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Friday, July 25, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Build monuments to
our OFW
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Labor Secretary Marianito Roque
is flushed witoptimism that the country’s goal of one million jobs
for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will be exceeded this year by
28 percent, based on the deployment figures from January to June.
Quoting statistics from the
Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), Roque said
640,401 OFWs left for work abroad during the first half of the year,
representing a 33.5 percent growth over the deployment figure of
479,725 workers for the same period last year.
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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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For Recto, some
unsolicited advice
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Coffee-shop wiseacres were quick to dispute critics
of President Arroyo’s decision to name former Sen. Ralph Recto as
secretary general of the National Economic Development Authority (Neda).
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HEADS
UP
By JOEL P. Palacios
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Go to the
Bank
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The word withdrawal conjures up images of people in
various professions. Three types immediately come to mind: bankers,
politicians and priests. They have different interpretations of the
word withdrawal.
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ENTHUSIASMS
& FOREBODINGS
By Rene Q. Bas
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GMA is right on
the repro bill
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[Today, I am giving my column up
to a better writer, former senator Kit Tatad, whose article contains
exactly what I think of the RH bill.
— Rene Q. Bas]
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YOUTHOPIA
By Marylaine
Louise Viernes
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My Unlikely Hero
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A Hero, according to Merriam-Webster, is a man
admired for his achievements and noble qualities.
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DEVELOPMENT
DIALOGUE
By Nora O. Gamolo
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Upholding
rights-based development
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When asked what single legislation can be drafted to
redirect all dimensions of Philippine affairs and give relief to our
people, London School of Economics-trained researcher Jose Enrique
Africa replied,...
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AMBIENT
VOICES
By Ma. Isabel Ongpin
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Nograles is right
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Speaker Nograles is right, the debate on population,
family planning and reproductive health should end under the
polarizing and polemical circumstances that it has been reduced to.
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LETTER
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Inputs for possible VFA
amendments
We express our appreciation for the July 19, 2008 issue of The
Manila Times, which carried the article “Changes in VFA on hold,
says Adan.”
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