tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19178700192791559522012-01-26T11:51:19.703+08:00PHILIPPINES for RESPONSIVE GOVERNANCE-THIRDFORCE Many groups have arisen in the Philippines clamoring for changes in governance. Good Governance, Moral Governance and now, RESPONSIVE Governance. We all have one thing in common -- a change of philosophy in governing from corrupting, corruptible and corrupt to one that is populist, considering the real needs of the people to alleviate poverty, raising their consciousness as well as delivering them from the many ills in society.orozco.myblognoreply@blogger.comBlogger5201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917870019279155952.post-40151138443109454112012-01-26T11:51:00.001+08:002012-01-26T11:51:19.719+08:00

As we view the impeachment case of the Chief Justice, unraveled also is tne intellectual arrogance of personalities who brought up their credibility from the academe and stints in the judiciary. What is intellectual arrogance? It is exercising one's intellectual with too much pride, putting down people in their midst to make them kowtow to their ideas obediently, possibly blindly. Is it totally

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Who's afraid of losing multinational companies that will be forced to retreat to their home shores due to withdrawal of tax credits for business outsourcing? We have a lot of resources in our midst -- on land, on sea, and everywhere -- our people. Who's afraid? Why be afraid? We need good managers, administrators with good technical skills, managerial skills, financially savvy and a lot of

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WALANG KONEK Sinulat ni Wilhelmina S. Orozco The heat is on. Umiinit na ang Impeachment case laban sa chief justice. Tumitindi na ang pagpapalitan ng argumento, sa punto pa lang ng paglalatag ng ebidensiya sa mga charges na nagpayaman at gumawa ng hindi matuwid na pagkilos habang nasa puwesto ang chief justice. Bilang pinakamataas na pinuno ng isang institusyon na dapat ay magbigay

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When I was in college, we used to prepare for theatrical productions of classic plays that require us to age sets, costumes, and faces. Our play director wanted us to show the passage of time in the way we constructed sets and the sewed the costumes. Ageing the sets meant, pasting tissue paper on canvases and allowing wrinkles in them to show, then painting them. Through proper lighting from the

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THEATRICS AND AGEING PAPERS By Wilhelmina S. Orozco When I was in college, we used to prepare for theatrical productions of classic plays that require us to age sets, costumes, and faces. Our play director wanted us to show the passage of time in the way we constructed sets and the sewed the costumes. Ageing the sets meant, pasting tissue paper on canvases and allowing wrinkles in them to

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Our country, (or is it only in MetroManila?) is not yet mature in terms of dealing with some social issues in our country, like ageing. So many people, young and adults, are afraid of growing old, tending to put the elders down at every opportunity. For example, when paying the jeepney fare, although I have already said that I am a senior citizen, the driver would

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Hindi masyadong uso sa atin ang eskultura ng Husticia bilang isang babae na nakapiring ang mga mata, may hawak na espada sa kanan at "scales" sa kaliwa. SA Supreme Court ang unang bubulaga sa atin ay ang mukha ni Cayetano Arellano, ang kauna-unahang Chief Justice ng bansa. Sino ba si Lady Justice? Narito ang mga nakalap ko sa pananaliksik: Sa mga taga Ehipto, siya si Ma'at at karaniwang

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OF USING JUST TITLES By Wilhelmina S. Orozco When members of the Supreme Court retire and assume another job, that of for individual/s with civil or criminal charges against them, should they retain their titles at all? I found it rather odd watching the Senate hearing yesterday, the start of the trial to convict the Supreme Court Chief Justice of many charges, among which is making

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Everyone is agog about the impeachment at the Senate today. What happens afterwards, not whether the individual will be convicted or not. I am asking what will happen to his soul? I believe in the saying "what you've done today, will come back to you in the next life." I have just seen a Chinese movie about Emperor Liang and Empress Ti. The latter was so insecure about his love as he had many

