The concept of diversity and inclusion (D&I) remains a topic of debate. Starting with the feminist movement, many organizations have made great efforts to promote progressive and liberal ideologies in the last 50 years.

JAPAN is on the cusp of two big decisions: extent to which it can expand its defense capabilities and where to find the money to pay for it. The belligerent region Japan inhabits requires more resources devoted to national security, regardless of the ambivalence voters have historically felt toward a more assertive military. 

This paper will expand my hypothesis that I mentioned last week — that Europe and North America will deindustrialize in the short- to medium-term and many companies there will migrate to Asia. The Philippines should prepare for this.

The latest Pulse Asia Survey poll on the public’s most pressing concerns reveals that inflation is the most urgent issue among Filipinos (57%), followed by other economic issues such as workers’ incomes (46%), poverty (33%), and jobs (29%).

As BBM — Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. — starts his administration as President of the Republic and concurrent Secretary of Agriculture, it is useful to recall some of the good and bad things about his father’s administration of the country’s agriculture sector.

As the 19th Congress convenes today, we make an earnest appeal that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) be ratified. Let me say it straight — the Philippines cannot afford not to be a part of RCEP. Our failure to ratify participation will consign the country to an economic disadvantage so severe that it will retard our development for decades.

A little history of the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by the President of the Philippines to Congress (from the Official Gazette):

Yes, money or the love of it is the root of all evil, but so is poverty in the Philippines. They may not be so conscious of it as to put it into words, but the results of a recent Pulse Asia survey suggest that the majority of Filipinos assume that poverty is their country’s number one problem — and the source of many others.

If there’s a credit rating analysis that best sums up the fiscal challenge for the Marcos Jr. administration, it has to be the February 2022 Fitch Ratings’ explanation of the negative outlook it assigned to the Philippines while affirming its triple B investment grade.

DURING US President Joseph Biden’s trip to Saudi Arabia, the world was so focused on how Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman would respond to his plea to pump more oil immediately that it missed a bombshell: the level at which Saudi oil production will peak.

Turns out, even the Father of History isn’t above a bit of gossip himself.

Obviously, we are learning to live with COVID-19. But at the same time, we seem to get bogged down in our efforts to leap forward. New variants come and go, and some linger longer than others. Meanwhile, vaccine effectiveness also wanes over time. And while quite a number of people have received vaccine boosters, I believe the majority have not.