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Sunday, February 24, 2008 |
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SPECIAL REPORT: THE MANILA TIMES NAT’L ESSAY
WRITING CONTEST |
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RP youth still fiercely idealistic |
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‘Only a virtuous, patriotic citizenry can make
RP a well-developed country’ |
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IF you are among those who shake their heads,
worried about the apathy of the youth and their remoteness from
national concerns, worry no more: Filipino youth are still fiercely
idealistic.
And they know as much as older folk the answers
to the question “What would it take for the Philippines to become
a developed country?”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Category A (12- to 15-year-old contestants) 1st
prize winner
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Paper Boat Dreams
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Rain pours. Streets flood. Excited children
armed with paper boats hover on the water’s edge, eager to set
their creations free. And as the tiny paper folds bob along with the
current, there is, in their creators, that swell of emotion that
best goes without label: A feeling of triumph, of accomplishment, of
purpose and fulfillment.
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Category b (16- to 20-year-old contestants) 1st
prize winner
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Eating Elephants
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During the election for Sangguniang Kabataan
Federation President in my town, allegations spread that political
support from SK chairmen was fought with fifty thousand pesos.
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338 youth essayists from 115 schools throughout
archipelago joined contest
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From all over the country, 338 contestants submitted anonymous and
coded entries to compete in the first Manila Times National
Essay-Writing Contest held from September 1 to December 15, 2007.
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Govt programs address youth concerns
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The Arroyo administration is actively addressing
the corruption, poverty, education and other concerns of the youth,
President Arroyo and other officials claim.
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