The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
When President Rodrigo Duterte told striking jeepney drivers and operators “Magtiis kayo sa hirap at gutom” (Bear poverty and hunger), he could be as well speaking to all poor Filipinos who struggle with ever-rising cost of electricity, water and other basic necessities.
Points of View & Perspectives
October, 2017
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22 October
Useless impeachment
It is distressing to see the single-minded obsession of the House of Representatives to impeach Commission on Elections ( Comelec) Chairman Andy Bautista putting all the other pressing issues staring at us in the face to the back burner.
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15 October
FDA marks gains, faces threats
It looks like the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is measuring up to public expectations and delivering on the promises it made.
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15 October
SmileTrain Philippines celebrates World Smile Day
By Hananeel C. Bordey The world’s largest cleft charity celebrated World Smile Day in honor of the people who contributed to their cause and helped change the lives of children born with untreated clefts in the Philippines last October 5 at I’M Hotel, Makati City.
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15 October
Net satisfaction guaranteed
By Allan Mediante While the President’s net satisfaction rating from June 2017 to September 2017 dropped in the Visayas, Luzon, and in Metro Manila, it remained steady here in Mindanao.
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9 October
After Jinggoy, will Bong and Janet be free soon?
After Jinggoy, will Bong and Janet be free soon?
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9 October
Two decades of onerous water deals
By Water for the People Network The 20th anniversary of the privatization of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) in August was considered a milestone by privatization proponents.
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9 October
Asean fuels success in the region
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has significantly helped its member-states achieve economic progress, a Vietnamese senior economic official said.
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1 October
Andy Bautista gets one-year reprieve
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista can now heave a sigh of relief, at least for one year, after the Committee on Justice of the House of Representatives dismissed the impeachment complaint filed against him for being insufficient in form.
