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No rice crisis, 
GMA assures

President Gloria Arroyo is shown here trooping the line of graduating PMA Baghawi Class 2008 at the Borromeo Field in Baguio City on Tuesday.
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Senators score Yap, say staple scarce in markets

President Gloria Arroyo assured the public of rice sufficiency and the government’s capability to meet the food requirements of consumers.

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President Gloria Arroyo called on this year’s Philippine Military Academy graduates to “help keep the nation safe, secure and moving forward.”

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·  17 injured in grenade explosion  in front of school near palace 
·  Unemployment at 7.4 percent in January
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Get whipped at your own risk, penitents, pilgrims warned

· Filipina OFWs fight for heaven on earth
   

M E T R O

But the subsequent weeks still in doubt, with increase in electricity rates possible

DESPITE the rising summer heat and soaring price of fuel in the international market, Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have adequate power supply during the Holy Week break, the National Power Corp. (Napocor) said.

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R E G I O N S

Epidemiologists suspect the outbreak was caused by the lack of sanitation facilities and recent heavy rains

BORONGAN, Samar: A second outbreak of typhoid has left about 150 people hospitalized, health officials said Tuesday.

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B U S I N E S S

Top problem for second year

BUSINESSMEN consider the lack of a skilled workforce as the biggest constraint to expansion, according to the annual International Business Report issued by Grant Thornton International Ltd.

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S P O R T S

ASTANA, Kazakhstan—Genebert Basadre carried the load for the RP PLDT-Smart Boxing Team Monday night as top bet Joan Tipon was unceremoniously bundled out of the final Asian Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament at the Sports Palace.

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T E C H   T I M E S

Blogs, chatrooms and mobile phones have helped information about Tibetan protests to stream out faster than ever, but China is also harnessing technology, as well as fear, to stem the flow.

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Mayor Lim: Consistent crimefighter

The City of Manila’s Mayor Alfredo Lim made our day again. He has once more shown how consistent and admirable an enemy of crime he is.

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Dan Mariano: To Janina’s hecklers, shame on you

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Rene Q. Bas: St. Joseph, the Zealots and the CBCP

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Mike Wootton: ‘Never mind the quality, feel the width’

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World

Tibet isolated after Chinese lockdown  

BEIJING: Tibet remained largely cut off from the outside world Tuesday after a crackdown by China, which said violence there was backed by the Dalai Lama and aimed at undermining the Olympic Games in Beijing.

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Life & Times

What’s so bad about fructose?
Why having a sweet tooth may be the new alcoholism

It naturally occurs in fruits as well as in honey and cereals. It’s 1.2 to 1.8 times sweeter than table sugar—meaning you need less and consume fewer calories to achieve the same sweetness—and is cheaper and has a longer shelf life. Fruit juices, herbal iced-teas, natural “sugar-free” fruit jams and other self-proclaimed health foods have it. So too do most processed foods—from soft drinks to hotdogs to hotdog buns. It’s fructose and it is ubiquitous.

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