Photo Credit: ohchr.org A RECENT study by Stanford University and the Wall Street Journal revealed that Instagram is the favorite platform of pedophile networks for pandering content showing child sexual abuse. The study found that “large networks of accounts that appear to be operated by minors are openly advertising self-generated …
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World Oceans Day: Humans should be the ocean’s best friend
“The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather.” The strong reminder on the major role the oceans have on everyday life was made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres when he opened the UN …
Read More »Philippines reaches out to mend ties with China
WE support the efforts by the government and private groups to foster bilateral relations between the Philippines and China. China has been upset with the administration’s moves to modernize security cooperation with the United States, including the renewal and expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). But as President …
Read More »Setting up OFWs to be entrepreneurs
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) are drivers of the economy and for several decades now, the Philippines has looked up to these modern-day heroes for assistance in beefing up the nation’s dollar reserves. Contract workers abroad are some of the better paid Filipino wage earners, and in our consumer-driven economy, they …
Read More »Better rider training is only half the solution
EARLIER this week, state pension fund Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced a partnership to establish a Motorcycle Riding Academy, using part of the GSIS property located along Julia Vargas in Pasig City. The idea is a good start to addressing the persistent …
Read More »BIR on right track
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is hitting the ground running. In the first four months of 2023, it surpassed its collection target by ₱14.319 billion. In particular, BIR Commissioner Romeo D. Lumagui Jr. cited the agency’s ₱336.02-billion collection in April, surpassing its goal for the month by ₱35.114 billion. …
Read More »Space technology as a tool for development
LAST Monday, a rocket was launched at Cape Canaveral in Florida on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket was also carrying two of the Philippines newest cube satellites, or CubeSats, that will eventually be deployed on an orbit 400 kilometers above the Earth. The CubeSats, Maya-5 …
Read More »Ready or not, here comes RCEP
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, also known as RCEP, took effect in the country on June 2, 2023. This is major economic news that will impact almost all sectors of trade and industry. Surprisingly, many Filipinos are still unaware what RCEP is. Ask your seatmates now if they …
Read More »Proactive approach needed to clean up maritime sector
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) should be commended for carrying out a thorough and relatively swift investigation into the responsibility for February’s disastrous oil spill off Mindoro. However, the scope of the investigation, taken together with the country’s often dubious record of maritime safety, indicates that much more can …
Read More »Ramp up gov’t spending to boost growth, improve public service delivery
Government spending is vital to national growth. It is one of the four components of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The other three are consumer spending, business investment, and net exports. In the past two years, Statista reports that the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in the past three years …
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