Aquinomics: no economics

This is a re-posted opinion piece. In Peter Sellers’ 1979 hit comedy “Being There,” a simple-minded gardener’s utterances drawn from TV commercials a

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Biazon is new customs chief

PRESIDENT Aquino has appointed former Muntinlupa Rep. Rozzano Rufino Biazon as the new customs chief and retired Brig. Gen. Danilo Lim as customs de

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Whither the RH bill?

This is a re-posted opinion piece. Here in Asia’s “oldest” democracy, traditional power blocs steadfastly oppose one another, often with breathtaking

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Winds of change?

This is a re-posted opinion piece. In several Senate inquiries into deals in the previous administration, one of the remarkable aspects was the expre

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New man at Customs

This is a re-posted op-ed piece. As he had promised, President Aquino replaced Angelito Alvarez as Customs commissioner the other day. And public spe

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