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Monday, December 24, 2007 |
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Jalosjos behind bars again
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: Police arrested a former Filipino lawmaker who
walked out of prison in Muntinlupa and flew by plane to his
hometown in Zamboanga del Norte province.
The Department of Justice ordered an
investigation into what officials are calling an “escape”
Saturday night from the New Bilibid Prison by former Congressman
Romeo Jalosjos, convicted of raping an 11-year-old girl and
sentenced to serve two life terms. He flew home the same day.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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NOTES AND COMMENT
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Post-Marcos Charter still affect politics
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We Filipinos tend to explain away our civic
problems as arising from some cultural failing. But often enough
they merely reflect structural defects in our political
institutions.
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FEATURE
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From Beatles to Kevin ‘Bloody’ Wilson,
Christmas tunes pay
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MIAMI: At the height of their career, the Beatles were not above
cashing in on Christmas tunes at the end of the year, a formula that
40 years later still serves well for musical groups from Venezuela
to Australia.
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SPECIAL REPORT: YEAR-ENDER
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War vs. climate change needs individual effort
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One of the biggest environmental crises facing
the world today is climate change or global warming. Since the start
of the industrial revolution, average global temperature has risen
by 0.8 degrees causing the polar icecaps to shrink and extreme
weather situations—drought, floods, storms and cyclones—to
increase in frequency.
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World wakes up, prepares to fight environmental
threat
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BEIJING: The international community in 2007 mobilized to fight the
daunting challenge of global climate change, and has moved forward
from awareness of the critical issue to negotiations and actions to
face it.
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