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I have been asked by some friends to vote Gibo Teodoro for President on May 10. Here is my response.I will concede that Gibo's conduct during the campaign has been laudable––he has stuck to the issues and kept harping on his platform, which is as it should be. Matalino sya. Magaling magsalita. Dyan, walang duda.His position on GMA's power to appoint the next CJ is commendable; he believes that

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And if that graph is incorrect, it can also lead to incorrect perceptions.Which is why the Philippine Daily Inquirer should be more careful when it makes the graphics accompanying its articles.Note the following discrepancy in today's PDI's article on the SWS-BW Survey for VP:This is the Inquirer Graph, Page 10, PDI April 27, 2010; also available onlineHere is the graph at the Businessworld

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For the past month the Senate has been bitterly divided over allegations that Sen. Manny Villar profited from the construction of the C-5 extension. (Click here to read Solita Monsod's concise analysis of the issue.)On one side are those who consider this a political issue, an exercise meant to damage the chances of an aspirant for the presidency, while improving those of others. On the other are

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I wish I had written this.My president is the president of the powerless and the leaderless.My president is the voice of those who have no voice and those who are not heard.My president dreams of things that have never been, and fights for things that must be.Yes, you know my president.My president is the biggest critic of the Administration, a tough investigator in Senate inquiries, a crusader

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E-mailed to our e-groups by a contemporary from UP. The topic of discussion? The 2010 presidential elections, Noynoy's candidacy, and Chiz Escudero's resignation from the NPC.Tungkol naman sa kay Chiz Escudero, ni kailanman ay di ako nagduda na sya ay tatakbo. At kailanman ay di ako bumoto batay lamang sa kung sino ang palagay ko na mananalo o di mananalo. Ang boto ko ay laan lamang sa taong

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In 1998 I began my first job in government as a member of the legislative staff of one of the reps belonging to the first batch of party-list representatives, Sanlakas' Rep. Renato Magtubo.It didn't take a full month before my idealism was tested, or shaken. In an elevator with older congressional staff members, I overheard them talking about the contenders for the House Speakership––Manny Villar

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It is said that heroism is serving others, even at the cost of one’s life. Safely beyond the reach of a government that had unjustly prosecuted and jailed him, opposition leader Ninoy Aquino could have lived out the rest of his life in comfort with his beloved wife, President Cory, and his five children in the United States. Instead, Ninoy chose to return to the country of his birth––despite

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Dahil sa Agosto natin ipinagdidiriwang ang Linggo ng Wika, naisip ko na marapat at dapat i-promote ang mag sineng Pinoy na napanood at na-enjoy. 1. MagnificoNakakaiyak. Sobra.2. May MinamahalIsa sa mga "langit ka at lupa lang ako" na kwentong pag-ibig. Si Aiko, maliban sa cute, marunong umarte. 3. Kung Ako Na Lang SanaAng matalik na kaibigan, pwede bang maging kasintahan? Isinasagot nina Shawie

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From Manuel L. Quezon III's Twitter feed, a rundown of the officials who may have been with GMA during the dinner at Le Cirque in New York:Executive Secretary Eduardo ErmitaHouse Speaker Prospero NogralesSen. Miriam Defensor-SantiagoSec. Heherson Alvarez DFA Sec. Alberto RomuloDA Sec. Arthur YapDND Sec. Gilberto TeodoroSec. Cerge RemondeBayani & Marides FernandoBataan Gov. Tet Garcia Danao City

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Whoever wrote the caption must be thinking what millions of other Filipinos are thinking.

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24 July 2009The Honorable MembersJUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCILSupreme CourtYour Honors:May we respectfully return the list of nominees and request that the Judicial and Bar Council expand the list of six (6) nominees for the two (2) positions of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.Gentlemen, Madam President is not happy with the list you gave us. We know the individuals you enumerated are all

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Today, a priest came over to bless our office. I couldn't have chosen a worse shirt to wear.Image from here.

