Rule of law, authoritarianism, and civil society
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DAN KIRK FORMENTERA-UNSPLASH (Part 2) (This is the second part of the interview with Prof. Raul Fabella conducted by Romeo Bernardo that…
Why we should raise taxes on vapes
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CDC-UNSPLASH Over the past decade, the Philippines has achieved a level of international best practice in its tobacco control policies. In 2015,…
Thailand’s looming household debt crisis
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DAN FREEMAN-UNSPLASH Household loans are the best thing invented since the proverbial sliced bread. It has enabled families to purchase homes and…
Filipino values in personal finance
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TOWFIQU BARBHUIYA-UNSPLASH “Ma’am, I want to enroll my daughter, Jane, in ballet classes, and I have to buy her the leotards and…
Three out of four PHL youth believe life will improve in next 5 years — survey
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Young men and women attend their graduation ceremony in Pasay City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN Three-fourths of Filipino youth aged 15…
Budget deficit widens to P99B in October
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter The National Government’s budget deficit ballooned to P99.1 billion in October,…
UK pork producer pays £4M to hire Filipino butchers
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REUTERS One of the UK’s biggest pork producers has spent £4 million ($4.8 million) hiring butchers from the Philippines, after a staffing…
In Britain, nurses prepare for unprecedented strike over pay
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REUTERS GOSPORT, England/LONDON — Chukwudubem Ifeajuna, a nurse in the south of England, loves his job, but next month will walk out…
Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine
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FREEPIK An experimental vaccine provided broad protection against all 20 known influenza A and B virus subtypes in initial tests in mice…
Slower Fed hikes spell relief from Tokyo to Buenos Aires
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REUTERS FRANKFURT — The Federal Reserve’s signaling of a slowdown in the pace of US interest rate hikes takes pressure off global…