Two years after implementing the five-year Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) that was launched in 2022, the Supreme Court (SC) gathered its various stakeholders and development partners yesterday in a forum at the Manila Hotel to assess the gains achieved and chart forward...
The Nobel Prize-winning work of Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James Robinson in “Why Nations Fail” has profoundly shaped the discourse on why some countries prosper while others languish in poverty. Their central thesis—that the development trajectory of a nation is determined by...
The Academic Recovery and Accessible Learning (ARAL) Law, signed by President Marcos on Oct. 18, seeks to accelerate learning recovery and address the education gaps worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic. President Marcos said the new law is an important step in addressing what he described as a...
There was much to learn and share about disaster risk management during the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) held Oct. 14-17, 2024. The presentations reminded governments and citizens of the importance of efficient and timely disaster...
“Ending global poverty … demands that we prioritize investments in decent work, learning opportunities and social protection … It calls on us to fully implement the new Pact for the Future by supporting an SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) Stimulus and reforming the global financial...
The threat of climate change is real. This is why the importance of building resilience cannot be overstated. And the Philippines, an archipelago highly vulnerable to natural disasters, serves as a poignant example of why resilience is crucial not only locally but globally. It...
Recent data from a Jobstreet survey indicate a significant rise in job satisfaction levels across the Philippines, signaling a shift in the post-pandemic workforce dynamics. With many employees feeling more content in their roles compared to the challenging years of quarantine and lockdowns,...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s participation in the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos from Oct. 9 to 11, 2024, signaled anew the Philippines’ strong commitment to advancing key regional and global priorities. As in previous summits, he emphasized the country’s advocacy for a...
The campaign for reusable water containers to reduce plastic waste has been successful. Observe how consumers, especially students and office workers, now carry a reusable water container everywhere. A down side of this successful campaign for the environment is the presence of a toxic...
Pink ribbons, pedestrian lanes, posters and buildings lighted by pink lights in many places around the country is a reminder that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) which is celebrated globally led by the World Health Organization (WHO). Breast cancer is the most common cancer...
The latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed a concerning picture of poverty in the country. As of the third quarter of 2024, the survey found out that Filipino families who consider themselves poor increased to 59 percent, or 16.3 million families; 13 percent rate themselves as...
Privatization has long been touted as a means to enhance efficiency, improve services, and foster innovation. This is why the public was looking forward with a lot of optimism when the government decided to privatize the operations of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which has...
