THE confirmation of Ralph Recto as secretary of the Department of Finance (DOF) on March 13 is anticipated to proceed smoothly, Commission on Appointments (CA) Assistant Minority Leader Johnny Pimentel said on Sunday. The bicameral CA, chaired by Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr., will conduct the confirmation hearing, as announced by…
Malaya, Philippines, Indonesia–MAPHILINDO– was formed in Manila by virtue of an eponymous declaration signed in 1963 by Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman of the Federation of Malaya, President Diosdado Macapagal of the Republic of the Philippines and President Sukarno of the Republic of Indonesia.
Late last year, Sen. Panfilo Lacson broached the idea of returning to the 2-party system, which has characterized our political landscape after the war and until the snap election of 1986 where President Ferdinand Marcos and Cory Aquino squared it off one-on-one in the presidential race, and Sen. Salvador Laurel versus…
This is the last part of our open letter to BOI. Dear Usec. Ceferino Rodolfo and Director Corazon Dichosa, our apology for this long reaction piece to the BOI-sponsored forum on “Leveraging Trade Investment Policies to Implement a Modern Industrial Strategy” (December 9-10, 2021). There are just too many important issues…
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