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ROMAN T. ONGPIN: THE REBEL ENTREPRENEUR

By APA ONGPIN In 1870, at 22, Roman (Ongpin) married Pascuala Domingo y La Encarnacion. They had 16(!) children. Of the 16, just nine lived to adulthood—four girls, and five were boys. Per Roman’s youngest […]

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THE FUTURE AMID COVID

Despite being the 12th largest in the world in population and 27th biggest in terms of size of its economy, the Philippines is only 107th among 195 countries in quality of life of its people […]

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THE COVID-19 VACCINES ARE HERE

By Antonio S. Lopez At 6:30 GMT Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, or 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, in Manila, retired British shop keeper and 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the west to receive […]

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JOEY SALCEDA’S ANALYSIS: THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER

Albay Second District Rep. Joey Salceda made a two-hour long presentation before the Lopez Group on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. His topic: The future of the Philippine economy and politics. Philippine Star columnist Boo Chanco, […]