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Continue reading →: The Philippines for sale: Noynoy’s first 100 days (Part 1)
First published by the Philippine Online Chronicles One hundred days is too short a time to make an impact on an economy that has been beset by structural crises for decades. But this brief period provides hints on the general policy direction that the administration of President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III…
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Continue reading →: North Triangle demolition: a glimpse of what the poor can expect from Noynoy’s PPP
While late because a temporary restraining order (TRO) has already been issued yesterday (Sep. 23) by a local trial court, Pres. Aquino’s order to suspend the forced relocation of residents of an urban poor community in North Triangle must be welcomed if only for the temporary respite it brings. But the issue…
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Continue reading →: Noynoy’s US visit: RP to get more counterinsurgency aid via Millennium Challenge Corp.
One of the anticipated highlights of President Noynoy Aquino’s trip to the US is the formal signing of the $434-million grant from the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) under its Millennium Challenge Account (MCA). For the cash-strapped Malacañang, the aid is significant not only because of its size, which for a foreign…
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Continue reading →: P932-billion power debt: the cost of privatization
Energy Sec. Rene Almendras said that consumers should pay part of the enormous P932.21 billion in debts incurred by the energy sector. The rest will be shouldered by government, said Almendras, because they are not allowed to recover the entire P932.21 billion through the universal charge. Government, of course, will…
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Continue reading →: Medardo “Ka Roda” Roda (1934-2010)
para na, ka roda dyan na lamang sa tabi gumarahe na kayo at magpahinga malayu-layo na rin ang inyong binyahe mula sa mga musmos na pilapil ng libmanan hanggang sa mga nagmulat na kalye ng cubao. salamat, ka roda sa hindi malilimutang pasada dahil kahit lubak-lubak ang kalsada ng pinili…
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