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Saturday, July 25, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Moody’s RP-rating
upgrade and taxes
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Rejoice. Moody’s Investor
Services, one in the triumvirate of the world’s foremost
credit-rating agencies, has upgraded our country by a notch. The
rating is now Ba3. It had been B1 since February 2005. “Stable”
is the outlook on the ratings. This means Moody’s will not change
this rating earlier than 12 months from now.
This is the first Moody’s
upgrade of the Philippines in 12 years.
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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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Traitor to his
class
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Anyone trying to denigrate a political activist or
revolutionary will cite the latter’s class background if he
belongs to the upper crust of society. In other words, how could one
be a traitor to his class?
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INSIDE
CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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More on political
reforms
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SEN. Edgardo J. Angara, one of the most reform-minded
legislators today, has another political reform bill aside from that
banning party turncoatism and strengthening political parties.
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DOUBLE TAKE
By Eric F. Mallonga
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Heroine Melissa
Roxas
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MELISSA ROXAS, an American citizen of Filipino
lineage, has taken upon herself the courageous struggle to condemn,
call attention to, and effectively address the continuing torture
and summary execution...
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NATURE FOR LIFE
By Anabelle E. Plantilla
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More on our
indicator species
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On Saturday, during an orientation for Haribon
members, we presented a brief overview of biodiversity and the need
to protect it. We did get a lot of questions,...
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ENGLISH PLAIN & SIMPLE
By Jose A. Carillo
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When is a modifier
misplaced or dangling?
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A tough grammar question was posed to me early this
week by a new member of Jose Carillo’s English Forum who calls
himself Musushi-tamago:
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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Enrile on Arroyo
and Marcos
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Last week, I had a series of interviews with Senate
President Juan Ponce Enrile, totaling more than six hours—at the
EDSA Shang coffee shop, at his Senate President’s Office,...
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LETTER
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USA’s Forever 21
trademark owner disputes July 22 Depasupil article
I am Atty. Pablo M. Gancayco, lawyer in Intellectual Property
Law, particularly anti-counterfeit and anti-piracy law practice.
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