The Market Monitor Minding the Nation's Business
In a discussion with one bureaucrat, of particular interest was the official’s unusual perspective on the mining industry.
Points of View & Perspectives
October, 2015
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18 October
Fascinating how immigrant child finds right path in the end
He could have all the toys he ever wanted, trips to enchanted kingdoms or, yes, Disneyland itself. His future carved out of his parents’ dreams, though still lost to him in the flurry of packing away and his first flight, nevertheless, excites him.
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18 October
Leni’s VP bid bares Mar’s weakness
In announcing his running mate in the 2016 presidential elections, Mar Roxas introduced Leni Robredo as the pambato of the Liberal Party.
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18 October
Sino general dismisses South China Sea concerns
Beijing—A top Chinese general said Saturday China’s newly created islands in the disputed South China Sea are intended mainly to aid shipping and dismissed concerns that Beijing is seeking to strengthen its control over the strategically vital region.
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11 October
The data in denial
Looking behind the surveys on what the public seeks, faced with the possibility of changes as 2016 comes around, the top concerns serve as desperate pleas, not only those the government must address, but more important, as cries for critical areas left neglected.
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11 October
You have given me all I need, remember?
She left two daughters on her last heartbeat. I had laid my hand on her breast, feeling her heart sputter as I prayed the litanies she taught me.
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11 October
The ‘masa’-fication of Mar Roxas
The gathering of the Liberal Party faithful last October 3 to announce its vice presidential bet gave the public a chance to see the stark difference between Mar Roxas and his rivals in the 2016 derby.
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11 October
What plagues the airline industry?
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (Caap) organized recently the first-ever Philippine Aviation Summit that gathered the various stakeholders in the local civil-aviation industry.
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5 October
Would that the Philippines pull the likes of ‘Aling’ Norma and ‘Mang’ Joe out of peripheral shadows
End-of-season deep discounts on summer clothes as autumn creeps in have triggered in me wishful thinking again about Aling Norma’s itinerant home-service hemming and alteration services in Pureza, Sta. Mesa, where we used to live.
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5 October
Rights group: Filipino child miners risk lives in gold mines
By Teresa Cerojano / The Associated Press Thousands of Filipino children, some as young as 9 years old, risk their lives by working in illegal, small-scale gold mines under terrifying conditions and the government has not done enough to protect them, a human- rights group said last Wednesday.