GLOBAL INVESTORS are in for a treat. An extremely expensive game of one-upmanship is being played out in the semiconductor industry where the winners will look like heroes and the rest may not even survive. 

CAN RATINGS of political performance be accomplished with a small sample size to evaluate how the leader and his agencies are doing? How are...

The Senate is now working on the 2021 budget bill, deliberating on proposed changes to the version earlier approved by the House of Representatives. Towards the end of this month, lawmakers from both the Senate and the House are expected to meet and finalize all revisions to the bill, before approving it before the Christmas break.

THE Republican National Convention may be built around the cult of personality of Donald Trump, who is stronger, faster, smarter, richer, more magnanimous, truthful, and handsome than any human in history, but even the unparalleled glories of Trumpism are, in the end, mere reflections of the party’s true obsessions: persecution and aggression.

Cities must serve two purposes. They must serve as drivers of commerce and trade and also enhance the quality of life of its citizens.

McKinsey and Company recently made public its outlook for the Philippine economy from 2021 to 2023. It appears that the Philippines growth trajectory did not and will not resemble a V-, U-, or K-shaped line but one that resembles a long MMMM, albeit on an upward trend. Our new reality is that the economy will continue to grow but will always decelerate once a new variant of the COVID virus disrupts everyday life.

When someone suddenly zooms to power and fame, the newcomer becomes a newsmaker. The instant celebrity assumes an unmistakable aura of importance.

The pejorative argument has always been is that the Philippines is the only country in the world (aside from the Vatican) that doesn’t allow for divorce. The reply should be: So what? After all, 165 countries in the world don’t recognize same sex marriages and that fact is not raised against it. The bandwagon fallacy should therefore be recognized for what it is and truth — as a wise man once said — is never decided by majority opinion.

While I was the incumbent Chair of the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG), I had a short conversation with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...

The Maharlika Investment Fund has been the subject of much controversy after its swift passage in the House of Representatives. House Bill (HB) No....

Maternal mortality remains a significant public health concern in the Philippines. In 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated that approximately 2,600 women in the country die every year — seven each day — due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth.

When I think of the Philippine economy, I can’t help but think of contradictions, i.e., internally inconsistent or opposing elements at the same time.