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Friday, March 14, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Passing the corruption test
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Malacańang needs good news these days and one that is welcome is
the March 11 announcement of a US government corporation to make the
Philippines eligible for more US funds to fight poverty under the
Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) on the basis of “good
governance.”
The good governance indicators include curbing
corruption, rule of law, economic freedom and investments in health
and education. Because corruption undermines every aspect of
sustainable development, “MCC has made fighting it one of its
highest priorities,” the US statement said.
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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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Selective reporting
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Have the news media—like the opposition-dominated Senate and civil
society—become afflicted with selective perception?
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Physiological
limitations at Senate hearings
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Like most Filipinos who watch the ABS-CBN news channel and listen to
DZMM’s live coverage of Senate hearings, I find them entertaining
and informative. I think they are vital to the development of our
democracy.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Our low-life
technocrats
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The Senate hearings have reached the Law of Diminishing Returns. It
is time to wrap up and file charges in court, come up with
legislation to forestall further dubious loans and equally dubious
projects that are disguised scams.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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In the year of the
wrath
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The Chinese Lunar New Year may have been celebrated over a month
ago, but a lot of people still find themselves imbibing their fate
for this year, going to great lengths to make sure that they appease
the right spirits or attract good fortune.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Battle of champions
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The battle lines were drawn.
The adversaries fired salvos against each other,
and it streaked through the airwaves like cracks of thunder.
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ANALYSIS
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EU summit to be clouded by financial turmoil
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BRUSSELS: Financial turmoil will top the agenda
when leaders from the European Union (EU) member states gather here
for their annual spring summit later this week.
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