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| GRACE
POE KEEPS LEAD IN OFFICIAL TALLY |
MANILA (May
16, 2013) -- Team PNoy candidate Grace Poe Llamanzares
continued to lead the Commission on Elections’
(Comelec) official tally of votes as of Wednesday
night. Full
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President
Aquino chats with students from the Center for Excellence
Elementary School at the signing of Republic Act
10533, or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013,
at Malacañang (May 15). Also in photo is
Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. (Photo by Willy Perez)
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| K-12
FOR ALL, USE OF MOTHER TOUNGE NOW LAW |
MANILA (May
16, 2013) -- President Benigno Aquino III yesterday
signed the K to 12 Basic Education Program law,
which adds two years to basic education and makes
enrollment of children in kindergarten compulsory.
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| TAIWAN
RECALLS REP IN MANILA, FREEZES OFW HIRING |
TAIPEI (May
16, 2013) -- Taiwan yesterday recalled its representative
to the Philippines, froze applications for work
permits and ordered military exercises in waters
between the two sides, saying Manila’s earlier
response to the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman
was “informal and insincere.”
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| SUPER
VISA - A NEW OPTION FOR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS |
The
processing time for Parent and Grandparent Visa
was approaching 10 years when the Canadian Federal
Government suspended the program in 2012. In Australia,
the backlog is as long as 15 years. Other popular
immigration countries, U.S.A for instance, employ
a lottery system for granting permanent status for
parents and grandparents, given it is nearly impossible
to meet the demands of all who wish to come to be
with their children and grand children for extended
periods. It seems that there are only two alternatives
for governments: either to hold a lottery or make
people wait. Full
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ANG
GANDA MO! |
“Rivals?”
Vice Ganda sits up straight on the sofa at the lobby
of Manila Hotel, thinking hard. “I don’t
think I have rivals, kasi ako lang ngayon ang baklang
ganito ka-active, nasa concert scene, movies, television.
I don’t consider real women as rivals.”
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SUSAN,
AMALIA TOGETHER AFTER 45 YEARS |
Really
now, was it four decades and five years ago that Susan
Roces and Amalia Fuentes did a movie together (that
is, outside of their mother studio, Sampaguita Pictures)
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AND THE WINNER IS... MOTHER LILY! |
Monday
morning, May 13, ordinary citizen Grace Poe woke up
early and fell in line at the Sta. Lucia Elementary
School in San Juan City to cast her vote. Full
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OGIE A.? |
That question mark(?) in the title eloquently defines
Ogie Alcasid’s present status — you know,
is he or isn’t he leaving GMA, his home for
years, and moving to TV5 (whose big boss, Manny V.
Pangilinan, is Ogie and wife Regine Velasquez’s
wedding godfather)? Full
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TOP SPOT IN SENATE DERBY SURPRISE GRACE POE |
Grace Poe held on to the top spot in the Senate race,
and among the most surprised by the strong showing
was the frontrunner herself. Full
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| PURSUE
THE COMPLAINTS |
| EDITORIAL |
In
the automated election system, people are focused on getting
the official results ASAP. As people wait for the proclamation
of winners, it’s easy to ignore complaints of irregularities
on election day. Full
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| 2013
POLLS ARE OVER, NOW 2016 |
| VAL ABELGAS | ON DISTANT SHORE |
With the mid-term elections
barely behind us, the attention of Philippine politicians
would soon be focused on the presidential elections in 2016.
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| THE
UNCATCHABLES |
| GREG MACABENTA | STREET TALK |
We
should be relieved that the Boston marathon bombing didn’t
happen in Manila. Full
Article... |
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| INVESTMENT
TIPS FOR GROWING YOUR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS |
| PASTOR FRED SEBASTIAN | LIVING
HOPE |
Warren
Buffet is one of the richest men in America. In 1997, among
the 70 or so people in this country who were worth 1 billion
dollars or more, Buffet was one of only a few who acquired
their wealth through investing. Full
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| PURSUING
THE WIND |
| PASTOR JUNIE JOSUE | AGENT 777 |
The words of the Teacher, son of David (Solomon), king in
Jerusalem: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the
Teacher. Full
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CHANGES IN SPONSORSHIP OF PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS |
| MP KEVIN LAMOUREUX - STRAIGHT
UP |
Get your applications ready if you want your mom and dad to
immigrate to Canada. Full
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EDGY
FOR WAR |
| TONY SANCHEZ - VANTAGE POINT
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In recent months North Korea’s cocky, boy dictator,
Kim Jong-un, had been threatening the United States and his
neighbor, South Korea, with an all out nuclear war. Full
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