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The Feast of the Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ
DERIVED from the Greek word bapto or baptize, baptism literally means to "plunge" or "immerse" into water.
Speaking Out
FOR President Arroyo, the year 2007 started auspiciously with the inauguration of very vital infrastructure projects in Nueva Viscaya and Nueva Ecija as part of her Super Regions development. In Nueva Vizcaya, the President formally opened the Pinkian Bridge in Kayapa. With the completion of the bridge, the 10-hour travel time between Ifugao and Manila is expected to be cut by one-half. She also inaugurated the multi-million Aritao-Kayapa-Pangawan Road which is part of the Cordillera Road improvement project. The new road will serve as an alternative route from Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya to Baguio City.
US Congress confronting Bush on Iraq policy
WASHINGTON – The new Democratic majority in the US Congress was poised Sunday for the first major policy confrontation with President George W. Bush, demanding an end to the "intractable war in Iraq".
Business Beat
IN the mid-80’s, I was part of a team from the University of the Philippines that was invited to give a series of lectures in around 10 universities in China, including Fudan University and Beijing University. China was beginning to open up and liberalize its economy while still clamping down on the political front. As the director then of the University of the Philippines Institute of Small Scale Industries (UPISSI) and an advocate for entrepreneurship and small business development, I discussed the prerequisites for the nurturing of entrepreneurs. One of the main points I stressed was the need for a legal framework for business to operate and for the consumers to be protected. Fortunately, another member of the team was Professor Myrna Feliciano of the UP College of Law who very aptly presented the fundamentals for a legal system that would be appropriate for a market economy. The animated discussions after our presentations were indicative of the interests of the professors and students in evolving a Chinese system that would accommodate private ownership and business initiative and still consistent with the desire to ensure that the ultimate benefits would ensue to the masses.
Second Thoughts
MANILA – Some observers have concluded that the Administration does not really want the 2007 budget passed. A reenacted budget would give it greater flexibility in the use of funds, which would be useful in an election year.
Global warming starting in Tibet?
BEIJING – Temperatures in rugged Tibet have hit record highs in recent days, China’s state press said Sunday, as a scientific survey warned of the impact of global warming in the Himalayan region.
The proclamation of John the Baptist
Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
It's not a simple amendment
THE Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines’ announcement that it will have another People’s Initiative signature campaign to make up for its earlier failed attempt to amend the Constitution has the public on edge.
Remarkable remarks — VII
AN array of public personalities issued noteworthy statements last week — some dramatic, other self-serving and a few rib-tickling — that have registered in the people’s mind.
Back to normalcy
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive. It will often be exercised when wrong, but better so than not to be exercised at all. – Thomas Jefferson
Book relives Manila’s ‘most glittering decade’
WE have a Visiting Forces Agreement with America and a Visiting Fishermen’s Agreement with China. Both agreements need to be reviewed.
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