By Pingkian
In the wake of the global financial crisis in October 2008, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, president of the Republic of the Philippines, boasted that the country’s economy is more resilient than it has ever been. That economic reforms her government had initiated “would enable the Philippine economy to weather the current storm.”
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Also in this issue:
NDFP condemns abduction, murder of Rebelyn Pitao
US troops not welcome in the Philippines
US-based Filipinos condemn US-RP military exercises
Demands mount to investigate Israeli war crimes
Kyrgyz Parliament votes to close down US military base
Widespread unrest, protests rock Europe
Beirut International Forum: Intensely united vs imperialism