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Tuesday, January 01, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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2008: Wishing and getting it
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BEING hopeful about 2008 and surviving the shock of price increases
are two things. A national poll survey says Filipinos are optimistic
about themselves in the new year. Optimism is a good attitude to
start the year with but, in practical terms, how will the people
cope with cost surges?
Spiraling oil prices around the world will be
the theme in 2008. The repercussions in the daily needs would be
considerable. The government should be able to help the poor—about
35 percent of the population—and the slim middle class.
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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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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Still in a state of
denial?
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A FEW days ago, the Court of Appeals implicated retired Army Major
General Jovito Palparan and his men in the abduction of brothers
Reynaldo and Raymond Manalo. The Manalo brothers were allegedly
abducted in 2006 and detained for a year on the suspicion that they
were communist sympathizers.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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New Year’s
traditions
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In most parts of the world, New Year’s Day is observed on January
1. It used to be celebrated in the Middle Ages by Christians on
December 25, the day the Child Jesus was born.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Year of the Rat
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Each year in the Chinese Lunar Calendar is named after one of the 12
animals in the 12-year cycle consisting of the rat, ox, tiger, hare,
dragon, serpent, horse, ram, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
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MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Social problems mar
beauty of Southern Leyte
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Sometimes the most ordinary, everyday sight can be the most
breathtaking. Passing from Ormoc City to Southern Leyte one early
morning in December my eyes caught glimpses of the sea in between
the fishermen’s huts.
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Bigotry in Metro Manila Film Festival
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Are the Bisayans, Kapampangans, Pangasinense, Ilocanos, Bicolanos not
Pinoys?
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ANALYSIS
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Japan, China improved ties amid tough issues
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TOKYO: Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda’s
visit to China was hailed as a sign of improved ties between the
nations, but difficult issues such as disputed maritime boundaries
remain unresolved, analysts said.
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