ForumTitleContentMemberSexCountryDate/Time
PhilippinesJapan police clearance is now ready
hi bel! goodluck 2 us! i have some documents too that i need to submit to the embassy, i had already submitted it last monday i wish to hear anything from the embassy about my visa soon!!! keep updating wink.gif
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-16 01:48:00
Philippinesvisa in hand!!
wow! congratz! have a safe trip!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-15 07:20:00
PhilippinesVISA is coming!

CONGRATZ!!! star_smile.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-19 11:49:00
PhilippinesVISA!!!

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-18 07:19:00
PhilippinesVISA delivered in 1 week
wow congratz!!! kicking.gif
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-18 07:10:00
PhilippinesApproved for printing!

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-18 07:23:00
PhilippinesVISA.. ON THE WAY

WOW! CONGRATZ!!! good.gif good.gif good.gif PARTY TIME! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-19 11:43:00
Philippinescopies vs originals
oh yes! i remember, u guys r featured on gma. what a small world! tongue.gif
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-22 04:09:00
Philippinescopies vs originals
QUOTE (wizardfitz @ Jul 19 2008, 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
for the interview Maribel has all my originals documents, birth cert, divorce papers, IRS transcripts etc . i brought those all to her in may. my question is will photocopies of my pay stubs and phone records from may to the interview in august be okay? or should i snail mail the more recent items?



better bring the original and photocopies. based on my experienced i bring the original and photocopy. we can't read the consul's mind or even predict but there are different consul there...(usem) the others ask a lot of proofs, the other's don't. to be safe, bring the documents that u think it will help you on ur interview, in case they will ask you... tnx.
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-19 11:35:00
PhilippinesVisas Here At Last
congratz! party time! kicking.gif kicking.gif kicking.gif

Edited by stevent, 22 July 2008 - 04:13 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-22 04:12:00
PhilippinesVISA Received today!!!

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pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-22 04:14:00
PhilippinesVisa Received!

congratz!!!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-22 04:17:00
PhilippinesWHAT DOES THIS MEANS?HELP

hello sis! sana visa na yan!!! try mo na lang rin kaya tawag delbros for sure... ano sa tingin mo? wish you all the best!!! God Bless! wink.gif

Edited by stevent, 23 July 2008 - 06:15 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-23 06:14:00
PhilippinesMy VJ Family I need your prayers
QUOTE (phil and nanz @ Jul 23 2008, 03:05 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello VJ Family,

I need your prayers biggrin.gif i will be having my medical soon, called the usem yesterday and got the interview date, a BIG THANKS to jomay (mrsartis) she did it for me!
haven't gotten any confirmation letter from the usem via snailmail yet but i talked to this girl from the usem and told me that i can have my medical anytime as long as i have the email confirmation from the usem and MNL#. just one question, was just wondering what's the preference number??I'm plannning to have my medical soon, VJ FAMILY please pray for me biggrin.gif thanks in advance and good luck to all of us! God is so great! God bless you all!

Nanz smile.gif




hi nanz! gudluck sa medical exam mo. rose.gif tama c ate riz about sa preference number... smile.gif eat a lot of vege and fruits tapos drink fresh milk b4 u sleep... good.gif God Bless gurl! tongue.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-23 06:30:00
PhilippinesNew7Wonders of Nature
QUOTE (shining_angel @ Jul 25 2008, 11:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
something is wrong with ur computer...u have loaded the same topic many times.


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pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 11:14:00
PhilippinesNew7Wonders of Nature
New7Wonders of Nature


The New 7 Wonders of the World campaign was a resounding success, which took democracy to a new global level. Now, in the second campaign, give your vote to define The New 7 Wonders of Nature. pls. vote: Tubbataha Reef PHILIPPINES - Asia, Chocolate Hills PHILIPPINES - Asia, Puerto Princesa, Subterranean River National Park PHILIPPINES - Asia, Mayon Volcano PHILIPPINES - Asia.



pls. visit here.... http://www.new7wonders.com ----let us support our very own nominees. proud 2 b a Filipino! MABUHAY PHILIPPINES!!!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 11:06:00
PhilippinesCatholic groups pray against passage of population bill

favor or infavor? innocent.gif






Catholic groups pray against passage of population bill


By Katherine Evangelista
INQUIRER.net
First Posted 00:01:00 07/26/2008


MANILA, Philippines—Some 12,000 members of “pro-life” groups convened on the parade grounds of the University of Santo Tomas Friday to protest a bill in Congress seeking to control population growth in the Philippines.

