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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Subsidizing hellish traffic
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FEW would contest the economic contribution of the holiday shopping
rush. Consumer spending after all has been the main driver of
Philippine economic growth, fueled largely by the record remittances
of Filipinos working or living abroad.
But behind the yearly mad rush to the malls is
perhaps one of the most wasteful activity every urban habitue has
had to bear during this time of the year. We’re talking about the
hellish traffic caused by the mass congregation at the shopping
centers, which have mushroomed in and around Metro Manila and most
other urban centers outside the capital.
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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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Surveys and emotions
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Malacañang should not have been too touchy about a recent Pulse
Asia survey, which alleged that the current administration has
surpassed its predecessors in terms of corruption.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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Survival imperative
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No doubt it was the survival imperative that made the President
speak glowingly about Jovito Palparan and promote him to the rank of
Army Major General.
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Congress’ power of
the purse eroded
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Not one but two laws of martial law vintage are gnawing away at the
supposedly inherent power of Congress to appropriate.
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SUNDAY
STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Kwarta o Kahon?–The
Sumilao dilemma
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From a moral calculus, the voiding of the land-use conversion of the
Sumilao Estate was a great victory, a bright, shining light for
social justice. It showed that public and religious institutions...
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FROM
THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Happy New Year
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Hello. Did you survive the New Year festivities with all digits in
tact as well?
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ANALYSIS
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Challenges confront UN-AU peacekeeping in Darfur
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EL FASHIR, Sudan: Although authority for peacekeeping in the
conflict-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur was handed over
Monday by the African Union (AU) to a hybrid force formed by the
United Nations and the AU...
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