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Sunday, October 12, 2008 |
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National Artist for Literature Francisco Sionil José |
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Master wordsmith |
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By Perry Gil S. Mallari
F. Sionil José eases up on his
chair smiling then waves the three of us to settle down. He greeted
us with the warmth of an old comrade. Sionil José, who holds the
distinction of being the Philippines most widely translated author
is also an alumni of the Sunday Times Magazine. He gladly
accommodated my request for an interview after learning that the
story would be used for 110th anniversary celebration of
The Manila Times.
Not long after we’re seated, he
asked my two photographer companions to open his office
refrigerator, “I’m not going to serve you so go get yourself a
drink,” he says lightheartedly.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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CHAMPION
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Making a mark
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Ben Carandang, co-founder of
Tuldok Animation Studios Inc., has been awarded by British Council
Philippines as the International Young Screen Entrepreneur 2008.
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ASEAN advocates
seek stricter tobacco control measures
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In the Philippines, even an
eight-year-old child can buy cigarettes from the neighborhood store.
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Celebrating 10
million trees
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Luntiang Pilipinas, the urban
forestry program, continues to be at the forefront of green
initiatives in the country via its latest project 10 @ 10: The 10
Million Trees Campaign to be launched officially on October 14 on
the occasion of Luntian’s 10th year anniversary.
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LITERARY OF LIFE
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ASOCENA*
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Like most of the boys in Labuan, a coastal
barrio in Zamboanga, Chu had a farm dog. He called him Leal, which
in the Chabacano dialect means loyal. It was always fun to watch
Leal chase the big monkeys in the cornfield, ...
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Jambangan: the
“Garden of Flowers” never was!
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To one compoblano and media
practitioner, I said, “Zamboanga, as a ‘garden of flowers’
never existed.”
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Jesuits return to
Fort Pilar: 1666—No Way!
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Cornerstone of the fortaleza was
placed on June 23, 1635, in New Samboangan (ancient name Naawan, and
present day Zamboanga); it was called La Fuerza Real de San Jose;
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THE GREEN REVOLUTION
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Responsible
mining is an oxymoron
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Despite opposition from church
groups, environmental groups, town executives and irrigators,
Surigao Governor Vicente Pimentel Jr. is endorsing mining in the
area.
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GAME TIME
By Ed Richelle Uy
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Bozanian
Beastfighters represent the Philippines in the RWC
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Ragnarok is just six days away.
Are you ready?
After enduring weeks of grueling elimination rounds staged at key
locations in Luzon, Visayas,
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