For complete list of INQUIRER.net RSS Feed visit http://services.inquirer.net/rss/rss.php http://services.inquirer.net/rss/opinion_editorial.xml 2009-11-07T17:05:16+08:00 text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091107-234745/Wishful-thinking Every time President Macapagal-Arroyo makes a performance report on her presidency, she always puts on top of her list the economic reforms she has put in place, like the expanded value-added tax. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091105-234482/One-more-week The sight of so many people queueing up before the offices of the Commission on Elections and failing to register is, at one and the same time, moving and pathetic. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091104-234256/Ashamed-to-stay IT IS A MEASURE of the weakness of our collective sense of accountability that when the head of the Bureau of Internal Revenue resigned on Oct. 30 because, as he explained it, “The BIR has a large tax collection shortfall right now, and I feel ashamed to stay,” we are all astounded. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091103-233893/The-target BASED ON THE government's own statements, the twin priorities in securing Fr. Michael Sinnott’s release are to accomplish it without unduly risking his life, and without paying ransom. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091102-233632/Whale-of-a-lesson The death of a 17.5-foot butanding (whale shark) in Manila Bay last week has confounded marine biologists and nature experts. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091101-233490/Early-warning One of the many lessons from last week’s Inquirer forum on “Ondoy” and “Pepeng” can be summed up simply enough: The country’s rather small scientific community wants to know who the two congressmen responsible for delaying the purchase of the Doppler radar systems for Pagasa are. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091031-233340/Flowers-for-the-living SOMETIMES WE HEAR IT SAID, THAT WE ARE prone to forget the dead, or that we take them for granted. This observation applies to the way we relate to both the nation’s illustrious dead and our own personal heroes. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091030-233171/Last-days IF AND WHEN SOME CABINET MEMBERS DECIDE to pursue or resume their political careers, President Macapagal-Arroyo cannot go wrong if she appoints career service executives as their replacements. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091030-233169/Last-rites ARE THE PRESIDENT’S MEN STARTING TO GET cold feet about standing for election? It would seem so as some Cabinet members who had previously expressed interest in seeking elective office have announced they would rather stay put in their offices. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091030-233015/Politics-at-the-pump It is difficult to argue against the temporary imposition of a price ceiling on pump prices in Luzon. Many parts of the island are still recovering from the devastating consequences of “Ondoy” and “Pepeng.” text/html http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/opinion/view/20091029-232800/Swiss-Chiz It was a rare enough occurrence: a political event that lived up to its hype. Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s handlers told the public to expect a “bombshell,” and a bombshell was exactly what it got. text/html http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/editorial/view/20091027-232611/Head-to-head President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo had to attend a birthday party in Pampanga, and so she missed the opening of the 15th ASEAN Summit in Thailand.