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Tuesday, January 23, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Questions for Karen
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MANY Filipinos look forward to meeting Karen Hughes,
the US State Department undersecretary for public diplomacy and
public affairs, because this is her first visit to Manila, because
they have many questions to ask her and because she heads an
interesting but little-known office in America’s oldest Cabinet
department.
She is arriving today to meet
with President Arroyo and other Philippine officials to discuss
relations between Manila and Washington. Her calendar includes
meetings with students, Filipino veterans, journalists, the US
Embassy staff and other American representatives working in the
country.
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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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POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Why should we
vote?
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I’VE heard this question from
students so often in my public administration classes. Why should I
vote, when the electoral system is so messed up and so corrupt that
my vote would most likely not count anyway?
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EAST
AND WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Devanadera for
Supreme Court?
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THE retirement of Chief Justice
Artemio Panganiban in December has left a vacancy in the Supreme
Court. Hence, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), tasked to screen
candidates...
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Being patient and
peaceful
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PROFESSIONAL protesters from
various parts of the country flocked to Cebu on January 10 to 15 to
do their job, that is, to protest, during the Asean Summit.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Wars have declined
since 2002
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Have the unabated killing of
judges, journalists and militants, the daily routine of bombings in
the Middle East and Kashmir, the violence in Sri Lanka, Somalia and
the Sudan and news...
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REPUBLIC SERVICE
By Ricardo Saludo
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Why is the media
negative?
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LAST week senior officials and
public information officers of key national agencies met to review
government communication strategies and programs. One question in
the discussions was why the media...
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Why you won’t
get rich from slot machines
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PHILADELPHIA: Gerrie Zdunkczyk
pressed a button and watched the three wheels spin, the seductive
lights of the slot machine reflected in her eyeglasses as she sat in
an orange padded chair.
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LETTER
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We were not a mob, Ms. Isabel
Ongpin
I AM saddened by the cruel comments of your columnist Ms. Ma. Isabel
Ongpin.
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