<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621</id><updated>2011-07-07T22:39:06.340-07:00</updated><category term='OES'/><category term='OMR'/><category term='Ed Panlilio'/><category term='pro-life'/><category term='elections'/><category term='famine'/><category term='quality of life'/><category term='COMELEC'/><category term='malthusian theory'/><category term='women&apos;s rights'/><category term='abortion'/><category term='contraceptives'/><category term='Jesse Robredo'/><category term='reproductive health bill'/><category term='Movement for Good Governance'/><category term='future of the Phils'/><category term='hope'/><category term='Kaya Natin'/><category term='automated elections'/><category term='aging population'/><category term='Japan'/><category term='rh 5043'/><category term='TransparentElections'/><category term='reproductive health'/><category term='Movement for Hope'/><category term='poverty alleviation'/><category term='cynicism'/><category term='RH Bill'/><category term='Grace Padaca'/><category term='poverty'/><category term='Time magazine'/><title type='text'>the sweet cutting blade</title><subtitle type='html'>the blade that cuts deeply for Life.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-434468793367665558</id><published>2009-09-21T07:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-21T07:16:54.459-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pro-life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poverty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='RH Bill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='poverty alleviation'/><title type='text'>Having fun yet?</title><summary type='text'>Newspaper society pages are full of stories and pictures of men and women who come from buena familias; who graduate from the best universities in the country and abroad; who earn good money working in top positions in multi-national companies or in their own successful start-ups; who drive the latest cars; and who party at the most popular bars and resto's almost every night. These are the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/434468793367665558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/09/having-fun-yet.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/434468793367665558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/434468793367665558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/09/having-fun-yet.html' title='Having fun yet?'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-2446523920680473326</id><published>2009-09-05T07:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T07:36:15.482-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reproductive health bill'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Time magazine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='famine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='quality of life'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='malthusian theory'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='aging population'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Japan'/><title type='text'>Recognizing the future</title><summary type='text'>The advocates of the reproductive health bill usually cite micro economics and quality of life to support their views. Their logic goes this way: the less children a family has, the more disposable resources they have to go around for the family; and this in turn, enhances the quality of their lives because they're better off financially.Naturally, with a smaller population, macro economics is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/2446523920680473326/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/09/recognizing-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/2446523920680473326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/2446523920680473326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/09/recognizing-future.html' title='Recognizing the future'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-5609363693034928590</id><published>2009-03-17T08:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-17T08:52:31.879-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='COMELEC'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TransparentElections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OES'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='automated elections'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='OMR'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='elections'/><title type='text'>On automated elections</title><summary type='text'>In any computerization effort, the range of possible solutions is almost limitless, from the simplest and cheapest solution to the very sophisticated and almost impractically expensive. The implementation time is directly proportional to the simplicity of the solution; the simpler it is, the sooner it is implemented, and the more complicated it is, the longer it takes.The simplest automated </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/5609363693034928590/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-automated-elections.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/5609363693034928590'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/5609363693034928590'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/03/on-automated-elections.html' title='On automated elections'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-4761293297022342432</id><published>2009-03-15T06:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-15T06:43:39.519-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='future of the Phils'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Kaya Natin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movement for Good Governance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Grace Padaca'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ed Panlilio'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='cynicism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Movement for Hope'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jesse Robredo'/><title type='text'>Cynicism and HOPE</title><summary type='text'>CYNICISM ...Cynicism – a scornful or jaded negativity; a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others, or of the effectiveness of their plans and strategies.”We have become a nation cynical of the integrity, and effectiveness of our leaders, in politics, business, religion, academe, and media.  We have lost faith in our leaders, in our future, and worst of all, in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/4761293297022342432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/03/cynicism-and-hope.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4761293297022342432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4761293297022342432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/03/cynicism-and-hope.html' title='Cynicism and HOPE'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-4181949424164071047</id><published>2009-02-25T19:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-15T06:23:56.131-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A conversation on RH 5043  #6</title><summary type='text'>Booby: “O, last na. Yung women's rights naman. Saan pumapasok yun?”MJ: “Well, pati ako, I have to admit I'm not very clear on this topic. What the women say, they have total rights over their bodies. No one can make paki-alam what they do with their bodies.”Booby: “Eh, mabubuntis ba sila pag hindi natin pinaki-alaman ang bodies nila?”MJ: “That's the fist intelligent thing you've said all morning,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/4181949424164071047/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversion-on-rh-5043-6.