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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Lakas holds loyalty check; breaks ties with "traitors"

Anticipating the departure of more "treacherous" members who have shifted their support to the dominant opposition in the province, the ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD rounded up all its mayoralty bets in 47 towns and the city Monday for a loyalty check.

The words that came out of local party officials were clear and precise: "We have to weed out party members whose loyalty belonged to the rival camp." FULL STORY

WEEDING OUT. The ruling Lakas-Kampi-CMD gathered behind closed doors its mayoralty bets in 47 towns and the city for a loyalty check Monday. In photo are the party's prov'l timbers - former Agri Secretary Arthur Yap, Cong. Edgar Chatto, Cong. Roberto Cajes, Liga prov'l. federated president Concepcion Lim and former governor Rene Relampagos. Third from left is dyRD top anchorman Fred Araneta who moderated the forum. Foto DANNY REYES

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BUSINESS LESSONS FROM FOREIGNERS

The Philippines, subjugated by the West and East, can be termed as an amalgam of both worlds. In business practices as well.

"Learn the good, discard the bad" is a dictum Filipino businessmen should view some of the foreign business practices.

After all, the Europeans through Spain, ruled the country with an iron hand for 400 years and the Americans had their turn - culturally - for about 50 years. The Chinese, on the other hand, had always been around - long before Spain - as traders and pirates. The Japanese ruled briefly in forgettable years in the 40s. FULL TEXT

Just Before Deadline
SC decides today
on CJ controversy
MANILA. The Supreme Court yesterday deferred to today its ruling on whether President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo can appoint the successor of Chief Justice Reynato Puno, who will retire on May 17 when the election appointment ban is still in effect.

In an television interview, Supreme Court spokesman Midas Marquez said the en banc failed to come up with a ruling, but they agreed to submit all written opinions last night so that the justices can go over them and come up with a decision this morning.FULL STORY

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