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Thursday, June 25, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Beware of betrayal
on SONA Day
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SEN. Francis Escudero can’t be
blamed for telling his inter viewer from The Star that he would just
watch the next State of the Nation Address (SONA) on television.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson was also being reasonably cautious when he said
he was going to boycott the SONA on July 27, not wanting to be made
an unwitting collaborator of ruling-majority congressmen out to
railroad the creation of a Constituent Assembly on the day President
Gloria Arroyo gives her ninth State of the Nation Address.
Is there really a sinister move
to turn the joint session of Congress on July 27 into a joint
session that would declare the formation of a unicameral body to
propose changes in or a replacement for the present Constitution?
Most if not all the senators believe so.
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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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FROM THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Chiz should give
way to Loren
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Despite Sen. Chiz Escudero’s mealy mouthed replies
to reporters’ questions on whether he would run for president in
2010, there is no mistaking his body language which betrays his real
intention to seek the highest post...
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Credit card law
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Recently, the United States passed a credit card law
as part of its wide-ranging reforms in the finance industry. This
law is to curb abuses by banks who are the major credit card
issuers.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Ten major
violations of the Constitution
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At the Philconsa monthly meeting on Tuesday night,
former President Joseph Estrada identified the 10 most serious
violations of the Constitution by President Gloria Arroyo.
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PROMETHEUS BOUND
By Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.
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Science for the
people: On the environment (1)
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Last week’s column on counting crowds elicited
various reactions that ranged from those who appreciate the article
to those who question why scientists would participate in a very
“political” issue...
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Development
Dialogue
By Nora O. Gamolo
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Mitigating
disasters in Albay
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Near the southernmost point of Luzon is the province
of Albay, whose enduring symbol is the fabled Mayon Volcano, 15
kilometers to the south of its capital Legazpi City.
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OPEN NOTEBOOK
By Random Jottings
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Glad tidings on
financial meltdown for Filipinos
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JUST when the Filipino masses were wondering how the
economic meltdown was shaping up with regard to them—with mixed
signals coming from various quarters on the issue—along comes Paul
Roebuck, chief executive officer of BBDO Gurrero/Proximity
Philippines with glad tidings.
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LETTER
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Beloved face
concealed by suffering
Your columnist Rene Q. Bas should have ended his “The power of
the ugly and the brutal” (Enthusiasms and Forebodings June 24,
2009) with the following quote from The Way of the Cross by Saint
Josemaria Escriva.
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