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  • An Easy-Care Rose (Knock Out) and a Motivational Tip for a Memorable Life

    Originally posted on Stop and Smell the Roses – Stay Healthy and Stress Free : Knock Out® Roses, the easy-care roses hybridized by Wisconsin-born William J. (Bill) Radler, won the All-American Rose Selection (AARS) award in 2000. The Knock Out®… Continue reading

  • Solving the problem of homelessness

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT?(Part 4 of a series) By?BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party The present widespread presence of homeless and informal settlers in our society is another tormenting face of dehumanizing… Continue reading

  • General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Conclusion

    Originally posted on Subli: On February 23, General Antonio Luna needed Malvar and his unit to participate in a Filipino counterattack planned to regain ground lost earlier by Filipinos and capture Manila. However, the Filipino offensive collapsed. Early U.S. Operations… Continue reading

  • Critical Race Theory: What is it?

    By: Christopher F. Rufo, Founder and Director, Battlefront Reprinted by permission from Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College. Critical Race Theory is fast becoming America’s new institutional orthodoxy. Yet most Americans have never heard of it – and of those… Continue reading

  • ‘Siguradong sahod’ to substantially reduce poverty

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT?(Part 3 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party If I were the next President, my overarching program is to substantially reduce poverty. There are several… Continue reading

  • My forays into edibles. What’s yours?

    Originally posted on Garden Gleanings: It took me 50 years to grow edibles finally. Since I had been gardening in 1971, I never ventured into planting vegetables except for a couple of tomatoes. I have grown roses, shrubs, bulbs, perennials,… Continue reading

  • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner in Your Rose Garden. . .

    Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: Series 1 -? Japanese Beetles Photo Credit: Ohio State University With the summer months come the inevitable unwanted visitors to your garden. They come in droves and devour the leaves, buds, blooms, and even… Continue reading

  • General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Part II

    Originally posted on Subli: After the revolt of South America and Mexico from Spain, the Philippines became Spain’s richest possession, and the spirit of colonial exploitation grew. In 1896 the Filipinos, led by Emilio Aguinaldo, revolted. Reforms, as promised by… Continue reading

  • Containing COVID-19

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT? (Part 2 of a series) By?BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party As President, I will devote my whole six-year term to provide a much more effective, efficient, decisive… Continue reading

  • General Miguel Malvar and the Philippine Revolution – Part 1

    Originally posted on Subli: Not generally known are the historical facts that Miguel Malvar succeeded Aguinaldo as president of the Philippine Republic, the last revolutionary general to lay down his arms in the war against Spain, and the last Filipino… Continue reading