Made in China
By Luis V. Teodoro
In the aftermath of President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to China, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar announced the availability in that country...
Chance and risk
By Maria Victoria Rufino
One cannot predict how things will turn out. Although one plans and strategizes for the future, there are not guarantees.
Prudent and cautious individuals prefer...
Advocates for rent
By A. R. Samson
A crowd on the scene, rallying for a cause or defending an embattled individual, raising placards (SALN? So what!) with a designated spokesperson ready...
Intellectual property rights in East Asia
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The degree of wealth and economic size of East Asian economies generally correlate with their degree of private property rights protection, both physical and...
The business of privacy
By Brian C. Gozun
Our data in this age of social media have never been so ubiquitous. Our personal information is readily available on sites such as Facebook,...
Regulating vaping
By Marvin A. Tort
Several studies have been made public since the start of the year indicating that “vaping” or the use of e-cigarettes, as a substitute for...
Exposing yourself through public speaking
By Raju Mandhyan
I masticated a bit over the title of this article but came to a conclusion that, that is what I mean and...
Marking one year of Build, Build, Build
By Weslene Uy
During the Boao Forum held in China last week, President Duterte said that the country’s Build, Build, Build (BBB) program will provide the solid...
The TRAIN in the eyes of the DoF and BIR
By Eric R. Recalde
The law cannot just be gauged on the basis of its provision. One should consider how its administrator views it. It should be recalled...
A biased Supreme Court, threat to our fragile democracy
By Teresa S. Abesamis
Unless The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) reverses itself on its position that a resolution issued in Year 2010 stipulating...
How Duterte compares with Trump on dictatorial tendencies
By Greg B. Macabenta
I came upon a very interesting article in Foreign Policy Magazine written by Stephen M. Walt, a professor of international relations at Harvard University,...
Board Qualifications and Disqualifications: The Fit and Proper Rule
By Cesar L. Villanueva
The GOCC Governance Act mandates that the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG) shall formally issue a “Fit and Proper Rule” as “the standards for...