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Saturday, June 07, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Praise from Philip Alston
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The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary
or Arbitrary Executions, Philip Alston, whom Justice Secretary Raul
Gonzalez called a “muchacho” who should not be given any
importance, on Monday told the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council
of the good work the Arroyo administration has done to bring about
improvements in the handling of human rights abuses.
“Many actors contributed to bringing about
this major improvement and the government deserves credit for its
part. As I urged in my report, a clear message has been sent to the
armed forces,” Alston said. He noted the decline by two-thirds in
politically-related murders here, attributing it to government
efforts to curb the allegedly military- and police-linked
extrajudicial killings of militants and rights activists.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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Fresh winds of change
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For the rest of the world, US presidential elections command
attention—simply because American leadership has the capacity to
change the lives of peoples for better or for worse or bring
benefits to or wreak havoc on other nations.
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ABOVE
ALL THINGS
By Ramon Mabutas Jr.
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First cousins
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Query: Mona and I were orphaned two years ago when our parents were
killed in a train accident. I became the virtual guardian of Mona,
who turned 16 last week...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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A black man in the
White House
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America will put racism to rest when majority of American voters
elect a black president in November.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Using ‘they’ and ‘it’
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In my discussion of the plural pronoun “they” in last week’s
column, I pointed out that although its usage is rather simple and
straightforward, it does present some exasperating complications
when used to refer to the indefinite pronouns “everyone,”
“anyone,” and “someone.”
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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More Bt corn hype
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I am not too knowledgeable about genetically-modified organisms (GMO)
but I stay away from GMO food mainly because I have an auto-immune
disease which may be caused by an allergic reaction to food, among
others.
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Average Pakistanis do not
see Talibans as terrorists
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The average Pakistani on the street does not see
the Talibans as terrorists, much less a security threat, which seems
to perplex and frustrate the United States and other partners in the
global war on terror.
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