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Which comes first — BBL or Federalism?

OF THE structural reforms being discussed today, the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and the shift to Federalism are the most significant.  Both will profoundly...

Finding the perfect career for the youth

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA Friday, March 9, 2018 IN 2017, the unemployed citizens totaled to about 2.4 million which translates to an unemployment rate of 5.7...

How taipans maximize their surplus wealth

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA Friday, March 2, 2018 A JUNE 2017 Forbes article pointed out that out of the country’s 72 Filipinos who were included in...

The changing wealth of nations

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA February 9, 2018 THE WORLD Bank recently released its report, The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018, where it suggested that GDP was...

Inclusive Development Index

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA February 2, 2018 THE WORLD Economic Forum (WEF) recently launched its second Inclusive Development Index (IDI) report, where the Philippines ranked a...

Investment in sport is investment in future growth

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA January 26, 2018 ON TUESDAY, I attended the groundbreaking of New Clark City, an upcoming 9,000-hectare development in Central Luzon that is...

Tourism rising

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA January 19, 2018 TOURISM has remained a sturdy pillar of the country’s development. Together with the Filipinos’ overseas remittances, the two have...

2018 a year of delight and fright

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA January 12, 2018 2017 is a good year for the global economy.  The US growth rate was nearly explosive, equities boomed, unemployment...

Extreme weather

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA Saturday, September 9, 2017 EXTREME weather has been causing death and destruction in many parts of the world.  In August, Hurricane Harvey...

The rise of the Asian tourist  

BY EDGARDO J. ANGARA Friday, September 1, 2017 ACCORDING to a recent Foreign Policy article, the former picture of the global tourism industry being dominated by...