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Thursday, July 31, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Labor, OFWs and the SONA
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President Gloria Arroyo, in her state of the Nation address (SONA)
Monday, drew the picture of how the Philippines, facing a “better
and brighter future” in 2007, suddenly found itself in the grip of
an economic storm caused by the fuel and food crises.
“Just a few months ago, we ended 2007
with the strongest economic growth in a generation. Inflation was
low, the peso strong and a million new jobs were created. We were
all looking to a better and brighter future,” she said.
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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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Include Yano’s
proposal in peace talks
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I don’t know how this debate will end, but the opposition has
already taken side on the proposal of Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Alexander Yano for a
three-year ceasefire with communist rebels.
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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My take on the State
of the Nation
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That the Philippines is not re-ally a state is not a new argument.
From the time of the founding Katipuneros, across countless
revolutions, to the present struggles for justice and equality, the
big black gaping hole is the utter lack of sense of the common good.
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PROMETHEUS
BOUND
By Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.
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The cost of a text
message
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The recent announcement in the state of the Nation address (SONA) of
the promotional prices of P0.50 per text makes us wonder what is the
real cost of sending a message via SMS (or the short messaging
system).
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Myra is 38 today
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Today, July 31, is the birth anniversary of my eldest daughter,
Myra. She would have been 38.
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BIZZ FIZZ
By Rene Martel
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NBA star’s slam dunk for GK
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ADIDAS endorser Washington Wizard Gilbert Arenas’ “Agent Zero
Tour” stopover in Manila included a heart warming visit to a Gawad
Kalinga project in Quezon City.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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A court
jurisdictional issue
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The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), in a press release
the other day, raised a legal point questioning a decision by the
Eighth Division of the Court of Appeals dismissing a petition filed
by the GSIS with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
against the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).
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