Business, Economics and Consulting

Official canvassing of votes is now on-going for the top two (2) critical positions – president and vice-president – the heart of suspense and anticipation.

The waiting is not so much on the announcement of winners to these top posts – after all, we already have a hint on who they are based on the unofficial counts of the PPCRV - but whether or not the official counts based on the Certificates of Canvas (COCs) would jive with those of the PPCRV and those of the individual monitoring mechanisms of contending candidates. For the presidency, the canvassing is moot and … Continue Reading

Part one of this article was published more than a month ago, before the elections to be exact, where I outlines some of the possible legacies as well as prevailing shortcomings of outgoing President Arroyo and her administration. Despite persistent refusal from many of us to accept the fact, the Arroyo administration has delivered much of its commitments in her 10-point agenda, and perhaps more, exceeding in some other ways the performance of her predecessors.

I am not an avid fan of the outgoing administration but I personally believe that the foot steps of PGMA are a bit … Continue Reading

By the time you’re reading this, Election Day would have been over and the counting of votes has finally begun. There’s no opportunity now to look back and regret shading the oval beside the name of the candidate you chose last May 10. There’s no opportunity now to look back in hindsight and give in to that little doubting voice inside your head as to whether your choice could really effect the change the nation badly needs in the next six years. In short, there is no opportunity for us to change our minds about the wisdom of the choices … Continue Reading