Tuesday, July 31, 2012

DENR and Bunawan Gov't Fight Over Lolong

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Ramon Paje mentioned his plan of transferring the 20-foot crocodile named Lolong to the Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center in Quezon City. The DENR Secretary said that he plans to place Lolong to the 7-hectare lagoon inside the wildlife center. Paje already ordered Parks and Wildlife Bureau Director Mundita Lim to take photos of the park, which will be used in convincing Bunawan government leaders and residents to give up Lolong.

Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center has a total area of 22.7 hectares. The wildlife center is the place where snakes, birds, lizards and other wild animals found in Metro Manila are taken care of. Paje believes that the wildlife center’s 7-hectare lagoon is a much better place for Lolong than the 800-square meter pen in Bunawan Eco-Park and Research Center.
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Lagoon inside Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center where Lolong is planned to be placed.
The lagoon inside Ninoy Aquino Parks and Wildlife Center.

Secretary Paje also declared Lolong as the Philippines’ new “ambassador for conservation.” DENR will use Lolong to raise awareness on the need to protect the environment and biodiversity.

Bunawan Mayor Edwin Elorde vehemently opposed the plan of the DENR Secretary. He said that he need to consult the residents of Bunawan before they can decide on the issue. He also said that the DENR is yet to inform them of the plan to transfer Lolong.
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Lolong taking a bath
Lolong taking a bath.

Mayor Elorde said that Lolong eco-tourism in the CARAGA Region is at its peak due to the capture of Lolong. The transfer of Lolong will have negative effect to the tourism in the region.

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Information for this post obtained from Philippine Star and Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Jollibee Birthday Party Package Price

Planning a Jollibee birthday party will never be easy if you do not know how much money you have to spend. Jollibee knows this that is why Jollibee created the Party Planner to help mommies and daddies in planning the best Jollibee birthday party for their children. The party planner is easy to use. You need to click a few times on your mouse and, poof, you get the estimate of Jollibee birthday package price.

If you are type who does not want to use Jollibee’s party planner but want to have an idea of the Jollibee birthday package price, then this article is for you. Here is detailed information on how much money you need to spend for a simple Jollibee birthday party.

Take note that the party items in this article consist only of the Jollibee food package and a medium-sized chocolate or mocha cake. I did not include other party add-ons like additional Jollibee mascots and loot bags. The party fee 1,250 pesos, which provides 20 pieces game prices, 10 boxes of crayons, 30 pieces balloons, 1 guest book and the appearance of Jollibee.

The cost estimate for this article is for Jollibee party with 30 guests.

Here is the Jollibee birthday party package price for Food Package A:
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Jollibee Birthday Party Package Price - food package A


Here is the Jollibee birthday party package price for Food Package B:
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Jollibee Birthday Party Package Price - food package B


Here is the Jollibee birthday party package price for Food Package C:
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Jollibee Birthday Party Package Price - food package C


Here is the Jollibee birthday party package price for Food Package D:
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Jollibee Birthday Party Package Price - food package D


I did not include the “Create Your Own Food Package”. Price on this package depends on how you customized it.

The least expensive Jollibee party package is the one with Food Package A. The most expensive is Food Package D that has spaghetti, Jollibee Chickenjoy, softdrinks, chocolate sundae and French fries.

See the Jollibee party package brochure to know more about throwing a party at Jollibee.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

How to Enroll Your BPI Trade Account to BPIExpressOnline

I said in a previous post how a book authored by Bo Sanchez convinced me to invest in the Philippine Stock Exchange. The name of that book is “My Maid Invests in the Stock Market…”

I discovered that I am not the only one who is interested in the stock exchange. Many of my officemates are already playing in the stock exchange. Some of them chose the risky trading in exchange for short term income. The other group of Philippine Stock Exchange players wants minimum investment risk. The latter group of investors thinks more about the long term benefit. I joined the “minimum risk” group because the money that I will earn from my investments will go to my retirement fund.

Fortunately, the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has a website that is for exclusive use of those who play in the Philippine Stock Exchange. This website or portal is the BPI Trade. The good thing with BPI Trade is that it can be connected to a BPIExpressOnline account. This makes funding my BPI Trade account easy.

Connecting or enrolling your BPI Trade account to your BPIExpressOnline account is easy. Here are the steps:

1. Log-in to your BPI Trade account. Go to your “Portfolio” and copy your “Settlement Account” number.
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BPIExpressOnline - BPI Trade settlement account number


2. Log-in to your BPIExpressOnline account.

3. Click on “My Portfolio” and then click “Enroll Additional Accounts”.
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Enroll new accounts in BPIExpressOnline

4. Choose “Other Accounts” and click the “Continue Button”.
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BPIExpressOnline account enrolment

5. Check “Other Deposit Accounts” and type in your BPI Trade Settlement Account number on the number “1” field.
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Settlement account number input at BPIExpressOnline

6. The Confirmation Page will appear. Just wait for the email message that will be sent out by BPI Trade confirming the activation of your enrollment.
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BPIExpressOnline confirmation page


I just finished the enrollment of my BPI Trade account to BPIExpressOnline. It is easy! I am so excited to invest some of my savings.

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Don't you still have a BPIExpressOnline account. Read my post on how to apply to BPIExpressOnline.