The ASEAN economic agenda and the Philippines鈥 fiscal condition
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Last week, on Feb. 24, I attended the ASEAN Editors and Economic Opinion Leaders Forum at the Fairmont Hotel in Makati. Organized by the...
Marketing nostalgia
By Tony Samson
CERTAIN BARS cater to a niche market that is seduced by the songs (and dances) of the 鈥60s and 鈥70s. The parking spaces around...
Population decline: Greatest threat to humanity
By Bernardo M. Villegas
Since Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew realized the folly of population control, one country after another that fell into the demographic trap (and, for some them, consequently into the Middle Income Trap), there have been futile efforts to reverse the decline in their fertility rate through appealing to all sorts of human motivations, financial or otherwise.
The Philippines-Korea Partnership for Economic and Security Resilience
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Over the weekend, we were reminded anew of just how precarious our world is. The geopolitical situation not only in the Indo-Pacific region but...
Is the Philippines ready to lead ASEAN digitally?
By Donald Patrick Lim
The Philippines likes to say it is ready to lead in digital transformation. We hold conferences on artificial intelligence, launch new government platforms, celebrate...
DoLE鈥檚 new procedural guidelines on voluntary arbitration
By Dominique S. Cadiz
Under the Labor Code, voluntary arbitration is a mode of settling labor disputes involving unresolved grievances arising from the interpretation or implementation of the...
From intent to empowerment in the workplace
By Ma. Aurora D. Geotina-Garcia
As more workplaces claim inclusivity as a core part of their mission and objectives, more important is the need to monitor, track, and evaluate...
A crisis lurks as Asians bring money back home
LAST MAY, the Taiwan dollar led historic rallies in Asia amid speculation that President Donald Trump would ask exporting nations to lift the value of their currencies as part of trade deals with the US.
On the Iran war, energy, and economic implications
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The US-Israel joint bombings of Iran are US President Donald Trump鈥檚 second regime change project this year. Venezuela鈥檚 President Nicolas Maduro was removed in...
Leadership in a geopolitical storm
By Benito L. Teehankee
What happens when rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea, an increasingly polarized digital public square, and a restless citizenry weary of economic strain...
Trump鈥檚 ambitions for Iran are now clear: He wants everything
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump never did explain to Congress or anyone else what his justifications and goals would be for attacking Iran. Now, with 鈥淥peration Epic Fury鈥 underway, we know. The answer was 鈥渆verything,鈥 making this a gamble on a scale way beyond anything even this former casino owner has done before.
Industrial policy revival: Can it lead to real economic transformation?
By Rafaelita Mercado Aldaba
During the 63rd Annual Conference of the Philippine Economics Society, I had the privilege of participating in a plenary session on industrial policy and...