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Welcome, His Excellency President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea
THE Republic of Equatorial Guinea is a country in West Middle Africa, one of the smallest in that continent with a population of 540,109. It borders Cameroon on the north, Gabon on the south and east, and the Gulf of Guinea on the west, while the islands of Sao Tomé and Principe lie to its southwest. Formerly the Spanish colony of Spanish Guinea, the country’s territory (continentally known as Rio Muni) includes a number of islands, including the sizable island of Bioko where the capital, Malabo (formerly Santa Isabel), is located. Its post-independence name is suggestive of its being situated near both the equator and the Gulf of Guinea. It is the only country in Africa where Spanish is an official language, excluding the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla and the non-recognized Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.
Cha-cha spawns prophecies
SPEAKER Joe de Venecia is a great prophet in his own country.
Pinoy on top
AT 29,028 ft., Mt. Everest is more than four times higher than Mt. Banahaw (7,200 ft.) which 32-year-old Heracleo "Leo" Oracion used to climb as a young boy in Lucban, Quezon.
Europe needs a new approach to a changing Asia
EVERY time I fly into Asia as EU Trade Commissioner over the skyscrapers of Singapore or Kuala Lumpur, I see the "globalization dividend." In the last third of the 20th century open economies grew on average more than five times faster than those that were closed. That’s the difference between doubling the value of your economy once every 16 years or once every century. Nowhere is that more apparent than Asia.
BIR shortfall: Was the target just too much?
THE tantrums of Rep. Joey Salceda over the BIR missing its revenue target in April should be viewed with annoyance and dismay by well-meaning and independent observers.
Modest is beautiful
SUZY Menkes is arguably the most famous fashion editor in the world. Writing recently for the International Herald Tribune, Ms. Menkes had good news for women leaders who complain about the way business enterprises exploit the woman’s body for commercial gain. The title of the article was The New Society: Covering Up the Body.
Foreigners score anti-terror law
TOKYO — A UN human rights investigator said Thursday he was concerned that a Japanese law calling for the fingerprinting and photographing of all foreigners as an anti-terror measure was the equivalent of treating them like criminals.
Stock market as leading indicator
LEADING indicators, concurrent indicators, and lagging indicators help the economist predict the health of the economy.
Jesus’ commandment
[JESUS said to His disciples,] "This is My commandment: Love one another as I love you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are My friends if you do what I command you. I no longer call you slaves, because a slave does not know what his master is doing. I have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from My Father. It was not you who chose Me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. This I command you: Love one another."
Amending Senate inquiry rules
ONE of the youngest lawmakers, Sen. Francis Pangilinan who is also Senate majority leader and chair to the Senate rules committee, has shown his pragmatism by proposing amendment to the Senate rules regulating its inquiries in aid of legislation so as to encourage witnesses to appear at Senate hearings. Sen. Pangilinan said that by revising the current rules with the added six new provisions, the proposed revised rules would not only clarify the legitimate purposes of the Executive Order 464, but would lead to better cooperation between the Senate and the Executive Department.
Hard work paying off
"If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way."
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