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The tragic end of an erstwhile powerful figure like Angelo T. Reyes who died in his own hands has undoubtedly caused shock, awe, disappointment and bewilderment to a lot of people, aside of course from the indescribable grief and heartache to his family, relatives and friends.

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Two days from today a new set of officials will be sworn in and will take over the reins of power in our country.

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Holy week is always a good time to “retreat” from the grueling pace of life in this modern world of secularism especially for those aspiring for public office in the coming elections.

[DatePublished] => 2010-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353996 [Title] => The murder that boomeranged [Summary] => Ninoy Aquino was murdered because he was perceived to be a threat to those in power. Their reasoning was simple: Kill Ninoy and the threat will be eliminated.

So they made elaborate plans. Bring a man to the scene, kill him and put the blame for Ninoy’s murder on him. Perfectly planned. Splendidly executed.

And then they found (doubtless to their horror) that instead of eliminating the threat, the murder of Ninoy actually destroyed them.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133160 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804677 [AuthorName] => Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, SJ [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221919 [Title] => Sick and tired of political sideshows [Summary] => I’m worried. I scolded our Editor for having bannered the Kris & Joey Melodrama, saying that "conjugal" battering shouldn’t even take precedence over the ills of our battered country. He bowed his head but, judging from his mischievous smile, I realized he was unrepentant.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189931 [Title] => GMA’s challenge [Summary] => The decision of President Macapagal-Arroyo not to seek reelection – but concentrate on being President instead of politician for the next 18 months – has by now been dissected to death. Right on, GMA!

La Gloria’s
convent-school upbringing manifested itself when she pointed out that if Jesus made the sacrifice of coming down to earth on Christmas Day to die for our sins, she in turn had the duty to sacrifice her Presidential ambitions in order to seek the welfare of our people. In this New Year, that’s a good thought to ponder: The need for sacrifice. [DatePublished] => 2003-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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The tragic end of an erstwhile powerful figure like Angelo T. Reyes who died in his own hands has undoubtedly caused shock, awe, disappointment and bewilderment to a lot of people, aside of course from the indescribable grief and heartache to his family, relatives and friends.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 588047 [Title] => Lessons learned [Summary] =>

Two days from today a new set of officials will be sworn in and will take over the reins of power in our country.

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Holy week is always a good time to “retreat” from the grueling pace of life in this modern world of secularism especially for those aspiring for public office in the coming elections.

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So they made elaborate plans. Bring a man to the scene, kill him and put the blame for Ninoy’s murder on him. Perfectly planned. Splendidly executed.

And then they found (doubtless to their horror) that instead of eliminating the threat, the murder of Ninoy actually destroyed them.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133160 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804677 [AuthorName] => Fr. Miguel A. Bernad, SJ [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 221919 [Title] => Sick and tired of political sideshows [Summary] => I’m worried. I scolded our Editor for having bannered the Kris & Joey Melodrama, saying that "conjugal" battering shouldn’t even take precedence over the ills of our battered country. He bowed his head but, judging from his mischievous smile, I realized he was unrepentant.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189931 [Title] => GMA’s challenge [Summary] => The decision of President Macapagal-Arroyo not to seek reelection – but concentrate on being President instead of politician for the next 18 months – has by now been dissected to death. Right on, GMA!

La Gloria’s
convent-school upbringing manifested itself when she pointed out that if Jesus made the sacrifice of coming down to earth on Christmas Day to die for our sins, she in turn had the duty to sacrifice her Presidential ambitions in order to seek the welfare of our people. In this New Year, that’s a good thought to ponder: The need for sacrifice. [DatePublished] => 2003-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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