OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT J uly ended with our medical practitioners calling for the National Capital Regionto be quarantined again for at least two weeks. Among other pleas, our frontliners asked that the facilities of the Ospital ng Maynila and Dr. Fabella Memorial Hospital be...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Traditionally, a State of the Nation Address (SONA) serves to rally the nation to the cause of the government. It is meant to update the country on government policies as well as report on the social fabric and the economy. When the elected president addresses the...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Diwa C. Guinigundo “Perhaps our number one problem today is COVID. ” – President Rodrigo Duterte 21 July, 2020 Many factors have been cited to explain the fall of the Roman Empire. For many historians, the Caesars’ over expansion was the most dominant factor. The...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT With unrelenting viral transmission and expected deeper economic recession, how far back in the broadsheets and newsfeeds should we go to identify the cause of our current woes? What is the story of the Philippines’ fight against COVID-19? In January,...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT A t this point, Philippine economic managers must be concerned about the economic implications of Taal Volcano’s phreatic explosion, its uncertain and prolonged duration, and widespread effects. It is unlikely that we have seen the worst of Taal. If Mt. Pinatubo’s...
OF SUBSTANCE AND SPIRIT Small businesses, whether micro, small, or medium enterprises (MSMEs), are very strategic in sustaining the growth of the Philippine economy. They account for nearly a hundred percent of all firms in the country and around two-thirds of total jobs. Small firms account for...
former BSP Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo As 2019 ends, we have witnessed three and a half years of governance by the Duterte administration. The administration began with an 8, then a 10-Point Program, correctly focusing on what ails a lower-middle-income country like the Philippines. This...
