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Out in the Open by Ray S. Eñano

Law versus tobacco smuggling strangles other serious crimes

AGES is a critical step in cutting off the funding streams that power organized crimes … Smuggling, or the illegal transportation of commodities, has punished consumers and society in general. It deprives the government of its rightful revenue collections and leads, in the case of tobacco smuggling, to the funding of other global criminal syndicates. The signing of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act (AGES), or Republic Act (RA) 12022, into a law...

Meralco extending help to co-ops; car-free areas shape future cities

Electric cooperatives can learn a lot from the best practices of Meralco...

New Clark City addresses Metro congestion and overpopulation

It may take a while to realize New Clark City’s vision. But...

PH plastic polluters and the dreadful effects of sachet-based consumption

Things may get worse and seas and oceans can become a huge...

PH companies should do more to put an end to plastic pollution

The invasion of plastic wastes into the ocean will ultimately affect the...

Floods, disasters are the results of a poorly planned urbanization

Most of the victims of flooding and landslides spawned by the tropical...

Law versus tobacco smuggling strangles other serious crimes

AGES is a critical step in cutting off the funding streams that power organized crimes … Smuggling, or the illegal transportation of commodities, has punished consumers and society in general. It deprives the government of its rightful revenue collections and leads, in the case of tobacco smuggling, to the funding of other global criminal syndicates. The signing of the Anti-Agricultural Economic Sabotage Act (AGES), or Republic Act (RA) 12022, into a law...

Meralco extending help to co-ops; car-free areas shape future cities

Electric cooperatives can learn a lot from the best practices of Meralco...

New Clark City addresses Metro congestion and overpopulation

It may take a while to realize New Clark City’s vision. But...

PH plastic polluters and the dreadful effects of sachet-based consumption

Things may get worse and seas and oceans can become a huge...

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Infrastructure projects should speed up traffic, lower the cost of goods and services by facilitating trade and give comfort to ordinary workers and commuters. But...

PH discount store faces challenges; Clark landfill sending mixed signals

… it is not uncommon for businesses to struggle after they are initially launched. It’s normal for start-ups to struggle in their initial operations. They...

Judicious use of PhilHealth funds;Garbage woes threaten urban Clark

PhilHealth has over P500 billion in reserve funds, enough to cover operations for the next three years. Finance Secretary Ralph Recto is simply opting for...

Clark Freeport reinventing itself, boosts bid as key economic hub

“With the proximity of the Subic port and Clark International airport, the Clark Freeport is attracting both local and foreign investors.” The proposed township development...

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