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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Remembering April 9, 1942
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How many of the more or less half a million Filipinos who are 60
years old and older get a lump in their throats when remembering the
Fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942?
The Battle of Bataan between the Japanese Empire
and the United States—and the Commonwealth of the
Philippines—was a defining event. Japan had to capture the
Philippines to control the Southwest Pacific, put Indonesia (then
called the Dutch East Indies) under its control and become supreme
throughout Southeast Asia flank.
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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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Wanna bet on Manila
Bay?
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MAKING up the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines are
three cardinals, seven archbishops and about 80 bishops.
Some—notably Bishops Oscar Cruz of Lingayen and Antonio Tobias of
Novaliches—are vocal critics of the administration of President
Arroyo and just about anything it does.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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History and
self-respect
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IT’s so sad that most of us Filipinos don’t care about our own
history. People should care not only about their own history but
also the history of the world and mankind, and of their own
provinces and cities.
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Media and development
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I WAS asked to talk to you today about the
changing landscape of media. At first glance, the changes seem
dramatic, largely because of rapid technological development that
continues to unfold in the Information Age, in which we are living
today.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Lucky woman, indeed
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LET us set aside for the moment the verdict of history on President
Arroyo. Because we all know that it would be any of these: 1)
negative, 2) cruel, and 3) unforgiving.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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The food
crunch–what’s the real score?
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SENATE President Manuel Villar, Sen. Dick Gordon, Sen. Rodolfo
Biazon and Sen. Chiz Escudero have called for a Senate inquiry to
determine the adequacy of the rice supply...
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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PAGCOR City
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LAS VEGAS in Manila? Macau in Manila? That’s how PAGCOR is selling its new gaming
and entertainment complex to be built on an eight square-kilometer
tract of land in the reclamation site in Pasay City. It’s supposed
to generate millions in pesos in revenues as well as countless jobs.
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