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2006, a critical turning-point year; "Reflect on your present blessings a[euro]" of which every man has many a[euro]" not on your past misfortunes." a[euro]" Charles Dickens.(Opinion & Editorial)

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From: Manila Bulletin
Date: 20060103
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MIXED predictions notwithstanding, the fact is that 2006 is a critical turning point for the Philippine Republic which calls for strategic and bold decisions that will define not only the fate of the Arroyo administration but also the destiny and future of the nation.

The year 2006 is not going to be another mundane year. It will neither be all positively swell, as claimed by the official statements of Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, nor will it be all negatively bleak, as predicted by incorrigible critics of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

First, The Economy. The ...

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