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DETACHMENTS
May I take a bow
by John M. Destacamento - March 16, 2013 - 12:00am
My recent designation as the new assistant editor for this paper's Business section will usher in this final “Detachment”.
The value of a vote
by John M. Destacamento - March 9, 2013 - 12:00am
October 30, 2012, a day before the end of voters' registration for the 2013 elections in the Philippines.
Work with love
by John M. Destacamento - March 2, 2013 - 12:00am
“Without passion, you can't succeed.”
Having enough babies
by John M. Destacamento - February 24, 2013 - 12:00am
It would seem weird, but for a country to strive to have just enough babies maybe one of the most important policies there is, if we have to dream of a better future.
When lazy bug bites, bite back!
by John M. Destacamento - February 23, 2013 - 12:00am
My friend, Mariah Mahinay, who is currently on her final year as a Psychology student, and a cherished colleague at USC's student publication The Carolinian, gave a few tips on how to overpower laziness, especially...
How TV reports unknowingly show bias
by John M. Destacamento - February 16, 2013 - 12:00am
So Valentine’s Day came a bit early for the voting public as senatorial candidates from two of the biggest political parties in the country wooed the people of Cebu and Manila during their individual proclamation...
Climaxing the sex scandal
by John M. Destacamento - February 9, 2013 - 12:00am
Hypothetical. Suppose the controversial video presented instead two ordinary people, say a construction worker and a housemaid, do you think it would be able to infiltrate the social media spheres and sell like hot...
Magalang, masipag, may takot sa Diyos
by John M. Destacamento - February 2, 2013 - 12:00am
Young people will always have a “say” in today’s society.
There’s a gun ban, right?
by John M. Destacamento - January 26, 2013 - 12:00am
Any regulation will not and cannot foil a crime from happening because criminals, whatever the regulation in place and no matter what, will always be criminals.
Tabang Agusan: Journey of 9 Carolinians Part 2
by John M. Destacamento - January 19, 2013 - 12:00am
Anywhere you nail your vision on, you would see Pablo’s repercussions: big, sturdy trees bowed, verdant mountains denuded, rivers clogged with giant logs, rice paddies and cornfields ravaged, houses dislocated,...
Tabang Agusan: Journey of 9 Carolinians (Part 1)
by John M. Destacamento - January 12, 2013 - 12:00am
It's going to be a difficult journey, we were told.
Stray bullets, broken dreams
by John M. Destacamento - January 5, 2013 - 12:00am
The New Yearis supposed to be a time of jubilation, but for the family of the late Stephanie Nicole Ella, the seven-year-old kid who, after three days of being coma in the hospital, finally succumbed Thursday after...
A message of hope
by John Destacamento - December 29, 2012 - 12:00am
Over the past four days, we’ve traveled almost the whole of the province to see for ourselves the extent of devastation Typhoon Pablo left to most, if not all, of the residents here.
Why do we wish?
by John M. Destacamento - December 22, 2012 - 12:00am
Think of a wish you made once in your life during Christmas and you might just probably doze off with such a long list.
Out comes the morning sun
by John M. Destacamento - December 8, 2012 - 12:00am
This week was off to a bad start.
My little faith talk
by John M. Destacamento - December 1, 2012 - 12:00am
Being born on the very feast day of St. John the Baptist and being consequently named after him, I have since then developed a unique interest in Catholic saints and their lives.
Online gaming drawbacks
by John M. Destacamento - October 13, 2012 - 12:00am
As the advancement in information technology continues to gleam over the country, another part of our culture—one that our youth are tasked to espouse and keep—slowly veers away from the light, creeping...
Salamat Ma'am, salamat Sir
by John M. Destacamento - October 6, 2012 - 12:00am
 It’s the first time I did it but when I tried counting and writing the names of my teachers since day one of my educational journey, I came up with an astonishing figure of 92. 
Hackers and political will
by John M. Destacamento - September 29, 2012 - 12:00am
On a stand-alone basis, their act sufficed to stir but when hackers calling themselves Anonymous Philippines defaced some of the nation’s important websites over the weekend, they just gave all the more reason...
Think before you click
by John M. Destacamento - September 22, 2012 - 12:00am
 If you’re thinking of selling sex online in Philippines today, think again.
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