
World Bank funds $1-B farm modernization
The new Philippine Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Program, unveiled Friday, 15 May by the Department of Agriculture, marks the country’s first project…
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The new Philippine Sustainable Agriculture Transformation Program, unveiled Friday, 15 May by the Department of Agriculture, marks the country’s first project…
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Term limits exist because independence has to be structural, not aspirational.
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The credibility of democratic institutions depends on whether the powerful are willing to be governed by the same rules as the powerless.
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Checks and balances must exist in every institution, including international law, according to former University of the East College of Law dean Amado Valdez,…
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The ICC Justices, by their public statements and body language, are determined to convict President Duterte based on fabricated information and fiction to…
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The Senate passed a bill on third and final reading Wednesday to reform the national tertiary education subsidy system, ensuring that government financial…
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The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) distributed certificates Wednesday to 20 farmers in Mexico, Pampanga, effectively condoning more than P1.6 million in…
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Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro has established a Public Financial Management (PFM) team to address systemic reporting failures that have hindered the…
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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised on Saturday he would “listen to voters” after his Labor party received a historic…
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Around two in three Filipino families fail to earn a living wage amid inflation and rising oil prices, according to the IBON Foundation.
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The traditionalist critics argue: if previous records were set without this level of technological assistance, then we are not comparing apples to apples.
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‘The country’s economic fundamentals are far stronger than when the label was first applied to the Philippines in the 1970s’ under the administration of…
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Global companies do not invest on sentiment or simply because Pinoys speak good English. They invest where they find cheap and reliable power, fast approvals,…
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Civic groups launched yesterday a coalition called “Dapat Isa Lang Movement” to push a genuine Anti-Political Dynasty law, bypassing Congress through a…
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The 4Ps was meant to give one a hand up, not a hammock or a lottery prize. It’s the government’s ‘fertilizer‘ to help you grow, but you still have to plant the…
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Philippine citizenship is inherited through parentage, not geography. Bea Windorski did not become Filipino only when she obtained a Philippine passport.
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Senate Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito has introduced legislation to overhaul the Philippine sugar industry, targeting systemic issues such as…
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The real challenge is not in choosing between minimum wage and living wage. It is in finding a way to connect them in a way that works.
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