Pakistan comedians fight Taliban with humor FEATURE 12/21/2009

Pakistan comedians fight Taliban with humor FEATURE 12/21/2009 LAHORE — If the Taliban produced a soap opera, Pakistani comedy writer Younis Butt pondered one day, what would it be like? The love triangles would be impossible to understand, he thought, because all the women would be hidden behind burkas and no one would know which character was engaged in a heated tiff with another. An Islamist variety .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091221com5.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Star-crossed candidacy FRONTLINE Nil to none ANALYSIS Myanmar’s Suu Kyi party urgently needs new blood, say analysts ZOOMING IN Same man, same woman, wrong year FEATURE Pakistan comedians fight Taliban with humor HE SAYS Mayon SHE SAYS What’s red and green

Mayon HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 12/21/2009

Mayon HE SAYS Aldrin Cardon 12/21/2009 I have seen Mayon in a blissful sleep a couple of times during the many visits I made to Bicol. And although its mouth had been damaged by its most recent eruptions, the volcano — once a perfect cone, has not lost its pristine beauty that captivates many tourists’ eyes and hearts. There must be something to it that gives it magnificence compared to other volcanoes I’ve seen. Like all Bicolana beauties, Mayon does not lose its splendor even when it’s “angry,” a description locals use when the volcano becomes active, spewing ash and fire, which, when seen at night, in all its red brilliance, .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091221com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Star-crossed candidacy FRONTLINE Nil to none ANALYSIS Myanmar’s Suu Kyi party urgently needs new blood, say analysts ZOOMING IN Same man, same woman, wrong year FEATURE Pakistan comedians fight Taliban with humor HE SAYS Mayon SHE SAYS What’s red and green

What’s red and green SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 12/21/2009

What’s red and green SHE SAYS Dinah S. Ventura 12/21/2009 Ten days before Christmas, the Bicolano population was once again faced with the prospect of another dark Christmas, with Mayon Volcano, noted as “the most active volcano in the Philippines,” threatening to erupt… and disrupt everyone’s holiday expectations. Spewing ash, burning mud and rocks, Mayon is awesome in its beauty at night — the fiery tip of its almost perfect cone smoldering against the dark sky. .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091221com7.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Star-crossed candidacy FRONTLINE Nil to none ANALYSIS Myanmar’s Suu Kyi party urgently needs new blood, say analysts ZOOMING IN Same man, same woman, wrong year FEATURE Pakistan comedians fight Taliban with humor HE SAYS Mayon SHE SAYS What’s red and green

More problems on the fiscal front EDITORIAL 12/20/2009

More problems on the fiscal front EDITORIAL Click to enlarge 12/20/2009 The government, which translates to the next president who is inheriting from Gloria, would not only be grappling with dwindling tax collections and higher debt payments but the possibility of increased cost of borrowings as credit rating firms have been reportedly thinking of downgrades on the country due to the runaway deficit. The budget shortfall is expected to hit unseen levels of more than P300 billion this year and around P250 billion next year which Gloria has been attributing to the global economic slowdown and the government’s response to it that necessitates.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091220com1.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL More problems on the fiscal front FRONTLINE Inexcusable behavior ENQUIRY Isabela wins; Liberal Party loses BLURBAL THRUSTS Tesda’s window dressing VIEWPOINTS When the curtain drops C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes: Public servant TABLETS OF STONE Erap, a healing president