Leveling up from charity dole-outs to livelihood programs
WHAT IS the difference between charity dole-outs and livelihood programs?
There are many ways to differentiate between the two, but for now, allow me...
What is a discomfort zone?
WHEN WE speak of “comfort zones”, we usually mean a safe, familiar space where we feel at ease.
But in a homily, Cardinal Ambo...
Let’s synchronize Manila Bay reclamation, rehab and flood control
WHY IS IT that in this country, when we are clearly dealing with different parts of the same ecosystem, the government cannot seem to...
Reinventing the retirement resorts
IF WE ARE serious about competing in the global market for foreign retirees, we must first accept a simple truth: you cannot sell what...
Online gaming vs online gambling
IN MY BOOK, I make a distinction that not everyone agrees with: I define gaming as a game of chance, and gambling as a game of skill. That...
Time to start fish cage farming of tuna in PH
THE SIGNS are already here. Catching tuna in the wild has become more difficult. Big commercial fishing boats might still manage to chase them...
PH should have a carbon neutral or a net zero goal
BELIEVE it or not, the Philippines is the only country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that has not yet set a...
A circular economy versus a linear economy
HOW CAN we transition from a circular economy towards a linear economy? Wait a minute—shouldn’t it be the other way around? Exactly. I asked...
DNA evidence frees innocent prisoner, causes conviction of negligent prosecutor
IN 1986, Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife in Texas. He spent nearly 25 years in prison for a crime he did...
Some ideas about how to make use of waste glass collected from our waterways
IT SEEMS that wherever we go these days—rivers, creeks, esteros, even along our coastlines—we see not just plastic waste but also a good deal...