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River revival
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - August 2, 2023 - 12:00am
Before the pandemic lockdowns, I took the Pasig River ferry with two colleagues, from the “Escolta” station in Manila (it’s actually behind the Bureau of Immigration in Intramuros) to Guadalupe...
New face
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 31, 2023 - 12:00am
The Philippine government “is done talking” with the International Criminal Court (ICC), according to President Marcos.
Revisiting devolution
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 28, 2023 - 12:00am
From provincial governments to barangay units, local officials had initially eagerly welcomed the so-called Mandanas ruling of the Supreme Court, which went into effect this year.
OPM
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 26, 2023 - 12:00am
A part from the mention of “Bagong Pilipinas” and “love the Philippines” in his second State of the Nation Address, a noteworthy remark of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the SONA was that “we...
Incomplete
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 24, 2023 - 12:00am
It’s been just over a year, so Ferdinand Marcos Jr. himself acknowledges the grade of “incomplete” that an economist gave him.
Rebranding
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 21, 2023 - 12:00am
The branding is clearly directed at people who understand the Filipino language, so the target can’t be foreigners.
Water security
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 19, 2023 - 12:00am
Thanks to heavy rainfall in the past days, water supply rotation in wide areas of Metro Manila has been lifted, and water for irrigation need not be curtailed.
Bless the beasts
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 17, 2023 - 12:00am
At least some things do change in this country.
Winners?
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 14, 2023 - 12:00am
Seven years after our dramatic victory before the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, do we feel like winners?
Payback time
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 12, 2023 - 12:00am
Brushing aside a rare disbarment by the Supreme Court, President Marcos swore in Monday his point man for his poverty alleviation program, Larry Gadon.
Creating a spark
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 10, 2023 - 12:00am
Has this become the norm in our country?
Hasty rollout
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 7, 2023 - 12:00am
Has the love gone out so soon from the “Love the Philippines” tourism rebranding?
Locked out
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 5, 2023 - 12:00am
Nearly two weeks ago I upgraded my iPhone to the latest model, 14. Now I face the prospect of losing my files in my old phone, including important notes, messages, photos and video from the past years, a number of...
Excluded
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - July 3, 2023 - 12:00am
The US military facilities being set up in Northern Luzon, according to Philippine officials, are meant to enhance the Philippines’ defense capability, and will not be used for offensive operations against...
Information manipulation
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 30, 2023 - 12:00am
The food here is as delicious as ever, whether in five-star hotels or in the streets. And there’s little indication of heightened alarm over China’s saber-rattling and threats to retake Taiwan, by force...
Travel returnee
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 28, 2023 - 12:00am
For the first time since the lockdowns three years ago, I am traveling overseas again.
Brain drain continues
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 26, 2023 - 12:00am
The Korean International Cooperation Agency has been conducting training seminars on information and communications technology for the digitalization of processes in the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Closed doors
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 23, 2023 - 12:00am
For a nation that prides itself in its hospitality, it says a lot that there’s spirited opposition to hosting 50,000 Afghans who helped the US and its allies in evicting the Taliban from Afghanistan.
Staying put
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 21, 2023 - 12:00am
Until efficient “systems” are in place, according to President Marcos, the nation will have to put up with him as secretary of agriculture.
Security Initiative
by Ana Marie Pamintuan - June 19, 2023 - 12:00am
It was launched in April 2022, and mentioned by Xi Jinping later in the year at the Communist Party congress, wherein he was given an unprecedented third term as president: China’s “global security ...
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