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The 2009 SONA-SANA video seeks to provide a candid evaluation of the Arroyo presidency, which has, for the past eight SONAs, failed to provide an accurate assessment of the state of our nation. In the video, which will be made available to the public via the internet, opposition Sen. Francis Joseph "Chiz" G. Escudero reports on how the president has failed to meet the very standards she set when

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In the spirit of fair play, here is a vid that gives some context to that now-famous photo of President Obama admiring some Brazilian girl's tush.I don't know what's funnier; the photo or the fact that a media outlet went out of its way to exonerate Barack. Ha ha ha ha. No wonder the Republicans say that the mainstream media in the US is so pro-Obama.Then again, can you blame them? :)

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Even the Most Powerful Man in the World has his weaknesses.

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An article in the New York Times reports that in response to the growing number of obese people in the US, emergency response teams are now stocking up on equipment to help them address emergencies involving the obese.Last fall, the department bought three gurneys that can hold patients weighing up to 600 pounds, about twice the holding capacity of a regular stretcher.“We had to do something,”

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From the International Herald Tribune:Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, backed Barack Obama for president Friday, moved to deliver his much-coveted endorsement by the senator's speech about race. The New Mexico governor joined Obama at a spirited rally Friday and said the Illinois senator demonstrated his leadership abilities this week with his speech on race. "You are a

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Fucking brilliant.

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My Lolo Jun (my paternal grandmother's brother) was––literally and figuratively––a towering figure. Six feet tall and with the bearing befit of a military man, he was an imposing figure in our family.I do not remember my first memories of him, but what I do remember is that those of my generation were, for the most part, terrified of him when we were kids. He was, in our eyes, an intimidating

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Women go gaga over Obama. Somehow, I can't imagine Hillary having the same effect on men.End of story.Photo by Ozier Muhammad of the New York Times.

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The victories of presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee in the US' Iowa caucus––both considered dark horses to win their respective parties' nominations––look eerily familiar.In the sixth and seventh seasons of the popular US TV series The West Wing, the battle for the White House was fought between two fictional characters that bear a resemblance to the Democratic presidential

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...especially when you don't have a camera with you when you see images worth preserving, like the one above.Photo taken with my Sony Ericsson K610i at the Manila Yacht Club.

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My Lakbayan grade is B-!How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!Created by Eugene Villar.

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The Surpreme Court, upon the prompting of Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno, will be organizing a National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances in response to the spate of extrajudicial killings that seem to have taken a permanent place on the front pages of our national dailies.More on that later. For now, here's the logo (designed by yours truly) for the event.

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Senator Chiz Escudero took his oath before Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno at the Supreme Court today, June 30, 2007.Very few get to see history unfold before their very eyes. I'm one of them.

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What's the difference between a crazy man and a killer?The latter owns a gun.-----------------------------------------(Note: Printed in the Letters to the Editor section of the April 24, 2007 edition of the Philippine Daily Inquirer)There's a line members of gun clubs often use to defend gun ownership: "Guns don't kill people, people kill people." Don't blame the gun, blame the guy pulling the

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Surgeon General's Warning: iPod use may be dangerous to your health.Earlier this year, Ilya Kiselev, 20, was run over and killed while crossing Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Kiselev, who lived in Brooklyn, was wearing iPod headphones at the time.The death of Kiselev and two other New Yorkers who were fatally injured after being run over in New York's streets while listening to their iPods has

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How soon till coffee shops in Manila offer wi-fi for free? It's already being done in the US, where free wi-fi is a basic service provided by caffeine peddlers. It's a by-product of the intense competition over there, where the constant battle for customers has forced cafes to do what has to be done to fill their seats.Over here, most coffee shops offer wi-fi through airborne access; for 100

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Google has done some fine stuff with Blogger; it now allows lazy bloggers like me to make wholesale changes to one's blog without much effort. One can now reformat in a jiffy, adding new elements here and there without much of a sweat.God, thank you so much for technology.

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I am voting Chiz Escudero for Senator. Because he is how our senators should be: knowledgeable, intelligent, and articulate. We put him in the Senate, and we will get out vote's worth. We make him senator, and we will get what our taxes pay for––a legislator who knows the law and how to make laws.But don't take my word for it. Listen to the Philippine Daily Inquirer's election podcast here or

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Snickers came up with an ad that has two mechanics going all Brokeback while eating the chocolate bar. I found it funny. But it seems a lot of people don't, according to this article by the NY Times. Snickers has pulled the ads.--------------------------------------------------------------Also in the NY Times, an article on couples who don't get along in the kitchen. Would never happen here. If

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Enjoy the ad. Listen to the music. Read the papers. Watch the news. Vote for Chiz.

