iPod Thieves on the Rise in RP
iPods, Apple?s trendy MP3 players, are now beginning to attract attention from thieves in Metro Manila. iPods have been available in the Philippines for almost five years, but they only…
What Is to Be Done?
by Prof. Randy David (A speech read at a public forum organized by the Initiatives for International Dialogue (IID)on 19 April 2006 at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City)…
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For Davaoe?o, Faith Will Conquer the Highest Peak
Erwin “Pastor” Emata, quite apart from being one of the country?s best mountaineers, is also a deeply religious man. The Davaoe?o will soon be among the first Filipinos to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world?s tallest peak.
By Keith Bacongco
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The clich? that faith can move a person to climb even the highest mountain could be proven true next month. Quite literally.
Erwin “Pastor” Emata, quite apart from being one of the country?s best mountaineers, is also a deeply religious man. The Davaoe?o will soon be among the first Filipinos to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world?s tallest peak.
His faith, they said, would no doubt augur well for the mountaineer from Tagum City who, along with Leo Oracion of Cebu City, will undergo a ?reconnaissance climb? of Mount Everest next month. Emata is a member of Marco Polo Mountaineering Club-Davao.
?He is one of the best mountaineers in the Philippines,? said Dodong Realse, a veteran mountaineer and a close friend of Emata?s. With his strength and experience, he told davaotoday.com, Emata can make it to the summit.
?He has faith in God. He is a very religious man, that’s why he is called pastor (preacher),” Realse said. “He leads the prayer in our climbs and even before we eat. Very religious. He is also a disciplined athlete. Never smokes or drink any liquor.”
Washington Think Tank Urges Bush to Act Vs. Arroyo?s ?Dictatorial Methods?
But despite ?waning? U.S. support of her, Arroyo not on shaky footing, says analyst
DAVAO CITY ? The United States government should now review how its military aid and security assistance to the Philippines are being spent by the Arroyo administration, a policy analyst of a major American think tank said this week.
Washington should also pressure President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo into ensuring that killers of Filipino journalists are brought to justice, said Dana R. Dillon, a senior policy analyst at The Heritage Foundation, a respected and influential American think tank, in an op-ed piece published last Sunday by Fox News.
Dillon criticized the Arroyo administration for, according to him, resorting ?to the methods many dictators use to silence criticism.? Arroyo, he said, ?appears to have given up on convincing her constituents of her competence.?