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[Opinion] Personal fears prevents passage of FOI

I traveled from one town to another in the Province of Iloilo in the last two…

[Opinion] Why not abolish the IMF?

Preposterous! This is the reaction of a good friend after he heard the announcement of Bangko…

[Opinion] Dissecting the Green Economy

The “Green Economy” is considered as a relatively new concept in economics. It is believed that…

[Opinion] Aquinomics ignores social and gender inequality

The Aquino (P-Noy) administration calls its economic governance approach “ inclusive growth “ – nobody will…

[Opinion] The unpleasant truths

The consumers of Iloilo City were influenced by Panay Energy Development Corp. (PEDC), our local politicians,…

[Opinion] K-12 is not a magic bullet

I am convinced that something is wrong with the country’s education system. There are scores more…

[Opinion] Queen City of expensive electricity

I’m not sure if Iloilo City’s local chief executive is mindful of the expensive electricity rate…

[Opinion] Connecting the dots on the power crisis

First it was in Luzon in the 80’s to early 90’s. The Visayas became next in…

[Opinion] A Noynoying society

The dictionary in my handy android defines the word “procrastinate” as the intentional or habitual suspension…

[Opinion] On Lola and our social debt to women

My grandmother who is now over 90 years old has never encountered the concept of social…