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Friday, June 27, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Aircraft carrier
sighted!
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SIGHTINGS of a US aircraft
carrier on southern waters in the Philippines have been reported by
coastal local governments.
One barangay captain who
reportedly spotted a carrier from a hilltop described the ship as
looking “like a huge parking lot with planes instead of cars.”
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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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Frank ravages
agriculture, but…
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Agriculture Undersecretary Jesus Emmanuel Paras has
placed the damage wrought by Typhoon Frank at P4.39 billion, which
estimate he stressed was based on preliminary data gathered...
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Scary idiot box
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The influence of television in our lives is scary,
and few people are aware that the stupid tube in the living room
poses a real danger. Did you know that the idiot box influences our
decisions on what to eat,..
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Poor zimbabweans
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THE Republic of Zimbabwe—known in the past
variously as Southern Rhodesia, the Republic of Rhodesia and
Zimbabwe Rhodesia—was one of Africa’s richest and most developed
farming economies.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Don’t mess with
a typhoon
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Nothing has been as painful to see and hear these
last few days than the lament of relatives of the passengers who
sailed for Cebu on the MV Princess of the Stars on Friday evening
from Manila.
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DEVELOPMENT
DIALOGUE
By Nora O. Gamolo
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Arguing for
disaster preparedness
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In a succession of reports, the mass media detailed
how ill-prepared the Philippines is in dealing with natural
disasters like the recent onslaught of supertyphoon Frank.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine Louise Viernes
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Family portrait
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The family is a diamond that has been molded through
time, becoming strong and solid in the midst of the harshest
adversities. It is also a boat that sails into the endless ocean,
remaining intact after every storm. Having a family is like having a
treasure that you will never lose.
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