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Hawkish

by Alex Magno - December 9, 2023 - 12:00am

It is unlikely our monetary authorities will roll back interest rates anytime soon.

Rash

by Alex Magno - December 7, 2023 - 12:00am

For years, our poll authorities have been celebrating the “success” of our automated electoral system.

Ceboom

by Alex Magno - December 5, 2023 - 12:00am

In the nineties, when the Philippine economy was flailing and the country’s reputation was shot, Cebu managed to navigate its own path to growth.

Backtracking

by Alex Magno - December 2, 2023 - 12:00am

The COP28 climate summit is underway in Dubai.

Regurgitated

by Alex Magno - November 30, 2023 - 12:00am

Almost as certain as the sun rises, some conspiracy theory comes up about the integrity of our elections every time a major decision about the purchase of expensive technology looms.

Blitz

by Alex Magno - November 28, 2023 - 12:00am

Quite fittingly, the Department of Transportation will release the concession agreement for the rehabilitation and private operation of the NAIA on Dec. 7. This is the anniversary of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor...

Deal

by Alex Magno - November 25, 2023 - 12:00am

All wars end in some sort of negotiation, even when one side surrenders unconditionally.

Softening

by Alex Magno - November 23, 2023 - 12:00am

We have had four weeks of oil price rollbacks.

Merger

by Alex Magno - November 21, 2023 - 12:00am

Competition is usually a good thing. It curbs profiteering, encourages innovation and, as a general rule, protects consumers.

Bi-factional

by Alex Magno - November 18, 2023 - 12:00am

Some people are lamenting the end of Uniteam, the majority coalition that produced an immense landslide in the last election.

Potable

by Alex Magno - November 16, 2023 - 12:00am

Consider the following numbers and realize we are very much a Third World society.

Supervision

by Alex Magno - November 14, 2023 - 12:00am

We cannot do without mining. We have comparative advantage in this industry. Everything we use, from our phones to our cars, consumes mineral products.

Egregious

by Alex Magno - November 11, 2023 - 12:00am

The first time Sta. Rosa congressman Dan Fernandez delivered a privilege speech at the floor, it was to propose renaming the country Ophir.

Incurred

by Alex Magno - November 9, 2023 - 12:00am

The implementing rules and regulations for the Maharlika Investment Fund have been reviewed and finalized.

Capitalist

by Alex Magno - November 7, 2023 - 12:00am

During the entire time he concurrently held the agriculture portfolio, President Marcos has not made a dent on the policy architecture that brought us only failure. Finally, he has handed over control of the vital...

Negotiations

by Alex Magno - November 4, 2023 - 12:00am

Two Filipino doctors working for the humanitarian group Doctors without Borders were among the first to be allowed out of Gaza under a breakthrough agreement brokered by Qatar.

Civilizational

by Alex Magno - November 2, 2023 - 12:00am

There is reason to fear that the longer Israel’s war against Hamas continues, the greater the possibility of opening up civilizational fissures.

Tunneled

by Alex Magno - October 31, 2023 - 12:00am

The only thing worse than having to assault an entrenched enemy force is to assault one hiding out in tunnels.

Deteriorated

by Alex Magno - October 28, 2023 - 12:00am

There is little that could be done about the deterioration of our bilateral relationship with China – unless the aspiring Asian superpower abandons its outlandish territorial claims over the entire South China...

Exhausted

by Alex Magno - October 26, 2023 - 12:00am

How many simultaneous wars can the global economy take before it collapses in exhaustion?

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