This is an article repost. If the SONA had a theme, it would be to end what the President called the culture of entitlement in the country, as symbol
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Did we get a clear idea of the State of the Filipino Nation after listening to PNoy’s SONA? Frankly, like past rep
Read MoreThis is an article repost. The country’s internal revenue authorities will soon embark on a “name and shame” drive to get the Philippines’ highest-pa
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is a major occasion when the president has the eyes and ears of the nation
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE FILIPINO people’s election of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III is finally starting to pay dividends in the fight a
Read MoreThis is an article repost. Business leaders and analysts on Monday welcomed President Aquino’s emphasis on improving governance in his State of the N
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE PALACE has released details of its achievements -- broadly tackled in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) -- which
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. There’s a lot of work ahead. When President Aquino says he can’t do it alone, he’s referring not only to
Read MoreThis is an article repost. Politicians were pretty much divided along party lines in their reactions to President Aquino’s second State of the Nation
Read MoreThis is an article repost. SEVERAL PRIVATE sector groups have stepped up efforts to help the government stamp out corruption this time attempting to
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. PRESIDENT AQUINO’S second State of the Nation Address was a good speech, but not the kind that is expected at the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted editorial/opinion piece. PRESIDENT AQUINO’S second State of the Nation Address (Sona) fell short of some of the public’s expectat
Read MoreThis is an article repost. The Aquino administration has just marked its first year of holding the reins of government. Let me share with you the Mak
Read MoreTo further boost transparency and curb corruption, the Joint Foreign Chambers is pushing for the immediate passage of the Freedom of Information Bil
Read MoreThis is an article repost. ELEVEN Cabinet secretaries and two critical bureau heads have signed the private sector-initiated Integrity Pledge that bi
Read MoreAiming to save 35 percent from government expenditures, the Aquino administration has ordered a cost-cutting in the purchase of office supplies,
Read MoreThis is an article repost. A REVISED version of the Freedom of Information (FoI) bill has been completed by a Palace technical working group (TWG) an
Read MoreThis is an article repost. THE PRIVATE SECTOR remains “less than healthy” and “continuing weaknesses” should be resolved if the Philippines wants to
Read MoreThis is an article repost. HIGHER economic growth can be achieved if the business climate improves and government tax efforts are intensified, the In
Read MoreThis is a reposted editorial piece. A year into the Aquino administration, human rights continue to be violated with impunity by government forces in
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