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Snap election is an idiotic idea

By Boo Chanco | September 1, 2003 - 12:00am

The tragedy of democracy in this country is that the opposition is so bad we are forced to make do with an administration that has obviously failed and badly tainted with corruption as well. Nothing is more pathetic...

Business

Populism does not fight poverty

By Boo Chanco | August 20, 2003 - 12:00am

I have been getting text messages congratulating me for writing the speech delivered by Oscar Lopez at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP) last Thursday evening. I wish I did. The truth...

Business

SSS must collect from deadbeats

By Boo Chanco | May 2, 2003 - 12:00am

When I listened to SSS president Cora dela Paz explain on television why SSS needs an increase in premiums paid by employers, my tendency is to give her the benefit of the doubt. I have known Cora for many years...

Business

Is Sulu still worth the trouble?

By Boo Chanco | November 23, 2001 - 12:00am

Maybe the thought is sheer political heresy. After all, the Constitution did define the territory of the Philippines. But given the current crisis and the negative impact on our lives of this never ending problems...

Business

Where do we go from here?

By Boo Chanco | August 31, 2001 - 12:00am

Alan Greenspan, the maestro of the American economy, seems to have lost his touch. After reducing interest rates for the seventh time in eight months, it seems the American Central Bank has run out of tricks to get...

Business