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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Tourism Law and fiscal Incentives
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The New Tourism Bill, Malacañang
officials say, will be signed by President Gloria Arroyo soon. Does
it undermine the still pending Rationalization of Fiscal Incentives
Bill, which Malacañang—on the urging of the Department of
Finance—certified as a priority in 2008?
We have written
before of the importance of a New Tourism Law. Such a law will once
and for all give the country’s tourist industry a gigantic boost.
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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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Hard-to-impose ban on
sailors
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President Gloria Arroyo has ordered a ban on the deployment of
Filipino sailors for commercial ships that travel in the Gulf of
Aden in order to prevent more of them from being held hostage by
Somali pirates.
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EAST
WEST
By Julius F. Fortuna
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Senate ethics
probe marked by 2010 ambitions
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There is something suspicious about what’s going on in the
investigation by the Senate committee on ethics of the case of
former Senate President Manny Villar. Despite the promise that the
probe will help boost ethics, I believe the case cannot really be
divorced from the politics of the moment.
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VIRTUAL
REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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How the middle class
behaves
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In a previous column, I said that the Filipino people is now middle
class, having a per capita income of $5.64 a day. The World Bank
says people with incomes of between $2 and $10 a day is middle
class.
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MEN
& EVENTS
By Alito L. Malinao
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Smoking: Kick the
habit before it kicks you
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At first, he thought that it was just an ordinary sore throat. Then
he started coughing, dry and unproductive coughs. He ignored all
these. But when a lump developed in his throat and it became painful
to swallow food or even water, he was alarmed.
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MISSION
IMPOSSIBLE
By Marit Stinus-Remonde
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Even Marines and
rebels praise Lt. Gen. Ibrado
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President Gloria Arroyo’s choosing Lt. Gen. Victor S. Ibrado as
the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is a
welcome news. After months of rumors going around the camps and in
the media, we can end all speculations and go on with more
constructive endeavors.
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ANALYSIS
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How far will US go in Mideast peace
mission?
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CAIRO: US Middle East envoy George Mitchell did not find welcoming
ears this time in nudging new Israeli leaders to accept that a
Palestinian state alongside Israel is the only way to end the
Mideast conflict.
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LETTER
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Rejoinder to Marlen
Ronquillo: Lawmakers are the
lawbreakers
For Mr. Marlen Ronquillo: You got that right,
corruption laws in the Philippines do exist but the lawmakers
themselves are the law breakers. Mr. Jose de Venecia...
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