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Wednesday, April 04, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Dance to the new
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SOMETHING has got to give in this tussle between
banks and the government over interest rates.
Lenders have been prodding the
Bureau of Treasury to allow rates to rise even as the government
sees no reason for such an increase given its reduced need to borrow
money this year.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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Vote wisely
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Some time back a friend sent the
following e-mail, which she described as a “good story intended to
remind people” about the coming election.
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ABOVE ALL THINGS
By Ramon Jr. &
Eloisa S. Mabutas
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Pray sincerely
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Letter received: I am a poor
individual residing in one of the squatter areas in Metro
Manila. Like my parents, I have not finished high school—although
it was my dream to have a collegiate degree in order to land a
good-paying...
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The boom in world
travel
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In a recent chat with retailing
tycoon Henry Sy Sr., he told me tourism is the growth industry of
the future. His biggest investments are not in retailing nor
banking. It is tourism. He is right.
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FROM THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Needing opium
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Irene Concon sat in a plastic
chair, patiently fanning away the midday heat while awaiting her
turn for free ligation services at a medical mission held by the
feminist group Likhaan.
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REPUBLIC SERVICE
By Ricardo Saludo
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How to stop the
killings
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On Friday most Filipinos, along
with more than 1 billion Christians across the globe, will
commemorate in fasting, abstinence, prayer and good works the death
of Jesus Christ.
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Turning 60
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THE Times is very pleased to wish
President Arroyo all the best on her birthday tomorrow. It’s a big
day—her 60th—an age like no other in a person’s life, except
perhaps 18 or 40.
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