Importing and exporting electricity
By Marvin Tort
Slowly but surely, the ASEAN is moving towards deeper integration of national economies into a single, unified regional market. By next year, for instance,...
Rice can feed the world — even with fewer farmers
IN A WORLD worried about looming food shortages triggered by the climate crisis, the collapse in rice prices — now approaching their lowest in 18 years — is evidence that interventions by governments and modern agricultural methods may save the day. The key is productivity: more food from fewer farmers.
Role playing
By Tony Samson
GENDER ROLES can be a touchy topic. Are they culturally based? Is the assignment of tasks and values determined by social norms and traditions...
Pros and cons of minimum wage legislation
By Bernardo M. Villegas
The frequent reference of Pope Leo XIV to the first social encyclical written by Pope Leo XIII — Rerum Novarum — has prompted economists, social scientists, philosophers, and theologians to review the teachings contained in the encyclical.
Truth under siege: The national security threat we can’t ignore
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Technology is neutral. It is neither good nor bad — it simply amplifies intent. It is a double-edged sword: it can make life better...
Why can’t Britain and the US build? China has an answer
IT’S LONG BEEN obvious that something has gone askew with Britain’s ability to build. The planning paperwork for a modest-sized apartment block in London can run to more than 1,000 pages whereas a few decades ago it might have been a handful.
Tracing the widening arc from work permits to world wanderers: Key updates in Philippine...
By Jewel M. Culala
As work is no longer tethered to place, the law is compelled to keep pace. Philippine immigration law is now evolving to reflect the...
The MAP Health Agenda: Removing the stigma of cancer in the workplace
By Racquel R. Cagurangan
The stigma of cancer in the workplace in the Philippines is a significant issue, impacting cancer patients and survivors in various ways. Despite increasing...
Universal healthcare is zero balance billing
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
During his fourth State of the Nation Address on July 28, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. announced the implementation of the zero balance billing policy...
Energy transition leading to higher inflation and lower growth
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The other week, on Aug. 14, I attended the AmCham 8th Energy Forum held at Marriott Hotel Manila and energy transition dominated the discussion....
Why the Russia-India-China reboot won’t last
THE Russia-India-China alliance, floated in the 1990s as a counterweight to the US, is being revived today as a way for the three countries to ride out the storm of President Donald Trump’s trade war. But old suspicions mean the union is unlikely to endure. Despite their shared grievances with Washington, the partnership is more a marriage of convenience.
Will President Marcos light his own ‘Blazing Furnace?’
By Bob Herrera-Lim
In April 2024, a Vietnamese court handed down a death sentence to businesswoman Truong My Lan in what became the country’s — and possibly...