Editorial
Increased production answer to food shortages
RICE importation has long been the government’s ready answer to shortages but although this will alleviate the dire situation in...
Read moreBe prepared for more ‘Ompongs’ & ‘Florences’
IN the wake of typhoon “Ompong” and hurricane “Florence,” two powerful storms that hit the Philippines and eastern United States...
Read moreThere should be no quorum problem this year
CANDIDATES for 12 Senate seats, the entire membership of the House of Representatives, provincial governors, vice governors, and board members,...
Read moreStill ‘very good’ but drop in rating must be stopped
PHILIPPINE presidents have all historically begun their administrations with high expectations and support from the people, then gradually tapering down...
Read moreReassuring moves to keep inflation down
IN the midst of so much worrying news – continuing inflation, weakening of the peso in world trade, foreign investors...
Read moreTraffic will be bad but it will soon be much better
TRAFFIC in Metro Manila will be bad before it gets better. We have to face this fact as the government...
Read moreOur ban on single-use plastics – from Boracay to the world
THE local government of Malay, Aklan, which includes Boracay Island, has issued an ordinance banning the use of single-use disposable...
Read moreFrance bans smartphones from its schools
AT the start of the new academic year in France on Monday, a nationwide ban on mobile smartphones will be...
Read moreGreater coordination sought on rice problem
FOR a while, there were calls for the abolition of the National Food Authority (NFA) over its alleged failure to...
Read moreA message of hope in the President’s visit
AFTER Israel, President Duterte moves on to Jordan today in the course of his seven-day sojourn in that part of...
Read moreMaintain the growth of these new services
THERE was a time when the only alternative to private cars were mass transit systems like buses, jeepneys, trains, and...
Read moreThe new chief justice – more than seniority
IN an effort to explain President Duterte’s choice of Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro as the new chief justice of...
Read moreFuel price hikes, traffic jams, and rising prices
AT 6 a.m. last Tuesday, diesel prices went up by Php0.60 per liter while gasoline increased by Php0.10 per liter.
Read moreAnother summit may revive peace talks
THE June 12 summit meeting between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un raised such great hopes...
Read moreMake sure TRABAHO leads to more jobs
The country’ economic planners had the highest hopes for the national economy when they planned for TRAIN – Tax Reform...
Read moreA dismal September with rising inflation?
IN a few more days, it will be September. In so many years in the past, September was welcomed as...
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