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111st Anniversary of Dr. Jose P. Rizal’s martyrdom
ON December 20, 1898, President Emilio F. Aguinaldo issued a decree declaring December 30 as Memorial Day to honor Dr. Jose P. Rizal and the many other Filipinos who suffered martyrdom for the freedom of the motherland. The people of Daet, Camarines Norte, erected the first Rizal Monument and inaugurated it on December 30, 1898. The El Heraldo de la Revolucion, the official newspaper of the Filipino republic, published and edited by General Antonio Luna, published a special Dr. Jose Rizal issue on December 29, 1898.
Rizal: His view of year 2008
Fidel V. Ramos
HOW would Dr. Jose Rizal view Philippine prospects for the year 2008 and beyond?
Hopeful
Edgardo J. Angara
FOR every one out of two Filipinos, the holiday season will be the same as last year – neither more nor less prosperous, says the annual Pulse Asia Ulat ng Bayan Holiday survey.
Filipinos more hopeful in 2008
HERE’S good news! Despite the political squabbles and the country’s problems, a majority or 64 percent of Filipinos look forward to a happy Christmas and better New Year.
Like a broken record
Rene Espina
YES, when it comes to the project that will transform the province of Cebu into a future Singapore, I do not hesitate to sound like a broken record. For years, I have been urging the various government offices to make parts of Cebu initially as an export-processing zone, and eventually, all of the province itself. Finally, the eight congressmen of Cebu filed last July 25, 2007, House Bill No. 1319, proposing the establishment of a Cebu Economic Development Zone (CEDZ) covering the whole island of Cebu and the creation of the CEDZ Authority.
Womenomics and women integration in the global economy
By AMELOU B. REYES, President, ASEAN Confederation of Women's Organization
LET me begin by quoting a paragraph that was incorporated in the Cebu Declaration Towards One Caring and Sharing Community. The Declaration is the outcome document of the 12th ASEAN Summit held in Cebu City on January 11-13, 2007. This statement is: "Encourage equitable and effective participation of women in all fields in the ASEAN community building processes."
The flight to Egypt
WHEN [the Magi] had departed, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Rise, take the Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you. Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him." Joseph rose and took the Child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt. He stayed there until the death of Herod, that what the Lord had said through the prophet might be fulfilled, "Out of Egypt I called My Son." When Herod had died, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said, "Rise, take the Child and His mother and go to the land of Israel, for those who sought the Child’s life are dead." He rose, took the Child and His mother, and went to the land of Israel. But when he heard that Archelaus was ruling over Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go back there. And because he had been warned in a dream, he departed for the region of Galilee. He went and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken through the prophets might be fulfilled, "He shall be called a Nazorean."
Backing off
By DR. BRIX PUJALTE
"Who apart from the gods is without pain for his whole lifetime’s length?"
– Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.), Greek tragedian.
Agamemnon, l. 553.
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