In 1995, I was a fresh graduate from university, facing down the licensure exam. I passed. In the meantime, halfway across the world, the United States FBI was making headway in a case that had remained unsolved – with aa significant cost in lives – since I was six years old. In 1995, the hunt […]
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May
May
I think I’ve seen the entire run of BBT at least twice since the pandemic started in 2020. Which makes my occasional check-ins now sort of the third go-round for me. And while a lot of the later season jokes have come across as more cruel than quirky, it’s still enjoyable over all. More than […]
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May
May
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times. Marby Super Loaf is the only brand of sliced bread that really works … in Manila, at least. In Iloilo, where bread is called pan, bread from the Tibiao Bakery is just as good and some say — altho I’ve never tried it myself, so is Angelina’s. […]
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May
May
I’ve recently found that I need a second phone, so I went out looking for one. I thought that, surely, with so many phone manufacturers jostling for space in the market, there would be something like, i dunno, choices? Instead, I found brick after brick after black brick. And the only thing that stood out […]
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May
May
Towards the end of the 19th century, a young man was expelled from school after only a short time. Known for playing practical jokes, his mischievous streak got him into trouble again when he was expelled from the University of Vermont. He then attended the prestigious Princeton University but never completed his studies there. He […]
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May
May
Before reading this, you should read The Cycle Begins Again. Leasing a brand new set of machines is, undoubtedly, the easiest solution. But is it the best and most sustainable solution? I argue that it isn’t. If the COMELEC were to lease a set of new machines, it will most likely do so under a Lease […]
Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships. What global grants support Global grants can fund: Humanitarian projects Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who […]
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May
May
School re-opens in August. If our luck holds, it’ll be face-to-face classes again. That’ll be good for the kind of readership programs that I’m eager to support. But for now, I have these books available for donation. The National Book Store website describes this book this way: The New Reading with Phonics is an updated edition of […]
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May
May
With all the problems encountered by the Automated Election System in the 2022 elections, the COMELEC is probably looking to replacing the 106,000+ vote counting machines it currently owns. And there will be a near-universal endorsement of this plan because, who wants to re-use machines that are apparently at the very end of their useful […]