Want to avoid fake news? Step away from Google
By F.D. Flam
Searching for information has become instant and effortless — just go to your nearest device, ask Siri, or click a few keys. But are...
Urgent action on noncommunicable diseases
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are collectively responsible for 41 million deaths globally. Per the World Health Organization (WHO), this accounts for 74% of all deaths...
Charter change: good to have, or must have?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
There is one ad that is currently going the rounds of television networks and it is a push for charter change. The Inquirer described...
Developing countries and external debt: What is wrong?
By Jesus Felipe and Jose Antonio Perez Montiel
LAST DECEMBER, the World Bank published its annual report on international debt (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics/idr/products). The report indicates that, in 2022, the developing countries spent $443...
Israel’s genocide trial isn’t what it seems
By Noah Feldman
ON THURSDAY, Jan. 11, Israel will defend itself against genocide allegations in the United Nations’ International Court of Justice (ICJ). But that doesn’t mean...
Porn and the damage to Philippine society
By Jemy Gatdula
An ironic piece of news that came out last Christmas season was that the Philippines was second only to the United States in terms...
Bottled danger?
By Marvin Tort
A recent US study validated previous research that every time people drink water from a plastic bottle, they are also drinking very small bits...
You need friends and money, not more resilience
By Sarah Green Carmichael
RESILIENCE has become big business. Airport bookstores bristle with paperbacks explaining “why some flourish while others fold” or promising to help you develop “unbeatable”...
Stabilizing growth with low unemployment and high manufacturing PMI
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
(Part 5 of a series)
HONG KONG — Last time I was here was in 2017 when I attended two international free market events. Yesterday,...
Lifestyle choices
By Tony Samson
AS IN ALL THINGS dealing with economics, lifestyle choices can be viewed in terms of cost and benefits. A certain way of living (sometimes,...
No reason to be complacent: Sweatshops and Pope Francis
By Bernardo M. Villegas
The Pope in his Message on the 2023 World Day for the Poor has raised the standards for helping the poor.
Defying China within ASEAN: Pursuing PHL’s balancing policy against Chinese maritime expansion in the...
By Renato Cruz De Castro
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the quintessential intergovernmental organization catering to its member-states’ national interests. It has no enforcement mechanisms. It...