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Just as eloquent, it might be added parenthetically, is our Foreign Affairs Secretary Bert Romulo, who earned his Doctorate in Laws from the Universidad Central de Madrid sobresaliente.


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In his first press conference, nattily attired in a dark suit and blue-striped silver tie, Zapatero virtually condemned United States President George W. Bush and Britain’s Prime Minister Tony Blair for the "disaster" in Iraq.


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If you speak Spanish, don’t forget, too, the Spanish virtues

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | June 30, 2006 - 12:00am

The word from Spain is that our Presidenta has charmed Spanish parliamentarians and all she met in Madrid with her excellent command of Spanish. It’s true enough that GMA – most of us here don’t realize...

Opinion

An I.D. card system won't let future ‘bombers’ escape

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | February 20, 2005 - 12:00am

It was ridiculous of our so-called "pro-administration" senators to have pompously dismissed out of hand the Government’s plea to approve the imposition of a National I.D. Card for all Filipinos....

Opinion

GMA ought to dance less and do more: This election isn’t in the bag

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | May 2, 2004 - 12:00am

Everybody knows that La Emperadora GMA is a good dancer, not just on the dance floor but in our political vaudeville show. Now she’s launched the Gloria-robics, which reminds me of the Whirling Dervishes in...

Opinion

Noli went to pray at Lourdes before he made his decision

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | March 26, 2004 - 12:00am

Don’t blink. This isn’t Noli de Castro propaganda. I haven’t spoken with him since he "indianed" me twice – first at the dinner I gave for the Presidentiables and Vice Presidentiables...

Opinion

New Spanish President will pull out troops by June

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | March 17, 2004 - 12:00am

MADRID, Spain – Incoming Spanish President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has made it clear his new Socialist government will desert the so-called "Coalition of the Willing," and recall all 1,300 Spanish...

Opinion

Socialists seize power in Spanish elections

By BY THE WAY | By Max V. Soliven | March 16, 2004 - 12:00am

MADRID, Spain – In a stunning political upset which carried them over the top by 10.903 million votes, the militant Socialist PSOE Party led by the dynamic Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, 43, defeated President...

Opinion