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...contemplating Joseph's role, you quoted author Jerry Jenkins, who got it just right: "We can make him work for whatever we want him to work for, as long as we stay within the intent of Scripture." Let us explore Joseph's hidden virtues. RAMON C. SANTOS JR. Pasig City, the Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jan. 16, 2006 | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...shown that politics in this nation has become overwhelmingly toxic. Hushed tones in coffee shops sometimes say, "We miss Marcos." Singapore is lucky to have a strong founder like Lee. He made mistakes, but he wasn't a tyrant and he genuinely cared for his people. Arvie de Vera Pasig, the Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...becoming a smaller place in which to live, and we must keep our minds open to change while maintaining our heritage and culture. Globalization will eventually come, and there's no way to stop it. We have to prepare ourselves now or be left behind. MARY ABIGAIL C. TANBONLIONG Pasig City, the Philippines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 15, 2000 | 5/15/2000 | See Source »

...first to arrive, dressed in their spectacular red gloves, pants and hats and yellow shirts. They were followed by nurses, municipal office employees and flag-waving members of the Kabataang Barangay, a civic beautification organization for teenagers. Before long the Quezon and Jones bridges, which siphon cars across the Pasig River into Manila's downtown Ermita district, were too clogged for the traffic to move. By the time President Ferdinand Marcos, First Lady Imelda, Daughter Irene and Son Bongbong reached the Luneta grandstand in Rizal Park, fully 1.6 million supporters were jammed in front of them waving flags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PHILIPPINES: Marcos' Yes and Yes Vote | 12/26/1977 | See Source »

...after 1 o'clock in the afternoon in the ornate, white stucco Spanish mansion that sits upon Manila's Pasig River. Malacañang's huge second-floor reception hall used to be filled with the guests and functionaries of Spain's colonial governors. Now the great men of Philippine national independence stare down from the walls-Aguinaldo, Quezon, Roxas, Magsaysay. The hall most conveniently serves as a waiting area for the diverse individuals and groups who daily seek audience with the President. Saudi Arabian princes, American bankers, Jaycee delegations-all get their turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PHILIPPINES: The Ten Years of Ferdinand Marcos | 1/12/1976 | See Source »

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