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Monday, January 19, 2009 |
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EDITORIAL
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Rigging the economy
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THE World Bank move to blacklist Philippine firms involved in a
rigged road project financed by the Washington-based lender is
crying for similar action by the government.
Last week, the World Bank announced that it
would bar from future projects seven companies, including three
local contractors, for acting as a cartel that rigged the bidding
for the National Road Improvement and Management Project (NRIMP).
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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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Rumored anti-Puno
plot still rumor
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The rumored plot to impeach Chief Justice Reynato Puno has given
birth to two apparently spontaneous movements.
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OPEN
NOTEBOOK
By Random Jottings
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Educating takes backseat to
malling
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CONSIDERING the manner in which national landmarks are being
mutilated and desecrated in the cause of popular culture, one has to
share some sympathy with the Heritage Conservation Society
(www.heritage.org.ph) in its sworn mission to save and preserve the
nation’s heritage.
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LETTER
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DSWD head corrects
cash-transfers report
This refers to the news item entitled, “Cash
transfers help keep Filipino children in school,” published in
your newspaper on January 14, 2009.
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