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Monday, May 19, 2008 |
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Filipinos getting poorer |
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Surging prices push more into poverty–ADB
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Soaring food prices are forcing millions of Filipinos into poverty,
the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in a study released Sunday.
“Increases in food prices have enormous
impacts on poverty” in the Philippines, where poor people spend
nearly 60 percent of their income on food, the Manila-based lender
said.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Reds to govt: Comply with agreements
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ZAMBOANGA CITY: The National Democratic Front of
the Philippines (NDFP) over the weekend demanded that Manila comply
with agreements it previously signed with communist rebels.
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P20 wage hike not enough–Economists
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A P20 wage hike in the daily minimum wage is not
enough to improve the buying power of Filipino consumers,
particularly in Metro Manila, that has shrank over the years because
of surging prices, economists said.
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Dureza, Esperon get new
portfolios–Sec. Bunye
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President Gloria Arroyo has named former Armed
Forces chief Hermogenes Esperon Jr. as presidential adviser on the
peace process and Jesus Dureza as the next Press secretary.
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Rizal’s restaurant on Ongpin Street
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The Chinese ancestry of our national hero, Dr.
Jose Rizal, and his family is well known.
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CHED presses review centers to integrate
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In a move to maintain the integrity of the
professional exams in the Philippines, the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) chief warned review centers to comply with an order
for them to integrate with existing schools.
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SPECIAL REPORT: CARP EXTENSION
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Landowners question CARP extension
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Last of two parts
Before the operational force of CARL
(Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law or Republic Act 6657) had expired
in 1998, the Tenth Congress augmented the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP) source of funding for another 10 years by
amending Section 63 of the law by passing Republic Act 8532.
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