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If indeed our President Duterte did not go to Singapore over the weekend for a health emergency and yet there is widespread cynicism, that could mean he has a growing credibility problem. The anecdotal evidence […]

By Antonio S Lopez There is a feeling of unease and uncertainty in the air, almost a similar moment when the waves recede miles back into the ocean and suddenly, there is great calm and […]

Incredible incompetence and large-scale corruption.   This is the situation at the country’s leading health insurance agency, the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. or PhilHealth.  The top management of PhilHealth appears to me like a bigtime […]

The world’s longest and strictest lockdown has produced the Philippines’ worst Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate in recorded history, a steep 16.5% nosedive in the second quarter of 2020.  The 16.5% drop is also […]

Some conclusions from President Rodrigo Duterte’s penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 27, 2020: • Despite being poorly delivered, one hour 40 minutes, and 8,000-word long, it is the best of the […]