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The entry-point for Anderson’s first essay, ‘The European Coup’, is a book by the Dutch writer Luuk van Middelaar, ‘The Passage to Europe: How a Continent Became a Union’, reviews of which, says Anderson, “ransack the lexicon of admiration”. Born in 1973, van Middelaar read history and philosophy at university, studying under Frank Ankersmit, who was best known for admiring the “aesthetics” of finding the political compromises to solve conflicts. He joined the Dutch liberal party, VVD, went to Paris to write his master’s thesis, and then embarked on a study of EU pension systems. In 2001 he wrote an article for a Dutch newspaper supporting the invasion of Afghanistan after 9/11. Only a strong leader, he argued, can deliver human rights, taking up “the modern man’s burden”. ....
DICT Secretary Gregorio Honasan said the provision of these free Wi-Fi terminals is part of the DICT’s intensified roll-out of free Wi-Fi sites in remote and underdeveloped areas and is meant to provide more opportunities and to “better adapt to the new normal.” (File photo: Franck/Unsplash) MANILA – Residents of some remote islands in Mindanao will soon be able to connect to the internet for free after the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) completes its installation of free wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) terminals. In a press release on Thursday, the DICT said it is set to deploy Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) facilities by March and was made possible through partnership between the DICT Mindanao Cluster 1, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao, Philippine Coast Guard, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Ministry of Transportation and Communication. ....
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) (MANILA BULLETIN) The DICT on Thursday, February 11, announced that it will begin the rollout of free Wi-Fi sites and Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) facilities in geographically isolated islands and communities in the Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi (BASULTA) area in March. “This 2021, your DICT will strengthen the roll-out of Free Wi-Fi sites, particularly in remote and underdeveloped areas, to provide various opportunities for Filipinos and help them better adapt to the new normal,” said DICT Secretary Gregorio B. Honasan II. “Wherever you are in the country, your DICT will strive to reach you,” he added. ....
Published January 27, 2021, 10:51 AM Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral George Ursabia Jr. underscored promoting peace and prosperity in the inauguration of the Coast Guard sub-station in Luuk, Sulu on Jan. 23. GOOD NEWS: PCG INAUGURATES SUB-STATION IN LUUK, SULU Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant, Admiral George V Ursabia…Posted by Philippine Coast Guard on Monday, January 25, 2021 Ursabia and Luuk Mayor Maryam Arbison led the inauguration and blessing of the 600 square meter land, located at Port Area, Barangay Tanduh Bato, donated by the Arbison family in support of the Coast Guard’s mission to find a strategic location in the eastern part of Sulu to extend humanitarian services to local residents. ....