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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Eruption of Mount Pinatubo

BC Cook THOSE living in the Philippines in June 1991 will never forget the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.  It has become one of the events that mark the passage of time, like a death in the family or a war.  Filipino history can be divided by it, the way Americans divide time by September 11, 2001, th…
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Another successful Good Friday trek

HAFA Adai, Mabuhay! The United Filipino Organization would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all those who participated in this year’s very successful Mt. Tapochao Good Friday trek. Once again, we were able to provide free bottled water, boiled eggs, and bread to the devotees. Thank you to our…
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Fiscal agonistes

Budget questions SOMEONE in the Legislature should ask the administration why it believes its proposed budget for FY 2026 adds up. Actually, it is the Legislature’s job to do so. The government missed its first-quarter revenue projection by $2.7 million. Visitor arrivals and hotel occupancy rates a…
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CNMI mayors support HR 2132

DEAR U.S. Congresswoman Kimberlyn King-Hinds: We, the Unified Mayors of the Northern Mariana Islands, write to express our collective support for H.R. 2132, a critical bill that seeks to restore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands’ eligibility for the U.S. Department of Transport…
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OPINION ǀ Truth 103: CNMI’s Global Brand & Cheap Talk!

Ambrose M. Bennett THE Truth is I’ve been saying for over a decade that “the CNMI needs to change its tourism model (Brand) from the outdated WWII to a more “Family Oriented Destination,” as Global Branding is just a fancy way of saying “our tourism model.” Global branding is “the process of creati…
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BC’s Tales of the Pacific ǀ Nazca Lines

BC Cook THEY are so big that if you stood in the middle of one you could not even see it.  No one even knew they were there until airplanes began flying over Peru a hundred years ago.  Who made them and why?  Will we ever unlock the mystery of the Nazca Lines of Peru? In South America, between the …
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Out of touch

For starters THE governor’s cover letter for his FY 2026 budget submission gives us the impression that there are two sets of CNMI realities: one for this administration, and the other for the rest of us. The administration wants to frame the issue entirely as one of “narratives.” As if the persist…
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