Dick Van Dyke credits his longevity to his positive outlook — and research says...
By Jolanta Burke
Dick Van Dyke, the legendary American actor and comedian who starred in classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, turned 100...
The hard truth behind the US-Indo Pacific strategy
MOST of the world knows how to respond to the US’ new National Security Strategy. As my colleague Marc Champion has written, Russia loves it. Liberal Europeans are dismayed, and the Gulf monarchies overjoyed.
Corruption and state capture
By Nathan Gilbert Quimpo
In corruption studies, a field largely unheralded in the Philippines, there is a concept with growing global impact that has not drawn much attention...
The fascist performer
By Marian Pastor Roces
Methinks it’s wise to resist drawing similarities between fascists, say, Rodrigo Duterte with Donald Trump. Context matters: cultural, economic, and historical specifics make for...
Filipinos with multiple myeloma deserve a more holistic healthcare system
By Teodoro B. Padilla
Every year, an estimated 932 Filipinos are diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the blood that develops in plasma cells found in the...
A risk-conscious pause for monetary policy?
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) finds itself at a delicate juncture as 2025 draws to a close. Inflation has slowed dramatically, settling at...
A Tale of Two Systems
By Monalisa C. Dimalanta
“The law of all progress” does not refer to a statute in our books or a particular scientific or economic principle. The concept is...
Big Tech always gets its way with this White House
By Dave Lee
IS THE White House’s artificial intelligence policy America First or simply Silicon Valley First? After this week, I’m leaning sharply towards the latter. It’s...
Why some countries stay happier
By Reynaldo C Lugtu, Jr.
y wife and I arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark on a gray afternoon after a business trip in Paris, expecting the usual European chill, yet...
AI and Philippines’ economic strategic directions
By Cesar Polvorosa, Jr.
(First of two parts)
THE economist Joseph Schumpeter observed that especially capitalist economies climbed to the next stage of development by adopting new technologies. The...
NBA Cup semis
By Anthony L. Cuaycong
For two years, the NBA Cup quarterfinals provided the Knicks with their version of Groundhog Day: a promising start to the tournament derailed by...
Messaging, messaging…
By Wilfredo G. Reyes
Okay, that was some relief for a change.
Malacañang, in a meeting of the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) last Tuesday, asked leaders of both...