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4181949424164071047'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4181949424164071047'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversion-on-rh-5043-6.html' title='A conversation on RH 5043  #6'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-5739042964725047213</id><published>2009-02-24T06:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-24T06:54:18.471-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A conversation on RH 5043  #5</title><summary type='text'>Booby: “Ok's naman pala ang RH bill, eh. Saan naman makakakuha ng libreng condom, IUD, at pills, kung sakali.”MJ: “They will be available in public health centers and government hospitals. They're even budgetting for roving mobile health centers to distribute the contraceptives. Sabay na rin yung training on how to use them.”Booby: “Galing! So, lahat makakakuha na ng condom at IUD at pills na </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/5739042964725047213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-5.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/5739042964725047213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/5739042964725047213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-5.html' title='A conversation on RH 5043  #5'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-6047989663002821136</id><published>2009-02-23T21:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T21:19:44.004-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A conversation on RH 5043  #4</title><summary type='text'>Booby: “May sex education pa daw sa  RH bill? Para saan naman yun?”MJ: “Kasi, if you really want population control to be effective for the general population, dapat the education should start while they are still young. They must be taught how to avoid pregnancy even if they're sexually active or promiscuous, by using contraceptives. So, from Grade 5, uumpisahan na ang sex education.”Booby: “Ahh</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/6047989663002821136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-4.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/6047989663002821136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/6047989663002821136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-4.html' title='A conversation on RH 5043  #4'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-3593890884988037727</id><published>2009-02-23T09:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T09:28:06.549-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A conversation on RH 5043 - #3</title><summary type='text'>Booby: “Pre, pa'no ipatutupad ang pagbabawas ng populasyon?”MJ: “By giving out free condoms, IUD's, pills. Whatever you want, restaurant. They're budgetting around P3 billion for that.”Booby: “3 billion pesos? Ang daming pera yon, a.”MJ: “Aside from free condom, IUD's, and pills, they will also teach you how to use the condom, the IUD, and how to take the pills.”Booby: “Alam ko na paggamit ng </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/3593890884988037727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-3.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/3593890884988037727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/3593890884988037727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-3.html' title='A conversation on RH 5043 - #3'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-4919630215858515168</id><published>2009-02-22T19:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T19:31:39.256-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Conversation on RH 5043 #2</title><summary type='text'>Booby: “Eh, pa'no naman aayusin ng RH bill ang problema ng economiya?”MJ: “By reducing the population, of course.”Booby: “At yung problem naman ng poverty?”MJ: “By reducing the population, golf course.”Booby: “Eh, yung pag-improve naman sa quality of life.”MJ: “By reducing the population, feeble mental force.”Booby: “At yung problem ng namamatay na mga ina at mga sanggol sa pagsisilang?”MJ: “Eh, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/4919630215858515168/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4919630215858515168'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4919630215858515168'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043-2.html' title='A Conversation on RH 5043 #2'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-719024990202577292</id><published>2009-02-22T17:31:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T18:31:13.515-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Philippine Red Envelope campaign</title><summary type='text'>The SWS survey on RH 5043 has created the impression that a majority of Catholics in the Phils is supportive of the Bill. To correct this impression and to give lawmakers the real score, this blogsite is supporting Pro-Life Phil's Red Envelope campaign.The idea is to send red envelopes to congressmen/women, senators, and government officials about how we feel about elements of the RH 5043 bill. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/719024990202577292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/philippine-red-envelope-campaign.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/719024990202577292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/719024990202577292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/philippine-red-envelope-campaign.html' title='Philippine Red Envelope campaign'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3718666800178255621.post-4800355407494771963</id><published>2009-02-22T03:57:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-22T05:02:35.172-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rh 5043'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='reproductive health'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women&apos;s rights'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='contraceptives'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='abortion'/><title type='text'>A CONVERSATION ON RH 5043</title><summary type='text'>Booby was in the mall one day, and bumped into his friend, Michael John. Bobby decided to ask MJ, who knew practically everything about almost everything, including probably, the Reproductive Health Bill 5043, about it.Bobby: “Pareng MJ, kamusta ka na?”MJ: “Oh, I'm fine. Something you wanted to ask me about?”Bobby (to himself): “Ang galing talaga nito? Pa'no niya nalaman na may itatanong ako sa </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/feeds/4800355407494771963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043_22.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4800355407494771963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3718666800178255621/posts/default/4800355407494771963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://marmaladeblade.blogspot.com/2009/02/conversation-on-rh-5043_22.html' title='A CONVERSATION ON RH 5043'/><author><name>marmalade blade</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01223281142862237267</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
