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Privatize
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Agri chief Yap: ‘Supervised’ sale will steady
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Economists on Friday said opening
up rice importation to the private sector is the most feasible
long-term solution to the supposedly looming “rice crisis” in
the country. At present, only the National Food Authority (NFA) is
allowed to source rice from abroad. In the past several decades or
so, similarly authorized government agencies also acted as sole
importers of the staple.
Felipe Medalla, an economist and
a former Socioeconomic Planning secretary, said his proposal, if
taken up by the government, would ruin rice hoarders.
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‘Corporate
farms’ eyed for food security
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House Speaker Prospero Nograles
on Friday said President Gloria Arroyo has expressed full support
for his proposal that “corporate farming” be adopted as a
government policy to promote food security.
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Neri: We’ll pay
builder of P300-million call center
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Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
Chairman Romulo Neri on Friday told The Manila Times that he will
work for the immediate payment of the controversial P300-million
call center project of the agency.
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Most Roman
Catholic bishops ‘back’ President
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Majority of the country’s Roman
Catholic bishops support the government of President Gloria Arroyo,
a senior government official said on Friday.
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National police
pine for ‘good-cop’ image of old
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There is greater need for the
police to come up with a strong, effective and community-friendly
fighting force against criminality, insurgency and terrorism, Jesus
Verzosa,...
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Pinay guns for
seat in S. Korea Nat’l Assembly
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A Filipino widow from Cavite
province is running for a seat in the South Korean National
Assembly.
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SC may stay firm
on Neri decision
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Amid criticisms, Justice
Secretary Raul Gonzalez expressed belief that the Supreme Court
would not reverse its 9-6 decision granting the petition of former
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri...
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