Thinking Allowed – Business closures and taxation
by Nicasio Angelo AgustinLast week, the closure of 46 branches of a bakery chain made gained significant mileage in local news. Personnel from the...
Current – Determining good from bad statistics
by Alex RoldanThe election fever has finally set in and the temperature is heating up. Undeniably, statistics are fueling the people’s fervor for the...
Gospel of Hope – Peace
by Rev. Dr. Mariano C. Apilado There can be no development without peace; there can be no peace without justice; there can be no...
Expat – The environment and us
by Klaus Döring While Mother Earth is dying slowly but surely, the powers are really facing more and more big problems to win the...
Editorial: Producing ‘neo-illiterates’
The Arroyo administration is reported to have blinked on the proposed tax on text messages, wary of a possible political backlash in the coming...
Thinking Allowed – What would Ate Shawie say?
by Nicasio Angelo Agustin The typical peaceful Sunday past was wracked with news of yet another maritime tragedy. Super Ferry 9, en route to...
Money and You: Money can’t cure poverty
by Jet V. Villamor ONE basic misconception that most people have, especially those in third world countries, is that money cures all, including and...
Gospel of Hope: Love
by Rev. Dr. Mariano C. Apilado LOVE, it has often been said, is what makes the world go round. The position of this column...
Expat – Why Davao City?
by Klaus Döring A couple of days ago I got the chance to meet Davao City’s Vice Mayor Sara Duterte for an interview. I...