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Rich politicians, poor people
by Boo Chanco - December 4, 2024 - 12:00am
I came across a meme on Facebook that said: “The Philippines is one of the poorest countries but with the wealthiest government officials.” Okay, we aren’t dirt poor like Haiti or some countries...
The bigger problems
by Boo Chanco - December 2, 2024 - 12:00am
“In the larger scheme of things, Sara is unimportant.
The lesser evil?
by Boo Chanco - November 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Supporters of VP Sara are castigating the Yellows and the Pinks on social media for just watching this fight between the former UniTeam partners.
Going bonkers
by Boo Chanco - November 27, 2024 - 12:00am
Searching Google AI for what ‘going bonkers’ means: a person suddenly starts acting strange, wild, bizarre…to lose one’s sanity…completely crazy and silly. Every definition describes...
Institutional failure
by Boo Chanco - November 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Never been a fan of congressional investigations, but the current House investigations are making public things that would otherwise only be whispered about.
Shortchanging our children
by Boo Chanco - November 22, 2024 - 12:00am
The State, according to our Constitution, shall protect and promote the right of all citizens to quality education at all levels, and shall take appropriate steps to make such education accessible to all.
A nightmare
by Boo Chanco - November 20, 2024 - 12:00am
It would be totally understandable if Agriculture Secretary Francis Tiu Laurel Jr. is having nightmares wondering whatever made him agree to take on a mission impossible in Philippine agriculture.
Asia pivot: This time with feeling!
by Boo Chanco - November 18, 2024 - 12:00am
Barack Obama’s Asia pivot was a dud, as America was too preoccupied with Afghanistan and other Middle Eastern hotspots. That gave China time to build its military capabilities and its alliances with nations...
Privatize Pagcor right away
by Boo Chanco - November 15, 2024 - 12:00am
A few weeks ago, PAGCOR Chairman Al Tengco told me that BBM is determined to privatize PAGCOR and has already started the ball rolling to get this done. But Al said that the PAGCOR Charter has to be amended by Congress...
Missing the boat again
by Boo Chanco - November 13, 2024 - 12:00am
As soon as it was certain that Trump had won the elections, business news media started publishing a lot of stories about worried investors in China-based manufacturing facilities as well as US marketing companies...
Gut issues
by Boo Chanco - November 11, 2024 - 12:00am
In the end, American voters, like voters everywhere, voted based on their fears and their anger.
Explanation required
by Boo Chanco - November 8, 2024 - 12:00am
Public officials, elected or appointed, have the obligation to properly explain how they are spending the people’s money.
Headless chickens
by Boo Chanco - November 6, 2024 - 12:00am
BBM said the government’s response to the victims of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine was not enough. “It’s never enough. I wish we could do more…” He went on to say that the rainfall...
America for white Americans!
by Boo Chanco - November 4, 2024 - 12:00am
Americans voting for their next president is the most important event today.
NAIA as the Philippines
by Boo Chanco - November 1, 2024 - 12:00am
It is a long weekend again and people are trooping to NAIA for flights to home provinces or vacation spots. This means the agony people usually endure at NAIA will double or triple.
Is democracy in peril?
by Boo Chanco - October 30, 2024 - 12:00am
In less than a week, the United States will hold its presidential election, possibly one of the most consequential in its history.
Privatizing Pagcor
by Boo Chanco - October 28, 2024 - 12:00am
There is something very anomalous about PAGCOR that no administration has cared to fix. It is both a regulator and a participant in the business it regulates.
Cleaning up Duterte’s Chinese mess
by Boo Chanco - October 25, 2024 - 12:00am
Recent law enforcement raids have revealed that Duterte created a Chinese problem beyond the West Philippine Sea.
Left behind in ASEAN
by Boo Chanco - October 23, 2024 - 12:00am
“We never overtook you,” my Thai friend once told me, when I told her how far the Philippines has been left behind by Thailand, Malaysia and perhaps even Vietnam. “Your neighbors did not overtake...
Unprecedented water stress
by Boo Chanco - October 21, 2024 - 12:00am
As if the problems arising from wars and pandemics are not worrisome enough, we now have to live with the growing fear that the world is also running out of water.
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