Curbing Food Exports to Impact on Asia
Region: Philippines
Curbing food exports (The Economist, March 29th) is expected to jack up the prices of cereal grains in the world markets. Already some Asian countries have resorted to food export restrictions in order to shore up th... more
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Gov't needs to create task force vs saboteurs
Region: PhilippinesAt least, the public was made aware that there were indeed economic saboteurs in the midst, comprising of unscrupulous businessmen and traders themselves, in connivance with some government officials and employees. But I ... more
Views: 473Tax Mapping to Squeeze Corporations
Region: PhilippinesBig businessmen and conglomerates may have felt restless over the recent government's crackdown on corporate taxpayers through tax mapping system. Surely, this initiative would not only hurt the feelings of bu... more
Views: 680Warehouse Raids Disprove Rice Shortage
Region: Philippines
It's crazy to hear that rice imports had ended up in some warehouses in Cebu. Why there in the first place? Then, a crackdown on the warehouses keeping tons and tons of rice stocks, both commercial and NFA rice... more
Views: 507Jesuits lead corruption crusade
Region: Philippines
In the absence of any strong stance from the CBCP over the issue of corruption in the country, the Jesuits Community had finally taken the cudgel to let the people know how sick is the government today. At least, somethin... more
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Philippine Rice Cartel Happy Over Shortage
Region: Philippines
The appointment of Arthur Yap, a Filipino-Chinese, to the post of agriculture secretary doesn't bode well with public interests. Prior to his appointment, Congress may have first checked his background. Yet, it wasn't don... more
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Rice enforcement needed in the Philippines
Region: PhilippinesIt should not come as a big surprise why the Philippines experiences artificial rice shortages right now. From my stand point, the rice shortage in the domestic market is deliberately created. This is also meant to... more
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Bishop Cruz to plant camote if ousted at CBCP
Region: PhilippinesIf ever Bishop Oscar Cruz had issued a harsh statement that called on the Catholic Church not to give communion to public servants who are sinners, why should some congressmen be mad about it? This is a million dollar ques... more
Views: 590PhilRice debunks rice shortage
Region: PhilippinesIt's a jigsaw puzzle as to why the Philippines continues to import rice from neighboring countries like Thailand and Vietnam. I understandthat farmers in these two neighboring countries are being supported by their governm... more
Views: 932Church pampers misdeeds of corrupt officials
Region: Philippines
Everytime I come across Church leaders soften their stance against corrupt governance, I feel so frustrated. How can the country's corrupt officials reform if some members of the Church hierarchy continue to pamper their... 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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