Spotlight
COMBATTING COVID-19
TIME TO HELP When lockdowns in whatever form are phased out, hopefully, on May 30, the job of reviving the economy and reconstruction begins in earnest. Revival is a herculean if not a revolutionary task. […]
Year: 2020
Spotlight
NOW, IT IS MODIFIED
What is the difference between Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) and modified ECQ? Nothing. Except that in MECQ, half of essential workers can go to work and will not be provided public transport for them to […]
Issues
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THE GREAT RECESSION
The economy slumped in the first quarter of 2020. Production of goods and services, what we call Gross Domestic Product or GDP during January-March this year, declined by .02%, annually, in real terms or minus […]
SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION
SMC: WALANG IWANAN
San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has allotted P11.67 billion in tax, concession and contractual payments throughout the quarantine period to make available funds needed to respond effectively to the challenges of the pandemic. The country’s largest […]