Bob Edwards was born before the first Model T rolled out of Henry Ford’s factory in Detroit. He learned to drive in a French car that had a lever instead of a steering wheel. And he’s still on the road, only now in a red four-wheel-drive Mitsubishi.
Last week, we promised to discuss how to make our savings work for us. Keeping money in a vault, in bedroom drawers, secret walls, or burying it under the ground won’t do it. Aside from not earning, you might forget where you put it or somebody might find and get it. It could pose a security problem. Money starts working when it is invested. And it has to be invested very carefully especially since the financial markets have been rather restless recently.
I should be feeling despondent. My dad, Ramon Magsaysay Jr., just lost in the May 13 elections. His sterling record as a public servant, sincerity and unwavering commitment to serve the country and his fellow Filipinos did not get him enough votes to win a Senate seat.
Amid today’s high-speed information exchanges, professional journalists underscored the need to refresh time-honored principles of fairness and responsibility in the exercise of press freedom.
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