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No justification for Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), project driven more by profit than by public good

Posted on September 29, 2021 By Ramon Ortoll 6 Comments on No justification for Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), project driven more by profit than by public good
No justification for Pasig River Expressway (PAREX), project driven more by profit than by public good

The Pasig River Expressway has broken ground and the project has begun in earnest even with the growing opposition to it. The initial furor was over the design that the whole river would be covered by the length of the expressway which runs from east to west from Manila Bay to Laguna De Bay. As…

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Business, Development, Environment

German Engineering, Japanese Precision and Filipino Pride

Posted on March 14, 2021 By zaxx 70 Comments on German Engineering, Japanese Precision and Filipino Pride
German Engineering, Japanese Precision and Filipino Pride

Some racially-oriented collocations you may have stumbled across would include German engineering and Japanese precision. It gets amusing though when you see those words lined up with our very own Filipino Pride. Are you ready for a deep dive into the cultural DNA behind these either tech-generating or -consuming nations? Let’s go for a quick…

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Culture, Development

Annoyed by Anti-Monopoly Policy, PAL Puts Airport Plans on Hold

Posted on March 12, 2013 By BenK 15 Comments on Annoyed by Anti-Monopoly Policy, PAL Puts Airport Plans on Hold
Annoyed by Anti-Monopoly Policy, PAL Puts Airport Plans on Hold

In a press briefing last week, Philippine Airlines (PAL) President and CEO Ramon S. Ang announced that the airline’s plans to construct a $6 billion airport as an alternative to the outdated and overcrowded Ninoy Aquino International Airport were being put on hold. According to the Philippine Star (which still insists on calling the privately-owned…

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Development, Economy, Money Talks

You need more than Star Margarine to breed taller Filipino beauty contestants

Posted on December 5, 2011December 5, 2011 By benign0 8 Comments on You need more than Star Margarine to breed taller Filipino beauty contestants
You need more than Star Margarine to breed taller Filipino beauty contestants

The 2011 Mutya ng Pilipinas (“Muse or Lady of the Philippines”) pageant which was held Saturday (3rd December) at The Arena in San Juan City was reportedly dominated by “Eurasian and Filipino-American contestants”… British-Filipino Vickie Marie Rushton from Bacolod was crowned the Mutya ng Pilipinas-International while Filipino-American Felicia Baron won the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism title….

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