Busting bottles

By Marvin A. Tort
We have had our “convenience” with bottled beverages for decades, or with plastic bottles in general, and I believe now is the time to...

Human rights and martial law

By Philip Ella Juico
Any discussion on human rights and the controversy generated by the slashing by the House of Representatives of the proposed budget of the Commission...

The game is on

By A. R. Samson
The UAAP season is not yet two weeks old, and the excitement is already building up. The effect of this seasonal madness on a...

Defining the market: a critical step in merger review

By Felice Suzanne D. Soria
The Philippine Competition Act (PCA) prohibits merger or acquisition agreements that substantially prevent, restrict or lessen competition in the relevant market. Thus, defining a relevant...

Five things you didn’t know about North Korea

By CNN correspondent Will Ripley ‘Secret State: Inside North Korea’ airs Saturday, September 16 at 1000 & 2000 HKT on CNN International  1. 5am sirens Every morning begins...

The investment and infrastructure challenges in implementing the 10-Point Agenda

By Victor C. Manhit
In the medium term, the government is aiming to reach an annual GDP growth of between 7% and 8%. These rates are higher than...

State power, brute force

By Teresa S. Abesamis
It is not difficult to tell if our Congressmen are ignoramuses or hoodlums, or both in the way they have been conducting themselves. First...

May angal, circa 2017?

By Greg B. Macabenta
I wrote a piece entitled “May Angal?” (meaning, Any Complaints) back in April, 2010 when the Filipino people felt they had enough of the...

Rethinking, Reforming the strategy

By Mario Antonio G. Lopez
No, this is not a response to Secretary Abella’s statement that our strategy in the war against illegal drugs needs to be rethought and...

Vox populi vox Dei?

By Emmanuel S. de Dios
It is a common misapprehension that the essence of democracy is sufficiently defined as the popular will expressed through elections or plebiscites and as...

Competing Against Risk: The Challenge for Corporate Governance in the 21st Century

By Ricardo Nicanor N. Jacinto
“There is clearly an intense focus on risk today. While risk management has been on the radar -- if not a priority -- for...

Clearing the air

By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
On the eve of the Sept. 21 protests against the Duterte regime, it has become necessary to clear the air of certain misconceptions as...