WORSE THAN EL NINO

 

 ELECTION RAIN DANCE

I recently visited our farm planted with mango trees in Matanao, Davao del Sur.  Our place suffer the wrath of the el nino as evidenced by large cracks on the soil  scrawny goats chewing brown dried leaves, long time neighbors and friend gathered and lackadaisically lounging in a sari-sari store exchanging juicy and political gossips. 

Some of them jokingly said to perform the rain dance (just ilke what sarah geronimo did in a movie) to summon for rains. Others vowed to pledge some amount to offer to our "kapilya para pamisa sa Medalla Milagrosa".

We relished that one  lazy afternoon with full of laughters when suddenly, a  screeching brown SUV stopped in front of the store creating clouds dust that stung our eyes. Blast!!!

The passenger disembarked, and with its most artificial smile, beamed and greeted us "maayong udto, mare" and  distributed pamphlets.

He left leaving parting words "ayaw kalimot, karun eleksyon" before slamming the SUV's door in haste.

We asked for rain and rain really came. Nag-ulan gyud ug pamphlets.

The only consolation was, the pamphlet paper was perfect "panglukot sa tabako o tresbi". 

ELECTION TIME AGAIN.

(www.davaoillustrator.multiply.com)

great power with greatest opportunities

 

Snakes periodically shed off  the outer part of their skin(scales). Most snakes shed their skin 4-8 times per year. It is a natural process (Ecdysis is the scientific term for shedding of the skin) and may depend upon many factors:environmental temperature, activity level and feeding.

But to see politicians shed their "scales" downgrading themselves flaunting a lifestyle wallowing in poverty is UNnatural. Blarring expensive tevee ads and large tarpaulin billboard are no proof of poverty most Filipino people suffer from. 

SSShhhh...t.... No wonder snakes join the bandwagon of animals (pigs, crocodiles, monkeys, rat,worm etc..) protesting against the "super gas-gas na" analogy, likening them to those corrupt policitians."animal ka...mananap ka... hayop ka... baboy ka... and so many animal related  diatribes and expletives to describe a crook.

It's never FAIR, INDEED!

(www.davaoillustrator.multiply.com)

beating the deadline

atc submission of application forms extended until feb 23

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES 

IN OUR CROWDED SKIES

this time i am putting my cartoon in the backseat to give way to this ANNOUNCEMENT.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will be conducting a competitive examination to select Trainees for the 3^rd COMPREHENSIVE AIR TRAFFIC SERVICE COURSE to be held at the Manila Civil Service Course to be held at the Manila Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC) Merville Road, Pasay City. Graduate of this course shall qualify for the position of Air Traffic Management Officer (ATC/COMMS).

Qualified and selected applicants (passing competitive examination, interview and medical/physical examination) shall be trained by CAAP at no cost; however, there will be no allowance or other form of compensation during the training period.

Date of Examination                                            -will advise

Places of Examination                                         - Manila, Baguio, Laoag, San Jose Iloilo, Legaspi, Kalibo, Tagbilaran, Dumaguete, Mactan, Puerto Princesa, Zamboanga, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Dipolog and General Santos

Qualifications of Applicants

1.       Age                                                   -not more than 26 years old on the day of the examination

2.       Physical condition                      - must be of good health

3.       Minimum Educational               - holder of a any Baccalaureate 

            requirement                               degree, eferably EE, ECE or

                                                                  computer Eng’gand must

be computer literate

4.       Other requirement                     - preferably with Civil Service Eligibility

Application forms may be secured from the Personnel Section 2^nd Floor CAAP MIA Road, Pasay City (for Manila applicants) or from the Airport Manager’s/Air Traffic Service Facility-In-Charge’s Office (for Provincial applicants).

Applicants must submit a copy of College Diploma/Transcript of Records, Civil Service Eligibility/R.A1080 Rating, Birth Certificate, Police Clearance, Barangay Clearance, NBI Clearance and Medical Clearance, filled-up application form and submit it to Personnel Section, CAAP Main Bldg., MIA Rd. Pasay City for (Manila applicants) 

latest update: submission of requirements 
is up to feb 23.

Republic of the Philippines

Department of Transportation and Communications

CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

MIA Road Pasay City, Metro Manila 1300

more interested investors eyeing davao region

 

This is the cover layout i made for the edgeDAVAO for the third week of february 2010.I almost missed doing this cover design. I thought I've done my assignment and was able to submit the cover layout before 10 in the evening. Being off duty from work at 11, I had to take a nap to prepare for the next day's shift. It's a good thing that "girl", our extraordinary resident boarder at the control tower, REset my alarm at 4 in the morning. That's the only time i read sir tony's text message telling me to check my e-mail for  another cover layout for the paper's next issue.

It's a good thing I don't crack under extreme pressure. When under pressure my adremalin peaks and I am always, as expected, able to submit my assignment on time. The cover story was so brrrrooooaaaaadddd that if  I have to draw figures that  represent each of the  reported "sub-topics", my work will surely look like fruit salad drowned in a soggy cream.

a sure mess.

Halleluia for the cornucopia. It saved my day. I've finished my artwork in two hours.

cornucopia- 

1. abundance: a great abundance of something

2.	arts goat's horn overflowing with produce: a painting or other representation of a goat's horn overflowing with fruits, flowers, and vegetables, used to symbolize plenty or prosperity

jammed the jammers?

 

I was channel hopping  in my mobile phone when I chanced to watch a news program where a high ranking NTC official was interviewed about the possible "jamming" of some (of course) jammers  who are out to disrupt the 2010 polls. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said that it had received reports as early as three weeks ago that a shipment of 5,000 jamming devices had entered the country. Though still unconfirmed, the COMELEC and NTC  said there was reason to believe that the devices could be used to delay the transmission of election results.

When asked if the National Telecommunications Commission, being the government regulatory agency providing an environment that ensures reliable, affordable and viable infrastructure and services in information and communications technology (ICT) can trace the whereabouts of the jammers  with the use of their available usable equipment, the official stated matter of factly that the  location of the perpetrators  will never be ascertained. 

I was not surprised by such honest reply. 

The official was simply telling the pathetic truth.

We had our share of such predicament when "bogus pilots" and "bogus air traffic controllers" intruded our approach control frequency. I still remember that during those intrusions, we had to hold our arriving aircraft at higher altitudes until we were certain that  the the "pilot" we were communicating with was indeed bogus. Imagine the delays and loses the airlines would incur if the problems stayed  unsolved.

Our Chief, together with other Facility-in-Charge submitted consolidated incident reports to this office for the immediate solution of such problem. Unfortunately, the said agency then was "not equipped" to solve the problem. So the ATCs  innovated some measures to correct and solve the "bogus atc/pilot intrusions". Our solution was crude but very effective.  

As of this posting, we haven't encountered frequency intrusions.

Yet.