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Thursday, June 05, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Where are the jobs?
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A LOT of good will come from the administration’s P2-billion
subsidy to small electricity users, 10 of whom received P500 each at
a quiet program at the presidential palace on Tuesday.
The money will help four million poor
“lifeline user” households meet their power bills, which have
risen mercilessly in the past few months. Lifeline users are the
families or individuals who consume 100 kilowatt-hours or less of
electricity each month. The money is a one-time handout.
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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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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Manny Villar’s
agricultural renaissance
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Among the Chinese, the word for crisis is the same as opportunity. A
crisis through the eyes of an entrepreneur creates a window of
opportunity.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Preview of the 2010
election
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Speaker Prospero Nograles came out the other day with a preview of
the administration ticket for the 2010 national election, with Vice
President Noli de Castro as the presidential standard bearer.
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PROMETHEUS
BOUND
By Finesa Cosico
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Modernizing agriculture
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Rice production, our staple food and backbone of our food security,
is in crisis. Within the backdrop of record-breaking world food
prices in 30 years, the current rice crisis also highlights the
country’s long-term neglect of local agriculture.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Comelec wrong on
political ads
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This column does not agree with the stand of the Commission on
Elections that potential candidates appearing in advertisements
before they even file their candidacies do not violate the law. I
hope common sense, and not legalism, should prevail on this
question.
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FEATURE
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World Environment Day:
Towards carbon neutrality
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Addiction is a terrible thing. It consumes and
controls us, makes us deny important truths and blinds us to the
consequences of our actions. Our world is in the grip of a dangerous
carbon habit.
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Human rights in the Philippines
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Statement of the Philippine Commission on Human
Rights at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, June 3,
2008.
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LETTER
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Save pictures to your PC
By Chito Saw
Lost photos make me cry
By Angel Manalad
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