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Saturday, August 29, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Finard Cabilao, hero
and model govt official
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IT’s National Heroes Day
tomorrow. Let’s pray for the repose of the soul of the late
Finardo Cabilao, our latest hero.These days a large number of
Filipinos, perhaps the majority, think government people, especially
officials, belong to a lower category of human beings. Maybe only
their immediate relatives and friends do not think this way.
This general prejudice stems from
the widespread disgust for them as a class or tribe. The disgust is
a result of the pervasive corruption in government, the pervasive
untruthfulness of officials, and the pervasive ineptness of most
state offices.
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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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Tumultuous August
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The month of August has been a tumultuous one.
Tomorrow, August 30, marks National Heroes Day, no doubt declared
because of the convergence of several risings against Spain in the
last week of the month in 1896,...
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DOUBLE
TAKE
By Eric F. Mallonga
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Lost child
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TWO Fridays ago, four delegates attending the Tenth
Global Consultation on Child Welfare Services requested me to
accompany them to places where children under the most difficult
circumstances are situated.
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INSIDE CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Opposition unity
just for power grab
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It is now apparent that power grab is the only reason
behind the efforts of former President Joseph Estrada to unite the
opposition and nothing else. There is no underlying principle that
should bind the opposition except...
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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San Juan Discovery
Tour
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The torrential rains on Saturday did not dampen our
enthusiasm for the San Juan Discovery Tour sponsored by Conservation
International (CI). Together with the executive director of the
First Philippine Conservation Inc.,...
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ENGLISH PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Using the tenses
properly in questions
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A reader whom we shall identify only as Jeffrey sent
me e-mail a few days ago asking me two sets of very interesting
questions. Due to space constraints,...
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COMMENTARY
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Ted Kennedy’s
support for RP democracy
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Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was doubtless a great
American. But he was, in my estimation, an even greater human being.
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LETTER
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President
Arroyo’s Ramadan message
This has reference to an article that came out in the August 22,
2009, issue of your paper found on A4 in the commentary subtitled
“No Palace Message.”
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