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Biodiversity and climate change are intertwined
LAST Monday, the 17th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Biodiversity Convention, or COP17, opened in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, with delegates from about 130 countries exploring ways to arrest habitat loss…
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SC decision shows: Marcos Jr. regime the most corrupt since 1986
THE Supreme Court’s declaration that the 2024 and 2025 national budgets, and even a part of the 2026 General Appropriations Act, were unconstitutional, and its detailed analysis to support this finding, point to an…
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Erwin Tulfo’s Dunning-Krueger style ignorance of Philippine history
First of a series A QUOTE from former American soldier Erwin Tulfo recently circulated in social media, where he said, “We fought foreign invaders in the past with only crude weapons but a lot of courage, sweat and…
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El Niño here
EL Niño has started this month and is expected to peak between October and December, and is predicted to go on till April. El Niño is basically a natural climate change pattern that occurs every two to seven years. The…
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GCash and greenshoe
THIS is a capital markets public service. I was rather amused by some journalists opining and speculating on GCash’s share price closing on Day 1 at P6.60, or at offer price, and on Wednesday at P6.59. They are missing…
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The real cost of Filipino ‘diskarte’
FILIPINOS are celebrated locally and globally for making things work against the odds. But when resourcefulness becomes a substitute for a functioning system, who really benefits? Why is there danger in what could have…
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‘Esmeringhoy’: Bisaya goes viral
IN the Philippines, it sometimes takes only one television appearance for a word to become a national sensation. This week, that word is “esmeringhoy.” The expression attracted attention after Evelyn Batuigas used it on…
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The ‘experts’ are out again
THE other day, the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional certain provisions of the 2024 and 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) due to the following reasons: a) 2024 GAA: due to a P449.5-billion congressional…
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Urban gardening
ONCE a niche pastime, urban gardening has become a thriving movement. In cities worldwide, people are turning courtyards, balconies, rooftops and small backyards into productive green spaces. Its growth reflects a…
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Urban gardeningUrban gardening
ONCE a niche pastime, urban gardening has become a thriving movement. In cities worldwide, people are turning courtyards, balconies, rooftops and small backyards into productive green spaces. Its growth reflects a…
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Europe’s kill switch would cost its own factories first
EVERY day this year, the European Union has bought about 1 billion euros more from China than it sold there. In September China shipped more than $60 billion worth of goods to the bloc, a monthly record, and bought…
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