. These camels
were trained to walk in a fixed order
so that the books on their backs
could be held in alphabetical order.
Pepin the short (father of
Charlemagne) was very short, four
feet six inches. Yet, he carried a six
feet long sword.
Lovleen Walia, IX E (UPIL)
CMS RAJENDRA NAGAR
3
Population growth: boon or bane?
In the increasing chaos of the world, the only
thing that guides us towards development is
discipline. It is the law of nature and also most
essential quality of life. Everything from sunrise
and sunset, changing of seasons, flowering of
plants, wind, rain, birth and death follow a
disciplined cycle of generation and degeneration.
Discipline brings order to our life. It encourages
us to co-operate with each other. It means
responsibility and regulation of our desires and
impulses. All the great persons in the world history
were disciplined. It is the building block of
character. Discipline makes a child good and
smart, and dependable and acceptable to the
society. Thus, we should try our best to develop
discipline in our daily lives and to possess great
character which is the glory of life.
Rachit, VI B2 (OB)
With their feet in the earth,
And their heads in the sky.
The tall trees watch,
The clouds go by.
When the dusk sends quickly,
The birds to rest.
The tall trees shelter them,
Safe in a nest.
And then in the night,
With the tall trees peeping,
The moon shines down,
On a world that's sleeping.
Priya Saxena, VII C2, (UPIL)
Is population growth in India is a boon
or bane? This topic has been under
discussion for many years. According to
a UNO report, the growth of population in
India is so fast that in a few years we may
have to face the problem of scarcity of space. I however,
slightly differ from this view. According to me this growth is
definitely a boon for a country like India where the economy
largely depends on agriculture. In the words of Mahatma
Gandhi, the soul of India lies in its villages.
Around 99% of our economy depends on agriculture.
Today, there are many machines and equipments available
for helping farmers in their job but due to their high cost,
they are beyond their reach. Moreover, the importance of
manpower cannot be underestimated. Today it's just the
manpower which can help us overcome the growing need
of funds for the all round development of our country.
According to few people the population growth has
given rise to many slums on the outskirts of major cities
like Mumbai, Delhi etc. But large population is not the
only reason behind the growth of slums, it is rather due to
the faulty planning of the government. Our ministers and
leaders have thought well about the urban planning and
there is no doubt that our urban development is
praiseworthy but they are lagging behind in case of rural
planning. If the rural planning is good,
the population of these slums can be
diverted back towards the villages and
these areas can be provided with
proper employment facilities.
Its true that the government is taking full interest in
beautifying cities and is spending lots of money. One
of the most practical examples is that of Ambedkar
Park in Lucknow. About Rs 500 to 600 Crore has been
spent on it. If all this money was used for establishing
industries, the problem of unemployment could surely
be cured.
Today, due to the scientific development, even small
things like toffees and chocolates are prepared by
machines. The problem of unemployment can also be
coped with by making such jobs done manually.
It's very easy to prove anything bad. More
population, more food to eat, some people argue. I
don't disagree with this point but it cannot be neglected
that manpower is the must. So, remember, 'More
people, more brains to think and more hands to work.'
India is the largest peninsula and one of the biggest
countries, so it will be wrong to say that population
growth in India is a bane.
Saumya, VII D2 (UPIL)
CMS RAJENDRA NAGAR
2
An accident I witnessed
Accidents occur when we are not attentive and do not
follow traffic rules. One day I was coming from school. A
boy was crossing the main road hurriedly. He did not see
to his left and right before crossing the road. A car coming
very fast collided with the boy. The boy fell down on the
road along with his cycle and school bag. He was hurt on
the head. His leg and arm were injured. Many people
gathered around him. Some of them helped the boy to
collect his bag and cycle. They asked his address and
telephone number. One gentleman rang up and informed
his family members while others took him away to the
hospital on rickshaw. Some people from the crowd caught
hold of the driver and handed him over to the police. They
told the police about how the accident happened and asked
them to help the injured boy at the hospital. The police
went to the hospital and took him away to a bigger hospital
for further treatment. His parents and relatives also reached
the medical college.
The accident occurred due to the carelessness of
the boy. He should have seen the movement of traffic
before venturing to cross the road. Accidents can never
occur if we are attentive and allert.
Tu$hita Chaturvedi, VI B2 (UPIL)
World Peace is the need of the hour
If I were the leader of my country, I would take all
possible steps to bring about peace in the universe. We
need to lean back into the preachings of our epics and
the verdicts of our ancestors. "Ahimsa Parmo Dharma"
is the guru mantra which can create the feelings of love
in our hearts and can help flow the blood of peace in our
veins, thereby energizing us to act for creating an
atmosphere of peace in the universe. Just as the natural
air, water, minerals and cereals are essential to keep us
alive, peace and cooperation are the ingredients that
activate our mind to act peacefully. "vkse lgkuksHkorq lgukS Hkqourks
lgoh;Ze djokc gS" is what the epics preach us in respect of
how to lead an honourable life. This hymn teaches us to
act with the feeling of cooperation and brotherhood.
The greatest economists have rightly held that man is
a social animal meaning that interdependence and
dealings between one and another are almost essential.
Survival of mankind is not possible without cooperation.
"Give and take" is the only possible way of our service
without which our existence has no meaning. In other
words, every person needs the help of the other and that
is possible only through mutual understanding and a
feeling of cooperation which we can't have without
maintaining cordial and peaceful relations with the one
whose cooperation we need.
Lord Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi and several others
have come forward to create peaceful relations amongst
the people of universe without caring for the miseries
they would have to face in leading such a life. The blood
shed, terrorism and killing of innocent people is what we
now find spreading in almost all countries. This destructive
attitude is a curse, a sin and the evil that needs to be
curbed once and for all to maintain peace in the world.
Let us resolve now to remain peaceful and to work
and live for peace.

