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Friday, July 18, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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Improve our human rights record
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Last week, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chair Leila de Lima
chewed out the Philippine NationalPolice for being the “No. 1
violator of human rights” in the country. She voiced her concern
over human rights violations “specific to law enforcement agents,
such as illegal arrests, arbitrary detention, excessive use of
force, extra-judicial killings and even the indiscriminate parading
of suspects to the media.”
De Lima warned that, as CHR chief, she would
look into cases of human rights violations and file appropriate
charges against the perpetrators.
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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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Misguided class suit
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Geothermal energy depends, not just on heat, but also moisture.
After all, the steam that is used to run power plants that generate
electricity is a combination of heat and water.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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You don’t
understand
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MOST men think the look of love is all in the woman’s eyes. But
scientists say it is the hips that tell you she’s ready. The men
look for meaning in the eyes, when they should be studying the hips,
too.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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Read the anagrams
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Great philosophers such as Pythagoras and Plato used anagrams to
discover philosophical meanings and reveal destiny.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Manila WYD remembered
in Sydney
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One of the quotes Agence France-Press cited in its coverage of Pope
Benedict in Sydney, “where thousands of cheering and waving World
Youth Day pilgrims crammed into central Sydney on Thursday to see
Pope Benedict XVI parading through the streets in his popemobile,”
was “I’ve never seen such a group of young happy people, I think
the World Youth Day is a wonderful thing.”
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DEVELOPMENT DIALOGUE
By Nora O. Gamolo
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Building up defenses
against avian flu
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I was lately invited to join a media orientation sponsored by TB
LINC (Linking Initiatives and Networking to Control Tuberculosis) in
Bacolod City.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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No clear sense of
right and wrong
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It is dismaying to note Romulo Neri’s claim to qualification as
head of the Social Security System by citing his academic
credentials, period. Apparently, Mr. Neri’s view of public service
is limited to technical aspects of whatever position is under
discussion.
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