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Tuesday, September 02, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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MILF objective must change
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Was there ever really a chance the peace process between the
Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front would
amount to anything more than a cessation of hostilities—or
ceasefire? And wasn’t it leading for our Republic of the
Philippines to be dismembered, with territories defined by the
MILF’s leaders as their Bangsamoro homeland turned into an
independent state?
Ever since peace talks between the government
and the MILF began in 1996, ceasefires have been broken. MILF
fighters headed by commanders described by the MILF leadership as
truly of the organization attacked AFP units, bombed or raided
villages and killed residents and soldiers. In every case the MILF
leadership said that MILF force’s action was “unauthorized.”
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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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POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Contractualization
makes services suffer and loses customers
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THE lack of job security because of rampant contractualization has
led to a much-noticed deterioration of services.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Disarmament, demobilization,
rehabilitation
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The three words above are the new mantra being used by government
officials in reference to the search for peace in Mindanao. It is
the new policy, which simply means that the government is abandoning
formal peace negotiations...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Slowdown is good
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The economy slowed down in the second quarter and, along with it, in
the first half of 2008.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Barack Obama: “The Man”
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A White House breakfast is in progress while the president and the
speaker of the House are visiting a medieval cathedral in Europe.
Suddenly news arrives that the cathedral has collapsed; the
president and the speaker are dead.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Good health habits must be
taught early
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The Roman Catholic Church takes great interest in sex, not in
health, and thus its disproportionate interest in reproductive
health compared to any other—and oftentimes more
compelling—health concerns. In addition, anti-reproductive...
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Meralco’s hands
full defending actions
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The filing of syndicated estafa charges by the Department of Justice
(DOJ) with the Pasig Regional Trial Court against top officials of
the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has provided a golden opportunity
to its customers to prove...
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LETTER
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This concerns the article “Villagers want TRO
on mining firm lifted” (page A6, August 20,2008).
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