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Thursday, December 20, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Sports and physical fitness
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Philippine Sports Commission
chairman Butch Ramirez wants us not to look back at Bangkok but to
move forward.Assessing the SEA Games in Thailand, he said the
Philippines’ collapse to sixth place is the worst finish in the
SEA Games since 1977 but, he added, it should not stall plans for
future sports competitions.
But we cannot forget Thailand
because our showing there reminds us of past stupidities. And we
cannot look forward to the next SEA Games or the next Olympics
because we see another Bangkok.
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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
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Negotiated
cease-fire is better
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IT is Christmas season, hence, it’s time to write
about “tigil-putukan” or cease-fire between government military
forces and the New People’s Army. But the truce announced last
week...
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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2007: The year
that was
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QUICK, what happened this year? Off the top of my
head and still causing me sleepless nights is Mr. Trillanes. Media
rules! Who covers the excesses of media? The watchman.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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A bountiful year
for OFWs
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MOST growth indices point to 2007 as a bountiful year
for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in terms of their maximized
employment in over 190 labor-needing countries around the globe.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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What to buy this
Christmas
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FIVE days to Christmas, I would like to review for
you some products you might consider buying for yourself, for your
loved ones, and for your friends.
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GROUND
LEVEL
By Godofredo M. Roperos
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2007, a year of
‘mixed’ images
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LOOKING a little more closely at the state of our
economy from the vantage point of the closing days of the current
year, one gets a mixed feeling of satisfaction over its performance
during the past three quarters,...
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Why Europe is
re-focusing attention on Africa
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BRUSSELS: The Europeans, who once colonized Africa
for scores of years, have refocused their attention on Africa in
recent years following decades of neglect. After a seven-year delay,...
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