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EYES WIDE OPEN
Our story in DC
by Iris Gonzales - April 25, 2024 - 12:00am
This is a story of many stories and it begins with a group of Filipino bandsmen who tramped through a snowstorm while playing Wagner, Beethoven and what-have-you, here in the US capital more than a hundred years...
What if Trump wins?
by Iris Gonzales - April 23, 2024 - 12:00am
It’s a warm and sunny Saturday afternoon here in D.C. as I write this.
Rumblings
by Iris Gonzales - April 21, 2024 - 12:00am
They won’t say it in public but Filipino businessmen, including those behind some of the sprawling conglomerates in the country, are becoming increasingly worried over growing tensions between the Philippines...
Phl, US, Japan triangle
by Iris Gonzales - April 18, 2024 - 12:00am
The historic trilateral summit held in Washington among the Philippines, the United States and Japan certainly wasn’t planned overnight but it wasn’t designed too long ago, either.
Busting credit card fraud rings
by Iris Gonzales - April 16, 2024 - 12:00am
Credit card scams could happen to you, especially as the world becomes an increasingly cashless global village.
Wang-wang
by Iris Gonzales - April 14, 2024 - 12:00am
If you’ve been in Metro Manila’s main thoroughfares and even in our nooks and crannies often enough, it’s very likely that you’ve experienced having your trip – whether you’re...
The last train
by Iris Gonzales - April 11, 2024 - 12:00am
In a borrowed room not far from the Buendia Station of the Philippine National Railways in Makati, where I stay on some days when I’m too tired to drive home, I often hear the blaring whistle of a passing PNR...
Of PPP codes and elevator rides
by Iris Gonzales - April 9, 2024 - 12:00am
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio “Arsi” Balisacan, a marathoner, can run long distances, say a 42-kilometer marathon for hours on end. He has done it many times, in the Philippines and beyon...
Human rights and trade
by Iris Gonzales - April 7, 2024 - 12:00am
Trade negotiations may be likened to back and forth negotiations between a long married couple trying to fix their issues after getting stuck in a stalemate of sorts.
Survey says...
by Iris Gonzales - April 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Filipinos don’t want Charter change, according to the latest Pulse Asia Survey.
DICT responds; trumpets wisdom of eTravel
by Iris Gonzales - April 2, 2024 - 12:00am
From pains to gains.
Saints and sinners
by Iris Gonzales - March 31, 2024 - 12:00am
t’s no doubt a painful and bloody sacrifice, having oneself nailed on the cross, but perhaps for the devotees, it’s the only way to salve one’s conscience, although I don’t know for sure...
Phl at the crossroads
by Iris Gonzales - March 28, 2024 - 12:00am
As we all take a break this Holy Week, some of us will pause and ponder on our own individual journeys and think about what lies ahead.
eTravel pains
by Iris Gonzales - March 26, 2024 - 12:00am
You know it’s a popular season for traveling when television news outlets are already reporting live from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to check if there are already hordes of passengers preparing...
Airports and trains
by Iris Gonzales - March 24, 2024 - 12:00am
Over breakfast some years back, in one of those times I had the opportunity to sit down with tycoon Ramon S. Ang or RSA, together with a small group of fellow journalists, he talked about the importance of having...
The trillion-dollar club
by Iris Gonzales - March 21, 2024 - 12:00am
Could we really join the trillion-dollar club, along with the big boys, including Canada or Italy or Brazil?
Three economic scenarios
by Iris Gonzales - March 19, 2024 - 12:00am
Summer’s just around the corner and it’s increasingly becoming scorchingly hot as if we’re all burning with high fever; but this sweltering heat is nothing compared to tensions in politics that...
The peacemakers
by Iris Gonzales - March 17, 2024 - 12:00am
The most touching part of Irish actor Cillian Murphy’s speech at the Oscars, for me, was when he dedicated his Best Actor Award to the peacemakers.
The real battle of Katipunan
by Iris Gonzales - March 14, 2024 - 12:00am
The real battle of Katipunan happens every school day as students, office workers and truck drivers race against time and against each other, as they find themselves stuck in the gridlocked avenue.
Sayonara
by Iris Gonzales - March 12, 2024 - 12:00am
I cannot forget the first time I met Ambassador Koshikawa Kazuhiko, Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines, whose stint in our country has come to an end.
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