Mariculture in the West Phillippines Sea

Posted by JPilipinas on August 22, 2024 · 157 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Juana Pilipinas Despite being an archipelagic country with one of the world’s longest coastlines (36,289 km) and total territorial water area of 2.2M km, the Philippines (PH) has been suffering from fish shortage. About 60 percent of PH provinces and towns are near the coast and home to approximately 2 million … Continue reading →

Category Culture and Arts, Economy, Laws and Ethics, Philippine Government

Being unfair is the secret to success

Posted by JoeAm on August 19, 2024 · 115 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America Unfortunately, fairness in some cases doesn’t work well. It gives the disadvantaged reason to wail and weep rather than build, and it is a sure path to mediocrity. Twenty five million kids get the same lousy education because we can’t bear to invest in 100 schools that do first … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Economy, Education, Philippine Government, Technology/Internet

Policy Making is Hard (PhilHealth Edition)

Posted by giancarloangulo on August 15, 2024 · 95 Comments 

By Giancarlo Angulo Note: wrote this Aug 5 so I wasnt able to incorporate what is written in this piece: https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2024/08/12/2377262/awash-unused-funds Here’s your text with grammar and clarity improvements: Policy Making is Hard (PhilHealth Edition) The goal of society is to move things forward—understand, explain, and communicate for a better Philippines. One way to achieve … Continue reading →

Category Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

Is the Pink flame out? Or is it eternal?

Posted by JoeAm on August 12, 2024 · 82 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America The Leni Robredo Pink campaign in 2020 was awesome. It did everything but win. It was a volunteer effort. Honorable, bright, loud, inspiring. Was it just a flash in the pan? Is it still here? Is it for Leni Robredo alone or does it have lasting power if she … Continue reading →

Category Citizenship/Patriotism, Philippine Government, Philippine Politics

VAT on Philippine digital services? Lotsa luck!

Posted by JoeAm on August 8, 2024 · 102 Comments 

Analysis and Opinion By Joe America I was curious about the forthcoming VAT on digital services. I used the Senate’s third reading of their bill for reference, which is available in PDF format: S. No. 2528 A) THE TERM ‘DIGITAL SERVICE’ SHALL REFER TO ANY SERVICE THAT IS SUPPLIED OVER THE INTERNET OR OTHER ELECTRONIC … Continue reading →

Category Economy, Foreign Affairs and Defense, Philippine Government, USA/Americans