Photo Credit: Reuters AS has been widely reported, the World Bank Group recently initiated a sweeping program of reforms throughout its organization. One of the areas the Philippines should watch closely is how those reforms are manifested in the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corp. (IFC), because …
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Life goes on! WHO declares end of Covid-19 as global health emergency
Finally! With a tweet last May 5, 2023 from the director-general of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the world can (officially) heave a sigh of relief. He wrote: The Covid-19 Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end …
Read More »Revisiting K to 12 program anew
THE K to 12 program was initially seen as a catch-up move by the Department of Education. Fully 99 percent of the countries in the world have 18 years of pre-university education, except for some countries in Africa. President Benigno Aquino 3rd and his Education secretary, Brother Armin Luistro, pushed …
Read More »President Marcos’ working visit to US yields optimum results
During his meeting with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at the White House last week, President Joe Biden observed that there is a “strong partnership” between the United States and the Philippines, noting, too, the “deep friendship, one that has been enriched by millions of Filipino-Americans and the communities all …
Read More »Corruption common thread in crypto scams, human trafficking
Photo Credit: theguardian.com THE Philippine National Police (PNP) announced last week that it had busted a large-scale crypto scam operation based in the Clark Freeport Zone in Pampanga. About a thousand people of various nationalities who were forced to work as cyber scammers were rescued. The discovery of the crypto …
Read More »Safeguarding the freedom of the press is protecting the human rights of all
World Press Freedom Day, observed annually every third of May, marks its 30th anniversary this year. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly first marked the occasion in 1993, acknowledging the importance of a free press and the freedom of expression in a democratic society. Three decades later, while there has …
Read More »Waste management laws inadequate, need review
FILIPINOS should have more policy discussions on improving the management of solid wastes in the country. Discarded plastics and other garbage not only litter urban centers but also the countryside, including riverbanks and coral reefs underwater. As such, the problem threatens many sectors, including fishing and tourism. For starters, policymakers …
Read More »We honor His Majesty King Charles III on the day of his coronation
The citizens of the world eagerly await the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III today, May 6, 2023. With this, the Filipino nation, represented by the attendance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and the First Lady, sends its warmest felicitations to the members of the monarchy and the …
Read More »US provides shot in the arm for PH development
IN the extensive reporting on the just-concluded state visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to the United States, the biggest development from the meeting with the Philippines' longtime ally was, quite unfortunately, largely overlooked. On May 1, a day ahead of Marcos' arrival in Washington, the US government announced …
Read More »Justice Caguioa to lawyers: Submit yourselves to God
“Good lawyers must know that there truly are heavenly proportions to the toil that we do on this side of life, and in so knowing are moved to submit to Him every outcome, even as we must presently apply ourselves to approximating, albeit faintly, what peace and justice on the …
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