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Saturday, September 12, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Soul-searching in Baguio
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Baguio celebrates its centennial this year with
much fanfare but with big problems. The invocation of the past is
replete with ceremony and ritual but visions of the future are hazy.
The Summer Capital, every Filipino’s favorite vacation city, is at
the crossroads as it marks its 100th birthday.
The men who planned Baguio did not anticipate
the blight the city is suffering from today. Built as a sanctuary
from the lowland’s heat and tumult for the senior colonial
administrators and ranking civil servants, Baguio today offers not
much respite for visitors and narrowing options for residents. There
are reasons for concern as the centennial celebrations continue.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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Exercises of the
elite
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I have long held that EDSA in 1986 marked the transfer of power from
one set of oligarchs to another and the restoration of supposedly
free elections, which, according to Fr. John Carroll, S.J.
(“Building from Above,” Inquirer, 8/10/09), “have historically
been exercises of the elite and for the elite.”
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DOUBLE
TAKE
By Eric F. Mallonga
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Discouraging scrutiny
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Any lingering doubts that the present Ombudsman is utterly incapable
of understanding or carrying out the constitutional mandate of her
office should be dispelled by the revelation that the Honorable
Merceditas Gutierrez has...
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Can Noynoy walk the
talk?
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Here is Sen. Noynoy Aquino’s answer to my question on reaching out
to other opposition leaders: “I have to talk even with my enemies.
Who knows, they might become my friends. If I don’t talk to them,
they will remain my enemies.”
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Protected areas and
tourism
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In 2001, together with my friends Cristi and Je-el, we embarked on a
10-day vacation on the island of Sabah. With the Lonely Planet as
our guide and convincing ourselves that we will be backpacker
tourists, we excitedly boarded the plane to Kota Kinabalu.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Grammatically incorrect
lawyers’ language
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A lawyer, Atty. Danny Valdez, asked for my opinion recently about
certain English expressions used by lawyers:
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VENICE FILM FESTIVAL (MOSTRA)
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Mendoza’s ‘Lola’ contrasts with Fatih Akin’s ‘Kitchen’
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VENICE, Italy: Turko-German director Fatih Akin served up some pure
entertainment at the Venice film festival Thursday with Soul
Kitchen, a story of changing fortunes in a Hamburg suburb in the
throes of gentrification.
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LETTER
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Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay is right: taxing text
message will hurt the poor, overseas workers and their families (The
Manila Times page A7, September 10, 2009).
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