A journey by train
"All work and no play
Makes Jack a dull boy"
Everyone wants to have some days' rest in his or her
life. If we children do not get rest for a while, we will become
dull and will not have capacity to work any more. With the
objective of providing some respite to the students, they
are given summer vacations as a long break.
This year during my summer vacations, my family
planned to go to Shimla. My father got the reservation 10
days in advance. My brother and I were very excited. We
reached the railway station at 9.15 p.m. The platform was
full of people. Some people were buying books, some
taking dinner etc. The train arrived. All the passengers
rushed into the train.
The train started to move slowly and gained speed in
a few minutes. I sat beside the window. My brother and I
started solving some puzzles. Then, it was about
10.30 p.m. We ate our dinner. Now I started looking
outside from the window. Everything seemed to run
backward. After the whole day's hard work the farmers
were going back to their houses. Trees looked as they
were moving backward. There was greenery all around
and the fields looked very beautiful. Everything was very
quiet and beautiful. The dust got into my eyes. After some
time the ticket checker came to check our tickets.
I was feeling sleepy so I slept on my berth. Next
morning, when I woke up the hawkers came. My brother
and I bought some sweets. My father and mother
preferred tea.
After some time, nearly at 11 o'clock, we reached
our destination, Chennai. This journey was really one of
the most wonderful experiences I have ever experienced
in my life. I would like to go on one more such journey
with my friends after I grow up.

