As the 2025 midterm elections draw near, a troubling pattern remains, highlighting the state of our democracy. Many Filipino voters are swayed not by qualifications, track records, or platforms, but by wealth and fame. For too long, these shallow standards have dictated who gets elected. In a country where personalities often outweigh policies, unqualified individuals, including celebrities with little governance …
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National University-Nazareth School, University of Perpetual Help System DALTA, University of the East, and Mapua University will all look to get a step closer to high school basketball supremacy and the P300,000 champion’s purse as the Next Generation Basketball League (NGBL) enters its much-awaited Final Four phase. After outlasting their respective opponents in the inaugural league’s first-ever quarterfinals offering last …
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Eyeing to lead Southeast Asia in deploying nuclear energy technology, the Department of Energy (DOE) will host the Philippine International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum (PINSCF) from Nov. 13 to 15. Happening at Solaire Resort North in Quezon City, the PINSCF will gather local and foreign stakeholders to discuss the latest technology and innovations, as well as share best practices in …
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By Rose de la Cruz Even though construction was among the key growth drivers of the economy in the third quarter, the capacity utilization of the industrial and construction sectors edged lower to 71.9 percent from 72 percent in the previous quarter. “This is still below the historical average of 73.3%, a benchmark that has yet to be hit in …
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By Rose de la Cruz If employment and underemeployment figures show declines in such incidents, how come the recent Pulse Asia Research Inc. survey still mentioned that jobs and livelihoods remain the major concern of Filipinos before the 2025 midterm elections. Is the Philippine Statistics Authority or the Department of Labor sugar-coating its reports to make the Marcos administration look …
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By Rose de la Cruz The partylist system was created by the 1987 Constitution to ensure representation for underrepresented community sectors or groups like labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural, women, youth and other sectors. But a 2013 Supreme Court decision clarified that partylist is a system of proportional representation open to various kinds of groups and parties and not …
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By Rose de la Cruz The August output of food and electronic factories slowed to a 4-month low hitting 2.8 percent, the slowest since the 1.4 percent in April 2024, 6.8 percent in July and 5.6 percent in August 2023. Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority said this posted a four-month low in August, according to the latest data from …
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By Rose de la Cruz With the takeover last Sept. 14 by the New NAIA International Corp., the new operator of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport of the San Miguel Corp. group, around 844 plantilla position holders of the Manila International Airport Authority, would lose their jobs and face a bleak Christmas this year. Unlike government offices being abolished where …
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By Rose de la Cruz The successful privatization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has prompted the Department of Transportation to also speed up disposing to the private sector four more airports in 2025. These are Davao, Iloilo, Puerto Princesa and Kalibo, Aklan which are all tourist destinations and won’t require much hard selling. Transportation Undersecretary for aviation Roberto …
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MANILA – On September 10, Cargill Philippines hosted its 2024 Poultry Business Conference (PBC) at the Hilton Clark Sun Valley Resort in Clark, Pampanga. With the theme “Leading Business Through Synergistic Collaboration,” the event stressed the vital role of strategic partnerships in addressing the evolving needs of the poultry industry and securing our food future. As the Philippines’ population grows, …
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