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Melamine Contamination Caused by Corporate Greed, Import Liberalization, Gov’t Neglect
Two doctors, one an advocate of community-based health programs and the other a toxicology expert, said that corporate greed, import liberalization, and the lack of priority given by the government to local food production and to ensuring food safety are to be blamed for the entry of melamine-contaminated products in the country.
US Financial Crisis Could Lead to Job Losses in RP
Just how vulnerable is the Philippines to the effects of the US financial crisis? Mrs. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said the Philippines is equipped to withstand the effects of the US financial crisis. But a labor economist thinks otherwise, saying the crisis could result, among other things, in job losses in the Philippines.
Muslim Leader Concerned Over Role of US troops, Inclusion of RP in War on Terror
A former presidential adviser under the Ramos administration and senior fellow of the US Institute of Peace expressed concern over the involvement of US troops in the war in Mindanao saying that the Philippines should not even be part of the US so-called “war on terror”.
RP Economy to Suffer from US Crisis – Think Tank
Contrary to government officials’ claim that the current U.S. financial crisis has little impact on the Philippine economy, independent think-tank IBON Foundation deems otherwise.
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