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Somehow, I don't think Ray Charles had this on his mind when he composed this song.Anyway, here's a question. Let's say you're a parent, and you catch your 15-year old daughter giving consensual oral sex to a 17-year old guy. How would you have punished this fiend? Would you call his parents and tell them to keep his son away from your daughter? Would you beat him up? Lecture him on the values of

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Whoever wrote these classic lines deserves a special place in hell. Thanks to Karen for the link.

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Your Language Arts Grade: 100% Way to go! You know not to trust the MS Grammar Check and you know "no" from "know." Now, go forth and spread the good word (or at least, the proper use of apostrophes).Are You Gooder at Grammar?Make a QuizSomewhere in heaven, my paternal grandmother is smiling.Thanks to JM for the quiz.

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What happens when one combines creativity, a sense of humor, talent, and a Powerbook. Go to Happy Slip for more videos.

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That's the score here at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf Tomas Morato. There are two Powerbooks (including mine) and two MacBooks (one black, one white). The lone PC is a Dell laptop whose owner is camped out in one of the darker corners of CBTL, obviously hiding his less attractive piece of machinery.He he.There may be hope for Macs in this country yet.

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Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone yesterday at MacWorld Expo 2007. Like the iPod, it looks like it's going to be an industry-revolutionizing product. Go here to read more.They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, here it is:The bad news? It won't be available in Asia till 2008. Damn.(Those in the US are lucky. It'll be available in June 2007, and will be available in Europe

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This is a milestone of sorts-- the 50th post of my first blog, Thinking Aloud.I've often been asked why I blog. I might as well be also asked why I write, because my answers would be the same: because I enjoy it, and because I can. The first answer speaks for itself; the second is open to interpretation. "Because I can" may be interpreted as "because I know how to write," but that is subjective.

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...to be Kim Jong-il.In the Washington Post :U.N. Votes To Impose Sanctions On N. KoreaUNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 -- The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to condemn North Korea and impose stiff sanctions on the communist government in response to its suspected nuclear test. More.It's not enough that the whole world is breathing down your neck. To make matters worse:South Korean

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...that basically sums up my first impression of The Departed, which stars Jack Nicholson, et. al. Okay, I know that's an understatement. There's Leonardo "I'm from a family of criminals trying to do The Right Thing" Di Caprio, Matt "I look so clean-cut but I'm one sinister fellow" Damon, Martin "this is my first gig since The West Wing, and I still sound like Jed Bartlett" Sheen, Mark "one

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...and if you get published in a newspaper while you're at it, so much the better.In page 14 of the October 4 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, my letter to the editor (based on this rather long blog of mine), sent during the (electricity-less) weekend after Typhoon Milenyo hit:Can’t we avoid tragedies caused by typhoons? IT DOESN’T take a genius to know that at least once a year, we will

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Around this time last year, a white paper criticizing former Chief Justice Davide's Memorandum Order making the Supreme Court Program Management Office permanent was making the rounds of the Court. The paper raised several issues regarding the Chief's Memorandum Order, and called on Court employees to wear red in protest.I criticized the white paper, not so much on its merits (not that it had

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One point. One. Frigging. Point.This was how much Kobe Bryant scored against the Phoenix Suns in the second half of Game 7 of their best-of-seven series. A do-or-die game. Win-or-go-home time. The pride of one of the greatest franchises in professional sports history on the line and what does Kobe do?He only attempts THRICE in the second half of the game. THREE times.It's not as if the game was

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An Inconvenient Truth is a new documentary about the environment set for release in the US on May 24. Aside from its really cool name, the documentary also features a very somber, very serious Al Gore declaring "if you look at the ten hottest years ever recorded, they've all occurred in the last fourteen years; and the hottest of all... was 2005." The trailer, by itself, is enough to send shivers

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Five things that have made me say “life isn’t fair...”(In no particular order)1. Allen Iverson is not asked to join the United States men's basketball team.When NBA superstars turn down invitations to join the national team for personal reasons, you appreciate those few who unequivocally say they're willing to play, especially since joining the US national team pool is three-year commitment.

