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Uncle Sam: He needs me; he needs me not
ON October 18 the New York Times published two viewpoints on the importance of the Philippines to the United States. We present these opinions without comment.
What is truth in the digital age?
Buckminster Fuller was an American inventor best known for the creation of the geodesic dome and for the phrase “Spaceship earth”. He also researched what he called “Knowledge Doubling”, calculating that until 1900, human knowledge took about one century to double. That time period is now about 13 months.
Duterte’s China pivot to benefit PHL
President Duterte’s state visit to China from October 18 to 21 is a closely watched event expected to repair, restore and normalize the thousand-year-old bond of friendship between the two countries. When China rolls out the red carpet for him, it will signal the restoration of trust between Manila and Beijing, following recent tensions over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea—a positive step toward ending years of estrangement between two neighbors.
Economic managers must walk the talk in removal of rice QR
The rice-import quota—a nontariff barrier that the Philippines has enjoyed for more than two decades—would expire in less than a year. If we are to believe the recent pronouncements of economic managers pushing for the removal of the quantitative restriction (QR) on rice traded under the World Trade Organization (WTO), it appears that it is already a done deal. All it lacks is the nod of the President to fast-track the process of eliminating the power of the government to limit the entry of rice imports.
OBOR: China can’t be ignored
President Duterte is making a historic visit to China. The Philippines will also be represented by a large number of local businesspeople from virtually all sectors of our economy.
Are electric cars just a new hype?
When German engineer Karl Benz came out with the Benz Patent-Motorwagen in 1886, it forever revolutionized the way we travel and move goods. Advances in technology have made cars today a far cry from the first working automobile. However, the fundamentals remain largely unchanged. All cars made over the past 130 years have these basic parts: an internal combustion engine, a transmission, four wheels and brakes, and run on fossil fuel.
Applause for Gina Lopez
When the big miners expressed confidence that it would be easy for them to meet the conditions given by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for them to avoid getting padlocked, the soundness
of Secretary Regina Paz L. Lopez’s mining audit was proven on many fronts.
Gaining a new Filipino identity?
THE recent and ongoing controversy about President Duterte’s statements of anger and rejection toward the world community, in general, and the United States, in particular, has also created healthy discussions.
Wage and fiscal policies for economic recovery
By Anis Chowdhury & Jomo Kwame Sundaram / Inter Press Service
Beware the trolls
During the last decade, global Internet usage has skyrocketed, where over 3.5 billion people have Internet connection. While it is impossible to know how many people are on at any given time, here are some verifiable statistics. Every second, users are posting over 100 million comments on Facebook. More than 400 million messages are being sent on “WhatsApp” during that same second.
A joke song that spiced our world
IF you come across Steve Job’s photo online with the caption “I have a pen, I have an apple, ugh! Apple Pen” and you don’t know what that means, thank lady luck for sparing you from a viral earworm that could wheedle its way into your brain. The silly caption is a parody of the latest viral Internet joke song—pen pineapple apple pen (PPAP). Before you ask, the song has nothing to do with Apple, the company. PPAP is a song about sticking a pen into a fruit—that’s how you end up with an apple-pen and then a pineapple-pen.