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Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Mar 2, 20223 min read
Why I will vote for UniTeam
Originally published in Manila Bulletin In the five years that I have worked in President Rodrigo Duterte’s "Build, Build, Build"...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Feb 23, 20223 min read
Why Speaker JDV pushed for Interfaith Dialogue
Former House Speaker Jose De Venecia Jr. (JDV) has been known for his political leadership. He was elected five times as Speaker of the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Who is Rodante Marcoleta
For Deputy House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta, Congress is not lacking in laws to help the marginalized, “We have many beautiful laws, but...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Feb 9, 20223 min read
Salamat, President Duterte!
The campaign period for the 2022 elections has started for national candidates. In about three months, we will have voted a new President...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Feb 2, 20224 min read
Ten iconic infrastructure in the Philippines
All around the world, structures of great architecture and design — like the Eiffel Tower of Paris, the Great Wall of China, and the Taj...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 28, 20222 min read
Linking Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao via 5,950 bridges
For an archipelagic country like the Philippines, bridges are essential infrastructure that connect islands, which are otherwise divided...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 26, 20223 min read
Why the Philippines needs Mark Villar
“Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality,” said American author Warren Bennis. I remember when senatorial aspirant...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 21, 20224 min read
Build, Build, Build must remain as a long-term economic policy
At one point in its history, the Philippines was the second richest country in Asia. We were only a little behind Japan and way ahead of...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 19, 20223 min read
How Inday Sara Duterte swept Filipinos off their feet
There is probably no Filipino adult who does not know vice presidential aspirant and Davao City Mayor Sara Zimmerman Duterte, or Inday...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 12, 20223 min read
Who is Bongbong Marcos?
If he was given a chance to change a part of the Philippines’ history, presidential aspirant and former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong”...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 7, 20223 min read
The leader we deserve: Camille Villar
Originally published in Manila Bulletin Deputy Speaker Camille A. Villar first built a career in the private sector. After obtaining a...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Jan 5, 20223 min read
The Philippine dream
The New Year heralds new hope, new beginnings, new opportunities to fulfill our dreams.A few years back, before I started working with...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Manny Villar: The best President we never had
There’s a popular saying that goes, “When a door closes, another one opens.” Such is not the case for the richest man in the Philippines,...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 24, 20213 min read
Why Kidlat Tahimik refuses to use a script
National Artist for Film, Kidlat Tahimik, has been dubbed as the “Father of Philippine Independent Cinema.” Rightfully so, because his...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 22, 20214 min read
Anita Aquino: The lone female member of the Monetary Board
The youngest and lone female member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), Anita Linda R. Aquino, never thought...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 17, 20212 min read
The vision of Architect William Ti
How would future communities look like? How would they adapt to the challenges of the present? How would architects address these...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 15, 20214 min read
Who is AFP Chief Andres Centino?
Lieutenant General Andres Castor Centino was appointed last November as the new Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 10, 20213 min read
The leader we need: Brian Poe Llamanzares
Even in the saddest moments of our life, we can see a light that would guide us not only to healing but also to a better, more meaningful...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 8, 20213 min read
How a 28-year-old helped reduce cost of electricity in PH
Solar Philippines has gone a long way since it was established in 2013. It started with a vision of a budding entrepreneur to lower the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Yeo Kaa is Sui Generis
What happens when a painter thinks she isn’t skilled in painting? For Yeo Kaa, there’s no other way but to continue painting. Yeo Kaa,...
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