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Tuesday, March 11, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Clear the air on the Spratly deal
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PRESIDENT Arroyo should order the immediate release of the official
documents related to the Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine
Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) in the Agreement Area in the South China
Sea, welcome a Senate inquiry, even a likely petition to the Supreme
Court, to clear the air and to explain the issues.
Failing to do this, the administration risks
having another scandal on its hand, having the issue blown out of
proportion, and encouraging the media and the public to make hasty
conclusions, such as the President having committed treason and sold
out to foreign interests.
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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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Are Gloria’s foes
anti-China?
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It seems that the battle for political supremacy in the country is
taking a geopolitical shape that could affect our relations with
China and the United States.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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The implications of a
GMA resignation
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Former Sen. Jovito Salonga, in a seeming state of frustration, said
on television last week that President Arroyo may be allowed to
finish her term till June 2010. He insinuated that the President
would cling to her post, whatever it takes, to avoid being fed to
the lions, as it were, once she loses her immunity from criminal
suits.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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AY on RCBC,
succession, the future
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IN February this year, taipan Alfonso Yuchengco marked his 85th
birthday.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Faux pas
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I agree with our fellow columnist Julius Fortuna that some of our
senators need a crash course on diplomatic practices so that they
would not be putting their foot in their mouth every time they take
umbrage against foreign diplomats Manila.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Hope for Compostela
Valley
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In the early evening of March 6, 2008, members of the New People’s
Army successfully disarmed security guards of Apex Mining Company in
Maco, Province of Compostela Valley. The NPA seized five M16 riffles
and several other firearms before burning four low-profile trucks
(used to haul gold ore) and one payloader.
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Malaysian Islamic party
wins big with gentler image
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KOTA BHARU, Malaysia: Malaysia’s Islamic party
made huge strides in weekend elections, by putting on a moderate
face and dropping fundamentalist rhetoric that had alienated voters,
analysts said Sunday.
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