NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo When Henry Sy went to the Philippines he had nothing but the shirt on his back. He was a 12-year-old boy who spoke no English or Filipino. Unlike most immigrants then who came with a group, he travelled alone. Henry would often recount what his Filipino-Chinese...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s mandate of increasing transparency and accountability in government, the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) has put an end to ghost projects via drones, geotagging, and satellite technology. Secretary Mark Villar...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The Duterte Administration will spend around P8.4 trillion (around US$160-200 billion) in infrastructure projects to usher in a golden age of infrastructure in the Philippines. Government spending on public infrastructure will be increased from 5.3 percent of GDP in...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo In the next six years, the Duterte Administration will implement the most ambitious infrastructure plan in Philippine history, which includes among others the Luzon Spine Expressway Network, the Metro Manila Logistics Network, the Metro Cebu Expressway and the Davao...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo The Duterte Administration will spend around P8.4 trillion (aroundUS$160-200 billion) in infrastructure projects to usher in a Golden Age of Infrastructure in the Philippines. Government spending on public infrastructure will be increased from 5.3 percent of GDP in...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo While working for the Gates Foundation, Dr. Melvin Sanicas bumped into Bill Gates several times. One day at the elevator, he said — “Hi Bill, have you had lunch? Asian food at the cafe is good today. But it’s always just Indian or Chinese or Japanese”. Mr....
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo It has been five years since I found myself at a crossroad as I march, along with hundreds other, and wait for my chance to walk up the stage and get my diploma on Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. But somehow — in the...
NIGHT OWL Photos by Erika Libago Dioceldo Sy Dioceldo Sy was 21 years old when he decided to stop school. At that time, he was a senior student taking a management program. He performed well in class but always thought it was not his cup of tea. He preferred doing business — a thing he was...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo Alice Eduardo has started working at age 16. She would wake up at 4 a.m. everyday and help on their rice mill business before going to school. Up until today — when Sta. Elena Construction and Development has already evolved as one of the biggest...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang witnessed the signing of 14 bilateral agreements on November 15 following the expanded bilateral meeting between the two countries. Included is the exchange of letters on the Binondo-Intramuros and...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo In 2012, a few months before my graduation — I decided to visit the indigenous people of Tagbanua in Sitio Calauit. They had no electricity, no cellphone signal, and barely enough water. On our way to Palawan, at about 10 p.m., our boat capsized. There were 12...
Night Owl Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo For 21 years, Manuel wanted to marry Elnora but it wasn’t until he was 47 years old that they were finally able to walk down the aisle. Manuel and Elnora first met in 1964. To him, it was love at first sight. At 79, he could still recall how she looked and the...
