This is a re-posted opinion piece. Criticism keeps leaders on their toes, prods them to do better, and hopefully improves actual performance. In the
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Ah, how the tables are turned. In June 2010, then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo approved the issuance by Justice
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Read MoreA VISITING official of the International Monetary Fund said that the Philippines would do well to stick to its deficit-reduction target because any
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. The government is correct in aiming for a higher conviction rate. In an interview last week, President Aquino cited
Read MoreRegional News This is a re-posted opinion piece. President Barack Obama’s November itinerary includes three idyllic seaside locations — Cannes, Hono
Read MoreMANILA — The Philippines must do more to stop human rights abuses especially extra-judicial killings if it wants to receive more US aid, the US amba
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino wants the Philippines to have a higher conviction rate than the 14 percent his predecessor had achieved. Thi
Read MoreRegional News President Barack Obama’s long-awaited trip to Australia on November 16 and 17 will provide a welcome opportunity to deepen ties w
Read MoreGroups say LGU ordinances ‘defy’ national law The Philippine government must “act decisively” on its mining policy and bring an end to provincial o
Read MoreRegional News BANG PA-IN, Thailand — In the neck-deep floodwaters of an industrial zone here, workers are using Jet Skis and wooden skiffs to trans
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Once again, the Philippine economy may be one of the few in East Asia that will post a respectable GDP growth of 5
Read MoreFILIPINO ENGINEERS could soon be crowded out by their better-trained Southeast Asian counterparts without strong industry-academe partnership and to
Read MoreDISCOUNTED POWER RATES for ecozone locators should be allowed to expire next month as scheduled, the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - The Sandiganbayan yesterday sentenced to six to 10 years in jail nine former officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP)
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