Led by Catholic Bishops’ of the Philippines president Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, the prayer rally coincided with the celebration of the 40th year anniversary of the Humane Vitae, the encyclical letter of Pope Paul VI on the regulation of birth during his papacy.

Dubbed the "Rally for Life," the event was a nationwide campaign opposing the House bill filed by Representative Edcel Lagman and co-authored by Janet Garin legalizing the use of contraceptives in family planning, in an effort to curb population growth in the Philippines.

In his homily, Lagdameo said House bill titled “Reproductive Health and Population Development Act of 2008” would not solve the problem of population growth.

Instead, he said the proposed measure would only undermine the dignity of marriage and put in danger women, saying artificial contraceptives cause physical and psychological harms.

Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Rosales likened the passing of the controversial reproductive health bill to the murder of innocent babies during the time of King Herod.

In his statement after the mass, Rosales insisted that discipline should be practiced by couples when it comes to sex.

In Sorsogon City, about a hundred high school and college students and Catholic religious organizations joined a march rally to oppose the bill.

During a brief program, Monsignor Francisco Monje of the Diocese of Sorsogon challenged the government to address the problem of population and poverty by not taking the life of the unborn.

The march, that started from the Our Lady of Fatima church at Rizal Street and ended at the Sorsogon Cathedral, was joined by students from the St. Louise de Marillac School and the Aemilianum College and some religious organizations. With Roy Gersalia, Inquirer Southern Luzon

Edited by stevent, 25 July 2008 - 11:53 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 11:50:00
Philippineshave a great week end

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 12:03:00
PhilippinesIs there good news about Filipinos?
Is there good news about Filipinos?


By Antonio J. Montalvan II
Inquirer
First Posted 02:42am (Mla time) 01/15/2007


APPARENTLY there is. And this is according to a foreigner and frequent visitor to this country by the name of Steve Ray, who talks about good Filipino qualities that are probably so ordinary to (and, therefore, taken for granted by) us, but not to the objective eyes of a non-Filipino observer.

“Open Letter to Filipino Catholics” is being passed around in the Internet. It first appeared in an Ateneo alumni e-group, from where prodigious e-friend Marilou Barnes-Cortes forwarded it to my mailbox. Marilou told me I would not be the first to write about Ray’s open letter. A few days ago, Fr. James Reuter, SJ published it in his column in another paper.

Among Ray’s many best-selling books are: “Crossing the Tiber” (his conversion story), “Upon This Rock” (on the papacy), and just recently, “John’s Gospel” (a comprehensive Bible study guide and commentary). Ray is also currently filming a 10-part video series titled “Footprints of God.” The first two parts are out: “Peter, Keeper of the Keys” and “Mary, Mother of God” (now available in the Philippines).

As an anthropologist, however, I must take exception to Ray’s reference of us as a “Catholic nation.” We are not. To say that we are effectively wipes out the identity of the millions of Filipinos who are Muslims and who belong to other Christian denominations or non-Christian religious groups. And although we are predominantly Catholic, many of us -- the majority, it seems -- are Catholics in name only.

Nevertheless, Ray, in his “Open Letter” gives us something positive, for a change:

“We stepped into the church and it was old and a bit dark. Mass had just begun and we sat toward the front. We didn’t know what to expect here in Istanbul, Turkey. I guess we expected it to be a somber Mass, but quiet and somber it was not. I thought I heard angels joyously singing behind me.

“The voices were rich, melodic and beautiful. What I discovered as I spun around to look did not surprise me because I had seen and heard the same thing in other churches around the world. It was not a choir of angels with feathered wings and halos but a group of delightful Filipino Catholics with smiles of delight and joy on their faces as they worshiped God and sang His praises. I had seen this many times before in Rome, in Israel, in the United States and other countries.

“Filipinos have special traits and they are beautifully expressed as I gazed at the happy throng giving thanks to God. What are the special traits that characterize these happy people? I will share a few that I have noticed, [in my travels] around the world, including visits to the Philippines.

“First, there is a sense of community, of family. These Filipino Christians did not sit apart from each other in different aisles. They sat together, closely. They didn’t just sing quietly, mumbling, or simply mouthing the words. No, they raised their voices in harmony, together, as though they enjoyed the sense of unity and communion among them. They are family even if they are not related.

“Second, they have an inner peace and joy ... rare in the world today. When most of the world’s citizens are worried and fretful, I have found Filipinos to have joy and peace, a deep sense of God’s love that overshadows them. They have problems, too, and many in the Philippines have less material goods than others in the world, yet there is still a sense of happy trust in God and love of neighbor.

