A private equity rebound remains elusive
By Usman Akhtar, Sebastien Lamy, and Lachlan McMurdo
ASIA-PACIFIC private equity (PE) markets plunged again in 2023 as investors fretted about slowing economic growth, high interest rates, and volatile public stock markets....
Name recall and art
By Maria Victoria Rufino
The spirit of creative genius is in every work. An artwork is a child of the mind or the spirit. The artist is a...
On Philippine-American Friendship Day we celebrate a year of historic achievements
By MaryKay Carlson
On the Fourth of July – US Independence Day and Philippine-American Friendship Day – we look back on what the US-Philippine partnership...
Ancient Rome survived high inflation. We can too
By Daniel Moss
WORRIED that inflation is coming down too gradually? The Romans had a not-so-subtle solution: Anyone suspected of ratcheting up prices faced execution. If you’re...
Tax on single-use plastic bags
By Marvin Tort
The Department of Finance (DoF) wants Congress to pass within a year a law on taxing the sale of single-use plastic bags to retailers....
Coal power and the Meralco CSP
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
This week two groups attempted to advance their degrowth and blackout agenda with their nefarious lobbying. The London-based renewables lobby group Ember-Climate called out...
A matter of luck
By Tony Samson
THERE are just some people who believe in good fortune and avoiding its negative version. Even in house construction there are rules on the...
Church teachings on sustainable mining: Shared responsibility
By Bernardo M. Villegas
The final chapter of the encyclical Laudato Si focuses on the primordial importance of environmental education. Here, every single individual must be involved, especially the young. This education has to affect actions and daily habits, the reduction of water consumption, the sorting of waste, and even turning off unnecessary lights and, among the well-to-do, air-conditioning units.
Aiming for food security in a challenging environment
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
When Filipinos talk about putting food on the table, they often consider the cost of bringing food, from the source, through various channels, and...
Election distress
By Teresa S. Abesamis
Comelec Chair George Garcia, the former campaign manager of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., has gone on television to explain the features of the Korean-brand...
Engaging individual independent contractors in the Philippines
By Neptali B. Salvanera
Contracting out of services is recognized and allowed under Articles 106-109 of the Philippine Labor Code. These provisions are implemented by Department of Labor...
Continuing policy reforms in tax and business
By Raymond A. Abrea
Aside from the economic climate or the various fiscal and non-fiscal incentives that the country offers, another reason to invest in the Philippines is...