“It is becoming all the more urgent for the government to put a stop to failed policies of globalization. Beyond the immediate economic relief, much more meaningful over the longer term is to focus all efforts to build a genuinely self-reliant domestic economy.”
By Ma. Cecilia L. Rodriguez
In the wake of the debacle on the MOA-AD with the MILF, the bigger issue for the Lumads now is: will they be granted real recognition, rights and respect in their ancestral land?
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo expressed confidence today that the Philippines can withstand the current challenges brought about by the slowing down of the global economy and the steep global prices of rice and oil. Reforms will help cushion the impact, she says.
More local government units and civil society groups have added their voices to the clamor for picture-based warnings on cigarette packs even as tobacco control advocates in Congress remain hopeful that the bill would soon be passed.
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