Rising state-inspired murders and an increased budget
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The second week of August 2017 would possibly be the bloodiest in the drugs war of the Duterte administration. More than 80 people were...
Andy Bautista’s side of the story
By Andrew J. Masigan
ANDRES Bautista (Andy) and Patricia Paz Cruz (Tisha) met on an airplane en route to Hong Kong sometime in 1999. While checking-in, Tisha’s beauty...
Taxation and public health
By Marvin A. Tort
If the national government will have its way, it would rather tax higher products like oil and fuel, and motor vehicles, than collect a...
The Internet and doing business in the Philippines
By Jacquelyn Ann Marie G. Anzures
“The department store is online now.” – Warren Buffett on the transformation of retail as we know it.
The Internet has revolutionized the way of...
Donald Trump and Ninoy Aquino
By Philip Ella Juico
Republican Donald J. Trump blamed on Tuesday “both sides” for the violence that had occurred during a white supremacist rally on Aug. 12, in...
Asking for an opinion
By A. R. Samson
Conversations often consist of an exchange of opinions. The more pleasant swap involves those who are on the same side of an issue. A...
Teaching how to fish
By Teresa S. Abesamis
There is enough evidence, anecdotal or formal research-based, that people who have obtained higher formal educational levels are likely to earn more than their...
The happy-sad life of the overseas pinoy
By Greg B. Macabenta
On one trip to Rome, several years ago, my wife and I chanced upon a Filipino couple peddling balut and chichiria on the sidewalk...
Conflicting policies always hit consumers
By Hannah Viola
The Department of Energy’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2018 is reflective of the administration’s aim of ensuring energy security, in line with President...
Stop the killings, build the good institutions
By Cristina Morales Alikpala, Jessica Reyes Cantos, Jenina Joy Chavez, Jo-Ann Latuja Diosana, Cielo Magno, Rafael Paredes, Victoria Viterbo Quimbo, Rene R. Raya, and Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
We the women and men of Action for Economic Reforms express our indignation over the government-sanctioned killings of thousands of Filipinos, mostly the poor.
The...
Duterte and Cayetano — future national heroes?
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
“The Duterte-Cayetano foreign policy is inconsistent with the closing lines of our national anthem,” wrote Hermenegildo C. Cruz, the Philippine ambassador to the United...
CEOs prefer partnerships and alliances to access new markets
By Mary Jade T. Roxas-Divinagracia
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” -- Helen Keller
This is PwC Philippines’ third consecutive year as Knowledge Partner...