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Friday, September 19 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The CA appeals for trust
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The world must be wondering why the members of a high Philippine
tribunal like the Court of Appeals (CA) would have to defend
themselves from charges of corruption and adopt a covenant on moral
renewal. For an answer, they may turn to the Philippine media
coverage of the judiciary, the US State Department annual report on
countries’ compliance with human rights, the disciplinary moves of
the Supreme Court on itinerant judges and justices and studies by
global think-tanks like the Hong Kong-based Political and Economic
Research Consultancy.
The decision of the justices to sign a covenant
on ethical rebirth followed the court’s ruling on the contentious
Meralco-GSIS case and the Supreme Court’s sanctions on five
justices. The High Court had created a committee to investigate
improprieties in the case of the Manila Electric Co. and the
Government Service Insurance System that were competing for
management control of the power utility.
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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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Nonong Cruz disappoints
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No doubt, lots of Filipinos are dissatisfied with President
Arroyo—and you don’t have to turn to professional pollsters to
figure that one out. This is also one reason why a good number of
her advisers and allies have, not only turned their backs on her,
but gone on to vilify her in public.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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The Estonian style
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Many people recall with pride how they carried their brides across
the threshold when they got home from church and wedding reception.
Newly married couples today refuse to do it. They say engaging in
superstition is a waste of time.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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A toast to We-men
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A strong woman works out everyday to keep her body in shape . . .
But a woman of strength builds relationships to keep her soul in
shape.
A strong woman isn’t afraid of anything . . .
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ENTHUSIASMS
&FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Restrain greed and graft,
discipline yourselves
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ThE headline sounds like another John-the-Baptist kind of call to
the Arroyo administration. But it’s not. It’s just a fitting way
to start this column that attempts to review, in the simplest terms,
why there is a US financial crisis, which is spreading throughout
the globe.
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DEVELOPMENT
DIALOGUE
By Nora O. Gamolo
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Remembering the
anti-dictatorship struggle
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Martial law in the Philippines, from September 21, 1972 up to the
days preceding the February 1986 EDSA People Power Revolt, was
marked by human rights violations directed against a people
resisting massive government “Political...
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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US: New realities
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Some seismic events have occurred in the US. I have been here less
than two weeks and have been traveling from East to West while they
occurred.
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