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Folks, have you all tried reading a file of legal papers submitted to the Supreme Court? My goodness, volumes of Xerox paper abound there you would wish the lawyers could have just used font 12 pts and double space and then donated the rest of the unused ones to schoolchildren in the marginalized areas unable to buy notebooks for their classes. Yesterday, I spent

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THE COUNTRY IN SIEGE AND THE NEED FOR STRONGER SOCIAL WORK ACTION By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Lilac is a sixtyish elderly pushed by her foreign husband to a crime that she was not aware of. Her name was placed as respondent in an illegal transaction and because of a raid she was arrested and made to spend time in jail. Michelle left her home to join her husband in Mindanao and now rues her

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ni Wilhelmina S. Orozco Napakasarap ang mamasyal sa ating bansa, na marami pang likas-yaman. Nagpunta ako sa Olongapo at nagdaan sa North Luzon Expressway kaninang umaga. Sa kaliwa't kanan nakakita ako ng luntian, kahaba-habang mga bukid na tinamnan ng palay sa may Bulacan. Ang buong akala ko ay wala na ang mga yaon. Yun pala ay marami pa rin na binibigyang pahinga ang aking mga mata sa dami

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ni Wilhelmina S. Orozco Bakit maninimdim sa pagpapalit ng taon Ano't nawawala ang makinang na kinabukasang Natatanaw tuwing magbibihis ng kalendaryo Saan napupunta ang pag-asa na ang darating na mga araw ay mapupuno ng saya, ligaya, kasaganaan at kapayapaan? Mahirap bang asamin ang mga ito? Kaya ba nating maabot ang bawa't mithiin, lalo't higit magkasama-sama ang magkakapamilya, sa halip

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco Because of that provision in the Philippine Constitution that there should be separation of the Church and State, it seems that some sectors - local officials- have viewed their powers as "infallible" as the pope. They think that they are equal to the priests who have moral clout and economic but not political power. In fact, they view themselves as even higher than

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco (miravera2010@gmail.com) From the descriptions of Bayug Island in the papers, one of the hardest hit by Sendong, a typhoon which rendered countless hundreds of families homeless and thousands dead in many other parts of Mindanao, I could almost imagine an idyllic place before the disaster. The people before could have enjoyed the beautiful views of the sun rising at

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WHEN BEING INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, VOLUNTEERS WILL ALWAYS FIND THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS WOULD CLASH WITH THOSE OF THE PEOPLE'S ESPECIALLY FROM THE URBAN POOR. Somehow, having a broader view of development and having seen different types of societies, volunteers would like to approximate if not pattern that development with the societies about to be changed, altered

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BY WILHELMINA S. OROZCO ." When we listen to a song, we hear the melody which sounds so good but the lyrics are off, meaning to say, the melody -- the form is nice, but the sense of the lyrics, the substance or the message of the composer/and or singer is not significant at all. This is a case of form versus substance. Say, when we look at a painting and find it beautiful -- the colors, the

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Folks, sometime in 2007, our organization, Diwata Society of Women in Philosophy and Education put up a seminar-workshop for inventors, containing topics about tapping their creativity, ideas about marketing and distributing as well as promoting their products. It was very successful as it was funded by the TAPI of the Department of Science and Technology. This year, I

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(Folks sorry for the mistakes below. I have edited them, though. Thanks for your patience.) by Wilhelmina S. Orozco Christmas is a very important event in the lives of the Filipino people. It's a time for gathering all relatives, related directly and indirectly; a time for children to enjoy being hugged and kissed like the baby Jesus in the manger. No where else do we get our sense of family

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Wilhelmina S. Orozco NEWS ORGANIZATIONS had a heyday when Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was photographed by the police as a record of her arrest for Philippine electoral sabotage in 2007. What particularly caught my attention though was the mentioning of former President Estrada’s incarceration, a parallel narration of his past record, and complete with a mugshot in one newspaper, side by side with

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco What is the purpose of a government? A GOVERNMENT EXISTS TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE, THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS, AND EXISTING SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT. The run of political events in our country shows that there are several groups attempting to create their own worlds of power to run their own principles for existence,. The worst are the underground governments wanting to co-exist with

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OF DREAMS AND DESTINIES By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Why do we suffer from the same problems all the time: poverty, violence, and apathy to what is going on around us? I think that these problems stem from our lack of will power or inherent weakness of our will power to solve our problems now. By now I mean with greater resolve to solve them today and everyday. Now why do we lack that will power?

