Our fruits are known the world over — we have the sweetest mangoes, the juiciest pineapples, and the plumpest pomelos. Now, we proudly add avocados to that list as an initial shipment of 3,040 boxes of fresh Hass avocados embarked on a journey from our shores to South Korea last …
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Sovereign interest
China has always referred to the Duterte period as when an ideal engagement had existed with the Philippines. The Philippines is earning plaudits for the Marcos administration’s tough balancing act of asserting its territorial claim on the West Philippine Sea while preventing the tense situation with China from escalating. President …
Read More »What goes around, comes around
Since cutting the floating barrier, the Philippines has observed less Chinese presence in the shoal. In the previous administration, local Chinese agents regularly generated the war bogey to stop interference in the mainland’s occupation agenda in the West Philippine Sea. Now that the Philippines is pushing back, China is complaining …
Read More »K to 12 program improvement is work-in-progress
In every Filipino home, a special place is dedicated for displaying the diplomas of the family members, as well as medals and awards they received in school. In some cities and towns, families even hang streamers proclaiming that a son or daughter has passed a government board examination. Indeed, education …
Read More »With timely support, our creative industry will survive and thrive
For far too long, the creative industry was never given the proper attention, often overshadowed by the colossal challenges faced by other sectors such as agriculture, healthcare, and national security. The pandemic further exacerbated the burden on creatives who depend on projects, events, or exhibits to sustain their livelihoods. While …
Read More »Hypocrisy at its worst
Canada had the wrong guy since the immigration officers asked Azurin about alleged human rights violations when he was not head of the police force. Whichever way the immigration “issues” that hounded retired Philippine National Police Chief Rodolfo Azurin at a Canadian airport turn out, the central issue remains about …
Read More »Finally, a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers
There’s a piece of good news at the Senate that should make the workers in the maritime sector happy. It’s the approval by the senators on third and final reading of the Magna Carta of Seafarers, a long sought-after by seafarers and their lawmaker-supporters. The Magna Carta seeks to outline …
Read More »Catch those vultures
The problem also involves human trafficking, which will be a huge slap on the Philippines after revelations that fake work permits were issued to the migrants to Italy. The thought of bringing back hope to people on the verge of surrendering to their undeserved fate of being disadvantaged by people …
Read More »Trabaho Para sa Bayan: Govt’s response to employment woes
Early this month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that an estimated 2.27 million Filipinos were jobless in July 2023. While the figure is lower than a year ago, it is nevertheless a huge number. Likewise, it reported that 7.1 million workers were underemployed in the same period or an …
Read More »Scarborough Shoal: Where the Philippines must draw the line
IN its strongest response so far to recent provocations by China in the South China Sea, the Philippines moved with dispatch in dismantling the floating barrier put up by the Chinese coast guard in Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal. Last week, divers from the Philippine Coast Guard cut off …
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