Unpacking the power bills
By Monalisa C. Dimalanta
The economic turmoil brought about by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East has led to heightened attention to the energy situation of the...
Gulf tankers will need protection, peace deal or not
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has halted the US Navy’s nascent effort to guide commercial ships out of the Persian Gulf — pending the Iranians’ response to his latest peace proposal. But don’t let the pause fool you.
The US is winning in Iran. Or facts don’t care about your feelings
By Jemy Gatdula
There is something almost predictable in the way news media reacts to American power and, much like the now deservedly maligned fact checkers, they...
The UN, WTO, NATO, ICC, and NPT have become zombies
A WORRISOME parallel between the 1930s and the 2020s is that in both decades the multilateral institutions of the international system resemble the walking dead.
Water bankruptcy
By Marvin Tort
Water supply in the Philippines is as seasonal as the weather. A heavy rain turns our streets into rivers, then in summer months we...
‘Change management’ is not an answer
By Erika Fille T. Legara
ASK any leadership team why their AI investment didn’t deliver, and the answer is almost always some version of change...
Soft skills
By Tony Samson
THERE’s IQ and then there’s EQ.
The economic significance of Filipino seafarers
By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 1)
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is focusing some attention on Filipino seafarers and their major contribution to the Philippine economy. Because...
Impeachment keeps accountability alive
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
The House Justice Committee says there is probable cause to advance the impeachment complaint against Vice-President Sara Duterte. This paves the way for plenary...
The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the...
TWO MONTHS after the United States, along with Israel, launched a war against Iran, that conflict appears far from a lasting resolution.
In an age of doom scrolling, Asia’s book market is thriving
THE INTERNET was supposed to kill off books. But across much of Asia, a booming market tells a different story.
Academic Innovation Challenge: Where students build intelligent platforms with AI agents
By Sharon G. Dayoan
Decades ago, the invention of the calculator was seen as a disruptive breakthrough, reshaping how calculations were performed and how quickly problems could be...