HAPPY FATHERS DAY!

To All Fathers,

10 Ways to be a Good Dad.
1. Respect Your Children's Mother
One of the
best things a father can do for his children is to respect their mother. If
you're not married, it is still important to respect and support the mother of
your children. When children see their parents respecting each other, they are
more likely to feel that they are also accepted and respected.

2. Spend Time with Your Children
How a father spends his time tells his children what's important to him. This
often means sacrificing other things, but it is essential to spend time with
your children. Kids grow up so quickly. Missed opportunities are forever lost.

3. Earn the Right to Be Heard
All too often the only time a father speaks to his children is when they
have done something wrong. That's why so many children cringe when their mother
says, "Your father wants to talk with you." Begin talking with your
kids when they are very young so that difficult subjects will be easier to
handle as they get older. Take time and listen to their ideas and problems.

4. Discipline with Love
All children need guidance and discipline, not as punishment, but to set
reasonable limits. Remind your children of the consequences of their actions
and provide meaningful rewards for desirable behavior. Fathers who discipline
in a calm and fair manner show love for their children.

5. Be a Role Model
Fathers are role models to their kids whether they realize it or not. A
girl who spends time with a loving father grows up knowing she deserves to be
treated with respect and what to look for in a husband. Fathers can teach sons
what’s important in life by demonstrating honesty, humility and responsibility.
"The world's a stage..." and a father plays one of the most vital
roles.

6. Be a Teacher
A father who teaches his children about right and wrong, and encourages
them to do their best, will see his children make good choices. Use everyday
examples to help their children learn the basic lessons of life.

7. Eat Together as a Family
Sharing a meal together (breakfast, lunch or dinner) can be an important
part of healthy family life. In addition to providing some structure in a busy
day, it gives kids the chance to talk about what they are doing and want to do.
It is also a good time for fathers to listen and give advice.

8. Read to Your Children
It is important that fathers make the effort to read to their children.
Children learn best by doing and reading, as well as seeing and hearing. Begin
reading to your children when they are very young. When they are older
encourage them to read on their own. Instilling your children with a love for
reading is one of the best ways to ensure they will have a lifetime of personal
and career growth.

9. Show Affection
Children need the security that comes from knowing they are wanted,
accepted and loved by their family. Parents, especially fathers, need to feel
both comfortable and willing to hug their children. Showing affection everyday
is the best way to let your children know that you love them.

10. Realize that a Father's Job
Is Never Done
Even after children are grown and ready to leave home, they will still look
to their fathers for wisdom and advice. Whether it's continued schooling, a new
job or a wedding, fathers continue to play an essential part in the lives of
their children as they grow and, perhaps, marry and build their own families.
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!!!
Always know that
you are the BEST DAD to your
childrenorBEST FATHER to your Community and
Congregation!

God Bless!

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Thank you to those who help to my mom

PLEASE SEE LINK BELOW ! THANKS

http://urlifes.blogspot.com/2009/07/medical-assistance-for-cancer-patient.html


To All,

To All of my friends and to those person who help to my mother ( A lung Cancer Patient stage4) financially and emotionally, For the prayers thank you very much..

Annie Mae estillore of USA thanks for the help before financially .

To My Aunt Ms. Jenny Conception of USA thanks for the help we used the money for the rent and refill of Medical Oxygen. $150

To Ciruela Family of Bgy. Kap. Kua GMA Cavite - Thank you for the
medicines that you donate to my mom.

To My Friend Mona Gaspar of Canada - Thanks for the help and Prayers. P2,000

To My Friends and clients, Airies Bautista, Raquel Buenafe,Claire Coronel Glo Musa, Mrs. Dolly Baquiran,Ate Precy Villanueva, Rose San Victorino, Ms. Sol Josef, Lyn Negrosa, Mr. & Mrs. Buhion,Mr. Amon, My officemates Apol Apuntar, Jay Araneta, Rhea Gajo, Pinky Cardillo, Arriane Serrano ,Tina Villa, Joy Lebico , For the Prayers Thank you so much.

