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Sundin ang mga alituntunin - Pat A. Sto. Tomas
Nabasa ko sa dyaryo noong nakarang ilang linggo ang kaso ng isa nating kababayan na nakabilanggo sa Saudi Arabia matapos na ito ay ibigay sa mga pulis ng kanyang employer at kasuhan ng “adultery.”
ALAM BA NINYO | PAT A. STO. TOMAS 11/07/2009 6:39 PM
Hope for the commons - Miriam Coronel Ferrer
Many reasons make one elated by the this year’s winner of the Nobel Prize for Economics, Indiana University political science professor Elinor Ostrom and her colleague Oliver E. Williamson.
WAYS OF SPECIES | MIRIAM CORONEL FERRER 11/06/2009 12:07 AM
Poverty, poor urban planning increase RP's risk from typhoons - Katherine Baldwin
LONDON (AlertNet) - Poverty, poor urban planning and a lack of alternative livelihoods are keeping hundreds of thousands of people in the Philippines trapped in areas that are highly vulnerable to storm and flood damage as the typhoon season continues, aid workers say.
By Katherine Baldwin 11/05/2009 6:05 PM
BMPM: Ako ang Simula!: Getting closer to the 'breaking point' - Arlene Burgos
In the five months since it was launched exactly a year before the 2010 national elections, Patrollers have sent tips and news materials about election, registration, and big breaking news like the death of former President Cory Aquino, the storm Ondoy and the typhoon Pepeng.
By Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News 11/04/2009 12:06 AM
‘Ondoy’ is male version of Visayan ‘Inday’ - Leonor Magtolis Briones
One of my favorite women writers, Gilda Cordero-Fernando wondered in a feature article: How many newborns will be called “Ondoy” in rememberance of the destructive typhoon which devastated Central Luzon and Manila?
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE | LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES 11/02/2009 4:36 PM
Ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaisa at pagka-unawaan - Pat A. Sto Tomas
Mahalaga na tayo ay magkaisa at magkaunawaan alang-alang sa ating magandang kinabukasan.
ALAM BA NINYO | PAT A. STO. TOMAS 10/31/2009 5:34 PM
Interrogating the Bangsamoro master frame - Miriam Coronel Ferrer
If Filipino nationalism imagined all language and social groups from Jolo to Appari as constituting one people and then wrote the history of the Filipino nation based on this assumption, Moro nationalism in turn championed the cause of a singular, homogenous Bangsa Moro.
WAYS OF SPECIES | MIRIAM CORONEL FERRER 10/30/2009 11:04 AM
The ‘Patrollers’ - Carissa Manuel-Pancho
Having handled Boto Mo iPatrol Mo! (BMPM) during the 2007 elections, I have seen it evolve into what it is today. It is enriching to realize that our voters are becoming more vigilant this time around.
by Carissa Manuel–Pancho, ABS-CBN News Desk Editor 10/29/2009 12:05 AM
Katrina and Ketsana - Carlo Osi
How I wish the words Katrina and Ketsana would evoke happier memories, such as perhaps an old romantic comedy flick, a favorite television show or a play about a couple’s complicated love. Unfortunately, they represent two of the most horrific natural disasters in the United States and the Philippines. Add Pepeng to the equation and it becomes three words associated with catastrophe and suffering.
by Carlo Osi 10/28/2009 12:17 AM
November 2009 Visa Bulletin and your Priority Date - Atty. Mike Templo
A visa bulletin is published every month by the US Department of Homeland Security summarizing the available immigrant visa numbers for the current month for each preference category for the Family-sponsored and Employment-based petitions. The date listed in each category is called the “PRIORITY DATE”.
By Atty. Mike Templo 10/27/2009 12:27 AM