1 of 4 (I am pleased to share with readers a post that Christine Tang and I wrote for Globalsource Partners subscribers [globalsourcepartners.com], released Jan. 11. Globalsource Partners is a New York based network of independent analysts providing macro and political risk analysis to subscribers, mostly international banks and fund managers.) Ever since Ferdinand Marcos, […]
TINGEY INJURY LAW FIRM-UNSPLASH Rare is the policymaker, much less a politician, who would defy popular prejudice and resist powerful vested interests. The very nature of politics compels the typical Filipino politician and policymaker to court the support of voters and, at the same time, be in the good graces of the elite for election […]
SULTAN AHMED AL JABER CEO of Masdar and chairman of the Abu Dhabi Ports Co. (ADPC), gives a welcoming speech at the Opening Ceremony of World Future Energy Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2013, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. — FLICKR.COM/MASDAR CORPORATE WHEN the United Nations announced that the United Arab […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS It was Ash Wednesday when news broke of a third big earthquake in Turkey. The first devastating earthquake of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit in the early hours of Feb. 6 (4:17 a.m.), with the epicenter in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaras province. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 41,156 […]
REUTERS/U.S. NAVY VIA EYEPRESS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter A POSSIBLE Chinese invasion of self-ruled Taiwan would be a litmus test for US commitment to its security allies including the Philippines, according to experts. “The Taiwan Strait conundrum would challenge the regional interoperability and deterrence posed by the US and its allies including the […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE GOVERNMENT of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should work with local civic groups and global human rights watchdogs to improve Philippine efforts to stop impunity, according to a European Union (EU) lawmaker. “It is crucial that the government sees these organizations, civil society […]
PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE SUPREME COURT (SC) has affirmed a ruling by state auditors that disallowed additional allowances given to Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) employees worth P15.29 million for the years 2009 and 2010. In a 19-page decision made public on Feb. 23, the tribunal upheld the Commission on Audit’s (CoA) decision that said […]
COMELEC THE SON of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla has won the congressional seat in the seventh district of Cavite that was vacated by his father, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Sunday. Crispin Diego “Ping” D. Remulla, who was sitting as a provincial board member, garnered 98,474 votes in the special elections […]
PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMA THE HOUSE Speaker on Sunday called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to remove tax collectors who fail to meet their revenue targets and replace them with more “competent individuals.” “The one-strike policy is a key step towards achieving our revenue goals,” Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez said in a […]
MAYNILAD PHOTO RELEASE A MAJOR pipe leak along Osmeña Highway corner Zobel Roxas Street in Manila has recently been discovered and will be scheduled for repair, after which an improvement in water service in the area is expected, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. (Maynilad) said on Sunday. “We were able to pinpoint the location of the […]