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                    [Title] => Commission on Appointments questions envoy's perceived bias for Taiwan, defers confirmation
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The Commission on Appointments (CA) committee on foreign affairs deferred yesterday the confirmation of Ambassador to China Domingo Lee because members want him to answer more questions, especially on his perceived bias for Taiwan and alleged lack of career experience in the foreign service.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1089 [Title] => North Korean ship makes first port call in South's Busan [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-05-20 15:36:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276599 [Title] => Legitimacy [Summary] => The resurgence of old school economic nationalism in the face of great economic challenges facing our people is more than just intellectual fashion or political posturing. It poses a serious legitimacy challenge on the Arroyo administration.

This is not anything unique. The legitimacy of all modern governments rests on their ability to deliver a better life for their people.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 275736 [Title] => Watching history unfold! [Summary] => The Philippine STAR headline last Thursday, "RP, China ties in a golden age," gave us fresh hope for better ties with China, thanks to the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, which would hopefully mean that we would no longer see any naval "excursions" in the Spratly Islands, a very common flashpoint between the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines. Because we have no real Navy to speak of, the Philippines is the underdog in these cat-and-mouse incidents.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 186515 [Title] => EDITORIAL – Lucrative campaigns [Summary] => As expected, deposed President Joseph Estrada denied receiving $1 million from Taiwan as contribution to his presidential campaign in 1998. If there was any such money, Estrada said, it never reached him. [DatePublished] => 2002-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103324 [Title] => A masterstroke in shaky Taiwan [Summary] =>

The President left for the Visayas yesterday where he feels his popularity, unlike among Metro Manilans, is much better than "negative 13." And this may well be so. He went to Leyte and Samar to talk to local folk and their leaders and rally the faithful. Then he was in Cebu City last night, conferring with mayors and congressmen there.

not_entThe Chief Executive's floating hotel is the BRP Ang Pangulo, the Presidential yacht now anchored there. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103313 [Title] => Change in Taiwan [Summary] =>

Since winning election more than a week ago as Taiwan's first pro-independence president, Chen Shui-bian has reached out to the island's giant neighbor across the Taiwan Strait. He proposed to go to Beijing on a mission of peace, and urged China's top officials to visit Taipei. Both overtures were rejected by Beijing, which wants an assurance from Chen that he recognizes the one-China policy. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103244 [Title] => Only 16.67 percent passed the Bar - but that's still a surplus [Summary] =>

When the head of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), Justice Jun N. Valerio, could be gunned down at the gate of his own home in Quezon City at just past midnight by a lone "hitman" -- this is more than a grim reminder that nobody's safe. It's a sign that nobody's considered too important to be shot down with impunity.

not_entValerio didn't have a chance. He was braced by his murderer when he got down from his Toyota Prado to open the front gate of his home. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103226 [Title] => Will China's bullying irk the Taiwanese into voting for the man ithates? [Summary] =>

not_entNobody should know better than we do that the Taiwanese, swollen with a sense of self-importance by their heady prosperity, are a perverse nation. Last week, they unilaterally cut the weekly frequency of Philippine Airlines flights to Taipei from seven to only four.

When they refused to discuss this sudden and surprising move, our Civil Aeronautics Board last Tuesday struck back by cancelling all flights of Taiwan's China Airlines and EVA Air altogether. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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                    [Title] => Commission on Appointments questions envoy's perceived bias for Taiwan, defers confirmation
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The Commission on Appointments (CA) committee on foreign affairs deferred yesterday the confirmation of Ambassador to China Domingo Lee because members want him to answer more questions, especially on his perceived bias for Taiwan and alleged lack of career experience in the foreign service.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1089 [Title] => North Korean ship makes first port call in South's Busan [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-05-20 15:36:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276599 [Title] => Legitimacy [Summary] => The resurgence of old school economic nationalism in the face of great economic challenges facing our people is more than just intellectual fashion or political posturing. It poses a serious legitimacy challenge on the Arroyo administration.

This is not anything unique. The legitimacy of all modern governments rests on their ability to deliver a better life for their people.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 275736 [Title] => Watching history unfold! [Summary] => The Philippine STAR headline last Thursday, "RP, China ties in a golden age," gave us fresh hope for better ties with China, thanks to the state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao, which would hopefully mean that we would no longer see any naval "excursions" in the Spratly Islands, a very common flashpoint between the People’s Republic of China and the Philippines. Because we have no real Navy to speak of, the Philippines is the underdog in these cat-and-mouse incidents.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 186515 [Title] => EDITORIAL – Lucrative campaigns [Summary] => As expected, deposed President Joseph Estrada denied receiving $1 million from Taiwan as contribution to his presidential campaign in 1998. If there was any such money, Estrada said, it never reached him. [DatePublished] => 2002-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103324 [Title] => A masterstroke in shaky Taiwan [Summary] =>

The President left for the Visayas yesterday where he feels his popularity, unlike among Metro Manilans, is much better than "negative 13." And this may well be so. He went to Leyte and Samar to talk to local folk and their leaders and rally the faithful. Then he was in Cebu City last night, conferring with mayors and congressmen there.

not_entThe Chief Executive's floating hotel is the BRP Ang Pangulo, the Presidential yacht now anchored there. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103313 [Title] => Change in Taiwan [Summary] =>

Since winning election more than a week ago as Taiwan's first pro-independence president, Chen Shui-bian has reached out to the island's giant neighbor across the Taiwan Strait. He proposed to go to Beijing on a mission of peace, and urged China's top officials to visit Taipei. Both overtures were rejected by Beijing, which wants an assurance from Chen that he recognizes the one-China policy. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103244 [Title] => Only 16.67 percent passed the Bar - but that's still a surplus [Summary] =>

When the head of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC), Justice Jun N. Valerio, could be gunned down at the gate of his own home in Quezon City at just past midnight by a lone "hitman" -- this is more than a grim reminder that nobody's safe. It's a sign that nobody's considered too important to be shot down with impunity.

not_entValerio didn't have a chance. He was braced by his murderer when he got down from his Toyota Prado to open the front gate of his home. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103226 [Title] => Will China's bullying irk the Taiwanese into voting for the man ithates? [Summary] =>

not_entNobody should know better than we do that the Taiwanese, swollen with a sense of self-importance by their heady prosperity, are a perverse nation. Last week, they unilaterally cut the weekly frequency of Philippine Airlines flights to Taipei from seven to only four.

When they refused to discuss this sudden and surprising move, our Civil Aeronautics Board last Tuesday struck back by cancelling all flights of Taiwan's China Airlines and EVA Air altogether. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 725459 [AuthorName] => Matt Wolf [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )

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