Duterte, Fil-Ams can work on a common cause
Ad Lib
Greg B. Macabenta
During the Philippine revolution against Spain, the Katipunan had two mutually hostile factions: the Magdiwang of Andres Bonifacio, and the Magdalo,...
Thirty
Fence Sitter
A. R. Samson
The superstitious lot among journalists, especially those who grew up before the notebook became a gadget rather than a bound book...
ASEAN Identity at Fifty
Thinking Beyond Politics
Victor C. Manhit
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) has come quite a distance since its inception in 1967. Today, it stands as...
Unprocessed Mineral Export Ban
Introspective
Raul V. Fabella
In his 2017 SONA, Pres. Duterte threatened, among others, to stop the export of unprocessed mining products. This follows the ban on...
Rice farming can be profitable
M. A. P. Insights
Rolando T. Dy
In 2015, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), with funding support from...
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, acerbic and arrogant
To Take A Stand
Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
Former history curator Manuel L. Quezon III, better known as Manolo Quezon, once wrote in his Philippine Daily...
A renaissance in Philippine-Spanish relations
By Andrew J. Masigan
FOR more than a century, Filipinos have typecast Spaniards as friars and nuns with a crucifix on one hand and a...
Schizophrenic use of tobacco funds
Yellow Pad
Madeiline Joy L. Aloria
The probe on Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos’s alleged misuse of tobacco funds for projects unaligned with the intended purpose...
The 2GO business case study
Corporate Watch
Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Quite suddenly, Sulficio Tagud, Jr. retired both from the management and the board of 2GO Group, Inc. in April, and...
Unmasking Duterte
Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
These days, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is turning out to be his own worst enemy.
He cannot keep himself from rambling on and on, revealing...
It’s just a sound bite
Fence Sitter
A. R. Samson
Most politicians, especially the one at the top of the pyramid, despair of their remarks being warped out of their original...
Focus on international trade is crucial for Philippine development
Trade Tripper
Jemy Gatdula
Quite coincidentally, the news over the weekend just before President Duterte’s State of the Nation address was of positive economic news: lessened...