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Posted on November 13, 2005 - Filed Under Punchline | Leave a Comment
Another “magic” budgeting
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
Last week, Dagupan City Councilor Michael Fernandez sounded the alarm bells about an impending deficit spending in the city. He nipped the bud but frankly the expose was hardly news. In fact, judging from the ready response of Mayor Benjie Lim’s own choir, Fernandez’s expose is nothing now [...]
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Posted on November 6, 2005 - Filed Under Punchline | Leave a Comment
Taxes to pay for corruption
By Ermin F. Garcia Jr.
To the Arroyo government, the imposition of EVAT signals to the world’s financial capitals that the country is prepared to pay its debts unconditionally. This development has pleased the country’s creditors no end.
But to the people, the EVAT represents the unabated corruption of the Arroyo administration. [...]
