NPC needs cleansing
Region: PhilippinesI have nothing to say but be disgusted with what is happening within the four walls of the National Press Club, which I used to be a regular member. From what I know, the NPC, now sitting on a property foreclosed by the G... more
Views: 454NBI ranks feel the pangs of demoralization
Region: PhilippinesIt's sad to learn that the National Bureau of Investigation, one of the most respected law enforcement agencies in the Philippines, is being made as a dumping ground for retired police officials, if only to satisfy the whi... more
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PGMA Wields own Micro-Management Skills
Region: Philippines
With a sagging popularity rating, President Gloria Arroyo has been trying her best to please the Filipinos. This, she did by trying to impose her micro-management skills and make her presence felt in some of the government... more
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IRRI to come out with high-yielding rice variety
Region: Philippines
It took the domestic markets reeling under the pressures of rice shortage before the local consumers could hear anything positive from the International Rice Research Institute (IRR) in Laguna, Philippines. Now, the IRRI ... more
Views: 581Public officials feel like leeches
Region: PhilippinesIt will take a long time before politicians and government officials in the Philippines will ever learn to adopt the "delicadeza" system. With the leech-like attitude of government officials holding juicy positions, who a... more
Views: 840Marquez Needs to Accept Defeat
Region: Philippines
Former WBC super featherweight boxing champion Juan Marquez of Mexico is still reeling from the impacts of his defeat to Manny Pacquiao, who wrested the belt from him at Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas March 15. Until now... more
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Root crops best alternative against rice shortage
Region: Philippines
The rice shortage in the Philippines may have impacted a great deal on those in Luzon and other urban areas, whose staple food is really rice. But not much on those who grew up in rural mountainous areas where root crops h... more
Views: 721Cooperatives are best alternative
Region: PhilippinesDuring the time of then President Cory Aquino, I went to visit one of the successful agricultural cooperatives in Tarlac. I arranged an interview with Mr. Bernabe Buscayno who was then responsible for making the said coope... more
Views: 634Task force needs to step up drive vs hoarders
Region: PhilippinesUnless the government is serious in encouraging the poor farmers to boost rice production through the increased buying price of palay by the National Food Authority, vast tracts of farmlands will remain idle for months. B... more
Views: 565Lack of income starves most Filipinos
Region: PhilippinesThe advice by the government for Filipinos to cut back on their consumption is not only a stupid suggestion, but also downright impractical and inhuman. Even if the government will not give this suggestion, the Filipino co... more
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Al Jeratso is a freelance journalist, writer, poet and blogger. Many of his articles, touching on a wide variety of issues, appeared in major leading dailies and magazines both in Manila and abroad, including the United States and England. He held various editorial positions with several media organizations, the last of which was as senior news editor of a newswires organization in Manila.
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