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Making life miserable
by by Editorial - June 3, 2000 - 12:00am
Employees of the Commission on Elections in Manila were sent home at noon yesterday. In Caloocan, fights erupted among residents. Their problem: taps have been dry since Friday in many parts of Metro Manila....
Ghosts in education
by by Editorial - June 2, 2000 - 12:00am
Classes will open this Monday with the usual problems across the country: lack of school buildings, classrooms, teachers, school supplies. In areas of conflict in Mindanao, classes may have to be postponed indefinitely,...
Tepid growth should serve as a challenge
by by Editorial - June 1, 2000 - 12:00am
With all the bad news in the past months, it's a pleasant surprise to learn that the economy managed to grow by 3.4 percent in the first quarter. Government economic managers admitted that the figure was slightly...
World No-Tobacco Day
by by Editorial - May 31, 2000 - 12:00am
The health risks posed by cigarette smoking have long been known. Although many smokers ignored the risks, others quit or reduced their nicotine intake. Knowledge of the health risks also led to measures meant...
Don't let down your guard
by by Editorial - May 30, 2000 - 12:00am
Finally, a breakthrough. Amid grumblings about the government's failure to catch the people behind the bombing of two shopping malls in Metro Manila, the Philippine National Police announced last Sunday that...
The government has a job to do
by by Editorial - May 29, 2000 - 12:00am
A few minutes of rain and parts of Metro Manila go underwater. Filipinos can laugh about many things -- kidnapping, a computer virus, a bizarre plane hijacking -- but it's hard to joke about a flood that creates...
A vacuum of leadership
by by Editorial - May 28, 2000 - 12:00am
The Catholic Church campaigned against Joseph Estrada in 1998, and since his election to the presidency, Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin has rarely had words of praise for the Estrada administration. So...
Can security personnel detect bombs?
by by Editorial - May 27, 2000 - 12:00am
Relieved Malacañang officials called the hijacker of a Philippine Airlines Airbus 330 a member of the "Abu Sayyad" -- a play on a Tagalog word indicating a crackpot. There seemed to be general agreement...
A serious breach of security
by by Editorial - May 26, 2000 - 12:00am
Davao has been the target of terrorist bombings in recent weeks, so you'd think authorities would have taken extra security precautions at least in public places. A report published yesterday said the Philippine...
Get the terrorists
by by Editorial - May 25, 2000 - 12:00am
The headquarters of the Philippine National Police is attacked with a rocket-propelled grenade. Bombs go off in two of the biggest shopping malls in Metro Manila. Business establishments and government offices...
Another stab at peace
by by Editorial - May 24, 2000 - 12:00am
Another round of peace negotiations, but this time with the government refusing to observe a ceasefire. After days of being pounded by government troops, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front announced the other...
Closing ranks against terrorism
by by Editorial - May 23, 2000 - 12:00am
Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado said Islamic terrorists were the most likely culprits behind the bombings that have rocked Metro Manila in recent days. On the other hand, Director General Panfilo Lacson of...
A lack of courtesy and coordination
by by Editorial - May 22, 2000 - 12:00am
Shortly before President Estrada left for a state visit to China last week, Malacañang announced that a bit of good news was expected from Mindanao. Although no details were provided, the expectation was...
In control
by by Editorial - May 21, 2000 - 12:00am
Don't panic, all forces are on alert, the government is in control. Fear is what terrorists aim to create, and panic means giving in to terrorism. Yet it gets tougher every day to remain calm, from Metro Manila...
A long wet season
by by Editorial - May 20, 2000 - 12:00am
First it was Asiang, the first typhoon this year, which arrived earlier this month, hitting Catanduanes but sparing Metro Manila. The capital was not so lucky when Biring came along this week, leaving six people...
A leader in population growth
by by Editorial - May 19, 2000 - 12:00am
The Philippines may be lagging behind its neighbors in economic recovery, but the country is leading in terms of urban population growth. In 20 years, more than 20 million people are expected to be crammed into...
A power that needs restraining
by by Editorial - May 18, 2000 - 12:00am
The government isn't all that cash-strapped in development funds. Apart from revenues, there are foreign donors who continue to provide badly needed funding for development projects.
An Asian monetary fund
by by Editorial - May 17, 2000 - 12:00am
From Thailand to South Korea, Asia is recovering, with at least one report saying the region is once again the fastest growing region in the world. Fast growth, however, is raising concerns that the problems...
A changing China
by by Editorial - May 16, 2000 - 12:00am
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea will top the agenda of President Estrada's state visit to China which starts today, according to Malacañang. In Beijing the President will witness the signing...
Monsters in the making
by by Editorial - May 15, 2000 - 12:00am
Catholic Church leaders and Muslim clerics are praying together. The ailing Manila Archbishop Jaime Cardinal Sin is leading a prayer and fasting crusade. It's safe to surmise that even soldiers and their relatives...
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