TRAIN, inflation, and PPP
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“It is vain to talk of the interest of the community, without understanding what is the interest of the individual.” -- Jeremy Bentham (1748-1834,...
Government messaging needs improvement
By Andrew J. Masigan
How can I describe government’s style of messaging?
Certain adjectives come to mind -- pompous, high-handed, defensive, antagonistic, divisive, confusing. This is true not only...
Grab grabs Uber
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Uber is over.
Could even the motu propio review by the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) on April 2 of the acquisition by Grab Holdings, Inc....
What we can learn from the lives of people who use drugs
By Patrick Angeles
Two years have passed since the Rodrigo Duterte administration intensified the anti-drug campaign. But the war on drugs itself has gone on for decades...
Trump’s tariffs and the death of the global economy
By Jemy Gatdula
In the world of international trade, it would appear that March -- not April -- is the cruelest month. It (more specifically the 8th...
Two countries called Philippines
By Luis V. Teodoro
There are two countries that go by the name “Philippines.” The real, historical one is home to the Filipino millions, nearly half of whom...
Beyond the realm of logic
By Maria Victoria Rufino
The famous Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dali was the ultimate dreamer. He created his melting clocks series, floating objects such as a crystal decanter with...
Raise your hands
By A. R. Samson
To lift energy levels including their own, performers and lecturers who also feel like rock stars, usually at the middle of the routine when...
Tourism, casinos, and Boracay
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“Every man has a property in his own person. This nobody has a right to, but himself.”
-- John Locke (1632-1704,
considered the father of classical...
We need good retail jobs
By Benito L. Teehankee
Last week, a Facebook post with several pictures of the terrible conditions in the employee locker and rest rooms at a well-known Makati City...
Lowest ever energy bids and leveling the playing field
By Sara Jane Ahmed
MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) recently received the lowest ever bid to build new wind capacity in the Philippines at P3.50 per...
Have you ever wrestled with humor?
By Raju Mandhyan
I bet you have more than once struggled and wrestled with humor.
You know it is important. You know as a trainer, speaker...