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Wednesday, September 03. 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Fight recall moves against Gov. Ed Panlilio
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We wonder whether Gov. Ed Panlilio does not regret leaving his first
love, the priesthood, to venture into the “dirty” world of
politics by running for governor in Pampanga in last year’s
election.
He has been doing a good job as governor but is
being destroyed at the peak of success.
Panlilio ran on the platform of good government
and responsible citizenship against well-entrenched political clans
of Pampanga. He had limited funds and no party machine, relying only
on the support of fiercely loyal and highly motivated voters. He
beat his wealthy and powerful opponents in what has been hailed as a
phenomenal upset in Pampanga’s political history.
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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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Corporate social
responsibility goes environmental
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The “rice crisis” that hit the Philippines and other countries
earlier this year was due less to an actual shortage and more to the
cupidity of traders who sought to cash in on the dramatic increase
in global demand for cereals. Rice is the staple food of billions of
people, especially in much of Asia where no meal is complete without
it.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Muslim-Hindu-Christian
solidarity
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THE leading Philippine newspapers have ignored news about violent
communal attacks by “fundamentalist Hindus” against Christians
in Orissa, India, while the newspapers of the West and in our
region—Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand,
Vietnam, Pakistan, India, etcetera—have all carried the story and
follow-ups.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Let Among govern in
peace
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Rosve Henson, the leader of the group now working to oust Gov. Among
Ed Panlilio of Pampanga through recall, started in politics
very young. During the Marcos years, he was some sort of political
wunderkind, the next promising young man in Pampanga politics.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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And trouble continues
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The government has unilaterally scrapped a negotiated deal that
would have recognized Bangsamoro ancestral land in the volatile
southern Philippines.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Villar championing
the cause of OFWs
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Senate President Manny Villar has been espousing “sipag at tiyaga
(industry and persistence) as key to national progress. Lately, he
has added the welfare of the Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) among
the causes he is championing.
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ANALYSIS
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Japan’s once all-powerful party losing grip
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TOKYO: With two prime ministers abruptly
quitting in less than a year, analysts are asking whether Japan’s
once invincible Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has finally lost its
stranglehold on power.
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ANALYSIS
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No solutions seen as Bangkok
clashes recall Bloody May 1992
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BANGKOK: A state of emergency and clashes in
Bangkok recall the Thai military’s Bloody May 1992 crackdown, but
analysts say the generals now want to play referee rather than
enforcers of order.
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