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Losing Face(book)?

By Alma Anonas-Carpio First of three parts In an age where victim-blaming is no longer acceptable, it takes more than a casually-tossed “caveat emptor (buyer beware in Latin)” to deal with the problems presented by things like—oh, the Cambridge Analytica data breach. Any data breach where...

MILF wants Bangsamoro bill passed by May

by Fil V. Elefante The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has expressed concern over the Bangsamoro Basic Law’s passage in Congress. This concern was acknowledged by President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech at an event in Sultan Kudarat last April 2. “I am racing against...

Gov. Albert S. Garcia: One goal, one vision, one Bataan

by Fil V. Elefante It’s been two decades since Governor Albert S. Garcia entered the challenging world of politics. But the term politician is too broad a term to describe him. During a one-on-one interview with the Philippines Graphic recently, the young governor views his role...

Free education and the road to progress

by Joel Pablo Salud   Raising a little over PhP50 billion for the Free Higher Education Law is no easy feat. By the time the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931) was signed into law by Pres. Rodrigo Duterte on Aug. 3, 2017,...

Political will to build

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has, for so long, been seen as a corrupt agency, one that is slow to act on the nation’s growing infrastructure needs. Over the last two decades, the refrain of remedies for this public perception...

Marawi: Key to Mindanao’s economic development

It was more than a meeting that sought to provide solutions to the lingering problems related to rebuilding Marawi City. The Mindanao Investments Forum, which was held at the Marco Polo hotel in Ortigas Center was meant to brief investors, stakeholders and the general...

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The Future

The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is a government-owned-and-controlled corporation under Republic Act 7354 or the ‘Postal Service Act of 1992.     Its mandate is to...

Bringing sustainable healthcare to communities through innovation in partnerships

The PHAPCares Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP), has undertaken a number of partnerships...

By the scanning of your thumbs: Election tech

  If the Commission on Elections (Comelec) had everything it wanted for a fully automated election system, the biometrics it collected from registered voters...

Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: The Art and the Gross

The 49th edition of the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) is all set to unfold December 25 of this year, with 10 films vying...