Presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte can only solve criminality in the country within six months if he would declare martial law, Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile said on Thursday.


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While globalization has been around for some time, and many countries have been part of it in one way or another, economic openness has assumed greater significance for the Philippines with the Asean Economic Community officially in full gear since end-2015. This makes the question whether and how the country’s subnational regions can benefit from an open economy relevant and timely.

Opinion surveys almost by definition capture only people’s whims at the moment, and often do not reflect well-considered views, except perhaps when such a survey is conducted a few weeks before the actual election.

That is an assertion I make with full conviction and after much study, and with no exaggeration at all. I’m sure you, dear reader, would agree with me if you looked at the facts objectively, and shed irrational mindsets, such as the tendency to believe that a good-looking person is most likely a good person, and therefore, in her case, she is not likely to do evil and may even be capable of performing miracles in governance.

THE ATENEO Economics Association (AEA) hosted its first set of socio-economic forums of its series, KamalAEAn, which was held on March 8 at the Leong Hall Auditorium.

Like most Filipinos, I very rarely rage against people and what they say or do. But watching Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on a television interview last week—chastising the poor leadership and mismanagement of the country over the last three decades, and then having the gall to compare that unfavorably to the "golden age" of Philippine government,

A statement issued by the Ateneo de Manila staff pontificated: “The Marcos regime’s economics of debt-driven growth was disastrous for the Philippines. The regime was not interested in inclusive development, long-term state-building, nor genuine social transformation of the country.” And they demanded that Ferdinand Marcos 2nd apologize for this.

Most of the candidates vying for positions in the coming elections are not new to us. In fact, we've known their parents, siblings or even children who held public office in various posts. The political, social, and economic impacts of political dynasties on the nation can't be ignored. As the bill against political dynasties languishes in Congress, CNN Philippines tells about the presidential candidates' views on that.

The Centrist Democratic Youth Association of the Philippines (CDYAP) has officially established a Regional Chapter for Region XI last February 28, 2016.

Held during the second day of the “Kabataan Ngayon Pilipinas Bukas: Leadership Convention and Youth Camp” in Maragusan, Compostela Valley, the region was formally recognized through a regional assembly with 21 representatives from 8 chapters and election of regional officers.