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Tuesday, March 20, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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A 21st century
passport |
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AS a badge of national identity, the passport is a
very important document. It is the key to entry in any country. It
satisfies one of the requirements of foreign travel.
Private businesses and government
offices often require it for self-identification. For this reason,
owners are urged to report its loss or theft immediately, and to
have it revalidated on appropriate dates. Keeping the passport
updated and renewed is a must.
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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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Don’t
revive Antisubversion Act
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Team Unity (TU) and the Genuine
Opposition (GO) would make sense on the hustings if they both
condemn this idea of reviving the Antisubversion Act, otherwise
known in the Cold War Era as Republic Act 1700...
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POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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More wary than
happy
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THE results of recent SWS and
Pulse Asia surveys point to at least an 8-4, at most a 10-2 victory,
for the nonadministration candidates running for senator.
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Leftist professors
help the NPA
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In 2004 political-science stu
dents of the University of the Philippines-Cebu were on the campaign
trail for Anakpawis, Bayan Muna, Gabriela and Anakbayan.
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MEN & EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Time to go back to
the hills?
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It is now almost certain that by
July 14, when the Human Security Act of 2007 (HSA 2007) takes
effect, there will be no more gray areas on how the government
should deal with the decades-old insurgency problem...
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Six months after
Thai coup, disillusion sets in
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BANGKOK: Six months after
Thailand’s bloodless coup business is slow and getting even slower
for Bualoy Inpira, a wheelchair-bound lottery ticket vendor in
downtown Bangkok.
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Japans frugal
wages: The weak link in economic recovery
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TOKYO: It should be payback time
for the Japanese salary-earner, the overworked cog in the nation’s
well-oiled capitalist machine.
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Mathematicians
solve E8 structure
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WASHINGTON: After four years of
intensive collaboration, 18 top mathematicians and computer
scientists from the United States and Europe have successfully
mapped E8...
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