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2001 Few days after assuming the Presidency, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the $470M hydroelectronic power contract to an Argentinean power firm, IMPSA. Former Congressman Mark Jimenez accused former Justice Secretary Hernando Perez as the main man of the alleged multi-billion scam, known ally of the Arroyo’s. The congressman detailed the bribes; $7 million to himself, $2 million to Perez, $1 million to National Power Corp. Officials and $4 million to the Office of the President. 2001 The FIVE (5) KILOMETERS Diosdado Macapagal Boulevard which is overpriced by P532 million from its original cost. 2003 Senator Edgardo Angara alleged that the Office of the President tried to extort $20 million from a German Company, Fraport which built the new airport terminal. 2003 Senator Panfilo Lacson claim that First Gentleman Mike Arroyo used pseudonym ‘Jose Pidal’ to laundered P321 million as campaign funds. 2003 An alleged $ 7.5M real estate transaction of undeclared assets from 1992 to 20...
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When Human Talks

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All has been said and done. There are detractors who on their own way did try to justify those previous actions of Mr. Nanda. But their action didn’t resolve the issue but instead worsen the situation and expose their real attitude with regards on managing agents on the floor. Though they allow you to speak and dispute, mind you, some of them won’t forget that instance. Good thing humans can communicate. And like what Mr. Nanda says “THERE ARE NO MISTAKES THAT CAN’T BE CORRECTED”. And for those anonymous individuals beholden to Mr. Nanda that doesn’t know what those words meant... approach me and I tell you what it is. That’s what happen when human talks.
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Alok Nanda’s Demonstration of Ruthlessness

Call Center. Stats or metrics are the name of the game. Unlike in a manufacturing company where the quality of the output or of a finished product speaks for a worker’s productivity level, the set-up in a call center rely mainly on the tools it created to gauge an agent’s performance. From these tools, the management relies on the numbers it reflects. There shouldn’t be any problem if that’s just the case. The thing is, these tools always require human intervention—a human mind to interpret the digits or characters they display. They call these numbers “stats” that when they are summed up, it can either make or break your career. It is in this respect that you can doubt that at some point that biases can possibly occur. These tools—I suspect—are open for abuse. This was the case that I saw coming—but didn’t realize it could happen so soon. This manager from India who oversees our calls one night picked on me. His accusation? Poor enunciation. My calls, according to him were unpleasant....
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Creating Food Crisis: WB and IMF Way

read the full article ( How to manufacture a global food crisis ) by Walden Bello "....the homeland of corn had been converted to a corn-importing economy by “free market” policies promoted by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and Washington. The process began with the early 1980s debt crisis. One of the two largest developing-country debtors, Mexico was forced to beg for money from the Bank and IMF to service its debt to international commercial banks. The quid pro quo for a multibillion-dollar bailout was what a member of the World Bank executive board described as “unprecedented thoroughgoing interventionism” The one-two punch of IMF-imposed adjustment and WTO-imposed trade liberalization swiftly transformed a largely self-sufficient agricultural economy into an import-dependent one as it steadily marginalized farmers. It was a wrenching process, the pain of which was captured by a Filipino government negotiator during a WTO session in Geneva. “Our small p...
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I'll Buy This...

Why I like this article? ( Philippines has World Heaviest Load ) It strike to the very center of Filipino’s buying attitude and the influenced of mass media. We tend to be easily deceived on what we saw and hear. What’s the latest gadget in the market? Do we need it? Yeahh of course. Of the many features and function the latest Cellphone we own can we utilize most of it? Yeahh… “I can take pictures and download and share it to my friends…” woowwww how useful, I’m not totally guilty. No need for more rhetoric’s. The articles is written by Willy E. Arcilla. Though convergence of people from Ad industry - people responsible for creating temptation on buying something, it run’s into ad spending habit of our local manufacturing industry. On how to effectively deliver their message and product to the consumer without cluttering the media outlets and outdoor billboards and best of all to have the moral and social responsibility in nation building. But, isn’t very contrasting? The idea of ...
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Without Flushing...

Almost everyday, as I rally to go on my daily duty, I wonder how people use their sense of responsibility or let say basic responsibility on our surroundings. It was an uncomfortable feeling. It is along Ayala Avenue . There's a group of people talking and enjoying the smoke of their cigarettes. Suddenly, I noticed a woman who gently placed her trash on her side. I thought she was going after the bin after her stick of cigarette was done but it was almost motionless and undisturbed where she only flicked the cigarette butt on her side -- observing and trying to absorb every small movement from her. If there's anyone observing me too, to that person I certainly looked silly. I always come out feeling depressed, frustrated, exhausted, depleted or angry when I see those kind of people. They’re everywhere. I couldn't take my eyes off them as I watch them make their way inside the building. In that moment, it is not only the pollutions they bring—no problem with the tox...
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