Earth Day Agenda: Biodegradable Plastic & Grocery Liquid Dispensers
If Congress can legislate a ban on trans fat and shut out business of imported cooking oil from our local market, how much further can it go do you think to protect the environment and keep food and other essentials within reach of the poor domestic consumers?
Ask any manufacturer of shampoo, of seasoning, of instant [...]
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Rainy April Afternoon Forest Fruits Tea and VCO French Fries
I woke up this morning thinking I’d do machine-washing and the batch would be dry by late afternoon with the summer sun out; then I’d write this post in the kitchen beside my drip-drying laundry just in case it showers again. It has rained, and even thundered, for two days running now and just after [...]
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Kleptocracy; endnotes to What is a Filipino?$#&@)@#@&$@^%??
Kleptocracy (sometimes cleptocracy, occasionally kleptarchy) is a term applied to a government that extends the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) at the expense of the population, sometimes without even the pretense of honest service. The term derives from the Greek root klepto (theft). Characteristics Kleptocracies are [...]
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What is a Filipino?$#&@)@#@&$@^%??
Very recently people were sent an invitation to reduce to thirty words their answer to this peculiar question and if chosen, the 30 word entry will be illustrated by local artists in banners displayed in an exhibit.
I hope these 30 words will be able to express it clearly. But first let me elaborate on my [...]
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Lessons Learned from My Dad
Today is 2 April, my Dad’s 5th death anniversary.
My son spent much of his first three years with his grandfather and sometimes, just out of the blue, he would sigh and tell me he misses his grandfather terribly. And we would chat about what we like about him most, what he used to say about [...]
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