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Monday, June 30, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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Dinky’s kinks
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Every time we see the former social welfare secretary “Dinky”
Corazon Juliano Soliman we recall that just hours before she began
attacking her old friend, benefactress and boss she was lustily
singing “If We Hold On Together.” The song was the Cabinet’s
declaration of loyalty to President Gloria Arroyo. Dinky—like the
others who would later be among the “Hyatt 10”—did not mean in
her heart what her mouth was saying.
We also remember her claim that she had
overheard Presidential Political Adviser Gabriel Claudio telling
President Arroyo about lawyer Oliver Lozano’s pretend impeachment
complaint. Dinky said she heard the President instructing Claudio to
get Congressman Rodante Mercoleta to endorse it. Claudio, of course,
denied that such a conversation took place.
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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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Utterly Shameless
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Sulpicio Lines insists it cannot be faulted for the sinking of its
MV Princess of the Stars in the Sibuyan Sea at the height of Typhoon
Frank’s onslaught. Its lawyer told maritime investigators Friday
that the tragedy should be blamed instead on government weathermen.
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OPEN
NOTEBOOK
By Random Jottings
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Cultural icons take pride in Filipiniana
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IN the month of June when the Philippines proudly celebrated its
110th year of Independence, it is significant that two cultural
icons who in their own way have been taking pride in celebrating and
showcasing the country’s native heritage have teamed up to exhibit
their considerable talents.
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DOUBLE
TAKE
By Eric F. Mallonga
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Killing fields of the
young
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FRENCH Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte pronounced: “I will conquer
first, then let the lawyers find an excuse.” Napoleon meant that
his ruthless soldiers would commit genocidal massacre, mass
slaughter, brutal pillaging of ancestral communities and massive
plunder of the conquered nation’s wealth.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Unfunded laws show
the real power of the purse
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I can feel the frustration of legislators who sweat it out to enact
the best laws possible, only to find these laws unimplemented for
lack of funds.
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FEATURE
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Bush orders sanctions against
‘illegitimate’ Zimbabwe govt
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WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush said
Saturday he had directed that sanctions be drawn up against the
“illegitimate” government of Zimbabwe after a run-off vote
boycotted by the opposition.
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