Mabel Sunga Acosta's Graduation Address to Intercity College of Science and Technology School last March 2010

Thank you. It is an honor to be here with you this afternoon. I would first like to thank Dr. Ma. Riza F. Dayrit – President of Intercity College of Science and Technology , for inviting me to join you.
Good education depends on good teachers and strong administration, and in this, the Intercity College of Science and Technology School is richly blessed to have leaders and educators who has spent much devotion in helping young, bright minds, like all of you being honored today, to learn and to harness your capacity for innovation.
Congratulations to today’s awardees, for your reflections today, as well as your record of academic achievement.
And, most importantly, congratulations to all of you graduates. This is your moment. You have each accomplished so much in order to get here, and you and your family should be proud.
Today represents hard work, excellence, striving, and accomplishment. You know the value of educational achievement and you have put tremendous time and effort into it. So it is a very special honor for me to share your graduation ceremony with you.
When I was growing up, the value of education was a constant theme in my home since I come from a family of educators. My father was filled with hopes and dreams for his children, that despite our economic condition he made sure all 6 of us his children gets a good education.
My parents taught me that we should expect more out of life, that we each had a great contribution to make, that we should work hard to fulfill our ambitions and that we should never take no as an answer.
And when I graduated from UP Diliman, they said, “Mabel, use this education to get a good job and to help people.” My parents knew that dreams come true through education. That is why I allotted much effort in promoting technical and vocational education, thus the creation of Mabel at your Service Livelihood Skills Training Program –to help others achieve their own dreams.
To all the other graduates here today: Your school has prepared each of you to succeed, to reach for your own ambitions and hopes for yourselves and your families’ futures. Some of you here plan to continue with your education, and I know that many of you have plans to begin working in the high-skill occupations that you have done so much to master.
You have done your part – you have worked hard, struggled, and succeeded. You have richly earned the diplomas being presented here tonight. So you know the meaning of work, and what it is to achieve. These are values that you will put to good use the rest of your lives, and they will serve you well.
You are all important part of this change. You have reached this milestone by staying true to the values of honest work. And you have been well-prepared for the challenges ahead by your time at Intercity College of Science and Technology.
Graduates, you today are the next chapter in this rich history. I encourage you to use your gifts well, and to give back to those around you whenever you can. Congratulations and well done!
Daghan Salamat!

Mabel Sunga Acosta

Election 2010 Davao City

My Views on 2010 Election
• Elections in the Philippines most often than not are divisive.
• Hopefully, after the results are out, we can all resolve to support the winning candidate, whoever it is the people has willed.
• The only difference between the 2010 elections and past ones is automation.
• Same sad story of mudslinging, character assassination, charges and countercharges.
• After the polls, claims of cheating will echo once more despite the new method of automation used this 2010 elections.
• I’m sure everyone, most especially the 1st time voters will be very excited over the automated counting of votes.
• Hmmmm….whatever happens to losing children of last term politicians who tried their luck in this election to keep their family in power???
• What if the PICOS machine fails to read votes correctly and the correct number of votes garnered by candidates are manipulated by hackers??? Taning palayo!!!
• “Trapos” and new blood of “BimPoS” are still doing the same things to lure voters and poster-display violators still abound our streets, trees, electric posts and dilapidated buildings.
• candidates show no shame in claiming credit for something that belongs to the people.
• “Ms./ Mr. Presidential candidates bakit dip o kayo nanalo?””
Erap- “ sa 80% of masang Pilipino population 7% lang ang binilang!!!”
Noynoy – “hindi kasi nabilang ang boto ng 30 million fans ng aking kapatd na si Kris Aquino and Sharon Cuneta.”
Bro. Eddie- “ the Lord has not spoken…yet”
Jamby- “there was massive disenfranchisement of 12 million Juday fans “
Villar- “ Hindi nabilang ng wasto ang mga boto ng mga pangarap ng batang mahirap”
Gibo- “sa dami ng suporta galling sa mga kabataan kala kasi lost by only 0.5 per cent ng boto ng mga senior citizens”
• Maraming boboto kay Mabel Acosta dahil sya ay karapat dapat na lider ng Dabaw!! magaling, matalino, totoo at makadyos.

