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From 1989 to 2025, worker productivity doubled, yet the real value of the minimum wage fell by 14 percent.
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Duterte was us
That is what makes this case so difficult. One side says humanity was violated. Another says humanity was being protected.
Ship flounders; gone to Canada
Amid the massive protest rally, the Ombudsman’s office made its own quiet announcement of pursuing the case against Senator Rodante…
Ban gadgets for children
The stranger does not have to wait outside the school anymore, just lurk inside the glowing rectangle in a child’s hands.
Caught flatfooted
Room bookings and transport arrangements were locked in three days out — the kind of paper trail effective intelligence work exists to…
Protest season’s back
The demonstration, led by church groups, carried three core calls: an end to corruption, a genuine anti-political dynasty law, and…
No relying on U.S.-Iran peace talks
There is something to this — but taken too far, it becomes a convenient excuse for impunity. Poverty reduction without accountability is a…
The parents are out
Children need love. They also need limits. Every ‘no’ uttered by a parent today may prevent a police officer from saying ‘you’re under…
Record P7.2-T angst
The Palace has failed to show any growth strategy specifically for 2027 to justify its huge proposal.
Mathematics for Juan
The galunggong (round scad fish) test only proves the notion that, for Filipinos today, living in the Philippines has become more expensive…
Sprint vs budget plunder
The Supreme Court must preempt a scheming Congress before the bad habits resume.
Training or initiation?
Remulla noted that the boot camp was a recurring practice. A similar activity organized by Baldwin in 2016 led to an incident where two…
45 feather days
Replacement-cost pricing lets companies re-price against a hypothetical future invoice. The rocket’s engine would have a zero inventory lag…
Tank farm a buffer, not the solution
Maharlika’s fuel tank farm buys the country time while energy transition — the one that would materially reduce the country’s 97-percent…
Wrong man, twice over
This is the second act for a man whose first turn in that chair resulted in the constitutional crisis that needed the Supreme Court to…
Who raised your children?
Now Congress wants an answer. A social media ban. CCTVs around schools. A violent game ban. And, after all that, Congress still has to face…
Scandals stitched together
The Bicameral Conference Committee amended the budget bill and left blanks in its report, thereby offering what amounted to a blank check…
Reckless imprudence isn’t minor
When a policewoman teaches a child to shoot, does the child see danger, or does he see authority approving danger?