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Pollutants are destroying the ocean economy
by Fidel Abalos - July 13, 2024 - 12:00am
With the theme “Dare to Bare”, the recently concluded 11th PICPA Cebu Summit at the Waterfront Hotel & Casino of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants Cebu Chapter, singled out, among...
Pedestrianization: Talked about again but…
by Fidel Abalos - July 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Just last week, the supposed pedestrianization of some of our streets in Cebu had resurfaced.
Philippines PISA results: A wake-up call?
by Fidel Abalos - June 22, 2024 - 12:00am
VP Inday Sara resigned as DepEd Secretary earlier this week.
Tariff reduction and the RCEF
by Fidel Abalos - June 8, 2024 - 12:00am
arlier this week, the National Economic and Development AuthorityBoard approved the comprehensive tariff program for 2024 to 2028. It includes, among others, a reduction of rice import duty from 35 percent to 15...
Rice shortage: Revisit what we taught to the Thais
by Fidel Abalos - May 25, 2024 - 12:00am
As has always been, among professionals and businessmen, whether in the board room, coffee shops or barbershops, the dollar’s strength (hovering around P58 to a dollar), oil prices (near US$90 per barrel),...
PUVMP: Change is hard but necessary
by Fidel Abalos - May 18, 2024 - 12:00am
The “walang forever” phrase best describes the fate of the old jeepneys.
Q1 GDP: Agri sector remained stagnant
by Fidel Abalos - May 11, 2024 - 12:00am
Today, we are complaining about the long dry spell and its consequential challenges.
AO 20: A permanent solution?
by Fidel Abalos - April 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, in behalf of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin signed Administrative Order 20 directing the Department of Agriculture “to remove non-tariff barriers to bring down...
Trust issues hinder Charter change?
by Fidel Abalos - April 20, 2024 - 12:00am
“Change is inevitable. Change is constant.”
Lower interest rates
by Fidel Abalos - April 13, 2024 - 12:00am
Just this week, amid easing inflation, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to “slash interest rates by as much as 100 basis points this year,” according to Fitch Ratings. It further said that...
Philippines: Cellar-dweller, as usual
by Fidel Abalos - April 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Last month, our country was again associated with poor performances.
One Negros: For the better?
by Fidel Abalos - March 23, 2024 - 12:00am
After about a year of working it out, the House of Representatives approved on the third and final reading House Bill No. 7355
Gates & Bezos into lab meat?
by Fidel Abalos - March 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Is there anyone thinking about climate change while eating meat?
FDI & Cha-Cha
by Fidel Abalos - March 9, 2024 - 12:00am
Late last year, Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual said “that the country aims to have the second highest foreign direct investments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nation by the end of the...
Employment rose: What about productivity?
by Fidel Abalos - February 10, 2024 - 12:00am
Earlier this week, DOF Secretary Ralph Recto reported that the December 2023 Labor Force Survey results showed that the Philippines “recorded a historic-low unemployment rate, declining underemployment, and...
Sustainable energy
by Fidel Abalos - February 3, 2024 - 12:00am
The geopolitical tension in the Middle East and the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine remain the primary reasons why prices of gasoline and crude oil continue to rise.
Work-life balance
by Fidel Abalos - January 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Undeniably, remote work became very popular because of the pandemic.
Full disclosure Festival-dependent tourism
by Fidel Abalos - January 13, 2024 - 12:00am
If there is a place in the country that ends its Christmas celebration right after December 25 it should be Cebu City.
El Ni o: Threat to food & power supply
by Fidel Abalos - December 30, 2023 - 12:00am
In May, this year, PAGASA issued an El Ni o alert saying that the weather phenomenon might emerge between June and July at 80 percent probability and might persist until the first quarter of 2024.
PPP-ULAP accord: Boosts “Balik Probinsya” program
by Fidel Abalos - December 23, 2023 - 12:00am
Whether there is a government program or none, “balik probinsya” is always felt on Christmas. Main reason, family reunion.
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