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The Consumer
Convenience is depleting valuable resources
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - THE “throw-away” culture and economy has been convenient for almost everyone. As Lester R. Brown, head of the respected Earth Policy Institute, says, “For example, rather than washing cloth towels or napkins, consumers welcomed disposable paper versions.
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The Consumer
We need change
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - IT is bad enough that customers get shortchanged by establishments that do not carry five and 10 centavos, but even more annoying is their practice of constantly asking shoppers for smaller bills.
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The Consumer
Some basic facts about insurance
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - A GROWING number of Filipinos now see insurance as a way of making life a bit easier for those they will leave behind.
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The Consumer
Technology agency lacks latest technology
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - THE satirical television program “Daily Show with Jon Stewart” got a lot of mileage recently from a United States representative who described the Internet as a series of interconnected tubes.
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The Consumer
Cemeteries are not garbage dumps
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - IT seems instinctive among Filipinos to turn almost anything into a fiesta. A wake is often as much an opportunity to pay one’s respect to the dead as a chance for a family reunion or a get-together of long-lost friends.
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The Consumer
Thank God for honest people
by Marietta Velasco Giron
LINDA B. BOLIDO - IT SEEMS TGIFRIDAY’S has more than just Friday to be thankful for. Kristelle Tee wants to commend the restaurant chain, specifically the Glorietta 3 branch, “for hiring the best people” and for taking good care of customers.
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