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Tuesday, February, 13 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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A special
session—and another one |
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IT never fails. At the end of a regular session, the
President has to call Congress to a special meet. The congressmen
and the senators have to be summoned back to finish their job.
The main business of Congress is
to propose and enact laws. But many of our lawmakers have other
priorities. Congressional inquiries, “in aid of legislation,”
are a major preoccupation. A great deal of time is spent on
committee meetings, public hearings and privileged speeches—under
the gaze of the TV camera, of course.
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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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A group called
Wednesday
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PERHAPS, we are the only country
where a group of solons that meet at lunch every Wednesday to
socialize has been elevated to the status of a political
party—capable of creating a swing vote in the Philippine Senate.
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POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Wanted: A new
breed in Congress
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The next generation of Philippine
politicians who will emerge victorious in the May 2007 election has
a unique responsibility and opportunity to help combat our
people’s cynicism about the institutions of government.
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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A few tips for Mr.
Alston
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IN early 2005 Rodrigo Estrera,
Anakpawis leader in Ormoc City, died a painful death. Mr. Estrera
was also the leader of a group of fishermen engaged in fishing with
illegal fine mesh nets.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Failed TransCo
auction
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Would you believe that what
probably is the most profitable government franchise has few
interested takers until now?
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MEN & EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Somersaulting
publicists
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SOMERSAULTING is a sport not only
politicians are expert at. Media handlers are also great
somersaulters.
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New US commander
in Iraq is a highbrow paratrooper
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BAGHDAD: The general tasked with
saving the faltering US-Iraqi campaign is a wiry 54-year-old
paratrooper and strategist with a reputation for innovative thinking
and two and a half years of Iraq experience.
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Pope: Have the
‘courage to tell the truth’
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VATICAN CITY:
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, citing the late Russian dissident
Andrei Sakharov, urged the “courage to tell the truth” in both
private and public life.
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