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International Day of United Nations peacekeepers
IN 1948, the United Nations Security Council decided to establish a field operation to supervise a fragile truce in the first Arab-Israeli war. Two weeks later, an initial group of 36 unarmed military observers arrived in the Middle East as the first United Nations (UN) peacekeepers. Almost six decades later, hundreds of thousands of individuals, the vast majority of them soldiers, have served in almost 60 United Nations peacekeeping operations. While the United Nations peacekeeping operations have seen close to 2,000 of military and civilian peacekeepers killed while in service, there continues to be a high regard for such operations, which now total 18, the latest being the UN Integrated Office in Sierra Leone.
20 million youths vote soon
THE cooperation of all energy stakeholders, to include big and small oil companies, is imperative in helping our commuters and consumers cope with the skyrocketing of oil prices in the world market. President Arroyo is determined to exhaust all means within her authority and moral suasion to gather all sectors together to ease the burden on the people. On the part of the Government, including the LGUs, stringent energy conservation measures are now being implemented, with meaningful incentives for compliance and strong sanctions for violators. This administration aims to set the example not only in energy conservation but also in fiscal discipline. It will not ask any sector or the people for any sacrifices that it is not prepared to u ndertake.
Mark his word
JERRY Rubin may have gone too far when he said that it was a sacred duty to steal from the rich. He was more radical than Huey P. Long who proposed during the Depression a "soak the rich" tax scheme. More reasonable than these two radicals is the immortal Goethe’s dictum: That it’s the duty of the rich to give.
Maybe, international shame will do it
ARMY intelligence men who arrested five followers of former President Estrada and tortured one of them for hours should stop trying to whitewash their sin and apologize.
UNESCO: Forging partnerships
(Delivered at the joint meeting of UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura with Cabinet Secretaries and Government Officials at the Carlos P. Garcia Conference Room, Department of Foreign Affairs, May 23, 2006.)
Outstanding act of philantrophy
I’LL take RP to Enchanted Kingdom of the First World. – GMA
The Way of Mary
BY the time all the 20 shrines — 12-foot high each — are completed on the Feast of the Immaculate Concepcion on December 8 this year, they will be a sight to behold. Solemnly an inspiration of the faithful especially Marian devotees who will be building them.
Jesus’ departure
JESUS’ disciples said, "Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God." Jesus answered them, "Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave Me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. I have told you this so that you might have peace in Me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world."
Targets for infrastructure
THE different measures for infrastructure should be used to set clear targets for certain time periods between 2006 and 2030.
Jokes – droll and tasteless
AS a respite from political comments in this column today, I will excerpt some jokes described as from the delightfully droll to the truly tasteless from the "1001 Great Jokes" authored by Jeff Rovin in a Signet published by the Penguin Group USA. I hope the readers will enjoy thinking what the jokes mean and why they are funny. Let’s begin with DIVORCE: "Young woman," said the judge, "this court is going to see to it that you receive one thousand dollars a month in alimony." "Thanks," the husband spoke up, "and I’ll try to give her a few bucks myself."
Invest in ‘bullish’ RP
CITING improved business climate, Pres. GMA has asked international financial market executives and businessmen to come to the Philippines.
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