The soda the state of Duterte鈥檚 approach to governance
Ad Lib
Greg B. Macabenta
President Rodrigo Duterte may have had an audience of the most important personages in the country and the diplomatic corps, listening...
An unwaivering position?
Amicus Curiae
Adrian Joseph B. Tan
With the Supreme Court鈥檚 recent pronouncement in Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc. (PDI), there is a need to reexamine the earlier...
Why Many Filipinos Support Martial Law 30 years After (and why they should think...
Blueboard
Benjamin Roberto G. Barretto
The specter of martial law (ML) haunted the Philippines when Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. (better known as BBM and son of...
Lowering rural poverty in Pacifica: the CEO鈥檚 challenge
M. A. P. Insights
Rolando T. Dy
Pacifica is a country bordered by Western Pacific, Celebes, and South China Seas. The country has serious poverty concerns....
Sent to the wrong party
Fence Sitter
A. R. Samson
Mobile communication with its speed and ease of transmission has a down side. With the ubiquity of the smart phone whose...
Japan鈥檚 struggles aren鈥檛 so unique
By Daniel Moss
VICTORY in Japan鈥檚 battle with too-low inflation looks as elusive as ever. On Thursday, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) pushed back its...
Response to Winnie Monsod鈥檚 criticism of TRAIN
Yellow Pad
Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
Part 2
Our popular economics professor, Winnie Monsod, has written again about the current comprehensive tax reform program, also known...
Requiem for Marawi
Corporate Watch
Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Only the rat-a-tat of gunfire cuts through the thick smoke standing unafraid in the stillness. Then, dusty feet climb soundless...
Too many meetings
Fence Sitter
A. R. Samson
A lot of management thinking is devoted to promoting more efficient meetings -- have a clear agenda; send out materials ahead...
The first year of Vice-President Robredo
By Andrew J. Masigan
What do you do when you sit as the second highest government official in the land and yet are shut-out from...
Morality and good in The Game of Thrones
Trade Tripper
Jemy Gatdula
Jemy: It is best that virtue permeates public life, particularly in government, as seemingly private acts can -- if done habitually and...
Time of reckoning
Vantage Point
Luis V. Teodoro
鈥淭here is a time of reckoning鈥 for everyone, said President Rodrigo Duterte鈥檚 chief legal counsel, Salvador Panelo.
鈥淪ooner or later,鈥 he intoned,...