This is a re-posted opinion piece. Verbiage could be defined as garbage words. Well, too many of those are being spewed forth on the issue of the ris
Read MoreIt seems that good news for the country is such a rarity this days -- legitimate good news, that is, rather than the press-release-image-building ki
Read MoreNEW YORK -- President Benigno S. C. Aquino III pledged to implement by early next year an “action plan for government accountability” which ensures
Read MoreLoans unpaid; execs paid 35% kickbacks It was worse than the fertilizer scam. A P10-billion fund meant to help small farmers, fisherfolk and agric
Read MoreVice President Jejomar Binay remains the most trusted among the top officials in government, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. More than e
Read MoreCITY OF SAN FERNANDO—In one of her last acts in office and one she made before she stepped down, former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez cleared Sen.
Read MoreThe domestic economic zones that the government is planning to set up will do away with minimum investment requirements for locators, to encourage s
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Apparently, our land registration system is more horrible than I imagined. I am told that only about half of the e
Read MoreThe Philippines and Indonesia shook off any concerns over a U.S. decision to forgo selling new fighter jets to Taiwan, despite fears it could signal
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. No one else among our Southeast Asian neighbors saw poverty worsen in the last 10 years the way we did in the Phil
Read MoreThis is a re-posted op-ed piece. Four years ago, backhoes went to work in Subic, destroying 18 luxury vehicles that were smuggled through the Freepor
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines - President Aquino must assure Japanese investors that his administration is addressing their concerns that include bureaucratic
Read MoreThis is a re-posted opinion piece. Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte think some economic provisions in the Constituti
Read MoreMANILA — The Philippines is seizing record amounts of fake goods, most of them from China, showing the government's commitment to enforcing intellec
Read MoreMAP STATEMENT OF THE WEEK 19 September 2011 The MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (MAP) supports the stand of the Employers Confederat
Read MoreLUBAO, Pampanga, Philippines — A $63-million waste-to-power facility, a first in the country, will soon rise in this town to solve the garbage probl
Read MoreJAPAN’S BUSINESS CHAMBER has asked the government to develop Batangas port into an industrial complex to help its members -- many of whom operate ju
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS) such as “ecstasy” and methamphetamine, more popularly known in the Philippines as shabu, now
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Mindanao, a region which is enjoying a good business climate because of the improved peace and order situation, is serving as
Read MoreAfter enjoying a brief taste of freedom, ex-military comptroller Carlos Garcia is back behind bars to serve a two-year sentence. The military convo
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