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Exploring RP’s nuclear future (The Manila Times)
One of the bitterest jokes in Philippine development history is the massive corruption behind the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP). It supplanted in the public’s mind all other productive adventures in the country’s use of nuclear technology.
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Arroyo aping Marcos, Ramos (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo certainly looks to history as a tool in her governance. She has certainly copied Ferdinand Marcos’ ways.
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Sumog-oy: Reasons why I write (Sun Star)
LET us take respite from political and economic issues and other subjects involving the workings of state and society and delve on human interest subjects, even if they sometimes border on the self-serving.
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Stocks fall 4.6% on US recession report (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Philippine stocks plunged 4.65 percent Tuesday after a 680-point drop on Wall Street that drained whatever buying energy investors had left after a long local weekend break.
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Asian Shares Not Taking Wall Street Bait; Gains Muted (INO News)
SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Most Asian share markets were slightly higher Wednesday in choppy trade after a solid gain on Wall Street, with some caution before key U.S. economic data and as investors waited to hear the fate of the big U.S. auto companies.
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Palace belittles Velarde’s threat (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines—President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s men Wednesday tiptoed around Bro. Mike Velarde’s threat to call out his followers to march against Charter change, saying she had consistently disclaimed plans for a term extension whether under the 1987 Constitution or a revised one.
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Seeing opportunities (Manila Standard Today)
There have been a lot of complaints against the “Koreanization” of cities and villages all over the Philippines. South Koreans have in fact stepped on Filipinos’ toes too often, because of their rowdy behavior.
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DOLE turns 75 (The Manila Times)
On Monday, December 8, the Department of Labor and Employment celebrates its 75th anniversary.
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Boosting Davao's tourism industry (Sun Star)
HISTORY would tell us that in each and every economic turmoil, the tourism industry is first to suffer. With the recent economic crisis in the US, which affected the entire global market, how does a tour operator from Davao City cope?
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The Mindanao Economic Development Authority (Sun Star)
LAST July 1, 2008, the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDCo) – which is under the Office of the President and chaired by Undersecretary Virgilio Leyretana – launched the Mindanao 2020 Peace and Development Framework Plan (Mindanao 2020). This was the product of months of research, inter-agency coordination and people-consultation.
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