Vets sell cows, take ‘5-6’ loans
By Nestor P. Burgos Jr.
Visayas Bureau
First Posted 06:28:00 02/26/2009
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090226-191107/Vets-sell-cows-take-5-6-loans
ILOILO CITY—Gonzalo Batislaon could no longer recall the last time he traveled on a boat, but the dizzying trip he made on Tuesday was one he could not afford to miss.
The 85-year-old Batislaon first took an hour-long bus ride from his […]
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Notable Past and Present Faculty
Vicente Abad SantosVicente Abad Santos - former Supreme Court justice
Leo Abaya - visual artist and production designer
Nicanor AbelardoNicanor Abelardo - renowned Filipino musician, composer of “U.P. Naming MahalU.P. Naming Mahal ” (”U.P. Beloved”), the University of the Philippines Hymn
Jose AbuevaJosé Abueva - former University of the Philippines president
Napoleon AbuevaNapoleón […]
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From Yakal Forum:
quotable quotes from Fredegusto David, Ph.D., a Biopsychology professor in UP:
(on the evolutionary psychology basis of the behaviors courtship and marriage)
“Ang lalake kung mataas ang testosterone, kung anu-ano ang sinasabi.”
“Kayong mga babae, raise your standards, because you invest a lot in the next generation.”
haha..so true..
Unfortunately, in the course of my deleting some spam comments from the site, an internet connection glitch of some sort caused me to delete some legitimate comments as well (9 of the most recent ones to be precise). I apologize to those who took the time to make those comments — believe me, it pains […]
LiveScience Staff
LiveScience.com – Thu Feb 12, 10:30 pm ET
If you fear Friday the 13th, then batten down the hatches. This week’s unlucky day is the first of three this year.
The next Friday the 13th comes in March, followed by Nov. 13. Such a triple whammy comes around only every 11 years, said Thomas Fernsler, a math specialist at the University of Delaware who has studied the […]
as taken by his elder brother, our Tio Pepe –
he rarely posed, but when he did
you could almost say he did so with aplomb.
John Steinbeck
The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962
Banquet Speech
John Steinbeck’s speech at the Nobel Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, December 10, 1962
3 min.
In order to hear the sound you need
I thank the for finding my work worthy of this highest honor. In my heart there may be doubt that […]
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