IF YOU SPENT most of your time at your day job working on several side gigs and posting inflammatory content on social media, then you might expect to get replaced by a robot or at least brace for a serious talk with your manager about a pay cut. But if you’re Elon Musk, you end up getting promised annual compensation worth $158 billion to keep you motivated.

The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held on May 7 to 8 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The...

Safety culture involves shared values, beliefs, and attitudes among organizational members in implementing safety policies and procedures. It is rooted in understanding human behavior...

(Part One) Drones already shifted the odds against Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war within months of the invasion of Ukrainian territory. After the Ukraine surprised Russia...

The Philippines is at risk of a credit rating downgrade. On April 20, Fitch revised its outlook on the Philippines from “stable” to “negative,”...

THE PHILIPPINES recently launched the Fifth Green Energy Auction, or GEA-5, the country’s first auction dedicated to offshore wind, with a target of 3,300 megawatts of fixed-bottom capacity for delivery between 2028 and 2030.

As the Philippines marked the 50th anniversary of the Essential Program on Immunization (EPI) during World Immunization Week, it was a moment not only...

In an earlier column (“Breaking the mold: Innovation, institutions and economic transformation,” Jan. 30, https://tinyurl.com/2adzv4at), the argument was direct: incremental reform is no longer...

THE DIZZYING changes wrought by energy shocks are only ever seen in the rearview mirror.

The insightful individual sees changes and opportunities — instead of problems and obstacles. With keen perception, he/she can turn difficult situations around. On another level, he/she feels a sense of peace and balance.

WHEN the Philippines formally assumed the ASEAN Chairship in January, it unveiled three cross-pillar goals it aspires to achieve within the year — security anchors, prosperity corridors, and people empowerment.

Is there any doubt at all that we have been moving farther away from the kind of economic growth needed to help more of...