Day: February 20, 2016

Remembering EDSA ‘People Power’

By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana From Feb. 22 to 25, the nation will be marking the thirtieth year of the people’s uprising that toppled the US-backed Marcos dictatorship dubbed EDSA “People Power.” Ironically, this event will take place even as…

Sick, sick, sick

By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld Five people are running for president of the Republic in the May 2016 elections. Six are contesting the vice-presidency, and several dozen are campaigning for a seat among the 12 available in the Senate. Literally thousands more are running for: • 297 seats in the House of…