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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

On the Philippine E-Passport

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Last August 11, 2009 the Department of Foreign Affairs launched the Philippine Electronic Passport with President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as...
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Friday, June 20, 2008

Beautiful "Ploning"

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Perhaps the most beautiful Filipino film of 2008, "Ploning" opened in Philippine cinemas with the calm of Cuyo Island in Palawan d...
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Lea Salonga in Seoul, June 16

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(Lea's poster and information leaflets for her concert in Seoul. Photos grabbed from Seoul Arts Center website). While every Filipino ...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

The University of the Philippines at 100

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(The UP Oblation. Photo grabbed from J. Dalisay's blog). One hundred years ago today, June 18, 1908, the University of the Philippines (...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Let Me Brood

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I sit all day brooding. If I could make a fortune out of it, I would already be a billionaire. But since I couldn't, the least I could w...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Discovering the ASEAN

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For all the campaigns aimed at promoting awareness of the ASEAN, ordinary Filipinos still remain largely unaware of their neighboring countr...
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Friday, April 18, 2008

The Food Crisis and the New Crisis of Capitalism

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By F.V. Beup Jr. We knew it had to come sooner or later: food would have to precede everything else. After humans have exhausted the world...
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Monday, April 14, 2008

Rice

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By F. V. Beup Jr. In my very brief stint as a History teacher a year ago, I once discussed in class the importance of rice as a staple in As...
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