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Sunday, February 22, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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The Spirit of EDSA |
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The Filipinos—well, those of us who still care—begin to
celebrate the 23rd anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolt
today. The organizers of this year’s commemoration divided it into
four days of remembrances of things past. Each day is devoted to
honoring what they suppose are the principal movers of that
overthrow of the Marcos dictatorship.
The organizers are the EDSA People Power
Commission, an agency under the Office of the President, and the
Spirit of EDSA Foundation. The Department of Education and the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) are foremost
contributors. As well, of course, as the Philippine military brass.
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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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CENTER
OF GRAVITY
By Rony V. Diaz
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Islamic creationism
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TWO anniversaries will be celebrated this year.One is the birth 200
years ago this month of Charles Darwin, author of modern
evolutionary theory.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Stop the sulking
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To government bureaucrats still sulking over the perception that
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton snubbed a nation tied to
America’s umbilical cord on her first trip overseas, here is a
good piece of advice from people who know: stop the sulking.
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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Death squads
terrorize Davao
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The men in black rode their motorcycles up to the corner of the
Davao City market. People fled in all directions. The men in black
calmly walked up to the two sleeping street boys, then drew big
revolvers and shot them dead at point...
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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King Abdullah cracks
the glass ceiling
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Finally! A woman has been appointed to a ministerial position in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. On February 14, the appointment of Norah
al-Fayez as deputy Education minister for female education affairs
was announced.
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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That/Those World Bank
report/s?
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LET’S see now. What relevant World Bank report do you hold?
Relevant to what your objectives are, that is. If you want to know
why three Filipino contractors were blackballed by the World Bank,
they have already been informed of this.
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Statement of Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO)
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FSGO group lauds World Bank, berates Ombudsman
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We, the Former Senior Government Officials (FSGO), welcome the
increasing concern of multilateral institutions such as the World
Bank, to ensure a corruption free environment in its lending
practices.
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ANALYSIS
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US base closure by Kyrgyz makes DC-Kremlin détente road bumpy
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Obama administration and the Kremlin have been
seeking a detente recently by setting aside disputes and showing
friendly gestures to each other.
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