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Biodegradable plastics may end up doing more harm than good
FOR those guilt-ridden about the environmental damage caused by everyday consumer purchases, there are myriad paths toward forgiveness. Stick your bottles, cans, and Amazon cartons…
Next steps
When are we going to end the public health emergency declared previously because of the COVID-19 pandemic? What are the next steps for the government,…
Switching companies
EVEN large organizations only pay lip service to filling up key vacant (or vacated) positions through an internal search and “promoting from within.” The instinct…
Philippine Long Term Investment Fund: a good set-up
(Part 2) To assess the wisdom of House Bill No. 6608 or “An Act Establishing the Maharlika Investment Fund, Providing for the Management, Investment, and…
Who’s afraid of the NCAP?
The Supreme Court has finally wrapped up oral arguments on the No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP). Two petitions that raised legal issues caused the issuance…
Dry January? Yes! Free-for-All February? Not so fast.
WE’RE ALMOST done with Dry January, a transatlantic experiment in abstention that started a decade ago in the UK. The concept of an annual break…
Reinventing education
My first real job was as a high school and college teacher in a missionary school in Baybay, Leyte. And my last full-time job was…
Where are the ladies?
JOEL MUNIZ-UNSPLASH As we continue to advocate for diversity and inclusion in the board room, many naysayers would react negatively and say that they do…
Bongbong Marcos’ mission: to defend his father’s legacy
PHILIPPINE STAR/KJ ROSALES-WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In his conversation with World Economic Forum (WEF) President Borge Brende in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 19, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr….
Ten things about the military and uniformed personnel pension system
Continuing the “Top 10” economic issues being discussed in this column, this 8th installment will tackle one huge elephant in the room, the ever-rising taxpayers’…
Risky Manila currency move tells a big global story
ECONOMIC POLICY in the Philippines strayed into the forbidden zone and survived. That a risky tactic to counter pressure on emerging markets worked out also…
How about a Maharlika Green Investment Fund?
Following concerns expressed by business organizations, academicians, civil society, and a sagacious member of his own official family, the President wisely called for our Senators…
Ten years after
It was 10 years ago (to be exact, on Dec. 20, 2012) that the late President Benigno S. Aquino III signed into law the Sin…
Regenerative agriculture: An imperative to achieve food security in the Philippines
Food security in the Philippines remains an elusive dream. Despite numerous programs and projects to address food supply deficiencies, Filipinos remain food insecure. A recent…
Long COVID might teach us how to prevent Alzheimer’s
SCIENCE is starting to uncover an unnerving fact about viruses: Some might affect our brains over the long haul. It came as a shock that…
Long COVID might teach us how to prevent Alzheimer’s
SCIENCE is starting to uncover an unnerving fact about viruses: Some might affect our brains over the long haul. It came as a shock that…
Questions only the Maharlika Investment Fund has the answer to
It is well and good for some members of the Lower House to talk about the role of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) in mobilizing…
Global Warming: Frontline Philippines
As this piece was being written, the number of dead, missing, and injured and the toll on agriculture and infrastructure were still rising in Oriental…
Gen Z, it’s not good to have your boss hate you
EVERY GENERATION faces a skeptical reception in the labor force. Baby boomers were called self-centered, Gen X was lazy, and millennials were considered entitled. For…
Stop encouraging mediocrity by calling it inclusivity
“Reality is known in judgment, not in emotion. In reality, whatever the generous hopes and dreams and thoughts [will always have to give way to…