Seeing through the poverty line
(This is an article written by Stanley Palisada of ABS-CBN. Your karikna was interviewed as one of six resource persons across the nation.)
MANY FILIPINOS are really sick and tired of being poor in pocket, in spirit and in association. Presidential aspirants spouting off promises to end poverty should...
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Congressional Forum unfolds
THE WILLIAMITE, official publication of Divine Word College of Laoag (DWCL), is holding a congressional forum for contenders in the first district on Feb. 24, Wednesday. All five candidates—Kris Ablan, Rudy Fariñas, Atong Peralta, Chito Ruiz, and Teteng Sales are expected to participate in this...
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Michael Keon’s perfect script …and other political tidbits
(This column appears in The Ilocos Times this week. I quoted some of your comments posted here in this blog so a wider readership can partake in your wisdom. Keep ‘em coming, dear karikna.)
WHOEVER HELPED Governor Michael Marcos Keon (MMK) draft the speech he delivered in his press conference,...
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Fallacies Galore
LOCAL JOURNALISTS swear they have not seen debates as highly charged as the spectacle they witnessed at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) recently.
Our provincial dads were arguing on the release of the province’s P254-million share in the P5.81-billlion tobacco excise tax due to tobacco-producing...
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Notes on the Mall
IF YOU’VE NOT BEEN to Robinsons Ilocos Norte, the province’s first mall which opened Dec. 3, you’re probably 1) too busy, 2) too poor, or 3) too spiritual to care about material things and other ephemeral joys.
But I doubt the third reason very much, dear karikna, because we know how luxurious...
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My first backpacking was bomb diggity!
Yes, I have unwound.And this long weekend was the awesomest. That was Nov 28-30, a Mt. Batulao - Vigan - Pagudpud - Laoag backpacking.My first mountain climb was really overwhelming. I got interested in mountaineering ever since the day i first read about the PinoyMountaineer. Mountaineering is not just...
Source: A biography in polka dots
