Mr. and Ms. Descartes 2009

II-Descartes had a very fun time in celebrating their Christmas Party last December 17. The afternoon program of which highlight is the Ms. and Mr. Descartes '09. The afternoon program began with a prayer led by Jade Ermitano, Class Top 2 and followed by the Presentation of Board of Judges by Gesselle Marcon, Class Top 3.
Afterwhich, Shaila April Omahay Class Beauty Raven read the Criteria for Judging. For the judging of program, 3 judges adjudged the contenders in the different contest propers. The judges were the adviser of II-Descartes, Ms. Norma Tuares, her niece who takes up Accountancy at the University of the Philippines Visayas at present, and Ms. Chelse Genovesa, a gorgeous IV-Einstein student. The pageant had also 2 canvassings which was won by contenders number 4.

The contestants were:
Group 1- Jale Aclaracion & Mhelsie Kathrine Zhandee Bono
Group 2- John Philip Caballero & Rose M. Casquejo
Group 3- Joven Lerdon & Shacel Rose Estimar
Group 4- Jayson Montinola & Marie Jan Silubrico

Unfortunately, Group 5 had no contestants to face due to shyness......

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After the 5 contests the awarding of special awards began and here is the list of the winners (Boy refers to the male winner, Girl to female winner and the name of winner contestant is listed respectively) :

Best in Production Number:
Boy- Jale , Girl- Marie Jan

Best in Casual Wear:
Boy- Jayson , Girl- Mhelsie

Mr. and Ms. Talent
Boy- Jale , Girl- Rose

Best in Christmas Attire
Boy- Joven , Girl- Rose

Best in Preliminary Interview
Boy- Jayson , Girl- Rose

Canvassing winners
Contestants Number 4 (Jayson & Marie Jan) Total of P54.95

3rd runners-up
Shacel Rose= 87.56 & Joven= 84.23

2nd runners-up
Rose= 88.87 & Philip=87.34

It was then announced that contestants number 1 and 4 for both male & female were qualified for the final interview: Jale got 90.34 while Jayson got 90.56 and for girls, Marie Jan got 90.25 while Mhelsie got 90.18. And after the final interview, Contestants number 1 got the final grade of 92.13- jale , 89.16 - Mhelsie and contestants number 4 grade was 88.97 for Marie Jan and 91.98 for Jayson which means Jale and Mhelsie for Mr. & Ms. Descartes '09 and Jayson & Marj for 1st runners-up... the score of final grade= 25% comes from their score in the pageant while 75% for the final interview... Rumel served as the host of the pageant.. the program ended with the exchange of gifts....

What is LOVE?! and how to do it?

Love is a strange feeling that can be one of the most amazing in all the world. Sometimes the emotions associated with love are blissful, and there are times when they can really hurt. In the end, love is something most of us, if not all of us, will encounter. While there are many different ways to define love and there are many different ways to love someone (or even yourself), here is a general guide to loving.

1.Say it. When you say the words "I Love You", they should carry with them the desire to show someone that you love them, not what you simply want to feel. When you say it, make sure you really mean it and are willing to do anything for that special person.

2.Empathize. Put yourself in someone else's shoes. Rather than impose your own expectations or attempt to control them, to understand how they feel, where they come from, and who they are. Realize how they could also love you back just as well.

3.Love unconditionally. If you cannot love another person without attaching stipulations, then it is not love at all, but deep-seated opportunism (one who makes the most of an advantage, often unmindful of others). If your interest is not in the other person as such, but rather in how that person can enhance your experience of life, then it is not unconditional. If you have no intention of improving that person’s life, or allowing that person to be themselves and accepting them as they are, and not who you want them to be, then you are not striving to love them unconditionally.

4.Expect nothing in return. That doesn't mean you should allow someone to mistreat or undervalue you. It means that giving love does not guarantee receiving love. Try loving just for the sake of love. Realize that someone may have a different way of showing his or her love for you; do not expect to be loved back in exactly the same way.

5.Realize it can be lost. If you realize that you can lose the one you love, then you have a greater appreciation of what you have. Think how lucky you are to have someone to love. Don't make an idol of the person you love. This will place them under undue pressure and will likely result in you losing them.

6.Never stop loving. Even if you have been hurt before you should not stop giving love.

Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Love

Italian Diet Secrets

How the Italian people manage to stay slim in the land of pizza and pasta.(continued)

Italian Diet Secret No. 2: Stop When You're Full
Italians are not concerned with calories because they stop eating when they are full, says one Rome physician.

