Credit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2020 17:20:32 +0000
FOR today’s episode, let me yield the floor to Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, who took exception to my column on February 25, titled “Local governments are the scourge of investment and development in PH.” The clarification offered here is certainly welcome, as it sheds more light on a contentious issue. However, I would like to […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:38:19 +0000
LAST WEEK, Banking giant Wells Fargo announced it would be shutting down its Manila tech center, causing much wailing and gnashing of teeth here, particularly since the pullout will eliminate about 700 jobs. Wells Fargo’s announcement came about two weeks after mobile technology maker Nokia said it would pull the plug on its research and […]
Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 16:48:29 +0000
MOST have taken note that the year 2020 has gotten off to an unusually stressful start, with the month of January and the first few days of February being filled with memorable, and mostly calamitous events. The year began with historic bushfires raging across large parts of Australia; an act of war by the United […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Ben Kritz| Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2020 16:17:13 +0000
THE topic of nationalization, or government’s retaking ownership and control of key industries or services, became a more high-profile topic here after the controversies surrounding the two water distributors for Metro Manila were exposed late last year. Because of the obvious failure of privatization in the case of the water utilities, nationalization of key public […]
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