A bad budget: The President’s options
By Dante Gatmaytan
The proposed 2025 budget is drawing flak. Healthcare advocates are particularly riled, claiming that the budget is illegally siphoning money away from the Universal...
Christmas in our hearts
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
“Let’s sing Merry Christmas, and a happy holiday…”
Almost playfully, many Filipinos sing to pop composer/singer Jose Mari Chan’s song “Christmas in Our Hearts” as...
Vaccination: A vital investment
By Teodoro B. Padilla
As we continue to navigate through the challenges of a rapidly changing world, one of the most powerful tools in safeguarding public health is...
Nowhere to go but Net Zero
By Federico R. Lopez
WE’RE ALL AWARE that 2023 was a harsh year for our planet. It was the hottest year on historical record by a substantial margin of +0.15°C over the previous high set in 2016; and it’s most likely the hottest year in the last 100,000 years.
How cities are reinventing the public-private partnership: Four lessons from around the globe
By Debra Lam
Cities tackle a vast array of responsibilities — from building transit networks to running schools — and sometimes they can use a little help....
AI robots are coming, and they’ll be made in Asia
By Catherine Thorbecke
OVER the past year, I’ve noticed an overwhelming theme emerge when Asian tech leaders look at what comes next for artificial intelligence (AI). There...
The General Appropriations Act and priority spending
By Jemy Gatdula
The recent proposed budget has been criticized by certain sectors for allocating more spending for public works than education. The criticism is, however, unwarranted...
Bottomline of bottomlines
By Wilfredo G. Reyes
In all likelihood, few of us will be able to recall the first time we set eyes on a belen (a tableau of the...
Growing the Philippine EV market
By Marvin Tort
Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle (EV) market is undeniably at a different stage compared to the US, Europe, and even China. While EV markets in...
Business lessons from a global Filipina
By RJ Ledesma
Filipinos are making their mark all over the world. Of course, we have our pambansang bayani, our overseas Filipino workers who are shining examples...
Can everybody be a winner?
By Tony Samson
SHOULD life always be a contest? If it is not (and it shouldn’t be), then there are really no winners and losers. Of course,...
The demographic dividend of the Philippines: The case of South Korea’s decline
By Bernardo M. Villegas
In the 1980s, the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of the Philippines was six babies for every fertile woman. Today it has plummeted to 1.9 babies for reasons explained in the previous articles of this series. The question is: will the Philippines face the same fate as countries like Spain, Taiwan, and South Korea in which the TFR has fallen below one baby per fertile woman?