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Friday, April 11, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The Ifugao rice
terraces
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LONG before farmers in Central
and Southern Luzon were learning how to plant rice, the Ifugaos were
already masters of the craft, carving paddies out of mountainsides
and feeding the people of the North not with root crops but with
delicious varieties of the national staple.
The achievements of the Ifugao
farmers rise in bold relief as the country prepares for a rice
crisis that begins with spiraling costs and possibly a shortage.
Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
have calmed our fears by guaranteeing ample supply in the coming
months, but the worrisome price tags in rice stores and public
markets reflect a real problem that could get worse months from
today.
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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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Real estate
development vs. food production
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Most of us know where Senate President Manuel Villar
is coming from when he objects to a ban on land conversion.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Ay, a surprise
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It is possible that people who slammed the Metro
Manila Development Authority (MMDA) for hanging giant photographs of
its chairman, Bayani Fernando, on a major highway,...
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Excesses in Rep.
Dumarpa’s bill
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HOUSE Bill No. HB000948, “An Act Prohibiting
Religious or Racial Profiling Against Indigenous Cultural
Communities” or (short title) the “Anti-Religious and Racial
Profiling Act of 2007” is commendable for seeking to wean law...
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Our edifice
complex
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The Subic highrises are just one of the
manifestations that, despite so-called environmental guidelines, the
paperwork will incredibly show that the most blatant violations of
environmental rules are backed by permits.
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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An unheard tale of misery
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Due to insistence popular in demand, I am decided to
write another composition of the language of the world-clash Pinoy,
which make people wonder why many an ungrammatical being such as I,...
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Prawn sandwich
destroys Philippines fish nurseries
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MANILA: She helped turn many of the world’s prawn
farmers into millionaires, but Jurgenne Primavera now worries that
her life’s work might have indirectly accelerated the destruction
of fish nurseries.
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