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No
patriot-Filipino would wish the nation did not prosper.
What is good for the nation will eventually be good
for all.
But
the "stunning" 6.9% GDP growth rate of the
country for the First Quarter 2007, unfortunately, may
not be sustained throughout the year. We wish it would
be so that our GDP will at long last be among the region's
best (for good) behind China's 11% and Vietnam and India's
7% GDP growth rates.
Our
research and analysis do not seem to favor such patriotic
fervor.
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Just
Before Deadline
Lawyer
seeks help
for disputed estate
The legal counsel of farmers
installed as beneficiaries at a disputed sugar estate
in La Castellana, Negros Occidental urged the government
yesterday to fully implement the rule of law to restore
peace and order there.
"Unless
the rule of law is imposed by [Department of Agrarian
Reform], the [Philippine National Police] and Malacañang,
then Negros will continue to be a killing field,"
Christian Monsod said.
Monsod
made the statement following Monday's bloody incident
when security guards of Hacienda Velez-Malaga opened
fire at farmers. Two of the farmers died while six of
them were wounded.
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