Crowding in private sector to boost infrastructure dev’t
By Surya Bagchi
IN the world of infrastructure, the funding deficit is a well-established fact. Asia needs US$26 trillion by 2030 for new buildouts, and...
Five sensible ideas for meetings
By Raju Mandhyan
THE whole world is constantly participating in meetings. “Let’s have a meeting,” “I am in a meeting,” “Call you right back after...
Will Singapore’s chairmanship arrest ASEAN’s strategic relegation?
By Renato Cruz de Castro
Since 2010, the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have voiced their collective concern over the growing tension in the...
Lighting a candle in Duterte’s darkness
By Greg B. Macabenta
Several years ago, then-Speaker Jose de Venecia spoke before the Filipino community at the Philippine Consulate in San Francisco. Expectedly, he gave a glowing...
It’s complicated: The Relationship between Federalism, Development, and Democracy
By Anne Lan K. Candelaria
The viewpoint that binds federalism, development, and democratization is heavily linked to neoliberal economics where, in broad terms, the preference is less of government...
Technophobia
By Reynaldo C. Lugtu, Jr.
One of the greatest minds, Stephen Hawking, before he passed away, warned us anew on the dangers of artificial intelligence (AI). In several interviews,...
Not a new jockey, Mr. President, NFA needs to retire
By Ramon L. Clarete
The NFA reverts back to the Office of the Secretary of Agriculture. Through the years, administrative control of the NFA has shifted between the...
Transforming our political culture and mind-set
By Rafael M. Alunan III
The political season is upon us. This May we will hold our barangay and SK elections. Next May, the mid-term elections will be for...
The Supreme Court: A dictator?
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
The majority of the Supreme Court Justices are turning the Court into a dictator. They are making the Supreme Court the absolute ruler.
We must...
The political side of business
By A. R. Samson
Because companies too are made up of people jostling for power and craving recognition and a share of the goodies, they have much in...
Increasing potential growth is vital to sustain Philippine momentum
By Andrew J. Masigan
One thing I appreciate about being a member of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is having access to inside information otherwise inaccessible to the...
Fare control and surge cap are wrong
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“The consumers force all those engaged in production to comply with their orders.... It makes competition work. He who best serves the consumers profits...