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Shortage of key farm products seen in 2017

A shortage of key farm commodities looms next year, after the Department of Agriculture (DA) canceled existing import permits as part of government efforts...

Quake causes tsunamis, nuclear worries in Japan

TOKYO—Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful earthquake sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan’s northeastern shore on Tuesday and fueled...

AC Energy subsidiary hikes ownership in NorthWind to 68%

AC Energy Holdings Inc., through its unit Presage Corp. (Presage), has increased its stake in NorthWind Power Corp. (NorthWind) to 67.79 percent. “AC Energy Holdings...

Archers-Falcons on!

DE LA SALLE captain Jeron Teng warned his team not to look too far ahead and instead focus on the task on hand. The Green...
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By Troy Wolverton / The Mercury News HAVING a smart speaker like Amazon Echo or Google Home in the house can feel like you’ve stepped into the future. It can also feel creepy. And sometimes, really annoying. All these impressions coursed through me over the last several days as I tested Echo and...
TAKING a walk out in the park or neighborhood with your furry companion is a great way to provide social activity, help your dog stay healthy and prevent obesity. Pets need regular exercise, such as daily walks, to keep them at a recommended weight, and walks also allow you...

The laws of workload

BACK in law school, before the Internet, before laptops, before PCs almost and when affordable photocopying (Xerox, for short) was still a somewhat new and amazing thing, we had to read Supreme Court decisions in the library. We were there in the morning when the library opened, and we...

‘Hail to the Thief’

During the 20 years Ferdinand Marcos spent as president of the Philippines, his official salary never rose above $13,500 a year. Nonetheless by 1986, when the “people power” revolution prompted him and his wife to flee into exile in...

Our Election, Your Problem

It is not clear precisely how Donald Trump will govern, the extent to which he will carry out some of his scarier promises on trade and immigration, or who will be his economics top brass at the Treasury and...

Coral Cove

By Angelo R. Lacuesta First-prize winner for Fiction, 2016 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards   CHRISTMAS in Megamall. I wanted to shout to the crowd to get a hold of itself. “You don’t need that. There are people dying.” What did I know? I was seventeen, it was the early 2000s, you texted...
AT the heart of every nation is memory. And there’s no better way to be reminded of it than through the eyes and words of National Artist for Literature Francisco Sionil José. Manila at the tail end of the Second World War. So it came to pass when as a young...

The Broader Look

Pinoys with intellectual disability swim against tide of prejudices

AMID the pomp and poise in the August halls of Malacañang stood an unassuming young man. Magiting Gonzales, a person with autism, was dressed for the occasion and patiently waited for his turn to receive an award from the President. It was 2011, and Magiting,...
DAVAO CITY—The lack of transportation infrastructure may dampen the government’s aim of increasing tourism in Mindanao during President Duterte’s term. But, according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon T. Teo, this could be addressed through the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Program, a...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday said constituent assembly (Con-ass) is the best way to amend the 1987 Constitution. During the consultation process conducted by the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments, the justice department said Con-ass is the most practical and...
Part Two ACCORDING to data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), the government has allotted P1.34 trillion for programs under the social-services sector, which covers housing, livelihood and community-driven projects, and the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program. The allocated...

Envoys & Expats

Motoring

Philippines hosts Suzuki Cup for the first time

Story & photos by Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes FOR twenty years now, the AFF Championship, a biennial international association football competition organized by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF), has been making rounds around Southeast Asia. The prestigious tilt, now popularly known as the Suzuki...

Rene So: Life is not life without trials

THE Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) Technical School in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, has just proudly produced its second batch of graduates. All 59 midterm finishers will add up to the first batch of 200-plus graduates last year—a result of TMP’s pioneering efforts at developing vehicle...

Moving forward with a new alliance and innovations

Story & photos by Tet Andolong WHEN people hear the name Mitsubishi, most of them think of cars. Truth be told, the company is actually much more than an auto manufacturer. Originally started as a shipping and trading company by the Iwasaki family in 1870,...

Property

Painting Manila’s concrete jungles green

AS Metro Manila’s concrete jungles expand and continue to grow tall, patches of greenery are slowly becoming prized commodities, particularly for millennial Filipinos. As mentioned in my previous columns, many of us city dwellers feel an overwhelming desire to escape from the hustle and bustle...

Greenfield’s weekend market attracting more SMEs

THE property-development arm of the Campos family of Greenfield Development Corp. (GDC) has expressed satisfaction on the growth and positive response of its weekend market. Now going on its third-year in March 2017, the weekend market has attracted small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as far as...

Sigvard launches its new collection

Story & photos by Jacqueline Salvador-Marvida SINCE its opening in 2015, Sigvard has been providing customized furniture creations that combine high-quality construction and exquisite design. The lifestyle-concept store has been known for their meticulously selected home accessories, elegant pieces of furniture and awe inspiring art...

“When I Was 25”

Millennials

AFTER granting actor Robin Padilla executive clemency, President Duterte is also considering giving similar presidential pardon to elderly prisoners “if they still want to go home.” “I am contemplating. They are preparing it,” Duterte said, when asked if he will grant similar executive clemency to the aging detainees in the...

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