nirvana tanoukhi
Z-Library Project
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Iloilo City
Friday, March 29, 2024

Better Days

Keeping track of our indigenous people and communities

ON AUGUST 9, 2023 we commemorate the 29th International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The date was chosen by the United Nations General...

A forward-looking SONA

LISTENING to the one hour and a half second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., we looked back at...

Setting standards in support of Filipino competitiveness

IN 2018, a Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) study entitled “Obstacles and Enablers of Internationalization of Philippine SMEs Through Participation in Global Value...

Taking Philippine tourism to the next level

THERE was a lot of brouhaha over the launch of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) new slogan “Love the Philippines,” which replaces the 12-year-old...

Taking Philippine-Spanish relations to new heights

THIS YEAR we mark the 21st Philippine-Spanish Friendship Day (Phil-Span). By virtue of Republic Act 9187, we commemorate the cultural and historical ties, friendship...

Unleashing the potential of Philippine exports

DURING the recently-concluded International Trade Forum held in Taguig City, the Marcos Administration unveiled its Philippine Export Development Plan 2023 to 2028 (PEDP), a...

Protecting ‘Tatak Pinoy’

LAST February, as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship, we conducted a hearing on the bill providing for Protected Geographical...

Tatak Pinoy (Proudly Pinoy) Act

OVER the years, our government has taken steps to address the structural challenges of the economy—be it the high cost of power, inadequate skills...

Being in the spotlight of international basketball

STARTING August 25 this year, the Philippines, along with Japan and Indonesia, will take center stage as hosts of the International Basketball Federation/FIBA Basketball...

Keeping our guard up post-COVID

EARLY this month the World Health Organization (WHO) ended COVID-19’s status as a public health emergency of international concern. This has been in place...