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Wednesday, July 04, 2007 |
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EDITORIAL
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Social
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THE recent Supreme Court ruling holding Mercury Drug
liable for the injuries sustained by a motorist due to the reckless
driving of the drug retailer’s employee sends the right signal to
companies as to the extent of their responsibility over the conduct
of workers while on the job.
In the said ruling, the High
Court found that the company failed to exercise due diligence in the
supervision of its delivery truck driver, who had been performing
his job even without a license. The said company driver figured in a
vehicular collision that paralyzed for life the driver of the other
vehicle. The company driver was performing his duties on the
strength of a traffic violation receipt, as his license had been
confiscated for an earlier offense, not surprisingly, reckless
driving.
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O T H E R C O L U M N S A
N D F E A T U R E S
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BIG DEAL
By Dan Mariano
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What’s wrong
with foreigners investing in farms?
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BILLIONS of pesos in public funds
have been raised through measures that a more populist
administration would not have had the guts to adopt.
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ABOVE ALL THINGS
By Ramon Jr. &
Eloisa S. Mabutas
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Wills and probate
procedures
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QUERY: I constructed our house on
a lot owned in common by six persons, including my mother, who is
already dead, and my mother-in-law. The lot is 49 square meters,
giving each co-owner 8.166 square meters each.
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INSIDE CONGRESS
By Efren L. Danao
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Lawmaking 101
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THE Fourteenth Congress is now on
and senators and congressmen have started filing their bills.
Here’s a tip to newly elected lawmakers—the legislative archives
are a rich source of bills...
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FROM THE NEWSROOM
By Johnna Villaviray-Giolagon
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Volcanic ventures
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HAVE you seen Taal Volcano lately?
The row of restaurants along the national highway in Tagaytay offers
a magnificent view of the volcano and the lake.
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REPUBLIC SERVICE
By Ricardo Saludo
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Let us now speak
of angry men
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Prospero Pichay and Herminio
Teves. Koko Pimentel and Migz Zubiri. Nene Pimentel and Benjamin
Abalos. Antonio Trillanes. Lintang Bedol. Anger becomes some people,
smacking of righteous indignation.
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VIRTUAL REALITY
By Tony Lopez
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The central bank
at 14
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
marked its 14th year yesterday. The BSP was set up on July 3, 1993,
taking over from the old central bank which was established January
3, 1949, and parking more than P400 billion of losses...
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LETTER
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Wait lang, Mr. Danao
In his column, Inside Congress (June 25, 2007), Mr. Efren L. Danao
wrote that the reason Cebu Congressman Pablo Garcia rejected Speaker
Jose de Venecia’s proposal for a caucus to settle the speakership
issue...
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