Memorable Quotes From Our Beloved Newsmakers Part I

But make no mistake. I will not stand idly when anyone gets in the way of the national interest and tries to block the national vision. From where I sit, I can tell you, a President is always as strong as she wants to be.Pagpalain tayo ng Diyos at ang dakilang gawaing hinaharap natin. The state of the nation is strong.... - SONA 2007 President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

I am sorry. - President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Ang sinungaling ay kapatid ng magnanakaw!.... - Susan Roces

You are full of empty promises. Obviously, you have no love for your country. The gravest thing that you have done, is you have stolen the presidency, not once, but twice! - Susan Roces

Meron bang sopas sa Comelec (Do we have soup in Comelec? I was feeling bad, I wanted to get soup). - COMELEC Chairman Benjamin Abalos

Sa mga nanggugulo, sa mga lumalabag sa batas sa Maynila, you better cooperate or evaporate because I am home, running after you! - Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim

If Sen. Ralph Recto ended his speech with Honey, Im home, I will end mine by saying: Erap here I come!!! - Former Senator Loi Ejercito Estrada

Galit? Sobra-sobrang galit... sa kawalanghiyaan. Ang taong ingrata walang puwang sa mundong ito. Walang utang na loob! Kailan sila naging consistent? Sa simula't sapul sinungaling na sila! - Department of Justice (DOJ) Senior state Prosecutor Emily Fe delos Santos

My bone is being… durog, broken - DOH Scereatary Francisco Duque

Its cow's milk -- it's for cows. Iyung pig's milk is for pigs, dog’s milk is for tuta.. breastmilk ng nanay is for sanggol - DOH Scereatary Francisco Duque

Nobody can hawak me - Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Generoso Senga

Ayos palakpakan - Angelo Reyes

Shut up!!- Maguindanao Representative Didagen Dilangalen

What's your problem? - former Defense Secreatary Hermogenes Ebdane Jr.

Mother's Milk is for Sanggol!

Last Sunday I was able to watch a government advertisement about breastfeeding. The main message of the ad was "mother's milk is best for babies". The whole commercial focused on the analogy that animal's milk should be given to the same animal species. Examples mentioned in the ad were dog's milk is for tuta (puppy), and pig's milk is for biik (piglet). The last comparison was cow's milk is for sanggol (babies). Then, the narrator stated that babies are not hayop (animals). This commercial was quite similar to what DOH Sec. Duque stated in a television interview last month.

I know this advertisement tackles on the importance of breastfeeding to our babies, but I think the main point is not conveyed properly. The ad stresses that we are not animals; thus drinking cow's or goat's milk is not proper for us. The real question is when we get older, can we drink cow's milk? Isn't it bad to us? Well, according to the ad, yes it is not good because we are not animals. In my own humble opinion, the commercial should be done in other way rather than comparing animal's milk to man.

My Top 15 Oscar Best Picture Movies

Here are my My Top 15 Oscar Best Picture Movies

1. The Godfather

2. Casablanca

3. Schindler's List

4. Amadeus

5. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

6. The Godfather Part II

7. On the Waterfront

8. Gone with the Wind

9. American Beauty

10. Million Dollar Baby

11. Chicago

12. Annie Hall

13. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

14. All About Eve

15. West Side Story

This list is only tentative for the reason that I haven't been able to watch previous Oscar winning movies.