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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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San Mig joins war for RP food security
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The ancient prayer to St. Michael, which used to be recited after
the final blessing and before the dismissal at pre-Vatican II
Masses, calls on the archangel to “defend us in battle.” As if
responding to the prayer, San Miguel, the corporation, the
Philippine transnational food and beverage conglomerate, has joined
in a gigantic way the country’s war for food security.
In partnership with another transnational, the
Malaysia-based food-industry giant, Kuok Group, San Miguel has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government to carry
out the “Feeding the Future” project.
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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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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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GMA should be open to
price control
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Government should intensify the call for austerity. Austerity in all
aspects—in our personal lives and also, in the way the government
spends its money. The elite should avoid the consumption of
expensive goods sourced from abroad. In that way, we can save on
precious dollars.
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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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The nearness of you
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I recently ran into a former student of mine who belonged to a
Public Finance class I used to teach at the Lyceum. This guy used to
openly court a girl who also belonged to the same class, and so when
I saw him I half-jokingly asked what happened to his amorous
pursuits.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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CPP-NPA propaganda
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IN February, two petitions for Writ of Amparo were filed by
Karapatan with the Court of Appeals, Cebu Station, against the
military. The petitions were filed in behalf of Flaviano Arante and
Reynaldo Yanoc of Barangay Talalak, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Golden fists, golden
heart
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If there is anything that has enhanced Manny Pacquiao’s public
appeal as the country’s foremost boxing hero, it is his heart of
gold.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Same sex marriage
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A wire report from Los Angeles, California, a couple of weeks ago
said that a number of gay and lesbian couples have tied the knot as
a result of the historic ruling by the California Supreme Court
legalizing same sex marriage.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Govt must rescue the
poor
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There is emerging realization that the combination of record high
food prices and record high oil prices is going to devastate the
Philippine economy, particularly the bottom 30 percent of the
population.
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LETTER
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Challenges to President Arroyo
By Emmi de Jesus, GABRIELA Secretary General
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