Welcome Dominic Andrew M. Escosora

Last February 24, 2010 I gave bith to a bouncy baby boy of 6.5 pounds after 22 hours of painful labor. The whole process is surreal, from beginning to end, and I personally often lost track of the fact that, at the end of this overwhelming experience, would be the start of the REAL overwhelming motherhood. I remember feeling terrified at the thought of having a third pregnancy and hoping that this time there would be no difficulties, complications and pain. I needed to prepare myself and let a small fetus take over my body. It's like my body would no longer be my own for almost a year. I wasn't sure if I could handle this that I could handle it, and it scared me to death.third baby after I lost the 2nd one.


It was 9 months of overwhelming exhaustion, despite barely doing a thing. in my first three months of my pregnancy.

I can't say I instantly bonded to them - I think I was too overwhelmed - but within 24 hours, I could barely remember life without them.

And once they were no longer inside me, I felt strangely alone for the first time in ages.

Breaking News: Mabel at Your Service to Go Off the Air

So long, Mabel at your Service Public Affairs program.
Its very sad that Councilor Mabel Acosta's public affairs program will temporarily go off the air after Councilor Mabel has announced her candidacy to run for 1st District Congressional seat of Davao City.
Mabel at your Service is currently one of the longest-running programs of ABS-CBN's DXAB 1296 KHz. having run locally since April 2002.

Sen. Kiko at MAYS

SENATOR PANGILINAN PUSHES FOR GENUINE REFORMS AND GENUINE CHANGE AT MABEL AT YOUR SERVICE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM

In an interview at “Mabel at your Service” public affairs program anchored by Councilor Mabel Sunga Acosta, Senator Pangilinan lamented that the country is way left behind in economic. He expressed disappointment that while the Philippines has not increased its per capita income for the last 30 years. China has registered 400 percent; Malaysia, 150 percent; and Thailand 100 percent in the same period. “What we’re earning 30 years ago, we’re earning today. In other words, we’re running- in- place,” he said. He blamed the “public sector leadership” for “the mess we’re in” without specifying any president or past leaders and offered new public sector leaders as a solution.

He said that it is encouraging that there is now a common effort to get people to register. In Davao city alone there is approximately over one million first time voters because of the renewed interest in the upcoming the electoral process.

What is Happiness???

The Nature of the Beast

We are questing beasts. Our lives are frequently a delightful, and sometimes not so delightful, series of quests. Indeed, our lives are not so much a neat series of well delineated quests as they are, more often, a tangled mass of conflicting quests that simultaneously demand our attentions.

Our quests are sometimes ordinary and downright primitive in nature. We search for food, shelter, safety, and sex. Our quests are sometimes elevated and important in nature. We tirelessly work to become school teachers, doctors, entrepreneurs, and homemakers. Our quests are sometimes viewed as trivial in nature—but this does not change how hard we pursue them. We relentlessly search for the golf swing of Tiger Woods, a set of abs like the ones on those annoyingly handsome men smiling astride their Bowflexes, or a wrinkle-free forehead thanks to the wonders of Botox. Our quests are sometimes interpersonal. We look for a good set of friends, colleagues we like and partners to cherish. Finally, our quests are sometimes grand and spiritual in nature. We pray to be compassionate, find the right religion or touch the face of god.

Put all these pressing pursuits together, and it is no wonder that we are frequently tired and just a bit out of sorts. We're pooped. Moreover, by simultaneously pursuing too many of these goals it is easy for any given human being to sabotage his or her ability to successfully pursue one of the most basic yet critical of all the quests—the quest for happiness.

I'm pregnant again!!

Surprise! surprise!
I just found out I'm 8 weeks pregnant and would be due most probably on March or April 2010. I want a healthy baby more than ANYTHING but I can't help but hope for a girl. I have always dreamed of having a little girl to dress up and cuddle with Yoki. My son Yoki si quite excited and even refers himself as "Kuya".

I can already feel the baby going around my tummy and it feels wierd!