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Sunday, August 30, 2009 |
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Good governance according to the ‘Lee Kuan Yew’
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Mr. Political Will |
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By Perry Gil S. Mallari
Anybody who has met Bayani Fernando up close and
personal would not fail to notice his no-nonsense aura. He wants the
job done. When he has a program to do, you can bet your life and
limb that he would implement it to the minutest detail. Fernando
first hugged the spotlight in 1992 as the reformist mayor of
Marikina and as the uncompromising chairman of the Metropolitan
Manila Development Authority (MMDA) in 2002. First, he reformed a
town, and then he brought order to the streets of grand Manila. Now,
in the biggest battle of his life, Fernando aims to test his formula
for good governance in a larger arena – by becoming the president
of the Philippines.
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O T H E R F E A T U R E S
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A helping hand
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Street children get a day out of the street as Hands on Manila
Foundation Inc. (HOM) makes them a special part of its Servathon
2009 Launch.
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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY HIGHLIGHT
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Painting the town green
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ECO Art, part of an ongoing display which showcases edgy art
installations until September 11.
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Women at the forefront
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The National Commission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRFW) has
cited the social benefits that the Filipino women can get out of the
Magna Carta of Women (MCW) besides economic and political
empowerment.
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Protecting Laguna from flu virus
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Laguna Lake Development Authority Chairman and former Rep. Uliran
Joaquin has joined Oplan Flunas in fighting for an H1N-protected
free Laguna. She has set Laguna public schools as her “priority”
areas in light of reports that five students in the province have
been affected with Influenza A(H1N1).
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‘WIKANG MAY YABANG’
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Why do some Filipinos insist on speaking not in Filipino, but in
some foreign language, broken English most probably, only to yelp an
“Aray!” when caught in an unguarded moment of distress or
surprise?
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THE LITERARY LIFE
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The Long Vacation
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Leon rapped with the knuckles of two fingers on the swinging door.
It swung inward slightly and a voice said, come in.
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Sony unveils new e-reader in Kindle challenge
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Japan’s Sony Corp. unveiled an electronic reader
on Tuesday featuring a touch screen and wireless connectivity in a
bid to challenge Amazon’s popular Kindle.
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Amazon, Microsoft, Yahoo! oppose Google book settlement
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Amazon, Microsoft and Yahoo! joined an alliance
Wednesday opposing the legal settlement which would allow Internet
giant Google to digitize and sell millions of books.
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THE
SCRIBE VIBE
By Libay Linsangan Cantor
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To earn and be
deserving of the National Artist title
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Amid this ongoing National Artist Awards controversy, the issue as
to why the honorees deserve this award came about. My question is,
setting the selection process aside, did they earn to be nominated
in the first place?
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Lockerbie bomber plans tell-all book
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LONDON: The Lockerbie bomber is planning to write an auto-biography
to “proclaim his innocence” by disclosing new information behind
Britain’s deadliest terrorist attack, a report said Monday.
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Heathrow airport hires writer-in-residence
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LONDON: London’s Heathrow airport has appointed a
writer-in-residence to muse on the world of flight delays, passport
controls and duty-free shops, officials said on Wednesday.
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THE GREEN REVOLUTUION
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Colors of Philippine Biodiversity
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Arthropods
Peacock Mantis Shrimp (odontodactylus scyllarus
or alupihang dagat)...
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PROFILE
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With our intelligences, we make a difference
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“I founded the Multiple Intelligence International School 14 years
ago as the pioneering institution in the Philippines that advocates
for the Multiple Intelligence framework in education that recognizes
that every child has eight...
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GREEN
SPACE
By Dennis Morada
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‘Green living’ board
game
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When was the last time you played a real board game? I just did last
weekend with my daughter and my wife. It was actually with eager
anticipation that I bought the game board, took it home, opened the
box, and asked my playmates, “Game?”
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FAN
GIRL
By Karen Kunawicz
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The Avatar sneak peek
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It’s really easy to get confused between The Last Airbender (based
on the Avatar TV series) directed by M. Night Shyamalan and James
Cameron’s Avatar. Both go by the name Avatar, both are upcoming
big releases and both belong to the fantasy genre.
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GAME
TIME
By Ed Richelle Uy
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PS3 slims down
while gamers get bigger
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It has finally been confirmed—the PS3 slim is indeed real.
After making its unofficial debut in a video
shot at the Greenhills Shopping...
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