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Sometimes earning a diploma is not enough for us to know how to negotiate our way through society. My own degree, AB Speech and Drama was not enough for me to know how to work my way through life -- like how to face interviews at work, how to run a drama club and make it earn so that you could have funds for the next production, how to reach out to the public so that they would buy the tickets to

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Rising to power in a country is a very difficult challenge especially if the population runs into millions and hundreds of millions. Then once elected, the next phase is how to maintain that power well onto its legal termination, and not by some kind of people power. Of course some leader choose to retain that power without end, just like Marcos and Khaddafy, with the latter reaching his

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At long last, a separte lane for motorcycles is being implemented starting today, after hundreds of lives have been lost in road accidents. Isn't that great? Sometime this year, when the bicyclists were crossing my path at Gilmore Avenue on my way to a computer store, I kept shouting at the cyclists, "Ask for separate lane," and the cyclists were just too deaf to what I had been saying. One even

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ON QUALITY OF LIFE AMEN! I wholeheartedly agree. Filipino Feliciano Valenzuela City 2771620 Emma, hi! To be upfront about it, I wonder why I cannot engage discussing this controversial RH Bill. My mind and heart is not into it. The rest of your piece is a heartwarming read. -Bob Gabuna Dear Ms Orozco, The only thing that MATTERS for my personal understanding of BRINGING THE CHILD

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco What defines a woman’s art? It’s her consciousness. No other reason exists for a woman to paint but to put out into the open what her mind conceives of society, what she feels about the people around her, and what she needs to assert is her view of her own world. Pamela Yan’s art exhibit, They are Birds if They Fly strikes me as a very well conceived exhibit,

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco We are nearing a hundred million people and yet the way things are going on, it does not seem to matter at all to those who are anti-RH bill. Where will the government get the money to feed, clothe, shelter, educate and get employment for all those people? Just go to Tondo and as soon as you enter the area of Pritil market, readily you will see a proliferation of children

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco When dealing with the life of a super hero like Rizal, how should a play look like? Should it inspire the audience by highlighting his works, or should it comment on how irrelevant his ideas are now considering the people’s lives and how they have been shaped by socio-political events? Would it heal anxieties about life in this world or would it be a detoxifier of all

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco Taking the train from Espana to Bicutan, I passed by Sta. Mesa, Pandacan, Paco, PedroGil, VitoCruz, Buendia, Pasay Road, then Magallanes.The houses were sparse here but in general the places along the railroad were eeky -- shanties, kangkungan, pool of stagnant brackish water, plastic cups and foils scattered about. Then we reach Taguig, and Bicutan where along the way

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Is the Philippines capable of producing world class pianists apart from the present crop some of whom are in the United States? It is difficult to answer that given the circumstances we are in economically. All our attention seems to be on how to make both ends meet. But at the latest piano competition of the Piano Teachers Guild of the Philippines, Inc. or PTGP, over

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco When I think of the bombing of the World Trade Center, I still develop goosepimples; why because I saw the planes on tv ramming the towers which then got pulverized going down to the ground. I saw that while I was alone in my small condo unit over and over again. I texted all my relatives and friends there and they replied that they were also watching it. How could

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco I bought a celfon Smart sim card on a monthly plan which registered well the first month. But on the second and third months, it started to act funny. It always registered as invalid and I could not text or call anymore. Now, the sim goes off and on when I am out of the house. The first time this happened I complained to Smart, the clerk was able to restore the sim to