1
Zoo is a place of great interest and knowledge. It has
great educational value for the school children. It is a
place where animals and birds are kept. It provides great
fun and pleasure to the visitors.
My uncle lives in Delhi. I went to see
him during the last summer vacations.
One day he took me to zoo. We went
there by a car. We purchased two tickets
and went in. We contacted a guard named
Raja who took us round the zoo. Every
animal and bird was familiar to him.
First of all, we saw the cages of
deer, foxes, jackals and wolves. They
were moving up and down in their
enclosures. We saw all types of
monkeys. They were swinging on the
branches of trees and were making all
sorts of noises. They made faces at us. Raja told us
everything about the monkeys.
As we entered the enclosures for the wild animals,
we got frightened hearing
the loud roar of the lion. He
was moving restlessly in the
cage. He looked angry.
Bears and wolves were
growling. We also saw the
long necked giraffe, the
stripped, zebra, the laughing hyena and many other
animals.
We enjoyed a lot. After some more time at the zoo,
we came back home. It was indeed a memorable day.
Kapil Agarwal, V D
My friend, Mandeep
My best friend is Mandeep. He is my best friend
because he always helps me in trouble and whenever I
have any problem, he always comes forward to solve it.
He never misses a single day of the school and he
comes to school daily on time. He never speaks rudely.
He always keeps his clothes neat and clean and brings
his bag according to the time-table. When the teacher is
teaching, he listens to everything very carefully.
Mandeep never fights with me and I am sure we will
never break our friendship.
Kishan Agarwal, IV A (NB)
Make new friends
How to make new friends? Let's face it. No matter
how important a long-distance friendship is, you still need
a friend near your home. Searching for a local friend
doesn't mean you're being disloyal to your pal who has
moved away. She/he needs friends too.
1) If you're the pal who has moved away, start with a
walk around your neighbourhood. See if there are
any kids of your age hanging out. May be they've
gotten together a pickup soccer or basketball game.
Introduce yourself and ask to join the game.
2) If you're the friend who's stayed in the old
neighbourhood, ask a new kid over to your house, or
to go for a slice of pizza. Chances are she/he's
nervous about being in a new place, and will be
grateful for the company. You may find that she/he's
really cool.

Ghost in the graveyard
This is the perfect game to play when it is almost
dark, right before you have to go home. Choose a home
base. Pick an "It" out of your friends. "It" stays at home
base, covers her eyes, and starts to count by chanting
"One o'clock, the ghost isn't here, two o'clock the ghost
isn't here..." She continues the chant until she reaches
"Twelve o'clock, midnight." While "It" is counting, all the
other players hide. When "It" yells "midnight," she/he goes
to look for the other players. On finding a player, "It" yells,
"Ghost in the graveyard" very loudly. Then all the players
run as quickly as possible to home base. "It" tries to tag
them before they reach home base. Everyone who was
tagged joins "It" at home base to repeat the chant. Everyone
else goes and hides again. The game continues like this
until every player has been tagged.
So, put on your sneakers and get ready to run fast!

Rainbow
There is a rainbow,
In the sky.
Do you know,
How it came by?
Drops of water,
Through the sunlight.
Came in the sky.
And gave birth
To this pretty sight.

in fairness, masipag kang mag-type o di kaya mag copy paste. hehehe. haba ng post. nakakalula. haha

^^that's just too much

Hello, this is my first post and I am very happy that I have found other people who are concerned over the welfare of our mother country. Even though I haven't lived in the Philippines, I am proud of my heritage and in my lifetime I want to see the Philippines economically on par with Korea or Taiwan.

I would like to see a more orderly nation .

I like everyone's hard stance on crime so mine isn't much different: Repeat criminals, murderers get castrated . Besides the obvious deterrence factor it will also reduce population growth, and ensure that another generation doesn't inherit his scumbag genes. It may also reduce his agression levels.

Also:

There should also be prison work programs that can teach them skills, but most of all provide free labor to overcompensate for the cost of his incarceration .

I would also weed out the undesirables in civil service jobs and pay the honest ones the dumped guy's wages .

Most of all:

I would also create a holiday - "zapatos day" - a joyous day when the masses erect an effigy of Imelda Marcos and palo-palo the crap out of it with their shoes until it breaks and her shoes come out of it .

i dont think you guys would like me as a president.i will

1.use prisoners as gladiators and have them earn their freedom use araneta coliseaum for the events.
i will have chariots and some melee combat like in the movie gladiator.
2.legalize slavery using prisoners as slaves
3.behead the expats/asiaphiles in public and close down their bars.
4.i am extremely lustful so ill probably be hated by the religous community.
5.set dress code men-bharong women-butterfly dresses.
6.be seen walking around with lots of beatiful women kind of like kim jong ill.

