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CHALLENGING STARTUPS

January 8, 2021 Comments Off

Julian Ongpin has put up an angel investors’ fund with a whopping P1 billion funding to incubate, accelerate, and finance startups. His Ongpin Angel Investors Corp. has tied up with StartUp Village. There are two […]

“CHINATOWN, GREENHILLS, AND CHINATOWN GREENHILLS”

December 29, 2020 Comments Off

By Jullie Yap Daza From her book, “Chinatown Is Not A Place” The Chinese love food as much as Filipinos do. Put the Chinese standard lauriat side by side with the fiesta culture of Filipinos, […]

THE FUTURE AMID COVID

December 19, 2020 Comments Off

Despite being the 12th largest in the world in population and 27th biggest in terms of size of its economy, the Philippines is only 107th among 195 countries in quality of life of its people […]

THE COVID-19 VACCINES ARE HERE

December 11, 2020 Comments Off

By Antonio S. Lopez At 6:30 GMT Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, or 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, in Manila, retired British shop keeper and 90-year-old grandmother Margaret Keenan became the first person in the west to receive […]

JOEY SALCEDA’S ANALYSIS: THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER

December 6, 2020 Comments Off

Albay Second District Rep. Joey Salceda made a two-hour long presentation before the Lopez Group on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. His topic: The future of the Philippine economy and politics. Philippine Star columnist Boo Chanco, […]

THE NEXT PRESIDENT

December 4, 2020 Comments Off

By Antonio S. Lopez Over the next 18 months, three milestones should happen in the Philippines. One, the vaccine arrives, just in the nick of time to waylay the COVID-19 pandemic. Two, a pandemic under […]

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 […]