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Thursday, September 10, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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RP on the disaster map
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The popular forecast is that the latest shipping disaster will take
a long time to investigate, responsibility would be difficult to
determine, and punishment or judgment on the wrongdoer will be
lacking, negligible or unsatisfactory.
This has been the history of most marine mishaps
in the country: one tragedy following another, the owners or
operators able to escape sanction, the government hard put to
conduct a responsible probe and to render speedy judgment. Meanwhile
the parties involved are unable to learn valuable lessons and the
public quick to develop amnesia over the latest disaster, as it did
over past ones.
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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, Bicol’s best
hope to have a president
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In our long political history, we have seen 14 presidents rule the
country—from Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the
Philippine Republic, to the present incumbent, President Gloria
Arroyo.
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PROMETHEUS
BOUND
By Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.
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The Internet@40
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Good morning! You have probably checked your e-mail already as you
read this in the online version of Manila Times. Your Facebook
status and Twitter have been updated and you settle down to browse
your favorite news and interest sites.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Dole in cash crunch
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LOS ANGELES: I read from the Los Angeles Times today that banana and
pineapple giant Dole Food Co. is running out of cash and is selling
shares to the public to raise about $500 million. Dole is
America’s largest fresh produce business and is owned by
billionaire David Murdock.
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OPEN
NOTEBOOK
By Random Jottings
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Election fever triggers
public spending binge
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THE best part about any impending national election is its customary
capacity to trigger a massive increase in public spending. Of
course, conspiracy theories abound as to the real reason for this
largesse, but nonetheless it can’t be a...
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ANALYSIS
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Dialogue, respect for pluralism curb radicalism
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JAKARTA: Indonesia, which was hit by a series of terrorist attacks
in the past years and just recently, is still gripped by the fear
that the bomb blasts could occur anytime and kill innocent people.
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ANALYSIS
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Obama’s foreign policy is losing its luster
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The luster President Barack Obama once projected
on US foreign policy is wearing off as prospects darken for
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, the Middle East and North Korea.
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LETTER
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On J. Hurwitz’s reply to Ordońez column about
‘special relations’
I respond to Mr. Jonathan Hurwitz’s letter
“Reply to Or-dońez column on RP-US ‘special relations’”
published Sunday (06 September 2008).
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