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At Boys Town, regrets over lost glory
by Tess Bacalla - June 15, 2006 - 12:00am
(Conclusion) One house parent at Boys Town recounts how he had to wait for two days before he could bring a sick young boy to the hospital because the staff had to scrounge for money first. Even then, he had to...
At Boys Town, regrets over lost glory
by Tess Bacalla - June 14, 2006 - 12:00am
(Third of a series) Ernesto Beren, 61, remembers the Manila Boys Town of old with fondness. He recalls that the 23-hectare institution had a rustic landscape, surrounded as it was by trees, and huge grounds that...
Boys Town wards cry sexual, physical abuse
by Tess Bacalla - June 13, 2006 - 12:00am
(Second of a series)Fear and abuse "I thought Boys Town was beautiful, but it seems this is a place where we could die," the employee recounts one of the boys as saying. One by one, she says, they showed...
Boys Town wards cry sexual, physical abuse
by Tess Bacalla - June 12, 2006 - 12:00am
(First of a series) Seventeen-year-old Paul was already resigned to sleep at the guardhouse of Manila Boys Town in Parang, Marikina as part of his punishment for a minor mischief he says he did not commit. But...
Blasting cap production spreads to nearby towns
by Tess Bacalla - March 15, 2005 - 12:00am
(Conclusion) TALISAY CITY — Proclaimed a city a mere four years ago, Talisay still looks and feels like a rural coastal town, albeit with a few touches here and there of urban blight. Rising above the shacks...
Coastal city is hub of explosives trade
by Tess Bacalla - March 14, 2005 - 12:00am
(First of two parts) TALISAY CITY — Located just 30 minutes away by car from bustling Cebu City, this coastal oasis of relative calm used to be known for its beaches. Yet even then, Talisay already harbored...
Despite anomalies, there are few checks on corrupt local officials
by Tess Bacalla - November 2, 2003 - 12:00am
(Conclusion) In 1998, the city of Manila decided to construct six deep wells, at a cost of P20 million, to alleviate the effects of El Niño. But it was so delayed that only one deep well was completed within...
While Congress hounds SC, local gov’ts off the hook
by Tess Bacalla - November 1, 2003 - 12:00am
(First of two parts) Kit General Merchandise has been a consistent bidder for office supplies for the city government of Caloocan. Yet it is a fictitious company, and all of its documents are false, as are those...
BIR resisting reforms
by Tess Bacalla - April 19, 2000 - 12:00am
(Conclusion) Businesswoman Linda Tan (not her real name) says she simply wanted "to sin no more," although she also admits that her new accountant at that time refused to have anything to do with any illegal d...
The tax men share their 'loot'
by Tess Bacalla - April 18, 2000 - 12:00am
(Second of three parts) The personnel of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have an interesting term for the amount of money that goes to the government whenever tax audits are done: "RP," for Republic of the...
BIR provides 'rich broth' for corruption
by Tess Bacalla - April 17, 2000 - 12:00am
(First of three parts) Certified public accountant Boni Santos (not his real name) prided himself in keeping his company's books in order. But a Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) examiner said his firm, a fastfood...
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