As the flood control telenovela drags on, each new revelation widens the circle of suspicion. The instinct is to rage; the wiser course is...

The morning of Oct. 7, 2023, set in process a series of events which have profoundly changed the Middle East. At the beginning of that...

WHATEVER happened to background music in public places? Does one even notice it in the malls or restaurants? (Is piped-in music still there?) When waiting for the order to be served, can you notice French songs being played in this Chinese restaurant? Of course, when the sound is too loud, elderly customers ask for it to be turned down — I can’t hear myself think.

As we saw in the last two columns in this series, Pope Leo XIV — true to the promise he made immediately after being elected Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church — has been issuing moral and ethical guidelines about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in today’s highly industrialized society (at the level of Industrial Revolution 4.0).

The Philippines, despite its own challenges, is on track to achieve upper middle-income status by the end of this year or in 2026 —...

How are Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) developers protecting their most vulnerable users? A string of dystopian headlines in the US about suicide and youth mental health has put mounting pressure on Silicon Valley, but we’re not seeing a similar wave of cases in China. Initial testing suggests that they may be doing something right, although it’s just as likely such cases would never see the light of day in China’s tightly controlled media environment.

Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 81-2025 was issued to reiterate guidelines on the deductibility of expenses under the Tax Code, and lists the following criteria:...

When billions of pesos — or dollars — are at stake, powerful criminal networks don’t just disappear. They adapt, scheme, and fight back. Every...

(Part One) No. But... Said one Filipino senator a couple of weeks ago: “Lahat naman corrupt, tanggapin niyo na lang. (We are all corrupt, just accept...

Last week, on Oct. 2 and 3, I attended the second “Philippines International Nuclear Supply Chain Forum 2025,” organized by the Department of Energy...

Last June, faculty members from the Department of Management and Organization at Ramon V. del Rosario College of Business conducted a workshop to review...

The economic consequences of the current federal government shutdown hinge critically on how long it lasts. If it is resolved quickly, the costs will...