Bacolod Opinion
Editorial: Who’s afraid of surveys?
AS THE country braces for the official campaign period for the 2010 elections people are becoming increasingly aware of surveys and it seems that whether or not people believe in surveys the fact rema
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Billones: It's time every Juan cries
I HAD been hearing stories about the ineptness of Cebu Pacific Air staff, especially those at the ticketing offices and check-in counters.
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Editorial: Needed: respect for the Filipino voters
AS THE deadline for the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2010 elections draws near we notice a favorite line being conveniently mouthed by aspiring candidates-change.
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Santos: Political patronage
IT IS good thing that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo relented on her earlier proclamation of Nov. 27 and 28 as official holidays.
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Sánchez: Tomorrow, El Niño
I REMEMBER the Nazi slogan: today Germany, tomorrow the world. Which meant of course the onset of the human-induced calamity of the Second World War?
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Editorial: Incompatibility
A QUOTE in Sports Illustrated magazine expresses a truth that we as a people in a community oftentimes neglect: "What counts most in creating a successful team is not how compatible its players are, b
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Pacete: Buglasan Festival
"PALIHI", ritual for the spirits of nature, took center stage at the start of Festival of Festivals Showdown. Tingting Delfin of Foundation University Buglasayaw Dance Troupe was directing.
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Legaspi: EO 839 powerless?
I HAD a little discussion with my daughter because she praised GMA for lifting the price freeze and she told me that the E.O. 839 did more harm than good to the majority.
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Editorial: Environmental protection bandwagon
IT IS highly likely that many people who suffered from the damage wrought by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng will no longer giggle every time someone whose advocacy is environmental protection preaches in f
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Editorial: The need for accountability
NOW that focus on the devastation brought about by typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have deserted the pages of our national dailies and the feature stories about how tragedy struck many Filipino families in
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Delos Santos: Is Cano Tan for real?
CANO Tan’s early resignation from his LTO post should erase whatever doubts linger about his determination to run for Bacolod City’s lone congressional seat.
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Editorial: A case of missing the point
WHAT has the public to gain whenever public officials troop to the US to watch Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao fight?
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Hagad: Measured Violence
WHILE I suppose Filipinos everywhere prayed that he would prevail over Miguel Cotto, one could not help but feel a rush of fear when the welterweight champion of the world stepped into the ring inside
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Honeyman: Hillary
FROM the moment US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton responded so positively to the presence of Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo at NAIA last Thursday, we knew the Clinton visit would be upbeat
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Sánchez: Ilonggos
I HAVE to be honest. Somehow, I'm not excited about Abante Ilonggo, a party-list wannabe.
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