Memories of UP ‘masa’ dorm
By Rolando T. Dy
Yakal is a dorm in UP Diliman. It was a “masa” dorm as it had double-deck beds good for four. It was known...
No more ‘business as usual’ for electricity in the Philippines
By Eddie O’ Connor
AS the economy in the Philippines continues to grow, energy demand races ahead. Recent analysis by the Asia Development Bank and...
Instituting bayanihan in governance and policy making
By May Zuleika Salao and Michael Henry Ll.Yusingco
EVERY Filipino has been taught that bayanihan is the indigenous cultural phenomenon of community solidarity. It is...
Endo and Manufacturing
By Raul V. Fabella
HB 6908 or “An Act Strengthening the Security of Tenure of Workers” was approved on third reading by the House of Representatives. It proposes...
Fixing unfairness of incentives and more in TRAIN 2
By Karla Michelle Yu
In our engagement with the private sector with regard to the second package of the comprehensive tax reform, I often hear a similar view...
North and South Korea: Blood brothers
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and President Moon Jae-in of South Korea met on April 27 in Panmunjom in the center of the heavily...
Consumer choice in electricity supply and prices
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
In several statistics comparing electricity prices in Asia, the Philippines often ranks as the third most expensive in Asia next to Japan, Singapore, or...
Rights and Consequences
By Jemy Gatdula
To paraphrase John Henry Newman: we have rights precisely because we have responsibilities.
From the moment of our conception, as rational creatures oriented towards integral...
Just for laughs
By Luis V. Teodoro
The gulf between what President Rodrigo Duterte says and what he does is raising already dangerous levels of cynicism about government and governance even...
Boracay thoughts
By Maria Victoria Rufino
On Earth Week, we think about the environment and how fragile the global ecosystems are. Close to our hearts is the island paradise that...
You are invited to jump in
By A. R. Samson
Word wars in the analog age were a relatively slow spectator sport. A game of “he-said-she-said” boosts a slow news day, with its recorded...
An Open Letter from the De La Salle Brothers
By Jose Mari Jimenez
In an open letter dated April 19, 2018, Br. Jose Mari Jimenez FSC, Auxiliary Visitor for the Philippines and de facto head of the...