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Palace: Davos trip was to showcase PH gains vs graft, not for dollars and cents

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Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

President Benigno Aquino III’s trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum (WEF) last month was meant to “showcase” the country’s success in fighting corruption and introducing good government, and there were no expectations of fresh investment pouring in for the Philippines, Malacañang said on Saturday.

Posted: February 3rd, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Davos: Still not many willing to listen to the world’s poor

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TONY MELOTO attended the 2012 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. INQUIRER file photo

Davos 2012 was a contrast of many worlds that the World Economic Forum (WEF) was valiantly trying to bridge. I was there hoping to be an active contributor on behalf of the poor but I ended up mostly as a spectator to superpowers who were groping for clues on how to keep poverty out of their door.

Posted: February 19th, 2012 in Latest Global Nation Stories,Photos & Videos | Read More »

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  3. Brown hounded for calling Manila ‘gates of hell’
  4. Slain Taiwanese was ‘good to Filipino fishermen’
  5. Lapid’s wife back in PH after US probation for cash smuggling—immigration exec
  6. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  7. Philippines turns to other tourist markets after Taiwan row
  8. Seamen may file complaints at sea
  9. Fil-Am staffers and students join UC Medical Center strike frontline
  10. PCG report on grounded US ship due
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  2. Aquino bares AFP buildup vs ‘bullies in our backyard’
  3. Filipinos in Taiwan told: Limit activities
  4. To those who say Filipinos are stupid
  5. Taipei releases satellite record, rejecting Manila’s claim
  6. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  7. Taiwan reporter sacked over Philippine hoax
  8. Aquino: We can fight back vs any threat
  9. Filipino workers suffer harassment in Taiwan
  10. PCG men say they acted in self-defense
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  2. Aquino bares AFP buildup vs ‘bullies in our backyard’
  3. Filipino bride, 4 others killed in California limousine fire
  4. Why are there so many Filipino nurses in the US?
  5. Filipinos no longer welcome in Taiwan restaurants, says Meco exec
  6. Taiwan rejects PH apology, freezes hiring of Filipino workers
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  8. China slams PH bid in UN
  9. US Senate Bill allows thousands of Filipinos to immediately come to America
  10. Filipino-owned supermarket chain opens 12th branch

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    • Sports

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  • FEU’s Romeo ‘suspended indefinitely’, says coach

    • Lifestyle

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  • In New York, Filipino costume and set designer Clint Ramos wins Obie Award

    • Entertainment

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  • It takes two to do the show biz breakup cha-cha
  • Juday: Violence against women unacceptable
  • PH cineastes celebrate in the French Riviera
  • Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland

    • Business

  • Coco sugar sweetens small town’s finances
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  • Buildings designed with unique character finding market
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    • Technology

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  • Statement of Smart Communications
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    • Opinion

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    • Global Nation

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