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The CCP Jesus Christ exhibit: It ain’t art

By F Sionil Jose The artist who set up that controversial Jesus Christ exhibit at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) the other week must be grinning and enjoying all that brouhaha that has made him the central object of attention in the last few days.

Being Filipino

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By Bong Austero – My column last Monday (Independence Day 2011) triggered a spirited discussion among friends on whether the current generation is less nationalistic than, say, the generation of our parents or if the concept of nationalism has simply taken on a different meaning today.

Down 43% among ABC

By Ernesto M. Maceda The latest March SWS survey reported an 18% drop in President Aquino’s satisfaction ratings from +64 to +46%. In the rest of Luzon namely Southern Tagalog, MIMAROPA, Central Luzon, Northern Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Bicol area and Cordillera Administrative Region, outside of Metro Manila which is Read more »

A change of cast – but not character

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By Cito Beltran I’m not sure if congratulations are in order, but today marks the first year anniversary since President Noynoy Aquino was voted into office. Today also marks the last day of a legal restraint that prevents losers in the last election from being given a government position. Read more »

The worst airport

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By Rina Jimenez-David Philippine Daily Inquirer TRUTH BE told, when the headlines said that Naia Terminal 1 was voted the “fifth worst airport in the world” by an online guide, I was taken by surprise. All the while, I thought the old, moldy Terminal 1 was the worst airport Read more »

Take on EDSA a quarter of a century ago

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by Bongbong Marcos Was at a committee hearing this morning and was followed by media who want my reaction on the EDSA 25th yr celebration. What happened then, a quarter of a century ago, was an abrupt change of power after twenty years of President Marcos at the helm. Read more »