Sultan of Sulu: No to PH consular office in Sabah
THE Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo reiterated its rejection of proposals made by Malaysians for the Philippine government to open a consular office in Sabah. Apparently agitated by the reports that...
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Ma. Lourdes N. Tiquia I was in in Duterte country over the weekend and again, I was treated to what can be. The Davao International Airport was a lot better than NAIA I, cleaner and more user-friendly...
View ArticleCentrist democratic party – shining hope
Ma. Lourdes N. Tiquia I was in in Duterte country over the weekend and again, I was treated to what can be. The Davao International Airport was a lot better than NAIA I, cleaner and more user-friendly...
View ArticleSC allows DOJ probe into Delfin Lee cases
Atty. Dodo Dulay Despite PNoy’s vow to enforce competition laws to protect consumers from abusive and harmful business practices, it appears monopolies and cartels are thriving under his...
View ArticleBonifacio Gas: The ‘untouchable’ monopoly?
Atty. Dodo Dulay Despite PNoy’s vow to enforce competition laws to protect consumers from abusive and harmful business practices, it appears monopolies and cartels are thriving under his...
View ArticleFar from over
From the time President Benigno Aquino 3rd was sworn into office on June 30, 2010, and for nearly four years running, the Aquino administration has been implementing a political program and strategy...
View ArticleAquino’s permanent campaign
From the time President Benigno Aquino 3rd was sworn into office on June 30, 2010, and for nearly four years running, the Aquino administration has been implementing a political program and strategy...
View ArticlePower crisis dims Mindanao’s promise
No amount of assurance from the government will mask the fact that Mindanao is in the clutches of a power crisis that threatens to sap the region’s potential as the next growth hub. The present...
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Employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority work on a ferry boat that will ply the Pasig River. The agency recently converted three tugboats into passenger vessels that can carry at...
View ArticlePreparing river ferry
Employees of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority work on a ferry boat that will ply the Pasig River. The agency recently converted three tugboats into passenger vessels that can carry at...
View ArticleFrancis factor blows away Vatican cobwebs
VATICAN CITY: In his first year, Pope Francis has blown a breath of fresh air through the Catholic Church that has been felt across the globe. Contrary to the way he is frequently depicted, the first...
View ArticleUnemployment blamed on disasters
Efren Danao The crisis in the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine is worrying the rest of the world but is generally ignored by Filipinos. Why, many Pinoys may not even know where Crimea or Ukraine is....
View ArticleWhat’s the Crimean crisis to Pinoys?
THE Philippines is getting ready to import one million metric tons (MT) of rice this year to meet local demand amid falling stock levels while the Agriculture and Justice Departments debate the legal...
View ArticlePH TO IMPORT 1 MILLION MT OF RICE THIS YEAR
A security guard inspects old transformers at a stockyard of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in Quezon City on Tuesday, a day after the utility firm announced that it will be cutting power rates by...
View ArticleERC voids power rate hikes
A security guard inspects old transformers at a stockyard of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) in Quezon City on Tuesday, a day after the utility firm announced that it will be cutting power rates by...
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Sixth of a series on the Salim empire in the Philippines “ The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist.” —Charles Baudelaire, 1869 (popularized in the hit movie The Usual...
View ArticlePLDT now an Indonesian-Japanese joint venture
Sixth of a series on the Salim empire in the Philippines “ The finest trick of the devil is to persuade you that he does not exist.” —Charles Baudelaire, 1869 (popularized in the hit movie The Usual...
View ArticleSolidarity lunch
Government employees eat boiled gabi and kamoteng kahoy to show their support for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda. The United Nations said the needs of the typhoon survivors are great because many...
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