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Friday, February 08, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The House of
Nograles
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THE House of Representatives is
an important institution but many Filipinos do not see it that way.
They consider it an extension of the Palace, a junior partner of the
more venerable Senate. Legislation is more remarkable for quantity
than content. Membership is mostly for the rich and the privileged.
The quality of debate and discussions is mediocre. There are few
milestones in the history of the chamber.
Much of the House’s image and
achievements derive from the fact that a single man has dominated it
for the past 15 years. This is a tribute to the power and influence
of former Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. It also means that the same
policies and leadership have guided the House all these years. This
continuity has been as undesirable as the extended Marcos rule, a
period when promising careers—those of potential presidents—were
aborted. A new leadership, a new vision and a new dynamism could
have introduced important changes and improve work at the House.
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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
striptease
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So, was Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr. actually abducted by
police and presidential guardsmen as the opposition, civil society
and media were quick to charge?
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Baliktad
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When demonstrators marched to Malacañang Palace last
month, many surprised bystanders watched the marchers, who were
clearly unsettled by new faces that joined their ranks.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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‘Sorry for the
delay’
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A businessman I know chose to travel on a Sunday from
our international airport thinking it would be a good, quiet and
efficient day at the airport. It was not.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Respect life
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Since 1987, when then President Corazon Aquino issued
her proclamation, every February in the Philippines has been
“Respect and Care for Life Month.”
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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J’accuse
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WE can understand the bitterness of outgoing Speaker
Jose de Venecia’s valedictory Monday but, to be fair, it all was
not as he said it. For years his family and that of the President
were a team and their combination,...
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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The language of a
world-clash Pinoy
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Call centers may be sprouting like mushrooms in the
last few years, creating a need for young Filipinos with a good
command of the English language. But if you look around, instead of
improving in grammar,...
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ANALYSIS
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World Bank chief
safely bets on Chinese economist
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WASHINGTON: In confiding World Bank research services
to a Chinese economist, president Robert Zoellick has signaled to
emerging-market countries his desire to see their representation
grow,...
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