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Friday, February 29, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Philippines 90th in human development
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AS political passions engulf the country over graft and regime
change as the only means to end corruption, let’s take a look at
how the Philippines measures in the global human development scale,
which means how the government has succeeded in improving the
quality of life for Filipinos.
Actually, the Philippines showed a slight
increase in the value of its Human Development Index (HDI) and
ranked 90th among 177 countries, according to the 2007/2008 Human
Development Report released by the United Nations Development
Programme yesterday.
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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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Transition junta
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At last Monday’s protest actions huge banners screamed:
“Resign All!” The demand did not stop there, however.
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HEADS
UP
By Joel P. Palacios
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Taga-igib
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It’s hard for men to admit it publicly. Very few have the nerve to
even talk about it. But a growing number of men claim they have been
misled, their anger rising to dangerous levels.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Impunity and press
freedom
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TODAY the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility and
delegates—from the Philippines and other countries—to the
Conference on Impunity and Press Freedom at the Makati Pen will
launch the “International Campaign to Fight Impunity and Protect
Press Freedom in the Philippines.”
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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Superhero Jun Cruzada
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We are a certified superhero-loving nation. We melt whenever the
hunky Superman parades through the skies. We dream to soar like
Robin and ride the Batmobile.
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Natori gives back to
her country
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Josie Natori is a Filipino fashion designer who has made it in New
York and is thus a worldwide fashion icon. Strangely for such a
personality, she does not particularly like fashion shows and hardly
ever has them.
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What course will new Pakistani government follow
in US-led war on global terror?
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), which won the
general elections on Feb. 18, is holding negotiations with other
relevant parties on the forming of a new government.
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ANALYSIS
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Philippine Church gives
Arroyo breathing space
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MANILA: Embattled Philippine President Gloria
Arroyo’s hopes of clinging onto power have been given a boost,
analysts said, after the influential Roman Catholic Church decided
not to back mounting calls for her to go.
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LETTER
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Roxas bill strengthens BFAD
Regarding the column of Dan Mariano (Big Deal,
“When cheapest is not always best,” Feb. 27), the bill
introduced by Senator Manuel (Mar) Roxas II, the Affordable Quality
Medical Bill, addresses his concern and the concern of the
Chancellor’s Advisory Council of the University of the Philippines
to strengthen the Bureau of Food and Drugs to ensure quality of
drugs.
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