Chinkee Tan Has this ever happened to you? Crying for hours, days, weeks, months, or even years. You’ve wasted so much time yet you just can’t seem to stop thinking about what happened! You can’t eat, you can’t function at work, you’re always not yourself. There are so many things that have already happened, and yet, you’re still here, getting all left behind. Why? What happened? Maybe you were expecting something to happen, and you were so ready for it, but it didn’t happen. You feel like it’s so unfair because what you were hoping for did not take place. What’s even worse is that you feel like life is playing tricks on you. What you want is just right there in front of you, you can reach for it, you can see it — but you just cannot have it. And so you go through so much agony, grief, and sadness. That’s what happened to one of my letter senders. She has been married for the past 20 years and is living a happy life. Then one day, all of a sudden, her husband started treating her coldly. Whenever she would ask how the husband’s day is, he would only answer, “Okay” or “Fine”. Then, after carefully investigating and inquiring, she found out that her husband has a mistress who he houses in a condo. That was the biggest blow in her life. And her question to me was, what was she going to do in her life? When Read More …
The administration of President Rodrigo Duterte received a stunning rebuke from the United Nations’ Human Rights Council in its just released draft report on the Philippines. Duterte’s war on drugs and the alleged extra-judicial killing of thousands of Filipinos appears to be widely condemned by the international community …
FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III yesterday gave extractive industry more breathing room as he cited the need for good governance rather than outright bans on mining operations — a week after a change in leadership at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
SOLAR POWER developers that failed to qualify to the Department of Energy’s (DoE) incentive scheme are contemplating shutting down as the electricity rates they have obtained are not enough to recoup their investment or even to sustain operations.
LISTED Megawide Construction Corp. remains interested in taking part in the development of Clark International Airport, after the government announced it will pursue the project on its own first and eventually bid out the operations and maintenance of the gateway.
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PROVISIONS relating to the allocation of revenue from a proposed tax on sugar-sweetened beverages hurdled a House committee yesterday, marking further progress through the legislative mill of the government’s tax reform program.
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) is set to “confirm” an order requiring distribution utility Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to refund to electricity consumers P6.9 billion in over-recoveries for the past three years.
Every second Sunday of May, we mark a celebration for one of the most important persons in our lives, our mothers. “Mother’s Day” has become a global celebration and despite celebrating it on different dates depending on the country, this celebration has but one goal… to honor mothers and to acknowledge their influence on society.
The Philippines’ economic growth forecast for the years 2017 and 2018 has been upgraded in the latest Nomura Securities report. [via Reuters] The Nomura report “Philippines: Catching Up” released in April notes the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growing to 6.7 %, compared to the previous year’s 6.3%. Nomura economist Euben Paracuelles revealed that the Philippines’ significant growth is faster than other Asian peers such as Indonesia (5.6 percent), Malaysia (4.8 percent), Thailand (3.4 percent), and Singapore (2.5 percent), according to a report published by Stock Signals Philippines. The global investment bank says the country’s current GDP is improved by first quarter merchandise exports, specifically, that of electronic exports, which picked up demand from principal trading partners. Paracuelles further explains that the catching up refers to the electronic exports whose growth increased to 10.4 percent year-on- year, after a last quarter 2016 decline of 1.9 percent. Electronics shipments from the country jumped to 15.9% in February, credited to surge of export volumes, while other ASEAN countries maintained price restraints. The Nomura economic analyst added that the Philippines remains “relatively protected from risks of slowdown because it is accounted for in the 26.5 percent of GDP in exports of goods and services. Plus, the domestic demand remains stronger than ever.” Nomura believes that the Philippine “economy will remain resilient as the central powers of growth – investment spending and private consumption – continue to prosper.” The post Japan’s Nomura upgrades PHL economic growth appeared first on Good News Pilipinas. Related posts: PHL Read More …