SSS pension hike: Win-win or win-lose?
So it has come to pass. After showing some reluctance to approve a P2,000 SSS pension hike until he finds a win-win solution, President Duterte...
Duterte’s war on drugs and crime: The negative impact of rogue cops
This failure to address the criminals inside the police force is taking its toll, not just lives of people outside the war on drugs and...
Once and For All, Let’s End the K-12 Debate
The K-12 policy introduced by the Aquino administration is on its first year. As expected, it was a rocky start. Although the sitting president has...
The University Where You Graduate Doesn’t Dictate Your Future
Deciding where to go for college is never easy. Studying in the university is not just about getting a degree. It is more of an...
The Rise of Tough Leaders and Their Populist Agenda
The world was stunned when Brexit campaigners pulled a stunning victory, forcing the UK out of the EU. The right wingers painted immigrants as the...
Filipinos feel hopeful about 2017: What are you hopeful for?
“Hope for the New Year improves to 95% in 2016, up by three points from 92% in 2015”, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS)...
Budget priorities: from Aquino to Duterte
Duterte’s budget priorities, and a look back at the Aquino years If I were to sum up the Aquino years in one chart, I would...
The 12 days of Cyber-Mas Secure (Part 2)
Read Part 1 of The 12 Days of Cyber-Mas Secure here. Day 5: Review your privacy settings Use the privacy settings of apps...
The 12 days of Cyber-Mas Secure (Part 1)
Enjoy the Christmas break but it should not be all about food and parties! Do a review of all your online accounts and tighten your...
Caveat: On fake sensationalized and biased news
Caveat Lector! Recently, In my Facebook news feed I saw a piece of news about a Canadian freelance journalist talking about how the Western Media...
The importance of defending and developing our archipelago nation
An island nation in order to defend itself must have mastery over its seas. This is evident in the story of the English people. It...
Misogyny in the Philippines: A deep-seated societal and familial problem
The Oxford Dictionaries define misogyny as “dislike of, contempt for, or ingrained prejudice against women”. Sexual harassment, on the other hand, is defined as “unwelcome...
Duterte: Christmas present and future
My main problem with a number of news both local and foreign is their habit of focusing on snapshots of events. Sometimes even the analysis...
5 contributions from the media towards a sensible drug war
The Duterte era is really here and it’s difficult not to notice the changes. Obviously, many of these changes have been highly contentious, particularly when...
Rich kids to get free tuition courtesy of poor Muslim families
The re-distribution in the 2017 budget of Php8 billion worth of funds from poor Muslim communities to provide free tuition to state university students constitutes...