Political Tidbits
One-sided move
by Belinda Olivares-Cunanan
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES continues to conduct budget hearings and plans to approve the 2008 budget on second reading at 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. The House hopes to approve it on third reading early next month when it returns from recess.
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Youngblood
Roommates
ITS MUSTY smell made me cringe and dampened my already weakened spirit. Examining the room, I asked myself why I chose to be there anyway. No malls. No fast-food chain where I could order my favorite yummy burger whenever I wanted to. No movie theaters.
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The Long View
The invisible ball
by Manuel L. Quezon III
ROBERTO RAFAEL PULID O'S impeachment complaint is five pages long. Three pages constitute the complaint; the fourth constitutes Laguna Rep. Edgar S. San Luis' endorsement, and the fifth, Pulido's verification that he, indeed, submitted the complaint and that he is who he says he is.
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Human Face
'Go repair my house'
by Ma. Ceres P. Doyo
THIS COLUMN piece should have come out last week, when the feast of St. Francis, patron of the environment, was celebrated. But he could be everybody's everyday saint and his teachings remain as relevant as when he walked this earth some 12 centuries ago.
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Viewpoint
Death as embargo waiver
by Juan Mercado
THE E-MAIL from India was direct: One of Asia's outstanding foresters lost his battle with leukemia. Dr. C. Chandrasekharan just completed a 351-page manuscript on Asia's troubled forestry.
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There's The Rub
Two questions
by Conrado de Quiros
THE FIRST IS: Why can't Mike Arroyo attend the Senate hearing on the ZTE deal?
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