Senior Citizen Association of Bgy. Kap. Kua . Ph 1,000

Rachelle Lee of Provident Marikina - 1,000

To Bgy. Capt. Roy Sarmiento of Bgy. Kap.Kua GMA Cavite P500

To. Mrs. Adelina Torralba of Gen. Manager Water District GMA Cavite- P400

To. Mrs. Josefina Gabutan you are the true friend of mom you always here for my mother
in the hospital, during here up and down and Thanks for the money that we barrowed.

To Mr. Adel Laguna of Bgy. Kua Thank you for the help being a driver to my mom everytime we need to bring her in the hospital.

To Our neigborhood Buhay Family, Reynoso Family, Roxas Family, Mesano Family, Bacol Family,Umbao Family, Valenzuela Family, Punzalan Family, Basera Family, Tere Palacious, Tessie Inubat of INC, Abella Family .Boy Carpio..

To Mr. & Mrs. Bong Freyra of Piela Dasma Cavite - for the extra oxygen tank and regulator.

To Maricel Echevarria of GMA Cavite -thanks sa help sa Phil-Health.

To. Dr. Ong and Laguno of Trece Martirez Hospital, Dra. Lalaine Nicolas, Dra. Jayde Freyra of Dela Salle Dasma Cavite and to all nurses. and the staff of M3 Medical Clinic GMA Cavite

Grace Tugna- Thanks for the Referral for M3 Medical Clinic

To Gloria Digos - Thanks for the help for giving me the step and procedures how to find med assistance in the other govt. ( Sana hindi kami pahirapan)

http://urlifes.blogspot.com/2009/07/medical-assistance-for-cancer-patient.html

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Let us all pray that Pepeng moves out northeast!

It happened to Albay several times when the whole church prayed for no typhoons. It has been free from it in the last 3 years.

Let us pray that Metro Manila be free from another onslaught of nature.

Let us ask, believe and receive (Mark 21:22)

Let us pray to the Father through Jesus...in humility.


The Oratio:

“Almighty Father, we raise our hearts to You in gratitude for the wonders of creation of which we are part, for Your providence in sustaining us in our needs, and for Your wisdom that guides the course of the universe.

“We acknowledge our sins against You and the rest of creation.

“We have not been good stewards of Nature.

“We have confused Your command to subdue the earth.

“The environment is made to suffer our wrongdoing, and now we reap the harvest of our abuse and indifference.

“Global warming is upon us. Typhoons, floods, volcanic eruption, and other natural calamities occur in increasing number and intensity.

“We turn to You, our loving Father, and beg forgiveness for our sins.

“We ask that we, our loved ones and our hard earned possessions be spared from the threat of calamities, natural and man-made.

“We beseech You to inspire us all to grow into responsible stewards of Your creation, and generous neighbors to those in need.

"We pray through your Son Jesus Christ.

“Amen.”

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Some Tips for the Storm

BEFORE THE STORM
1. Monitor the news or your local weather station for updates on the storm
situation, when it will hit and how strong it will be.
2. Move to higher ground. Move away from creeks, streams, rivers, and
storm drains. Flash floods can sweep over an area without warning, and you
may only have minutes to get to safety. Note that flash floods can occur
up to 12 hours after heavy rains.
Move animals and livestock to higher ground, bring pets inside. Move your
valuable and furniture to higher floors of your home, if possible. Check
your gutters to make sure they are clear of leaves and debris. You may
also opt to park your cars on higher ground. You can opt to leave some
possessions with someone who is not at a flood-prone area.


