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Thursday, April 03, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Slouching towards
Tibet
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MATTERS have not improved between
China and its administrative region of Tibet since the riots started
on March 14. Recent developments have not been promising.
The protests began on March 10 in
the capital city of Lhasa to mark the anniversary of a failed 1959
uprising against Chinese rule of the Himalayan province. When the
protest escalated into riots four days later, China responded by
sending troops.
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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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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Politics and rice
supply
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OIL started as a political commodity in the 1973
Middle East War when it was used as weapon of war. But rice, the
staple food of the Philippines, has been a hot political issue even
before that,...
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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The English
problem
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LATEST assessment tests on public schoolchildren show
an ever so small improvement in English proficiency. Is it finally
the light at the end of the tunnel—a new generation of Filipinos
who speak real English...
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Unsolved political
killings
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ONE year ago this month, former three-term Mayor
Julian “Jolly” Resuello of San Carlos City (Pangasinan) was
felled by assassins’ bullets at the city plaza during a beauty
pageant highlighting the annual city fiesta.
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Grey men and women
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LAST Friday, Representatives Darlene Antonino
Custodio and Teddy Casino, former COMELEC Commissioner Mehol
Sadain, former Anti-Poverty Czarina Marietta Goco...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Coping with the
global food crisis
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THE food crisis is real and will last for a long
time. The less we inject politics to it, the less will be our
problems coping with the food crisis. The shortage of food is
worldwide. Rice, corn,...
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Tibet, trade on
Paulson agenda
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BEIJING: US Treasury chief Henry Paulson began a
two-day trip to Beijing Wednesday that was set to see him raise
concerns over the Tibet crisis as well as trade issues during talks
with China’s leaders.
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LETTER
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SRI needs a second look
I thank Dan Mariano for writing such an informative article on the
system of rice intensification (SRI) and its relevance for the
Philippines (“System of rice intensification,” March 31).
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