Hello to this year 2007

Happy New Year! May this year bring you joy, happiness, and all your heart desires. Let us embrace the opportunities and challenges that come our way, and make the most of every moment. Here's to a fantastic year ahead!

If you're looking to make a change in your life, there are many things you can do. Here are a few suggestions:

• Setting of goals: Identify what you want to achieve and set clear, achievable goals for yourself. This year, I want to explore more of my career. Planning to continue my education and become a licensed librarian.
• Adopt a healthy lifestyle: Make changes to your diet, exercise routine, and sleep habits to improve your physical and mental health. Health is wealth. Drink a lot of water in good intervals. Let your food be your medicines. Instead of taking pills, supplements, etc. eat fruits and vegetables and protein.
• Learn a new skill: Take a class, read books, or find other resources to help you learn something new and expand your horizons. I am planning to write my book. I love writing actually.
• Volunteer: Give back to your community by volunteering your time and talents to help others. I am a blood donor as well.
• Travel: Explore new places, meet new people, and gain new perspectives by traveling to different parts of the world.
• Get out of your comfort zone: Try new experiences and push yourself out of your comfort zone to grow and learn. Do
• Cultivate gratitude: Practice gratitude by focusing on the things you are thankful for and making an effort to appreciate the good things in your life.

Lost access to my atspace account

 In case you search Gerry Yabes and you come across one of the search results, you will see this website at this web address: http://gerryyabes.atspace.com/index.htm. The website contains my personal descriptions and information among others.

These are the screenshots where the website contains information about me.

What a sad news

Last February 4th, a stampede occurred during a live taping of a variety show "Wowowee". The stampede resulted in the deaths of 74 people and hundred others were injured. It was caused by a crush of people attempting to enter the venue to participate in the show's contest and to win cash prizes. The incident is one of the deadliest stampedes in out history, and authorities prompted an investigation into the safety measures at the event. The "Wowowee" stampede tragedy shocked not only us but may be the whole world and which caused discussions about public safety and crowd management at large-scale events.

When in a crowd, it's important to be aware of your surroundings and to take steps in staying safe. Here are some tips for staying safe in a crowd:

• Arrive early: Try to arrive at the event or gathering early to avoid the rush of people entering the area.
• Know your exits: Familiarize yourself with the location of exits, in case you need to leave quickly.
• Stay calm: If you feel panicked or overwhelmed in a crowded space, take deep breaths and try to remain calm.
• Keep your phone charged: Having a charged phone can be useful in case of an emergency.
• Wear comfortable shoes: Crowds can often involve standing or walking for long periods of time, so wear comfortable shoes.
• Keep your valuables secure: Crowds can increase the risk of theft, so be sure to keep your valuables secure and close to you.
• Avoid carrying large bags: Large bags can be cumbersome and can make it difficult to move through a crowd.
• Be aware of your surroundings: Pay attention to what's going on around you and be aware of potential dangers.
• Follow the rules: Follow any rules or regulations set by event organizers to help maintain order and safety.
• Trust your instincts: If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe in a crowd, trust your instincts and leave the area if possible.

By following these tips, you can help ensure a safe and enjoyable experience while in a crowd.

It's normal

While some of your behavior is quite normal.... Other things you do are downright strange. You've got a little of your freak going on. But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself.

Magandang Balita Newspaper out now!

Bro. Eli Soriano announced on Saturday, June 4th the launch of a new weekly bi-lingual tabloid called Magandang Balita Newspaper.

This newspaper, a brainchild of Bro. Eli and Bro. Daniel, with a motto: "News as it should be," is meant to deliver fresh, incisive and up-to-date Ang Dating Daan topics, religious freedom issues, testimonies of faiths and many more.

While the Magandang Balita Newspaper is given free, however, it is indicated that the P1.50 amount is only for the distributors who would like to sell the tabloid in their newsstands.

Bro. Eli hoped that the said newspaper will soon be published daily.

With head office in Tandang Sora Ave., Quezon City, Magandang Balita's publisher is Atty. Imelda Roque.

The editorial team is composed of Chrisjark Ace Maño, the paper's editor-in-chief, Leo Banasen, the associate editor, and Rey Tamayo as circulation manager.

Columnists include Bro. Eli Soriano, Bro. Daniel Razon, Atty. Batas Mauricio and What's up Doc host Ed Arellano Bien, M.D.

-- Kaanib Correspondents

Spreading the Word of God in 47 select venues around the Philippines to the world

In an unprecedented and tough move by the Presiding Ministers of the Members Church of God International, the Worldwide Bible Exposition today (May 30) will simultaneously be held in 45 different venues in the Philippines through the TOP Channel and official Ang Dating Daan websites (www.angdatingdaan.org and www.angdatingdaan.tv).

Vice Presiding Minister Brother Daniel Razon announced over the weekend during the Congregation’s Thanksgiving Ceremonies that the event is in response with the Church’s mission to reach out to people amidst the imposed censorship and ban by the television regulator to all existing and “non-existing” programs hosted by Brother Eli Soriano.

Bro. Daniel enumerated venues where the Bible Exposition will be held, namely: Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City; Paskuhan Village, San Fernando City, Pampanga; Cainta Elementary School Auditorium; General Trias Convention Center, Cavite; Pacita Complex, San Pedro, Laguna; and, CAP Development Center, Osmeña Ave, Cebu City.

