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Tuesday, May 20, 2008 |
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EDITORIAL
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Japan: Military use
of space
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The only item that has captured
the attention of a big number Filipinos about Japan of late is the
Japanese-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement. We have studied
the treaty and have urged the Senate to ratify it.
Filipinos are also concerned
about the entry into Japan of our nurses and caregivers (which is
touched on by JPEPA). We wish Japan would treat these Filipino
professionals more beneficently than it has so far.
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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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POLICY
PEEK
By Ernesto F. Herrera
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P20 minimum wage
increase for NCR is not enough
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Good news and bad news in just one announcement. The
Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board said, yes, there
would be a salary adjustment in the minimum wage of Metro Manila
workers; but it would be only P20, not high enough to be a decent,
living wage.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Meralco-Palace
dialogue
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As we write this column, President Arroyo is set to
meet with Mr. Manolo Lopez, chairman of Meralco, and maybe Mr. Oscar
Lopez, too, the patriarch of the family that controls Meralco. This
is an extraordinary meeting, involving the head of the Republic...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Who killed
Monching Pagdanganan?
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Former Mayor Ramon “Monching” Pagdanganan of
Calumpit, Bulacan, was murdered by hired professional assassins at
around 8 p.m. May 4, 2008. He was attending a fiesta celebration in
Calizon, Calumpit.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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On growing old
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When someone called me “Manong” for the first
time, I thought it was just a joke. But when a young lady stood up
and offered me her seat inside a bus, saying “Lolo, maupo ho
kayo,” I really panicked.
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FROM
THE SIDELINES
By Alfredo G. Rosario
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The anguish of
losing a son
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My son, Gil, was taking a shower Monday morning in
preparation for a meeting when he suddenly collapsed. We rushed him
to the FEU Hospital in Fairview, Quezon City, where his condition
was diagnosed as “very critical.”
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Magical things in
Ilocos Norte
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Ilocos Norte is a long way from my home in Cebu, but
the trip and expenses going there are definitely worth it.
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LETTER
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Just to add to Rene Q. Bas’ column “Pakistan
ironies” (Friday May 16). The Pakistan People’s Party chairman
got all his sins forgiven through the National Reconciliation
Ordinance passed by President Pervez Musharraf.
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