Burn more fuel to stop air travel cooking the planet
By David Fickling
AIRLINES aren’t always the best allies in the fight against climate change. But one place where they’re world leaders is in their fanatical drive...
Women empowerment
By Marvin Tort
A story in this paper yesterday caught my eye: “Women representation on boards of listed companies should be mandatory.” This was a position stated...
Coal, nuclear and economic growth
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
More countries have recently reported their second quarter (Q2) 2024 GDP performance. I can now update the performance for the first half (H1, Q1...
Questions and answers
By Tony Samson
QUESTIONS and answers are part of our daily lives. What are conversations and social interactions, after all, but a series of interrogative statements followed...
Food banking to alleviate hunger: Inspired by Pope Francis
By Bernardo M. Villegas
It was in 2013 that the world first learned about Pope Francis’ commitment to the urgent task of eradicating hunger when he visited the UN World Program. He gave the full support of the Catholic Church to eliminating hunger, especially among children all over the world.
To achieve energy security, balance is key
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
On Aug. 13, nine business groups released a joint statement expressing their support for the Department of Energy’s pursuit of a balanced energy mix,...
How to build a bucket list: Skip the Mona Lisa
By Howard Chua-Eoan
EVERYONE seems to have a bucket list. In fact, too many of us seem to have the same bucket list: Climb Mount Everest; see...
Silence is not an option
By Ma. Veronica S. Pine
Sexual harassment is a widespread concern and issue in the workplace. The prevalence of these incidents behooves employers to take decisive and prompt actions...
The high social cost of gambling proliferation
By Benito L. Teehankee
When I penned a column in 2013 expressing concerns about the Philippine government’s aggressive push to establish the country as a gambling hub, I...
Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com must win back Chinese consumers
By Catherine Thorbecke
EARNINGS REPORTS from Chinese tech companies last week should be a wake-up call for Beijing.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com, Inc. pulled out all...
MUP pension reform and ‘A’ credit ratings
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
One important fiscal news last week was the move by the Department of Finance (DoF) to review the pension system of military and uniformed...
The iron ore commodity boom is over
By Javier Blas
OIL, copper, soybeans and a handful of others monopolized the attention — but of all commodities, the humble lump of iron ore benefited the...