Other venues include: Laoag City, Tuguegarao City, Baguio City, Bangued, Abra, Dagupan City, Urdaneta City, Cabanatuan City, San Fernando City in La Union, Orani in Bataan, Tarlac City, Guiguintu, Bulacan, Lucena City, Bgy. Gulang-gulang, Sta. Cruz, Marinduque, Daet, Camarines Norte, Naga City in Legaspi City, Sorsogon City, Masbate City, Tacloban City, Ormoc City, Puerto Princesa City.

Bacolod City, Silay City, Negros Occidental, Iloilo City, Surigao City, Butuan City, Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, Dipolog City, Kidapawan City, Tagum City, Panabo Davao del Norte, Davao City Proper, Bangkal, Davao City, Digos City, General Santos City, Cotobato City, Koronadal City, South Cotobato, and Zamboanga City.

Brother Eli enthused he and Brother Daniel never stop threshing out plans and mapping ideas on how they could better serve our brethren and those people who are still under the claws of false preachers and self-professed “messengers of God.”

-- Kaanib Correspondents

So the people may know...

(This is the electronic version of the original paid advertisement that appeared on the May 17 issue of The Manila Times. – Ed.)

The ever increasing spate of persecutions and harassments systematically being committed against us by our religious detractors known for their vaunted political influence in government is a compelling reason for us to avail of this alternative avenue of airing our strongest protest and condemnation against such unabated injustices and unfair practices. With God's help, we hope in the process to still be able to realize a positive outcome in our continuing quest for the elusive "sense of righteousness and fairness" in the midst of a social atmosphere of growing disaffection and discord.

Let it be known to all that we advocate nothing but fair share of justice from government instrumentalities that exercise responsibility in administering the same. Being haled to court is a reality we can easily live with as long as "equal protection of law" is observed and law enforcement is applied to all without fear or favor. Unfortunately however, we are at times deprived of legal remedies which on the other hand are easily available to our detractors. Court records will bear us out for instance that Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) is ordinarily granted to our accusers within hours upon filing of request while our own request for the same has not been acted upon several months after it has been filed.

So many instances of unfair treatment have been experienced by us from the very agencies supposedly tasked to protect our guaranteed constitutional rights. However, the recent resolution from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) comes out to be a fitting climax to the shocking demonstration of selective curtailment of our supposedly inviolable sacred religious freedom and freedom of speech and of the press. All programs related to Ang Dating Daan are row banned from being televised indefinitely so declared by MTRCB! What a way to deprive us of our basic constitutional and human rights!

As if to add insult to injury, our tormentors and their cohorts in government backed up by groups of police escorts in an excessive show of force, trooped to our Ortigas Center UNTV studio. Clearly, their act is intended to harass and take the wits out of us despite our earlier compliance to the latest MTRCB ruling.

We wish neither to be alienated from this government nor the government be alienated from the people. What we are hoping for is for the government to govern not for a particular interest group or two but for all Filipinos so that in the process, the budding seeds of disaffection among many people may be properly addressed and checked even before such disaffection could further develop into a full blown protest.

In like manner, we wish that our detractors and tormentors amidst the darkness of their days would come to see the light of TRUTH, the brightness of our days. We hope that they emerged out of the unlighted closets of their fortress and further explore the deeper wisdom of the WORD OF GOD. Holding out to the doctrine of spiritual fairy tale is a desperate effort to preserve total materialism at the expense of spiritual salvation. For how can one be saved by embracing for example their unbiblical and mythical 'The Angel and the Big Four" theory of salvation while propagating the practice of supper (allegedly the "Holy" type) during breakfast time? Indeed, it is this kind of mythical and cultist approach in a different kind of evangelism that eventually led them to invent a blatantly blasphemous doctrine that Jesus Christ has not a pinch of divinity. Moreover, they claim that there is no salvation outside their church so that the Catholics, Muslims, and Protestants among others are hopeless and hell bound according to them. Such inherent spiritual wickedness, corruption and deception characterize the kind of psychological designs being used by them to gain and control adherents albeit temporal. Their uncanny ability to promote the doctrine of LIES in shameless defiance of TRUTH and RIGHTEOUSNESS is coupled with the mastery of deceptive diversionary tactics. Such a devious method is likewise employed by them in a desperate attempt to evade the onslaught of TRUTH from our end hoping to escape the prospect of self-destructive exposure of spiritual defeat. This explains their cowardly refusal to accept our religious debate challenge invoking lame excuses and reasoning out some mouthful of nonsense. Instead of meeting the challenge to prove their worth, a wicked method of serialized persecutions and harassments has been implemented to silence us and take the heat off them but they are wrong. We will forever be vigilant in guarding against deceptive religion for the sake of TRUTH and spiritual salvation. With the present situation prevailing, we could only pray for our detractor's enlightenment and wish that they repent.

Finally, we hope that legitimate grievances herein mentioned would merit the attention of those concerned for the greater interest of TRUTH, JUSTICE, and FAIR PLAY.

From WORKERS, OFFICERS AND MEMBERS of ANG DATING DAAN.

-- Kaanib Correspondents