For over 30 years now, or from the moment I earned my own money, I have faithfully paid income taxes to the tax collector. And for nearly 29 years now, or since we got married, my wife and I have dutifully filed a joint income statement as a couple. I cannot say that my relationship … Read more
There are no schools for making a marriage work and raising a family, or for seeking public office and serving the community. It is remarkable that in areas where it matters most, we seem content with learning by doing. We take the plunge first, then we learn. Some go through an apprenticeship with an old … Read more
When I asked economic columnist Calixto Chikiamco in last week’s episode of Public Life what we must begin to do as a country to survive the economic catastrophe now looming ahead of us, his answer was: go back to agriculture. From condos to farms, from cars to tractors, from skyways to farm-to-market roads, from golf … Read more
There are practical reasons why there should be an agreement with the Marcoses on what to do with the Swiss accounts. First, our people need the money now rather than later. In the absence of any clear proof that the wealth is ill-gotten, a compromise settlement involving the Marcos heirs is the only document that … Read more