Yes, I would say as consumers, we should worry about fish price inflation. Not only us consumers, but the Duterte administration as well, because fish prices, together with pork prices, have been among the biggest components driving consumer price inflation, which has surged to 4.9% last August.

When people talk about Philippine politics, the issue of political dynasties is — and will always be — at the forefront of discussions. Now that we are approaching an election year, the seemingly accepted “truth” that dynasties are bad for us becomes all the more salient, in the media, and among voters as well.

The Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) successfully held its online retail conference last month. The event was staged not via Zoom, as is common nowadays, but through a platform called EchoHub.

“Of all the drugs under God’s blue heaven, there is one that is my absolute favorite — Money. Enough of this sh-t will make you invincible — able to conquer the world and eviscerate your enemies,” securities trader Jordan Belfort says in Martin Scorsese’s award-winning biopic, The Wolf of Wall Street.

What we are seeing today is the emergence of truth.

PEOPLE who don’t want to get vaccinated will grasp at any new piece of information to justify their reluctance — the latest being some pretty good data suggesting that the natural immunity left after recovering from COVID-19 is stronger over the long run than immunity generated by the Pfizer vaccine. It’s a finding that’s worth taking seriously — several scientists sent the study to me or mentioned it, and a number of others noted its importance in a news story in Science Magazine.

September is welcomed by many as the harbinger of Christmas in presumably Christian Philippines.

With government COVID-19 policy exclusively focused on getting people vaccinated, masked, and locked down (as opposed to, say, encouraging early health treatment, outpatient treatment, better diet, exercise, and hygiene), focus has somewhat shifted to the possibility of acquiring cheaper priced vaccines other than through the regular channels. To do so, however, requires overriding the patent rights of the pharmaceutical companies owning the vaccines.

A lot of research has examined the impact of Microfinance on the betterment of peoples’ lives. Studies are conflicting; from a developmental perspective, the access to finance of course has positive benefits to the general economy.

I passed by my sports club on Tuesday to pay my monthly bill. While there, I also inquired if the club’s sports and dining facilities would reopen even partially once Metro Manila reverted to General Community Quarantine (GCQ) starting Sept. 8, as announced. The reply to me was that despite a call to authorities that morning for clarification, the matter remained unclear.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is considered a milestone document in the history of human rights. The UDHR was crafted by “representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world. The document was proclaimed by the United Nations general assembly in Paris on Dec. 10, 1948 as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations. It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected.”

Boxes are a part of life. We put things in them (boxing) as well as take things out (unboxing).