Opinion

Development and risks

The Asian Development Bank recently trimmed regional growth expectations, as it sees Developing Asia facing “intensified” risks from China’s troubled property sector and high interest rates around the world. Developing Asia refers to the multilateral lender’s 46 emerging member economies,

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Expanding worlds

An Indian restaurant recently opened near my house, making us quite excited because decent Indian food is pretty hard to find here, especially in a city like Silay, where international food choices that doesn’t involve the usual American-style back ribs

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The learning poverty problem

A World Bank report on the quality of education in the region places the Philippines among the poorest in learning in East Asia and the Pacific, with nine out of ten of Filipinos unable to read and understand a simple,

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The call for transparency

“There is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light.” (Lk 8,17) With these words of Christ, we are obviously told to be transparent in all our thoughts, desires,

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Waiting for action

Sen. Francis Escudero last week challenged the Bureau of Customs to file criminal charges against suspected hoarders and smugglers of rice to bolster the government’s alleged crackdown against alleged the rice cartel in the country. Escudero made the remark following

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Careful with the danger of envy

This danger usually arises when we are not contented with what we have or with what is promised to us. It arises when we tend to compare ourselves with others in an improper way—that is, not for the glory of

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Martial Law and historical distortion

Throughout the Martial Law period, President Ferdinand E. Marcos had put a lot of effort into building up the cult of September 21, having somehow fallen in love with the date. It was the date that he put on Proclamation

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Be eager to proclaim the Good News

Like Christ, we should be very eager to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God. As the gospel narrates, Christ went from one town to another village to preach. And with him were his apostles and some women,

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