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Wednesday, February 28, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Labor rights for
Filipino mercenaries in Iraq |
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FILIPINO former soldiers and policemen are among the
hired security men (and possibly women) who are in Iraq as
“mercenaries.”
They will eventually need DOLE
and DFA assistance and protection.
The United Nations report
disclosing the presence of Filipino mercenaries in Iraq will be
formally made public in March. But it is now known that the mainly
American companies that have been recruiting the mercenary fighters
have not done the right thing.
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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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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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No
‘trickle-down’ effect?
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Team Unity says that if its
senatorial candidates win in May they will support President
Arroyo’s reforms, which have strengthened the peso, perked up the
stock market, raised the gross domestic product and resulted in
other positive economic developments.
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ABOVE ALL THINGS
By Ramon Jr. &
Eloisa S. Mabutas
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Trial and
conviction in absentia
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Letter received from Greg: I was
convicted in absentia by a trial court. I had evaded the hearings of
a criminal case against me. I purposely changed my address—soon
after arraignment—to evade the court trials.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The failure of
EDSA
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Asparse crowd attended Sunday,
February 25, 2007, the 21st anniversary of the February 22 to 25,
1986, popular revolt that became known to the world as EDSA.
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FROM THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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SEANWFZ
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The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) is marking in July the 10th-year anniversary
of the adoption of an agreement designating the region as a nuclear
weapons-free zone.
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A totally absurd
senatorial election
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THERE are two senatorial tickets
with 12 candidates each representing the administration and the
opposition. But very little, if any, distinguishes Team Unity (TU)
from Genuine Opposition (GO).
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Populism beats
modern India
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Populism will rule over new
economic reforms when India unveils its new fiscal year budget today
(Wednesday February 28), analysts say.
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LETTER
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Defending Loren against Malinao
It’s sad to read in the opinion pages of The Manila Times a
columnist who is so out of touch with reality. I’m referring to
Mr. Alito Malinao....
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