3. Stock up on supplies. Fill up clean plastic bottles with clean water
and store as much water as you can, especially if you live in a
flood-prone area. Immediately charge all essential electronics like
cellular phones, which you will have to use in case of emergencies.
You should have a family emergency kit stocked with essential supplies
that can last you a minimum of 3 days. Items include: flashlights,
battery-operated radio, weather radio, water, canned food, can opener,
first aid supplies, medicines. Prepare and emergency kit for your pets as
well. If applicable, keep copies of your home or insurance papers inside
sealed plastic bags.
4. Prepare your escape routes. Practice what you will do in case of flood.
Map out safe routes where you can get from your office to your work.
Coordinate with your neighbors, in case of extreme floods. Figure out how
you can get from your location to safer ground.
Decide on a meeting place away from your home where you and your family
will gather if you need to leave your home and family members become
separated. Prepare escape gear like floating devices, snorkels, swimming
gear or inflatable rafts for worst-case scenarios.
5. Keep note of emergency hotlines in your area. Philippine hotlines are:
734-2118, 734-2120; 911-5061, 912-5668 (National Disaster Coordinating
Council), 527-6136 (Coast Guard); Meralco (16210).
DURING THE STORM
1. Keep your radios tuned to a local radio station and follow all
instructions. If you are told to evacuate, move out of the house or
building to safe, high ground.
2. Turn off all electricity using your breaker box (main power switch) and
turn off the main gas valve. Disconnect any equipment that uses water
(like washing machines and dishwashers). Avoid burning candles for light,
and never leave fires unattended.
3. Never walk or swim through swiftly moving water. Avoid flooded areas.
Floodwaters that are above your knees are dangerous. Turn around and go
back to higher ground.
Never try to cross floodwaters standing or in a vehicle. Water that is 2
feet deep can carry away most cars, including Sports Utility Vehicles
(SUVs). If you find floodwaters on the road, turn around and find an
alternate route. Abandon your vehicle immediately if it becomes surrounded
with water or the engine stalls. Seek higher ground immediately.
4. Try to stop water from entering your home by putting plugs in sinks and
baths and weigh them down with a sandbag, pillowcase or a plastic bag
filled with garden soil or a heavy object. Plug water inlet pipes with
towels or cloths.
5. Attempt to keep contact with your neighbors to make sure everyone is
safe and so that you can pool (and later ration) supplies when the
situation calls for it.
6. If your car is swept into the water and submerged, do not panic. Stay
calm, hold your breath, force your wait outside, and swim to the surface.
If you are swept into fast-moving floodwater outside of your car, point
your feet downstream. Always go over obstacles, never try to go under. Do
not enter floodwater.
7. If you are stranded on something above floodwater, such as a tree or
building, stay put and wait for rescue. Call for help if you are in
danger.
AFTER THE STORM
1. Even if the storm is clear, keep listening to weather reports and only
return to evacuated buildings if you are told it is safe to do so. Beware
of sharp objects and pollution in flood water.
Watch out for live electrical wires. Be sure the electrical current is
turned off. Watch out for animals, especially poisonous snakes that may
have entered your home during the storm. Keep safe from loose plaster or
ceilings that may have come loose.
2. Assess the damage. If you have evacuated from your home and wish to
turn back, be sure the structure is not visibly damaged and in danger of
collapsing before entering. Do not use electrical appliances that have
been wet, because there are hazards of electric shock and fire.
3. Avoid water-borne diseases. Assume that any water in flooded or
surrounding areas is not safe unless local authorities expressly declared
it to be so. If there is no safe water supply for washing, use bottled
water or disinfected water (by adding 5 drops of liquid household bleach
and let sit for 30 minutes).
Before entering an area that has been flooded, try to don protective
clothing to avoid contact with floodwater. Decrease the risk of mosquito
or other insect bites by using insect repellants. Throw away all food
(even canned ones) that have come in contact with flood water.
SOURCES: Fairfax County Office for Public Affairs, Direct.gov.uk,
firstaid.about.com, Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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For the victims of Typhoon ONDOY

**Following is WHY the National Disaster Coordinating Council became a
DISASTER re Typhoon ONDOY.

By the way, you are directly responsible for it by having tolerated
everything that happened since JANUARY 2001. You simply got what you deserve
all along.


May your relatives, who survived, and the rest of the "Silent Majority" **have
mercy on themselves soon enough**.

May you rest in peace.