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco The riots in London brought to memory the image of Diana whose death 14 years ago had shocked and created grief all over the world. Even now, in Britain, a survey ranks her first among the most well-loved members of the royalty, the current wife of Prince Charles landing in the bottom of it all. This just goes to show that the hearts and minds of the British people

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Why do we get sick? Most western medicine educated doctors would have an explanation right away – something connected with the physiological state of our bodies causes that ill feeling – the fever, and all kinds of illnesses of the body, mind and heart. So, the doctors would use all kinds of devices to examine our bodies; also they would prescribe all kinds of

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Dear Ms Orozco, Beautiful and very inspiring blog. Indeed Opera music and presentation has very limited audience and appreciation to compare with cinema or movie. Even our Zarzuela taken from Spanish origin, also with limited audience. I am so immersed with the explanation of the costume, but I think the wardrobe director did what was called for, but I can see that the effect of that could

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FOLKS, I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THIS ARTICLE. FIRST IT WAS RIZAL WHO SPOKE TO THE GRAND OLD MAN AND NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. THE OTHER CORRECTIONS CONCERN SPELLINGS ONLY. SO SORRY FOR THE MISTAKES, WILHELMINA A BROADSIDE by Vic Alcazar (Spanish and English Writer, of Filipino-Spanish descent. His great grandfather's eyes were treated by Dr. Jose P. Rizal in Zamboanga after travelling all the

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On the fifth day of her birthday in August 2011Fides Cuyugan Asension shows that age spanning decades is not a barrier to being artistically productive. A testament to that is Applause, a wealth of excerpts from her operas. Who does not know Fides, the opera singer, stage actress, tv host, producer, and mentor to a number of well-known singing stars now? She is the moving spirit behind big

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Painting: "My Dearies" by Emma Orozco

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Every time schooling start in June, the dreary days of rains and floods come with great strength and the students and their parents become mere obedient watchers as to whether the government agencies would declare a cessation of classes or not. What are the sufferings of elementary student parents suffer from-- physical, mental and emotional (add to that, spiritual) since they bring the kids to

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Palalakasin mo ba ang kilusang pangkooperatiba lalo na sa transport sector, ang pag kokoop ng MRT at LRT sa halip na pribatisasyon? Ang pagtanggal ng mga taxes sa mga sasakyang nagdadala ng pagkain sa Maynila? Ang liberal na pagbibigay ng mga pondong pangnegosyo para sa mga kababaihang nais mamuhunan? Ang pagkakaroon ng hiwalay na women's funds sa Arts and Culture sa lahat ng mga ahensiyang

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Wilhelmina S. Orozco As we step on earth, our connections grow deeper making us one with the whole universe. First of all, as we do this, we must recognize that we are earthlings and citizens second. Our perceptions of the world, the way we behave are colored by the fact that we live on earth. We cannot divorce ourselves from the fact that we are rooted to this planet and nowhere else can we

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Wilhelmina S. Orozco The music world has a lot of songs about money. Liza Minelli sang "Money, money makes the world go round," in Cabaret. Shirley Maclaine did her own with "Hey big spender, spend a little sum with me," in Sweet Charity. Meanwhile, here in our country, we don't hear much about money songs but rather lament about being poor. I recall a pop musician singing "Bakit ba ganyan ang

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Wilhelmina S. Orozco Why are our problems as a people highly repetitive? Are we advancing or regressing? The floods are perennially with us. Yet how many civil engineers do we graduate every year? Why aren’t all the civil engineers getting together to help solve the problems of flooding in the National Capital Region? Talayan, Tatalon are inundated by floods every time it rains. Before in

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco Is it development when huge tracts of land which should have been sources of food crops are converted into golf courses? Is it development when no alternative jobs await farmers and farmworkers and the land they till for decades of years are removed from their control? Unfortunately the conversion of agricultural lands has not stopped despite all the reasons that

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During the time of the Imeldific czarina and the dictator Marcos, the prevailing philosophy in MetroManila was - the true, the good and the beautiful. It was actually a reaction to the radical and Maoist artistic practice of depicting in huge streamers and building graffiti Marcos as a puppet of the US, the US as an imperialist, and the need for serving the people en masse -- mainly the working

