Jayson Edward B. San Juan

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Presidential swan songs at a glance

Every President following the 1986 EDSA uprising has made his State of the Nation Address (SONA) preceding a Presidential election a valedictory – a summation

[Hot Button Issues] Senate Bill No. 3197 (Competition Act): De-fanging market predators

The concept of anti-trust stems from the idea that markets properly function if no distortions take place and the ‘invisible hand’ of the market are ...

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[Hot Button Issues] Who should foot the bill in caring for the elderly?

On 17 November 2008, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill No. 5210, calling for the removal of the value-added ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Strategies for coping with stress

When people talk about stress, they are usually referring to tension or emotional distress. Medically, however, stress is defined as any condition or situation that ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Unveiling a new perspective on our lineage

To capture the divergent layers of culture of the Philippines’ 7,107 islands, one needs to look at different avenues of history, art, music, dance, and ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Paintings from the sky

Pilot-turned-painter Daniel Victor Raventar says his paintings are from the sky. He discovered the beauty of landscapes, first, from above, while taking off and landing ...

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[Arts & Leisure] A patterned life

Reality is relative. There are always two or three sides to every story; there are different angles to view; there are many perspectives. While reality ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Magnificent leaps on (and outside of) the canvas

Truth is hidden beneath several eyes. To pursue it, abstract painter Nestor Olarte Vinluan has been painting essences of the earth, the sky, and the ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Camille Dela Rosa: The master becomes her

Talent—either you have it or you don’t. Fortunately, for visual artist Camille Dela Rosa, talent has never been an issue. Whereas other people become overly ...

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[Arts & Leisure] Romanas leads Christie’s Hong Kong fall sale

Christie’s, the world’s leading art business and the leading auction house in Asia, announced that “Las Damas Romanas” (Roman Maidens) by Juan Luna y Novicio ...

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