Canadian astronaut, Chris Hadfield, takes a photo of Manila from space. From his Twitter — ‘Tonight’s Finale: At long last - Manila, capital of the Philippines, delicately shining in the night.’
(via Twitter / Cmdr_Hadfield: Tonight’s Finale: At long last …)
New Year in the Philippines
The view of the Metro Manila skyline from Monterey Hills in San Mateo, Rizal.
i frickin love my home town
my babe should see this <3
Statement: The Presidential Spokesperson on the relief operations in the wake of typhoon Pablo, December 5, 2012
As part of government’s relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is calling for donations in the form of dry goods. Here is a listing of the dry goods needed in the evacuation centers:
(Source: govph)
| 01: | Your current relationship, if single discuss how single life is. |
| 02: | Where you’d like to be in 10 years. |
| 03: | Your views on drugs and alcohol. |
| 04: | Your views on religion. |
| 05: | A time you thought about ending your own life. |
| 06: | Write 30 interesting facts about yourself. |
| 07: | Your zodiac sign and if you think it fits your personality. |
| 08: | A moment you felt the most satisfied with your life. |
| 09: | How you hope your future will be like. |
| 10: | Discuss your first love and first kiss. |
| 11: | Put your ipod on shuffle and write 10 songs that pop up. |
| 12: | Bullet your whole day. |
| 13: | Somewhere you’d like to move or visit. |
| 14: | Your earliest memory. |
| 15: | Your favorite tumblrs. |
| 16: | Your views on mainstream music. |
| 17: | Your highs and lows of this past year. |
| 18: | Your beliefs. |
| 19: | Disrespecting your parents. |
| 20: | How important you think education is. |
| 21: | One of your favorite shows. |
| 22: | How have you changed in the past 2 years? |
| 23: | Give pictures of 5 guys who are famous who you find attractive. |
| 24: | Your favorite movie and what it’s about. |
| 25: | Someone who fascinates you and why. |
| 26: | What kind of person attracts you. |
| 27: | A problem that you have had. |
| 28: | Something that you miss. |
| 29: | Goals for the next 30 days. |
| 30: | Your highs and lows of this month. |
OH MAH GOD, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS!!
In 15 years… You will be.. (pick a number to know)
Haha, I clicked on all of them. NO REGRETS
(Source: goo.gl, via ibummination)
Smoking in the Philippines
The numbers are clear: smoking and smoking-related diseases among Filipinos have grown to alarming rates. 17.3 million Filipinos 15 years old and above are smokers. As of 2007, almost 30% of teenagers aged 13-15 in urban areas have joined the ranks of smokers—and this represents a staggering 40 percent increase from the 2003 numbers.
515 to 827 Filipinos contract smoking-related lung cancer, and lung and heart diseases every day. An estimated 10 Filipinos die every hour due to smoking-related diseases. That’s 240 deaths a day, and 87,000 a year. The further we go down the poverty line, the worse the scenario gets: the poorer you are, the more susceptible you are to smoking-related diseases, and the more difficult it is to get adequate healthcare. In spite of these facts, the Philippines remains one of the cheapest places to get cigarettes in the world.
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