FILIPINO SEAMEN STILL RULE THE SEAS, FOR NOW
The money sent home by overseas Filipino sailors rose by $108 million to a new record of $2.501 billion in the first nine months of 2009, an increase of or 4.51 percent from $2.393 billion over the same period in 2008, according to the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP).
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SHATTERED MEMORIES OF HAPPIER DAYS
When I was four or five, we would motor from San Pablo in Laguna to Manila, take a lunch of comida China at a panciteria in Escolta (pictured here in the 1950s) or Sta. Cruz. Sometimes my lola would go visit her lawyer in his Escolta office, and then give me a treat at Botica Boie’s soda fountain, where huge sundaes and parfaits were once upon a happy time now mere memories.
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AUTOMATED POLLS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN
The automated 2010 national elections is a potential disaster waiting to happen, with all the explosive ingredients in it, a political risk consultancy group said. Echoing the fears of critics, the Asia-based Pacific Strategies and Assessment (PSA) said “there are simply too many potential human, procedural and/or technical breakdowns that could lead to a major disruption or most drastically a complete failure of the May 2010 elections.”
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A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS
Sometime last year I got a small notebook where I started jotting down a few of my favorite things – from food and cooking ingredients to restaurants and stores. Among them: Mama Sita Premium Vinegar, Don Felipe Sukang Tuba, Bagac Cashew, Pistacchio Sans Rival, Bibingkang Pinipig, Pancit Malabon.
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CEBU’S DANCING INMATES: ‘THIS IS IT’ TRIBUTE
Cebu’s “Dancing Inmates” perform a new routine from This Is It as a homage to the late Michael Jackson at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center. Michael Jackson’s long-time choreographer Travis Payne and dancers Daniel Celebre and Dres Reid flew to the maximum security prison to personally teach the 1,500 inmate performers in two [...]
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THIS BEAUTY THING
A good man, they say, is hard to find, but a beautiful woman, in this day and time . . . well, turn a corner and you meet one. Especially at upscale, fun-time corners like The Fort, Eastwood, Rockwell, Greenbelt, Glorietta. . . ah, in these whereabouts and hereabouts do such beauties abound!
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2010 ELECTION: WHY CHOOSE THE LESSER EVIL?
This coming national election in the Philippines will not be an ordinary one. While a successor to incumbent president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be crowned, the election can also be a prelude to a possible shift to a parliamentary system of government if Arroyo wins her congressional seat in Pampanga and becomes the new Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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GREAT CITIES OF THE VISAYAS
From a small town derided for being the capital of a feudal province with a big gap between rich and poor, Bacolod has grown through the decades to become a cosmopolitan city with malls, fast-food outlets, and convention centers.
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PACQUIAO SEEKS 5TH STRAIGHT KNOCKOUT WIN
Manny Pacquiao is aiming for a fifth straight knockout victory when he puts his World Boxing Organization welterweight title on the line against Joshua Clottey on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
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‘LAY OFF MY HUSBAND, SPARE MY BROTHER’
What began as a domestic issue between celebrity couple Kris Aquino and James Yap nearly turned into political fodder in the simmering election campaign season. But about a week after the issue broke out, the controversy has died down and the celebrity couple has reportedly patched up their differences.
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CORRUPTION IS STILL THE ISSUE
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MONEY AND THE PRESIDENCY
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SWISS COP QUITS JOB TO HELP KIDS IN PHILIPPINES
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‘ELECTION CATECHISM’ ON THE POPULATION ISSUE
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ARROYO’S FEAR
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UNSUNG HEROES OF A FAILED HEALTH SYSTEM
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THE PINOY’S OBSESSION WITH WHITE SKIN
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HERITAGE HOUSES BY THE BAY
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SHOWDOWN WITH GMA: SOMEBODY’S GOT TO DO IT
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