BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The Philippine’s performance in the recently released 2020 Global Innovation Index (GII) is encouraging, as we ranked 50 th out of 131 economies — our best showing ever, in this regard. This ranking also marks the second year that we have been identified as...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara People are a nation’s key resource. The healthier, better-educated, and empowered a population is, the more likely a nation will be prosperous and developed. This is what the Human Capital Index (HCI) is about. The HCI is a regular World Bank report...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara Our understanding of the digital world defines how we access it. The less we understand how it works and what’s possible within it, the fewer the chances there are to reap its benefits in full. Fast Internet connections and low-cost smartphones mean nothing if we...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara The COVID-19 pandemic undoubtedly is a historical and global turning point. The term “new normal,” in fact, is a telling indicator of just how much has changed. For the pandemic affects not only a person’s health, but also his or her ability to work, travel,...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara As this goes to print, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the country is most likely to have breached the 200,000 mark — a little more than three weeks after surpassing the 100,000 mark earlier this month. More than 130,000 have recovered, yes, but there are still...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara A young couple in London was interviewed in a recent CNN Business article about their decision to move out of the city—something unheard of, practically a few months back. As the article explains, many people have tolerated the smaller living spaces combined with...
BETTER DAYS With all that has been happening here in our country, it easy to overlook good news. Amid the pandemic, it would be far from our minds to think that some of our fellow Filipinos would stand out to be among the most innovative thinkers, not only in Asia, but potentially across the...
BETTER DAYS It was only last year that the claims of WellMed Dialysis & Laboratory Center Corporation came to a head with the National Bureau of Investigation filing complaints of estafa and falsification of public documents against the company on June 11, 2019. Apparently, WellMed had been...
BETTER DAYS The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all aspects of our society, especially our employment and economic realities. As of the April, 2020, Labor Force Survey from the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate rose to 17.7 percent, which translates to around 7.3 million...
BETTER DAYS The Philippines is currently the highest in Southeast Asia when it comes to active COVID-19 cases. Indonesia may have registered the highest total number of cases overall, but their 37,083 active cases as of July 22 makes them only second in the region to our 45,646. With our...
BETTER DAYS Plasma is the liquid portion of our blood, comprising up to 55 percent. It is mostly water, containing vital substances like hormones and nutrients. It also carries antibodies, a type of protein synthesized by a person’s immune system to help the body fight off foreign substances...
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...
