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Thursday, April 26, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Dangerous roads |
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TRAFFIC accidents worldwide kill 1.2 million a year
and injure millions more, the World Health Organization said in a
report the other day.
WHO released the report as the
world began to observe the first United Nations Global Road Safety
Week that started Monday. The Philippines, through the Department of
Health, is taking part in the observance.
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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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EAST AND WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Pichay: Exponent
of command votes
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Congressman Prospero “Butch”
Pichay is perhaps one of the most determined candidates among the
senatorial hopefuls. If this Team Unity candidate eventually gets
into the 12-man winning group...
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FROM THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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The contrasting
faces of Pacquiao
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Many fans of boxing hero Manny
Pacquiao are not happy with the surfeit of his political commitments
during the current election campaign, mostly endorsing
administration candidates for local posts or the Senate.
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CONTINUUM
By Edgardo B. Espiritu
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The
‘middle-income trap’
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The World Bank’s recent “East
Asia & Pacific Update,” a biennial report, has given a mixed
account of the region’s socioeconomic health. On the one hand...
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Novartis sues
India on patents
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The giant Swiss drug
multinational Novartis’ challenge to India’s patent laws could
seriously reduce, if not cut the supply of affordable medicines to
treat AIDS and other epidemics in poor countries.
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WORLDLY
PHILOSOPHERS
By Rafael Hadas-Lebel
, Project Syndicate
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France’s
identity politics
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One big surprise of the current
presidential campaign in France is how “national identity” has
surged to the forefront of the political debate.
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A tribute to Rizal
C.K. Yuyitung
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How does a man become a citizen
of a country? The easiest and least credible way is by the accident
of birth to nationals of the country or the accident of place where
jus soli is the rule.
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Poll finds most
Muslims agree with al-Qaeda’s goals
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WASHINGTON: Most Muslims want US
military forces out of the Middle East and Islamic countries and
many agree with al-Qaeda’s goals, if not its tactics, suggested a
public opinion poll conducted in Egypt...
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