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Wednesday, June 25, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Albay’s ounce of prevention
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We agree with Governor Joey Sarte Salceda of Albay. He said
“It’s better to spend millions and have zero-casualty than
gamble on the lives of the people” when accused of wasting P5
million to evacuate 130,000 residents. These people would have been
injured or killed had Typhoon Frank struck Albay as the Philippine
Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa)
had warned.
Instead of landing in Bicol on Saturday, Frank
made a turn for Samar.
Salceda was also right in complaining about the
Pagasa’s inaccuracy.
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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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Don’t let Sulpicio
wiggle its way out of this one
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It is not enough that President Arroyo was reported to have given
Coast Guard officials and the owner of Sulpicio Lines a
tongue-lashing—via a teleconference call—in the wake of the
sinking of the M/V Princess of the Stars.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Xinjiang: China’s
new Olympics PR disaster
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The PR disaster for China in Tibet, whose effect seems to be ebbing,
has swelled again with news that (according to Reuters) “Chinese
authorities in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have
demolished a mosque for refusing to put up signs in support of this
August’s Beijing Olympics, an exiled group said on Monday.”
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Hillarying Loren
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Media Matters for America had done an extensive documentation of the
media bias against failed Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary
Clinton.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Suspects have human
rights, too
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One of the most worrisome aspects of our criminal justice system is
the frequent violation of the human rights of crime suspects.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Surviving the sinking
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Fel Gilig, 26, was among the lucky ones who survived the sinking of
the MV Princess of the Stars.
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FEATURE
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Thai hospitals lure patients from Middle East
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BANGKOK: The conversation buzzing over Fatima
Rashid Al-Hemaidi sounds like a meeting of ambassadors—her
daughter speaking Arabic, the doctor Thai and English, and the
translator a mix of all three.
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