Monthly Archives: July 2012
A Stumbling Excuse
by Arnold De Villa
July 1, 2012
Reasoning is an exclusive property of humanity. Angels do not reason. And God does not need it. When we make excuses, we either justify our behavior, rationalize our thoughts or provide an alibi for whatever we are doing. Continue reading
Teaching Writing at the Grassroots Level Part II
by Carmelita Cochingco Ballesteros.
July 1, 2012
I wrote about a girl whom I called Rica in Part I. She was 12 and was going to be in first year high school. But she had extremely limited proficiency in English. I tried to help her and other writing students grapple with lack of clarity, inadequate content, lack of focus and organization, broken grammar, and atrocious spelling. Continue reading
Return of the admirals
July 1, 2012
Last April, Russia and China had joint naval exercises in the Yellow Sea. It was too close for comfort to Japan and South Korea. It didn’t take too long for the U.S., Japan, and South Korea to react. Continue reading
Common sense election
June 16, 2012
Is this November 2012 election really about common sense choices as some liberal pundits put it? If it were so, how come President Obama is just 3 points ahead of Romney in the polls? Continue reading
For the first time at ICU, Dolphy smiles
July 1, 2012
MAKATI CITY – Is the Comedy King Dolphy well on the road to recovery?
More glimmers of hope are seen as doctors of the Makati Medical Center disclosed that Dolphy smiled for the first time since last week at its intensive care unit, is more responsive and can now feel pain. Continue reading
Beauty queen Shamcey joins Phl tourism campaign
July 1, 2012
MANILA — Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup is out to help the government in its campaign to promote the Philippines as a tourist destination.
The beauty queen will be featured in the newest television commercial for the Department of Tourism (DoT) produced by Smart Telecommunications. Continue reading
FilAm coach Erik Spoelstra makes history in NBA, vows to bring trophy to Manila
July 1, 2012
MIAMI/MANILA – Filipino American coach Erik Spoesltra has made history becoming the first FilAm and Asian American to coach a champion team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) games. Continue reading
Henry Sy, Lucio Tan still Phl’s richest persons
July 1, 2012
MAKATI CITY — SM tycoon Henry Sy is still the Philippines’ richest person after he topped this year’s Forbes list of 40 richest people in the Philippines. Continue reading
National Geographic Captures Philippines
July 1, 2012
International television channel, National Geographic, is set to feature the Philippines through Islands Insider, a Filipino-produced 6-part documentary series that seeks to reveal cultural and historical insights on some of the country’s world-class destinations, which include the Batad Rice Terraces in Mountain Province, Coron in Palawan, Taal and Anilao in Batangas, Siquijor, and Mt. Pulag in Benguet. Continue reading
China-Phl tension rises anew
July 1, 2012
MANILA – Tension gripped the West Philippine Sea again after a China boat registered in Hong Kong rammed a boat of Filipino fishermen off Pangasinan near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, killing one of the fishermen while four others went missing. Continue reading