"We eat by our stomachs, not by our heads, and since we dine leisurely, we get the signal that we are full and can just enjoy a coffee and the company," says Stephano Gumina, MD, PhD.

Gumina also describes a very active lifestyle, with lots of walking or bike riding, especially in urban areas of the country. Then there's the Mediterranean-style diet, with plenty of fruits and vegetables, fish a few times a week, lean meats or chicken, whole grains, olive oil, and red wine. All of this helps Italians enjoy long lives, he says.

"Where we differ from Americans: We eat small portions, do not eat after dinner, never in front of the television, computer, or while sitting sedentary reading a book, and no junk food," he says.

In addition, Italians usually satisfy a sweet tooth with fruit instead of higher-calorie desserts. A typical dessert could be fighi e albicocce -- figs and apricots picked from the garden trees. In southern parts of Italy, the enormous and delicate lemons are the basis for desserts such as gelato and lemon ice.

Italian Diet Secret No. 3: Balance Quality and Quantity
On the sunny Amalfi coast up in the village of Ravello, the famous "Mamma" Agata runs a fabulous restaurant overlooking the sea, teaches Italian cooking classes, and plans to publish her first cookbook next year.

She sizes up Italian eating plans quite simply: "We balance the quality and quantity of ingredients -- not too much fat, just enough carbohydrates, lots of fish, chicken, and turkey, and just a little red meat."

"People think Italians eat a lot every day but they are wrong, because while we do eat a big family meal on Sunday, the rest of the week we eat small portions of healthy foods, such as pasta, vegetables, lean meat, fish, and cheese," she says. "But we never drink soda [or eat] chips, junk foods, or mayonnaise."Â

Olive oil is the preferred oil, used extensively in cooking and on salads. But you won't typically find it on the table for bread dunking as we enjoy in America. Italians enjoy the healthy, monounsaturated fat, but don't overdo it.

"Healthy fats are better than trans or saturated fats, but olive oil is fat, has the same number of calories as other fats, and needs to be eaten in limited quantities," says Gumina.

Italian Diet Secret No. 4: Enjoy Simple, Fresh Food
The Tuscan diet is loaded with beans, which are high in protein and soluble fiber that fill you up for a long time for very few calories. Riboletta soup and pasta e fagioli are two popular hearty dishes that feature beans.

Source:http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/italian-diet-secrets?page=2

What is an EMO?

Well most people would consider it punk with emotion is what we would call the classification of a new rising way of feeling your inner self.

More About Emo
Close enough to punk and rock Emo is now know for it's more emotional state of mind. Instead of the anger hard-core way of expressing one-self , Emo (short for emotional) has taken a new tole on the twentith century of expressing yourself. From the music with strong emotion and feeling, unlike hard rock or this is more of an alternative way to let your feeling be known.Emo is not only a classification or a type of music it's also taken over the way one expresses themself by dressing. It includes the tighter fiting pants to the dyed-black or dark hair with it covering your face. The longer hair in front with the spikes in the back is also a more Emo- or emotional look to dressing. Emo is also being known as for the hot emo guys and emo girls kissing. From pictures all on the web to the music videos. Hot emo girl to girl and well as hot emo guy to guy is becoming more and more adventurous and more open concluding; Emo meaning being comfortable with oneself. Its a more direct way of altering the feelings one has without words, just emotion.

Some say music is not a type of music. That it is more of a fashion and a way of feeling, hence the emotional. Just recently people have been considering emo to be a genre or music.. Taking back Sunday is one of the many bands people consider to be emo.

Wondering why everyone hates emo? Not all emo people are cry babies or sucidial. Many emo kids come from families which are having serious issues whether it being money issues or what have you

What is emo to mean to you? Just post your comments and i'll post it here... Thanzx!

Source:http://emo-corner.com/

Who is Michael Jackson?

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), often dubbed the "King of Pop," was an American recording artist, widely regarded as one of the greatest entertainers of modern times. With his trademark black fedora and single, sequinned glove, his unique contributions to music and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a central part of popular culture around the world for four decades.

One of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, his achievements included multiple Guinness World Records—including the "Most Successful Entertainer of All Time"—13 Grammy Awards, 13 number one singles, and the sale of over 750 million records. He was also a notable philanthropist, donating millions of dollars to the 39 charities he supported, and raising more through his own Heal the World Foundation.

