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108th Independence Day of the Philippines
GENERAL Emilio F. Aguinaldo’s proclamation of Philippine independece on June 12, 1898, is one of the lasting results of the Philippine Revolution of 1896. The December 12, 1898, Treaty of Paris where Spain ceded the Philippines to the United States deprived the Filipino people of the right to enjoy the fruits of their libertarian struggle. After America recognized Philippine independence on July 4, 1946, the country celebrated Independence Day on this day.
Staying focused on nat’l governance
NDEPENDENCE Day marks a day of freedom and liberation which we must all cherish as a people. We hope that this will be an occasion for unity and not division, responsible protest and not muckraking, dignity and not putting down the sacrifice and heroism of our forebears. Our heroes of the revolution and the founders of our nation had a vision of faith and hope and we must sustain it for all time as we march to the ranks of the first world in the years to come.
Mabini Standing Society
TWENTY-nine years ago, a small group of friends – academics, writers, artists, and two lawyers with a shared interest in history – agreed to meet every 12 June for a day of drinking and eating in discussing the meaning of Philippine independence. They vowed to end their annual gathering on the day they agreed that true independence has been achieved. Now that only seven of them are left – six have already gone the way of all flesh – they see no immediate prospect of ending their meetings.
Suddenly, presidential system has become the scapegoat
THE administration has rejected Sen. Richard Gordon’s position to limit work on the Constitution to amending economic provisions to attract foreign investments.
Some objections to Senate tourism bill
ALARM bells are sounding in some sectors of the travel industry relative to the impending passage of Senate Bill 2138, also known as the National Tourist Policy Act. The bill authorized principally by Senator Dick Gordon is going into third reading in the Senate.
National Day of the Russian Federation
THE Russian Federation celebrates its National Day today.
Same old budget and new debates
THE government will continue to operate on a reenacted budget owing to the failure of Congress to pass the 2006 General Appropriations Bill.
For an orderly NAIA operation
THE web of government bureaucracy has long been the bane of effective governance at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Entangled in this maze are four other agencies, each with law enforcement components.
Political crisis rocks progressive Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia’s prime minister is facing his biggest political crisis since taking office, as his authority is challenged by the man who put him there: Elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad.
The Beatitudes
Matthew 5:1-12
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