Monthly Archives: March 2004


DM’s “Election by Locomotion”

In MgA kWeNtOnG tAmBaY nG sIrAuLo Sa SiNgApOrE, today’s entry is about The Great Trap Forward, or Rat Attack” -the Singaporean government, apparently, has declared war on rats. Max Soliven in his Star column (not blog link-friendly alas), notes that FPJ’s problem is that he must find a way to get himself down from celluloid [...]

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The perils of politics and food

In BLAG. , there’s an entry from Monday on the perils of the present situation. On the other hand, in Tatang’s Karinderia there’s an interesting entry on the handmaidens of Filipino food: diabetes and heart disease.

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Warming a new chair

Starting today I probably won’t be updating for a few days as I settle into my new job as History Curator at the Ayala Museum. So for now, I leave you with Philippines, the Musical!

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The Solution

In Malaya-The National Newspaper, Ducky Paredes writes, Can government or a president solve the economy? The answer has to be No. The only way for the economy to move forward is if business is motivated enough to make a move that will positively impact on the economy and move the country forward. The best way [...]

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The Long View: Paying for honesty

The Long View: Paying for honesty by Manuel L. Quezon III THIS Wednesday, it will be forty seven years since President Ramon Magsaysay died in a plane crash. Since his death, time and again, candidates have been compared to Magsaysay, But what Magsaysay is most remembered for, among the dwindling number of Filipinos who still [...]

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