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The polluters
As polluters, Filipinos emit 1.98 metric tons of carbon dioxide per person—half the world’s average pollution per capita of four metric tons. Ongoing in Glasgow at this writing from Oct. 31 to Nov. 12, this […]
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Want to lick COVID? Elect her senator
Dra. Ma. Dominga B. Padilla, or “Minguita” as she is more popularly known, is a clinical associate professor of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Philippine General Hospital, UP College of Medicine. She is […]
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A DIFFERENT PRESIDENT
Moving forward in 2022, the COVID crisis is now incidental. The main problem is the joblessness of 30 million, who are half of Filipino voters, and inspiring consumption which is 84% of the economy. People […]
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Infra spending, consumer confidence, better vaccination rollout = GDP growth
The Philippines’ economic growth in 2021 and 2022 will be supported by sustained growth in public infrastructure spending, improving consumer confidence, and progress in the national coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination program, according to a report […]
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IMF cuts PH 2021 forecast growth rate by 41% from 5.4% to 3.2% for 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its Philippine economic growth rate forecast for 2021. The Fund is clearly worried about surging prices and a possible new wave of COVID cases. The economy is to […]