‘The wisdom to know the difference’

Reflecting on reports about what President Benigno Aquino III will declare as the State Of the Nation or SONA, I am reminded of a “prayer” that was written by, or written for young people who have not fully come of age in terms of wisdom. Read more

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The daily minimum wage — is it good or bad?

The nation’s labor force is it’s most productive assetRepublicans favor the minimum wage — the smaller the minimum wage, the better.
– Harry S. Truman, 33rd President of the United States (1943-1953) Read more

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An alternate Sona

I wrote this piece in July 2004 in the hope that Gloria Macapagal Arroyo would listen and use it in her State-of-the-Nation Address. She didn’t, it can all be said again, with some amendments to bring it up to date and adapt it better to a new president. Let’s hope I won’t be able to repeat it in 2016. Here it is. Read more

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Sari-sari stores, market vendors next to be taxed

THE Aquino administration wants to collect more taxes by cracking the whip on sari-sari store owners, market vendors, and the estimated 40 percent of Filipinos who work in the underground economy. Read more

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PSE-listed firms’ earnings surge to P137 billion in first quarter

MANILA, Philippines – The aggregate net earnings of listed firms in the first quarter this year surged 113.9 percent on improved performances across all sectors, data released by the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) showed. Read more

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Government urged to remove focus on incentives to draw investors

MANILA, Philippines – The government must remove focus on the grant of incentives as investors are more interested on the ease of doing business in the country, an Asian Institute of Management (AIM) official said. Read more

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Business execs in RP worried that their operations may move to other countries

MANILA, Philippines – Business executives in the Philippines are most insecure that their operations might move to other countries. Read more

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HK excludes domestics from minimum wage law

Asian Migrants Coordinating Body (AMCB) spokesperson Dolores Balladares told GMANews.TV in a phone interview that Hong Kong’s Legislative Council shot down an amendment to the proposed Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) that would have included foreign domestic workers. Read more

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In lieu of re-education camps

Any administration or government that actually thinks they can live up to the expectations of today’s Filipinos have to be men and women of absolute faith or are absolutely insane. Read more

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IMF raises RP growth forecast to 6%

MANILA, Philippines – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) upgraded anew yesterday the Philippines’ economic outlook for this year after the stronger-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first quarter of the year. Read more

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