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Holy Eucharist: War over the body of Christ was also published by The Manila Times on 1 June 2022. WWJD? It is a question that bristles up each time Christ’s followers bicker on how to interpret his words. It is short for “What would Jesus do?” Early this month, WWJD once again stirred many voices…
Signs to watch out for was also published by The Manila Times on 25 May 2022. A scan of the economic landscape intuitively suggests that something is odd when the gross domestic product (GDP) grows at 8.3 percent but government misses its tax collection target by 8.9 percent. Reports early this month showed that the…
Pagpag circular economy was also published by The Manila Times on 18 May 2022. Left alone, nature cleanses itself. But when humans come in, supposedly the most intelligent among the living species, nature deteriorates. It becomes a wasteland. It rots. And yet we humans are not only part of nature. We ought to be masters…
Bongbong wins: The morning-after takeaways was also published by The Manila Times on 11 May 2022. The unofficial super-quick count has tallied 98 percent of the votes cast as of 1PM yesterday. Bongbong Marcos got 30.9 million votes. He leads second placer Leni Robredo by a whopping 16 million votes. Leni, who got 14.7 million…
Leni, of course was also published by The Manila Times on 4 May 2022. Past behavior predicts future behavior. That’s a recruitment guide. Human resource managers have been using it for around half a century now. It is based on the idea that behavioral dimensions, in addition to “paper and pencil qualifications” (eg educational merit),…
Net Zero was also published by The Manila Times on 27 April 2022. Last month Pagasa declared the start of the dry season. Within the next few days, the fight for political power through an electoral process is expected to intensify. Both refer to a phenomenon that is associated with generation of heat–one scorches the…
Click here (First of a two-part article) was also published by The Manila Times on 9 February 2022. When I saw an image of a nice-looking woman on social media whose hands covered her half-exposed breasts, I instantly clicked it, expecting that she could be flaunting more. True enough, the click dutifully bared before my…
Fishy Fishing was also published by The Manila Times on 26 February 2022. Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar’s recent announcement that government is set to import tons of fish has drawn criticisms from a school of sectors. In an online briefing on 20 January 2022, Dar said his agency will import 60,000 tons of…
Who is Duterte’s candidate? was published by The Manila Times on 19 January 2022. It is a question that, I suppose, watchers of Philippine politics often ask as the starting gate opens up for the derby runners to flex their hind legs. In recent memory, incumbent presidents had taken it upon themselves to anoint somebody…
PDP Laban: When Cusi goes cuckoo was published by The Manila Times on 12 January 2022. One would think that Alfonso Cusi, being the Secretary of the Department of Energy, is a top-notch electrical engineer. He is not. He built a name for himself as a businessman, more specifically a logistics and shipping businessman. Then,…
Community DIAL: A call to action was published in The Manila Times on 29 December 2021. (First of 2 parts) Any day now, President Rodrigo Duterte will sign the law that formalizes approval for next year’s government budget amounting to 5 trillion pesos (up from 4.5 trillion this year). Congressional leaders, as usual, will be…