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Words of wisdom for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Mike Defensor, and all those in her administration who think that arresting members of the opposition left and right (pun intended), and shutting down the media, will help ensure peace and order, and help keep them in power:"Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

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Here is the sequence of events that follows every disaster (natural, man-made, or otherwise) that strikes the Philippines:1. Disaster strikes, resulting in loss of life. The tragedy gives new meaning to the term "senseless deaths."2. The media rush to the area to give the whole world a front-row seat to the tragedy. The ratings of news programs shoot up.3. The government sends rescue teams to

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While riding the MRT today, a guy walked in the train holding a portable CD player. I noticed because (1) one rarely sees people bringing those things nowadays, with the proliferation of portable MP3 players like the iPod; (2) the guy was noisy.Anyway, I went back to minding my own business when I hear the guy, in an agitated tone, say, in voice loud enough to be heard on both ends of the train:"

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What if the Philippines had become the 51st state of the United States of America? Here are some possibilities:The University of the Philippines would be named "Philippine State University," or "PSU." Its basketball team wouldn't do very well in the US NCAA, but would be respected for being a scrappy bunch. Its alumni, on the other hand, would make waves in all intellectual fields. PSU grads

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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 81 points against the Toronto Raptors the other day. That feat puts him only behind Wilt Chamberlain for most points in a single NBA game. In 1962, Chamberlain, then a member of the Philadelphia Warriors (now the Golden State Warriors, not the Philadelphia 76ers), scored a hundred points against the New York Knicks and established one of sports' most

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Hallelujah. Yesterday was the last day of Manila FilmFest Hell––those dark days during the Christmas break when the poor souls of Manila find their movie theaters showing nothing but the products of the Philippine movie industry.I have nothing against the promotion of Filipino movies, nor the strengthening of the Philippine movie industry. I think some local actors are the best in the world, and

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I am often amused by the howls of protest coming from politicians whenever negative travel advisories are issued by foreign governments. First, governments have a right to do what they think is necessary to protect its citizens, and that includes telling them when their safety is at risk when they visit a certain country. Second, these are merely "advisories," which their citizens may or may not

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Cinderella ManIt is 1934, and in the locker room of New York's Madison Square Garden-- just minutes before his first bout in ages-- boxer James Braddock's stomach is turning.Braddock isn't nervous. The rumbling of his stomach is not so much the result of frayed nerves, as it is the product of a day gone by without a bite to eat.A victim of America's Great Depression, Braddock is-- literally-- a

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Originally posted on jedeva.multiply.com on July 13, 2005As I write this, thousands of people have gathered in Makati for (according to the opposition) the "mother of all rallies." I watched footage of the rally this afternoon. It looked impressive-- I haven't seen a rally that large in the heart of Makati in quite a while. Still, just from looking at the rally I could tell the numbers there

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Orignally posted on http://jedeva.multiply.com on July 11, 2005I read somewhere that former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima suspected that Malacañang had a hand in the Supreme Court's decision to issue a temporary restraining order on the implementation on the Expanded Value-Added Tax (E-VAT). Senator Franklin Drilon also said something to this effect the other day, adding that his decision to

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Originally posted on http://jedeva.multiply.com on July 11, 2005.Last Friday was supposed to be, according to some quarters, the last day of the Arroyo presidency. After several members of her cabinet, composed primarily of her economic team, resigned and publicly called on GMA to step down, Sen. Franklin Drilon held his own press conference to announce that the Liberal Party (LP) had decided

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Originally posted on http://jedeva.multiply.com on July 6, 2005The calls for GMA's resignation have grown louder over the past week. In the wake of these, three respected institutions-- The UP College of Law, De La Salle University, and Ateneo Law-- have released their own positions on the Gloriagate controversy This morning, the cabinet's most respected members resigned-- just as the president

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undWe are a people fond of cutting corners. We have a low regard for things such as due process, and a disdain for the rule of law.For many Filipinos, everything is justifiable for expediency's sake. That's why traffic lights are ignored at twelve midnight. Why wait for it to turn green, when there aren't any other cars in sight? When our leaders foul up, the instinct of many is to

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In a country where job security is a rarity, there's at least one person who has little to worry about.Graphic made using Adobe Photoshop CS. Numbers based on an article by former Supreme Court Justice Isagani Cruz, Removal Through Impeachment, which appeared in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.To view a larger version of the image, click here.

