Category Archives: Friends and Opinions

OPPOSING THE RATIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF SORSOGON AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES

By VLADIMIR RAMON B. FRIVALDO October 19, 2011 THE HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN Sorsogon City Attention: HON. ANTONIO H. ESCUDERO, JR., MNSA Vice Governor/Presiding Officer Subject: OPPOSING THE RATIFICATION OF MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF SORSOGON AND LAND BANK OF … Continue reading

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CONTROVERSIAL P350 MILLION LOAN OF THE LEE ADMINISTRATION IS STILL IN THE PURGATORY

by Vladimir Ramon B. Frivaldo After almost nine months the Sorsogon loan is still in purgatory. The continued delay in the release of the controversial P350.0 million loan with Land Bank of the Philippine is giving the Lee administration a … Continue reading

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PH TOURISM COUNCIL VICE CHAIR RECALLS “SURVIVING” 9/11

JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2011 Journal Group Link International)  CHICAGO (jGLi) – A small group of Filipinos from my home province of Sorsogon in the Philippines was looking forward to a hearty breakfast in the Twin Towers in … Continue reading

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THIS BACMAN IS NO HERO

JGL Eye By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA   CHICAGO (jGLi) – In his diary, Philippine national hero Jose Rizal described Missouri River as twice the size of Pasig River in its widest part. Missouri is just the second largest tributary of … Continue reading

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Filed under Commentary, Environment, Friends and Opinions, Joseph Lariosa, Nature, Views and Concern

In Not So Recent Memory

by Oliver Geronilla Taking a stroll down memory lane always makes me smile. I smile for all the things I did in the past—both good and bad. March and April are special months. They are the months when graduations are … Continue reading

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Turning Weaknesses into Strengths

  By W. Scott Thompson and Oliver Geronilla    We have always hated people giving advice.  It usually stems from their own insecurities or their desire to look stronger and wiser than we are.  But what if you ask for … Continue reading

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The Helvetian Feeling Towards Guns

 by Madeleine Borel   A great part of the Swiss army consists of fix term military personnel who are called up for military service at the age of 19 and have to serve their country once a year to the age of … Continue reading

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