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                    [Title] => Pay more taxes? Only if government biggies waste less money
                    [Summary] => While this writer was away covering Indonesia and Singapore, it seems, the result of a poll survey was published "revealing" that Filipino didn’t want any new taxes. That was the most useless survey question ever asked. Of course, nobody wants to pay more taxes.


Citizens want to pay more taxes even less when they see their tax contributions being squandered by government officials with outlandish paychecks and perks, or dumped into financially hemmoraghing government-run institutions.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171870 [Title] => DFA downplays threat to Pinoys in Indonesia [Summary] => Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) downplayed yesterday the security threats to Filipinos in Indonesia due to the detention of a suspected Indonesian terrorist in the country.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople and Undersecretary for Policy Lauro Baja Jr. said Filipinos are accorded complete security, especially at the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, contrary to the claims of Presidential Adviser on Special Concerns Norberto Gonzales.
[DatePublished] => 2002-08-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158987 [Title] => Why should our government grovel to the Indonesians? [Summary] => Having covered Indonesia since the 1950s, and seen its transition from Sukarno, to Suharto, to the short-lived Habibie, then Gus Dur (Abdurrahman Wahid), and now President Megawati Sukarnoputri, I was particularly irked by a report yesterday that President Macapagal-Arroyo had sent Mr. Norberto Gonzales "to thresh out" and clarify with the Indonesian government the arrest and detention of two Indonesians who were collared at our airport last March 13 on suspected ties with a terrorist group linked to Al Qaeda.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 158361 [Title] => EDITORIAL - A worrisome release [Summary] => Here we are going all-out in our campaign against terrorism, calling in US troops to help fight Islamic extremists, even considering the declaration of a state of emergency in at least one city. The commander-in-chief, meanwhile, is releasing suspected terrorists arrested and detained for illegal possession of explosives. [DatePublished] => 2002-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 157887 [Title] => Indon bomb expert gets 2nd jail term [Summary] => Zamboanga City — A day after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for terrorism, an Indonesian bomb expert got another 12 years yesterday from another court, this time for falsifying two Philippine passports as part of an alleged terror scheme.

Meanwhile, President Arroyo ordered yesterday the release of two of three other Indonesians held in jail on charges of illegally possessing explosives upon Indonesia’s request.

As in his terrorism trial last Thursday, Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi, 31, pleaded guilty to the charge hoping to get a lighter sentence.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156029 [Title] => Court allows reconsideration of evidence vs 3 Indonesians [Summary] => Three Indonesians arrested for possession of explosives at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last month were given 60 days by the court yesterday to have the evidence against them reconsidered.

Judge Henrick Gincoyon of the Pasay City regional trial court granted the motion of the Filipino lawyer of Agus Dwirkana, Abdul Jamal Balfas and Tamsil Linrung for a preliminary investigation, thereby postponing an arraignment scheduled for yesterday.

The hearing lasted only a few minutes. Preliminary investigations usually take 60 days.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139811 [Title] => GMA to boost ties with Indonesia during visit [Summary] => President Arroyo is to fly to Indonesia for a two-day state visit beginning today to strengthen bilateral ties as well as cement cooperation on anti-terrorism, arms smuggling and fishing.

Mrs. Arroyo will fly from Cagayan de Oro City, where she is checking on relief operations for victims of storm "Nanang" that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

The President will immediately proceed to Istana Merdeka, the Indonesian presidential palace, upon arrival in Jakarta for a meeting with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
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                    [Summary] => While this writer was away covering Indonesia and Singapore, it seems, the result of a poll survey was published "revealing" that Filipino didn’t want any new taxes. That was the most useless survey question ever asked. Of course, nobody wants to pay more taxes.


Citizens want to pay more taxes even less when they see their tax contributions being squandered by government officials with outlandish paychecks and perks, or dumped into financially hemmoraghing government-run institutions.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171870 [Title] => DFA downplays threat to Pinoys in Indonesia [Summary] => Officials of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) downplayed yesterday the security threats to Filipinos in Indonesia due to the detention of a suspected Indonesian terrorist in the country.

Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople and Undersecretary for Policy Lauro Baja Jr. said Filipinos are accorded complete security, especially at the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, contrary to the claims of Presidential Adviser on Special Concerns Norberto Gonzales.
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Meanwhile, President Arroyo ordered yesterday the release of two of three other Indonesians held in jail on charges of illegally possessing explosives upon Indonesia’s request.

As in his terrorism trial last Thursday, Fathur Rohman al-Ghozi, 31, pleaded guilty to the charge hoping to get a lighter sentence.
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Judge Henrick Gincoyon of the Pasay City regional trial court granted the motion of the Filipino lawyer of Agus Dwirkana, Abdul Jamal Balfas and Tamsil Linrung for a preliminary investigation, thereby postponing an arraignment scheduled for yesterday.

The hearing lasted only a few minutes. Preliminary investigations usually take 60 days.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1413632 [AuthorName] => Jose Aravilla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 139811 [Title] => GMA to boost ties with Indonesia during visit [Summary] => President Arroyo is to fly to Indonesia for a two-day state visit beginning today to strengthen bilateral ties as well as cement cooperation on anti-terrorism, arms smuggling and fishing.

Mrs. Arroyo will fly from Cagayan de Oro City, where she is checking on relief operations for victims of storm "Nanang" that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

The President will immediately proceed to Istana Merdeka, the Indonesian presidential palace, upon arrival in Jakarta for a meeting with Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.
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