*

'GMA used P800-million emergency fund for foreign trips'
By Jess Diaz
(The Philippine Star) Updated August 15, 2009 12:00 AM
MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo used up the government’s P800-million
contingency fund for emergencies like calamities for her frequent foreign
trips, Bukidnon Rep. Teofisto Guingona III revealed yesterday.
“She exhausted not only Malacañang’s
travel funds
but also the P800-million appropriation for emergencies in the 2008 national
budget,” he told radio station dzMM.
He said he based his revelation on a Commission on
Audit (COA)
report submitted to Speaker Prospero Nograles this week.
“I have a copy of the report. An assistant commissioner of COA even briefed
us on their shocking findings,” he said.
Guingona said the COA findings show that the 2008 contingency fund was not
enough for foreign travels and Mrs. Arroyo had to augment it by P120
million.
“The augmentation was also exhausted,” he added.
Guingona also said the President overspent for her foreign travels between
2003 and 2007 by P1.6 billion.
She has only P1.1 billion under the annual budgets but she spent P2.7
billion over that period, he said.
He said the House of Representatives should have discovered the excess
spending during the budget hearings.
“But the House is dominated by the President’s allies, so they just turn a
blind eye,” he said.
He accused the President of violating the annual budget law “because she
could not augment what Congress had approved and authorized her to spend.”
He said he would demand during the forthcoming budget hearings details on
how and when Malacañang’s travel funds and the appropriation for
contingencies were used.
Mrs. Arroyo’s latest foreign travel was her weeklong working visit to the
United States two weeks ago.
It has become controversial largely due to at least two expensive dinners
the President and her entourage of more than 50 enjoyed in posh restaurants
in Washington and New York City.
Sen. Francis Escudero has criticized Mrs. Arroyo’s frequent travels abroad,
saying she has spent more than P3 billion in taxpayers’ money for them.
Before her latest US visit, she “circumnavigated” the globe by flying to
Tokyo, then to Los Angeles, Colombia, Brazil, Dubai, and Hong Kong before
returning to Manila, he said.
According to former Senate president Ernesto Maceda, Mrs. Arroyo has spent a
total of P5.5 billion for more than 50 foreign trips she has made since
2001.
In a recent television interview, Maceda said appropriations in the annual
budgets for the President’s trips totaled P3.3 billion.
“In addition to these, there are contingency funds that could be used for
foreign travel. Mrs. Arroyo has realigned a total of P2.2 billion of these
funds for her foreign trips,” he said.
He said he got his data from the Department of Budget and Management and the
Senate finance committee, of which he was chairman for five years.
He added that Escudero’s P3-billion figure apparently did not include
realignments from the contingency funds.
Meanwhile, Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez confirmed yesterday that President
Arroyo and her large entourage had another expensive dinner in New York City
other than the controversial $20,000 meal at the posh Le Cirque French
restaurant.
“Yes, there was a second dinner in New York. But I was not there. I had
other engagements,” he said.
He could not say where it was exactly or how much the presidential entourage
paid.
Text messages purportedly coming from a staff member of the Philippine
embassy in Washington claim that Mrs. Arroyo’s party enjoyed two dinners at
Le Cirque.
The embassy supposedly paid for the New York City dinners, including the
controversial meal on Aug. 2, for which Press Secretary Cerge Remonde
claimed Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez shelled out $20,000.
The messages also claim it was the embassy that paid for a $3,500-a-night
suite for the President and 60 $950-a-night rooms for her congressional
companions at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where former First Lady Imelda
Romualdez Marcos used to stay.
Suarez and Rep. Romualdez are among Mrs. Arroyo’s favorite congressional
companions whenever she travels abroad.
On Thursday, Suarez claimed that he was the one who paid $15,000 for steaks
and lobsters at a Washington DC restaurant last July 30.

