YELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III and Viviane Apostol JCOMP /FREEPIK “Build, Build, Build” has been the mantra of the Rodrigo Duterte administration, which undoubtedly was instrumental in the high economic growth before the...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III and Arjay Mercado BW FILE PHOTO In a press statement, Action for Economic Reforms (AER) described Senator Ralph Recto as the Donald Trump of the Philippines. AER said that Sen. Recto...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno Sta. Ana III The American people have chosen change. Joe Biden is their President-elect, having obtained more than the 270 electoral college votes needed to win. With respect to the popular vote, with 93%...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Ma. Ophelia Butalid-Echaves In an effort to address the years of stagnation of the rice sector, the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) was signed into law on Feb. 14, 2020. The RTL should increase the rice...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Pia Rodrigo Policy reform is a complex undertaking in our country. The weakness of our institutions and the bureaucracy’s vulnerability to political pressures often lead to constraints imposed on activists and...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III SENATOR PIA CAYETANO — PHILSTAR.COM The lovely Cayetano is Pia, not Alan Peter. Senator Pia Cayetano deserves praise for her consistency in fighting for the toughest social and economic...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS Some politicians — pro-administration and anti-administration — and organized farmers have recently stepped up the call for amending the Rice Tariffication...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III FREEPIK We have read and heard — and we have written — that beating COVID-19 is a collective action problem. It is in the common interest of the whole of society to get together and take...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Zak Yuson PASSENGERS seen inside a jeep at Tandang Sora jeepney terminal. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS There is an important lesson to be learned from countries such as South Korea and New Zealand that are...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Pia Rodrigo Today, September 21-, marks the 48th anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos’ proclamation of martial law in the Philippines. Recently, a social media debate erupted over a Tweet expressing a sentiment that has...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Arjay Mecado and Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III CRECENCIO I. CRUZ With marching orders from no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself, expect Congress to approve the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Arjay Mercado And Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III REUTERS The entire country, including the national government, paid attention to the call of 160 organizations representing healthcare professionals and workers. They...
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