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+ Follow IMPERIAL METRO MANILA Tag
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With Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte giving his support and endorsement for “Federalism” or a federal system of government in the Philippines, the “movement” has gained a media magnet as their champion and is slowly gaining supporters outside Imperial Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1303394 [Title] => Centralized dis-service [Summary] =>

For a country with 7,100 islands, the biggest curse is when people need to go from one island to another just to get the most basic of services.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374757 [Title] => ConAss a lesson on bad PR [Summary] => The one good thing the ConAss achieved was it provided students of public relations a perfect example of how to create a public relations disaster.

My friend Congressman Mark Cojuangco who’s rarely pushy or makulit, recently called and insisted that we meet up so he could illuminate me on the finer details and facts of the ConAss process.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 369235 [Title] => Out of sight – out of mind [Summary] => Within our comfort zones in Imperial Metro Manila, we go about attending to work, socials, family, and other "really important matters".

"It’s important" that we get to work on time, that we do the job expected of us. "It’s important" to keep ourselves abreast of the news, even the gossips. "It’s important" that we know the latest developments, the "IN" trends.

Sometimes work and social expectations become even more important than family time, marital bonding, and building both dreams and memories.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [ArticleID] => 1427340
                    [Title] => Status: Complicated to unpopular
                    [Summary] => 

With Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte giving his support and endorsement for “Federalism” or a federal system of government in the Philippines, the “movement” has gained a media magnet as their champion and is slowly gaining supporters outside Imperial Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1303394 [Title] => Centralized dis-service [Summary] =>

For a country with 7,100 islands, the biggest curse is when people need to go from one island to another just to get the most basic of services.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374757 [Title] => ConAss a lesson on bad PR [Summary] => The one good thing the ConAss achieved was it provided students of public relations a perfect example of how to create a public relations disaster.

My friend Congressman Mark Cojuangco who’s rarely pushy or makulit, recently called and insisted that we meet up so he could illuminate me on the finer details and facts of the ConAss process.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 369235 [Title] => Out of sight – out of mind [Summary] => Within our comfort zones in Imperial Metro Manila, we go about attending to work, socials, family, and other "really important matters".

"It’s important" that we get to work on time, that we do the job expected of us. "It’s important" to keep ourselves abreast of the news, even the gossips. "It’s important" that we know the latest developments, the "IN" trends.

Sometimes work and social expectations become even more important than family time, marital bonding, and building both dreams and memories.
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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