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Prescription for common sense

Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment

It’s heartening to note that Congress has finally approved the Cheaper Medicines Bill on its third and final reading, according to an ABS-CBN News report that said 205 congressmen voted for the measure. None opposed it and nobody abstained . . . which is rather surprising in the wake of persistent attempts by Cebu solon […]

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Brighter tomorrows for Sumilao farmers

Posted on December 18, 2007 - Filed Under Governance | Leave a Comment

The 55 visibly exhausted farmers . . . all members of the Higaonon tribe . . . had walked some 1,700 kilometers in the past two months from Sumilao, Bukidnon to Malacañang Palace in what must have been a collective act of desperation. However, when they arrived at their destination last week, they found […]

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