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Sunday, September 06, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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August angst and aws |
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In August, the major national activity was politics, and the
principal page-one news was the 2010 election and the events leading
to it. The passing away of the beloved President Cory Aquino
shrouded the country in grief, but even her death spawned political
surprises, principally the unexpected candidacy of Sen. “Noynoy”
Aquino, heretofore a bystander in next year’s presidential race.
The political opposition remained divided,
thanks to overweening ambitions. President Erap Estrada insisted on
running but quit the Makati “Unity Week” minutes after the photo
op.
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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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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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President
‘Wowowee’
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In the unchanging rural neighborhood where I and the Filipino
Everyman live, the political sense is keener than anywhere else. We
don’t need pollsters and focus group gurus to explain the
dynamics, the insides and outs, of Philippine politics.
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PBSP
By Rowena Basco-Sugay
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Helping MSMEs grow
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Making businesses grow need not always require huge investments.
This is what we have learned when we studied nine out of some 350
micro, small and medium-scale enterprises currently assisted by the
Business Advisory Program (BAP) of Philippine Business for Social
Progress (PBSP).
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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The travels of Sheila
O’Mara
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First of two parts
When Sheila arrived from Ireland and landed in Manila, she was
given a traditional organized tour and was amazed to see the many
glittering symbols...
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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Complexion change
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THERE has been a change in the complexion of two major political
developments. One is the threat of former President Joseph Estrada
that it is 99 percent that he will run for president next year.
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Blackwater
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A few days ago, my friend Madge e-mailed me the video-taped
interview of Wayne Madsen on the presence of Blackwater in the
Philippines. Madsen is a controversial Washington, D.C.-based
journalist who has been criticized for seeing conspiracies in every
dark corner.
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ANALYSIS
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N. Korea nuke weapon admission puts US on notice
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: In admitting to uranium enrichment after years of
denial, North Korea is putting the United States on notice that it
will do whatever it takes to keep its nuclear program, analysts say.
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LETTER
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Reply to Ordoñez column on RP-US ‘special relations’
In response to Elmer A. Or-doñez’s article,
“Special relations” (The Other View, September 5, 2009), I offer
this for thought.
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