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Thursday, June 19, 2008 |
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EDITORIALS
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Unemployment insurance
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NEARLY three million Filipinos were jobless as of April 2008, while
the number of the underemployed was estimated at 6.6 million or 19.8
percent of the total employed. These numbers suggest a weakening
economy, the failure of the economic sectors to produce jobs and the
inability of the education system to produce the skills needed by a
competitive economy.
The numbers from the latest Labor Force Survey
of the National Statistics Office say that the number of the
unemployed at the end of the first quarter was 2.9 million, higher
by 200,000, over the 2.7 million recorded for the same period last
year. The joblessness rate in the first four months was 8 percent
from 7.4 percent in 2007.
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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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Lessons from Ces:
Avoid Abu Sayyaf
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We welcome Ms. Ces Drilon back to freedom. As we write this, she and
her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacio are on their way to Manila to rejoin
their families and network. Also released was Mr. Octavio Dinampo, a
professor in Mindanao whose reading of the Abu Sayyaf seemed
inaccurate.
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Prayer of thanks for
Ces
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Let us first observe a few moments of silence for the safe return of
our dear Ces Drilon and her cameraman Jimmy Encarnacion, freed from
her captors after a week’s ordeal.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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Drilling for oil is
the panacea
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In trying to counteract the continuing rise in the price of oil,
many nations have considered exploring other sources of electricity,
such as nuclear power, solar and wind power, geothermal energy and
biofuels.
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PROMETHEUS
BOUND
By Giovanni Tapang, Ph.D.
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Running on empty
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With the weekly increases in the price of fuel, biofuels have become
more and more important as alternatives. But are we running on empty
with the promise of biofuels?
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Preventing mob rule
by the poor
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Gov. Joey Salceda of Albay elaborated on his economic stimulus plan,
dubbed Noah’s Ark, during the Newsmakers Forum yesterday at the
Holiday Inn in Ortigas.
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FEATURE
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Toughest sheriff in US vows
no let-up in immigration fight
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PHOENIX, Arizona: He’s been described as Hitler and a Klu Klux
Klansman by Hispanic critics and immigrant rights groups, but
Sheriff Joe Arpaio prefers to see himself as an equal opportunities
advocate.
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LETTER
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Caring about the EU
By Dr. Jose Maria P. Alcasid
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