Editorial

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2020 16:15:52 +0000

  WE suffered a dent in the national economy in 2018 as a result of the high inflation rate that hit a high of 6.7 percent in September that year. It was a year of high prices – caused by high world oil prices combining with a new Philippine tariff on diesel imports. Our government […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:45:55 +0000

  IT’S good to be careful in the face of the coronavirus epidemic. Thus one should avoid crowds as it appears the virus spreads by air or by contact. Wearing a face mask in such crowds or gatherings would help. The Department of Health also advises thorough washing of hands. Every day, the media report […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:15:29 +0000

  THE United Kingdom (UK) finally left the European Union (EU) last January 31 after months of indecision in the British Parliament where Prime Minister Boris Johnson could not find sufficient support for his plans for Britain’s exit – Brexit – from the EU. The withdrawal has now been accomplished without much trouble, with the […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:30:35 +0000

  IT is the middle of the deep and dark winter in the northern hemisphere, but way down in the southern hemisphere of our Earth in Australia, bushfires which have been raging for four months now have are now advancing and threatening the country’s capital Canberra. Fires were reported out of control in the Australian […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 06:09:52 +0000

  SOMETIME this week, probably Wednesday, the United States Senate will end the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump with a vote clearing him of all the charges. After two months of hearings in the House of Representatives, followed by 18 days of trial in the Senate, Trump expects acquittal at the voting at 4 […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 16:00:34 +0000

    A NEW world was opening for the Philippine islands when the Manila Daily Bulletin began publish­ing on February 2, 1900 – 120 years ago today. For some 350 years, the people of our many islands knew about the world mostly through Spain and, with the galleon trade, Mexico. Now, at the start of […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:15:24 +0000

  A BIG majority of Filipinos – seven out of 10 – are in favor of banning single-use plastics, according to a survey conducted recently by Social Weather Stations. The respondents specified the following plastics that should be controlled – straws and stirrers, transparent bags, styrofoam or polystyrene food containers, sachets, tetra packs, drinking cups, […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:15:25 +0000

  UNITED States President Donald Trump set a record of sorts when he tweeted 142 times in a single day last Wednesday, January 22. He was in Davos, Switzer­land, when he started posting comments on his recent trade deal with China, mixed with tweets about his “very successful” time at the World Economic Forum in […]

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:45:46 +0000

  SINCE the Wuhan coronavirus crisis began last December 31, 2019, the Philippine government has been quick to ensure that the country is safe from the new disease that has already spread to some countries around the globe. The Department of Health (DoH) said 11 foreign nationals – Chinese, Americans, Germans, and Brazilians – were […]