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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Parties without core values
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How our political parties have existed, survived and campaigned for
the people’s vote for the right to run the government without a
political, economic and social philosophy and without offering the
voters a clear-cut platform of government was the subject of our
editorial yesterday.
The political, economic and social philosophy is
the bedrock of the party’s core beliefs and the reasons for its
being. Party leaders and members subscribe to these core values.
Voters who share these principles are expected to support that
party.
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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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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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How not to contain a
virus
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IT is a good thing indeed that the A(H1N1) virus that hit the
Philippines is not deadly. As of last Sunday, the Department of
Health (DOH) has reported 428 A(H1N1) cases in the country.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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The world’s clean
energy revolution
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Economists and analysts are agreed that when the world economy
rebounds, the price of oil would also rise.
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UNIVERSAL
PRESS SYNDICATE
By Maggie Gallagher
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Sarah Palin, David
Letterman and the culture of complaint
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LONDON: A new analysis of voting figures in Iran’s disputed
presidential election published on Sunday found “irregularities”
in the turnout and “highly implausible” swings to President
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Capiz: Political,
social and economic realities
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Election fever, not swine flu, has infected Capiz. Jocelyn
“Joc-Joc” Bolante is running for governor. His name is
everywhere—on buildings and along the roads. Former Police
Director General Roberto Lastimoso is running for congressman...
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CHATHAM HOUSE ANALYSIS
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British study finds some Iranian results ‘highly implausible’
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Sarah Palin has graciously accepted David Letterman’s long-delayed
apology.
The Alaska governor, in a statement issued
Tuesday, accepted his apology “on...
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HONG KONG ASSASSINATION PLOT
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Police foil operation vs. democrat and media mogul
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HONG KONG: Leading Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigner Martin Lee and
media mogul Jimmy Lai were the probable targets of a shooting plot
that was foiled by police, a court heard Monday.
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LETTER
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NDF’s response to Marit Stinus-Remonde
This is in response to the June 9 column of
Marit Stinus-Remonde, “NPA injustice in N. Samar.”
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