THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (NG) remains on track with its medium-term fiscal consolidation program even as it continues to borrow to help spur economic growth and as its debt remains at a record high due to loans racked up during the

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By Gonzalo J. Varela THIRTY-SEVEN years ago, when this newspaper was reformed under this new name, the average Filipino earned less than one tenth of the income of the average high-income person. Since then, the Philippine economy has experienced significant growth.

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