Rethinking the EDSA repair strategy
SEGMENTED reconstruction is a road repair method where highways or major roads are rehabilitated in phases, one section at a time.
This approach is...
Marks of a true Christian
WHILE there a many, even infinite, marks of a true believer of Christ, at least we can mention two that can clearly identify us...
Tech and the nation-state
THE NATION-state as an organizing principle is a concept centuries old, that traces its origins back to the Treaty of Westphalia, but thanks to...
“Wherever you go, there you are”
(By Rae Dawn Balagot Maestrado)
“Wherever you go, there you are” is a profound string of words, so simple, and rings deeply true, that it...
Other solutions to the metro traffic problem
METRO Manila’s traffic congestion is no longer just an inconvenience—it has become a full-blown crisis with severe economic, environmental, and public health consequences.
The...
Repasuhon ang mga kontrata
KON INDI pagkutkuton, indi gid matungkad kon ano ang nagapanagil-ot sa idalom, kon may ginalikom, ukon ginalikupan sang lay-on.
Kaangay ini sang mga proyekto nga...
Who should be in the Cabinet-level economic team?
IN TODAY’S fast-paced, innovation-driven global economy, the Philippines must rethink how it defines and organizes its core economic leadership. A glaring issue that needs...
Ano ka handa ang Metro Manila batok sa The Big One?
SAMTANG madasig ang paghunos sang mga tinuig, gadugang man ang kabalaka naton, labi na gid para sa mga taga-Metro Manila kon diin madamo man...
Revisiting police recruitment and training protocols
RECENTLY, retired Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Rommel Francisco Dayrit Marbil publicly expressed concern over the seemingly endless stream of misdeeds committed by police...
The curious case of Villanueva’s PDAF
SENATOR Joel Villanueva was among the less prominent personalities involved in the Napoles pork barrel scandal near the end of the PNoy administration in...