Scapegoating
"We must learn to call out—in stronger voices—the neglect, ineptitude and indifference of whoever pulls the levers of government." In a moment of epiphany, the...
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Our ‘heroes’ fund
"There must be a better way to treat our OFWs." As I write this piece, more than 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are stranded...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured an investment commitment from ride-hailing service Grab, which could create 500,000 new jobs. The...
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The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved the construction of a P6-billion cancer center at the University...
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Felipe Medalla assured senators Thursday that the regulator’s financial strength would not be affected...
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The Department of Health said Thursday the government will administer the first batch of bivalent COVID-19 vaccines to vulnerable groups....
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An official of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has reminded those residing near the epicenter of the...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.