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Ventures

by Alex Magno - December 24, 2024 - 12:00am

Foreign investment flows fuel economic expansion in Southeast Asia. The Philippines, alas, gets a very small share of this inflow – a factor that might constrain our growth into the medium term.

Tainted

by Alex Magno - December 21, 2024 - 12:00am

The 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) was originally scheduled for signing yesterday.

Protocols

by Alex Magno - December 19, 2024 - 12:00am

Mary Jane Veloso is back in the country. But she is not back in her home. There are protocols to be observed.

Blunders

by Alex Magno - December 17, 2024 - 12:00am

Two presidents met their downfall last week. Their political decline was of their own making.

Sobering

by Alex Magno - December 14, 2024 - 12:00am

Donald Trump just conceded that grocery prices are not going to go down. “It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up,” he said.

Teachers

by Alex Magno - December 12, 2024 - 12:00am

Our educational system has many weaknesses.

Unloved

by Alex Magno - December 10, 2024 - 12:00am

In the end, Bashar al-Assad slithered onto a Russian plane and found sanctuary in Moscow.

Micromanaged

by Alex Magno - December 7, 2024 - 12:00am

There is always peril when bureaucrats interfere with market forces.

Trifecta

by Alex Magno - December 5, 2024 - 12:00am

Sometimes, imagination is the missing ingredient.

Decompress

by Alex Magno - December 3, 2024 - 12:00am

For a change, the past week saw less political attacks between the warring factions, no midnight rants and no threatening words.

Decorum

by Alex Magno - November 30, 2024 - 12:00am

As a matter of tradition, past presidents keep silent about their successors.

Triggered

by Alex Magno - November 28, 2024 - 12:00am

A large cloud of uncertainty has descended upon our nation’s life.

P60:$1

by Alex Magno - November 26, 2024 - 12:00am

The depreciation of the peso appears inexorable, driven by factors beyond our control.

Solomonic

by Alex Magno - November 23, 2024 - 12:00am

Mary Jane Veloso, convicted drug trafficker, will be returning home soon. This represents the triumph of diplomacy and goodwill over all else.

Chicken

by Alex Magno - November 21, 2024 - 12:00am

Humanity could be extinct in a few days. Or maybe not.

Circus

by Alex Magno - November 19, 2024 - 12:00am

Old Turkish proverb: “If a clown goes into a palace, the clown does not become king; the palace becomes a circus.”

Pro-Israel

by Alex Magno - November 16, 2024 - 12:00am

The left-wing in American politics must be chewing on their arms.

Stunted

by Alex Magno - November 14, 2024 - 12:00am

The numbers are stark. According to the DOST’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute, a third of Filipino children under the age of five is stunted due to chronic malnutrition.

Framework

by Alex Magno - November 12, 2024 - 12:00am

Before commercially viable natural gas was found at the Malampaya field, there were numerous investors who joined the exploration.

Trump 2.0

by Alex Magno - November 9, 2024 - 12:00am

In the end, decency could not carry the day.

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