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Tuesday, March 04, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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‘Prepared, but not preparing’
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EVENTS being what they are, Vice-President Noli de Castro said he
was prepared to assume the duties of the presidency in an
eventuality, but is not actively preparing for a takeover.
The distinction is important because while de
Castro feels he is qualified for the job, he is careful
to show that he is not coveting the highest office in the land.
In an interview, he said he was referring to the
constitutional system of succession which places the vice-president
second in line in case of a vacancy at the presidential palace.
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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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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Why people power is a
failure
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More than 50,000 protesters marched on Feb. 29 on Ayala Avenue, the
heartland of the Philippines’ premier business district, with two
basic demands...
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Messing with China
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Our senators appear to be still learning how to deal with
Beijing—the Asian power which has become our leading trade
partner. Some of them still insist that the Senate committees
investigating the broadband project can go direct to the Chinese
embassy without passing through diplomatic channels. That is not the
correct way.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Sad and pleasant
times in Samar
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The rain was pouring down over Tacloban City. Mayor Alfred Romualdez
was inside his office preparing for battle. A car wash was causing
flooding in an entire subdivision and it was going to be demolished.
Demolish first, ask questions later, Mayor Romualdez said.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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The role the Church
must play
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The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has
been pilloried for refusing to join the mob calling for the
resignation of President Arroyo.
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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Corruption from top
to bottom
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The English cleric, writer and art collector Charles Caleb Colton
who wrote a collection of aphorisms and essays about conduct (but
who wasn’t the model for moral conduct) once said, “Corruption
is like a ball of snow, once it’s set rolling it must increase.”
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Why I will not support calls for resignation
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I AM not an apologist for President Arroyo. I
have received no favors from her. I believe that she is a competent
president and I also believe in the Rule of Law, no matter that the
law may, in several respects, be infirm.
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