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PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL TRUST AND PENSION PLANS

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A painful review of Philippine education

By CHASING THE WIND | By Felipe B. Miranda | June 15, 2004 - 12:00am

In a previous column, the nation’s fixation with education was shown to be pragmatically contexted. Many Filipino families make incredible sacrifices to have a son or daughter finish high school and, whenever...

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