The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
By Jun Ledesma They had it coming. Five Presidents offered the communist rebels and its armed militia peace but the settlements have not arrived into fruition.
Points of View & Perspectives
December, 2017
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10 December
Sinag: PAL’s adopted majestic Philippine eagle
Davao City—Sinag – a Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) which hatched in captivity and adopted by flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) turned two years old last December 7.
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3 December
SOLGEN should disclose legal team earnings from Piatco case
Lawyer Lorenzo Gadon in his impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno alleged that Sereno failed to report her attorney’s fees and truthfully disclose her Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth (SALN) when she was first appointed to the Supreme Court.
November, 2017
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29 November
Regulations a key to unlock benefits of digital economy—PIDS
Digital economy is beneficial but it has to be regulated.
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19 November
Honeylet – Duterte’s not-so-secret weapon
Standing front and center with President Rodrigo Duterte during the successful and recently concluded 31st Association of Southeast Nations (Asean) Summit was Cielito “Honeylet” Salvador Avanceña, longtime partner of the President.
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19 November
A different Asean leader
By: Allan Mediante Just this week, Pulse Asia came out with the result of its survey declaring President Rodrigo Duterte as the most approved and trusted president among the last four chief executives of the Philippines.
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12 November
Repeat of Yolanda rehab debacle feared – Ibon
Four years after Typhoon Yolanda struck the Visayas region, reconstruction and rehabilitation is still not being felt by many of those in disaster-affected communities.
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5 November
DOE should account Malampaya funds
As we write this piece, the Commission on Audit (COA) has called for an investigation of several state agencies including the Department of Budget and Management over alleged irregularities in the disbursement of some P36 billion in royalties from the Malampaya gas fields in the Province of Palawan.
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5 November
Success trumps dissent
Letters from Davao By: Jun Ledesma Newly-appointed Palace spokesperson Harry Roque warned dyed-in-the wall Duterte bashers not to try their luck too far saying “for every stone that the critics throw at the President he will throw back hollow blocks”.
October, 2017
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30 October
Duterte should ban open pit mining permanently
Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez is not rolling over following the recommendation last week of inter-agency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to lift her ban on open pit mining in the country.