For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/opinion_columns.xml 2009-11-21T05:05:15+08:00 text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237452/Politics-is-not-all-addition THERE IS a view of politics that is very popular among Filipino politicians. It is summed up by the oft-repeated line attributed to the late Sen. Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez: “Politics is addition.” text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237450/The-ship-is-sinking-why I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH FURTHER THE Philippines has to sink before Filipinos of goodwill realize that we’ve got to plug the holes in the ship and start rowing like mad for terra firma. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237448/All-about-hope WHEN ASKED if I have made my choice for 2010, I answer without hesitation that I certainly have, and of course it is Noynoy Aquino. Most seem to agree with me, and do not question my preference. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237447/Business-groups-work-for-RH-compromise THIS WEEK, business groups showed their recognition of, and desire to help, solve the national population problem when key members of the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for Human Development (BBC). text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237442/True-book-havens WHEN THE IDEA of a library hub WAS first conceptualized in 2003 by former Education Undersecretary Juan Miguel Luz, it did sound like a great but wild idea that would lead nowhere. The concept seemed too good to be true, too idealistic to fly; for it had no budget to give it wings. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20091120-237438/Freshie-diary IT HAS been more than five years since I first stepped inside the UP system. To be honest, the details and feelings of those days have already faded, but I think the lessons and experiences I had back then were among the things that saw me through my college life.