Last August 14, I came across a story that Sen. Raffy Tulfo (though I am no fan of the brothers) asked the Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) to stop legitimizing “quotas” or rackets for traffic enforcers to do their jobs, calling them instead as “incentives.”

Stop legitimizing quotas for enforcers

Last July 31, I read in Business Mirror the plan of the National Economic and Development Authority to have a name change o Department of Economy, Planning and Development (DepDev) to  help address the issue of linking national plans to the budget and improve evaluation of government projects, according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan.

NEDA renaming useless

Just like all the rich (landed and politically influential)  people, Finance Secretary Ralph Recto defends his own kind from any form of wealth tax. Come to think of it, the wealthy must be paying such taxes, instead of the middle class whose incomes are eroding fast with cost of living, inflationary push and stagnant wages.

Defending his own kind on wealth tax

No doubt the economy is growing– even faster than in most parts of the globe. But so, too, is the rate of joblessness, especially from new graduates who are entering the labor force. And unless they are trained in new skills, the job entrants would even lose out to AI robots.

Joblessness rate rising despite economic growth

Wealth does not define class and having money does not define a person’s character and attitudes.

What makes a high class person

Political dynasties are growing even stronger under this dispensation, with the administration slate having surnames of families already positioned in the legislature, while in the local governments retirees from the legislature and their kins are vying for top positions in the provinces, cities and municipalities.

Dynasties grow even stronger

I came across this article in Bilyonaryo.com which said that the Philippines and three other Southeast Asian countries have been recognized as top choices for expatriates based on the survey of the InterNations’ Expat Insider.

Weak currency naturally attracts expats, tourists

We have all the talents– from sports, music, arts, performing arts and math. But the Philippines ranked second to the lowest in its ability to attract and retain skilled workforce based on the global talent index done by the Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Center.

Phl. places second lowest in global talent index

At the rate humans have encroached on the habitats of wildlife– forcing wild animals to live side by side within the limits designed by humans– half of the wildlife land would be taken over resulting in the disappearance or extinction of 22,374 species.

Human-wildlife overlap seen by 2070

With acidification comes the extinction of marine life that would lead to an unsustainable planet and its people.

Report cites the acidification of the world's oceans

The Bare Truth column by OpinYon News columnist, Rose De La Cruz.

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