Displaying all posts for June, 2009

Come clean

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Philippine Daily Inquirer NOT EVERYONE has the patience of a Fidel V. Ramos, whose enthusiasm for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has been “waning, waning” for four years now. He still thinks the President can “transform, transcend and transfigure” herself into “an object of admiration, not vilification” by 2010. But then Read more »

Pop star Michael Jackson has died in Los Angeles, aged 50.

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Paramedics were called to the singer’s home around midday local time on Thursday after he stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead two hours later after arriving at hospital in full cardiac arrest, said Fred Corral of the LA County Coroner’s office.

The Constitution and the Marcos jewels

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By Raul Gonzalez Quick-to-the-draw critics who have not even read my letter regarding the Marcos jewels to Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) Chairman Camilo Sabio jumped into conclusion (or confusion), saying that I advocate the return of the jewelry to former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Rizal marker honored in Swiss city near German border

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By Brady Eviota – Few stopped by to read the small marker in English on a wall near the main train station here in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Hidden treasures of the Philippines

By Alejandro R. Roces – We have written on our man-made tourism resources in the past. Resources, such as our churches, along with our overwhelming natural resources, remain our best option for encouraging tourists to visit the Philippines.

Lotus

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By Conrado de Quiros “WALANG IWANAN,” the speaker on the stage would shout, and everyone would shout back, “hu-wah!” The ritual exchange was introduced by Brigadier General Natalio “Boying” Ecarma, the self-effacing but tough-as-nails Marine commander of Basilan, Sulu. The “hu-wah!”, he said to much laughter, had to sound Read more »

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