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...
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...