Taming the debt collector in Philippines
Please know that debt collectors performing unfair debt collection practices want you to get angry and exasperated so that you will agree to their terms, the writer states.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
Historic number of Filipino Americans won in last November polls
Representative Bobby Scott remained the highest-ranking Filipino American elected official after winning the US House election in Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District.
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Politics as business
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WHO eyes end to COVID-19 emergency in 2023
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High time to assert PH rights
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Philippine govt warns online sellers of smuggled onions
The government has also threatened to revoke the permits of the retailers found guilty of selling this edible bulb in the markets.
ADB trims growth outlook for developing Asia as headwinds persist
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