Pope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose the Chicago native and Augustinian...
The Conversation
by Joanne M. Pierce, Professor Emerita of Religious Studies, College of the Holy Cross
When the 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on May 8,...
After May 12: Sitting on our blisters
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
Those colorful advisories we often read in social media do make sense when we should consider some guideposts on May 12. For instance, we...
Senatorial race: Perceptions of Metro Manila informal sector workers
WHAT do the Informal Sector (IS) workers think about the forthcoming senatorial race? Why did we choose them for the study? Because they comprise approximately half of the Philippine workforce.
How Asia can revolutionize its food systems — before it’s too late
ASIA faces a paradox: home to over half the world’s undernourished, but also the most vibrant economies, where agrifood systems employ 40% of the workforce.
Musings on serenity
By Maria Victoria Rufino
Why do people travel? (Or daydream about it when physical travel is not possible?)
One needs to shift to low gear and shut out everything...
Hopeless?
By Wilfredo G. Reyes
“We’re doomed,” one economist friend remarked on social media — half in jest, I guess — as the latest Functional Literacy, Education, and Mass...
Bilibid or not in Mindoro
By Marvin Tort
About a year ago, the Department of Justice (DoJ) formed a group to take the lead in constructing new prisons for people convicted of...
Business isn’t just about growth — Do you have a scaling mindset?
By RJ Ledesma
If you’ve ever bought anything from Laz Mall or Shopee Mall — and who hasn’t? — you’ve bought from Steve Sy’s Great Deals. Unknown...
Canceled meetings
By Tony Samson
CORPORATE MEETINGS are set at least two weeks in advance, checking on the availability of the participants. The occasion of online meetings, even in...
Digital transformation in Philippine agribusiness: The scarcity and glut of tomatoes
By Bernardo M. Villegas
A major part of Industrialization 4.0 is Data Analytics and Data Science. JT Solis, CEO of Mayani, went straight to the point at the Forum on Digital Transformation by referring to the huge data deficit that exists in the Philippine agribusiness sector.
Elections are always a critical juncture in a nation’s history
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Filipinos only have a few remaining days before the elections on May 12. By this time, we should already have a firm idea, if...
Pope Francis: Catolico Abierto
By Teresa S. Abesamis
Having been a “lapsed” Catholic for many years, it was Pope Francis who inspired me to go back to the Catholic Church. I had...