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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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Citizenship for the Japinoys
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THE Department of Foreign Affairs has informed us that ten
Filipino-Japanese children born out of wedlock to Filipino mothers
and Japanese fathers were granted the right to Japanese nationality
by the Japanese Supreme Court. In a landmark ruling on June 4 the
Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional a provision in the Japanese
Nationality Law that states that such children can only become
citizens of the mother’s home country.
The information comes from Philippine Ambassador
to Japan Domingo L. Siazon Jr. who welcomed the SC ruling as a step
towards improving the plight of thousands of Filipino-Japanese
children.
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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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‘Republika ng
Pila-pinas’
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I don’t exactly recall when or where I first heard it, but
“Republika ng Pila-pinas” aptly describes our national
situation—thanks to the political gimmickry that the
administration has resorted to in the face of very serious problems.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Do you care if Rizal
is in heaven?
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MANY patriotic Filipino Catholics, who, while being nationalist,
also take their faith seriously, love Jose Rizal and his example.
They agree that he should be the foremost national hero.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Creating and
archiving
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A young, adventurous Filipino with a basic certification from Cisco,
the global networking giant, can fly to Singapore today and get a
desktop support job—or something better—within days.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Military cover-up in
promotion?
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One of the more intriguing cases handled by the bicameral Commission
on Appointments (CA) in the recently concluded First Regular Session
pertained to the promotion of Lt. Col. Jesus Anquillo of the
Philippine Army to colonel.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Liberties and the
lack thereof
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Are you hooked on the Fox action/drama series Prison Break?
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FEATURE
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Pacific Islands hit by high food prices
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WELLINGTON: While leaders from around the world
argued about how to blunt the impact of soaring food prices in Rome
earlier this month, Pacific Islanders were wondering how they would
feed their families.
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