Water bankruptcy

By Marvin Tort
Water supply in the Philippines is as seasonal as the weather. A heavy rain turns our streets into rivers, then in summer months we...

‘Change management’ is not an answer

By Erika Fille T. Legara ASK any leadership team why their AI investment didn’t deliver, and the answer is almost always some version of change...

Soft skills

By Tony Samson
THERE’s IQ and then there’s EQ.

The economic significance of Filipino seafarers

By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 1) The ongoing conflict in the Middle East is focusing some attention on Filipino seafarers and their major contribution to the Philippine economy. Because...

Impeachment keeps accountability alive

By Victor Andres C. Manhit
The House Justice Committee says there is probable cause to advance the impeachment complaint against Vice-President Sara Duterte. This paves the way for plenary...

The US has long used economic coercion to achieve foreign policy goals — the...

TWO MONTHS after the United States, along with Israel, launched a war against Iran, that conflict appears far from a lasting resolution.

In an age of doom scrolling, Asia’s book market is thriving

THE INTERNET was supposed to kill off books. But across much of Asia, a booming market tells a different story.

Academic Innovation Challenge: Where students build intelligent platforms with AI agents

By Sharon G. Dayoan
Decades ago, the invention of the calculator was seen as a disruptive breakthrough, reshaping how calculations were performed and how quickly problems could be...

Musk’s payday is a lot like Tesla stock: full of hot air

IF YOU SPENT most of your time at your day job working on several side gigs and posting inflammatory content on social media, then you might expect to get replaced by a robot or at least brace for a serious talk with your manager about a pay cut. But if you’re Elon Musk, you end up getting promised annual compensation worth $158 billion to keep you motivated.

Asia trade and the ASEAN summit

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will be held on May 7 to 8 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. The...

Shaping a safety culture

By Rachel Alvendia-Quero
Safety culture involves shared values, beliefs, and attitudes among organizational members in implementing safety policies and procedures. It is rooted in understanding human behavior...

Design and asymmetric war today

By Marian Pastor Roces
(Part One) Drones already shifted the odds against Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian war within months of the invasion of Ukrainian territory. After the Ukraine surprised Russia...
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