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Since this is the very first column for the New Year 2011, allow me to be the first to greet our faithful readers A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

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“The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.”

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MANILA, Philippines - The UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) has joined the ranks of critics of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for its recent move to impose taxes on imported books and other reading materials.

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Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and if there is anyone that I would certainly miss, it’s the Valentine’s Day columns of our late mentor Sir Max Soliven, who wrote in very colorful language what usually happens in the day when lovers show their affection to one another, either in a plush hotel restaurant or seedy motel room.

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Just recently, Ambassador Preciosa Soliven and her daughter Sara gifted me with the book Maximo V. Soliven, Ave Triumphator! A Collection of Timeless Poems.

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Since this is the very first column for the New Year 2011, allow me to be the first to greet our faithful readers A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

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“The art of a people is a true mirror of their minds.”

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MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo ordered yesterday the Department of Finance to scrap the taxes imposed on imported books and reading material.

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MANILA, Philippines - The UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines (UNACOM) has joined the ranks of critics of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for its recent move to impose taxes on imported books and other reading materials.

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