(We are reprinting one of the last columns of the late Dean Arturo Jimenez who passed away on February 17, 2021. The father of COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez, Dean Jimenez was a loyal friend of journalism and journalists, a dedicated Rotarian, and the pioneer of economic journalism in Western Visayas) The curtains
February 20, 2021
(We are reprinting one of the last columns of the late Dean Arturo Jimenez who passed away on February 17, 2021. The father of COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez, Dean Jimenez was a loyal friend of journalism and journalists, a dedicated Rotarian, and the pioneer of economic journalism in Western Visayas) How our
February 18, 2021
This column on the 2020 American presidential election is dedicated to those with relatives in the United States, avid students of politics, those interested in Phil-Am relations, economics, history, and comparative elections. Inauguration Under the inauguration theme “America United,” 46th US President Joe Biden and 49th US Vice President Kamala Harris will
January 20, 2021
September 1. Senate committee recommended filing of criminal charges vs health execs The Senate Committee of the Whole recommended the filing of criminal charges against resigned PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, with administrative charges versus six other top PhilHealth officials. The charges include graft, malversation of public
January 13, 2021
May 6. EO 114 implements “Balik Probinsya, Bagong Pag-asa” program President Duterte said the program aims to decongest NCR and promote balanced regional and countryside development. But only a month later on June 11, the program was suspended so government could focus on the thousands of repatriated OFWs and locally stranded individuals
January 6, 2021
All-Year Round: COVID-19 Covid-19 was imported into the Philippines on January 30 by a 38-year old woman from Wuhan, China, the virus’s ground zero. On February 2, we had the ignominy of recording the first Covid-10 death outside China. On March 15, Sunday early morning, the first in a series of community
December 30, 2020
By Art Jimenez I moved the Concluding Part of my December 16 column to January 7 next year to join you in celebrating the Yuletide season and sharing some Christmas interesting facts you may not yet know about; or you may have known before but somehow got lost in your memory bank.. All of
December 23, 2020
By Art Jimenez COVID-19 is just one-year old by December 31 and yet… it has robbed us of mobility, business, employment, income, economic progress, and worst of all, life. As of December 13, the Philippines has recorded 449,400 confirmed cases with 8,733 deaths. That makes us second only to Indonesia’s 617,820 cases among our
December 16, 2020
By Art Jimenez The curtains of Part 1 closed with a mention of two legislative measures about to be signed into law by President Duterte: CREATE and FIST. Both are babies of the Department of Finance under Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the NEDA, and supported by both chambers of Congress. Background CREATE stands
December 9, 2020
By Art Jimenez How our national economy has performed, as measured by the GDP for the last seven consecutive quarters, is best captured in the chart below. From a rising economic growth peaking at 6.7 percent in the last quarter of 2019, our GDP lost that 6.7 percent positivity as the COVID-19 attack pulled
December 2, 2020
By Art Jimenez A cliché, whose actual origin is Europe, says “when America sneezes, the world catches a cold.” To which the colonial minds add, “And the Philippines catches pneumonia.” This not only acknowledges the USA as the global leader led by the most powerful man on earth whose policies will impact the world’s political, military,
November 25, 2020
By Art Jimenez Three catastrophic typhoons had hit the country in as many weeks prompting many to suggest nature is giving us the “eye-for-an-eye” treatment (pun intended). Following this line is “climate change,” and “illegal logging.” Others lay the blame on culprit politicians or those who look the other way. Still, others point the
November 18, 2020