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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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Fall-out from the bungled hostage rescue effort last Monday which claimed the lives of eigth Hongkong tourists are now starting to be felt. Bookings to the Philippines by tourists from Hongkong and elsewhere are being cancelled one after another with no end of such cancellations in sight. Even without official advisory, other potential tourists have [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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By ALMA SINUMLAG
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As the world celebrated the International Youth Day that the United Nations (UN) declared every August 12, President Aquino called for the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) on the purpose of saving costs. Reactions of several youth organizations led by the Kabataan Partylist ensued. They see this issue as depriving the youth [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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By CORDILLERA PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC FRONT
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During the Mountain Province Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC) meeting last August 5, Col. Eliseo Posadas, 501st Bde commander, called for local peace talks and personally guaranteed the safety of the CPDF spokesperson and other members of the revolutionary movement whom he invited to attend. We believe the AFP’s push [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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By REV. LUNA DINGAYAN
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“You land should not be sold on a permanent bases, because you do not own it, it belongs to God and you are like foreigners who are allowed to make us of it.” — Leviticus 25:23
No corruption, No poverty
One of the campaign slogans of President Noynoy’s Liberal Party goes, “Kung walang [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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By THE BUTTRESS — SLU-SEA, CEGP BAGUIO-BENGUET
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We all saw the transition to a “New Philippines”. The 15th presidency has been installed, and a P-Noy bested all other competitors in the country’s first (allegedly) successful automated elections.
The inauguration scene was festive, and symbolic. Everyone is full of hope, and they should be after nine years [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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By BRENDA SUBIDO-DACPANO
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Maysa nga ipanpannakkel a seafood restaurant ti Pangasinan ti Matutina. Maysa daytoy a paborito a panganan dagiti agbibiyahe ditoy a paset ti Luzon. Iti naminsan a papan ko idiay Urdaneta kaduak dagiti ka-batch ko idi hayskul ket pinadas mi a napan nangan iti branch da idiay Nancayasan.
Adobong pusit.
Nagorder kami [...]
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Written By: editors on August 30, 2010
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Written By: editors on August 23, 2010
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BAGUIO CITY — On August 18, 2010, one of the deadliest bus crashes which claimed 42 lives shook the Cordilleras and the country. At 9:20 AM that day, an Eso- Nice bus with 50 passengers bound to San Fernando, La Union from Baguio City fell into a 150-foot ravine in Barangay Banangan, Sablan, Benguet due [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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The untimely death of forty-one passengers of the ill-fated Eso-Nice bus which fell off a ravine in Sablan, Benguet last Wednesday, August 18, is a tragedy difficult to live down, especially by close relatives and friends of the victims.
Each one of the victims played a special role in the lives of those whom they left [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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By PADI REX REYES
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And what about us church people?
The issues before us today are all related to the abuse and misuse of power by those who weld such power. By all means our problems are complex but not insurmountable. It is certain the church can neither solve the problems of this [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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By KATHLEEN T. OKUBO
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Some two hundred representatives from the different organized indigenous peoples groups all over the country came together at Diliman, Quezon City to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. August 9 was when the United Nations voted on and passed the UN declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
The [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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By ALDWIN G. QUITASOL
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Every man especially a husband and a father is not only happy but proud to have a job. He has a monthly source of income. And he will be happier if he loves his jobs as he feels dignified every time he goes to work. He will feel the most comfort and [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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By MANUEL LOSTE
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While we continue to grieve the tragedy that befell the passengers of the Eso Nice bus that fell off a ravine in Sablan, Benguet our attention has been drawn too to the ongoing large scale disasters that are taking place in Pakistan and China.
Thousands have lost their lives in both countries due [...]
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Written By: editors on August 22, 2010
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By REV. LUNA DINGAYAN
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“By means of his faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.” — Hebrews 11:4b
Meaning of Ninoy’s death
August 21 is marked a holiday in our nation’s calendar. We commemorate the death of a man whose brutal assassination had sparked a mass movement that led to the downfall of the Marcos [...]