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'Go repair my house'
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
THIS COLUMN piece should have come out last week, when the feast of St. Francis, patron of the environment, was celebrated. But he could be everybody's everyday saint and his teachings remain as relevant as when he walked this earth some 12 centuries ago. FULL STORY
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Human Face
Apo Reef now a ‘no-take zone’
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
MANILA, Philippines--Today is the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, patron saint of the environment, and there is great news for Apo Reef, the world’s second largest and known as the jewel and pride of Mindoro Island. The reef is second in size to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. FULL STORY
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Human Face
Hospices for the poor, piglets for women
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
MANILA, Philippines -- How exciting and challenging it is to work among the young, the promising, the poor who are strong and who could claim a future. How wonderful it is to count the successes. FULL STORY
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Human Face
SOS call from a seaman
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
If I were to put together the feature stories I have written about overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) they could probably fill one small volume. Come to think of it, I probably should put them between covers. They’re part of our history as a people in search of the land of milk and honey. FULL STORY
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Human Face
Sing, 'Fiat justitia ruat coelum'
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
MANILA, Philippines -- Indeed, one can say, "Nessun Dorma." No one sleeps as this benighted country awaits the rising of the sun and the day of judgment of former President Joseph Estrada. FULL STORY
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Human Face
In the dying light in a pauper’s eyes
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
MANILA, Philippines -- The absent one. This was how Mother Teresa referred to that absence that she felt in her life during her 50-year dark night of the soul. FULL STORY
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Human Face
Heroes on my mind
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
Like Tina Turner screamed, “We don’t need another heee-ro.” Not another dead one, anyway. But this month is for heroes, both the dead and the undead. And so we, the undead, had another round of the so-called “holiday economics” weekend. FULL STORY
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Human Face
MDG midterm review: Missing the target
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
The Philippines is “off the track,” it’s too soon to celebrate and there is a lot of work that needs to be done to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). FULL STORY
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