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Manila Bulletin
Published by the Manila Bulletin, the Manila Bulletin is a daily newspaper. Dr. Cris J. Icban, Jr. is the editor-in chief, Hermogenes P. Pobre is the publisher and Diego C. Cagahastian is the news editor.
Articles from December 18, 2004
A Culture of Cleanliness
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WE do need to remind ourselves of the injunction to be clean within as well as in the environment outside ourselves. Cleanliness within refers to moral uprightness and ethical correctness. Unlike whitened sepulchers that are attractive only on the...
Agojo Nips Tanpinco in Spectacular Comeback
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CEBU In a showdown between two young national players, Jayvie Agojo rallied from five strokes behind in regulation play then defeated Anya Tanpinco in a sudden-death playoff yesterday to clinch the ladies Class A crown in the Samsung Amateur Tour...
Angel Thought for the Day
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" Money can buy a bed, but not sleep; books but not brains, food but not appetite, finery, but not beauty, a house but not home. May you have all that money cant buy. Merry Christmas!" ****** The sixth angel of the Principalities, Nithael...
Around the Nation
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DepEd raising funds for school rehab "We will be launching a fund raising program to immediately effect the restoration of school properties lost as well as damaged school buildings," said Education Secretary Florencio Abad. Abad reported that...
A Two-Day Repeat for 'All about Men'
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After a successful fiveday run at the Music Museum last October that started the surge of the production of other male themed revues, public clamour demands for a twoday repeat of "All About Men Penis Talks" today, Dec. 18 also at the Music Museum...
Banner Year for Manila in Sports
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IN THE history of the countrys premiere city, never has Manila seen a more active and potent sports development agenda for the youth being implemented than what the Manila Sports Council (MASCO) has done. Chaired by Arnold "Ali" Atienza, son of...
Bigger Taiwan Investments Seen
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Byline: BERNIE CAHILES MAGKILAT Biger Taiwanese investments inflow to the country is expected next year as Taiwanese firms in mainland China may relocate here following higher cost and shortage of labor in China, the creation of a bigger ASEAN market...
Can Buhain Head PSC and GAB at the Same Time?
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Byline: nick giongco Can Eric Buhain still exercise the functions and duties of a Philippine Sports Commission chairman despite having been appointed chairman of the Games and Amusements Board? This was the question raised by some top PSC officials...
DAR Taps 16 Microfinance Lenders to Help Farmers
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Byline: JOEL C. ATENCIO Land Reform Secretary Rene C. Villa has tapped the services of 16 microfinance institutions to help farmer-beneficiaries augment their income and discourage them from selling or pawning their farmlands. Villa said that...
Disquiet despite Successes in UK as Election Looms
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Byline: ROHAN MINOGUE LONDON (dpa) Britain faces an election year in 2005 with a seasoned prime minister in office, the economy turning over relatively well, and social services improving. Prime Minister Tony Blair looks to be a shoe-in for...
DoT Promotes Environmental Conservation in Surfing Tilt
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Byline: JASER A. MARASIGAN Around 100 local and foreign surfers from the different parts of the country recently participated in a coastal clean-up program, which coincided with the ongoing 3rd La Union Surfing Invitational at the Urbiztondo Beach...
Doves Soar into NCRAA Quarterfinals
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THE SAINT Francis Doves showed their awesome might in the first half as they outplayed City Colleges of Manila, 66-44, yesterday in the 12th National Capital Region Athletic Association (NCRAA) mens basketball tournament at the EAC gym. The absence...
Erap Asks Sandigan to Let Him Leave on Dec. 23 for HK
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Now that the Sandiganbayan Special Division has thrown out the prosecutions appeal, former President Joseph Estrada asked the Sandiganbayan Special Division yesterday to finally set his departure date for Hong Kong on Dec. 23. At the same time,...
External Debt Stands at $55.6 B
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Byline: LEE C. CHIPONGIAN The countrys outstanding external debt declined to $55.6 billion as of end-September from $56.3 billion in the second quarter of the year. This is a decrease of 1.28 percent or $700 million. Last years September debt...
Focus on St. Joseph
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THE spotlight in this Fourth Sunday of Advent is on St. Joseph. A husband once said jokingly: "My favorite saint is St. Joseph. I can identify with him because I have no voice in my family. Its my wife whos the Speaker of the House." Joseph was...
International Migrants Day: Migration with a View to Peace
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THE circumstances and conditions under which people become voluntarily and involuntarily displaced are as old as the Bible story of Josephs brothers, who went down to Egypt driven by a devastating famine, and as modern as the overseas Filipino contract...
Japan Doubles Its Grant to R34 M for Typhoon Victims
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Byline: ROY C. SINFUEGO Japanese Ambassador Ryuichiro Yamazaki yesterday said the Japanese government has doubled its grant to R34 million to the countrys victims of recent typhoons and flashfloods that ravaged several towns in Quezon, Nueva Ecija...
