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Tuesday, January 15, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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The judiciary as
environmental watchdog
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UNRELENTING environmental
degradation is one of the worst challenges threatening the
Philippine economy, the national life and its future.The rape of the
environment destroys finite natural resources, defaces communities
and erodes the quality of life. It has the potential to kill
businesses big and small, wipe out industries and dislocate people.
The threat to public health is
immense. The losses to productivity are incalculable. Alarming are
the implications for public safety. A country beset by an endangered
environment is anathema to foreign investors, tourists and casual
visitors.
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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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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Spend less, earn
more
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IN the late 1980’s, the dollar-peso exchange rate
stood at $1 to P30, more or less. Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs)
did not feel the pinch because the prices of prime commodities were
reasonably low at the time.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Palace needs
credible spokesmen
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THE results of the latest survey by the Social
Weather Station (SWS) has disturbing implications for the ruling
coalition
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Silence
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AT the break of dawn on weekends, I take a long walk
from my house to a secluded spot in Barangay Molino in Bacoor,
Cavite, some five kilometers away.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Community-building
in Cordova
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IN connection with the Asean Summit hosted by Cebu
last January 2007, leading citizens and the military spearheaded
outreach projects in communities where cause-oriented groups were
recruiting participants...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Ayala makes huge
profits
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THERE isn’t much one can complain about the way the
Ayala family runs their businesses—banking, telephone, water and
property, except perhaps that they are making much more money than
they deserve.
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Taiwan-China
economic ties set to improve
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TAIPEI: Tensions between Taiwan and rival China will
ease following the pro-Beijing opposition’s big win in
parliamentary elections, but thorny political disputes will not be
resolved overnight, analysts say.
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LETTER
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Special report and editorial on
seniors
We hope your readers will heed the call you made in your editorials
“Help the senior-citizen poor” and “Be a fool for Christ”
(January 14).
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