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Friday, April 25, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Saludo’s priorities
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QUESTIONS about his fitness is not Ricardo L. Saludo’s problem,
but perceptions that he would be unable to turn the tide of politics
in the civil service system. President Gloria Arroyo recently
nominated the Cabinet secretary chairman of the Civil Service
Commission.
He inherits a system where many unqualified
officials had assumed office and Cabinet secretaries freely filled
up important offices with their followers. A sizable company of
former military and police officers has pitched camps in civilian
offices. Merit and fitness flew out the window as loyalties were
rewarded and “paybacks” fulfilled. The system had become
uncivil.
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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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Political will vs.
runaway population growth
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On most Sundays and holy days of obligation Roman Catholic
cathedrals, churches and chapels in this country are invariably
bursting to capacity.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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The man who swallowed
vinegar
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Air travel is a big hassle. Despite the spanking amenities and
speedy digital technology-based services at the airports, schedules
are unreliable because airline companies are finicky about security.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Microcosm of a messy
nonpolar globe
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The May-June issue of Foreign Affairs will have an article “The
Age of Nonpolarity—What follows US dominance?” by Richard Haass,
president of the US Council on Foreign Relations.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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In Indonesia, rice
paddies everywhere
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Last week I was in Indonesia and took the train from Jakarta to
Jogjakarta. It takes all of eight hours traversing central Java.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine Louise Viernes
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Glimpses of Ria’s
Diary
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I chanced upon an old and frayed diary that contained inspiring
thoughts; the deepest intimacies of a young girl, her day-to-day
recollections and her big dreams.
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Managing risks at work reduces
occupational accidents and diseases
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MANILA: The world of work is to mark the World Day for Safety and
Health at Work this year, amid a new call by the International Labor
Office (ILO) for managing risks in the work environment to reduce
both the human and the economic burdens of work-related accidents
and ill health.
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