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Saturday, April 04, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Market discipline
must be enforced
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THE Department of Energy’s
admission of its impotence against erratic fuel price
adjustments proves a point we have been trying to hammer home
in this space: That a revision of the Downstream Oil Sector
Deregulation Law is in order.
Early this week, the energy
department said the law ties its hands to the bean-counter job of
monitoring oil price movements. Although it may check for possible
anti-competition practices, the agency has been at a loss building
up a case against oil retailers.
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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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THE
OTHER VIEW
By ELMER A. Ordoñez
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Apocalyptic
writing
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The movie Knowing, which my wife and I saw recently,
reminded me of what I have been receiving in my email in these times
of crisis. The articles sent by friends who believe they are useful
for my musings represent...
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The San Miguel
revolution
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San Miguel Corp. President Ramon S. Ang considers the
company’s massive and exhilarating transformation in 2008 and this
year as an evolution, not a revolution.
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ENGLISH
PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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How to handle
quoted material – IV
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In my column last week, I discussed the differences
between the American English style and the British English style of
using quotation marks and of punctuating quoted material.
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NATURE
FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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Genetic diversity
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According to Sinha (2005), every species on earth
consists of individuals that differ from one another at the most
fundamental level, which is their genes.
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KAYA
NATIN
By Eirene Jhone
E. Aguila
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Emptying out
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One of the things notably very Filipino is our
observance of Holy Week and its many colorfully poignant traditions
rooted in a rich spirituality that we Filipinos are proud to show
the world over as a big part of our culture.
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PROFILE OF MALAYSIA’S PRIME MINISTER NAJIB RAZAK
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Will tough
problems bring on hardline ways?
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s new leader Najib Razak
faces an enormous task to rebuild his shattered party and win back
the support of voters who deserted it at elections a year ago.
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CHINA’S G20 SUMMIT ASSESSMENT
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G20 summit
acknowledges developing world’s voice
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BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao can return home
from the Group of 20 summit confident of having delivered on
China’s goal of seeing developing nations gain a seat at the table
of global economic policy.
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