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Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The bills Ledac
missed
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MOST of the 17 to 20 bills
endorsed as priorities by the Legislative-Executive Development
Advisory Council have been discussed thoroughly in the House and
Senate but are being dusted off because their passage this time is
urgent and necessary. Since the current session has only until June
(after which the senators and congressmen must take much-needed
rest) for legislative work time, speed and action have assumed
urgency lest this session ends in a waste.
Many of the bills address timely
concerns, such as food production and rice supply, wage improvement
and amelioration for price increases brought about by rising energy
costs. Most welcome is the assurance by Ledac that Congress will
pass by May 1 the Affordable Medicine Bill and the income tax
exemption for minimum wage earners.
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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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Recent SWS survey
baffling
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In the run-up to the presidential nominations, the
Social Weather Stations (SWS) released the other day the results of
a political survey on public officials and institutions.
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Rice crisis:
Malthus was right
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Of course everyone knows Malthus. We quote him all
the time like this: food supply grows arithmetically while
population increases exponentially. There will naturally come a time
when we will not have enough to eat.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Noli—the man to
beat in 2010?
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In two separate poll surveys, Vice President Noli de
Castro received high marks in popularity rating. The first, taken by
Pulse Asia, showed him as the top choice for president if the 2010
presidential election were held today.
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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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Getting ready for
a food fight
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THE sooner the government acknowledges the country
has a serious rice issue the better for all of us. Everybody knows
there is a worldwide shortage in grains.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The battle over
Boracay
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For the first time in my life I went to Boracay early
this week, from Monday to yesterday. The myth, the legend, the
reputation is true—Boracay is one of the world’s best beaches.
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ANALYSIS
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Number of
displaced people highest in a decade
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GENEVA: Armed conflicts and violence displaced more
than 26 million people within their own countries in 2007, the
highest number in over a decade, an international monitoring body
said Thursday.
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ANALYSIS
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Democrats’ White
House agony goes on as more primaries loom
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WASHINGTON: After Hillary Clinton’s conquest of
Pennsylvania, the Democrats are set for weeks of more electoral
torment—and mounting anxiety about their prospects for seizing
back the White House.
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