Lawmaker calls on DA to boost sweet potato development as alternative to rice
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THE Department of Agriculture (DA) should fund the development of sweet potato, locally known as kamote, to boost production and food innovation…
Jobs and the private sector
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES If you really want to get to know an economy, one of the first numbers you look…
IT-BPM industry drives economic growth
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PETR MACHACEK-UNSPLASH (Part 2) The developed world is due to suffer stagflation — high inflation and low economic growth — in the…
The ‘new normal’: The revised rules on telecommuting
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BOJITHA WIMALASIRI-UNSPLASH Due to rapidly evolving technology, coupled with the enduring risks of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, employers and employees…
Jaywalking shouldn’t be a crime, and now it isn’t — in California
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THE “Freedom to Walk Act” adopted this month by California warms my libertarian heart. Contrary to some reports, the state hasn’t legalized…
Filipinas head to South America, Europe as part of World Cup preps
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FILIPINAS (a.k.a Malditas) — PFF PHILIPPINE Football Federation (PFF) officials reiterated the goal in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is to…
Second round of UAAP elimination resumes on Saturday
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WITH UP rising as the only team to create a separation from the pack, the second round is expected to feature a…
Carlos Yulo ready for gymnastics world championship in Liverpool
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CARLOS EDRIEL YULO — GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES FILIPINO pocket-sized wonder Carlos Edriel Yulo has set himself lofty goals as he…
Filipino athlete skips his way to second jump-rope record
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SERENA WILLIAMS — REUTERS FILIPINO athlete Ryan Alonzo has set a second Guinness World Record in the high-intensity activity of jump rope,…
‘I am not retired,’ Serena says
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SERENA WILLIAMS — REUTERS SERENA Williams on Monday said she has not retired from tennis and that the chances of her returning…