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Virgin vs Vatican
“Because evidence proving the authenticity of the Mediatrix apparitions had been destroyed on orders of the very Vatican Conservatives who ordered the investigation.
Importance of nat’l defense
“Given the reality and limitations of the national budget, it seems that either the AFP will be able to achieve its goals of modernizing or be able to continue supporting the pensions.
Promoting Mindanao tourism, hard sell
“We cannot compete with our neighbors Thailand and Vietnam which are now aggressively offering low-budget tourism and travel packages at ridiculously low prices.
The great onion irony (2)
“While some farmers may benefit from selling their onions at artificially high prices, others are finding it difficult to compete with the cartel.
Ambassador Bernard F. Dy — our SDG advocate in Bern
‘I have been espousing and advocating smart and sustainable cities, not just here in the Philippines but also across
the globe.’
Meet Boss Toyo, multimillionaire businessman and now rapper
He bought for P500,000 the Mercedes Benz used by Sen. Imee Marcos in the film ‘Maid in Malacanang’, and paid P600,000 for the shirt worn by the late Francis Magalona in historic gigs with fellow rappers.