Government

FAKE NEWS, GUNS, RICE, LIES

Wednesday’s Senate Public Information Committee hearing on fake news was a revelation:  Our senators do not have adequate understanding of what is freedom of speech and freedom of expression. These rights are enshrined in Section […]

Ivy Digest

BE CREATIVE TO BE COMPETITIVE

We normally associate creativity with art, literature, and the performing arts. We appreciate creativity because it is fresh and original. It usually shows an unconventional thought or style. We might be surprised to know that […]

Special Report

MARISSA DEL MAR

Up close and personal, Marissa del Mar is a picture of grace, beauty, vivacity, intelligence and ambition. Her virtual fairy tale career began in college. Studying Commerce, she became a campus beauty queen, chosen as […]

Special Report

DUTERTE AND PAL

This week, officials of Philippine Airlines meet with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to work out a compromise agreement on some P6.63 billion in allegedly unpaid navigational charges CAAP sent the bill […]

Special Report

SHOCK AND AWE WITH TAXES

At the MOPC Finance Forum last Thursday (Sept. 21), Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez defined the three major goals of the Rodrigo Roa Duterte government – reduce poverty, reduce corruption, and reduce illegal drugs. “At the […]