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Continue reading →: Notes on sugar production, supply, and prices
Government’s move to import duty-free 150,000 metric tons (MT) of sugar to supposedly mitigate soaring local prices may cause more harm than good for end-consumers as it encourages further speculation in supply and prices in the domestic market. The importation implies a situation of tight domestic supply and reliance on…
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Continue reading →: Debt and deficit as election issue
The state of public coffers as an electoral agenda in the coming May polls is not getting the national attention it rightfully deserves. Except for a recent statement by Liberal Party standard bearer Noynoy Aquino that he will not impose new taxes and raise existing ones if elected, presidentiables have…
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Continue reading →: Rising electricity bill and neoliberal reforms
First published by Bulatlat.com There’s good news for its close to five million customers to start the New Year, said utility giant Manila Electric Power Co. (Meralco). It claimed that its January billing will go down by 30.5 centavos per kilowatt-hour (kWh) due to lower generation and transmission charges. But…
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Continue reading →: Mission accomplished? Arroyo lifts martial law
Of course, the decision by Mrs. Gloria Arroyo to lift martial law in Maguindanao last night (Dec. 12, 9PM) after one week must be welcomed. But looking at the bigger picture, the people must also be alarmed. Why, what are the dangers? The lifting of Proclamation 1959 preempted Congress and…
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Continue reading →: Human Rights Day: 3 civilians killed weekly under brutal Gloria counterinsurgency, 2 people killed monthly by one Arroyo-backed warlord alone
Independent human rights group KARAPATAN Alliance for People’s Rights released Tuesday, Dec. 8 its 2009 report. The report was made public two days before the International Human Rights Day on Dec. 10. In their press release, the group described Arroyo’s counterinsurgency program –Oplan Bantay Laya (OBL) – as the “most…
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