Time for cleanup: Why President Marcos urgently needs fiscal reforms
By Dhelyn Dela Cruz and Pia Rodrigo
Today is President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA). One of the issues he is anticipated to address is the...
Eco-political storms and floods
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
When President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. left on July 20, for an official visit to the US, Typhoon Crising was huffing her fury across the...
Adult vaccination: A strategic investment in people’s health
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Nearly 64% of Filipinos are part of the workforce, powering the economy, supporting families, and sustaining communities. Protecting their health is not only a...
Change of heart, or getting real?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
We monitored, and even took notes of, the several Supreme Court oral arguments on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) issue, that because of...
A green agenda for the new Congress: 10 laws the Philippines must enact now
By Ron F. Jabal
As a new Congress convenes, the Philippines continues to find itself battling the impact of the global climate crisis.
Stop politicizing virtue, fix the economy
RECENTLY, the proposed Parents Welfare Bill surfaced in Congress. This bill seeks to “further strengthen filial responsibility and to make it a criminal offense in case of flagrant violation thereof.”
‘Mr. Japan’ bends the knee — and falls on his sword
“MR. JAPAN” finally has his trade deal, after three months of talks. It looks like it will be his final act.
Trump’s 19% tariff on the Philippines is a clarion call for structural reform
DONALD TRUMP’s threatened 20% tariff on Philippine exports — now negotiated down to 19% — has landed with painful clarity.
Tweaking financial regulations
By Marvin Tort
For the first time in Philippine banking history, digital bank deposits have breached the P100-billion mark. This, in my opinion, is a significant milestone....
Monsoon rains, a climate-related budget, and coal energy
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The ongoing southwest monsoon or habagat has resulted in a “classless society” — there have been no classes from the elementary level to college...
Supporting cast
By Tony Samson
IN PHOTOS of high-profile events like the inauguration of a bridge or the launch of a digital product, there are often, at the edges,...
Following the footsteps of Vietnam
By Bernardo M. Villegas
(Part 1)
A Philippine delegation of 42 agribusiness entrepreneurs and academics traveled to Ho Chi Minh from June 24 to 27 to observe best practices...