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Trillions down the drain

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | 6 hours ago

With the continuing heavy monsoon rains and flooding, there are people who worry about where to get the money to patch up roofs that are leaking and repair floors and furniture that have been damaged.

Opinion

Saan namamahay ang mga bacteria?

By Ms. Anne | July 17, 2014 - 12:00am

Narito ang 30 spots kung saan matatagpuan ang maraming bacteria.

Punto Mo

EDITORIAL - Bring them home

August 5, 2013 - 12:00am

The social costs of the overseas Filipino workers’ phenomenon are well known.

Opinion

EDITORIAL - Brain drain

June 18, 2013 - 12:00am

With flashfloods crippling Metro Manila even in the absence of a typhoon, people are wondering whether the weather bureau is running out of manpower to carry out its tasks efficiently.

Opinion

8 Malaysian tourists injured in Australian road accident

July 15, 2011 - 1:20pm

Eight Malaysian tourists have been injured after their van rolled into a drain in Victoria of Australia, Police said on Friday.

Do you feel the effects of brain drain in our country? How?

September 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Ryan Pahimulin, Rizal: What brain drain? The Philippines is teeming with white and blue-collar workers. Most are unemployed, though.

Inbox World

EDITORIAL - What, brain drain?

March 21, 2010 - 12:00am

Days ago, thousands from across the country took their oath as new nurses. In Cebu, hundreds trooped to the Grand Convention Center for the oath-taking after they passed the licensure exam held late last year.

Freeman Opinion

1 out of 100

By Isagani Cruz | December 25, 2008 - 12:00am

Last May 18, to remove her gall bladder, Medy underwent a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lapchole or LC, for short), a surgical method developed in 1989.

Education and Home

EDITORIAL – A costly brain drain

October 22, 2007 - 12:00am

Those massive remittances from overseas workers, which are keeping the peso strong and giving the administration economic growth figures to crow about, have a downside: the exodus of skilled professionals is leading...

Opinion

Government urged to adopt measures to curb brain drain problem

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | November 12, 2006 - 12:00am

Multi lateral funding agency Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended taxing brain drain in order to curb the growing problem of losing educated laborers in the country. "On the government’s...

Business