Arts & Culture (12/11/24)
Merry Christmas with timeless charm FILIPINO paper engineer Amy Lopez Nayve, founder of Pumapapel Pop-Up Design Studio, has introduced a series of handcrafted pop-up Christmas cards that capture the …
The demographic dividend of the Philippines: Natural Family Planning
It is the talk of the ASEAN community that the Philippines was able to reduce its Total Fertility Rate (TFR) from 2.7 babies per fertile woman in 2017 to …
Villar among Forbes Asia’s philanthropy heroes for ‘significant donations from own fortunes’
TYCOON Manuel B. Villar, Jr. is the lone Filipino included on Forbes Asia’s 2024 Heroes of Philanthropy list. The unranked list features 15 business leaders “who have made significant …
How to Get Rich Slowly
To get rich slowly, hang on to that beat-up old sedan. In an EconLog post on December 7, Giorgio Castiglia surprised me with the following story: At a 10-year …
Biden Says Trump’s Tax Cuts and Tariffs Would Be ‘a Major Mistake’
The president also said his successor would face blowback from the Republican Party if he tried to unwind the Biden agenda. Source link
Why we must save English literature degrees | English and creative writing
Thank you for your timely reminder about the crises of English literature and the humanities in our universities, including my own (Editorial, 5 December). The closure of the English …
How will Syria’s economy recover from the war?
The new regime will be trying to rebuild the country and its infrastructure after 14 years of conflict and sanctionsWe hear from the IMF in Kenya as their financial …
Amanda Morris-Drake obituary | Teaching
My friend Amanda Morris-Drake, who has died aged 64 from cancer, was a teacher and advocate for a child’s right to a creative education. Her response to her diagnosis …
World Business Report, 11 Dec Syria’s long path to recovery · BBC
While some Syrians return to work after Bashar al-Assad’s fall, others try to get out of the country in fear of a government led by the rebels. We get …
Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan | Public sector pay
The government is set for a clash with trade unions after ministers recommended a 2.8% pay rise for teachers, NHS staff and other public sector workers next year. Government …