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BMPM: Ako ang Simula!: Getting closer to the 'breaking point' - Arlene Burgos
In the five months since it was launched exactly a year before the 2010 national elections, Patrollers have sent tips and news materials about election, registration, and big breaking news like the death of former President Cory Aquino, the storm Ondoy and the typhoon Pepeng.
By Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News 11/04/2009 12:06 AM
‘Ondoy’ is male version of Visayan ‘Inday’ - Leonor Magtolis Briones
One of my favorite women writers, Gilda Cordero-Fernando wondered in a feature article: How many newborns will be called “Ondoy” in rememberance of the destructive typhoon which devastated Central Luzon and Manila?
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE | LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES 11/02/2009 4:36 PM
Ang kahalagahan ng pagkakaisa at pagka-unawaan - Pat A. Sto Tomas
Mahalaga na tayo ay magkaisa at magkaunawaan alang-alang sa ating magandang kinabukasan.
ALAM BA NINYO | PAT A. STO. TOMAS 10/31/2009 5:34 PM
Interrogating the Bangsamoro master frame - Miriam Coronel Ferrer
If Filipino nationalism imagined all language and social groups from Jolo to Appari as constituting one people and then wrote the history of the Filipino nation based on this assumption, Moro nationalism in turn championed the cause of a singular, homogenous Bangsa Moro.
WAYS OF SPECIES | MIRIAM CORONEL FERRER 10/30/2009 11:04 AM
The ‘Patrollers’ - Carissa Manuel-Pancho
Having handled Boto Mo iPatrol Mo! (BMPM) during the 2007 elections, I have seen it evolve into what it is today. It is enriching to realize that our voters are becoming more vigilant this time around.
by Carissa Manuel–Pancho, ABS-CBN News Desk Editor 10/29/2009 12:05 AM
Katrina and Ketsana - Carlo Osi
How I wish the words Katrina and Ketsana would evoke happier memories, such as perhaps an old romantic comedy flick, a favorite television show or a play about a couple’s complicated love. Unfortunately, they represent two of the most horrific natural disasters in the United States and the Philippines. Add Pepeng to the equation and it becomes three words associated with catastrophe and suffering.
by Carlo Osi 10/28/2009 12:17 AM
November 2009 Visa Bulletin and your Priority Date - Atty. Mike Templo
A visa bulletin is published every month by the US Department of Homeland Security summarizing the available immigrant visa numbers for the current month for each preference category for the Family-sponsored and Employment-based petitions. The date listed in each category is called the “PRIORITY DATE”.
By Atty. Mike Templo 10/27/2009 12:27 AM
Rainbows after the deluge - Leonor Magtolis Briones
More than enough has been said and written about the magnitude of the destruction that three successive typhoons—Ondoy, Pepeng and Ramil—brought in their wake. Unforgettable scenes from television, newspapers and individual cameras are worth more than thousands of possible words.
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE | LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES 10/26/2009 12:25 AM
Dakila ang Pinoy - Pat A. Sto Tomas
Nabanggit ko noong nakaraang linggo sa ating kolumn tungkol sa bagyong Ondoy ang aking hinagpis sa mga kalunos-lunos na sinapit at magpahanggang ngayon ay dinaranas pa ng mga nabiktima ng pagbaha. Subalit kung ating babalikan ang mga pangyayari atin ding masasabi na ang naturang malagim na mga karanasan ay nagpakita din sa buong mundo kung gaano kadakila at karangal ang Pilipino.
ALAM BA NINYO | PAT A. STO. TOMAS 10/24/2009 11:12 PM
Metaphorical framing and the 'Moro problem' - Miriam Coronel Ferrer
The concept of metaphorical framing can help us explain this persistent view of the Moro groups as a threat to national territory and sovereignty and how, in effect, negotiated political solutions that would allow for new political arrangements have failed to get “national” support.
WAYS OF SPECIES | MIRIAM CORONEL FERRER 10/23/2009 12:35 AM