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Is it church meddling or duty to right a wrong?
BASED on her reading of the encyclical "Deus Caritas Est" given her by Pope Benedict XVI, President Arroyo has accused Msgr. Deogracias Iñiguez of violating church doctrine, if not also the constitutional provision on the separation of church and state when he filed his impeachment complaint against her.
Five-point strategy in increasing impact of developmental finance
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) has, for more than four decades now, pursued its goal of reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific by providing loans and technical assistance for a broad range of development activities. Recently, the ADB has unveiled a new medium-term strategy to strengthen the poverty-reducing impact of its assistance.
Filipino chefs in Madrid
THE Federation of Philippine Industries, Inc. led by its president Jesus Arranza, came out with a fullpage ad in major dailies to appeal for sobriety amid "alarming moves and quarrels in almost all corners." The FPI pointed out that the business sector is "emphatically disappointed, confused and distressed" by all these needless and distracting quarrels.
Postponing the inevitable
PSALM (the Private Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp.) has finally decided to forfeit the R14-million bond of YNN for its continuing failure to fulfill the financial terms for the sale of the Masinloc power plant.
Evicted navy officers are not squatters
NEWS reports about 56 retired naval officers, some with the rank of admirals, being evicted from their quarters by a 1,000-man contingent have elicited comments such as "They are being treated like squatters."
Tearing unsafe billboards not easy
THE President is gaining in avoirdupois. Worrying a lot and eating a lot are a bad combination.
N. Korea & Iran have to look and act tough – analysts
SEOUL – Hours after North Korea defiantly shot seven missiles into the sea last week, Iran said it was postponing talks in Brussels on its nuclear program for fear of hit squads.
FAMAS Awards on July l5
THE oldest and the most prestigious award-bestowing body in the movie industry raises the curtains of its "Gabi ng Parangal" — the annual event in which the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences selects and awards what it calls "the best and the brightest in the industry."
Two Asian giants need to be more friendly, experts say
BEIJING – Five years after Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi first jolted ties with China by visiting a Tokyo war shrine, Beijing seems to be signalling a desire for a diplomatic thaw -- after he steps down in September.
RP kids among favorites in Callaway Junior World
THREE FORMER division champions – Wolen Superal, JR Gonzales and Dottie Ardina – will banner the Philippine campaign in the 2006 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships starting Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) in nine courses around San Diego, California.
Lubaton, Campos rule Milo Roxas qualifier
ROXAS CITY — Armyman Adonis Lubaton and promising Marijen Campos topped the Roxas City leg of the 30th National Milo Marathon in contrasting fashion here yesterday.
The official’s daughter and the woman with a hemorrhage
WHILE [Jesus was speaking to the crowd], an official came forward, knelt down before Him and said, "My daughter has just died. But come, lay Your hand on her, and she will live." Jesus rose and followed him, and so did His disciples. A woman suffering hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the tassel on His cloak. She said to herself, "If only I can touch His cloak, I shall be cured." Jesus turned around and saw her, and said, "Courage, daughter! Your faith has saved you." And from that hour the woman was cured.
Panorama of selected issues
ONE final advantage of having a Road Map is that it allows us to take on the whole panorama, with its many and inter-related challenges. It allows us to rise from the more myopic focus fixed only on specific issues, important as these issues may be.
Peace overtures from CPP boss
WAR posturing and counter-peace overtures are dominating the Philippine political landscape in recent days.
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