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History has shown us that there are no limits to the cruelty of men.Should we forget, movies like Hotel Rwanda come along to remind us that even in the information age, large-scale crimes like genocide still occur, and they do so while the world's so-called superpowers watch and quibble about the need to intervene.The movie is set in the African nation of Rwanda, where between the months of April

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For those gifted with height, athleticism, and the burning desire to become the next Michael Jordan, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is where dreams come true. For those of us who want to be the next Michael Jordan, but have neither the height nor the athleticism to bridge the gulf between dream and reality, there is NBA Live 2005. NBA Live 2005 is a video game, one where the

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Trust Filipinos to find something funny in the midst of Gloriagate, the scandal involving the wiretapped conversations between someone who sounds like the President and someone who, according to some COMELEC people, is COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano. Since the scandal broke, anti-GMA text jokes and the "Hello Garci" ringtone have made the rounds of the Texting Capital of the World. (

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Originally posted on 06.17.2005 at http://jedeva.multiply.com/ The latest product of the Philippine rumor mill has President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declaring martial law to put an end to the crap that's been flying since her husband and panganay (eldest born) were accused of accepting payoffs from jueteng operators. Juetenggate (as this scandal was subsequently named, in reference to

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We deliver your food in thirty minutes or it's yours, free of charge. This is a pretty standard guarantee given by fastfood joints to people who have food delivered to their homes or offices. One of the twentieth century's most novel concepts, fastfood delivery is manna from heaven for those putting in extra hours at work or are too tired to whip up something to eat at home. It may be

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For years I've heard people question our country's obsession with basketball. Basketball, according to some, is a dead-end sport for us hobbit-like people. We're not tall enough, fast enough, or athletic enough to compete with caucasians (they're bigger), blacks (they're faster than a speeding bullet and can leap tall buildings in a single bound), and yes, even the Chinese-- who have the

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Thank you to Disney for giving me something interesting to write about: Teen actress Lindsay Lohan's breasts have been digitally reduced for forthcoming Disney film Herbie: Fully Loaded, to avoid offending family audiences. Test screenings for the new movie, the fourth sequel to the 1968 film The Love Bug about a Volkswagen Beetle car with a mind of its own, indicated that some parents

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A press release I got today from the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) read: With the specter of a rock-bottom crises for the working class amidst the railroading of the expanded Value-Added Tax and its anticipated impact on real wages, militant labor groups have crossed ideological and organizational lines to unite in struggling for a legislated Php125 wage hike. The leaderships and

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(The following is a news article based on a feature entitled "In Manila, Pills and Condoms Go Underground" by Jaileen F. Jimeno of the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. No serious newspaper will publish it. But the facts are all true. If it sounds idiotic, it's because it is.) Manila Mayor Lito Atienza recently revealed that his wife became the devil incarnate after taking birth

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After watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, I now have a new-found respect for Obi-Wan Kenobi, the Jedi Master played by Ewan McGregor (in the prequels) and Alec Guinness (in the original Star Wars series). I used to think Obi-Wan Kenobi was a jack-of-all-trades-master-of-none sort of Jedi Master. I thought he wasn't as talented as Yoda with regards to handling the Force, not as good with

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I have been asked to wear red to the office for the next few days. The request is not based on my skin's compatibility with that particular color-- it (my skin) is not. It is also not being made because someone in the office is celebrating his or her birthday next week-- no one is.The request is being made in line with a campaign to protest one of Chief Justice Davide's latest Memorandum Orders--

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In an ideal world, everyone would get what they deserved.To be more specific, in an ideal workplace, only the truly deserving would enjoy advancement, the hardworking would be given additional pay for the extra hours spent slaving away at work, and only the competent would enjoy job security.Conversely, the undeserving would not get promoted, the lazy unable to produce any output would be subject

