Outmatched in a naval standoff with China, the Philippines sees the upside of a U.S. role in its defense. By Donald Kirk – online.wsj.com China’s Vice Foreign Minister Fu Ying said Tuesday that Beijing is ready for “any escalation” in the tense naval standoff with the Philippines in the Read more »
BUSINESS MIRROR WHAT’S up with all this tree-cutting in Baguio City? The Bases Conversion and Development Authority recently prevented the Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevco) from cutting and “balling” 1,033 trees inside the former US military facility in Baguio City. In another event, what the Read more »
By Katrina Legarda – And so the circus has begun. Both sides have given their opening speeches. The prosecution now has to present evidence to prove each article of impeachment. Assertions and allegations are not evidence; merely jingoistic words designed to incite a mob for the “exorcism of evil.” Read more »
By Girlie Linao – THE Philippines’ top judge goes on trial this week for alleged bias and corruption in an impeachment proceeding that could boost the fight against graft or plunge the country into instability. President Benigno Aquino III has personally backed the impeachment of Supreme Court Chief Justice Read more »
By Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, PhD – [I wrote this article on and off in my spare time during my house recuperation, re-hospitalization and hospital detention from October to December 2011.] The economy I turned over Countless studies have shown that rapid increases in average incomes reduce poverty. Policy research, Read more »
By JAMES SORIANO — Having reached meme status in the space of six days, it is clear that “It’s more fun in the Philippines,” the Department of Tourism’s new tourism slogan, has already caught on. Just half an hour after its release, the world was a-twitter about the new Read more »