I will tell the Catholic Church to fu-k off so I'll probably be toppled down and that will be the end of my presidency.

HHHmmmmm.....(let me take a stab it) if I am the Philippine President I will do the following but in no order:

1. bring in US businesses but they can't own propity or land!

2. turn smoky mountain into recycling center. (using neigoring ppl as workers)

3. clean up house (gov)

4. rebuild the education system to push pride, leadership and herritage! (no more followers as what many ppl view pinoys as)

5. make english as a choice in high school and college.

6. free health care to the poor (we need to lower that % down!)

7. free education to the poor (we need to lower that % down!)

8. bring in more tourists!

9. get rid those brothels!!!!!! ( you guys gonna hate me, lol)

10. enforce the laws to the fullest!

11. upgrade the damn media equipment!!!!! better quality movies about filipines! for worldwide dist.!

why be pres when you can be a warlord???

WAR! WHAT IS GOOD FOR

/JACKIE CHAN

lol

If i'm filipino pres, i'll throw the marines that raped that poor filipino girl to jail for the rest of his life. i'll also make filipino a truely independant country and listen to my people need instead of the desire of those American Multinational companies who wish for nothing but monopoly and manipulation at the expense of the people of Philipines.

INVADE SABBAH, Then Brunei, Have its Oil and Invade the Whole South East Asia, and then get all their riches and put them in the Philippine.

What would I do if you were the Philippine Pres. ?

• Embrace China
• Flirt with Russia and hopefully we could have access to other european countries
• Promote Interracial Marriage with the natives of europe and that includes the saami
• condemn prostitution and make it punishable by law because prostitution is a symptom of a rotting economy
• make environmental friendly programs
• Find oil in Philippines in Muslim inhabited regions

Kung presidente ako (kunyari lang naman):

1. not aggressively promote tourism (tsaka na 'to pag wala na tayong environmetal problems).
2. improve research in science & technology and in the social sciences.
3. protect our ecosystem (eto talaga ang mapagmamalaki natin! "walang ganyan sa States" hehehhee)
4. pigilan ang Japan na gawin tayong kubeta, meaning tapunan ng mga basura nila
5. magkaroon ng balik-aral program para sa mga matatanda
6. educate Christian Pinoys about Muslim Pinoys (kasi ako din medyo walang alam dito aheheheh)

ahehehe. so siyempre malabong uunlad ang Pilipinas pag ako ang naging presidente.

if you will add the first on my list to your list then I'm sure Philippines will prosper because Philippines' economy needs chinese Acupuncture.

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I think it's also PI's government fault why we accept Japan's toxic waste in exchange for billions of money.

I think the proper term here is educate the mainstream about the minorities. We Igoys are Christians too, but we're one of the heavily discriminated minorities... even in our own homeland, we get hardcore discrimination from those outsiders "invading" our lands. They also think we look like aetas who have kinky hair?
WTF... most pure igoys I met have very straight hair. Di na kailangan magparebond or relax! There are dark Igoys, mostly from Kalinga and Ifugao, but they're not darker than your average "malay" Pinoy. Those natives of Benguet and Mountain Province usually have light brown, yellow, or even olive skin.... especially the pure ones.

grant myself exclusive sexual rights to every women in the country (including tourists)

pour everthing good to davao..

Cool! Are you an Igorot? Yeah I think lowland Filipinos need to stop treating the Igorots differently. Igorots and common lowland Filipinos are the same racially. The only difference is the lowland Filipinos are influenced by Indians, Chinese, Spanish and Americans while the Igorots stayed more true to their Austronesian roots.

If I were the Philippine president, I will go to Spain and declare the Philippines as part of Spain then I would go to Mexico and revive the Manila Acapulco trade so the Philippines would be prosperous again.

Instead of that crazy idea, why not Philippines conquer Spain and revive that Manila Acapulco trade?