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Monday, March 17, 2008 |
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Pacquiao by split decision
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PacMan takes WBC title from Marquez of Mexico
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LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao captured the World Boxing Council (WBC)
super featherweight crown,
dethroning Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez with a
12-round split decision victory.
In a rematch Saturday (Sunday in Manila) of a
2004 slugfest that ended in a draw, one judge gave Marquez a 115-112
decision, while another saw Pacquiao the winner by the same margin.
The third judge gave the bout to the Asian star, 114-113.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Rematch on pirated DVDs for
P70
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Just hours after Manny Pacquiao won the WBC super featherweight
title from Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico, copies of their 12-round
fight were available on DVDs at P70 a pop.
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NOTES & COMMENTS
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Poverty in the middle of plenty
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Can poverty worsen in an expanding economy?
That’s what is apparently happening. Not only have everyday
Filipinos not felt the supposed growth of the economy.
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RP expensive to foreign investors
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The Philippines is one of the most expensive
investment venues among members of the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (Asean) and other places in Asia surveyed by the
Department of Finance.
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SPECIAL REPORT:
FILIPINO WOMEN
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TUCP wants more for female workers
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Women make up 40 percent of the national labor
force. Most of them were forced into becoming workers by the need to
provide money for their family’s needs.
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Lawmakers want Spratlys debate
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Two legislators urged the House leadership to
elevate the debate on the controversial Spratly Islands to the
plenary, instead of sending a bill about that issue back to
committee.
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