Action for Economic Reforms (AER) calls on our national government to immediately address the different bottlenecks that our country faces in reducing the spread of COVID-19. Just a few days ago, we logged the highest single-day...
Read MoreSpeech by Eddie Dorotan, MD, MPA(UP Diliman Premed’77, UP Manila Med’81) At the 112th Commencement Exercises of UP Manila, August 29, 2021 with the theme: Sama-Samang Pagbangon Tungo sa Makabuluhang Pagbabago PAGBATI Isang...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Pia Rodrigo and Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III A Pulse Asia survey conducted in June 2021 showed that the top issues Filipinos wanted President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss during his State of the Nation Address...
Read MoreThis speech was delivered by Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III on June 25, 2021 at the “May Bayanihan Pa Ba?” press conference hosted by the Move as One Coalition. It was published on Asia Democracy Chronicles at:...
Read MoreBy Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Presented at Oxfam’s “A Better Normal: Civil Society’s Reflections on COVID-19,” 11 September 2020 It is but expected that COVID-19 is going to tank the Philippine economy. In fact, the whole...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS Still thinking of what to write for the column on the eve of submission, I received a text message from an old friend, Doc Rogie Tangco. Rogie said he was...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Figure 1: Krugman’s workhorse macro model Figure 2: Achieving Potential Output and Preventing Overheating (Krugman) The economist Paul Krugman wrote an essay in The New York Times (May 7,...
Read MoreAction for Economic Reforms (AER) supports the proposal of Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez to provide a subsidy of PhP 8,000 per month, for a maximum of three months, to workers affected by the COVID-19...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By AJ Montesa In these last two months, the country has seen the worst spike in cases and deaths since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. For March and April combined, the Department of Health (DoH) reported...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Pia Rodrigo “Delay muna ang judgement. Kausapin at kilalanin ang mga tao. Kumbaga learn from the masses.” This was how Ana Patricia Non, the organizer of the pioneer Maginhawa Community Pantry,...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Photo courtesy of the author Good old pal Melo posted on his Facebook account: “I was scheduled for vaccination today. When I found out na Sinovac, I declined.” Our common friend...
Read MoreYELLOW PAD By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III FREEPIK “I ordered Secretary Galvez to sign any and all documents that would allow the private sector to import at will.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivered said statement on March 29,...
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