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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Pinoys out of
Malaysia
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IT’S worrisome that no
responsible Filipino public official has reacted officially to
Malaysia’s plan to deport thousands of undocumented overseas
workers, mostly Indonesians and Filipinos, from Borneo.
On Wednesday, Malaysian Deputy
Prime Minister Najib Razak announced Kuala Lumpur planned to clear
out illegal immigrants who have settled on the Sabah State in the
island of Borneo. Malaysian authorities said there could be from
130,000 to 500,000 undocumented working in timber and plantation
industries.
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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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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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What about the
middle class?
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THE government is using the billions it earns from
the value-added tax on petroleum and other fuel products to
subsidize electricity, fuel, and LPG. Lifeline electricity consumers
have been lining up...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Tetangco is the
best governor
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This week, on July 4, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
marks its 15th year. This week, too, Amando Tetangco Jr. completes
his the first half or the first three years of his six-year term as
governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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CNN chief offers
slot to Sichuan hero
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Mr. Jimmy FlorCruz, the Filipino bureau chief of CNN
in Beijing, has offered to give up his slot as torch bearer in the
current pre-Olympic relays going on across China.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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A Pan Philippine
Highway without ferries
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The horrors of the great sea disaster involving the
sinking of the MV Princess of the Stars and the death of hundreds of
its passengers have made me take an inward-looking view of how to
avoid the risks of sea travel,...
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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When will we ever
learn?
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There are two indisputable facts in the Philippines:
one, the country is an archipelago where the principal means of
transporting goods and people is through the waters that connect the
islands;...
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Wind farming in
Denmark
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Current gasoline and diesel prices are about half the
prices compared to Denmark—but compare that to the general level
of cost of living and income. In Denmark, ...
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