Private credit has even more reasons to thrive in Asia
By Shuli Ren
THE Federal Reserve’s rapid interest-rate hikes in 2023 and tough regulations on banks have put private credit on the roadmap to becoming an asset...
Navigating the privacy landscape: A closer look at consent guidelines in the Philippines
By John Joshua R. Carillo
The Philippines places a significant emphasis on privacy and consent, rooted in constitutional rights. In Ople v. Torres*, the Supreme Court expressly recognized the...
OECD’s Global Minimum Tax: The good and the bad
By Raymond A. Abrea
A few months ago, the Philippines joined the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) as a member in a move...
Top 10 proposals to have blackout-free Philippines
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The new year started badly in Panay Island — which is subdivided into four provinces (Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Antique) with an estimated population...
Can we make New Year’s resolutions work for the planet?
By Lara Williams
IF THERE’S A MONTH dedicated to self-betterment, it’s dark and dreary January. The gyms are full, the pubs are empty, and green juices are...
PISA 2018 and 2022
By Victor S. Limlingan
In March of 2012, Brother Armin Luistro, then the Secretary of the Department of Education (DepEd) was the Keynote Speaker at the Annual Membership...
‘There’s the rub’
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
It is in memory of Conrad de Quiros that I title this commentary about the current Philippine economy, “There’s the rub.” The late Conrad...
Maybe this year
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Despite the grand public fireworks displays, it was noticeably a somewhat different welcoming of the New Year. The traditional ritual of making merry elsewhere...
Vaccination across the life stages
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Over the next decade, changes in population demography, disease epidemiology, and the availability of new vaccines will increase the need to reach different age...
That current challenge to monetary policy
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
It is reassuring to read that the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to sharpen its analytical tools particularly on predicting potential financial crisis...
The Houthis are now Iran’s most potent proxy
By Bobby Ghosh
THE IRIS Alborz, pride of the Iranian navy, isn’t much of a warship. Commissioned in 1971, the frigate is both long in tooth and...
Reaching for happiness
By Maria Victoria Rufino
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” — Joseph Campbell.
Happiness is abstract. It means different...