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Posted on May 20, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Leave a Comment
Post-election: Let’s move on! By Johanne Margarette R. Macob EVER wondered what the winners and, of course, the not-so-lucky contenders do after elections? There is no precise data on that, perhaps. But as far as I am concerned, this is what I think: I believe both sides celebrate: the victors surely do some partying [...]
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Posted on May 13, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Leave a Comment
Election 101: The dos and don’ts By Johanne Margarette R. Macob INDEED, time has passed so fleetly that tomorrow (again, tomorrow) we – or at least more than 1.6 million of us Pangasinenses, among millions other Filipinos – will be exercising our rights to suffrage. Apart from a checklist of our chosen candidates, I believe there are a [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Leave a Comment
Fair play By Johanne Margarette R. Macob WITH just about two weeks before the political judgment day on May 13, more and more tactics of different sorts are being employed. Black propaganda and character assassination are among the dirty tricks of the campaign season. Allegations are thrown here and there, counter-charges follow — it’s [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Leave a Comment
Life after college By Johanne Margarette R. Macob A FRIEND who is about to graduate from college asked me last night what is more enjoyable, life in school or life in the “real world”. I answered outright, “Of course life in the real world.” Then I realized I have been in this, so to [...]
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Posted on March 25, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
Iskolar Nga [Ba]yan? By Johanne Margarette R. Macob THOUSANDS take the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) every August, all with the fervent hope of making it into the premier state university of the country. I know exactly that feeling, I was one of those. From these thousands, only a small percentage [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
Women: Stepping out, pressing on By Johanne R. Macob MARCH is Fire Prevention Month but apart from that, it’s also Women’s Month. Well, just saying for the sake of those who were not aware. Anyway, Women’s Month always reminds me (even more) of the ever-cunningly-existing ‘crusade’ towards sexual equality. At a certain level, I would [...]
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Posted on February 18, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
Morning’s good night By Johanne Margarette R.Macob IT’S been a while since we last saw each other on Skype. Well, you keep on saying I am too busy these past days. Perhaps, you’re right. I am working all day, writing articles most of the time. But in the same way, I could say you’re busy [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
Loads of WHYs By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I’VE been to the city of the famed Hundred Islands with colleagues for a couple of times. Why? We want to hear the side of the accused city accountant and treasurer. I believe that they are the most knowledgeable two about the city’s finances and other money-related [...]
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Posted on February 4, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
LIFE 101 Lesson #1: Life’s a game By Johanne Margarette R. Macob SO the province’s going to host another national sports event, the PRISAA National Games! Yes, games. Now that made me think of the string between game and life. Is game a life or is life a game? I say ‘yes’ to both, in [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2013 - Filed Under Opinion, Young Roots | Comments Off
A trip west By Johanne Margarette R. Macob I WISH to share the trip we had in the city best known for its — well not exactly a hundred — Hundred Islands. So here we go… It was a little more than an hour trip by land from the provincial capital town Lingayen to the [...]
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