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WHAT IS BLACKMAIL? Have the Filipino people ever succumbed to blackmail? The great problem now of the people is how to face those who are blackmailing us. You give this and we will give this to you. You do this and you will earn this much. You follow me and you will live in heaven. So, after so many years of being a captive of an administration, which, in order to exist “legally” had to

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Inspired by passages from the Bible, I have written a poem which speaks of love between two individuals. Given the need for political correctness, the poem does not restrict itself to love between a man and a woman, but to all kinds of couples of different sexes. Now in particular, I would like to make PNoy recite this to his lady love since he might be too busy to write one. So to make his

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At Carriedo, the street that runs in perpendicular direction to the Quiapo Church are hordes and hordes of vendors of all kinds of products, from child toys, to peanuts, cigarettes, to stockings, and fruits. If you pass by there, you might not be able to negotiate that very small stretch of a street as it is really full of stalls, on both sides and in the middle. Manila City Hall has found it a

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco What raises the intelligence of a people? Is it education, media, the church, the family or the government in general? Many think that it is the sole responsibility of schools and universities to increase the knowledge and deepen their understanding of the world, and that the family can only give basic knowledge. On the other hand, some people think that the church

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Every broadcaster in the United States should imagine themselves as some extremist Muslims first whose leader had just been killed by the Navy Seals under orders of the Commander-in-Chief before launching any kind of joke or satire related to the incident. How would they feel now that their leader is gone? How would they react? Unfortunately, as I watched two talk shows this morning, I found

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so osama bin laden has been killed; he who reflected, conceptualized, led and ordered massive groups of young and old men and women to conduct violent activities even in peaceful and innocent venues as his campaign against the United States. what makes an individual turn that violent? what kind of parents did he have. reports could be rife about his background, but still it is difficult to fathom

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco What accounts for the significance of an artistic work? Is it the medium, the name of the artist, the content of the art object? The period when the artwork was completed? It really seems difficult to pinpoint where a significant artwork begins and ends. So many factors could influence its creation and make the viewers appreciate it. But viewing Alwin Reamillo’s exhibit

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When Pilar Pilapil, former beauty queen was hacked and left for dead by criminals in an isolated area in Antipolo, and then rescued by kindhearted individuals whom she had approached after the incident, her description of her attackers was classic. She was assaulted by devils. Now some quarters have asked why use the word, devil, instead of criminals? Her background was unearthed and she was

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I have not heard anyone talk nicely about taxes. It seems human beings have always rejected the idea of paying the government money for governing. But taxes are really the ones that could propel a country to prosperity. Without taxes, how can a government, local or national function? I remember when I was in London, my friends hated paying taxes. It was really atrocious, but then we could see

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POSITIVE CORRUPTION By Wilhelmina S. Orozco In a country that has seen colonialism, martial law and covert martial law under GMA rule, it is very difficult to discern what is a good political move from a bad one. What is good but that which redounds to the best of our people – the alleviation of their poverty, the strengthening of human rights and education for a moral type of living. What is

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Enemy of Democracy: The Authoritarian Mind By Wilhelmina S. Orozco The authoritarian mind still lurks around the world, now concentrated in Libya. The acts of Ghadafy to the Libyans reflect that mind that has gone berserk ready to use all annihilating forces and means just to be able to hold on to power. We have had our share of authoritarian minds way back in the 80’s and well into the new

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Tony Villan Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 2:41 AM Dear Ms Wilhelmina Orozco, Very interesting insight of yours regarding the appreciation of Classical Ballet. How many can understand the movement of the Ballet Dancers? Classical Ballet in its overall concept and performance tells the story as projected by the movements of the Prima Ballerina and the Primo Ballerino. Even the movements of the

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So what else is new on this planet? Ho-hum, our globe must be yawning about the changes occurring now from the east to the Middle East and then down to Africa, too. Must we celebrate now because the road to democracy is being unblocked one by one by in countries, especially in those that have highly conservative religions that restrict women's rights? Truly, democracy's last recipients are

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Folks, I tried several times to upload an image of Arab people protesting but it does not show on this site. You see, democracy is such a cuss word in states that are ruled secretly by conservative intel officers who hack computers of critics, all kinds of critics. Sad. This is the Philippines.

