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Except for a few surprises here and there, the results of the May 13 midterm elections hewed closely to what most observers anticipated -- that it was going to be a romp by the allies of President Aquino.

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“We’ve cracked the code,” defense lawyers proclaimed over the weekend.

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I am only twenty years old and GMA is the only president I have clear memories of. I can’t remember the Philippines under the Erap administration anymore – I was just 11 when he was ousted by People Power 2.

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"You must have been born on a highway because that's where most accidents happen." If this joke will be said to you personally, will you take this seriously even though you know it is just a joke?

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Except for a few surprises here and there, the results of the May 13 midterm elections hewed closely to what most observers anticipated -- that it was going to be a romp by the allies of President Aquino.

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“We’ve cracked the code,” defense lawyers proclaimed over the weekend.

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I am only twenty years old and GMA is the only president I have clear memories of. I can’t remember the Philippines under the Erap administration anymore – I was just 11 when he was ousted by People Power 2.

[DatePublished] => 2010-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1482219 [AuthorName] => Ma. Isabella C. Pamintuan [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 31764 [Title] => Attaining world class [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134791 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1365384 [AuthorName] => Isagani Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 327955 [Title] => World theater day will be celebrated March 27 [Summary] => Thirty-five years ago, the International Theater Institute envisioned World Theatre Day. They chose to celebrate it annually every March 27th with the international and national theater community presenting plays to commemorate the occasion. For a while, many people thought that theatre was on the verge of extinction. They thought that with the rise of cinema, television and digital media, theatre’s days were numbered. But theatre has endured as a distinct art form.
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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 National Police Aviation Security Group had placed its troops on "double red alert" in all major airports. But the alert apparently did not cover the busy Davao International Airport.

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