The seventh child of the Jackson family, he made his debut in 1968 as a member of The Jackson 5, beginning a solo career in 1971. His 1982 album Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time, with four others—Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995)—among the best selling. He popularized several physically complicated dance moves, such as the robot and the moonwalk, now iconic. He is widely credited with having transformed the music video from a promotional tool into an art form, with videos such as Thriller, "Beat It" and "Billie Jean" making him the first African American to amass a strong crossover following on MTV, and others, such as "Black or White" and "Scream", ensuring his popularity well into the 1990s.

Jackson's personal life generated significant controversy. His changing appearance was noticed from the early 1980s, his skin appearing paler and his facial features becoming almost androgynous. He was accused in 1993 of child sexual abuse, and though no charges were brought, his health suffered when he started using painkillers to cope with the stress. He married twice, first in 1994 and again in 1996, and brought up three children, one of them with a surrogate mother, actions that triggered more speculation about his life. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of different child molestation allegations, which provoked a further decline in his health. Jackson died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, in Los Angeles, after suffering a cardiac arrest. His memorial service was broadcast live around the world, watched by up to one billion people.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson

All about Influenza A(H1N1) Virus

What is this virus?

• Influenza A(H1N1) is caused by a novel virus that resulted from the reassortment of 4 viruses from pigs, human and birds
• It is a new virus causing illness in people
• It was first detected in people in April 2009 in the United States
• This virus is spreading from person-to-person, probably in much the same way that regular seasonal influenza viruses spread
• There is no vaccine yet to protect humans from this virus
• There are existing and recommended medicines that are effective in treating these Influenza A(H1N1)
• Influenza A(H1N1) can be fatal to humans due to severe respiratory distress (pneumonia)

Why this new Influenza A(H1N1) virus is sometimes called “swine flu”?

This virus was originally referred to as “swine flu” because laboratory tests showed that many of the genes in this new virus were very similar to influenza viruses that normally occur in pigs in North America. But further study has shown that this new virus is very different from what normally circulates in North American pigs. It has two genes from flu viruses that normally circulate in pigs in Europe and Asia and avian genes and human genes. Scientists call this a “quadruple reassortant” virus.

Syptoms:

fever
chills
headache
nasal congestion or runny nose
sore throat
cough
body aches or lethargy
lack of appetite
nausea or vomiting
diarrhea
Also, like seasonal flu, severe illnesses and death has occurred as a result of illness associated with this virus.

Prevention & Treatment:

What can I do to protect myself from getting sick?

There is no vaccine available right now to protect against this new H1N1 virus. There are everyday actions that can help prevent the spread of germs that cause respiratory illnesses like influenza.

Take these everyday steps to protect your health:

Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially after you cough or sneeze. Alcohol-based hand cleaners are also effective.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread this way.
Try to avoid close contact with sick people.
Stay home if you are sick for 7 days after your symptoms begin or until you have been symptom-free for 24 hours, whichever is longer. This is to keep from infecting others and spreading the virus further.
Follow public health advice regarding school closures, avoiding crowds and other social distancing measures.
Be prepared in case you get sick and need to stay home for a week or so; a supply of over-the-counter medicines, alcohol-based hand rubs, tissues and other related items might could be useful and help avoid the need to make trips out in public while you are sick and contagious

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Source:http://www.meycauayancollege.edu.ph/home/swineflu.html#1

Great Poems by Edgar Allan Poe

A Dream Within A Dream by Edgar Allan Poe

Take this kiss upon the brow!
And, in parting from you now,
Thus much let me avow--
You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?
All that we see or seem
Is but a dream within a dream.

I stand amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I hold within my hand
Grains of the golden sand--
How few! yet how they creep
Through my fingers to the deep,
While I weep--while I weep!
O God! can I not grasp
Them with a tighter clasp?
O God! can I not save
One from the pitiless wave?
Is all that we see or seem
But a dream within a dream?

To One In Paradise by Edgar Allan Poe

Thou wast all that to me, love,
For which my soul did pine-
A green isle in the sea, love,
A fountain and a shrine,
All wreathed with fairy fruits and flowers,
And all the flowers were mine.

Ah, dream too bright to last!
Ah, starry Hope! that didst arise
But to be overcast!
A voice from out the Future cries,
"On! on!"- but o'er the Past
(Dim gulf!) my spirit hovering lies
Mute, motionless, aghast!

For, alas! alas! me
The light of Life is o'er!
"No more- no more- no more-"
(Such language holds the solemn sea
To the sands upon the shore)
Shall bloom the thunder-blasted tree
Or the stricken eagle soar!

