SENATORS Benigno Aquino III and Manuel Villar Jr. remained locked in a statistical tie, 34 percent to 32 percent, in Manila Standard’s latest nationwide survey, in contrast to a Pulse Asia poll that showed Aquino pulling ahead.

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Acting without design, occupying oneself without making a business of it, finding the great in what is small and the many in the few, repaying injury with kindness, effecting difficult things while they are easy, and managing great things in their beginnings; this is the method of Tao. —Lao Tzu

PALACE ADVISER SAYS MANILA, Philippines — An economic adviser of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo lamented that the rich got richer while the ranks of the poor swelled even further amid heady economic growth in the last nine years.

Salceda: Rich also became richer MANILA, Philippines—The rich have gotten richer, but the ranks of the poor have expanded amid the economic growth since 2001, an economic adviser of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo said Sunday.

MANILA, Philippines – Representatives from the Philippine government are now in Washington DC to plead with the US Congress to fast track the Save Act which is expected to help the local garments industry.

MANILA, Philippines – A government think tank worries that the series of natural and economic calamities that visited the country last year has led to an increase in poor children that it now estimates to be higher than the 2006 estimate of 12.8 million. It did not give any dimension of the rise.

Why is it that Pinoys are constantly proving themselves world class abroad but the country itself seems unable to extricate itself from the third world? Name any field of endeavor… science… business… athletes… artists… entertainers… teachers… doctors… nurses… even religious leaders and we have proven ourselves equal to the world’s best.

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health said yesterday four of 20 state-run hospitals in the country continue to use mercury-containing medical devices despite an order for its gradual phase-out in the country.

The Catholic Church will campaign actively against politicians, especially in the northern part of Metro Manila, who are promoting the controversial Reproductive Health (RH) bill as it vowed to discourage people from voting those who are incompetent and lacking in moral principles.

‘FOR RP TO AVERT REPEAT OF CRIPPLING ENERGY CRISIS IN ’86’ To prevent the recurrence of a crippling energy crisis, a lawmaker yesterday said the government should seriously consider putting up nuclear power plants each for Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.

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MASSIVE DISENFRANCHISEMENT PLUS ZOMBIE VOTERS EQUALS POLL FAILURE Zombie voters, or double registrants, estimated at three to five million people may be the least of the problems in the May 10 elections if computations of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino (PMP) on the electoral process on the voting day itself prove true as the estimate…

MARGINALIZED: The Commission on Elections has given some 185 Party-list groups until March 26 to submit their nominees for congressional seats. The nominees will be checked for qualification and their names published if they qualify.

MANILA, Philippines – EmPower Consumers Alliance has raised doubts on government‘s pronouncements of a power supply crisis in Mindanao, saying it could be a play to force the use of nuclear energy and raise power rates.

BUTUAN CITY , Philippines  – Claiming that trade policies affect peace and development, New Zea-land Ambassador Andrew Matheson urged ASEAN member-countries, particularly the Philippines, to “give a closer look at the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA).”

MANILA, Philippines – More and more consumers are turning to their credit cards instead of using cash to pay for goods or services acquired as the bank’s credit card receivables went up 4.5 percent last year, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed.

MANILA, Philippines – Youth in three major universities explored what they can do to address climate change, something that experts in a knowledge-sharing forum in Silliman University in Dumaguete City say is already at Filipinos’ doorsteps.

MANILA, Philippines – A retired Filipina marine scientist was one of five women scientists to receive a prestigious international award.

THE government is considering a wage increase after inflation stayed above 4 percent for the third straight month, an official said Friday.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Worldwide sales of personal computers are expected to grow nearly 20 percent this year over 2009, with laptops driving new sales, research group Gartner said on Thursday.

MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party (LP) bet Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III has widened his lead over Sen. Manuel Villar of the Nacionalista Party (NP) in the latest survey by Pulse Asia on presidential candidates for the May 10 elections.

These days, we tend to communicate via the keyboard as much as we do verbally. Often, we’re in a hurry, quickly dashing off e-mails with typos, grammatical shortcuts (I’m being kind here), and that breezy, e.e. cummings, no-caps look. It’s expected. It’s no big deal. But other times, we try to invest a little care,…

The prices of 97 medicines were ordered halved last week—this is now the second batch after 43 were forced to halve prices last year. Overall, 140 types of drugs have been forced to lower prices despite that there were low-priced alternatives on the market. And it’s mostly the rich, not the poor, who benefit. It’s…

Two opposition lawmakers—Reps. Rufus Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro and Rodolfo Plaza of Agusan del Sur—joined 120 exporters in expressing support for President Arroyo’s declaration of a power crisis in Mindanao and sought ways to end the daily outages up to 12 hours in some parts.

The power crisis, whether it’s just looming on the horizon or actually extant, must be solved—soon. Our country must have a stable, steady, reliable and green supply of electricity. Otherwise, we will take a very long time solving our mass poverty problem.

For 25 years Metrobank Foundation has been honoring quality tutors with cash, medals and public acclaim. The yearly prize has birthed similar tributes to exceptional artists, policemen and soldiers. Aptly the Foundation’s commitment to excellence was itself awarded recently. The Search for Outstanding Teachers won the 2010 Grand Anvil from the Public Relations Society of…