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Dining with the Iraqi ambassador

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | May 1, 2003 - 12:00am

Last week I was invited to a Chinese dinner tendered by Filipino businessmen in honor of Iraqi diplomats who have been displaced by the war. It was a good occasion to know Iraqis among us personally. Watching television...

Opinion

Where press freedom is under challenge

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | August 1, 2002 - 12:00am

SINGAPORE – Here I am in Lee Kuan Yew country savoring "peace and order", well-paved streets and greenery, while the natives themselves tell me they wish for some kind of change. They want to know...

Opinion

Pervez Musharraf & Kofi Annan at News World Asia 2002

By FROM A DISTANCE | By Carmen N. Pedrosa | July 27, 2002 - 12:00am

Filipinos will be proud to know that at the center of News World Asia 2002 in Singapore on July 31-August 2 is a Filipina, Maria Ronson of APTN (Associated Press and Independent Tele-vision). She worked to get the...

Opinion