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99% support for agri
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GMA allocates P39B for rice farmers
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By Ira Karen Apanay and Angelo S.
Samonte Reporters
President Gloria Arroyo assured
the country’s agricultural sector of 99-percent support from the
government.
She showed such apparent concern
by announcing that she was allocating a total of P39.5 billion to
help rice farmers in particular to raise agricultural production.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Govt taking right
steps in rice issue, says UN official
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The government is taking right
steps to prevent a possible food crisis, an official of the United
Nations’ World Food Programme said Friday.
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Commodity prices
surge to 19-month high–NSO
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Prices of goods and services in
March rose at their fastest pace in 19 months owing to higher food
and fuel prices, the government reported Friday.
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DOJ to use police
powers vs. Rice hoarders
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Justice Secretary Raul Gonzalez
on Friday warned rice dealers that the government will not hesitate
to use its police powers, including taking over rice warehouses, to
protect the interest and welfare of the people,...
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EU, Philippines to
work on extrajudicial killings
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The European Union (EU) and the
Philippines announced Friday a program to help address the
country’s unsolved extrajudicial killings that have brought
worldwide criticism.
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Jerry Yang of
Yahoo champions Internet freedom
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WASHINGTON: Yahoo boss Jerry
Yang, whose company once allegedly helped Chinese police nab and
jail cyber dissidents, is today in the forefront of a global
campaign to free those languishing in prison for expressing...
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Philippine
protesters stage Tibet rally outside Chinese Embassy
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A Tibetan student and 30 Filipino
supporters staged a rally outside the Chinese Embassy in the
Philippines on Friday to protest China’s crackdown in Tibet.
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