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  • Transforming Agriculture

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT (Part 8 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party Improving Philippine agriculture, which includes fishery and forestry products, has been a persistent major issue since… Continue reading

  • A Rose (Brigadoon) and a Tip for Healthy Living

    Early stage of bloom Later Stage of Bloom Class: Hybrid Tea Year of introduction – 1992 Registration Name – JACpal Parentage: Unnamed Seedling x Pristine Hybridizer: William A. Warriner (United States, 1991) Introduced in the United States by Jackson &… Continue reading

  • Marcos and Martial Law in the Philippines

    Originally posted on Subli: The Sunday edition of the Philippines Daily Express on September 24, 1972, the only newspaper published after the announcement of martial law on September 21, the evening prior. Ferdinand Marcos changed parties to run against Diosdado Macapagal and… Continue reading

  • What’s the Fascination with the Old Garden Roses?

    Originally posted on Rose Gardening World: By Rosalinda Morgan A sepal, a petal, and a thorn Upon a common summer’s morn- A flash of Dew – A Bee or two – A Breeze – a caper in the trees –… Continue reading

  • Choosing and Adopting a Primary Language Soon

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT (Part 7 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party The Philippines is one of the probably very few countries in the world that do not… Continue reading

  • General Macario Sakay – Was He an Outlaw or a Patriot?

    Originally posted on Subli: General Macario Sakay y de Leon was born on Mar. 1, 1878, along Tabora Street in Tondo, Manila. and died 114 years ago today on Sept. 13, 1907, at age 29. He first worked as an… Continue reading

  • Overhauling the Philippine Education System

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT(Part 6 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party There is a common acknowledgement that the quality of our education system is quite low. This observation,… Continue reading

  • Letter XIII Latrines

    Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper: High class facilities in the Philippines, 1944 Back in the states, people were still dancing to the tunes of The Dorsey Brothers, Count Basie and Artie Shaw.  They listened to the songs of Doris Day,… Continue reading

  • Encomienda in the Philippines

    Originally posted on Subli: Encomienda Drawing by Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala An encomienda was a system adopted in all the Spanish colonies based upon the practice of exacting tribute from Muslims and Jews during the Reconquista (Reconquest) of Muslim… Continue reading

  • SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING POVERTY – Reducing Child Stunting

    Originally posted on Subli: IF I WERE THE NEXT PRESIDENT(Part 5 of a series) By BEN R. PUNONGBAYAN Founder, Buklod National Political Party A heartbreaking face of poverty is the present-day preponderance of undernutrition of Filipino young children. The leading… Continue reading