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Wednesday, August 19, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Enact the
Anti-Torture Law
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The Filipinos seem to be
decreasingly proud of having a large population of
Christians—despite the show of affection by millions for the
notably Christian late former President Cory Aquino.
This is because they can see that
people in power are remarkably lacking in the Christian virtues.
Corruption in high and low seats of power is a pervasive unchristian
characteristic in our country. These corrupt powerholders’
insensitivity to the extreme poverty and hunger of a large portion
of our people is another sign of their Godlessness.
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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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Topnotcher Erap
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According to the results of a survey that are still
under embargo as of this writing, former President Joseph Estrada is
the respondents’ number one choice if elections were held today.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Rotten, rottener,
rottenest
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Philippine political parties survive on the grandness
of their ambition, not really on the body count of elected officials
and mass base. Noise and posturing are self-sustaining. On hollow
parties that can live off sheer...
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INSIDE CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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NP spokesman
apologizes for mistake
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Gilbert Remulla, the spokesman of the Nacionalista
Party headed by Sen. Manny Villar, was contrite when he appeared
before Senate reporters last week. Gilbert, a former congressman
from Cavite..
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YEGAP
By Anna Marie Periquet
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Keeping the legacy
alive–my father, my mentor
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On August 17, my father Aurelio Periquet Jr., would
have turned 79. It has been eleven years since my father lost his
battle to cancer but his legacy to Philippine business continues to
this day.
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Profile of Yukio HatoyamA
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Likely next Japan
premier wants a kinder society
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TOKYO: The man widely tipped to be Japan’s next
prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, is the scion of one of the
country’s most influential and wealthy political dynasties,
sometimes likened to the Kennedys.
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LETTER
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Senate
counsel seeks rectification of our August 13 story ‘Jamby evidence
all junk’
This is in regard to your August 13 headline story “Jamby evidence
all junk” wherein the press statements of Senate President Juan
Ponce Enrile were irresponsibly misrepresented by your reporter.
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