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A successful Pistang Pinoy, thanks to CNMI community

June 17, 2025
THE United Filipino Organizations successfully hosted its Annual Pistang Pinoy Festivities on June 8 in celebration of the 127th Philippine Independence Day. UFO also held a flag-raising ceremony on June 12, 7 a.m. at Aqua Resort Club. It was attended by members of the Filipino Community, CNMI Gove…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ The Battle of Saipan, 1944

June 16, 2025
BC Cook IT is called the D-Day of the Pacific but does the invasion of Saipan by American forces in June of 1944 really deserve that nickname?  Yes, it does for several reasons.  Let’s look at why the battle of Saipan was a major turning point in the Second World War. Had the battle of Saipan taken…
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OPINION ǀ The PLA Navy’s message to Manila

June 16, 2025
Carl O. Schuster  THE People’s Liberation Army Navy’s two aircraft carriers, CNS Liaoning (CV-16) and CNS Shandong (CV-17) generated headlines last week by operating near Japan’s famous Iwo Jimo and Liaoning passed the U.S. Navy’s designated “2nd Island Chain.” Although neither carrier is as powerf…
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Variations ǀ From a butterfly back into a slug

June 13, 2025
ECONOMISTS helped prepare and draft the CNMI’s latest economic report — “Marianas Economic Roadmap” — which is why it offers sensible observations and sage advice such as the following: “The challenges facing the CNMI are significant and well-documented — structural weaknesses in economic governanc…
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Spin can’t outrun the spreadsheet

June 13, 2025
The opposite of progress IN his State of the Commonwealth Address, the governor said he is “not repeating the mistakes of the past by resorting to quick fixes that might work in the short term for just a few but fail in the long term for the people of the Commonwealth.” He should have been more spe…
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A serious matter

June 12, 2025
DEAR Attorney General Edward Manibusan: I am writing to formally seek your assistance and guidance regarding a serious matter involving Ms. Melinda Villaneuva, whose recent behavior has raised significant concerns for public safety and community well-being. On June 6, 2025, Ms. Villaneuva contacted…
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OPINION ǀ Fix the system, free the future

June 12, 2025
SAIPAN is one of the most beautiful places on Earth — but let’s be real, beauty alone doesn’t build an economy. If it did, every coconut tree would be paying taxes by now. We’re not just competing with Guam or Palau anymore. We’re up against Bali’s yoga retreats, Thailand’s floating markets, and Ja…
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FEATURE ǀ 80 years ago today, June 11, 1944

June 11, 2025
EIGHTY years ago today, Tuesday, June 11, 1944, all hell broke loose in the Mariana Islands. Out of the eastern sky came 225 fighter-bomber aircraft launched from Vice-Admiral Mark Mitscher’s fast carrier fleet at 1:00 p.m., some 200 miles from the Mariana Islands.  The attack had been scheduled fo…
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