Archive - Commentary Year 2022 all 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Items per page 12 12 18 24 30 Commentary World Bank raises concern over too much emphasis on rice Not only is the DA budget low, but its allocation and spending have also been ineffective and inefficient. By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 26, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Commentary World Bank: COVID-19 worsens child malnutrition, stunting in PH Undernutrition would increase the likelihood of children performing worse at school and achieve lower productivity as adults. By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 19, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary The Marcos family treasurer This happened in 2010.The plane trip from Manila’s NAIA2 to Laoag included her in our group. She arrived at our designated pre-departure lounge and joined us in a huddle. It was our first time to meet her. By Antonio J. Montalván II | Dec 17, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Bakit gigil na gigil ipasa ang Maharlika fund bill? Sana lang hindi magpakatuta ang mga senador; protektahan nila ang kapakanan ng sambayanang Filipino. Alamin sa komentaryo ni Christian Esguerra ngayong linggo. By Christian Esguerra | Dec 17, 2022 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Commentary The Marcoses and their piggy banks What do we do with the dark chapters in our history? We ingrain them in our collective consciousness by learning from them so that we can repudiate their revival. By Antonio J. Montalvan II | Dec 12, 2022 | 5-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Just drop Maharlika! Mere mention of the word "maharlika" already sends shivers down the spine of many, particularly those who keep unforgettable memories of the abuses of martial law and the administration of the dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos Sr. By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 12, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Dinoktor na death certificate Ilan pa kaya ang dinoktor din ang cause of death sa libu-libong kaso ng pagpatay kaugnay sa drug war ni Duterte? By Christian Esguerra | Dec 11, 2022 | 1-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Do we qualify for a sovereign wealth fund? For the majority of us who are neither into actuarial science nor economics, we can learn from the many countries that have invested on a sovereign wealth fund. By doing so, it is possible to come up with an informed judgment on the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund of the Marcos-Romualdez representatives in Congress. By Antonio J. Montalván II | Dec 7, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Waiting for another disaster in Ubay? It needs strong political will from both the local and national leadership to first protect its people from natural and man-made disasters. The people should be spared from a bigger disaster, that is, politics. By Tita C. Valderama | Dec 5, 2022 | 4-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Drug killings under Marcos Jr. surpass those killed in last six months of Duterte Even as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. adopted a different strategy from the Duterte administration’s brutal war against illegal drugs, the killings continue on the high side, data gathered through the Dahas Project of the University of the Philippines Third World Studies Center showed By UP Third World Studies Center | Dec 4, 2022 | 6-minute read KEEP READING Commentary Death in the morning One more time, You rewind another life, Gone at fifty, With just his poems, For his only son to peruse, As last mementoes By Pablo A. Tariman | Dec 3, 2022 | 3-minute read KEEP READING Commentary We have failed Bonifacio His death was an extrajudicial killing committed by the elitist cabal of Emilio Aguinaldo. Why have we left it unpunished? We have made Andres Bonifacio a victim of state impunity until today. By Antonio J. Montalván II | Dec 2, 2022 | 7-minute read KEEP READING Posts pagination 1 2 3 … 12 Older posts