Ammunition should be regulated just as strictly as firearms
By Fred Lubang
The Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act (Republic Act No. 10591), enacted in 2013, provides the legal framework for the ownership, possession, manufacture, importation,...
The undying dynasties
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Midterm elections are scheduled for May 12, 2025. Each voter will select 12 senators, a district representative, a party-list representative, and local officials in...
Social participation to achieve healthcare for all
By Teodoro B. Padilla
During the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva this year, Member States endorsed the Resolution on Social Participation for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). The...
That Great Tightening…
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
It’s an interesting chapter in the October 2024 World Economic Outlook (WEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and aptly titled: “The Great Tightening:...
Saudi Arabia and Iran become unlikely bedfellows
By Javier Blas
IN THE MIDDLE EAST, the adage “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” has ruled. Thus, Saudi Arabia and its allies quietly —...
Ratan Tata: a compassionate industrialist who cared about employees and citizens as well as...
By Thankom Arun
Ratan Tata, who has died at the age of 86, was a giant of global industry, whose interests included cars, steel, hotels, travel, and...
Time for the Philippines to decouple economically from China
By Jemy Gatdula
It was certainly a proud moment in the history of Philippine foreign relations. Speaking at the ASEAN gathering in Laos last week, “Philippine President...
India is finally becoming a clean energy superpower
By David Fickling
IT’S BETTER to under-promise and over-deliver. India’s clean power industry is finally making good on that dictum.
For several years, the country has fallen well...
As AI booms, techs turn to nuclear
By Marvin Tort
Tech giant Google is reportedly contracting several small nuclear power plants to secure a steady supply of electricity for its data centers by 2030....
BARMM economic potential; US debt and elections
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Two topics will be covered in this column so we go straight to the numbers and facts.
The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)...
What is enough?
By Tony Samson
INDIGENOUS TRIBES such as the Aetas have a developed sense of what is enough. Anthropologists cite them for understanding the true meaning of natural...
Can Philippine manufacturing ever recover? Trains and automobiles
By Bernardo M. Villegas
Thanks to the predominance of food and beverage manufacturing in the domestic market, and the semiconductor and electronic components production in the export market, the Philippines is quite advanced in the Industrial Revolution (IR) 2.0., the stage at which more techniques went further than simple mechanization of work.