Economists and lawmakers have warned the Aquino administration again against too much government under-spending in the wake of another below-target economic growth rate in the second quarter of the year. The Philippine economy grew by only 3.4 percent in the second quarter, way below the government target and a big drop from the first quarter’s 4.9-percent growth, which… Read More »
A prestigious Canadian magazine, in its 50th anniversary special edition, raised the possibility of Manny Pacquiao as being, perhaps “the world’s best athlete “. At the same time some 13,000 kilometers away in Baguio city, an interview with the pound for pound king with a close friend unravels a not so remote reality of a Pacquiao presidency. In… Read More »
The Philippines has been ranked number 17 among 165 countries as the best place for women. It is the only Asian nation included in the 20 best places for women as researched by the newsmagazine Newsweek. Newsweek identified its top 20 nations for women choices as Iceland, Sweden, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, United States, the Netherlands, New… Read More »
According to the latest survey it’s a political dead heat in Ontario’s electoral contest. The Ontario Liberals and the Provincial Conservatives are neck and neck with the New Democratic Party following very closely that it puts the liberals and the conservatives on tenterhooks. The Green Party follows as poor fourth which is not a surprise of course. If… Read More »
MANILA From the start of President Benigno Aquino’s administration, certain groups have been trying to undermine his hold on power. Let’s have a look at who they are. First is the political opposition, which is directly allied with former President Gloria Arroyo. It’s a given that the political opposition would attempt to weaken any incumbent leader. But this… Read More »
>Mike Arroyo was quoted in newspaper reports last week that he was deprived of due process when the Philippine National Police (PNP) “rushed” the filing of plunder charges against him and several others in connection with the allegedly anomalous purchase of used helicopters by the PNP in 2009. He refused to testify during the Senate investigation of the… Read More »
T’was ten years since the devastating terror attack in New York city’s Twin towers, ..9/11. IN MEMORIAM.We pause and remember this sad day in modern history. We pray for and remember the victims and their families, just as we condemn this most evil act against mankind . The inscription in ground zero says : ‘MAY WE NEVER FORGET… Read More »
With Philippine and American soldiers conducting joint military exercises right in the middle of the known lair of renegade Muslim commander Ameril Umbra Kato in Central Mindanao, both the Philippines and the United States are sending signals to the Muslim rebels that they are prepared to do anything to forge peace in that troubled region. Umbra Kato is… Read More »
September 30, 2011 marks the 73rd anniversary of the Munich Agreement, which was signed by the major powers of Europe to appease Germany’s Adolf Hitler from attacking Germany’s neighbors. After the signing, Britain’s Neville Chamberlain and France’s Edouard Deladier triumphantly brought home the “solemn pledge” signed by Hitler and Italy’s Benito Mussolini. Chamberlain proudly announced to Londoners, “peace… Read More »
MANILA Corruption in the past government appears to have been so rampant it makes one sick just thinking about it. Recent exposes about stealing the people’s money, crooked deals involving public funds, and plain abuse of power are so sickening in the stomach it’s hard to believe that such crookedness really took place. But it seems it’s true.… Read More »