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BALLET AND BEYOND Wilhelmina S. Orozco Why do we watch cultural shows? Why do our kababayan line up to buy tickets no matter how long the queue is? Why do they smile at the mere mention of their favorite media star? I think that’s the wonder of art and culture in general. The artistic products that the media stars put out provide the audience, the viewers, their fans with respite from the daily

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by Wilhelmina S. Orozco I remember February 7th, 1986 when a group I was with held a rally in and harangued the Marcos media people in front of Channel 4, now ABS-CBN network along Bohol Avenue. I spoke at that rally and said how the Marcoses stole the network from the Lopezes and the need to return it to them. After that, I sought to produce a women's program in Channel 2, after Cory returned

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A wave of violence is engulfing the country. Yesterday, a broadcaster in Palawan RMN radio station was killed after having done his broadcast work. Today, a bomb exploded in a bus, injuring several people. Last week, a car dealer was killed and his body burned. Why is there violence of these proportions occurring in our country purportedly Catholic, and caring of lives? Today is Cory Aquino's

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How do we get to the stage that Japan, Singapore and Malaysia are in? This seems to be the question that is bugging everyone. We want our country to be at par if not better than they are in terms of economic prosperity. True, it would be nice to live in a comfortable house (as materials are cheap to buy and land is easily purchased), to have food to eat (as the transport of food sources and

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Pima Community College, Virginia Tech, Millard South High School in Omaha, Nebraska, Deer Creek Middle School in Littleton, Colorado. What do these schools have in common? All of them were scenes of violence where students, faculty and or non-academics were shot at except for Pima, where the shooter of Representative Gabrielle Guiffords was a former student. In Chicago, 258 students were shot

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Governing as a president could be a very difficult task. Local leaders are more apt to be having a grand time. But wielding power over 7,100 islands could be a daunting task, what with so many officials clamoring to be in the limelight and coming up with suggestions, some of which could be pro-people and others anti-people in character. So after 146 days in office, what have been some of the

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A Democrat official from Arizona was shot by an apparently disturbed young man who had just been dismissed from school. "Pima Community College said he had been suspended for conduct violations and withdrew in October after five instances of classroom or library disruptions that involved the campus police." (NYT, Jan 8 2011) How sad to know that a public servant has been wounded because of

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By the way, Folks, my second child, Marya Nadezhda, named after Mother Mary and Nadezhda, the wife of Lenin, was born on the 26th of September. In numerology, 26 is 2 + 6 which then equals 8. Another 8 ruling my life.

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January 8th is fast approaching and it reminds me of the death anniversary of my mother, Esperanza who died of unnatural causes in the hospital -- De Los Santos Clinic. That time I felt the warm sympathies of friends all over the world, from the United States to the Middle East and I am thankful once again of everyone out there for having been there when my family and I needed them most. I keep

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I would like to report to the authorities this Toyota Cruiser, with plate Number SN 327, on December 8, 2010, at 1925 pm. This vehicle with front plate number 8 kept blowing its horn in front of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church along Scout Ybardolaza in Quezon City. The driver must have thought he owned the Philippines and ergo he could do as he pleases everywhere. Calling the Ethics

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Hello Folks, here is a write-up about the rabbit, as 2011 will be its year of rule. We Filipino people are very much affected by the Chinese horoscope that is why I have reprinted it here. In Manila alone, in every corner, we would find Chinese people, stores, friends, who are very generous to us. By the way, I received two gifts from my Chinese neighbors, Sam, and Robert and his brother. Every

