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September 2009

Editorial

By | Editorial, News

Nauseating AS early as the beginning of this year, we already started to see television advertisements featuring politicians whom everyone knows are, or were, aspiring to run for president in the May 2010 elections. There was Senator Mar Roxas pedaling a padyak with poor children; and there was Senator Manny…

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Editorial

By September 7, 2009Editorial, News

Punchline

By | Opinion, Punchline

Jailing the mayors GUV Spines and the mayors whose towns operate open dumpsites, heads up! Given the recent jurisprudence on environmental laws, you are likely next to be cited in court for your continued failure to enforce and implement the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act (RA 9003).

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Punchline

By September 7, 2009Opinion, Punchline

Think about it

By | Archives, Opinion

Noynoy’s popularity has hit the ceiling too soon By Jun Velasco CONGRESSMAN not-yet Jun Esperon is slowly but dramatically inching his way to the sixth district electorate, a feat never before done considering that he has been out of town for years. He is viewed as an alter ego of…

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Think about it

By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

Playing with Fire

By | Archives, Opinion

Let’s return the 2-party system By Gonzalo Duque TRUE to our forecast, the withdrawal of Mar Roxas from the presidential race in favor of Noynoy Aquino has sealed Noynoy’ s stature as the man to beat in the presidential contest. Not only that. The duo have shown a powerful unity…

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Playing with Fire

By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

Viewpoints

By | Archives, Opinion

Election joys and woes By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Partisan political election in this country is something both lively and deadly, a carnival as well as a criminal time frame. That is why even before this writing, there were already a good number of both inspiring and depressing events…

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Viewpoints

By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

Roots

By | Archives, Opinion

Death and hope in the month of Ramadan By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique–Islam is on my mind. One because Muslims are now observing the holy month of Ramadan. And recently, we have gotten local Pangasinan news with links to Mindanao and our Muslim brethren there.

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Roots

By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

Feelings

By | Feelings, Opinion

Once a daughter, twice a doctor! By Emmanuelle At  6:30 to eight in the morning of the second exam day, Dr. Celerina Papa-Malinit was the only parent still patiently standing by the UE gate, hoping that her silent presence would be a pleading to melt the guard’s heart, soft enough…

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Feelings

By September 7, 2009Feelings, Opinion

Murder charges filed vs. ex-mayor, 15 others

By | Headlines, News

FOR RESUELLO SLAY SAN CARLOS CITY–Reversing a previous resolution, the acting city prosecutor here has re-commended the filing of double murder and multiple frustrated murder against a former mayor and 15 others for the killing of Mayor Julian Resuello and his bodyguard two years ago. In a 14-page resolution dated…

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Murder charges filed vs. ex-mayor, 15 others

By September 6, 2009Headlines, News