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Friday, June 06, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The legislative mill
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CONGRESS is taking a break next week and a review of its work is
timely. We take a hurried look at some of the interesting bills that
are on the agenda that may or may not pass before the June 12
recess.
There is little enthusiasm for the extension of
the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program that Malacanang has
certified as urgent. The program expires on June 15 under a growing
debate.
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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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Oreo
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Barack Obama may not be the first African American to launch a
serious bid for the US presidency, but he seems to be the first to
have successfully convinced mainstream Americans that he is not all
that hung up on race. Why should he? He is, after all, only
half-black.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Nobody will
understand
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Can a woman be proud of a name that has become a symbol of severed
manhood? It’s a tricky question, but who can forget what Lorena
Bobbit did? There are various reactions, too. It is evident that
many men are intimidated; but some women are inspired.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Our feudal
establishment
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The usual worrisome environmental issues keep surfacing but are not
being permanently resolved for the better.
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Promoting innovation
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In the past three months, The Manila Times has exalted science and
technology by coming out with at least two special report series on
the sector, and by starting a new column, entitled Prometheus Bound,
which has a group of scientists as guest columnists writing in
round-robin manner.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine Louise Viernes
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Why it’s lonely
being me
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If I were stripped of my writing ability, I do not know what would
become of me. It seems like it is the only thing that is going for
me, and the only thing I get negligible recognition for.
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ANALYSIS
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Why Pakistan matters to the Philippines
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Manila’s envoy to Islamabad explains that
Pakistan is important to the Philippines in the same way to it is
significant to the rest of the world. Indeed, Pakistan seems to
enjoy a level of influence and attention disproportionate for a
small, developing country.
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LETTER
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AFP Chief Yano affirms advocacy
By Alexander Yano
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