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Friday, April 20, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Back to
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IT has taken Mayor Florencio Bernabe Jr. of Parañaque
City years and the 2007 campaign to announce a thorough overhaul of
Baclaran. The makeover is overdue.
In a statement, Bernabe said that
his office would give Baclaran a major facelift by installing more
street lamps, waiting sheds and public benches. The city will
replace the sidewalks with brick pavements.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Are pollsters’
researchers reliable?
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Unlike John Osmeña, I don’t
think SWS and Pulse Asia would intentionally try to spoil the
chances of senatorial bets who do not subscribe to their services.
That’s just the sourpuss in the survey-trailing candidate talking.
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THE ETHICS OF LIFE
By Peter Singer
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No smile
limit
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If you were to walk along the
streets of your neighborhood with your face up and an open
expression, how many of those who passed you would smile, or greet
you in some way?
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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A talk with GMA
(2)
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Here is the second part of my recent interview
with President Arroyo:
Q: Can you say that the economy will grow 8 percent in 2008, 9
percent in 2009, and 10 percent in 2010?
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Hard at work
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A ROUNDTABLE conversa tion last
week with Secretary of Agriculture Arthur Yap and his
undersecretaries at The Manila Times office gave an up-to-date
situationer regarding agricultural concerns.
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T.G.I.F
By Rene Saguisag
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Culture of
mediocrity
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NO doubt, Manny Pacquiao can very well-protect
himself.
But, can he be protected from himself? That is the question.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Light candles for
E. Timor and Ang Kapatiran
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Pray that elections, democracy
and governance in East Trimor—the only other country in Asia with
a majority of Catholics—do not turn up as bad as ours.
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Uproar in Malaysia
after Islamic officials separate a family
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A prominent Malaysian lawyer said
Wednesday that he was working to free a Muslim woman forcibly
separated by Islamic authorities from her Hindu husband in a case
that has sparked outrage.
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