And all my days are trances,
And all my nightly dreams
Are where thy grey eye glances,
And where thy footstep gleams-
In what ethereal dances,
By what eternal streams.

Hymn by Edgar Allan Poe

At morn- at noon- at twilight dim-
Maria! thou hast heard my hymn!
In joy and woe- in good and ill-
Mother of God, be with me still!
When the hours flew brightly by,
And not a cloud obscured the sky,
My soul, lest it should truant be,
Thy grace did guide to thine and thee;
Now, when storms of Fate o'ercast
Darkly my Present and my Past,
Let my Future radiant shine
With sweet hopes of thee and thine!

Are There Health Benefits to Drinking Coffee?

According to the National Coffee Association (NCA) more than half of all Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee daily, and 18.12% go for the designer stuff. On average, Americans drink three and a half cups a day, which amounts to approximately $161.71 per year. (Per capita, men drink slightly more than women which is anyone's guess as to why.)

Some Trivia About Coffee
•Norway leads the world in coffee consumption; Germany is second; and Japan ranks third.
•Next to oil, coffee is the world’s second-most-valuable commodity.
•The two leading coffee-producing nations are Brazil and Vietnam; however Brazil produces almost three times as much as Vietnam.
•The word “coffee” comes from Kaffa, a region in Ethiopia where coffee beans may have been discovered.
•Coffee was considered a forbidden drink in the 16th century by the Mufti of Constantinople. Users in Cairo, Mecca and Turkey were punished if caught drinking it since it was supposed to encourage Satan worship among other sins.
•A “cappuccino” was created in the 17th century when the Turks left a bitter coffee behind when they fled Vienna. The Christians added milk and named the concoction after the religious order of the priest Capuchin.
Some More Interesting Facts
To date, Starbucks Coffee Company is the leading retailer, roaster and brand of specialty coffee with over 9,000 retail locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and the Pacific Rim. And their Joe has the must buckshot of all the leading brands. A16-ounce Starbucks house blend contains 223 milligrams of caffeine, and a 16-ounce Starbucks Grande has nearly three times as much caffeine as a No-Doze.

Should Coffee be Taxed?
Fortunately, for imbibers, unlike tobacco, coffee is not government regulated. If it were taxed, the price might be $7.50 a cup, which is what a pack of cigarettes goes for in New York City. Maybe that’s one strategy to get coffee addicts to go cold turkey.

Coffee and Health
Though some would strongly disagree, the latest medical reports claim coffee consumption is actually good for our health. According to the International Journal of Cancer, Reuters Health, “Consumption of caffeinated coffee significantly reduces the risk of developing breast cancer among women who have a specific genetic mutation that greatly increases the chance of being diagnosed with the disease.” (Jan. 4, 2006 edition.) And moderate consumption is said to improve mood, and prevent gallstone and kidney stone formation.



Source: http://foodfacts.suite101.com/

HIV vaccine invention not too far away?

Currently there is no effective HIV vaccine. There have been many attempts to develop HIV vaccine but none of them prove to be successful. All previous attempts used substances aimed at stimulating the body's immune system to produce antibodies or killer cells that would eliminate the virus before or after it infected cells in the body but they all failed. But this new research under the guidance of Philip R. Johnson, M.D., chief scientific officer at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia showed how invention of effective HIV vaccine may come even sooner than scientists were expecting it.

This time scientists used completely different approach that bypasses the usual path followed by vaccine developers. By using gene transfer technology that produces molecules that block infection, the scientists protected monkeys from infection by a virus closely related to HIV—the simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV—that causes AIDS in rhesus monkeys. Johnson said how they basically "used a leapfrog strategy, bypassing the natural immune system response that was the target of all previous HIV and SIV vaccine candidates".

Though there is a reason for hope there are still many hurdles ahead before we see HIV vaccine for humans. According to Johnson if by any chance this technique leads to an effective HIV vaccine, such a vaccine may be years away from realization because of further studies that need to be conducted before this technique becomes an actual preventive measure against HIV infection in people.

The research was done in two phases. In the first phase, the research team created antibody-like proteins (called immunoadhesins) that were specifically designed to bind to SIV and block it from infecting cells. Once proven to work against SIV in the laboratory, DNA representing SIV-specific immunoadhesins was engineered into a carrier virus designed to deliver the DNA to monkeys. The researchers chose adeno-associated virus (AAV) as the carrier virus because it is a very effective way to insert DNA into the cells of a monkey or human.

