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President Noynoy Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)

President Noynoy Aquino’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA)
President Noynoy Aquino will be giving his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) soon. If his army of speechwriters will have their way, his speech will be all about giving people "hope". Hopefully, it will not be full of motherhood statements similar to his election platform and inauguration speech. Heaven forbid that Conrado de Quiros have his way in writing it lest ... Full story
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A hole lot of trouble Noynoy will have to fix

A hole lot of trouble Noynoy will have to fix
Did the photos of the giant sinkhole that suddenly appeared in Guatemala and swallowed a building two days ago remind you of something? Sounds like bad science fiction, but horrifically real. Something similar though a lot milder happened in Manila last year. So what does this have to do with Noynoy, who is holed up for the week at Hacienda ... Full story
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Kwentong Barbero: Ang Minahan ni Juan sa Probinsya

Kwentong Barbero: Ang Minahan ni Juan sa Probinsya
Juan: I was googling "Philippines" and "mineral wealth"; such are the privileges of retirement, when I came across an article with the above title. It dates back to early 2005 and suggests all our economic woes would be over if we just dug stuff out of the ground. Does anyone agree with this or is it old news and have we already made a start ... Full story
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Peak Oil and El Nino – what do our presidentiables have to say?

Peak Oil and El Nino - what do our presidentiables have to say?
In the "breakfast talk show" I catch every morning as I prepare for work, one of the guests was a guy talking about Peak Oil. Relying on my stock knowledge on that term (not being able to google it for now) I recall that Peak Oil is a concept that refers to the looming simultaneous cresting ... Full story
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Why be part of the mad rush?

Why be part of the mad rush?
Again Philippine society steps up to presenting itself as a showcase of sad juxtaposition. Just a month ago, an outpouring of often well-publicised support and relief work marked the aftermath of the destruction wreaked by tropical cyclone Ondoy on Metro Manila, and in recent weeks calls to prayer resounded as Filipinos braced for several more ... Full story
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Change the way we consume and save the environment

Change the way we consume and save the environment
This is our contribution to this year's Blog Action Day theme -- climate change. What we as ordinary people can contribute to the effort to combat climate change lies in some personal behaviours of ours that we have direct control over -- our consumption habits. We just need to pause and take the time to think ... Full story
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Facing up to nature: Are we up to it?

Facing up to nature: Are we up to it?
When will we step up to squarely facing the challenge of overcoming what has tormented us for the longest time? Thousands of Filipino lives have been lost and millions of dollars in property damage sustained as a result of disasters caused by weather disturbances common in the region. Much of what contributes to the devastation is the result of years of neglect and lack of ... Full story
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The Chickens Come Home to Swim

The Chickens Come Home to Swim
Clean up the trash. Upgrade the sewage system. Pick up your trash. Don't throw plastic into the rivers. Rationally apply Urban Planning. Enough of "spot zoning". Don’t vote bozos into Congress. Vote for bozos who provide winning solutions and demonstrated these in the past - not because they are "winnable". Everything that can go wrong, has gone wrong. When nature came knocking at ... Full story
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Cyclone Ondoy: A bit of perspective

Metro Manila is my hometown (or shall we say, home region), and having friends and family directly affected by the destruction and human tragedy that tropical cyclone Ondoy had wreaked on Luzon over the weekend, I was and am deeply distressed by what happened. The technologies available today certainly made this the most photographed and video-captured ... Full story
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