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MNLF peace pact in limbo
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Govt needs more time to finalize 1996 agreement
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More than a decade after signing the peace
agreement with the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), government
said Sunday it will take more time to implement the pact.
“It will take time, but we are hopeful,”
said Jess Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace process,
referring to amendments to the agreement needed to implement it.
“There is a scheduled tripartite meeting this May, and we believe
several other constructive proposals will come out.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Biofuels under attack amid
soaring prices of food items
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PARIS: Hailed only months ago as a silver bullet in the fight
against global warming, biofuels are now accused of snatching food
out of the mouths of the poor.
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Global warming to cause
famine in RP by 2020
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LEGAZPI CITY: Scientists warned the Philippines
could experience famine by 2020, as the adverse impact of global
warming takes its toll on natural resources.
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Lawmakers to focus on passing priority bills
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Leaders of the House of Representatives and the
Senate on Sunday vowed to focus on priority bills that address
social and economic reforms when Congress resumes session today.
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SPECIAL
REPORT: INFORMAL SECTOR
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Informals can enter ventures
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First of two parts
The informal sector consists of individuals or
home-based enterprises operated by own-account workers, assisted at
best, by unpaid family members or marginally paid workers.
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