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we, people of the earth have long been living here, that we have not been good to one another, that we have not taken care of the earth, that we need to take cognizance of our relationships with one another, that some have used power to dominate others, for more power, for greed, for wealth, whatever, that others have been good but their acts have been thwarted by more powerful forces out to

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What is the purpose of a lantern parade? First of all it is to unite all the sectors of UP to render the season meaningful by expressing their ideas about it visually and possibly orally. Secondly, it is to showcase the diverse talents of the students, faculty and employees in terms of artistically giving significance to the Christmas season. Thirdly it is to honor a tradition of the UP community

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DZUP INTERVIEW 1460 AM with additional comments re PHILIPPINE SITUATION AND THE RH BILL Q (from EDGIE)Ms. Orozco, do you approve of the high rating for PNoy? He got 70% + thus showing that people like his administration. A: To say no, does not mean that we disagree or our answer is in the negative. I think that his administration is too young to be judged, only a few months old. let us wait

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I lost interest in politics for a time. I could not find my political bearings right after the elections. It had seemed as if we were going through one political exercise after another without any light at the end of the tunnel. So after electing PNoy what’s next? Sure the hello Garci was going to become history but then there are still things to be ironed out, truths to be uncovered and

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Dear Folks, May I present to you the song, Dreams of Green, the hymn for the UP Biology Homecoming on January 8, 2011 at the UP Bahay ng Alumni with melody composed by Gloria Quitco and lyrics by yours truly. So sorry that I cannot give you the melody now because the file which we recorded got corrupted. But once I am able to save it well, I will send it through the You Tube. Here it goes: Let's

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PNoy's hundred honeymoon days is over. It's time to get our microscopes and combs, to remove all the insects and lice that lie beneath the government veneer of invincibility. Well, I would like to start with the commuter's plight. 1. Have you ever seen the sidewalk for students at Katipunan Avenue (the seat of exclusive schools for the children of the rich and famous -- Ateneo, Miriam, UP,

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NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: Our elections will never occur properly as long as the composition of the Commission of Elections is not overhauled. Why the need for overhaul of its staff and officials? This is because for many decades now it has not been able to give us an honest election, an honest election of leaders who will truly serve the country. It was only this May 2010 that we were able to see a

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C is an accomplished international consultant on educational affairs in science. Yet, she is not grabbing all chances of more jobs and travel perks abroad because she wants to be with her 97-year old mother who remains lucid until now. She can see the difficult past of her mother as the latter remembers her painful childhood of having been responsible for her siblings at a very tender age. Del

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maria.embry@sbcglobal.net Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 7:34 AM To: miravera2010@gmail.com Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original thank you for sharing w/ us your personal journey you are very exact in your observation about political parties in the U.S. I did not register any political parties, vote as an independent & cross political aisles during elections

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maria.embry@sbcglobal.net Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 7:34 AM To: miravera2010@gmail.com Reply | Reply to all | Forward | Print | Delete | Show original thank you for sharing w/ us your personal journey you are very exact in your observation about political parties in the U.S. I did not register any political parties, vote as an independent & cross political aisles during elections

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Do we know what moves people to go into politics? Power of course. Without power, who can exist? We may have power in the family, in the workplace, in the community but without power in the larger societies, especially globally, we could be eased out of major decisions being made that define the directions of life on this planet. When I was only 11 years old, I went to the United Nations office

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Many groups are not attuned to what is going on in the United States at this time wherein elections are going on which will determine whether the Democrats or the Republicans will lord it over in Congress. We do not seem to be too keen to observe what is really going on there. This is unfortunate because when the United States "coughs" we catch colds, don't we? Meaning to say, whatever happens

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TAMING OR SAVING THE FILIPINO WOMEN? By Wilhelmina S. Orozco A great number of women, young and middle-aged alike have caught on the sex-bomb costume of short shorts. They parade themselves without qualms or guilt about arousing the libido of mostly the men who eye them with lascivious eyes and salivating mouths. What could be the reason for this fashion? It is said that some women have to

