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The fact that ASEAN has signed a Charter (Nov/07/Singapore) that is legally binding and that will create a more powerful regional bloc is an important milestone in the history of our region. ASEAN countries are determined to play a large and more strategic role to move our region and each member nation forward. The Phil. Economy and our people have benefited from economic growth due to global engagement...- Pres. Arroyo........ Proverbs3:27-29 "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, 'Come back later; I'll give it tomorrow'-when you now have it with you. Do not plot harm against your neighbor, who lives trustfully near you."

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Business Process Outsourcing(BPO) Association of the Phil. projects '08 revenues to reach $7billion, up from $4.5b in '07...-ANC Business News......... Proverbs28:2 "When a country is rebellious, it has many rulers, but a man of understanding and knowledge maintains order."

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A study by the Asian Development Bank shows that OFWs send an average of $340 in monthly remittances to their families. Average yearly remittances: Pesos93.6t male, Pesos51.5t female. Profile: most are ages 25-29, but median from oldest is 32. -college grads 44%, high school 31%, grade school 12%. - 6 out of 10 newly hired are female.- 46%temporary, 43%permanent, 11%irregular.- Most from Luzon.- approx. 121 ofws every hour leave for jobs abroad...-United Nations Population Fund Report........Ecclesiastes5:18 "Then I realized that it is good and proper for a man to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in his toilsome labor under the sun during the few days of life God has given him-for this is his lot."

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The men who succeed are the efficient few.They are the few who have the will power and ambition to develop themselves...-Herbert Casson........

Ecclesiastes5:19 "Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work- this is a gift from God."

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The game of Golf is strengthening throughout the world. With its strongest growth in the barely emerging developing regions, it continues to grow redeveloping even in the UK and the USA where it originated. When the 'golf bug' bites you, it never lets you go..-Jack Nicklaus..............2Timothy2:5 "Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules. The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops. Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this."

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Re-state to yourself what you believe, then do away with as much of it as possible, and get back to the bedrock of the Cross of Christ. In external history the Cross is an infinetisimal thing; from the Bible point of view it is of more importance than all the empires of the world...-Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest........Galatians6:14 "May I never boast except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."

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Knowledge and courage. These are the elements of greatness. Because they are immortal, they bestow immortality. Each is as much as he knows, and the wise can do anything. A person without knowledge is in a world without light. Wisdom and strength are the eyes and hands. Knowledge without courage is sterile...-Baltasar Graciàn........1Corinthians16:13 "Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love."

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A person at his peak. We are not born perfect. Every day we develop in our personality and in our profession until we reach the highest point of our completed being, to the full round of our accomplishments and of our excellences. This is known by the purity of our taste, the clearness of our thought, the maturity of our judgement, and the firmness of our will. Some never arrive at being complete-something is always lacking. Others ripen late. The complete person-wise in speech, prudent in act-is admitted to the familiar intimacy of discreet people and is even sought out by them...-Baltasar Graciàn.........Ecclesiastes3:9-12 "What does the worker gain from his toil? I have seen the burden God has laid on men. He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live."

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Happiness, the grand mistress of ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route...-Charles C. Colton..........Proverbs15:9 "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps."

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Life without God is like an unsharpened pencil - it has no point...-Liz Honrado........Proverbs14:27 "The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death."

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The worst danger we face is the danger of being paralyzed by doubts and fears. This danger is brought on by those who abandon faith and sneer at hope. It is brought on by those who spread cynicism and distrust and try to blind us to the great chance to do good for all mankind...- Pres. Harry S. Truman ........ Joshua 1:6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them."

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The fear of rejection creates inaction. Because the person doesn't act, he doesn't gain personal experience in that situation-which is the key to learning and overcoming future obstacles. The lack of experience breeds an inability to handle similar situations. And that ultimately feeds and increases the fear. The longer the fear remains unchecked, the harder a person has to work to break the cycle...-John C. Maxwell, Failing Forward........ Deuteronomy31:6 "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you."

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Researchers have found that simply building children's egos breeds many negative traits: indifference to excellence, inability to overcome adversity, and aggresiveness toward people who criticize them. You have to base your praise on truth: Value People, Praise Effort, Reward Performance ...-John C. Maxwell... Deuteronomy11:18-21 "Fix these Words of Mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the Lord swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the Heavens are above the earth."

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A crowd is not company, and faces are but a gallery of pictures, and talk but a tinkling cymbal, when there's no love...- Francis Bacon.........Proverbs14:22 "Do not those who plot evil go astray? But those who plan what is good find love and faithfulness."

