The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has recognized the Philippines as the Manning Capital of the World. There are more than 200,000 Filipinos on board ocean-going ships plying the world’s oceans and seas the whole year-round. Japan alone employs some 50,000 Filipino seafarers as crew, stew
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AT a project meeting with young people the other day, a teacher started with a prayer. When she came to the part where she said an “Our Father” and a “Hail Mary,” she was surprised that only a handful were able to answer her.
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THE PNP director general projected an image of an under-performing police force when he ordered his people to hunt down the characters on the wanted list. It’s understandable that he wanted the public to know that he’s on the job, but the impression is that until he gave his order, the PNP has not b
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CHINA, where President Arroyo just visited, shows us the importance of appointing the right persons, not necessarily the brightest and the best, to important positions.
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THE barrio fiesta was at its peak. Villagers and visitors were consuming tuba as fast as it was served. It was getting noisier and there was decreasing regard for order and good conduct.
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IN the gospel of this 26th Sunday, Jesus relates the parable of a rich man (Dives) and a beggar (Lazarus). They live in two different worlds.
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(Editor’s note: The procedure for selecting and appointing judges badly needs reform cited in this article.)
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ANY business that does not earn a profit would in time be unsustainable. That is why among the very first social responsibilities of any business corporation is to earn some decent profit in order to sustain itself. Thus among its first duties, dictated by social responsibility, is the duty to be vi
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THE thumbs-down order issued by Malacañang against high-salaried officials of government-owned and controlled corporations has again exposed a bad side of our character as demonstrated by some people in public service.
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WHILE we are seeking for alternatives and solutions to the economic crisis, it occurred to some cooperative leaders that the cooperative might just be an answer. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel, Rep. Ernesto Pablo, chairman of House committee on cooperatives, CHED Commissioner Manuel Punzal
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WHILE the crowd and the disciples were all amazed at His every deed, Jesus said to His disciples, “Pay attention to what I am telling you. The Son of Man is to be handed over to men.” But they did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and
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