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FINDING ANSWERS At the outset, let me state that I’m all for increasing the salary of our dedicated and hardworking civil servants. For those who toil honestly by the sweat of their brow, who serve the general public well and sometimes beyond the call of duty, who put into their work much more...

FINDING ANSWERS      Former Senator Atty. Joey Lina The recent death of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende that triggered the ongoing deployment ban of newly hired domestic workers to Kuwait highlights anew the plight of many OFWs facing horrible conditions abroad. “When will this inhumane treatment...

BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Recently, London-based research firm Capital Economics said they expect the Philippines to become the world’s 18 th  largest economy by 2037 — up from 25 th  in terms of nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) today. In 2012, HSBC projected that by 2050, ours...