Philippines’ coal ‘over-dependence’ could lead to massive power rate hike, groups say
By Alanah Torralba
Environmental think tank groups are warning of massive power rate hikes due to imminent financial losses resulting from stranded assets of new...
ASEAN and returning to Internal Security
By Victor C. Manhit
Could Southeast Asia be turning the page on its inter-state disputes to focus on its internal ones? This is one theme that emerged from...
Two investigations, two different prospects
By Greg B. Macabenta
It’s fascinating comparing the way the investigation of alleged wrong-doing by the Presidents of the Philippines and the United States, Rodrigo Duterte and Donald...
Revisiting the fiduciary duties of the board of directors and management
By Cesar L. Villanueva
Among the essential features of an effective corporate governance (CG) regime would be the proper designation of the agency in the corporate setting that...
Why tax deductions are stupid (And why we love them)
By Justin Fox
Here is the basic argument against using tax deductions to encourage certain behavior -- in this case, buying houses. It’s from the...
For meritorious work or bounty?
By Mario Antonio G. Lopez
The Philippine National Police Peace & Order Agenda for Transformation and Upholding the Rule of Law (P.A.T.R.O.L. Plan) is designed to transform the PNP...
Do you like my hair?
By A. R. Samson
Even when it’s clear your opinion won’t change anybody’s mind, it is still sought as if it could. And does it really matter if...
US energy policies and implications in Asia and Philippines
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Energy means development. It is not possible to have fast growth in all sectors -- agriculture, manufacturing and services -- and sustain it without...
That Facebook quiz might not be so innocent
By Kara Alaimo
THE recent disclosures that Russians bought ads from Facebook, Google and Twitter to target US voters in 2016 have left lawmakers investigating...
Two steps forward, one step back
By Calixto V. Chikiamco
In December last year, I wrote a column “One Step Forward, Two Steps Back,” describing the uneven progress six months into the Duterte administration....
Rejecting foreign aid
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
It was coming. With President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s well-known distaste for the European Union (EU) and its unsolicited advice on human rights violations in...
Lunch with the Yellow Pad: What is UHC?
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
This time, I try to write differently, patterned after the Financial Times weekly column called “Lunch with the FT,” an institution of what probably...