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Sunday, July 27, 2008 |
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Special Report: SONA |
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Pundits describe: true state of the nation
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Perfect economic storm meets determined and lucky
Arroyo administration
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Experts, some of them columnists and staff-members of The Manila
Times, describing the true state of the nation in their specific
fields of interest, give the Arroyo administration mixed reviews.
In the economy, they mostly see a perfect storm
but with the President and her economic team putting up a good fight
against the elements, supported by sound fundamentals, determination
and the astonishing good luck that have been its mainstays.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Telecom industry happy
but needs friendlier NTC
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THE telecom industry is satisfied with the
performance of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) but
is urging the regulator to create a more business-friendly
environment.
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GMA gets passing mark
on agriculture projects
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Various agriculture experts say the Philippines
would not be experiencing a rice shortage at all, if the right moves
had been done.
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Bad marks in child abuse and slavery
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President Gloria Arroyo has the power, strength
and ability to address one of the most serious challenges of her
presidency—the significant curtailment of human trafficking and
sex slavery in the Philippines.
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Banking sector strong
thanks to conservatism
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THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), which has
a primary mandate to ensure price stability, has been quite
successful in sustaining low prices and keeping down inflation.
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Labor sector is still in fairly good shape
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The food and energy crises notwithstanding, the
administration of President Gloria Arroyo is doing fairly good in
the field of labor and employment. Many labor-short countries have
been suffering from the global economic slump but the deployment of
Filipino workers has continued to rise in the past six months.
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GMA may have to choose self-interest
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What is the state of the nation’s political
life? As President Gloria Arroyo nears the end of her presidency,
speculations abound as to how she will spend her last two years in
office.
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