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Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Boosting Philippine-Iran ties
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Philippine relations with Iran have always been cordial and mutually
beneficial. During the reign of the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza
Pahlavi, overseas Filipino workers—mainly oil-industry technicians
and engineers—formed a large part of Iran’s foreign community.
After the revolution, Iran became an Islamic
Republic. Our relations continued to be excellent even if new
government policies precluded Filipinos from working there in large
numbers.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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The last hurrah
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Today our U.P. High class of ’48 will celebrate its diamond
jubilee in Diliman just as other high school groups of the same year
will do so all over the country.
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ABOVE
ALL THINGS
By Ramon Mabutas Jr.
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He wants to nullify
his marriage
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Query: My wife and I were college sweethearts. At the time we
got married seven years ago, we were awaiting our first child. Since
I was a medical student while my wife was a student of pharmacy, we
lived with my parents on whom we were financially dependent.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The food crisis,
Smart’s lousy service
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IN my previous column, I wrote about the triple whammy of credit
crisis, food crisis, and the energy crisis. The worst of the three
is the food crisis. World cereal stocks are at their lowest in 30
years.
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LAW
AND PHILOSOPHY MATTER(S)
By Atty. Emmanuel Q. Fernando
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The illegal kidney
trade
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In the previous article, I showed that RA 9280 criminalizes the
removal and sale of kidneys for the purpose of exploitation by means
that vitiate true consent.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Faulty question, fumbling answer–IV
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Last week, I presented and evaluated the answer of Mr. Juanito F. of
Virginia, USA, to the following faulty question that had stumped
beauty contest aspirant Janina San Miguel during the recent
Binibining Pilipinas finals: “What role did your family play to
you as candidate to Binibining Pilipinas?”
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FEATURE
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China urges control of
‘patriotic fervor’ over Tibet
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BEIJING: As a landmark Japanese Buddhist temple on Friday cancelled
its plans to host a ceremony for the Olympic torch relay, the
Chinese government appeared to have taken steps to keep its citizens
from turning anti-foreign as a result of state media’s
condemnation of critical news coverage abroad of the brutal
suppression of Tibetan riots.
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ANALYSIS
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Weak dollar not sole
reason for high oil prices
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VIENNA— OPEC’s average daily oil prices have set records 16
times since the beginning of this year and soared to 106.65 U.S.
dollars per barrel (dpb) Wednesday, the Vienna-based cartel said
Thursday.
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