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Thursday, Wednesday, May 27, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Risking our future
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BECAUSE our policymakers pander to the indignation and outrage
surrounding the Kho-Halili-et. al. sex video scandal, they may
appear to some to be ignoring a bigger threat to society—the A
(H1N1), or swine flu virus, which has already infected two Filipinos
and possibly eight more.
The fact is that the government deserves the
praise the World Health Organization has recently given it for
taking decisive steps to prevent A (H1N1) from landing here. For the
President, Department of Education, Department of Labor and other
government agencies—in addition to the Department of Health—have
actively campaigned for public awareness of the dangers of A (H1N1)
and of the need to take essential precautions—like washing hands
thoroughly with soap, wearing face masks if necessary and avoiding
crowded places.
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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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BIG
DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Expats in
‘PaleoWorld’
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Coron Bay in northern Palawan is one of those places that once you
get to see you are bound to have a hard time leaving. The bay’s
blue-green waters contrast sharply with the gun-metal gray cliffs of
Coron Island, as if an underwater...
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ENTHUSIASMS&FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Carabao milk,
Ambassador Desjardins and Sen. Escudero
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WE at The Times had a deeply informative conversation with
Canada’s Ambassador Robert Desjardins last week. He genuinely
appreciates Filipinos, our role in the region and the contributions
of our compatriots who are in Canada...
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Downscaling our
leadership benchmarks
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Even in this age of diminishing expectations and a low, low bar for
higher leadership, we don’t expect our next president to be
clueless. We can settle for less than a brainiac. But a president
who is not a problem-solver is entirely and utterly unacceptable.
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Saint, slut, woman
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In a conservative Catholic society with a strong Marian devotion
such as ours, girls at an early age are taught to behave the way
respectable young girls should.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Gunfight at the
Senate Corral!
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They definitely were not Wyatt Earps or Doc Hollidays but Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile and Senate Minority Leader Nene Pimentel
turned the Senate session last Monday into a virtual “OK Corral”
as they exchanged not bullets...
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FOCUS
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South American leaders reaffirm socialist trinity
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QUITO: The presidents of Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela reaffirmed
Sunday their commitment to a trilateral socialist alliance as they
gathered here to celebrate Quito’s anniversary of independence
from Spain.
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ANALYSIS
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N. Korea, Iran throw roadblock for Obama
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: North Korea and Iran have thrown cold water on
President Barack Obama’s vision of dialogue with US foes—and
experts warn there may be little he can do for now to change their
minds.
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