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Phl at the crossroads
by Iris Gonzales - March 28, 2024 - 12:00am
As we all take a break this Holy Week, some of us will pause and ponder on our own individual journeys and think about what lies ahead.
eTravel pains
by Iris Gonzales - March 26, 2024 - 12:00am
You know it’s a popular season for traveling when television news outlets are already reporting live from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to check if there are already hordes of passengers preparing...
Airports and trains
by Iris Gonzales - March 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Over breakfast some years back, in one of those times I had the opportunity to sit down with tycoon Ramon S. Ang or RSA, together with a small group of fellow journalists, he talked about the importance of having...
The trillion-dollar club
by Iris Gonzales - March 21, 2024 - 12:00am
Could we really join the trillion-dollar club, along with the big boys, including Canada or Italy or Brazil?
Three economic scenarios
by Iris Gonzales - March 19, 2024 - 12:00am
Summer’s just around the corner and it’s increasingly becoming scorchingly hot as if we’re all burning with high fever; but this sweltering heat is nothing compared to tensions in politics that...
The peacemakers
by Iris Gonzales - March 17, 2024 - 12:00am
The most touching part of Irish actor Cillian Murphy’s speech at the Oscars, for me, was when he dedicated his Best Actor Award to the peacemakers.
The real battle of Katipunan
by Iris Gonzales - March 14, 2024 - 12:00am
The real battle of Katipunan happens every school day as students, office workers and truck drivers race against time and against each other, as they find themselves stuck in the gridlocked avenue.
Sayonara
by Iris Gonzales - March 12, 2024 - 12:00am
I cannot forget the first time I met Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines, whose stint in our country has come to an end.
Where have all the nurses gone?
by Iris Gonzales - March 10, 2024 - 12:00am
I could write about the country’s female tycoons who have grown their fathers’ businesses to dizzying heights, including Tessie Sy-Coson, Helen Yuchengco-Dee, Robina Gokongwei and Josephine Gotianun-Yap;...
‘From worst airport to pest airport’
by Iris Gonzales - March 7, 2024 - 12:00am
A senior citizen reader who is a retired diplomat sent me this short note asking what’s happening to our airport.
And the Eat Bulaga! saga continues
by Iris Gonzales - March 5, 2024 - 12:00am
There goes another plot twist.
Amb. Babe on rumblings, sleepless nights and Ricky Razon
by Iris Gonzales - March 3, 2024 - 12:00am
Our Philippine Ambassador to the United States, Ambassador Jose “Babe” Romualdez, who is in the country now, makes every minute count.
‘Filipino senators’ famous quotes’
by Iris Gonzales - February 29, 2024 - 12:00am
A nation of sheep can never be great. – Jovito Salonga
A celebration of friendship
by Iris Gonzales - February 27, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s a day celebrated not just in Japan but in different parts of the world, hosted by Japanese embassies across the globe.
Cesar Buenaventura’s story
by Iris Gonzales - February 25, 2024 - 12:00am
I call him CAB, short for Cesar A. Buenaventura.
Can Phl match Indonesia’s rail resolve?
by Iris Gonzales - February 22, 2024 - 12:00am
The busiest of President Marcos’ Cabinet secretaries, especially these days, is perhaps Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautis
From Russia with death
by Iris Gonzales - February 20, 2024 - 12:00am
Moscow was, as some said, the most beau–tiful mistress a man could ever want, but never cross her.
From shame to fame
by Iris Gonzales - February 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Whispers and huffs and puffs of frustration and disappointment from losing bidders – coincidentally during a week dedicated to love and lovestruck lovers – made the rounds in the business grapevine but...
A ticket to anywhere
by Iris Gonzales - February 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Where are we heading, we might ask ourselves. We ask ourselves this question again and again.
Railways to progress
by Iris Gonzales - February 13, 2024 - 12:00am
All this talk about separating Mindanao, the so-called Land of Promise, from the rest of the republic puts the spotlight once more on the island which, with its vast resources, had the potential to feed the whole...
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