
Plunderous folly
The Dutch, despite their vast natural gas reserves, have stubbornly plunged into strict green energy policies — only to find themselves bowing to the folly of…
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The Dutch, despite their vast natural gas reserves, have stubbornly plunged into strict green energy policies — only to find themselves bowing to the folly of…
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The pain doesn’t stop with federal employees; it spreads to the coffee shops, lunch counters, newsstands, mom and pop stores and even the bootblack in the…
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‘The political forces that have instigated the destabilization of Sebastien Lecornu are solely responsible for this chaos.’
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It started with the attempt at ‘redemption’ after the dismal showing in the midterm polls and following the fingerpointing in the impeachment complaint against…
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‘Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine, threatening the health of families worldwide.’
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While Magalong was not made its chair, it was more than good enough for us — and, it seemed, many Filipinos — that he was appointed its ‘special adviser and…
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Former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has appealed to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso to help struggling rice farmers, whose farmgate prices…
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One could overdose by taking two to three pills at once, it being 40 times more powerful than heroin.
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To truly end corruption and plunder, we must ensure that the guilty are held to account. They must be punished, imprisoned, and compelled to return what they…
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Now it seems that every ripple created by the turmoil caused by the budget manipulation and the subsequent flood control scandal hits the financial markets…
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Catharsis allows for the redefining of national values to affirm competence, honesty and public welfare.
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When ‘continuity’ becomes a euphemism for ‘you’re expendable,’ something in the social contract has already collapsed.
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The homeless seek comfort to alleviate their misery; there is today a fentanyl epidemic in many parts of the US.
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There is no time to lose; the nation could enter a vicious cycle where poverty fuels corruption, and corruption in turn entrenches poverty, relegating the…
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Consider the billions of pesos in capital that would be wasted on overpriced solar panels and wind turbines that will sit idle, while blackouts loom and…
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But here’s the rub; for all the drama, for all the leadership reshuffles, for all the angry headlines and hashtags, not a single one of those implicated has…
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The massive demonstrations protesting corruption in flood control projects exposed not just an affected economy but a fractured trust in the government.
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Forcing dispirited politicians to take public transport, in fact, is the only political masterstroke left for finally solving the commuting woes.
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