Energy falling below $100 shows the world a way out
WORRIED ABOUT the way crude oil has stampeded above and then back below $100 a barrel in a matter of hours this week? What if I told you that another crucial component of energy prices has just slumped permanently beneath the same level?
Has the rise of LGBTQ++ peaked?
By Jemy Gatdula
For the better part of a decade, with the rapid rise in LGBTQ++, non-binary, and other forms of identification — especially among the young...
War and summer — a double whammy for energy markets
A MAJOR Middle East crisis intensifies just as the La Niña ends, paving the way for the hottest months in the Philippines.
Power at 200 meters
By Marvin Tort
Solar panels on rooftops. Wind turbines on hilltops. Renewables joining a power grid that still runs, at its core, on coal and gas. The...
How Pokémon and Resident Evil rewrote gaming history
IN THE SPACE of just 23 days three decades ago, two initially unassuming releases changed videogames forever.
Are you listening?
By Tony Samson
WITH the ever-broadening access to online chats, postings, and news, our culture of getting our information through informal channels has gone beyond social gatherings...
Population decline: Greatest threat to humanity
By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 5)
How can the Philippines avoid the worst results of falling fertility rates with the consequent population decline and rapid ageing? We shall now...
Japan: An indispensable ally for economic security
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Last year, the Philippine Coast Guard’s West Philippine Sea Transparency Group documented 64 Philippine missions or activities that were subjected to illegal, coercive, aggressive,...
Iran war is giving markets a COVID-like shock
AS THE IRAN WAR drives oil prices towards $120 a barrel, a reckoning is finally coming for a reckless president and equally complacent financial markets.
Unmasking the digital culprit: Supreme Court guideposts for social media authorship
By Chrisha Ver R. Romano-Weigel
It is settled that in criminal cases, the prosecution must prove not only the elements of the crime charged but also the identity of...
The Trust Economy Flywheel: A governance imperative
By Carolina Escareal-Go
The boardroom case for International Women’s Day’s theme ‘Give to Gain’
If the name International Women’s Day (IWD) almost made you click away — good....
Lesson of the Iran war: There is no substitute for fossil fuels
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The continued bombing of Iran by the US and Israel has adversely affected oil and gas prices. There is no problem when it comes...