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BACKLASH FEARED AFTER HOSTAGE FIASCO
The Philippines could be in for a backlash following Aug. 23’s botched hostage rescue that resulted in the deaths of eight Hong Kong tourists. The government’s damage control response was seen as crucial to mitigating the impact on the country’s image and the economy. On Aug. 24 peso shed a hefty 47 centavos to the US [...]
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LADIES’ MAN
By Jocelyn Valle It’s all been all quiet on John Lloyd Cruz’s love front since clarifying on national TV last June the much-talked-about supposedly cheating heart. For starters, his relationship with Shaina Magdayao is not only warmly accepted by their families and friends but also by the public. Moreover, his special friend, Ruffa Gutierrez, is now [...]
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REMEMBERING THE FATHER IN THE SEASON OF THE SON
Today, August 21,2010, is the first death anniversary of Ninoy’s assassination in the administration of his son, President Noynoy. At this point, 27 years after the terrible crime against our collective sense as a civilized people, most of us still around to remember can just barely recall like a faint echo, the anger, grief and [...]
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MEMORABLE RESORTS
By Amadís Ma. Guerrero Of the countless resorts that I have been stayed in – from budget to luxurious, from the 1990s to 2010 – there have been a few (around ten) that have stayed in my mind, for some reason or another: impressive architecture, upscale amenities, surrounding natural beauty, environmental consciousness and, in a few [...]
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THIS TEENAGE GIRL USES BOTOX. NO, SHE’S NOT ALONE
Last month, Charice Pempengco, the petite Filipino teenager whose knockout voice has wowed Oprah and millions worldwide, caused a stir of another kind. To prepare for her appearance on the Fox show Glee this fall, Ms. Pempengco, who is 18, got Botox injections and a skin-tightening treatment called Thermage. “I want to look fresh when [...]
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IS IT TIME TO REINVENT THE PBA?
Is the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) a tired and old league? Former Philippine Basketball League (PBL) commissioner and ex-PBA sports commentator Chino Trinidad said, “It doesn’t matter if the PBA will have a two-conference or three-conference format next season, but it really needs to reinvent its identity because it looks like a tired and old [...]
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THE LAST OF A DYING BREED
By Pepper Marcelo From the 1960s up to the 1990s, it was not uncommon for Metro Manila residents to witness a fragile caravan, teeming with assorted handcrafted wares, and pulled by a gaunt ox, moving slowly down a street, stopping only to sell product or to rest at a grassy patch of land. Since the ’90s new [...]
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RP SUFFERS FROM BRAIN DRAIN AS BEST WORKERS GO ABROAD
The Philippines is suffering a crippling brain drain with many of its most talented and qualified workers heading overseas for higher-paid jobs and better lifestyles, employers say. The shock resignations last week of 25 Philippine Airlines pilots, who left for bigger salaries abroad, highlighted a trend that is changing the stereotype of overseas Filipinos being simply [...]
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CORY AND NOYNOY AQUINO: A YEAR, A MONTH
This Sunday (Aug. 1) we commemorate the sad demise last year of our Tita Cory, or former President Corazon C. Aquino, the good lady who inspired our People Power phenomenon, and who remarkably had one more gift to hand us when she passed away. And while it may seem ghoulish to imply that a death [...]
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DESTINY’S CHILD
By Jocelyn Valle Pokwang may have lost another chance at love when an imminent romance with a Mexican-American whom she met while doing a show in Dallas, Texas in April 2010 went kaput. But she’s not sulking. For starters, her career is going great guns. She recently cut a two-picture deal with Regal Films and she will [...]
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BACKLASH FEARED AFTER HOSTAGE FIASCO
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LADIES’ MAN
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REMEMBERING THE FATHER IN THE SEASON OF THE SON
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MEMORABLE RESORTS
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