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Saturday, May 03, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Manila’s ugly press-freedom record
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Today is World Press Freedom Day. Credible and respected
international organizations like the United Nations (whose General
Assembly in 1993 proclaimed May 3 as World Press Freedom Day),
Freedom House and the Committee to Protect Journalists, take the
occasion to tell the people of the globe of violations of the basic
right to freedom of expression. They remind them that many
journalists brave death or jail to bring people their daily news.
The Arroyo administration has managed to earn
for itself the notoriety of being one of the topmost violators of
press freedom.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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Commencement
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My intro to commencement was the graduation of seventh graders and
sixth graders (together) at the Philippine Normal, to high school
just before the Pacific War.
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ABOVE
ALL THINGS
By Ramon Mabutas Jr.
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Battered wife,
unfaithful husband
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Query: I am a battered wife, facing a dark future. Three
years ago, I got married to a jobless man I believed would make me
happy. Initially, our marital union was fruitful—we produced a
child.
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LAW
AND PHILOSOPHY MATTER(S)
By Atty. Emmanuel Q. Fernando
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Terror’s challenge
to the rule of law
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The United Nations has long advocated democracy
committed to human rights and anchored on the rule of law as the
ideal for Third World nations to aspire to and strive toward.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Barack Obama stumbles
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Sen. Barack Obama is on a downswing.
He lost the Pennsylvania primary to Hillary
Clinton by a commanding margin, ten points. His preacher of 20
years, adviser, inspiration and father figure, Jeremiah Wright, went
on a media offensive chanting racist anti-white incantations over
national cable TV.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Grammar curiosities and crudities
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How good is the English grammar in the mass media today? Is it
getting better or going from bad to worse?
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Lake Pandin
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May 1 was spent with my friends Bernni and Brenda in Laguna and
Quezon, marveling at the important historical places and awestruck
by nature’s beauty. The first stop was Lake Pandin and our guide,
Manang Cion, was already waiting for us at the designated place.
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What is at stake at the NPC polls?
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The National Press Club, the biggest and oldest
organization of Filipino media practitioners founded on Oct. 29,
1952, will hold its biennial elections on May 4.
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