
Milestone built on sand
The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.
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The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.

TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician…
The recent spate of school violence demands that we confront an uncomfortable truth: social media is not safe.

You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.

A retraction can be bought or coerced as easily as testimony can, often more easily, because by then the witness is isolated, exposed, and…

We cannot control the rain. But, surely, after decades of watching the floodwaters reclaim the same communities, we can control how much…

Upon receipt of the AOM, find out its subject. In the sample answer to CoA’s AOM below, the subject of the memorandum is the procurement of…

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.

The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.

TA former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) senior official said these programs become a debt of gratitude owed to a politician…
The recent spate of school violence demands that we confront an uncomfortable truth: social media is not safe.

You paid P700 to enter a building designed to remind you that you’re above the poverty line, but still below the imported ham.

A retraction can be bought or coerced as easily as testimony can, often more easily, because by then the witness is isolated, exposed, and…

We cannot control the rain. But, surely, after decades of watching the floodwaters reclaim the same communities, we can control how much…

Upon receipt of the AOM, find out its subject. In the sample answer to CoA’s AOM below, the subject of the memorandum is the procurement of…

Criminals do not always flee in a straight line. Some deceive, discard their clothing to alter their appearance, or point pursuers the…

Follow the trail and it runs straight to Malacañang. The LGSF sits under the Office of the President’s discretion by design, a zombie fund…

The most immediate common thread, however, that emerged in the two recent shootings was actually not digital. It was physical access to…

Time and again, we hear stories of conflicts between government agencies, particularly when law enforcement bodies overstep their…

This formula, playbook if you will, was the launchpad for as many House member-prosecutors to hit the big time via free quad-media exposure.

As a plus, Davao City is extremely safe, and the people are friendly, perhaps because they are so prosperous.

We have lowered the bar so far that doing what should have been done in the first place can now look like an accomplishment.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.

The problem, though, with Leni’s campaign was that, unlike Miriam’s, her team was not able to frame its narrative correctly.

The weakness is that our law does not create a specific offense for negligently allowing a minor to obtain a firearm.

The lesson is clear: Genuine distinctiveness must come from more than superficial styling or an ordinary qualifying word.
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