Opinion on Page One

Credit to Author: Ricardo Saludo| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:14:48 +0000

First of 2 parts DRIVERLESS transport, gene-based disease busters, inexpensive internet everywhere, sustained global growth, unprecedented e-freedom and e-knowledge for all. These are some delights to come and to cheer in the 2020s. Scientific and technological advances are uplifting lifestyles and living standards worldwide, with rich-world enhancements rapidly trickling down to the rest of the […]

Credit to Author: Dr. William Dar| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:13:49 +0000

Second of two parts Before I proceed with this column, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to the Commission on Appointments for confirming me as Agriculture secretary last Dec. 17, 2019. Rest assured that the Department of Agriculture (DA), through its dedicated officials and employees, will continue to work hard with stakeholders in […]

Credit to Author: Yen Makabenta| Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:12:28 +0000

First word NOW it can be told. COP25 in Madrid from Dec. 2 to 13, 2019 collapsed because of the issue of climate finance, and specifically the challenge of raising the money for the ambitious Green Climate Fund (GCF). The countries and delegates could not agree on how to move forward on the issue. In […]

Credit to Author: Rigoberto D. Tiglao| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:11:30 +0000

Last of four parts THE tribunal’s ruling that was most hailed by the Yellow regime as well by the United States government and media was its judgment that China’s so-called, even infamous “nine-dash line” has no legal basis under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). Benigno Aquino 3rd’s Foreign Affairs […]

Credit to Author: Marlen V. Ronquillo| Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:10:56 +0000

FROM what fictional data the Department of Agriculture (DA) will base its upcoming pronouncement of a “growth rate”for the agriculture sector for the year 2019 is something beyond the ability of small farmers like me to comprehend. Small farmers know one thing though: William Dar, the current Agriculture secretary and a technocrat, is eminently capable […]

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:13:29 +0000

First word I WILL open this column with a note first on the word “over-the-top” (spelled with a hyphen), and the abbreviation OTT, both of which are now listed in modern English dictionaries. Over the top in British English, adjective, means: a) over the parapet or leading edge of a trench; b) over the limit; […]

Credit to Author: Marlen V. Ronquillo| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 17:09:46 +0000

The depressing report of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) — that our 15-year-old students are the second most mediocre in the world in English, math and science — came at the same time Sundar Pichai was named the head of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, which had a market cap of $818.16 […]

Credit to Author: Fr. Shay Cullen, SSC| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 17:07:49 +0000

Weimar, Germany: This is a city in central Germany that has had a glorious history marred by a terrible past. At present, it is a small city where the respect and promotion of human rights are celebrated and rewarded. On International Human Rights Day, the city presents the prestigious Weimar Human Rights Award to those […]

Credit to Author: JESUS JAY MIRANDA JR. OP| Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 17:06:01 +0000

  The results of the 2018 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) are out. Of the 79 participating countries, the Philippines ranked last in reading comprehension and second to the last in both mathematics and science. In sum, the results were dismal. PISA is the international student assessment of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]

Credit to Author: Marlen V. Ronquillo| Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2019 16:46:12 +0000

  A furious Mr. Rodrigo Duterte is now a staple of the public sphere. It is an across-the-board venting of fury, sparing no one, not even the billionaires. The first billionaire to get verbally flogged in public was Roberto Ongpin, the trade and industry minister of Mr. Marcos. After that public lashing, Mr. Ongpin opted […]