[In This Economy] Less than 10% of Filipinos are now poor? Not so fast
(1st UPDATE) Until the updated figures arrive, any claim that Philippine poverty has largely been solved is premature
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[Pinoy Criminology] Prevent violence before it enters the classroom: A free assessment tool
The Philippine School Violence Risk and Vulnerability Assessment contains 72 straightforward indicators for school administrators to examine their school’s vulnerabilities in an easy, practical, and systematic way
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[Puso at Diwa] BSP monetary policy: When steady is not really steady
Businesses are not simply refusing to borrow because money is too expensive. They are hesitating because the returns on investment are uncertain, confidence is weak, and the economic environment itself has become more difficult to read.
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[Rear View] Is stupid the new Dutertismo?
Stupidity, in the context of the Duterte impeachment trial, is a conscious act. Arrogance can do that.
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[Vantage Point] What’s left for the Philippines’ Left?
The revolution has become a war of attrition against history itself
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[ANALYSIS] What does ‘at least nearly proficient’ mean in Philippine education?
The Philippine Development Plan 2023–2028 says proficiency. The National Education and Workforce Development Plan 2026–2035 says proficiency. Why, then, does our annual budget target ‘at least nearly proficient’?
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[In This Economy] Handa ka na ba sa ‘super El Niño’?
May ilang buwan pa tayo para maghanda. Gagamitin ba natin ang oras para rito, o sasayangin lang?
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[OPINION] Philippines’ peculiar health policy: Waiting until kidneys fail
The issue is not a choice between prevention and dialysis. The central issue is why public financing becomes so much more generous after kidneys fail than before they do.
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[In This Economy] Should Filipinos’ ‘consumption culture’ be blamed for the weak peso?
BSP Governor Eli Remolona did not say that consumption is the enemy. Instead, the underlying message is that our country as a whole needs to find better ways to finance our investments.
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[Mind The Gap] A Pinoy TNT’s survival mode: ‘Weather-weather lang ‘yan!’
Targeted in the State Department’s ‘largest mass visa revocation in history’ are those who tried to stay within legal channels by filing for political asylum
