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Sunday, April 27, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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A rice boycott
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WHAT if instead of lining up for rice and pushing against the crowd
for one’s rations a person boycotts the grain? Or if a consumers
group decides to call for a boycott? Or everybody?
Anger would be a good reason. Anger over having
to line up and jostle for the staple in rain or in broiling heat.
Having to line up for a rice pass. Having to spend time waiting when
one could be doing something else. Or not having the money for it.
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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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CENTER
OF GRAVITY
By Rony V. Diaz
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Assessing
agricultural science and technology
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THE food “summits” at Clark and UP diverged in their conclusions
and recommendations on key points. But they converged on genetically
modified organisms (GMOs). Both chose to be silent about them.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Malling and golfing
in an agricultural heartland
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THE definition of land use in the Philippines fuses both the
practical and ideal. There are few contentious points and if there
is a will questions on land use can be settled amicable and
expeditiously.
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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Bygones be bygones
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“LET bygones be bygones.”
Nobel Laureate in Economics Paul Samuelson cites
this from an economist (Adam Smith) in his classic primer Economics
which won him the Nobel Prize. He uses the quote to wrap up his
discussion of marginal analysis and profit maximization. Here’s
the full passage.
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DURIAN
By Amina Rasul
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Misuari: Chess master
or pawn?
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After more than six years incarceration, Nur Misuari is free—sort
of. The chair of the Moro National Liberation Front was charged with
rebellion, accused of ordering his troops to attack a military
brigade in Jolo, Sulu. After six years, Nur has been allowed to post
bail. Why, and why now?
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The Earth at risk:
‘Bantay Dagat, Bantay Yaman’
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More than a decade ago, environmentalist Filemon
“Mon” Romero, former Chancellor of Mindanao State University-Bongao,
wrote a paper warning about the risks of widespread coastal
settlement and degradation in Tawi-Tawi.
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LETTERS
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- The immoral contraceptives -
Where will the P40- billion package go?
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