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Does Jover Laurio symbolise for Filipinos what it means to be a great people?

January 8, 2018 benign0 8 Comments

Does Jover Laurio symbolise for Filipinos what it means to be a great people?

Craig Nelson introduces his book Rocketmen, with the story of a 1969 United States Senate briefing (shortly after Apollo 11 landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon) where Fermilab physicist Robert Wilson is asked how a $250 million atom smasher he proposes be built will contribute to the security of the United States….

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‘Great nations achieve great things’ – Is the Philippines a great nation?

April 10, 2014December 30, 2015 benign0 70 Comments

‘Great nations achieve great things’ – Is the Philippines a great nation?

Sometimes we forget that only a very tiny tiny minority of Filipinos are able to articulate the kinds of ideas exchanged within the circles of people who think. One can find lots of brainwaves splashing about in the Philippine social media scene where so much could be discussed about people and events and so many…

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Culture, Development, Society

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