(This is a research undertaking of Dr. Ernesto T. Miguel and Dr. Jovita E. Saguibo. Marciano Paroy Jr. edited the write-up.) ABSTRACT Given the agricultural situation in the province of Kalinga where some areas are devoted to rain-fed production, this undertaking was formulated to answer the very pressing problem of food scarcity, and environmental […]
Okonjo- Iweala Appointed World Bank Managing Director
Former Finance and Foreign Affairs Minister, Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala, was on thurday named Managing Director of the World Bank Group (WBG) to oversea the region of Africa, European, South Asia, and Central Asia. Okonjo-Iweala, who also has oversight responsibility for human resources, will assume office on December 1. She had in 2003 resigned her position […]
Discipline is the most important strength of Military
Everybody knows it. Yet, it seems that the current govt. and policy makers have failed to identify this important aspect when it comes to the ways in which military is being involved Bangladesh is going through an emergency period. Emergency times ask for emergency measures to pull the nation out of its miseries. During […]
Deep into the base of The Base-Al Qaeda
Osama Bin Laden The US State Department calls him "one of the most significant sponsors of Islamic extremist activities in the world today". Some experts say he is part of an international Islamic front, bringing together Saudi, Egyptian and other groups. Their rallying cry is the liberation of Islam’s three holiest places – Mecca, […]
Telecoms Reform in Bangladesh Would Yield Major Benefits
Bangladesh’s telecommunications regulation needs wide-ranging reforms if the world’s seventh most populous country is to realise the full social and economic benefits that flow from the widespread use of mobile phones, according to a study by economics consultancy CRA International and law firm Gilbert + Tobin for the GSM Association. Among the study’s main recommendations: […]
Sea tragedies: Negligence or Ignorance?
Accidents at sea are a common occurrence in Philippine waters, especially at the start of the monsoon season when storms frequently visit the country on a yearly basis without letup. However, this trend has not caused so much among owners of sea-going vessels to take a look as to the real causes of these […]