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ANALYSIS: Why many in the Philippines are poor

ANALYSIS: Why many in the Philippines are poor

Jose Galang — Your Business
Posted at Apr 19 09:51 PM

More than 4 in 10 Filipinos who are poor actually have jobs. They continue to struggle with poverty because they are employed in poor-quality jobs that pay less than what their counterparts in manufacturing industries get. Read more »

OPINION: The 'Build Build Build' score so far

OPINION: The 'Build Build Build' score so far

Jose Galang — Your Business
Posted at Apr 16 03:31 PM

With the pictures of gleaming structures of airports, highways, sports centers, new cities, etc. that the Duterte economic managers are now bandying about, fingers are crossed that the old mistakes are avoided this time around. There is too much at stake for the extravagant infrastructure program to fail. Read more »

An Elusive Happiness: Reflections of A Thai Monk

An Elusive Happiness: Reflections of A Thai Monk

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN 
Updated as of Mar 30 12:12 AM

Peace between the various ethnic groups and religions in Southeast Asia will not occur unless minorities are given the space to express their faith, culture and language, even as they find their place within their respective nations. Read more »

OPINION: The most deafening 6-minute silence

OPINION: The most deafening 6-minute silence

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Mar 28 02:29 AM

I imagine many of us have watched and have been moved by the powerful speech by Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the Feb. 14  Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, during the “March for our Lives” gun control protest rally in Washington D.C. last March 24. Read more »

OPINION: A curious recall of an anti-trafficking labor diplomat

OPINION: A curious recall of an anti-trafficking labor diplomat

Jose Galang — Your Business
Updated as of Mar 27 02:05 AM

Given that the Philippine government has constantly harped on its policies on abuses against overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), the Department of Labor and Employment’s recall of Philippine labor attaché in Hong Kong Jalilo Dela Torre is difficult to comprehend. Some leaders of labor organizations in Hong Kong are clearly more than disappointed. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Is the Bangko Sentral just prolonging the agony?

ANALYSIS: Is the Bangko Sentral just prolonging the agony?

Jose Galang — Your Business
Updated as of Mar 26 12:43 AM

Economists here and abroad have alerted the Philippine economic managers about the threat of an overheating economy as a result of a bundle of indicators. But a worst-case scenario can be averted, these analysts argue, by an increase in interest rates. Delaying rate increases appears to be just prolonging the agony. Read more »

OPINION: In disarray

OPINION: In disarray

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Updated as of Mar 23 02:34 PM

The statements of Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque and the tweets of Philippine ambassador to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin, Jr. related to President Duterte’s decision to withdraw Philippine membership in the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave the public insights about the disarray in the Malacañang team. Read more »

OPINION: Marcos’ legacy: The Ilocano spirit?

OPINION: Marcos’ legacy: The Ilocano spirit?

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Mar 21 01:43 PM

As the legacy of Marcos resurfaces, it carries with it promises (however lofty) of an easier, richer and happier future. Can those who oppose them deliver something better? Read more »

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