We are never a BAD-NEWS country

May 17, 3:30 PM (Nepali time), 5:30 here in the Philippines, the Filipino people was unified as Leo Oracion, Erwin Emata and Romy Garduce reached the highest pinnacle of the world plus few other Filipino climbers, men and women. August 12, 2006, Filipino singers fortified the Philippine's status in the international entertainment scene winning 86 medals , industry awards and a grand vocal champion award for the Cercado Sisters in the World Championship of Performing Arts held at Los Angeles, California. Tourist arrivals in the country continue to move from strength to strength. DOT records a total of 1, 420, 040 arrivals from January to June this year, a 10.4 percent increase from the same period last year.

These inspired us being pure Filipinos. Of the myriad positive featured stories published and unpublished in the Philippine television and the mainstream press, the Mt. Everest Expedition, WCOPA and the increase in tourism industry are just a few, indeed. We still have our country on ASEAN centerstage as chairman and the sampaguita emblazoned on new ASEAN logo.

A sad fact is that, what we often see and read in media are these stories about the impeachment, anti and pro cha-cha groups, journalist and political killings, protests and all that. Though these reports instigate awareness to Pinoys, We believe these have influenced every young mind. Its subliminal messages subtly shrink our pride and unity as a Filipino people. We are afraid, most youths of today are poisoned by the daily negative reports that flash in televisions, steal front pages of mainstream tabloids and even wrap magazine pages. We seem covered with nightingale wings that wreak blindness from what can make as smile and feel proud about our country.

I personally admire the people behind the creation of GoodNewsPilipinas.com in the world wide web. It is a plain, simple and feel good website that gave another source of information that will awake every Filipino by the people's achievements and successes in various sectors in the Phil and overseas. It has no agenda. It only aims to tell the whole world that the Filipino country is a big beautiful place of adventure, fun and pride. It also showcases every Filipinos hospitality, talent, ingenuity and resourcefulness.

I hope the whole Pinoy community would live up to their aspirations. Let us move out from drool to cool. Let us be positive about our country, move forward as a people. We are in a great nation of pinoys!

*This article was published in our school magazine back in 2006. I reposted it to remind us Filipinos that we are never a BAD-NEWS country.

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I was tagged by Aethen to tell the whole world 7 "somethings" about my self. Well, i'll be posting what others told me I am.

Here goes.

• I am sinner saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
  
• I am a bit prim and proper and quite unpredictable
  
• I can be a leader and I'm focused to programs with good objectives
  
• Enduring.
  
• Got a bunch of weaknesses but finding ways to make it beneficial
  
• I love hosting programs.
  
• I have few quality friends in real life but a bunch of good friends on line.
  

Here, I would like to tag these bloggers and I hope you make your own version, too. And of course, please tag another seven friend bloggers as part of the rule: ANA, CHEI, CORY, CHIEF, TZIE, TEAR BOX, and ROXI. i hope it’s just okey for all of you, guys. ;)

May God remember us all.