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Thursday, January 25, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Superpay for
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A SERIOUS contradiction, apparently caused by naiveté
or dishonesty or both, has infected nongovernment efforts to improve
the lot of household helpers.
While some groups have been
clamoring for the passage of a bill raising the wages of domestics
working in the Philippines, others have protested against government
efforts to increase the minimum salaries of those deployed abroad.
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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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HERE I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Project: Exchange
arena
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The first time I heard about
exchange arena, I thought it was a new swapping store ala ukay-ukay
or a venue for events. Turns out, it’s a little of both after a
few minutes of explanation.
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EAST
AND WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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‘Third Force’
emerging for May polls
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All of a sudden, a “Third
Force” is emerging in the political landscape. The group of Senate
President Manny Villar and the members of the Senate Wednesday Club
have indicated...
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FROM THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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The challenge of
development
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Poverty, an economic condition in
which people lack sufficient income to enjoy minimal levels of
comfortable living, is a worldwide phenomenon
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WHO chief warns of
possible pandemic,
reports bird-flu death surge in 2006
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Global health chief Margaret Chan
warned the world on Monday not to drop its guard against a possible
flu pandemic, highlighting the fact that 2006 was a record year for
human bird-flu deaths.
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Who is
Cambodia’s mysterious jungle girl?
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THE mysterious woman sits for
hours at a time, silently staring at the floor or at the villagers
thronging to see her, fear occasionally flashing across her
unsmiling face.
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LETTER
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Filipino Veterans’Equity Bill
Thank you for running an extensive report on the struggle of
Filipino veterans for full equity with US-citizen veterans (January
21).
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