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Credit to Author: ROBERT SIY| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:20:50 +0000

Metro Manilans experienced exceptionally difficult commutes this past week. MRT3 was off line during Holy Week. Then came the earthquake on Monday, April 22, shutting down all three rail lines…READ

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Credit to Author: MELVIN J. ESTEBAN| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:17:22 +0000

It’s high time we start recognizing our investment advisors for what they really are: the unsung heroes of the world. It’s too limiting to confine them to the financial and…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 16:19:01 +0000

JACK Ma, the unfortunate-looking tycoon behind the online commerce giant Alibaba, recently sparked an outpouring of existential angst in the social media realm by declaring that anyone not willing to…READ

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Credit to Author: EMETERIO SD. PEREZ| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 16:21:18 +0000

The website of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) lists 4,375,286,954 as the outstanding common shares of BDO Unibank Inc. Of the outstanding, 4,374,615,454 common shares are listed. In a separate…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:19:32 +0000

NO act of kindness goes unpunished, and a recent example of the truth of that old saw is the simpering backlash recently directed at wealthy donors who have pledged hundreds…READ

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Credit to Author: SHIRLEY TUAZON| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:17:23 +0000

After Republic Act (RA) No. 11213, or the Tax Amnesty Act, was signed into law last Feb. 14, 2019, many expected the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to release the…READ

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:16:06 +0000

IF you’re clueless, I’ve to tell you four major reasons: One, external motivational speakers are too expensive and offer poor return on investment. In the Philippines, organizations pay as much…READ

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Credit to Author: TONY M. MAGHIRANG| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 13:10:41 +0000

Last month, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) celebrated a quarter century of the internet in the country by highlighting significant developments and looking forward to level up…READ

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Credit to Author: BEN KRITZ, TMT| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:14:15 +0000

IF you happened to be awake in the very early hours of Tuesday morning, as I was, you may have watched in real-time horror as the iconic Notre Dame cathedral…READ

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Credit to Author: MARK ANTHONY TAMAYO| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 16:13:36 +0000

(Second of three parts) In last week’s article, we discussed briefly Republic Act (RA) No. 8800 (Safeguard Measures Act) as a protection tool to address the unexpected surge in imports…READ

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