‘Unfriend’ VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/26/2009

‘Unfriend’ VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/26/2009 Recently, it was formally published that “unfriend” has been chosen as the “Oxford Word of the Year.” Immediately thereafter, questions were raised: How come such an ambivalent term? What does the strange word mean? Why has the curious expression come to fore? And so on, so forth. The glaring fact is that the word is emphatically rejected even by well updated computers — as wrongly spelled. Hence, it is but just and proper to ask the New Oxford American Dictionary what this curiously unfamiliar and intriguing locution “unfriend” is all about. .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091126com7.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Special treatment for Ampatuans FRONTLINE Martial law preferable to emergency rule FEATURE Thailand tightens sex change laws MR. EXPOSE Coddling the Ampatuans BLURBAL THRUSTS Beheaded in Maguindanao COMMENT Draconian measures VIEWPOINTS ‘Unfriend’

‘None of the above’ VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/22/2009

‘None of the above’ VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/22/2009 It is not really that hard to know and conclude that premised on the way Philippine politics is ongoing — and even relatively long since — especially through the respective rhetoric and posturing of the present crop of lead candidates for the forthcoming May 2010 national elections, its three more common, similar or even identical features are the following: There are no political .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091122com7.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Alliances for convenience FRONTLINE Reasons for support ENQUIRY Comelec, take this seriously BLURBAL THRUSTS Sleepless nights for Jojo, Edu, Sleepless nights for Jojo, Edu, C.R.O.S.S.R.O.A.D.S Bongbong’s run FEATURE Dutch build more dunes against rising seas VIEWPOINTS ‘None of the above’

3,000 OFWs in prisons worldwide VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/19/2009

3,000 OFWs in prisons worldwide VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/19/2009 No less than the Department of Foreign Affairs recently and clearly said that there are to date about some 3,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) presently languishing in jails the world over. Millions of men and women with genuine or fabricated documents plus young people with faked ages, left everybody and everything in their otherwise wonderful country fervently hoping to find work abroad — even in nations that are not known for kindness and fair play. Their over-all fundamental concern and intent are rather plain and simple: They simply want to earn a living. They merely want to have jobs of practically any kind. They only want to extend financial.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091119com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Unreasonable ban FRONTLINE Tandem blues focus Obama raises rights but impact uncertain MR. EXPOSE Angry Enrile BLURBAL THRUSTS Relief of Customs intelligence chief sought VIEWPOINTS 3,000 OFWs in prisons worldwide FEATURE Bees provide pain relief in beleaguered Gaza

Closed-minded. Hard-hearted. Tight-fisted VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/15/2009

Closed-minded. Hard-hearted. Tight-fisted VIEWPOINTS Archbishop Oscar V. Cruz 11/15/2009 Admittedly, the above three compound words, no less than a threefold depreciated qualifying trait, make a rather negative perception as well as a disturbing attribution when appended to any person, whose humanity is wherefore .... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.classicposters.com/commentary/20091115com6.html

COMMENTARY EDITORIAL Mar markets Noynoy FRONTLINE No coincidence ENQUIRY Implosion BLURBAL THRUSTS Suspect motives in PASG abolition TABLETS OF STONE Erap’s transparency VIEWPOINTS Closed-minded. Hard-hearted. Tight-fisted FEATURE Global warming a growing threat to Arctic reindeer