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                    [Title] => China to stick to defensive military policy
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 China's efforts to develop an aircraft carrier program will not change the defensive nature of its defense policy, said a signed commentary published in Friday's PLA Daily newspaper, the voice of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA).

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The government is looking at doubling the tariff on ethanol in order to prevent the closure of local plants and in effect prevent the death of the industry.

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There is one more development we have to start thinking about.

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Sand. A volleyball court. A soccer ball. These are the elements of a new sport that combines the precision of volleyball with the skills of soccer.

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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is lining up big-ticket, high-value crops and marine projects for potential ventures by foreign investors in the country.

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"We have received official communications from the USDA about the increase in our raw sugarcane allocation. The increase shows the Philippines has remained a reliable sugar trading partner of the US," said James Ledesma, administrator of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
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"We have received official communications from the USDA about the increase in our raw sugarcane allocation. The increase shows the Philippines has remained a reliable sugar trading partner of the US," said James Ledesma, administrator of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
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This was the clarification offered made by Roxas to the local media after Bukidnon Rep. Miguel Zubiri said he was blocking the passage of the measure post a conference with an official of a petroleum company.
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In his sponsorship speech during the ongoing Senate deliberations on the proposed Biofuels Act, Gordon pressed for the immediate passage of the measure for the country to reap biofuels’ far-reaching benefits in achieving energy independence, environmental quality, and employment creation.
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There is one more development we have to start thinking about.

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Sand. A volleyball court. A soccer ball. These are the elements of a new sport that combines the precision of volleyball with the skills of soccer.

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MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Agriculture (DA) is lining up big-ticket, high-value crops and marine projects for potential ventures by foreign investors in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 402949 [Title] => RP still a top biofuels market [Summary] => The Philippines remains one of the most attractive markets for the development and sale of biofuels, an energy advisory ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 352378 [Title] => US raises RP sugar quota by 21.7% to 173,000 tons [Summary] => The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has raised the sugar export allocation of the Philippines by 21.71 percent to 173,025 metric tons (MT) of raw sugarcane for quota year (QY) 2006-2007.

"We have received official communications from the USDA about the increase in our raw sugarcane allocation. The increase shows the Philippines has remained a reliable sugar trading partner of the US," said James Ledesma, administrator of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
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"We have received official communications from the USDA about the increase in our raw sugarcane allocation. The increase shows the Philippines has remained a reliable sugar trading partner of the US," said James Ledesma, administrator of the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).
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This was the clarification offered made by Roxas to the local media after Bukidnon Rep. Miguel Zubiri said he was blocking the passage of the measure post a conference with an official of a petroleum company.
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In his sponsorship speech during the ongoing Senate deliberations on the proposed Biofuels Act, Gordon pressed for the immediate passage of the measure for the country to reap biofuels’ far-reaching benefits in achieving energy independence, environmental quality, and employment creation.
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