Kuwait Reimposes Ban on OFW Entry into Iraq
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Byline: DAVID CAGAHASTIAN The Kuwaiti government has reversed its earlier decision to lift the entry ban on foreign workers to Iraq from Kuwaiti borders, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced yesterday. Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait...
Lhuillier Cagers Win URBL Title
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CEBU City M. Lhuillier-Cebu City made history and added another item to its overflowing trophy case by annexing the very first United Regional Basketball League (URBL) championship, 95-83, at the expense of the Ilocos Sur Snipers Thursday evening...
List of New Radiologic, X-Ray Technologists
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ABDURASAD, JAYZHAR HASSAN AKBAR, ZAILA ABDURAHIM ALCANCES, SOFIA VILLANUEVA ALIX, GRACEL NACION AMBULO, JOSEPH JOE MIRANDA AMEDO, MERCIDITA SILVOSA AMODIA, RUTH LADAN APALLA, GREFELYN RODRIGUEZ ARCHIVAL, KATHY LYN CABIGAS ...
More Than Any Title
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Byline: Willie N Ng THOSE who launched unceasing personal attacks against candidate Fernando Poe Jr., accusing him of having a weak mind aside from lacking administrative experience, should be the least surprised at Thursday nights show of bitterness...
NEWS IN BRIEF; P/$ Rate Closes at P56.22 to $1
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The peso rate closed higher at P56.22 to the US dollar yesterday at the Philippine Dealing System of the Bankers Association of the Philippines from P56.255 the previous day. The weighted average rate appreciated to P56.257 from P56.259. Total volume...
Partnership in Alleviation of Human Needs
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THE unabated outpouring to relief assistance from all sources both here and abroad for the mitigation of sufferings of the typhoon victims is indicative of the maturing sense of belongingness of peoples wherever they may be. Clearly, such act reflects...
Rosales to Grace Young Guns Rites
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Jenny Rosales will award the trophies to the division champions in the Young Guns 2004 junior golf championships slated Dec. 21-22 at the challenging Legends course of the Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club in Carmona, Cavite. Rosales, here...
Roundup
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Luzon 4 students held for marijuana RODRIGUEZ, Rizal Four high school students were locked up in jail the other day after their English teacher confiscated from them dried marijuana leaves inside the classroom at Geronimo High School, Rodriguez,...
Speaker's Daughter Dies in Fire; GMA, Solons, Other Leaders Air Sympathies
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Byline: EDMER F. PANESA Grief grips girls friends & classmates Kristina Casimira "KC" de Venecia, youngest daughter of Speaker Jose de Venecia and Gina Vera Perez de Venecia, died in a late-night fire that struck their Dasmarinas Village...
'Spirit of the Glass,' a Very Scary Movie Says Marvin Agustin
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Byline: WALDEN SADIRI Awarded actor Marvin Agustin is hats-off to his director Jose Javier Reyes for the 2004 Metro Manila Film Festival official entry "Spirit of the Glass" under Canary Films. Still basking from the box-office success of "Malikmata,"...
Survey Finds Business Sector Dissatisfied with GMA's Work; except Foreign Policy Performance
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Except foreign policy, the business community was generally dissatisfied with the first six months of the Administratations second term, according to a special year-end survey conducted from December 8-15, 2004 among members of the American Chamber...
Susan Roces Hits TV Network for Unfair Reporting
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Byline: BRENDA PIQUERO TUAZON Fernando Poe Jr.s widow, movie actress Susan Roces, hit back against some people who belittled, disgraced and insulted her husband during the presidential elections, including a big television network allegedly for...
The Birth of Jesus; Matthew 1:18-24
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THIS is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about. When His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet unwilling to expose...
The Changing Landscape of Journalism and Communication (Part II)
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THIS is a continuation of my paper on the above topic during the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication Lecture Series held last December 07 at the GMA Network Penthouse. Patterns in the Evolution of Communication The pattern of historical...
The Grand Reversal
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IT takes some detachment to discern something in Malacanangs plan to make FPJ a posthumous national artist meriting a half-mast and burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, the latter an honor denied to President Marcos and most assuredly will be denied...
The Parable
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THE young farmer had just been orphaned and left to live alone in their relatively large village house. There were five siblings. But all the rest had married and settled down in other villages and the big city. He was home alone. Out of seemingly...
Tonight's 'Nginiiig' Will Be a Special Tribute of Sorts To
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The horror-documentary-drama "Nginiiig" starts its fourth season tonight with a special tribute to Fernando Poe, Jr., the legendary "King of Philippine Cinema." According to the shows executive producer Arthur Katipunan, there will be five people close...
Where's the Smugglers List?
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Byline: Romeo V Pefianco (Editors note: Two Senate committees directed the Customs officials to submit a more authentic list of smugglers, which is hard to produce as noted in this article.) LOSSES from destruction of crops caused by four storms,...
