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Dnt tax d txt! By Marifi Jara QUELIMANE, Mozambique—First off, let me say I am not an advocate of textspeak — u knw dat evolvng styl usd 4 txtng. I just thought that title for this piece would sound cool. It drives me crazy sometimes trying to decipher a message…

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By September 20, 2009Archives, Opinion

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Jun Ebdane is running for president? By Jun Velasco OUR unpredictable weather should not be unpredictable after all. Why, because we all know that we are now in the grip of a global climate change… which means, anything unpredictable would happen to Mother Earth these days. Come to think of…

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By September 14, 2009Archives, Opinion

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GMA will hurdle the crisis By Gonzalo Duque TRUE to our perception, Senator Benigno Aquino III, Noynoy, for short, would be thrust to the pinnacle of Philippine politics as a presidential wannabe. The martyrdom of his father, the man who should have been president, and the death of his very…

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By September 14, 2009Archives, Opinion

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Options. Options. Options By +Oscar V. Cruz D. D. Applied to the present gloriously reigning and happily globe trotting Chief, Visionary and Czar, option means whatever, however, and whenever the tenure of power, influence and wealth can be kept securely and held indefinitely. There are neither legal nor ethical principles…

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By September 14, 2009Archives, Opinion

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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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By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

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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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By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

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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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By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

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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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By September 7, 2009Archives, Opinion

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A tribute to mother By Jun Velasco WHENEVER and however one looks for his comfort zone, the word and the warm body that is mother instantly comes to mind. We pay homage to our beloved Nanay — the former Aurora Martinez, who marked her 82nd birthday yesterday. Auring or Coring,…

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By August 31, 2009Archives, Opinion

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Blockades to Noynoy’s presidential path By Gonzalo Duque NO DOUBT, most Filipinos still love the Aquinos — the political martyr former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. and the restorer of democracy, former President Cory Aquino. It’s true that the more you did into their lives, the more you get enamoured…

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By August 31, 2009Archives, Opinion