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Wednesday, August 22, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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An integrated regional economy |
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ECONOMIC ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean)
are set to approve this week a blueprint for an integrated regional
economy. This move is preparatory to the creation of an economic
bloc along the lines of the European Union by 2015.
This ambitious plan comes in the wake of the
multilateral trading regime’s failure to jumpstart talks under the
World Trade Organization (WTO). Trade ministers are scheduled to
meet in Australia next month to try for the nth time to break an
impasse over farm subsidies that has prevented the WTO from further
opening up global trade.
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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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Voting-machine
supplier exposed
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If you have access to the Internet, go to Google and search for
“Dan Rather on voting machines.” Thus read the text message
Roberto Verzola, secretary general of the poll watchdog Halalang
Marangal, sent to his media friends.
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FOREBODINGS & ENTHUSIASMS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Omnia in bonum…
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One of the many things ordinary people dislike about the Arroyo
administration is its perceived refusal to do the most basic things
that will make a difference.
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INSIDE CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Filipino and the
Babel of languages
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Now that Rep. Eduardo Nonato Joson of Nueva Ecija is back, I expect
him to deliver a privileged speech in Filipino during the
celebration of Linggo ng Wika.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Bumper first-half
profits
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Philippine companies surpassed in the first half their record
revenues and profits in 2006, indicating strong consumer confidence
and a robust economy.
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FROM THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Undesirables
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A78-yeal-old Japanese man is among 36 foreigners the Bureau of
Immigration is set to deport in the coming days as part of efforts
to decongest a crowded detention facility in Bicutan, Taguig.
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APEC climate-change pact criticized
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SYDNEY: APEC leaders will sign a pact at next month’s summit here
urging an “aspirational goal” of improving energy efficiency
by 25 percent by 2030 but without binding targets, according to a
leaked draft.
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Asia-Pacific bears brunt of disasters
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SYDNEY: Asia-Pacific countries accounted for 90 percent of people
affected by natural disasters around the world since 2000, the
region’s emergency management chiefs were told Monday.
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Vietnam eases visa rules
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HANOI: Vietnam will grant visa exemptions to its overseas emigres,
or Viet Kieu, and their spouses and children from September 1, state
media reported Monday in the communist country.
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