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Friday, October 26, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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The latest version
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THE transfer of cash on Oct. 11 on Palace has had many versions.
Authorship of the money exchange has been laid at the doorstep of
every other government functionary or agency. Here’s the latest
version.
A day after the League of Provinces of the
Philippines (LPP) went to town with full-page advertisements denying
that money was handed out to governors, its officials turned around
and confessed that the P1 million that reached two governors came
from its coffers.
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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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Filipino environment
hero
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Time magazine lists Filipino Von Hernandez as one of this year’s
Heroes of the Environment. Hernandez is the campaigns director of
Greenpeace Southeast Asia, which has consistently and unrelentingly
been at the forefront of antipollution and other environmental
campaigns.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Bloodsuckers as
journalists
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In an authorized biography of Pope Benedict, Chico narrates the life
of “best friend” in a most unusual way. Chico starts from the
birth of Joseph Ratzinger in 1927 in Germany, through his days as a
young man, priest, bishop and cardinal. It ends with his election as
Pope on April 19, 2005.
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T.G.I.F
By Rene Saguisag
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Hitler and Hitlerina
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In 1971, we rushed to judgment and denounced Marcos as Hitler, the
Mad Bomber of Plaza Miranda. It turned out to be the Communists
instead, on the basis of the persuasive analysis of Uncle Jovy
Salonga, a victim in that tragedy.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Gas-guzzlers at Tokyo
motor show
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At the 40th Tokyo Motor Show, open to the public Saturday, Oct. 27
to Nov. 11, you would think the major auto companies never heard of
oil climbing inevitably to $100 a barrel. The show’s major
attractions are gas-guzzling sports cars.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Boracay’s pluses
and minuses
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Just came from a trip to Boracay, 15 years after my last one. In
general, while much more build up and with many more visitors, it is
better organized and has made some strides toward environmental
conservation and user-friendly tourism.
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Civil society gets into the budget act
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Second of two parts
Civil-society advocates agree that the
attainment of a balanced budget, as the 2008 proposed budget is
called, is a matter of definition.
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