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Thursday, February, 1 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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A Muslim in the
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ALL talks about “unity government” and a “unity
ticket” for the Senate race exclude a significant segment of the
population—the 7 million Muslims who have spread throughout the
country from their traditional homeland in Mindanao and Sulu.
The political kingmakers and
dealmakers are panting for the “winnable” candidates—movie
stars, scions of powerful families, the very rich and newsmakers
with a huge name recall. There is no talk about the principle of
inclusion or about making a Senate slate truly representative of the
country. This keeps the Moros and the indigenous peoples out of the
picture.
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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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HERE I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Very public
servants
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Elections are a popularity
contest. Voters vote for people they know. That is but normal; human
nature it is. We relate to those we see personally or through the
media.
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EAST AND WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Retain those PLDT
share
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For the sake of the national
interest, President GMA should order her Committee on Privatization
to stop the sale of the remaining state shares in the Philippine
Long Distance Co. (PLDT).
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FROM THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Ople’s
contributions to labor and social policy
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If there is one who knew the late
statesman Blas F. Ople well enough, it is former labor
undersecretary Amado G. Inciong, one of his closest friends and
aides during his long term as labor secretary.
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FOREBODINGS
AND ENTHUSIASMS
By Rene Q. Bas
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House allies put
GMA in a bind
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The tragic-comic story of the
P125-minimum-wage-hike bill is one more proof that many of the
President’s allies in the House are not using their noodles. They
are not watching over her and their coalition’s interests.
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Legendary novelist
Sidney Sheldon, 89
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Legendary author Sidney Sheldon
died Tuesday from pneumonia, his publicist told AFP, after a
prolific career that saw him write Oscar-winning screenplays and
sell over 300 million books. He was 89.
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HK’s leader for
first time faces election
rival a prodemocracy, prosuffrage lawmaker
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A prodemocracy, progeneral-suffrage
member of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council claimed on Wednesday he
had won enough support to launch the first challenge to the city’s
Beijing-backed leader...
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Asean plans to
become a destination for Caribbean-style cruises
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SINGAPORE: Asean is aiming for
Caribbean-style cruises to promote travel to the 10-nation regional
bloc famed for its white-sand beaches, exotic cuisine and local
culture, tourism ministers said Tuesday.
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