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(1) One year in prison with hard labor. (2) A three-rank demotion. (3) Forfeiture of two-thirds' salary. These were meted out by a military tribunal to the 184 enlisted personnel involved in the Oakwood mutiny in July, 2003. The 184 pleaded guilty to Articles of War 63 (disrespect to the President) and 64 (disrespect to the AFP Chief of Staff and other military officials)-- but not Articles

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Cab drivers, I've discovered, are a hidden human resource we have yet to tap. Behind every wheel is a philosopher, economist, political scientist, and sociologist waiting to be discovered.Here are snippets of their wisdom: "Dapat ibaba ang presyo ng gasolina. Pag umakyat 'yan, tumataas din ang presyo ng mga bilihin, at naghihirap ang mga tao." (The prices of gasoline should be lowered. When

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Yesterday, I sat on my living room couch eagerly expecting a no-holds barred, battle to the death between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets. After six games, it all came down to one last game. Here, the NBA’s slogan for the playoffs—win or go home—would literally apply. I was expecting amazing performances. I was expecting a game that would go down the wire. In short, I expected a

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When you can sit through and stay awake through a "talkies" movie after having lunch, the movie must be good."Shattered Glass" is no exception. There are no explosions, no gratuitous sex scenes, no cuddly moments-- just a darn good yarn made even more interesting by the fact that it actually happened.Revenge of the Sith's Hayden Christensen doesn't have a lightsaber in this movie, but more than

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A little over 31% of those who took the Bar Exams in September 2004 passed-- quite a high percentage compared to previous exams. That is not to take away from those who passed the exam-- I'm sure many of those who hurdled the tests deserve to be lawyers. Still, the results can be mystifying. On one hand you have obviously intelligent, studious law graduates (those who went to UP Law and studied

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“Why is Mike Arroyo always linked to corruption?” asks an article in the April 28, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer. In response to allegations that First Gentleman Mike Arroyo is involved in jueteng (an illegal numbers game popular among Filipinos,) his spokesperson had this to say: "Mr. Arroyo is not involved and has never been involved in jueteng and totally supports

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From the April 21, 2005 Online Edition of the New York Times: RICHMOND, Va. — Nealie Pitts was shopping for a house for her son three years ago when she spotted a for-sale sign in front of a modest brick bungalow here. When she stopped to ask the owner about it, at first she thought she misheard his answer. "This house is going to be sold to whites only," said the owner, Rufus Matthews,

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First Round Miami v. New Jersey Miami in five. Jason Kidd and Vince Carter are bound to break out at least once during the series. For one night-- and one night only-- it will be enough to beat Shaq, Wade, and Co. Detroit v. Philedelphia Detroit in five. Expect Allen Iverson to have one god-like game where he will be unstoppable. That will be Philly's only win. Boston v.

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I've always believed in the dignity of labor. I'd like to think that the nobility of one's work––any kind of work––isn't defined so much by one's particular occupation, but by the manner one practices one's profession, and the happiness one derives from one's job. It is comforting to know that there are some who subscribe to this philosophy. It surprises many that the Supreme Court's most

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Some good news to start the week: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The New York Times, one of America's most influential newspapers, on Sunday endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry as a potentially "great chief executive." "We believe that with John Kerry as president, the nation will do better," the New York Times said its an editorial. The New York Times is one of-- if not the

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In line with the Philippine government’s call for the implementation of austerity measures, I have a proposal: let’s not waste taxpayers’ money to purchase road paint. (Hey, road paint is expensive. They’re supposed to be luminescent, visible even at night. Trouble is, they’re usually not. Luminescent, that is. Contractors mix a lot of water in them, to cut costs and increase their profits.)

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The silence is almost absolute, broken only by the constant humming of centralized air-conditioning units. Every now and then, someone muffles a cough, or clears his throat. I have a slight cold, and my incessant sniffling has made me self-conscious. This is a place where noise is the most unwelcome of guests, and the slightest sound is greeted by disapproving glances.Around me, many are praying.

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