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Contained
by Alex Magno - March 14, 2024 - 12:00am
When Hamas militants launched that murderous Oct. 7 raid on Israeli settlements, the strategy was to escalate confrontation enough to bring regional and global forces into play, possibly forcing the extinction of...
Ambiguous
by Alex Magno - March 12, 2024 - 12:00am
Next year’s elections will probably be a bore. It is, after all, a midterm exercise where the administration controls a supermajority in Congress and basks in comparatively high approval ratings.
Cabbage
by Alex Magno - March 9, 2024 - 12:00am
This will be a test of our fortitude.
Lemonade
by Alex Magno - March 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Last week, authorities recovered two Bugatti Chiron cars smuggled into the country – and, for some mad reason, actually used on our roads. Such smuggling might have been discouraged if the LTO had a functioning...
Insane
by Alex Magno - March 5, 2024 - 12:00am
The best definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.
Redemption
by Alex Magno - March 2, 2024 - 12:00am
Mega Manila is competitive only for the dubious title of having the worst traffic in the world. Much as our officials might try to downplay this, commuters know the score.
Grey list
by Alex Magno - February 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Grey is just a shade lighter than black. Being on the grey list is just one grade better than being on the black list. Not too many shades there.
Prototype
by Alex Magno - February 27, 2024 - 12:00am
With something akin to undue haste, the Commission on Elections awarded the P18-billion automation contract to Miru Systems. This is the largest election automation contract ever awarded anywhere.
Bottleneck
by Alex Magno - February 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Most of us agree that renewable energy (RE) is the way to go despite current price and reliability issues. But the policy bottlenecks need to be cleared.
Parochial
by Alex Magno - February 22, 2024 - 12:00am
I am not too comfortable with the plan to return to the old school year that begins in June. But the decision appears to have been taken.
Grousing
by Alex Magno - February 20, 2024 - 12:00am
In this country, no bidding exercise goes by without the losing bidders grousing about the results.
Echoes
by Alex Magno - February 17, 2024 - 12:00am
There are not-so-faint echoes of the 2022 Philippine elections in what happened in Indonesia last Wednesday.
Synergy
by Alex Magno - February 15, 2024 - 12:00am
Synergy is the secret sauce here.
Unproductive
by Alex Magno - February 13, 2024 - 12:00am
The Senate is well underway considering the Resolution of Both Houses initiated by the House of Representatives. The Resolution could bring together the two chambers in an effort to amend the economic provisions...
Fissured
by Alex Magno - February 10, 2024 - 12:00am
The relationship between the two chambers of our Congress may have been irreparably damaged by the controversy over the people’s initiative to amend the Constitution.
Lemon
by Alex Magno - February 8, 2024 - 12:00am
Among the major programs of the Bongbong Marcos administration is the digitalization of government services. This is crucial to keeping pace with our rapidly modernizing neighbors who are making great strides in...
Secession
by Alex Magno - February 6, 2024 - 12:00am
Rodrigo Duterte, the former president, has been trying very hard the past few days to overshoot the runway. He seems to be succeeding.
Waste-to-fuel
by Alex Magno - February 3, 2024 - 12:00am
It is not only traffic congestion that is killing us.
UNRWA
by Alex Magno - February 1, 2024 - 12:00am
The humanitarian crisis at the Gaza Strip is bound to get worse.
Cornered
by Alex Magno - January 30, 2024 - 12:00am
The Commission on Elections might have painted itself into a corner with its preferred technology provider
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