2018 a year of delight and fright
BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA
January 12, 2018
2017 is a good year for the global economy. The US growth rate was nearly explosive, equities boomed, unemployment...
Sir Jake Macasaet showed how to master the trade
BY JUN VELASCO
January 12, 2018
WITH the passing of another icon in Philippine journalism, Sir Jake Macasaet, publisher-editor of Malaya and past longest-serving president of...
Giving teeth to environmental laws
EDITORIAL
January 11, 2018
THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 6 is strengthening its enforcement of environmental laws, rules and regulations by...
The surveys are obviously unbelievable
BY HERBERT VEGO
January 11, 2018
“REPEAT a lie often enough and it becomes the truth” is a quotation attributed to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda...
Fire risks
BY AYIN DREAM D. APLASCA
January 11, 2018
IT IS SHOCKING to see another fire incident taking place after what happened in Davao City and Cebu...
Redefining the labor sector
BY IKE SEÑERES
January 11, 2018
THE TERM laborer usually denotes “worker”, hence the general understanding is that only the “real” laborers could be considered as...
Small enterprises, big opportunities
TO SUSTAIN progress and achieve genuine inclusive growth, we need to support the development of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) which represent the...
…and Jerry Treñas is suspended
BY LUIS BUENAFLOR JR.
THE HOTTEST topic now in mainstream and social media is the Philippine Daily Inquirer or PDI’s “Filipino of the Year” who...
Outlook and challenges
BY MANNY VILLAR
WE ARE in a pleasantly unique situation, when everybody — from economists, monetary authorities, industries and even consumers — see a better...
Love in the time of Bacunaua
BY PETER SOLIS NERY
DANCE PARADE
The festival approaches its climax. Everyone is in a frenzy making the last hook ups. The moon is...