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WHEN GOVERNING IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, ONE WILL FIND THAT that sometimes, choices do not match the expectations of the general public. And when that happens, criticisms ensue, blaming and then a need exists to change things. I think that is normal in a democratic society and should not be a cause for alarm. We are in a country that was rocked several times by political struggles. So happenings

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Spectacular governance? Are we looking for one where instantly we can make poverty disappear -- meaning vagrants will be sent to a house, that children asking for alms will be directed to go to a museum or a playground to play so as to stop their parents from making them sources of income; that breast cancer will be obliterated; that jobs will be available to everyone from 18 to 65; that senior

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THE Series of radio features of the investigation of the Luneta hostage incident has attracted the attention of the nation -- what with the big radio stations pre-empting their programming to give way to the DOJ-led panel. Listening to it, I am truly proud of Sec. de Lima who exhibits a knowledge of her turf - justice. She speaks in clear English but could also in Pilipino in order to accommodate

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Everyday, I listen to music -- all sorts, from classical to standard, to pop, to rock, and lullabye. I don't discriminate because my mind has that bent to analyze every phrase, every lyric which makes listening interesting for me in a way. I learned how to analyze from Tita King, or Lucrecia Kasilag, the National Artist for Music. She was not yet one when I met her and when I was taking lessons

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By BIENVENIDA ABAN CRISANTO* (Speech supposed to have been delivered at a ceremony honoring Dr. Crisanto as a Golden Jubilee and charter member of the Inner Wheel Club of Quezon City, 2010) Way back in 1960, my husband, Carmelo Crisanto, who was managing a paper mill, was invited to be a charter member of the Rotary Club of Quezon City which was being organized at the time by Ceferino S. Picache

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Shakespeare said: "Youth's a stuff will not endure," meaning that it is ephemeral. Lilipas din yan. But youth's passing means maturity, a stepping into adulthood, and so we need to enjoy our youthful days and at the same welcome our becoming adults. But in our country youth is idolized; it is perpetuated as the best stage of life as you can see how the parade of movie and TV stars in our milieu

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Sundays I used to spend going to listen to an African bishop delivering his impassioned sermon on the passages in the Bible as these relate to life. Then I just completely stopped although I wish i could still listen to him, for reasons that are difficult to express but they have to do with the interpretation of the Bible by one of his bishops. Actually long before I went to his ministry, I

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Today, I read about a couple who were stoned to death in Kabul, Afghanistan. "The Taliban on Sunday ordered their first public executions by stoning since their fall from power nine years ago, killing a young couple who had eloped, according to Afghan officials and a witness." (NYT,Aug. 15 I squirmed in my seat while reading it. I could not imagine how the Taliban leaders, knowing they have the

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By Wilhelmina S. Orozco When I was in college, it was mod to love our country right or wrong, but it was wrong all the way to love a dictator. This was why when martial law on the 21st of September 1972 was declared, we had known about it already. Why because the law was bandied about as a last resort to quell the group/s that were constantly harping at demonstrations and crying “Ibagsak and

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Any governing official of the State is bound to get sunk in a dilemma: to perform a task and earn the ire or favor of the people, or to not perform a task and earn the same either/or. In a country steeped in grave economic problems, the officials are always drawn into drawing up new taxes or increasing the existing ones. They are faced with the task of keeping the government afloat and

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Have you ever been arrested or convicted for any offense or crime, even though subject of a pardon, amnesty, or other similar action? Yes No Have you ever violated, or engaged in a conspiracy to violate, any law relating to controlled substances? Yes No Are you coming to the United States to engage in prostitution or unlawful commercialized vice or have you been engaged in

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Folks, the announcement on the 2nd International Marathon Race that will be held in Quezon City on December 5, 2010 has encouraged Bob Gabuna, an intellectual-farmer to reveal his childhood secret desire to be a sportsman. His reminiscences allow us a view of our past sports history in the provinces when aspiring athletes hurdled, overcame and even made use of natural obstacles to hone their

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