The quest to eradicate poverty is an ongoing challenge that has confounded governments worldwide for centuries. Even the sharpest minds, guided by science, math, and technology are still finding it difficult to find an encompassing solution to lift the lives of 700 million people out of...
The recent warning from Science and Technology Secretary Renato Solidum about the anticipated impact of a strong El Niño, “affecting around 65 provinces with drought and six provinces facing a dry spell by the end of May (of 2024),” is a call for swift and proactive action. President Ferdinand...
It is disconcerting that, even in this modern era, violence and harassment persist in the workplace, particularly affecting migrant workers who are often left helpless and lack legal protection. Recognizing this ongoing worldwide challenge, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has...
Two laws, designed to further ease doing business in the country and lead us to more economic growth opportunities, were signed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Dec. 5, 2023. These are the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Code of the Philippines and the Internet Transactions Act (ITA) of...
When is the best age to go into entrepreneurship? Is it after the age of 60 when one is retired and has more time? Or the age of 40 when you have more experience? Or the age of 22 right after college? Though anyone can start becoming an entrepreneur at any age or time, it seems that the “best”...
This November, the country observes National Reading Month, and it is highlighted by the National Book Week from Nov. 24 to 30. The latter comes from Presidential Proclamation No. 109 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon in 1936, designating Nov. 24 to 30 of each year as National Book Week. At the...
Tempered by experience over the past year and a half, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. participation in the 30th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco demonstrated a keener appreciation of the nuances of top-level diplomacy. Although it was a brief conversation...
Love for the family and community (pagmamahal sa pamilya at pamayanan); faith (pananampalataya); attaining education (pagkamit ng edukasyon); health and wellness (kalusugan at kagalingan); resilience (katatagan); honesty and integrity (katapatan at karangalan); shared responsibility for the common...
As a popular song goes, “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” Along the main roads, there are pockets of traffic slowdown where local government unit personnel are putting up Christmas décor. At the commercial centers, the fairy lights already twinkle above...
Metro Manila’s single-ticketing system, officially launched in the City of San Juan on Nov. 15, 2023, is set to bring a more organized approach to traffic management in the National Capital Region (NCR). Following a successful pilot run in San Juan, as well as in Manila, Parañaque, Quezon...
Throughout history, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has often found itself at the bottom of the priority list, lagging in terms of economic growth, investments, infrastructure development, and even educational rankings among regions. This is bound to change soon as a...
Survey results should be taken with a grain of salt, but in one way or another, these provide a glimpse of a society’s pulse on a variety of issues. One of the most recent surveys offering insight into the nation’s sentiment is the OCTA’s Third Quarter of 2023 “Tugon ng Masa” survey,...
