Of daylight saving time and flexible exchange rates: The Role of the Peso in...
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
LAST Sunday, New Zealand and Samoa just switched from standard time to daylight saving time (DST). In the next few weeks,...
A PSA on the Public Services Act
By Victor C. Manhit
The World Economic Forum (WEF) released its 2017-2018 edition of the Global Competitiveness Index last week, and the results are hardly surprising. The Philippines’...
The Philippines and The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
By Andrew J. Masigan
Immediately after taking his seat in the White House, President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum to formally withdraw US participation from the Trans-Pacific...
Teacher’s job: Unlocking human potential
By Teresa S. Abesamis
One of my first jobs after college was as a high school and college instructor in Baybay, Leyte at a school run by Franciscan...
Mueller, Morales, Dotard, and Duterte
By Greg B. Macabenta
The similarities are too striking to ignore.
Both US President Donald Trump (whom North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un called a “dotard”) and President Rodrigo Duterte...
ASEAN — What’s in it for you?
By Pacita U. Juan
Still many people think ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) is about traffic, cancellation of work and classes, and just like the flak APEC...
September 21 rally a flop
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
Thousands of Filipinos went out to the streets last Sept. 21 in what may be considered the biggest demonstration of dissent to President Rodrigo...
Authoritarian creep (pun intended)*
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
When President Rodrigo Duterte says something really outrageous then it backfires or he is proven to be lying or at least dissembling, he uses...
Spending can be discretionary
By A. R. Samson
The costs of maintaining a certain lifestyle often fall in the realm of what economists call “discretionary spending.” This differentiates it from cost-of-living items...
Bye bye, Build Build Build?
By Romeo L. Bernardo
The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) has been billed as the administration’s flagship legislation for achieving sustainable seven percent growth, generating investments...
Brother against brother
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Dark beneath this white --
Thoughts curdle the mind;
I was lost, searching among ghosts.
Where have you been, my brother,
What springs have you tasted,
What mountains have...
Is the customer always right?
By A. R. Samson
All sales and marketing seminars preach the gospel that the customer is king. Companies die without him. He pays everyone’s salary, including the CEO’s....