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Sunday, June 22, 2008 |
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Alfredo Siojo Lim |
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Urban Legend
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It is the last thing that Mayor Alfredo Siojo
Lim of Manila says during an interview that is most telling. Before
a reporter leaves, he gives his business card—a paper shard as red
as a fire truck in Binondo or a revolutionary flag of the Katipunan,
bold and alarming—and explains, “Para pag may sisita sa inyong
pulis, ipakita ninyo ‘yan. Maraming loko-lokong pulis. [So that
when a policeman flags you down, show them this. There are many
crooked cops out there.]”
The statement, said partly in jest, is more than
an admission of the negative perception that law enforcers have
warranted with decades of corruption—a reputation that he labored
so long and hard to cleanse with his own sweat and blood.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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THE FILIPINO CHAMPION
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Make way for queen Queena
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“In this millennium, science literacy is paramount to remain
competitive in the global arena. All channels of creative and
interesting science communication need to be harnessed for Filipinos
to achieve technological understanding and appreciation.”
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In search of characters for national renewal
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The search for real characters is on—characters who will take on
what could be the biggest role of their lives. The Character
Building Foundation (CBF) is far from being a reality TV search.
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Art collector Don
Quibilan
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Helping unknown Pinoy artists
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The old saying from the late statesman Henry Kissinger that Art is
man’s expression of his joy in labor is probably the best way to
describe and characterize artist and businessman Don Quibilan.
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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The Kid
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The boy could not stay put. A round reddish
brown mark sat smack at the middle of his left foot, over the
crisscross of veins. With a confident show of wisdom, the elders who
attended his birth declared only two possibilities.
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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Rainforestation: restores the forests
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ON February 16, Xavier School students underwent
the school’s first-ever tree planting activity entitled
“Rainforestation— Restore the Forests.”
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PROFILE
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Learning Beyond Books
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As the month of June rolls out, Irene Diaz’s calendar for the year
would have more than the typical student’s activities.
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