It is easy to give the oft-repeated advice to teach poor people how to fish rather than giving them fish. As anyone who has been involved in development work in poor countries knows, this is very reasonable and wise advice to follow in the long run. "Teaching" always takes some time, however. As the...
Those who are trying to sneak into our society immoral practices regarding sex by referring to “international standards” set by such woke-obsessed organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Planned Parenthood Federation spread the false news that so-called...
The year 2024 saw the Nobel Prize in Economics awarded to two economists, Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson (along with their colleague Simon Johnson), who wrote a widely read book by development economists and political scientists entitled “Why Nations Fail.” The attention given to their...
Another relevant social principle of the Church concerning current issues faced by Philippine political leaders at the national, regional, and local levels is the universal destination of goods. The Pope writes: “God meant the goods of the earth for all. Private property is a right, but its use...
The Philippines is touted by international organizations such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, not to mention private think tanks and banks, as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Indo-Pacific region, together with India and Vietnam. The harsh reality, however, as President...
As a professional educator teaching then at the Center for Research and Communication, I was asked in 1976 by a group of parents to help them implement the dictum of St. Josemaria Escriva, Founder of Opus Dei (who had passed away just a year before in Rome), “Parents first, teachers, second and...
As an award-winning K-12 educator and international teacher trainer for education for sustainable development, Ilan Enverga commented in an article that appeared in a leading Philippine daily that there is only one Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) that has the unique power that can enable any...
There is no question that the outside world no longer considers the Philippines as the “sick man of Asia.” Articles after articles citing the World Bank, IMF, ADB, Bloomberg, Hong Kong, and Shanghai Bank, and a host of multinational banks from Europe and Asia have been citing the Philippines as...
The second assertion of the UP Paper reflects how academicians can sometimes be living in an ivory tower. It posits that removing foreign equity restrictions is the least significant variable in increasing foreign investment. Hence, it’s nice, but there is no need for it. Just ask the Japanese,...
Despite the very obvious dire need of the Philippines for Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the light of the very scarce long-term capital available domestically because of our very low domestic savings rate and our high debt-to-GDP ratio, we still hear voices that echo President Quezon’s...
To address the criticism that, as can be gleaned from the final version of the Maharlika Investment Corporation Law, the goals stated are confused, amorphous and too all-encompassing, I have suggested that through the widespread practice of strategic planning among especially large...
Part 4
In working for the common good of Philippine society, there is much room for volunteer work in social enterprises and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as those that will be advocated by the Angat Buhay movement that outgoing VP Leni Robredo will be inaugurating on July 1, 2022. I...
