Guardians of political stability
By Jaime S. de los Santos
On March 22, during the celebration of the 124th Anniversary of the Philippine Army, former Commanding Generals across generations were honored with a parade...
The markets don’t care about your wants or needs
By Barry Ritholtz
YOU may have reasonable expectations of what you can expect from your investments during the coming years and decades. But regardless of...
Disruption in global economic power
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The past three decades showed major disruptions in global politics and economics. These include the fall of European socialism with the collapse of the...
Salamat, Ambassador Luis Calvo
By Andrew J. Masigan
MADRID -- This city never fails to take my breath away, not only for its old-word grandeur, but also for the history we share....
On inflation: Let them eat cake
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
“Let them eat cake” was supposedly uttered by Queen Marie Antoinette when the peasants stormed the Bastille, asking for bread for their hunger, in...
Another EDSA 2
Calixto V. Chikiamco
Last May 11, the Supreme Court, voting 8-6, ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on the basis of the quo warranto case filed by...
Good Times, Uncertain Times: A Time to Prepare
By Yongzheng Yang
AS WE note in our recently released Regional Economic Outlook (REO), the Asia-Pacific region remains the main engine of the global economy,...
It’s not just about Sereno
By Luis V. Teodoro
The unprecedented removal through quo warranto proceedings of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno from her post isn’t only about her, or solely about the...
Road to Jerusalem
By Jemy Gatdula
Of course, Donald Trump always gets the media’s pummeling.
One would think the simple act of choosing where the embassy should be located is a...
Notes on ‘Journeys on a Galleon’
By Maria Victoria Rufino
The fabled Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade (1571 -1814) was an arduous voyage traversing rough waters, taking six to nine months to sail across the Pacific...
Disruption, inflation, and taxation
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“Disruptors tend to be successful in three ways: (1) They dramatically lower historic prices through new cost structures…”
-- Accenture, “Disruption need not be an...
Gardens required
By Marvin A. Tort
Way back post-war, I was told, public schools taught practical skills like carpentry; maintained school gardens planted to vegetables; and put students in “junior...