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Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 24, 20212 min read
Why Karl Chua chose the PH over the ‘world’
Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua has become a household name in the Duterte administration since his appointment as the National Economic and...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Tita Halaman transforms pain to hope, courage
At some point in this global pandemic, each one of us has struggled, whether in our career or personal life, physical or mental health,...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 17, 20214 min read
Berna Romulo Puyat isn't wavering. Will she save the tourism industry?
One of the most adversely affected sectors during this pandemic is the tourism industry. Leisure travel was totally prohibited when the...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 12, 20213 min read
Richard Buxani: Living his destiny as an artist
Richard Buxani was already 39 years old when he started venturing into the art world in 2009. Prior to that, he never saw himself as an...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 10, 20214 min read
Who is President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo?
Sometimes we plant a seed and nurture it even if we are unsure to harvest the fruit ourselves. It’s already fulfilling to see the plant...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 5, 20213 min read
Ram Mallari: Father of steampunk art
When you recycle something in a way that the resulting product is perceived to be of higher value than the original item, it’s called...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Nov 3, 20213 min read
Toff De Venecia believes PH can be creative powerhouse in ASEAN
Last September, the proposed Philippine Creative Industries Act was approved by the House of Representatives on Third and Final Reading...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 29, 20213 min read
How we can contribute to a safer Earth thru solar energy
The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) tells us that many of the changes that scientists have observed...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 27, 20213 min read
Why Loren Legarda wanted to be an astronaut
Prior to becoming a public official, Deputy Speaker and Antique Lone District Representative Loren Legarda was a multi-awarded broadcast...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 20, 20212 min read
Five years later: 5,950 bridges
According to the World Risk Report, inadequate and inefficient infrastructure and weak logistic networks significantly increase the risk...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 15, 20212 min read
China-funded bridges in NCR to ease Metro Manila traffic
Diplomatic ties between the Philippines and China formally started in 1975, but the partnership between the two countries dates several...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 13, 20214 min read
How Emmeline Aglipay-Villar battles lupus
When Department of Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar was diagnosed with lupus – an autoimmune disease that can damage any...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 8, 20215 min read
Why do I support ‘Build, Build, Build’?
Before I entered government, I was a humanitarian worker who traveled to all 18 regions in the country. I worked with both...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 6, 20214 min read
12 Japanese funded ‘Build, Build, Build’ projects
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) released “The Project for Study on Improvement of Bridges through...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Oct 1, 20213 min read
Bike lanes to the future
When I was in Massachusetts in 2020, the city government of Boston just launched the “Go Boston 2030 Vision Framework,” an initiative...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 29, 20213 min read
What’s on Vince Dizon’s to-do list?
Secretary Vivencio “Vince” Dizon would probably be the best example of a multi-tasker, and an effective one at that. He wears many hats...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 24, 20213 min read
Bong Go: The rise of the ‘probinsyano’
He was initially identified as President Rodrigo Duterte’s most trusted man, having served as the former Davao City Mayor’s...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 22, 20215 min read
Who is Rodrigo Duterte?
Typhoon Nina, internationally known Nock-ten, entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Dec. 23. It intensified as a typhoon...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 17, 20213 min read
The many hats of Ben Diokno
The economist. The reformist. The professor. While these may sound like characters in a television series, I’m just referring to only...
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Sep 15, 20214 min read
Philippines’ Gatekeeper: Sec. Sonny Dominguez
When I asked Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III if he thinks that the Philippines will become a trillion-dollar economy,...
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