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A moment of conscious triumph makes one feel that after this nothing will really matter; a moment of realized disaster makes one feel that this is the end of everything. But neither feeling is realistic, for neither event is really what it is felt to be- Author J.I. Packer 2 Peter 1:5-10 Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godly perspective; and to godly perspective brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charitable love. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up...-Thomas Edison........Ephesians2:8,9 "By grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast."

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There is no doubt in my mind that there are many ways to be a winner, but there is really only one way to be a loser and that is to fail and not look beyond the failure...-Kyle Rote Jr......... Philippians3:13,14 "No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I strain to reach the end of the race and receive the prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us up to Heaven."

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I define 'success' in these terms: Knowing your purpose in life, Growing to reach your potential, Sowing seeds that benefit others...-John C. Maxwell........ Philippians3:12 "I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection! But I keep working toward that day when I will finally be all that Christ Jesus saved me for and wants me to be."

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Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future...-Charles Kettering........Philippians3:21 "He will take these weak mortal bodies of ours and change them into glorious bodies like His own, using the same mighty power that He will use to conquer everything, everywhere."

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We see 50million Filipinos using the Internet by 2015, wired or wireless, fixed and mobile will have converged by then...-Joe Doering, Nokia Siemens........ Psalm75:1 "We thank You, O God! We give thanks because you are near. People everywhere tell of Your mighty miracles."

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Manila ranks among the least costly cities to live in Asia. 19th in the list of 39 Asian cities with Seoul, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kobe, Hong Kong, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, Singapore, and Gangzhou as top 10 most expensive in that order...-ECA International Human Resources Firm.........Psalm78:55 "He drove out nations before them and alloted their lands to them as an inheritance..."

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Rain, rain/ Beating against the pane!/ How endlessly it pours/ Out of doors/ From the darkened sky-/ I wonder why!/ Flowers, flowers,/ Springing up after showers,/ Blossoming fresh and fair,/ Everywhere!/ God has now explained/ Why it rained!...-LB Cowman........Psalm32:9,10 " The Lord's unfailing love surrounds the man who trusts in Him. Rejoice in the Lord and be glad , sing all you who are upright in heart!"

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Contentment is not always the fulfillment of what you want. It's the realization of how blessed you are for what you already have...-JW Winsett... ........1 Timothy 6:6 "But Godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it."

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Joy is not the absence of trouble but the presence of Christ...-William Vander Haven........1Timothy6:11,12 "But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith."

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A moment of conscious triumph makes one feel that after this nothing will really matter; a moment of realized disaster makes one feel that this is the end of everything. But neither feeling is realistic, for neither event is really what it is felt to be...-Author J. I. Packer........2Peter1:5-10 "Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godly perspective; and to godly perspective brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charitable love. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

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There is only one relationship that matters, and that is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all costs, and God will fulfill His purpose through your life. Never bother your head as to whether what you say sounds humble before men or not, but always be humble before God, and let Him be all in all...-Oswald Chambers........1 Corinthians 15:10 "But whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out His special favor on me-and not without results."

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Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up. It knows that it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows that it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: When the sun comes up, you had better be running...-African parable............Exodus33:14-16 "Moses said to the Lord: 'If you don't go with us personally, don't let us move a step from this place. For wherein shall it be known here that I and Thy people have found grace in Thy sight? Is it not in that Thou goest with us'?"

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If you always do what you've always done, then you will always get what you've always gotten...-John C. Maxwell.............Psalm61:2,-Psalm32:7,-Isaiah25:4 "When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.- Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble.- Thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall."

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The time is always right to do what is right...-Martin Luther King Jr................... Habakkuk 3:17 "The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to go on the heights."

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It is a snare to imagine that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do; God's purpose is to make us one with Himself. I am called to live in perfect relation to God so that my life produces a longing after God in other lives, not admiration for myself. Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God. God is not after perfecting me to be a specimen in His showroom; He is getting me to the place where He can use me. Let Him do what He likes...-Oswald Chambers........Romans8:26 "And the Holy Spirit helps us in our distress. For we don't even know what we should pray for, nor how we should pray. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words."

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So many situations in life shout 'NOT FAIR!' There are couples who struggle to have babies while others are blessed with kids and then abuse them. Families with children all alive and well, while I go through life without one of mine. Friends who long to serve God but can't because of health issues. It's then that I must go back to the basic truth. We are not arbiters of fairness. God is, and He knows far more than we do about His plans and purposes. In the end, it's about trust in a faithful God who knows what He is doing...-Dave Branon........Deuteronomy32:4 "He is the Rock, His work is perfect; for all His ways are justice."