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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Horrors in Abu
Khalid’s harem
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SOMETHING must be done to stop
recruiters of women overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from subjecting
them to the horrors of being in “Khalid’s harem.”
As Migrante International’s
Chairman Gary Martinez told it in a press conference on Saturday, 20
Filipinas were being raped repeatedly in a recruitment office in
Damman, Saudi Arabia. Until this writing (afternoon of Monday), no
news has been received from Saudi Arabia that the pitiful Filipinas
have been rescued and the perpetrators have been arrested.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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POLICY PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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The alternative
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CAN a candidate with no money, no power and no
political network win against another candidate who has all those?
Ed Panlilio’s election victory proved the future is unknowable...
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Kidnappings arrest
development
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How much do you think Madam Remonde could fetch us,
my companion jokingly asked. We were in Kabuntalan, Maguindanao,
where the marsh-land begins.
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MEN & EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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My friend Julius
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Every Tuesday, the first thing that I do when I get
my copy of The Manila Times is to open the OP-ED Section of the
paper. Of course, I read my column first and then go to the opposite
page to read the column...
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ANALYSIS
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US takes critical
step in tackling climate change
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: The US House of Representatives on
Friday narrowly passed a bill aimed at capping and reducing US
greenhouse gas emissions and lowering the country’s dependence on
foreign oil,...
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COMMENTARY
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The fortunes of
Julius Fortuna
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Romblon history, when the time comes for it to be
written, will inevitably only have kind words for those who made
that history possible.
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FEATURE
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Soap opera about
Dalits brings rural Nepal messages of change
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KATHMANDU: When the power cuts that frequently plague
Nepal were at their worst last winter, one of the biggest
frustrations for many people was missing their favorite television
soap opera.
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