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Thursday, April 17, 2025
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Philippines
Thursday, April 17, 2025

Ray S. Eñano

LRT-1 fare hike is about modernization and avoiding subsidies

Transportation fare hikes are unpopular but they are not immoral per se. Transport operators need to adjust their tariffs to fund improvements and expansion,...

Local and foreign businesses gravitating to New Clark City

The New Clark City is at the center of major infrastructure projects … It may be the biggest development project to rise in the Philippines....

PhilHealth has become a laggard state company

PhilHealth’s management could not think of new initiatives that would create one universal health insurance program… Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is a big disappointment...

Immigration agency vital to national security, PH investments

The BI must enhance border security while streamlining processes to attract foreign investors. United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has chosen Manila as his first...

Integrated terminal in the north taking long to build

For starters, it would relocate bus terminals in Quezon City. An alternative central station for bus and other public vehicles in the northern part of...

PhilHealth fund transfer: A matter of fiscal responsibility

Government funds are being moved to finance other priority programs. The controversial transfer of P60-billion worth of funds from Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to...

Regulatory risks hindering PH transportation development

MRT 3’s operations are a burden to the state. Uncertainties in the regulatory regime are preventing the private sector from taking over critical mass transportation...

Reforms in the sugar sector must start now

A robust and modern agriculture cannot do without reforms in the sugar industry. The sugar sector, per official data, contributes about P90 billion to the...

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