In the second part of the study, the team injected AAV carriers into the muscles of monkeys, where the imported DNA produced immunoadhesins that entered the blood circulation. One month after the injection of the AAV carriers, the immunized monkeys were injected with live, AIDS-causing SIV. The majority of the immunized monkeys were completely protected from SIV infection, and all were protected from AIDS. In contrast, a group of unimmunized monkeys were all infected by SIV, and two-thirds died of AIDS complications. High concentrations of the SIV-specific immunoadhesins remained in the blood for over a year.

Further studies should give us an answer was this a first successful step that could lead scientists to HIV vaccine discovery. Let us hope it is.

Source: http://interesting-science-facts.blogspot.com/

I am now a DESCARTES-ian!!

Well, its just ok that I am transferred to section B. Actually, I am happy to have new classmates and friends. But unfortunately, I am a little bit sad because I am now not with my bestfriends and I was not able to reach my dreams. Anyway, it's just part of our lives. I must enjoy it. Live life to the fullest!! It's just ok for me....

Trip to Manila!

Wow... matagal-tagal ko ring hinintay na makabalik d2 sa Manila.... almost 2 years... pero mamimiss ko din cyempre ang mga fwendzz qoe diyan sa Iloilo.... lalo na yung mga new2nianzz na nandiyan palagi upang ako'y gabayan.... salamat guyzzz sa lahat!!.. haaayyy.. mahirap nga pala talaga ang bumiyahe nuh??.. ang hirap! ngunit sulit naman!! i'm going bak 2 da place where i was born & where I belong.... thanzzxx guyzz!! bye!!

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Biography of Tomas Confesor - Copied

THE BIOGRAPHY OF TOMAS CONFESOR

TOMAS CONFESOR
(1891-1951)
Tomas Confesor had always been a fighter – in time of war and in time of peace – always for the good of the people. His heroic defiance of the Japanese Imperial Army earned for him the commendation of the American people, as voiced by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. On the other hand, his patriotic and unselfish labors as statesman and legislator won him the sobriquet “Stormy Petrel of Congress.”
The inspiring story of Tomas Confesor started on March 2, 1891, when he was born in Cabatuan, Iloilo to the spouses Julian Confesor and Prospera Valezuela. He attended the elementary school in his hometown and graduated from the Iloilo High School in 1908. Inasmuch as high school graduates at that time were already qualified to teach and because he needed money, he taught in the public schools from 1909 to 1910.

TOMAS CONFESOR

Ambitious, not much for himself as for his people, he decided to pursue higher education so that he might be of greater service to his country. For this purpose, he sailed for the United States. He attended the University of California for two years, then transferred to the University of Chicago where he earned his Bachelor of Philosophy degree with a major in economics in 1916. Why he majored in economics is obvious. He wanted to do his share in advancing the economic condition of his people.
Upon his return from America, he again served the government as a public school teacher, and later as associate professor in the University of the Philippines. His career as an educator was capped by his appointment as dean of the College of Business Administration of the University of Manila.
Teaching is a very noble profession, but Confesor felt that his ability and talent could be put to greater use as a politician, so into politics he went. In 1922, he ran for the House of Representatives for the third district of Iloilo and was elected. He was re-elected for two more terms, in 1925 and 1928.
In the House of Representatives, the crusading legislator from Iloilo showed his characteristic qualities. He authored and sponsored legislation that was aimed at ameliorating the condition of the masses. During his three terms in Congress, his home district received plenty in public work projects, especially school buildings.
From 1930 to 1934, he filled the position from which his educational training fitted him, that of Director of the Bureau of Commerce. Then came the election of delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1935. Confesor once again carried his district and was among the ten delegates of Iloilo.
Subsequently, he was elected assemblyman of the third district in the First National Assembly under the Commonwealth. Here his eloquence and fighting fervor made him known as the “Stormy Petrel.” From the National Assembly, politics transferred him to the provincial capitol of Iloilo. This was in 1937 when he was elected provincial governor, the first from an interior town to hold the office since Adriano Hernandez of Dingle occupied it in 1912, and the first governor to come from the truly timawa group. All his predecessors -- Martin Delgado, Raymundo Melliza, Benito Lopez, Ruperto Montinola, Gregorio Yulo, Jose Ledesma, Mariano Arroyo, Jose Yulo and Timoteo Consing -- were scions of illustrados and moneyed families.
It was Confesor’s re-election bid in 1940 that catapulted him into national prominence as a politician because of his decisive victory over Dr. Timoteo Consing who had the backing of President Quezon and the whole Nacionalista organization in the province. The main issue which he raised was that of vested interest.
Although he opposed Quezon, Confesor’s ability and achievements elicited the president’s administration. As a result, Quezon called him to organize and head the National Cooperative Administration even before his term as governor was over. The NCA was a major agency of the national government for carrying out a major economic policy.
Unfortunately, Confesor had not had enough time to put his plans into operation when the Pacific War broke out. He was caught in Manila by the Japanese invasion. The Japanese Imperial Military forces summoned him to serve in the occupation government, but he evaded them. Dramatically, he succeeded in escaping by sailboat, reaching Capiz on March 3, 1942, and afterwards, Iloilo. President Quezon, who was then in Negros en route to Australia, ordered him to resume his position in the island of Panay. Upon receiving the orders, Confesor immediately made preparations for the provincial government to move out to the mountains as soon as the enemy forces invaded Iloilo. Thus, it was that when the Japanese landed, they found the provincial government gone.
Confesor announced by a proclamation dated March 8, 1942 that he was assuming extraordinary powers of the civil government on the same day he issued Executive Order No. 1, which divided the province into nine administrative districts, each under a deputy governor. This was done in order to coordinate the activities of the civil government with those of the army under Lt. Col. Macario Peralta, Jr.
Also on May 8, Confesor issued a manifesto, giving notice to the people that the provincial government and the municipal governments in the province were still intact and functioning.
The first conference of all officials of the provincial government was called by Confesor at Bucari, Leon, in early June, 1942. It was at that historic conference that he revealed the instructions of President Quezon to him in case of Japanese invasion of Panay.
In the conference, Confesor won the full support of the civil officials for the civil resistance government. With the support backing him, he immediately implemented his plan of organization.
The Japanese knew that they could not possibly gain the sympathy of the people of Iloilo unless they won Confesor over. They made Dr. Fermin Caram governor of the province in the Japanese-sponsored government, write Confesor to ask him to surrender for the sake of “relief, peace and tranquility.” Confesor received the letter on January 14, 1943. On February 20, he penned the now famous letter to

