Limited or ‘granular’ lockdowns are better
AUTHORITIES are finally espousing a shift to “granular” or isolated lockdowns from region- or province-wide quarantines. The switch from a more crippling enhanced community...
Being proactive in the new normal
COMPLACENCY may be our biggest enemy in this pandemic time. Pending the achievement of herd immunity, no one can surely say that we are...
ECQ should no longer be an option
WE have seen what severe lockdowns are doing to the Philippine economy. They have shut down thousands of small businesses, displaced hundreds of thousands...
GDP figures show partial lockdowns work
WE PARTIALLY locked down the economy in April this year, and yet business and economic activities flourished. We also managed to contain the virus...
Short lockdown period will preserve our economic gains
THE GROSS domestic product figures for the second quarter could be out as early as today. The favorable Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures are...
Champions and accomplishments despite the pandemic
I WOULD like to congratulate newly promoted Air Force Staff Sergeant Hidilyn Diaz for giving the Philippines our first gold medal in the Olympics...
Lessons to be learned from our Asian neighbors
THE PHILIPPINES cannot avoid the local transmission of the more infectious strain of COVID-19. The Delta variant has arrived on our shores but we...
PH’s long-term economic prospects getting better
WE HAVE more and better reasons to be optimistic about our economic prospects in the second half of 2021, although we should remain cautious...
Solid economic figures precursor of strong recovery
THE NEW sets of economic figures officially released by the government last week are very impressive, to say the least. They indicate the economy...
Health and economic indicators are intertwined
SOLID health and economic indicators have recently emerged to show that our country is bouncing back after a long battle with the pandemic. The...