Batanes group
of islands will experience stormy weather while
the rest of Extreme Northern Luzon will have
rains and gusty winds and the coastal waters
along these areas will be rough. The rest of the
country will have mostly cloudy skies with
scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms.
President Gloria
Arroyo giving last year’s SONA.
The Manila Times Photo file
Pundits describe: true state of the nation
Perfect economic storm meets determined and lucky
Arroyo administration
Experts, some of them columnists and staff-members of The Manila
Times, describing the true state of the nation in their specific
fields of interest, give the Arroyo administration mixed reviews.
THE telecom industry is satisfied with the
performance of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) but
is urging the regulator to create a more business-friendly
environment.
Left-wing rebels vowed to launch more attacks against government and
military targets in Mindanao as thousands of troops have recently
been sent to the strife-torn region to fight insurgency.
BAGUIO CITY: A local official wants a state of
calamity declared here, as he warned about a possible disease
outbreak resulting from tons of uncollected garbage in many parts of
the country’s summer capital.
BAMBOL SERVO came through with a game-winning walk-off hit for
Dumaguete Saturday to force a deciding Game 3 against Batangas in
the Baseball Philippines-Series 3 at the Rizal Memorial Baseball
Stadium.
WASHINGTON: The US White House race tightened Saturday after new
opinion polls suggested Barack Obama’s shine was wearing off and
Republican John McCain was gaining ground in several important
states.
Care for some adventure? Right at the outskirts of Metro Manila, Las
Haciendas Communities is offering an escapade to bond the family, a
group of friends, or a whole team of employees. Who could’ve
thought the 342-hectare property flaunts an adventure camp that is
sure to catch your breath?
An official of an international real estate
services company has revealed that retirees and overseas Filipino
workers (OFWs) remained to be the most active buyers of residential
property in the country.
One of the joys of being alive in our century of global
communications is knowing that you share the planet with noble men.
That knowledge gives strength to our hopes that someday, God
willing, our piece of this earth that we call our country and love
so much no matter how awful life has become on it would also be led
by someone great, unselfish, noble and patriotic.
Ignoring the global turmoil over the soaring
prices of fuel, Jimmy Lui Thai chooses to keep a positive outlook on
the prospect of his business interests in the country.
In a world cared for, maintained and built by
Filipino caregivers, nurses, seamen, engineers and other overseas
workers, old traditions are taking root in strange places.
Kababayans abroad are now spreading Filipino heritage themselves.
Envision Fil-Ams in Los Angeles making their own bamboo orchestra
instruments and playing well-loved folk songs; Pinoy expats in
Brussels furthering Philippine cubism with their paintbrushes; our
theater actors in Broadway’s production houses and our ballet
dancers in Macau’s casinos showcasing our indigenous and folk
dances and songs.
