Same old… same old education woes

June 6, 2007

A few weeks ago, at the sidelines of an education forum we were both attending, Education Secretary Jesli Lapus told me that education is arguably the best investment the country can make with the most promising payback within a short period of time. On this basis, the education chief asked how come we are not borrowing the necessary financing to enable us to do the right things and achieve dramatic results in the shortest possible time? Read more


Global warming threatens to wipe out biodivversity

June 3, 2007

Environmentalists worldwide agree that global warming is threatening to wipe out biodiversity and even the entire life on Earth, Antonio M. Claparols, president  of the Ecological Society of the Philippines and member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, said. Read more


Solar power impacts on industry

June 3, 2007

How beneficial is solar energy to communities, service providers and microfinance institutions? Read more


Republic Act No. 9485

June 2, 2007

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9485 [S. No. 2589 & H. No. 3776] – AN ACT TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY IN THE DELIVERY OF GOVERNMENT SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC BY REDUCING BUREAUCRATIC RED TAPE PREVENTING GRAFT AND CORRUPTION, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES THEREFOR Read more