*COA audit pushed*
For a left-wing lawmaker, the Commission on Audit should form a special
audit team to review the “lavish” spending of President Arroyo in her US
trip.
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño personally went to the office of COA chairman
Reynaldo Villar, and handed him a two-page letter containing his request. He
said he merely wanted the “whole truth about the controversies surrounding
the US trip.”
He also invoked Republic Act 6713, or the Code of Conduct for Public
Officials, which may have been violated by government officials who had
partaken of the expensive meals in New York and Washington.
“Like most of our countrymen, I wonder, what other lavish expenses were made
by the Philippine delegation?” he asked. Casiño finds the meal expenses
“irregular, unnecessary, excessive, extravagant or unconscionable even if
bills were footed by a private entity.”
Casiño, fellow Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza
filed House Resolution 1315 that seeks to direct the House committee on good
government to conduct an inquiry on the matter.
Casiño said it is well “within the jurisdiction of COA to determine, through
a special audit, if public funds were irregularly used and if laws and
policies were violated.”
Anakpawis Rep. Joel Maglunsod said Malacañang must present to the public a
detailed accounting of
all expenses of the President’s state and working travels abroad, including
her latest trip to the US.
“The people deserve to know how much the President spent for her foreign
travels,” he said.
“The expensive dinner at Le Cirque and the meal at Bobby Van’s Steak House
in Washington are just the tip of the iceberg. Mrs. Arroyo and her entourage
are definitely spending more than what they should during their junkets,”
Maglunsod added.
“Whether the meals were paid for by private individuals or government
officials, Mrs. Arroyo has a lot of explaining to do about her expenses
during her trips and her swelling wealth,” he said.
“It is evident that Mrs. Arroyo and other public officials joining working
and state visits violated Republic Act 6713 or the Code of Conduct and
Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees,” Maglunsod said.

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Signs of Ovarian Cancer

Something every woman should know. If you are a man, give it to your wife.

SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER (even in the absence of Ovaries, and no matter what age you are)



An Eye Opener on Ovarian Cancer

I hope you all take the time to read this and pass it on to all you can. Send this to the women in your life that you care about.

A few years ago, Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer. Her symptoms were inconclusive, and she was treated for everything under the sun until it was too late. This blood test finally identified her illness but alas, too late. She wrote a book to heighten awareness. Gene Wilder is her widower.

KATHY'S STORY: this is the story of Kathy West

As all of you know, I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer has only recently been identified as its OWN type of cancer, but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer.

Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way, with the "tumour marker" CA-125 BLOOD TEST, and they are treated in the same way - surgery to remove the primary tumour and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin.

Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from the same fate. That is why I am sending this message to you and hope you will print it and give it or send it via E-mail to everybody you know..

One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done that because I always had an annual physical and PAP smear, did a monthly Self-Breast Exam, went to the dentist at least twice a year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers.

LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don't have ovaries (and they were HEALTHY when they were removed), but I have what is essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it?

These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell us: ONE out of every 55 women will get OVARIAN or PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER.

The "CLASSIC" symptoms are an ABDOMEN that rather SUDDENLY ENLARGES and CONSTIPATION and/or DIARRHEA.

I had these classic symptoms and went to the doctor. Because these symptoms seemed to be "abdominal", I went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were designed to determine whether there was a bacteria infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". I guess I would have accepted this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months pregnant! I therefore insisted on more tests.

They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was again assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe ... I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong. I INSISTED on more tests, and they reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to shut me up, I think). This is what I mean by "taking charge of our own health care."

The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT normal). Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a pleasant experience I assure you), but NOTHING compared to what was ahead of me.

Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, finally, the doctor ran a CA-125 blood test, and I was properly diagnosed.

I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER, AND YET THIS SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME, not as part of my annual physical exam and not when I was symptomatic. This is an inexpensive and simple blood test!

PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THEIR ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS.

Be forewarned that their doctors might try to talk them out of it, saying, "IT ISN'T NECESSARY." Believe me, had I known then what I know now, we would have caught my cancer much earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer). Insist on the CA-125 BLOOD TEST; DO NOT take "NO" for an answer!

The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST is between zero and 35. MINE WAS 754. (That's right, 754!). If the number is slightly above 35, you can have another done in three or six months and keep a close eye on it, just as women do when they have fibroid tumours or when men have a slightly elevated PSA test (Prostatic Specific Antigens) that helps diagnose prostate cancer.

Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, and that's the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer - catching it early..

Do you know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer. Please, go to your doctor and insist on a CA-125 test and have one EVERY YEAR for the rest of your life..