Dr. Caram:

He dismissed the allegation that if he should surrender, the people will cease to suffer by saying:
If our people are undergoing hardships now, and are doing it gladly, it is because they are will to pay the price for their constitutional liberties and privileges. You can become wealthy by honest means without sweating heavily. You very well know that the principles of democracy and democratic institutions were brought to life through bloodshed and fire.
He added, “should I surrender… and with me the people… I would be surrendering something more precious than life itself; the principles of democracy and justice and the honor and dignity of our people.” Copies of the letter were secretly circulated, and it electrified the whole resistance movement in the country and elicited laudatory comments from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The war ended with the figure of Tomas Confesor emerging large as a hero and patriot. In recognition of his wartime record, President Osmeña, upon the reestablishment of the Philippine Commonwealth in 1945, did not hesitate to appoint him Secretary of the Interior, then considered as the chief position in the Cabinet. Subsequently, he was sent to America as a member of the Far Eastern Commission.
In the first postwar elections (1946), Confesor was elected senator for a term of six years. His last three years in office, however, were hampered by failing health which caused him to go to the United States several times for medical treatment. It was while he was preparing for another such trip abroad that he was fatally stricken in 1951.
The illustrious statesman was married to Rosalina Grecia of Jaro, Iloilo City, who died two weeks before he did. They had three children: Roberto, Jeanette and Tomas, Jr. (Regalado and Franco, History of Panay. Iloilo City: Central Philippine University, 1973)

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Cabatuan's Another Pride!!! - Arvin John Tejereso

After topping the search for the most outstanding pupils in Iloilo of OSCI and as well as topping the PhilSci test, Cabatuan will surely be proud of you Arvin! Arvzz, Keep up the good work & keep on striving more for Cabatuan!!!

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Howzzz Your Krizmaz & New Year???

Well, kung ako yung tatanungin, masakit yung pagsalubong ko ng krizmaz at new year dahil namatay ang lolo ko...... how sad di bah???...... pero o.k. lang...... kasi marami pa naman akong mga kapamilyang gumagabay sa 'kin........ at alam 'yan ng mga klazm8s ko from I- A Newton (SSC)...... Kahit di ko pah na-eexperience ang krizmaz at new year na kasama c papa..... O.k. lang bastah nandyan pah c mama....... Oh, kayo? Mustah nah? I- share niyo naman sana yung experience niyo...... Post lang kayo ng koment Hah??? Thanzzxxx!!!!