Honor among hoodlums?
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
It is interesting to note that at the necrological services for former Senate President Edgardo Angara, Joseph Estrada and Gloria Arroyo, in whose presidencies...
Never mind the millionaires. Here’s advice from billionaires
By Barry Ritholtz
LAST MONTH, I described an e-mail that promised vast riches if I would adopt “The Millionaire Mind-set.”
This is the sort of silly...
Eight former Finance Secretaries support TRAIN 2
By Romeo L. Bernardo
In a remarkable show of support for the public good, eight former finance secretaries signed a statement of support for TRAIN package 2.
They are...
Positive and negative disruptions in the electricity market
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Last week, May 22, a BusinessWorld report said “DoE forecast for peak power demand exceeded on May 17” referring to 10,688 MW peak demand...
Cooly explaining inflation
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
Being the coordinator of Action for Economic Reforms (AER) or being an advocate, I have to cut a public persona. That means I write...
All mine to give: property rights
By Amelia H.C. Ylagan
Last week, Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio reiterated with even more indignant passion that the Philippine government should not give up rights in...
It’s China, not the Philippines, that has problems
By Jemy Gatdula
The big news last week was China showing off its ability to drop bombs over the Philippines, what with a reported H-6K bomber making...
After the Supreme Court — the Senate?
By Luis V. Teodoro
The newly elected president of the Senate has been accused of plagiarism, of disrespecting women, of cluelessness about the most pressing issues of public...
Coping
By Maria Victoria Rufino
A long spell far away from the madding crowd and the circus of politics is what we need. The past years have brought difficult...
Vietnam is a frontier market for good reason
By Shuli Ren
ANYONE visiting the vibrant and bustling metropolis that is Ho Chi Minh City would hesitate to call Vietnam a frontier market.
There are...
Urban mobility index and the transport disruption
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
As incomes rise around the world, they tend to stay within cities, urban hubs, and rural areas on the cusp of urbanization. Congestion follows...
Drinking plastic
By Marvin A. Tort
An item a couple of months ago in the online international edition of UK-based publication The Guardian had caught my eye: “WHO launches health...