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The Manila of Old
Manila is beautiful. Believe it or not. I went on the tour of Carlos Celdran and it made me realize how important it is for us Filipinos to have an understanding of the glory days our past so we know what we were capable of, so that we know what we can be capable of becoming.
This is partly a nostalgia trip. and partly an indictment of the things we have done as a country and as a people over the past fifty years. I hope we are shamed enough to do something about it. We have the capacity and the potential to be great once again.
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Musings on the Flood
I read this the other day and felt that it could very well be the best thing written on the flood that plagued the Metro. I like it because it does not justify nor spiritualize anything about it; while at the same time, it keeps its eye on the God who suffers with us in all these calamities.
It’s by Fr. Jett Villarin, President of my alma mater, Xavier University (where I went to for high school).
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Things We Did Not Learn From the Flood
This one I got from the Business Mirror. My work constantly reiterates how there are really no such things as accidents. “Accidents”, as we know them, are really due to many man-made factors: lack of training, a lack of systems, or procedures to follow, and/or plain old stupidity. This is one of those things. 32 years ago, there was a study that showed how Marikina is unsuitable for development.
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The Best OPM Songs Ever
I love these songs. And I think they are as timeless as any song in the world. If Frank Sinatra immortalized My Way, I think we have our own list of immortal original filipino music.
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Our Boon is Gloria’s Bane
This one is from a Daily Tribune article by Armida Siguion-Reyna. Love the JPE anecdote of his first elevator ride!
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