Last July 3, I had the distinct honor of being invited by the brilliant economists and seasoned bankers of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to celebrate the BSP’s 33rd anniversary with the launch of the book, “Risk and Resilience in the Philippine Financial System: How Much Has Changed?” Against the backdrop of the crashing waves…
A month ago, our nation grieved over two young athletes whose lives were claimed by the unforgiving waves of Dipaculao, Aurora. In contrast, two weeks ago, our grief took a darker turn, as two young boys claimed the lives of many others in Tacloban, Leyte. Amid the shock, anger, and shouting over this horrific shooting,…
The impeachment case of Vice President Sara Duterte has revived yet another constitutional numbers game. But numbers and debates aside, I firmly believe that a major turning point in this political saga lies in the pretrial that concluded on June 25 and laid the cornerstones before the trial proper begins on July 6 and the…
The gridlock plaguing the Senate has plunged the nation into a political purgatory. Day after day, the Senate deadlock befuddles our people, who are already reeling from high prices, rising criminality, flood control corruption, the impeachment trial of the Vice President, and, recently, a devastating earthquake. Amid a clamor for the Supreme Court to step…
The defining milestones of a person’s life—from birth to marriage to death—are officially recorded by the Office of the Local Civil Registrar (LCR) in cities and municipalities. Then, these recorded data are transmitted to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and preserved in a national archive. Yet, simple mistakes in typing, writing a name, or in…