And forward this message to every woman you know, and tell all of your female family members and friends. Though the median age for this cancer is 56, (and, guess what, I'm exactly 56), women as young as 22 have it. Age is no factor....

A NOTE FROM AN RN:
Well, after reading this, I made some calls. I found that the CA-125 test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a man's PSA test prostate screen (which my husband's doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and insurance pays for it). I called the general practitioner' s office about having the test done. The nurse had never heard of it. She told me that she doubted that insurance would pay for it. So I called Prudential Insurance Co, and got the same response. Never heard of it - it won't be covered.

I explained that it was the same as the PSA test they had paid for my husband for years. After conferring with whomever they confer with, she told me that the CA-125 would be covered.

It is $75 in a GP's office and $125 at the GYN's. This is a screening test that should be required just like a PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect problems with your ovaries). And you must insist that your insurance company pay for it.

Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan (his wife had it, too) are lobbying for women's health issues, saying that this test should be required in our physicals, just like the PAP and the mammogram.

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Ondoy's flood worst in history PAGASA

Source: By RIO ROSE RIBAYA
http://www.mb.com.ph

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services, Administration (PAGASA) said Saturday that the unexpected flood in Metro Manila was the worst one ever recorded in history. While Dr. Nathaniel Cruz, PAGASA director, said that yesterday's flood was the worst in history, he added that the amount of rainfall dumped yesterday is expected to surpass the 1967 record and this month's average.

Citing PAGASA records, Cruz said that a total 341.3 mm amount of rainfall had been dumped in Quezon City from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. last Saturday, just six hours following the actual landfall of Tropical Storm "Ondoy" in Central and Southern Luzon provinces. The 24-hour amount of rainfall is expected to overtake the 344 mm level recorded on a 24-hour period on June 7, 1967.


After expecting the tropical cyclone

to bring stormy weather in most parts of Luzon until today, the top PAGASA official said the level of rainfall is also expected to even surpass 391.7 mm average rainfall in Quezon City for the entire month of September.

He also explained that Tropical Storm "Ondoy," which was expected to move towards the South China Sea away from the Philippine area of responsibility early this morning, could double or at least increase the amount of rainfall in the next 12 hours.

Cruz added that "Ondoy," which was last spotted over Pampanga province as of 5 p.m. yesterday, also dumped unusually high amounts of rainfall over Bulacan that prompted PAGASA to release 175 cubic meter of water each second from Angat when it reached its critical level at 1 p.m. on Saturday.

"Ondoy" was last spotted over the vicinity of Pampanga while packing maximum winds of 85 kph near the center and a gustiness of 100 kph that prompted PAGASA to raise storm signals in 20 provinces in the regions of Cagayan, Bicol as well as Central and Southern Luzon.

Public Warning Storm Signal No.
2 was hoisted over Bulacan, Tarlac, Pampanga, Zambales, Nueva Ecija, Rizal, and Northern Quezon, while the lowest storm signal was declared over La Union, Nueva Viscaya, Benguet, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, the rest of Quezon, including Polilio Island and Metro Manila. PAGASA advised residents living along the coasts of provinces under Public Warning Signal No. 1 and 2 to be on alert against big waves generated by Tropical Storm "Ondoy," which could still trigger more flashfloods and landslides.

Slowing its northwestward movement from 19 kph to 13 kph, the storm was expected to cross Pampanga to Zambales tonight and reach the South China Sea at about 230 kilometers west northwest of Iba, Zambales this morning or at about 190 kilometers northwest of the town by Sunday afternoon.

Cruz clarified that there would only be a gradual improvement of weather today as the storm has been expected to continue enhancing the Southwest monsoon, which will keep bringing rains over Central and Southern Luzon provinces as well as the Visayas region.

In a gale warning posted at 5 p.m. yesterday, PAGASA said that the storm will bring occasional rains with gusty winds of 55 to 75 kph that will make the sea condition the seaboards of Southern Luzon rough to very rough with big waves as high as 3.7 to 6.5 meters. PAGASA added that the seaboard of Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms with gusty winds of 55 to 67 kph that will make the sea conditions rough to very with big waves as high as 3.7 to 4.5 meters.

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