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Saturday, February 23, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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High labor
productivity equals human dignity
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An International Labor
Organization (ILO) report released last September placed Philippine
labor productivity—the output per person employed—at the low end
of the Southeast Asian countries.
The report, “Key Indicators of
the Labor Market,” said that in US dollar terms labor productivity
in the country stands at US$7,271 per person employed, lower than
neighboring market economies such as Singapore, US$47,975; Malaysia,
US$22,112; Thailand, US$13,915 and Indonesia, US$9,022.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By Elmer A. Ordoñez
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New threats to
academic freedom
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While academic freedom is guaranteed to state
universities in the Constitution, the University of the Philippines
faces new threats to its institutional autonomy and the freedom of
its scholars to conduct research and disseminate their findings.
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Eco-what?
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Ecotourism is a word that Haribon
frequently encounters. We are often asked about it and we often
argue about it. We see the term abused and misused.
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LAW
AND PHILOSOPHY MATTER(S)
By Atty. Emmanuel Q. Fernando
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Lessons from EDSA
1:A different perspective
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As the nation celebrates or does not celebrate the
EDSA Revolution for the 22nd time and at the same time provokes or
impedes the coming of another tipping point that will topple another
government,...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Fores and Laurel:
Top young entrepreneurs
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Margarita Fores made it as the Woman Entrepreneur of
the Year and Rajo Laurel as the Small Business Entrepreneur of
the Year 2007 of Ernst and Young. Both awards are
well-deserved and reflect SGV Ernst...
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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Clichés and bad
body English
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My two sons, 21 and 14 years of age, have lately been
watching with keen interest the ongoing series of student debates on
ANC, “Square Off.” As you may already know,
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ANALYSIS
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Malaysian govt in
showdown with Islamic party over key state
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PASIR MAS, Malaysia: The battle flags are fluttering
in Malaysia’s northern Kelantan state, as the federal government
campaigns to dislodge fundamentalist Islamic leaders from their last
stronghold in March elections.
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