There would be times when the local newspapers would declare that the Philippines had grown several percentages in its economic growth, and the people would immediately question its veracity. The common question…
Month: August 2006
Marine Oil Spill Bioremediation
With the recent sinking of an oil tanker off the coast of Guimaras, an environmental disaster looms as 200,000 to 300,000 liters of bunker fuel have already found their way into more…
3 out of 10 Filipinos want to leave RP
By Kate V. Pedroso Inquirer Last updated 03:10am (Mla time) 08/10/2006 Published on Page A1 of the August 10, 2006 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer THREE OUT OF every 10 Filipino…
Wikang Filipino sa Bagong Henerasyon
Wikang Filipino: pumaibabaw ka! Ngayon sa kasukdulan ng mga wika Doon sa lahing Filipino ikaw ay punong yaman, Kaakit-akit ang iyong itinanghal na kalayaan habang tatak mo ang kabantugan Sa bayan ay…
Need Help With Sons
Need help with sons I am a divorced American father living in Kobe, Japan . Need a Filipino, live-in teacher for my two sons. Will provide room & board and a generous…
Who is on the table?
It’s only natural that people wonder why the Philippines is “over-populated”. Undeniably, families with children more than two are common because we, Filipinos, have accepted this culture for centuries. Most of us…
What’s Japan’s secret of ‘many happy returns’?
Here is an article that recently appeared in Japan Times online: GROWING OLD HEALTHILY What’s Japan’s secret of ‘many happy returns’? By TOMOKO OTAKE Staff writer Japan may never have become the…
The Old Book
The Old Book by:Reynaldo De la Peña I’m hiding in an old shelve. Muted by my inanimate body But deep inside I’m wandering to every people. They come and pass in this…