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[ArticleID] => 211819
[Title] => ‘Inspired insightful writing’
[Summary] => The past – if its mere recall evokes nightmares – is best forgotten. However, if remembrance of things past brings about tender nostalgia and can serve a didactic end then, as one historian notes, the past, indeed, has its uses. Santayana warned us about the dangers of ignoring our past, saying: "Those who refuse to learn from the mistakes of history are doomed to repeat them."
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-29 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1115213
[AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
[SectionName] => Opinion
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[ArticleID] => 188699
[Title] => Special Report: Metro Manila’s traffic problem: Worst is yet to come
[Summary] => If you think that traffic in Metro Manila will get better after several days of heavy gridlock, think again.
Camp Crame-based former traffic officials yesterday warned that the worst is yet to come.
They blamed the traffic woes not only on the Christmas holidays but also on the lack of experience of traffic enforcers of the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to manage vehicular flow.
The MMDA has taken over traffic enforcement duties on major thoroughfares in Metro Manila from the Philippine National Police-Traffic Management Group (PNP-TMG).
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
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[AuthorID] => 1805318
[AuthorName] => Jaime Laude
[SectionName] => Headlines
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[ArticleID] => 186815
[Title] => Investments in cargo handling facilities necessary for efficiency — shipping lines
[Summary] => Debunking claims by certain sectors that shipping lines earn more if they invest in cargo handling equipment instead of shipping, the Philippine Interisland Shipping Association (PISA) maintains its stand that such investment is necessary due to the under-capitalized and ill-equipped situation of the cargo handlers at the North Harbor and other domestic ports.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-06 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1546326
[AuthorName] => Nestor Etolle
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 140883
[Title] => Shipping firms also demand incentives
[Summary] => Domestic shipping companies want the same incentives as domestic airlines, including tax-exempt importation and lease or charter of vessels, to allow the industry to undertake the massive refleeting needed to make it competitive.
The Domestic Shipping Association (DSA) said the first step is for government to consider offering similar incentives enjoyed by domestic shipping companies that exclusively ply foreign routes to enhance investments in domestic shipping.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096655
[AuthorName] => Des Ferriols
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
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[ArticleID] => 140168
[Title] => Who’s to blame for traffic lights failure?
[Summary] => Who is to blame for the malfunctioning traffic lights that cause monstrous traffic jams in the major thoroughfares of Metro Manila?
The Department of Public Works and Highways and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority have resorted to finger-pointing as the actual jurisdiction remains a highly debatable issue.
According to Freddie Galano, DPWH-Traffic Engineering Center chief, the malfunction in the traffic lights was caused by either power failure or busted bulbs.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-15 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1804767
[AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe
[SectionName] => Metro
[SectionUrl] => metro
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[ArticleID] => 140079
[Title] => Domestic shipping industry feels pinch
[Summary] => With the fast approaching holiday season, domestic shipping companies are starting to feel the pinch as the industry missed its November peak.
Domestic shipowners revealed yesterday that for the first time in decades, the passenger and cargo traffic did not peak during the traditional All Saints’ Day exodus, making shipping companies edgy over prospects in the coming months.
[DatePublished] => 2001-11-14 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096655
[AuthorName] => Des Ferriols
[SectionName] => Business
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[ArticleID] => 107022
[Title] => Contractors stop trash collection
[Summary] => With no place to dump the tons of garbage generated daily in Metro Manila, most of the garbage contractors have been forced to cease their garbage collections.
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority assistant general manager for operations Rogelio Uranza confirmed yesterday that most, if not all, of the contractors have ceased collecting garbage from the households and the streets as they have no available site to dump the trash.
Uranza noted that the trucks used to haul garbage are now very much idle as they are already filled up and parked at their stations.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1500820
[AuthorName] => Marvin Sy
[SectionName] => Metro
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[Title] => Garbage invades Antique island
[Summary] => The first batch of Metro Manila garbage is on its way to Semirara Island in Antique, as the government’s project finally secured a go signal yesterday from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
In a press conference yesterday, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Jejomar Binay and Flagship Projects Secretary Roberto Aventajado announced the official implementation of R-II DMCI’s solid waste management project in Antique.
[DatePublished] => 2001-01-05 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1500820
[AuthorName] => Marvin Sy
[SectionName] => Metro
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[Title] => QC worst hit by garbage problem
[Summary] => Even with the availability of the San Mateo sanitary landfill in Quezon City, the backlog in the collection of garbage in several areas of the city has continued to pile up for the past two months.
In spite of the assurances of the Quezon City government of addressing the problem, huge piles of garbage continue to accumulate on city roads and streets, much to the chagrin of residents.
Monitoring data tallied by the Metro Manila Development Authority showed that at least three districts in Quezon City are still lagging behind in the collection of its garbage.
[DatePublished] => 2000-10-07 00:00:00
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[Title] => Metro folks may have to pay for trash disposal
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Residents of Metro Manila will soon have to pay for collection of their garbage
once the operation of the sanitary landfill is turned over to the private
sector.
This was admitted yesterday by Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA)
assistant general manager Rogelio Uranzaduring a press conference.
The bidding for the new landfill is being hastened due to the upcoming closure
of the San Mateo, Rizal landfill.
[DatePublished] => 2000-02-29 00:00:00
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