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Vol.63 No.5 September 14-20, 2023
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With its Spinnaker project, Landco keeps firm grasp on leisure market
Beijing ships moves ‘irresponsible;’ warning on ‘New Cold War’ out By ALFRED GABOT, Editor in Chief
By Be�ng Laygo Dolor
MANILA – Amid a warning by Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the just concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Indonesia on the need to avoid a “new Cold War,” the Philippines kept up its “word war” with China over its what it calls as “irresponsible” and “dangerous” maneuvers in South China Sea and intrusion into the West Philippine Sea and the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Page 9
Union City sister cities group gets $10,000 to boost program Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro
By Jun Nucum UNION CITY - The spirit of representing this city’s nine Sister friendship among nations filled the Cities in eight countries, exchanged Mark Green Sports Center here on food and showcased traditions and August 20 as local communities, cultures in what was Page 7
Sacking of key Finance usec exposes infighting in Marcos Cabinet By Be�ng Laygo Dolor, Editor
MANILA – For stating what the majority of economists in the workplace and the academe say is nothing more than gospel truth, a respected undersecretary of the Department of Finance was forced to resign last week. This despite efforts of her direct superior, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno, reportedly asking her to stick to her job and just ignore the pressure to quit. But Cielo Magno said she was better off in the academe where she belongs. In fact, she had only been Union City Friends of Sister Ci�es (UCFSC) President and former City Council “on loan” from the UP School of Member Pat Gacoscos (extreme right) receives a $10,000 check from Alameda Economics when she accepted the County District 2 Supervisor Eliza Marquez (center), with Mayor Carol Dutra- offer to join the DOF. Vernaci (extreme le�) Undersecretary Magno drew the
ire of powerful figures in the Marcos regime, who took issue with her lambasting President Ferdinand Marcos’ Executive Order #39, which places price caps on rice. She not only said the EO made no economic sense but that it would result in negative effects on the staple’s price and supply. The infighting in the Cabinet was all but confirmed by Diokno, who told local media at the start of this week that the economic cluster had not been consulted on the now controversial rice price cap. Diokno said he was “surprised” by the announcement of the EO by Executive Assistant Lucas BersaPage 6 min.
Landco CEO Erickson Manzano It may not be as the big as the taipan-owned developers like SM, Ayala, or Robinsons, but Landco Pacific Corp. is firmly entrenched as leader of the segment it concentrates on – the leisure resort and residential Page 13 market.
Misusing humor to foster Asian hate By Gilda P. Balan, Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO - Humor comes in many forms, from the simplest play on words or puns, all the way to irony and satire, which often require some intelligence to be appreciated. In recent decades, insult as a form of humor has been used, mostly by stand-up comics ap- Page 6
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