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Sunday, March 08, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Domestic borrowing
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WHAT we’ve warned about in this space has come to
pass. The government announced that it would raise its domestic
borrowing program to bridge an expected widening in its budget
deficit.
From an original estimate of about
one percent of the economy as measured by the country’s gross
domestic product (GDP), the ratio would double, indicating a
worsening of its revenue position.
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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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CENTER OF GRAVITY
By Rony V. Diaz
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Electronic
elections
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WITH the approval on March 5 by
Congress of a supplemental budget of P11.3 billion, we are now set
to use an electronic technology for the national and local elections
in 2010.
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SUNDAY STORIES
By Marlen V. Ronquillo
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Evolve or perish
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Students of global trends cannot
but quip a bit of Shakespeare in reaction to an ongoing controversy
over whether Sycip Gorres and Velayo (SGV), the largest accounting
firm in the country should do two things, namely:
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REFLECTIONS
By Fr. Shay Cullen
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How we can help
save the planet
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Huge fireballs from massive bush
fires engulfed homes and incinerated unfortunate people in South
Australia, the result of prolonged drought while massive floods
swamped the North Territories.
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ONE MAN’S MEAT
By Benjamin G. Defensor
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News and cues
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THOSE in journalism who fear the
demise of the daily newspaper or the news broadcast in the wake of
new communications technology may find in the latest issue of the
Philippine Journalism Review (PJR) Reports,...
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Philippine Council of Evangelical Churches statement
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Council supports
release of Aquino-Galman convicts
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The Philippine Council of
Evangelical Churches (PCEC) supports the release of the former
soldiers who were convicted in the Aquino-Galman case after being
granted executive clemency by President Gloria Arroyo.
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PROFILE
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Tsvangirai:
Zimbabwe opposition leader turned PM
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HARARE, Zimbabwe: Morgan Tsvangirai
was injured in a car crash Friday (Saturday in Manila) that killed
his wife. The tragedy raised questions about whether it was an
accident or an assassination attempt.
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ANALYSIS
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Tough road ahead
for Clinton on Israeli-Palestinian peace
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JERUSALEM: As US Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton concluded her first tour through the Middle
East this week, analysts said her statements concerning the
resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire left
much unresolved.
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