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Saturday, May 17, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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New chief raises new
hope for human rights
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BASED solely on the first words
the new Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission Atty. Leila de Lima told media
right after being sworn in by Chief Justice Reynato Puno, we find a
reason to hope that the CHR will henceforth become a more effective
body. The CHR promises be more successful now than before in curbing
human rights abuses by government men and going after abusers who
have been pinpointed by witnesses and victims.
We also feel that Ms. de Lima
will succeed in prodding President Arroyo to give the necessary
powers and resources to the Palace’s Human Rights Committee so
that this relatively new office can do its job effectively of
monitoring the executive department agencies’ human-rights
compliance. This committee, created by the President, also needs the
power to discipline abusive officials and officers of the law.
President Arroyo should grant that power. She also should vest her
human rights committee with the moral force of an announcement to
the agencies of the executive department that all investigations and
sanctions of the committee has her personal seal and approval.
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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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The future of the
Philippine Left (2)
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Against the caricature of the Philippine Left as a
terrorist group is the reputation among the international NGO
community, in the words of Prof. Roland Simbulan, of the Philippines
as “a superpower when it comes...
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ABOVE
ALL THINGS
By Ramon Mabutas JR.
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Bumped off–and
teed off
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Query: Last year I donated a kidney to my ailing
cousin in Sheridan, Texas. I undertook a series of laboratory tests
to verify whether or not my blood and tissue types are compatible
with those of my cousin.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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What happens when
oil hits $200
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This May, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries (OPEC) again reduced its estimate for world oil demand
this year, from its original forecast. That means demand for oil is
weaker than earlier thought.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Grammar
curiosities and crudities–Part III
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We continue dissecting the grammar curiosities and
crudities that I presented in this column the other week....
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LAW
AND PHILOSOPHY MATTER(S)
By Atty. Emmanuel Q. Fernando
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Beauty and sex as
commodities
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In my article dated December 15, 2007 entitled,
“Feminism, Beauty Pageants, and the Environment,” I pointed out
that the feminist contention that beauty pageants treat women...
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Anniversaries and
conservation
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Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles are out to save the
world, this time from criminals who are destroying the environment.
That was the theme of Philippine Powerpuff Girls 10th anniversary.
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MESSAGE
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Why World
Telecommunication and Information Society Day?
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Starting with the earliest drumbeats,
telegraphy—“writing in distance”—has been with us in
dynamic, evolutionary motion. The ability to relay important
information quickly across vast distances,...
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