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FOP 7 Banging the Drums of War |
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Mainstream print media's coverage of recent events in Mindanao is manufacturing consent for war
by Herbert Docena, April 2007
As
Mindanao reels yet again on the brink of another all-out war, sections
of mainstream print media may be helping push it closer to the edge.
A
quick round-up of their coverage tells us what in their view has been
happening: A rogue commander not supported by the rest of the Moro
National Liberation Front (MNLF) and who is coddling "al-Qaeda linked"
Abu Sayyaf and Jemaah Islamiyah members started it all by attacking the
military. The military had no choice but to retaliate. Now things are
spiraling out of control and it's all the terrorist-coddling rogue
commander's fault.
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FOP 6 JPEPA: A Raw Deal for the Philippines |
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How the trade deal with Japan would bring more pain than gain for the Philippines
Joseph Purugganan
“The Philippines is ripe for more trade and
investments” was Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo’s sales pitch
at the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland recently.
But with all of these bilateral deals and deal making
happening left and right alongside the on-going efforts to jumpstart
the stalled Doha negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO),
the more relevant issue may not be our readiness for more trade and
investment but whether opening the doors for these would actually
benefit the Philippines.
Are these deals good for us or are we in fact getting a
raw deal in all of these bilateral and multilateral trade and
investment agreements?
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FOP 5 Doha: A Dangerous Numbers Game |
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How the WTO negotiations threaten
Philippine agriculture, fisheries and industries
Joseph
Purugganan, April 2007
When World Trade Organization (WTO) Director
General Pascal Lamy visited Manila last February, he discussed with
the Philippine government and the business sector the necessity for
compromise in the on-going Doha Round negotiations for a new
multilateral trade deal. He said countries like the Philippines that
would stand to benefit from "more market access, a fairer playing
field, new disciplines and better enforcement of existing rules"
should "make a contribution" to move the talks forward.
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FOP 4 The Penitent's Progress |
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by Walden Bello, 22 February 2007
The passage of the Anti-Terror Bill-now incongruously rebaptized the
"Human Security Act of 2007"-- marks the end of Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo's penance for withdrawing the Philippine military contingent
from Iraq following the kidnapping of Angelo de la Cruz in July 2004.
Caught between tremendous pressure from de la Cruz' compatriots to save
a man who had come to symbolize the Filipino diaspora, and stern
warnings from Washington not to "give in" to Cruz's abductors, Arroyo
chose to conciliate the electorate.
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FOP 3 Making ASEAN Relevant |
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By Jenina Joy Chavez
This paper appeared in the Yellow Pad column of the BusinessWorld on 15 January 2007.
Over
the weekend (January 13 and 14, 2007) the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) held its 12th Summit in Cebu City, after a
controversial postponement in December last year.
The Summit
produced some significant agreements. These include the Mutual
Recognition Arrangement on Nursing Services, which makes it possible
for nurses with at least three years of experience in their home
countries to practice in other ASEAN countries without having to go
through additional licensing requirements; the Declaration on the
Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers, which, albeit limited, at
last recognizes the contributions and needs of migrant workers in the
region; and the blueprint for the proposed ASEAN Charter that seeks to
formalize rules of engagement in the regional body. ASEAN Leaders are
hopeful that initiatives like these will bring it closer to the dream
of an ASEAN Community and the ambition of a single market by 2020.
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