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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Give Neri his old NEDA job
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College and university level educators have been urging Malacañang
to relieve temporary chairman of the Commission on Higher Education
(CHED) Secretary Romulo Neri of his job at the Commission.
We agree. And we offer the President our
unsolicited advice that he should be given back his old job at the
National Economic Development Authority (NEDA).
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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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Will an Obama victory
bring down gas prices?
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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama has promised to
begin an immediate, gradual withdrawal of US combat troops from Iraq
if he is elected president.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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We’re losing to the
Malaysians in our backyard
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Will the temporary restraining order issued by one division of the
Supreme Court lead to the acquisition of the historic Sta. Ana
racetrack by the Malaysian-controlled JTH Davies holding firm?
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Giving cash to the
poor
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The opposition and the Senate are questioning President Arroyo’s
cash doleouts for the poor to meet their food and fuel (or
electricity) needs. It’s unconstitutional, says Senate Minority
Leader Aquilino Pimentel.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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OPEC’s insatiable
appetite for profit
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In a speech before the Asian-European Editors Forum in Bangkok last
Friday, Sebastian Paust, executive director of the Asian Development
Bank, quoted a World Bank report that 33 countries have been facing
political and social unrest due to “skyrocketing” oil and food
prices.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Of laughter and tears
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In the early seventies, when I resumed my studies as a working
student at the Far Eastern University, Sarah Joaquin was already a
well-known figure on campus, being head of the university’s drama
and speech department.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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The au pairs in
Denmark
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Denmark got its first democratic constitution on June 5, 1849. This
is celebrated every year with cultural and political activities
organized by local organizations. The activities are open to the
public, a way of celebrating democracy and the Danish way of life.
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ANALYSIS
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Mumbai prostitutes open a bank
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MUMBAI: Armed with deposit envelopes and a pen, Akkatai doesn’t
even cast a passing glance at the men looking for sex in the red
light district of India’s financial capital.
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