oogbet EDITORIAL - Health care inflation
2025-01-20All surveys in recent years have shown the high prices of goods and services as the biggest concern of most Filipinos, with the Marcos administration consistently getting the lowest performance ratings in taming inflation. The focus has long been on
Politicians taking personal credit for tax-funded social services is an “abuse of state resources” that could constitute an election offense. This is according to Chairman George Garcia of the Commission on Elections, who explained why t
legend bet EDITORIAL - Addressing poverty
2025-01-20Amid all the long-running state-funded dole-out programs for the poor, a survey conducted by pollster Social Weather Stations Inc. showed that self-rated poverty rose to 63 percent in December last year. The SWS noted that it was the highest in 21 y
Years ago, Edgar Matobato was dismissed as a perjured witness and polluted source by then senator Panfilo Lacson, who headed a Senate committee that investigated alleged extrajudicial killings committed by a so-called Davao Death Squad when Rodrigo
fox.game EDITORIAL - Unresolved questions
2025-01-18Its been months since the government gained custody of Alice Guofox.game and Cassandra Li Ong, who are currently being held without bail. The government, however, has yet to complete the picture of how the two women managed to leave the country amid
lcc EDITORIAL — Discouraging fishing
2025-01-18The country is almost completely dependent on imports for its salt and milk requirements. Rice may eventually be added to the list. Several studies in recent years have shown a continuing decline in the number of young Filipinos engaging in rice far
mafabet EDITORIAL — Epal pols keep out
2025-01-18nolimit city slots Brushing aside concerns over possible fund misuse, President Marcos retained the allocation inserted by Congress in the 2025 national budget for the Ayuda para sa Kapos ang Kita Program. AKAP, administered by the Department of Soc
The creative movement of public funds by the government has drawn the attention even of the International Monetary Fund. In a country report released during the Christmas holidays, the IMF said it is important to quickly restore the capital of the L
The year is starting with the people stuck with the funding priorities of Congress: hefty budget cuts for health, education, agriculture, de-politicized social welfare programs, and even the military modernization program for external defense in the