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It appears we’ve been at it for a long time. Bribes. Turning a blind eye. Bending the law. Unexplained wealth. Only we didn’t call it “corruption.”
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Four days in Yangon

By Bianca Locsin | December 15, 2013 - 12:00am

Yangon today reminds me of China in the early ’90s when the latter had just decided to open up to capitalism and the West.  Just 20 years ago the main form of transport for the average Beijing resident...

Travel and Tourism

Corruption in ancient Manila

By Carmen Guerrero Nakpil | January 26, 2009 - 12:00am

It appears we’ve been at it for a long time. Bribes. Turning a blind eye. Bending the law. Unexplained wealth. Only we didn’t call it “corruption.”

Arts and Culture

The history of tea

July 19, 2006 - 12:00am

Legend has it that in the year 2737 B.C., China's second Emperor Shen Nung, a herbalist and scientist, knew the benefits of boiling his drinking water. Traveling in the countryside on a warm summer day, the Emperor...

Freeman Cebu Lifestyle