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Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Philippines 81st in
world tourism
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HERE’S good news for a change.
The Philippines has advanced by five rungs in world tourism,
according to the World Economic Forum, ranking 81st among 130
countries surveyed.
The WEF’s Travel and Tourism
Competitiveness Report 2008 said Manila was 86th among 124 countries
polled last year. The report ranked the most attractive environments
for the travel and tourism industry, factoring in government policy,
regulations, environmental sustainability, safety and security,
health and hygiene and the priority given to tourism.
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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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Solving a problem
like Erap
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Former President Joseph Estrada is causing headache
for the Arroyo administration. A recipient of executive clemency,
Erap is now using his time in freedom to attack the President in
media and in his trips.
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HERE
I STAND
By Geronimo L. Sy
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Social capital
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Apolinario Mabini once said, “You always look upon
your countryman as something more than a neighbor. See in him the
friend, the brother, or at the very least,...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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SyCip on the
poverty of the Filipino
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I was reading the speech of SGV founder Washington
SyCip before the University of the East last Jan. 23, 2008.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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GMA in no mood to
resign
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Despite the series of protest rallies against
President Arroyo, there is no evident sign that she is caving in to
the calls for her resignation.
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ONE
MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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A letter to Father
on the truth
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DEAR Father: You are one of my favorite preachers at
Sunday Mass and it pains me to have to write you this letter. I,
too, am a father of seven children,...
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ANALYSIS
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Regional tensions
rise as Venezuela, Ecuador
send troops to border with Colombia
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CARACAS/BOGOTA: Regional tensions increased Sunday as
Venezuela and Ecuador boosted military deployment on their Colombian
borders, following Colombia’s anti-rebel action along its border
with Ecuador.
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