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A good start for the tourism industry
PHILIPPINE tourism continues to accelerate in 2006 as revealed recently by the Department of Tourism (DoT). The DoT report noted that a record high 22.1 percent growth in tourist arrivals was posted in January compared to the same period last year. There were 268,818 foreign tourists that visited the Philippines for the first month of the year as against 220,248 in January, 2005. According to DoT, this is the first time that that the country recorded more than 250,000 arrivals in January.
Responsible mining
DURING a meeting with the President last Saturday, a group of bishops made clear that they are not against mining per se. They are for responsible mining. But they voiced serious concerns on mining as it is being practiced today. In the words of the bishops, how do we avoid another Lafayette situation? The President can only agree with them.
Government and the press
GOOD faith and clarity of thought may just prevent us from tearing one another apart.
NBI’s ‘Wowowee’ charge sheet
LOOKING at the NBI list of ABS-CBN officers recommended to be charged for the Feb. 4 "Wowowee’’ stampede that killed over 70 persons, one would notice that the investigators adopted the military principle of chain of command and command responsibility.
The coming G8 Summit in St. Petersburg
IT the beginning of 2006, Russia assumed the G8 Presidency. We understand very well that this requires serious work and implies a great deal of responsibility. It is not the organizational activities alone that lie ahead. More importantly, we will need to discuss and jointly determine the priorities and substantive areas of work for this highly respected forum, which has served as a key mechanism for coordinating approaches to meeting the most significant challenges of world development for more than thirty years.
RP-Mexican relations
THE new ambassador of Mexico to Manila is a pretty gal with the bewitching name of Erendira Paz Campos. She was so enamored by the Philippines – "a country with a very rich culture" – that one of the first things she did upon arrival a year ago was to learn how to speak Tagalog.
A medical mission
AS a social endeavor that provides services for free to underprivileged members of the community, medical missions are winning praises from all sectors. Here is a perfect demonstration of what the citizenry can do even without government assistance.
Judging others
ESUS said to His disciples, "Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful.
Preservation and further enrichment of our environment and culture
THE environment includes everything around us; culture includes everything that influences us, thereby shaping our thoughts, actions, and even our whole life. There can be a big overlap between the two.
Dialogue with soldiers
IT is very thorough of chief of staff Michael Defensor in planning about the format and place of the dialogue between President Arroyo and the soldiers such that he said he would need more time to finalize the details of the plan in setting the dialogue to clear the air regarding whatever issues that will be leveled against the President by the opposition. Mike Defensor has made it known that despite her being the Commander in Chief, Gloria still goes down to the level of her soldiers in this forthcoming dialogue to seek openly what they are nursing in their heart.
Legal issue on rally permits
PRESIDENT GMA orders a crackdown on smugglers to prevent the flooding of smuggled goods and to raise more taxes.
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