THE TERM “zoonotic spillover” might sound either reassuringly geeky or deceptively innocuous — like a sticky mess involving a melted ice cream cone between the monkey cage and the aquarium. It refers, in reality, to one of the greatest dangers to humanity. As such, it is neither more nor less menacing than climate change, but a direct consequence of it.

This article will cover four different topics so we go straight to them.

Section 164 of the Revised Corporation Code (RCC) provides that “those responsible for the formation of a corporation through fraud, or who assisted directly or indirectly therein,” shall be penalized with a fine ranging from P200,000 to P2 million; but that, when injurious or detrimental to the public, the fine shall range from P400,000 to P5 million. It should be noted that Section 164 does not limit itself to the incorporators who signed the articles of incorporation.

This is a sequel to the column “Walang imposible,” which I wrote on the eve of the elections (May 8) and which BusinessWorld published online on the same date.

Many analysts and pundits got this election wrong.

This election exercise was physically, mentally, and emotionally exhausting regardless of which side of the political fence you stood on. Now that the dust has settled, we all deserve a break from the toxicity of it all.

IN THE DAYS following the landslide victory of Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., friends and colleagues in the US and Europe with memories of his father’s kleptocracy asked me how this could have happened. With all the forces working in Marcos’ favor, a more pertinent query might be: What was going to stop it?

About 84% of Filipinos are at least nominally Catholic, which makes the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines potentially the most powerful force in politics and governance.

In all of the four-month campaign period, people witnessed Vice-President Leni Robredo inspiring an amazing resurgence of people power, 36 years after EDSA.

FANS of the daily hidden word game Wordle woke up Monday to a social media uproar. The New York Times, which owns and operates the game, had made a last-minute change to eliminate the word “fetus,” presumably in deference to sensitivities swirling around a leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion.

Remember back in 2010 when Noynoy Aquino won the presidency and those who campaigned or voted for the other side got so drained and depressed?

As the 18th Congress closes in a few weeks, it is unlikely that the Senate can still pass the proposed Freelancers Protection Act. Senate Bill 1810 has been pending second reading at the Senate since September 2020. And, despite pronouncements in August 2021 that it would be fast-tracked for approval, the bill has not been passed into law.