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Sunday, May 10, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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A jobs task force,
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Not willing to see her administration caught with its
pants down in case the recession gets worse, President Gloria Arroyo
has created the Presidential Task Force on Emergency Employment for
any eventuality.
The economists have reassured us
that the crisis is easing and layoffs have abated, but the Palace
apparently is not taking chances. Mrs. Arroyo has named herself Task
Force Commander to get a firmer hold of the jobs situation and to
make sure the government gets full support from the public and
private sectors.
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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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Co-existing with
viruses
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WHEN scientists confess that they
don’t know enough about the A(H1N1) influenza virus, what they
mean is that they don’t know enough yet about it to produce a
vaccine.
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SUNDAY STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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The
straitjacketing of political defections
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The defection of a high-profile
Filipino politician to another party has a single-word description:
opportunism. If the description is beyond two words, it is
still opportunism but “crass opportunism.”
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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The new fair-trade
label sets the standard
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No matter how many times I told
Dado Santos to leave his big sack of recovered recycled drink
pouches at the bottom of our steep driveway and we would send down
the pick-up to get his heavy sack, no,...
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Religion and peace
making (part 1)
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Last Tuesday, I delivered a talk
about the experience of the Philippine ulama in peacemaking during
the annual conference of the Center for the Study of Islam and
Democracy (CSID) held at the Crystal City Sheraton in Arlington,...
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WASHINGTON POST WRITERS
GROUP
By Michael Gerson
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Nones and nuns
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: There is a book
that everyone will be talking about—when it appears over a year
from now. American Grace: How Religion Is Reshaping Our Civic and
Political Lives,...
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ONE MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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No Katrina? No
Marian? No Vicky?
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POLITICAL battles are most of10
fought in the press. Certainly the press is a significant factor in
the election process. What’s the point of winning a point if no
voter learns about it?
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LETTER
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Tribute
to Police Chief J. Kasim
It is with much sadness that a dedicated
police officer, Sulu Police Chief Julasirem Kasim gave up his life
while in pursuit of Abu rebels who are keeping Red Cross volunteer
Mr. Vagni captive to this day.
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