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Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Cut this trip short
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For the nation collectively and for President Gloria Arroyo
personally, abbreviating her 10-day trip to the United States will
do a lot of good.
She is needed back in her country where a great
deal of recovery work, rescue effort, rehabilitation and
humanitarian projects made necessary by the destructive Typhoon
Frank need more muscles and money to reach the biggest number of
victims.
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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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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Federalism could
check kidnappings
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You may disagree with Sen. Aquilino Pimentel Jr. on his political
statements and stand on issues. But you have to grant that he is one
senator possessed by a philosophy that guides his daily work. He
believes that once the government shifts to federalism, many ills of
the government will vanish.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Asia’s next
entertainment city
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Efraim C. Genuino is making the biggest bet of his life. The
chairman and CEO of the state-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming
Corp. (Pagcor) is building a $15-billion Bagong Nayong
Pilipino-Entertainment City Manila on 120 hectares of reclaimed on
Manila Bay.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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The ‘crab
mentality’ in us
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One of the cardinal Christian sins is envy, which is closely akin to
ingratitude, another vile human trait. When a fellowman rises to a
position of wealth and influence, not a few people will pull him
down out of envy.
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PROMETHEUS
BOUND
By Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.
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Seaworthy
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The growing frustration of the families of the passengers in the MV
Princess of the Stars reflects the long-running problems of our
domestic shipping industry. The ship went down near Romblon when
Typhoon Frank hit the country last weekend.
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FEATURE
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Hope dashed, kin of ferry
victims look to burial
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MANILA: Sitting beside her husband in a park in
the United States, with their newborn baby sleeping in her arms,
Filipina Maria Risma beamed broadly at the camera.
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LETTERS
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Message of sympathy from Pakistan
By Pervez Musharraf
Shipping disasters thanks to elite rulers
By Jude B. de Leon
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