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“THE PROBLEM IS CLIMATE CHANGE,” SAYS DUTERTE

November 23, 2020 Comments Off

President targets people “who contributed a lot to this warming” (Briefing for President Duterte by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, in Cagayan Valley Region Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Nov.15, 2020) NDRRMC UNDERSECRETARY RICARDO JALAD: […]

THE NEW GUARDIANS

November 12, 2020 Comments Off

From scrappy startups, operating out of a garage or a dorm room barely 20 years ago, Facebook, Twitter and Google are now among the world’s largest corporations. They wield enormous power on people and countries, their […]

BOBBY ONGPIN SEEMS TO HAVE PREPARED WELL FOR A PANDEMIC

November 5, 2020 Comments Off

“We were fortunate in that we made a decision to sell Alphaland Southgate Tower in March last year. Thus, we have no bank debt at all and have a comfortable cushion of cash. While our […]

THE PHILIPPINES REOPENS

October 23, 2020 Comments Off

Overwhelmed by the people’s 91% unprecedented job approval and trust ratings for their president, Rodrigo Roa Duterte is returning their gesture of solid support. The world’s—and history’s—most popular strongman will now relax the globe’s severest […]

DUTERTE, THE GREAT

October 9, 2020 Comments Off

By TONY LOPEZ In the history of polling in the Philippines, I have never seen more incredible and more amazing survey results: As of September this year, 91 of every 100 Filipinos approved of President […]

PH ASIA’S WORST IN PANDEMIC MANAGEMENT

October 2, 2020 Comments Off

By Tony Lopez First the good news: The COVID-19 pandemic has been contained, at least in Asia, says the World Bank in its October 2020 update on the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) economies. […]

CONVERGE CLAIMS TO BE THE LARGEST HIGH-SPEED FIXED BROADBAND OPERATOR IN THE PHILIPPINES

October 12, 2020 Comments Off

Overview According to its prospectus, Converge is the largest high-speed fixed broadband operator in the Philippines, by high-speed residential fixed broadband subscriptions, with a 55% market share as of June 30, 2020, according to MPA […]

COVID-19

WHY WE NEED TO SELF-ISOLATE IN A PANDEMIC

In an influenza pandemic, households are the most likely to transmit the virus (40%), followed by school and work combined (30%), and last thru other contact settings (less than 30%). (Epidemics, 2019) That’s why the [...]

THE MOST LITERATE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.

September 22, 2020 Comments Off

September 8 is International Literacy Day as declared by UNESCO. Literacy is the ability to read and write common words found in daily life. Readers age 15 and older must be able to decipher, understand, […]

DON’T HATE VIDEO GAMES—USE THEM TO DISCIPLINE YOUR KIDS

August 21, 2020 Comments Off

I wake up on a Saturday to the sound of a vacuum whirring. What’s that? Are my kids cleaning?! Yes. And it’s not even Mother’s Day. Why? “Because we want to play video games,” replies […]

HOW TO POLISH YOUR ZOOM VIDEOS TO LOOK PROFESSIONAL

July 9, 2020 Comments Off

The pandemic shut down offices and sent workers home. The fortunate few who can work from home now have regular Zoom meetings or video conferences. This is a great way to stay connected and remain […]

RUTH BADER GINSBURG—A LIFE

October 6, 2020 Comments Off

By Jane Sherron De Hart Hardcover, 722 pages, 2018 Alfred A. Knopf This is the most comprehensive RBG biography. It also details the case law for her landmark Supreme Court cases. Ruth was a formidable […]

AGATHA CHRISTIE IS A 100-YEAR BESTSELLER

October 6, 2020 Comments Off

I read Agatha as a child. She was my favorite mystery writer because I can follow her logic and clues. Her style was simple and direct, with little description. Her characters are not as famous […]

THE WELL-EDUCATED MIND—A GUIDE TO THE CLASSICAL EDUCATION YOU NEVER HAD

September 22, 2020 Comments Off

By Susan Wise Bauer Hardcover, 510 pages, 2016. WW Norton & Co If you want to know what Great Books you should read to have a classical education, then read this expert on homeschooling. It’s […]