“Third, there is a love for God and for his Son Jesus that is almost synonymous with the word Filipino. There is also something that Filipinos are famous for around the world -- their love for the Blessed Mother. Among the many Filipinos I have met, the affectionate title for Mary I always hear from their lips is ‘Mama Mary.’ For these gentle folks, Mary is not just a theological idea, a historical person, or a statue in a church -- Mary is the mother of their Lord and their mother as well, their ‘mama.’

“The Philippines is a Catholic nation -- the only such nation in Asia -- and this wonderful country exports missionaries around the world. They are not hired to be missionaries, not official workers of the church. No, they are workers and educators, doctors, nurses and housekeepers that go to other lands and travel to the far reaches of the earth, and everywhere they go they take the joyous Gospel of Jesus with them. They make a somber Mass joyful when they burst into a song. They convict the pagan of sin as they always keep the love of Jesus and the Eucharist central in their lives.

“My hope and prayer, while I am here in the Philippines, sharing my conversion story from Baptist Protestant to Roman Catholic, is that the Filipino people will continue to keep these precious qualities. I pray that they will continue loving their families, loving the Catholic Church, reading the Bible, loving Jesus, His Mother and the Eucharist.

“As many other religions and sects try to persuade them to leave the Church, may God give them the wisdom to defend the Catholic faith. As the world tempts them to sin and seek only money and fame and power, may God grant them the serenity to always remember that obedience to Christ and love for God is far more important than all the riches the world can offer.

“May the wonderful Filipino people continue to be a light of the Gospel to the whole world!”

* * *

Comments to monta@cu-cdo.edu.ph



Copyright 2008 Inquirer. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 11:42:00
PhilippinesHow to not Lose her..
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pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 10:52:00
PhilippinesWala ka ke Lolo..VISA APPLICATION

hahaha!!! jest.gif jest.gif jest.gif naka 3 points si lolo!!! tongue.gif tongue.gif tongue.gif
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 10:48:00
PhilippinesHave a bless Sunday
have a Blessed Sunday everyone!!!

Edited by stevent, 26 July 2008 - 11:42 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:41:00
PhilippinesENORMOUS GOD'S BLESSINGS

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:16:00
PhilippinesNO FEDERAL ITR ONLY W-2's?

goodluck!!! good.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:22:00
Philippinesbasis of poverty guidelines
u can read the guide:

http://www.visajourn...mp;page=support

Edited by stevent, 26 July 2008 - 11:12 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:09:00
PhilippinesGod is so Good!

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:14:00
PhilippinesFilipino 101
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pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-25 10:53:00
PhilippinesGOOD NEWS.....

hello sis! magandang balita yan! good.gif sana makuha na natin ang visa natin... God Bless Us! wink.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-24 06:31:00
PhilippinesA little nervous

she will be ok good.gif delete your worries, we understand what you feel... Trust God and keep praying that your love one will arrive safely.... heart.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-27 09:17:00
PhilippinesMy incoming interview

HERE N VJ!!!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 11:05:00
PhilippinesMy incoming interview

GOODLUCK!!!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-26 10:49:00
Philippinesgetting nervous.....

have a safe flight ate.... it is really hard talaga sa part mo kasi maiiwan mo na ang mga mahal mo sa buhay pero im sure u will be happy with ur hubby... best wishes and God Bless! heart.gif we hope to hear from u when u get there tongue.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-28 20:59:00
PhilippinesOMG!!!THI IS it!!!

congratz!!! good.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-28 21:24:00
Philippineshello share plsssssss......
try to browse in google: hotel in malate-ermita... that is what i did before and u can really choose the cheapest... u can call the hotel and ask the current room rate bec. what is shown online is not updated. tnx... rose.gif God Bless!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-29 06:47:00
PhilippinesFellow VJer attended my wedding

congratz! kicking.gif

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-28 21:02:00
PhilippinesWe got our interview date!

congratz!!! start preparing all the required docs!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-30 23:00:00
PhilippinesHeaded to Philippines

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pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-30 22:57:00
PhilippinesGREEN CARD RECEIVED

CONGRATZ! PARTY TIME!!!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-30 22:49:00
PhilippinesWhat was the longest time before visa was approved

hi! im sorry to know that... rose.gif may i know what is really the problem why the embassy didn't release the visa of your fiancee? heart.gif

Edited by stevent, 31 July 2008 - 10:47 AM.

pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-31 10:46:00
PhilippinesINTERVIEW PASSED!!!

congratz!
pinktulips2012MalePhilippines2008-07-31 11:00:00