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RECOGNIZING the role that clean drinking water plays in individual health and a country’s overall economic wealth, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced the concept of the water safety plan (WSP) in the Philippines in 2006. The WSP, according to WHO, is the most effective means of maintaining a safe supply of drinking water for the citizenry. The plan analyzes the risks of contamination, from the water source to the consumer.

I was intently listening to Dr. Diosdado “Dado” Banatao, the chairman of Philippine Development Foundation, when I was taken aback by his statement about the country’s business process outsourcing (BPO) sector.

Normally, when one looks at the financial statements of a corporation and notices that the accumulated earnings exceed the paid-up capital, one will infer that this is a positive thing.

We are just three weeks away from the US Open, the fourth and last Grand Slam tennis tournament for 2017.

UNDER the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9516, controlled chemicals such as but not limited to ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, hydrogen peroxide and sodium chlorite, are considered dangerous goods, since these can be used to manufacture explosives. Therefore, for safety and security, a higher degree of due care and diligence is required when transporting this type of chemicals.

In the arena of international transactions, management and service agreements between interrelated companies within a multinational corporation is an inevitable consequence of globalization.

“Strange,” he thought, eyeing the unfamiliar flash drive on his office desk. “I wonder who owns this?”

OVER a year ago, the Philippines failed to achieve its target of reducing neonatal mortality caused by prematurity and low birth weight conditions by an estimate of two-thirds of 6.3 million. Since these conditions require a certain degree of specialized care, some families encounter financial constraints, which prevent timely administration of cost-effective interventions. To help address this need, Philhealth recently developed the Z benefit package, also known as Z016, for premature and small babies under Philhealth Circular 2017-0009.