Easter and a secret crime
By Maria Victoria Rufino
A time of hope, rebirth, and renewal, Easter is as important as Christmas. It is quiet, meaningful, and low key. There is no pressure...
Could the Iran crisis reshape global supply chains again? When distant conflicts reach the...
The Strait of Hormuz is only one of several maritime chokepoints that sustain the modern global economy. The Bab-el-Mandeb linking the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is also of urgent concern.
Infrastructure: The next frontier of Philippine fintech
IN 2026, the Philippines has no shortage of fintech. We have e-wallets on 70% of phones, credit being offered from every corner of the internet, and a growing ecosystem of digital banks, payment providers, and remittance companies.
Taxing mobility鈥檚 future
By Marvin Tort
The market is now moving towards EVs faster than anyone predicted, driven not by environmental conviction but by a national emergency caused by the...
Rising subsidies and the danger of debt explosion
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
These are recent reports about rising subsidies 鈥 which can be dangerous to both short- and long-term fiscal discipline and consolidation 鈥 as reported...
What surveys really say
By Tony Samson
CAN THERE BE any political discussion without any mention of what surveys are saying? Why are these statistical tools always part of any conversation?...
Assessing the first half of the Marcos Jr. administration: Comparisons
By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 4)
To assess the quality of governance in the Philippines, it would be enlightening to study the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) which provides cross...
Natural Gas Law: untapped relief
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
On Jan. 8, 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. signed into law Republic Act (RA) 12120 establishing the Philippine Downstream National Gas Industry and creating...
The beat is not enough: Why the future of music is human plus AI
By Donald Patrick Lim
For the past few weeks, one song has been impossible to ignore. 鈥淗awak Mo Ang Beat鈥 has become a phenomenon. It is everywhere: on...
Private consent in the adoption of a surrendered child is insufficient
By Kimberly Belle Diet
State certification remains mandatory
The State has made the adoption process more expeditious. However, the procedures and requirements provided by law must still be complied...
Maximizing the Philippines鈥 ASEAN Chairship 2026: Private sector policy priorities
By Alma Rita R. Jimenez
In 2025, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), through its Trade, Investments and Tourism Committee, undertook the task of gathering inputs from its...
The same AI mistake, three times
JUST RECENTLY, I was in a room full of seasoned board directors asking the now-familiar questions about AI and cybersecurity.