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Wednesday, December 10, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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60 years old and
still in adolescence
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Governments and civil society
groups throughout the world are celebrating the 60th anniversary of
the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR).
But in most countries, respect for HR is still in adolescence.
Two things are unfailingly
recalled in the speeches of government officials about human rights.
First is that the Philippines is the first country to formally
approve and adopt the UNDHR. The second is that Foreign Affairs
Secretary Carlos Romulo who was elected first president of the UN
General Assembly, co-authored the Declaration’s Article 1. That
article says: “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity
and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should
act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
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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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Yet another
gun-control proposal
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Here we go again. In the wake of a shootout between officers of the
Philippine National Police (PNP) and a group of suspected armed
robbers in Parañaque last week, certain quarters are once more
proposing a gun ban.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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In praise of BF
and his provincial bus stops
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My 82-year-old mother fought for her country in the
last war as part of a Huk unit that was legendary for its fierce and
unrelenting assaults on the enemy. She was wounded, several times,
for this. She was the teenaged marksman in her unit. That she is
tough is an understatement.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Amend PD 1177 now
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If there is any bill that the House and the Senate
spend the most time on, it is the annual appropriations measure. Be
it in the committee or in plenary, the appropriation measure is
tackled morning, afternoon and evening.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Respecting rights
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Aileen Quintos was 15 years old
when she was accused of being a rebel.
Her crime was being caught in the middle of a military operation
against communist rebels in her Carupian home in Baggao, Cagayan.
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ANALYSIS
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Disturbing SC
nullification of SPV law
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PEOPLE are curious whether the Supreme Court,
erroneously acting as legislators, has nullified the Special Purpose
Vehicle (SPV) Law? In 2002, RA 9182, also known as the Special
Purpose Vehicle Law,...
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ANALYSIS
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Pakistan’s war
talk a bluff? It won’t hand suspects to India
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said Tuesday it would not hand
over any suspects in the Mumbai bombings to India and warned that
while it wanted peace with its neighbor, it was ready for war if New
Delhi decided to attack.
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