Monthly Archives: August 2010

No 25 cents: Robinsons customers shortchanged

IF YOU SHOP at Robinsons Ilocos Norte–particularly in its supermarket, department store, and hardware—chances are you have experienced this, too. Cashiers would round off your change to the nearest peso, most of the time to the benefit of the establishment, … Continue reading

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Sex in our City: porn call centers flourish in Laoag

WE KNOW it happens somewhere, we know it abounds elsewhere, it is all over the Internet, yet it hurts deeply when it strikes home.  Porn-oriented call centers are here, and growing. What began as underground operations in computer shops four … Continue reading

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