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Read more about the article Solon fears Mindanao blackout will be used to “project a phantom power crisis”
THE PULL All hands from workers of a telephone company contractor pull up a heavy cable to stretch across electric posts in Buhangin. (davaotoday.com photo by Kenneth Jean Millondaga)

Solon fears Mindanao blackout will be used to “project a phantom power crisis”

A partylist lawmaker said they “fear” that the island-wide Mindanao blackout early morning today “will once again be used by the Aquino government to once again project a phantom power crisis and push or fast tract the privatization of the remaining government power assets like the Agus-Pulangi power complex.”

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Read more about the article Today’s View: Ang Diwa ng EDSA People Power

Today’s View: Ang Diwa ng EDSA People Power

So many views have been advanced as attempts to interpret the significance of the People Power 1 revolt at EDSA twenty eight years ago. In the little eatery -- the usual hangout corner of the local residents in my village – I overheard this interesting discussion-

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Read more about the article Pooled Editorial: Resist Aquino’s e-Martial Law
E-MARTIAL LAW. Simply put, the Cybercrime Prevention Act is Martial Law in the internet, says a placard of a National Union of Journalists of the Philippines member. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel Hernani)

Pooled Editorial: Resist Aquino’s e-Martial Law

Let this be the clarion call of our times: Resist Aquino’s e-Martial Law.

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Read more about the article Farmers deplore Minda agribiz drive for more exports
THE BENEFITS OF CORN. George, a farmer in Agusan del Sur, lets his newly harvest corn grits dry under the sun. An alternative to rice, he grinds most of it after drying for his family’s consumption, while the rest he sells in the town center. Farmers like him depend on corn for livelihood amidst their depressing situation. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Farmers deplore Minda agribiz drive for more exports

Farmers and the business community don’t see eye-to-eye with regards to what the direction Mindanao’s agri-business is taking under the East Asia Growth Area (EAGA) Triangle and ASEAN integration.

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