LINKING THE ARCHIPELAGO
“What we need now is a benevolent dictator,” states 78-year-old Luis “Chavit” Singson with a deliberate nod.
It’s a controversial statement from an equally controversial...
FAST-TRACKING PROGRESS
For the regular working class, there’s nothing quite like traveling to your place of work as comfortable as possible, knowing that you need to...
GENTLE CHARM
Dumaguete City Mayor Felipe “Ipe” Remollo’s home is abuzz on a Monday morning, as 200 or so people from different barangays congregate at the...
FIGHTING EPIDEMICS
On November 5, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the fourth case of polio in the Philippines since an outbreak was declared in September....
VISION ZERO
“I want the Filipino people to feel DSWD’s presence. I want DSWD to reach out and not the other way around.” This declaration of...
DISRUPTING MOBILITY
ANGKAS, the app-based motorcycle taxi service, has become widely popular as an alternative transportation service provider in our country beset by traffic congestion. Through...
THE VICO EFFECT
As we traverse the streets of Pasig going to the city hall, this writer was expecting tarpaulins and banners bearing the name and handsome...
DISRUPTING MOBILITY
ANGKAS, the app-based motorcycle taxi service, has become widely popular as an alternative transportation service provider in our country beset by traffic congestion. Through...
THE VICO EFFECT
Photography by Jar Concengco
Grooming by Pia Manglo
As we traverse the streets of Pasig going to the city hall, this writer was expecting tarpaulins and...
Reskilling the Filipino
My mandate is for TESDA to reach out to all those who are marginalized and in need of skills training to better their livelihood....
GIVE ME LIBERTY
The numbers speak for themselves: almost 1200 protest-related arrests and roughly 2,300 tear gas canisters and 500 rubber bullets fired. The tension continues to...
Bacolod Mayor Bing Leonardia is the New LCP National President
Philippine city mayors elected Bacolod Mayor Evelio “Bing” Leonardia as the National President of the League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) at the...
DARE TO CHANGE
Change. The word sounds daunting, often connoting something drastic and massive, and often requires resources and time. But Ayala Foundation, Incorporated (AFI) President Ruel...
The 2019 SONA: PRESAGING THE REMAINING YEARS OF THE DUTERTE ADMINISTRATION
On July 22, 2019, President Rodrigo R. Duterte delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). In ways that cannot be said of...
MAN OF THE PEOPLE
The story of Mayor Isko’s humble beginnings is an oft-repeated one. It is a story he never tires of telling, not only to prove...
BEHIND THE MAN
They say that behind every successful man is a woman. In the case of Philippine politics, behind every public servant is a right-hand man....
THE EASE OF DOING BUSINESS AT THE BUNKER
Late last year, Bataan was adjudged as the most business-friendly province in the country by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry. No less...
THE NEW FRONTIER
Everything is on the move, and the air is rife with excitement at New Clark City, located within the Clark Special Economic Zone in...
