Myths and misconceptions

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/21/2022

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, a substantive politician I’ve long admired, spoke recently at the University of the Philippines Los Baños on “a new framework for food security and agricultural development,” and had interesting insights worth sharing. I…

Reclamation and scarcity of land

Frank E. Lobrigo - @inquirerdotnet 06/20/2022

The rapid urbanization now engulfing the metropolis and other developing cities and municipalities has given rise to a scheme addressing the scarcity of land for urban development or expansion. Some cities and municipalities have resorted to land…

A life of giving and thanksgiving

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 06/19/2022

The story is told about a priest who, at the end of the Mass, dismissed the congregation with the words: “The mask is ended. Go in peace!” * * * Today is Corpus Christi Sunday, the Solemnity…

Compassionate economics

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 06/18/2022

I think of Compassionate Economics, loosely, as a science concerned with the economic well-being of the people in general. Within the textbook definition of economics as the study of the production and distribution of goods and services,…

On Rizal’s 161st birthday

Ambeth R. Ocampo - @inquirerdotnet 06/17/2022

“Time will tell,” wrote Rizal, “if I am dreaming or I see too far.” I copied that into my notebook years ago. Without the citation, I can’t go back to the original source and find out its…

BTS and change

Anna Cristina Tuazon - @inquirerdotnet 06/16/2022

After a musical career spanning nine years, BTS just announced that they will be focusing on their solo activities. They announced this in the most BTS of ways: having a televised hourlong dinner where they exchanged sincere…

The other side of bravery

Jade Hernandez - @inquirerdotnet 06/15/2022

Here’s a fun fact about me—I have a soft spot for sunglasses. I love their aesthetic purpose, different levels of tints, unique shapes, and other little details. But what made me fall in love the most is…

Seven deadly sins

Cielito F. Habito - @inquirerdotnet 06/14/2022

I’ve long asserted that agriculture is far too important to be left to the Department of Agriculture (DA) alone. Our farm and fisheries sector is the concern of every Filipino, because on it hinges our ability to feed our…

Why Soce is important

Artemio V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet 06/13/2022

Why do our laws require all candidates, whether they won or lost, to file with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) their respective “statement[s] of contributions and expenses” (Soce) within 30 days from Election Day (that is, on…

Trinity in the family

Fr. Jerry M. Orbos SVD - @inquirerdotnet 06/12/2022

The story is told about a little boy who approached the priest after the Mass and told him that he was donating his allowance money which he had saved. When the priest asked him why, almost in…

The SWS hunger ‘serye’

Mahar Mangahas - @inquirerdotnet 06/11/2022

The dynamic story of hunger in the Philippines has just been updated by the 96th SWS survey about it since 1998: “First Quarter 2022 Social Weather Survey: Hunger rises from 11.8% to 12.2% of Filipino families,” www.sws.org.ph,…

Call center blues

Jejomar Contawe - @inquirerdotnet 06/10/2022

You’re not helping me at all. Are you a new employee?” This was what a customer, during my first day as a call center agent, asked when I was slow in helping her resolve a technical error…

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