CORRESPONDENCE between Dr. Jose P. Rizal and Marcelo H. del Pilar, prime movers of the Filipino struggle to secure freedom for the Philippines from Spain, reveal that the two agreed to establish an organization that would unite the libertarian efforts of their countrymen. This organization had two b
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FIFTY years ago, Dean Jeremias Montemayor, in a speech to the graduating class of Ateneo de Tuguegarao, said the cause of the poverty of our nation is because the farmer has no money. The graft and corruption, the lack of tax collection, the poverty of the people, the ignorance prevailing, the lack
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IN her well-applauded inaugural speech, President Arroyo spoke of the divisive issues generated by EDSA I, II, III, but if elections after the true EDSA were any guide, the so-called divisive issues were far from political.
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TWO thousand seven hundred forty jobs for our people daily for the next 2,190 days, the goal envisioned by President Arroyo, which her administration will seek to accomplish, is not impossible. But Congress should review the present labor laws to amend provisions which employers consider as excessiv
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THE farmer had one big unfulfilled dream. Time and time again he and his wife failed to have the much hoped-for baby boy.
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AUTHOR-Choreographer’s Notes: It was a daunting task preparing for the “Launch” of the newly constituted College of Saint BenildeFilipinescas Dance Company, held on June 25, 2004 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Little Theater, with the full and wonderful cooperation of the CCP, kindness, i
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IN a recent trip to Barcelona, Spain, I confirmed once again how valuable Filipino overseas workers are to their host countries. The audience I addressed in the Global Reunion of Alumni of IESE Business School, one of the world’s leading business schools, included executives from all over Europe. I
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GLORIA Macapagal Arroyo bared her soul to the Filipino people in her inaugural speech at the Luneta. It was the most powerful, direct, and bare-knuckled speech delivered by an incoming president.
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IT is believed that the name Pasig came from the legendary tale of Virgilio and Paz who customarily spent their evening together in a banca along the river. As fate would have it, the banca capsized and the current carried away Virgilio who did not know how to swim. His repeated shouts of “Paz, sigu
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GRAND CANYON, Arizona – With its rim forming a crude oblong and gorges plunging 5,000 feet below, this awesome creation of nature called the Grand Canyon is as easily a recognizable American symbol as the man-made Statue of Liberty.
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“This is the way, walk ye in it.”
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AS Jesus passed on, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow Me.” And he got up and followed Him. While He was at table in His house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and His disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to His disciples, “W
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