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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Indonesia’s
Pancasila weakened
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WE Filipinos have had the best of
relations with Indonesians, through all the twists and turns of
their and our respective country’s histories.
A fascinating fact about
Indonesia—which has a population of about 245 million and is the
world’s fourth most populous nation—is that it has the world’s
largest Muslim population but remains a secular state.
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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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Distasteful
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In their desperation to amend the Electric Power
Industry Reform Act (EPIRA)—and ultimately wrest Manila Electric
Co. (Meralco) from its current controlling owners,
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Review Section 20
of CA rules!
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The throng of presidential appointees that will jam
today’s plenary session of the Commission on Appointments shows
the need to review Section 20 of the CA rules.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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The cruel,
mindless logic of intolerance
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People seriously committed to an ideology are often
wrongly lumped together with the fanatical villains that Eric Hoffer
and his disciples call The True Believer.
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SUNDAY STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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A brief for a
bankrupt, discredited program
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Definitely, nothing good can be said about the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). An unbiased evaluation
of CARP is one of two sentences:
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ANALYSIS
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No breakthroughs
expected in Bush trip to Europe
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LJUBLJANA: US President George W. Bush Monday kicks
off his week-long visit to major European capitals. But not much is
expected from this farewell trip as European leaders are already
looking at his successor...
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Rizal on agrarian
issues
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The persistent call from farmers’ groups and the
Church for the extension of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program for another five to ten years coupled with the need for
increased farm production...
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LETTER
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Terrible thing to
happen
News about the kidnapping of ABS-CBN
anchor Ces Drilon, her crew and MSU-Sulu Prof. Octavio Dinampo by an
Abu Sayyaf commander has once again brought the lawlessness in Sulu...
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