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Not quite history repeating itself - Miriam Coronel Ferrer
With presidential timber Mar Roxas stepping down in favor of Noynoy Aquino as the Liberal Party’s presidential candidate, the idea that history is repeating itself is throbbing in the popular imagination, generating excitement over an unanticipated change in the electoral landscape.
WAYS OF SPECIES | MIRIAM CORONEL FERRER 09/04/2009 12:46 AM
BMPM: Breaking through apathy - Gemma Bagayaua Mendoza
As a journalist—and an online journalist at that—I have come to accept that people do not care enough anymore about what goes on in our country. They are just too busy with their own lives and with every other available medium that is trying to catch their precious attention.
By Gemma Bagayaua Mendoza, abs-cbnNEWS.com/ Newsbreak 09/03/2009 12:59 AM
Wrong Mistakes - Adel Gabot
You gotta hand it to the MTRCB. They rate the movie wrong, leave the strong adult bits in and cut out inconsequential stuff, then allow children into the theater. And then they lie about not cutting the movie. Jeez. They can’t even make mistakes right. Way to go, guys.
BEWARE OF BUYER | ADEL GABOT 09/02/2009 2:18 AM
Yes, the Miss Universe - Danton Remoto
The Bank for International Reconstruction and Development (BIRD) based in Washington, D.C., held their XXth Annual Meeting in Manila.
REMOTE CONTROL | DANTON REMOTO 09/01/2009 12:10 AM
Pinning hopes on the GDP: Is recovery coming soon? - Leonor Magtolis Briones
When the official GDP growth of 1% for the first six months was announced a few days ago, the news was greeted with exuberance by some government functionaries, caution by analysts and a healthy dose of skepticism by civil society organizations.
THE BUSINESS OF GOVERNANCE - LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES 08/31/2009 12:29 AM
Karangyaan o kapahamakan (part 2) - Pat A. Sto Tomas
Noong nakaraang buwan tayo ay ginulantang ng isang napakalungkot na balita tungkol sa pagkamatay ng sampung OFWs ng mag-crash ang kanilang sinasakyang helicopter doon sa Afganistan. Nang marinig ko ang balitang ito kaagad na pumasok sa isipan ko ang mga katanungang: Bakit ganoon?
ALAM BA NINYO | PAT A. STO. TOMAS 08/30/2009 12:00 AM
To franchise or to license?
So is it Franchising or Licensing? Which is better? What should you be wary of?
By PACITA “Chit” U. JUAN 08/29/2009 12:53 AM
Your spouse was deported and you’re a US citizen - Atty. Mike Templo
This week I consulted with a young couple with one child who are facing the prospect of living apart and becoming a broken family.
By Atty. Mike Templo 08/27/2009 12:09 AM
Feast for the eyes - Adel Gabot
When the Avatar title card faded in big letters hovering in the air in front of the screen, right after James Cameron spoke to the audience, a friend who was with me at the preview, a big, strapping, mature, serious man with a wife and grown-up responsibilities and not given to silly childish utterances at inopportune times, loudly and audibly ...giggled.
BEWARE OF BUYER | ADEL GABOT 08/26/2009 12:05 AM
The Anti-Torture Law: a good advance but misses out on non-state torture
By Robert Francis B. Garcia and Soliman M. Santos Jr.
The Philippines finally has an Anti-Torture Law, one which legally defines and penalizes torture, as well as provides remedies and redress for its victims. This is definitely a most significant advance for the protection of human rights in the Philippines, the test of course being in the implementation measures, including the deterrence and prevention of torture.
By Robert Francis B. Garcia and Soliman M. Santos, Jr. 08/25/2009 12:25 AM