Remittances and allotment of Filipino seafarers
ALLOTMENT has become a common problem in connection with Filipino seafarers’ remittances which comprise at least 22 percent of the total dollar remittances of...
Using technology to sell globally
YEARS ago when e-commerce was just new, there was a saying that if one does not go into e-commerce, it was as if one...
WHAT PEOPLE SAY: Peace talks
Should the government continue negotiating peace with the communists?
I value life. I am in favor of peace negotiations.
Armed struggle is not the solution. This...
‘Leptos’
THE Department of Health ascribed the rise in leptospirosis cases to uncollected garbage and to flooding due to continuous rains.
Indeed, poor waste management attracts...
‘People are strange’…redux
“When you're strange
Faces come out of the rain
when you're strange
No one remembers your name”
- The Doors
THE WEEK has been toxic quite literally and we...
‘Presumption of Innocence’
SA ATON paagi sa pagpasabat sa akusado sang akusasyon batok sa iya sa aton Demokrasya, ang suspetsado una ta nga gina-“presume”, ukon ginatagaan sang...
51% solution: Sex, faith, and internet (Part 2)
DESPITE everything you have heard about me, I’m really pretty easy to get along with.
Provided that you know what you are talking about.
Provided that...
Tapping technology in practical ways
THE ADOPTION of science and technology (S&T) innovation is expected to revolutionize corn milling for village-level operation in the country.
This demonstrates, once again, that...
Dangerous country for women
A RECENT survey of Thomas Reuters Foundation ranked the Philippines as one of the 10 most dangerous nations in terms of human trafficking. Our...
Killing the mayors no solution to drug problem
TWO Filipino mayors gunned down in two days?
It was Tanauan City mayor Antonio Halili who fell dead from sniper fire while singing the national...