Maute Terror in Marawi: a maritime security concern
By Alma Maria O. Salvador
The Maute-Abu Sayyaf (ASG)-led terrorism that besieges Marawi City, in the province of Lanao del Sur in Mindanao is connected to the issue of...
When the union, politicians, and media gang up on you
By Greg B. Macabenta
There’s a joke among Pinoy grandparents in America: The reason for their existence is in order to perform their apos-tolate -- a pun that...
Overworked by overtime
Alvin Neil A. Gutierrez
I just recently came home from a conference in Japan, but what I brought home are not souvenirs, nor lessons from the conference. What...
Mocha, Ariana, and free college education
By Filomeno S. Sta Ana III
Mocha Uson does not need an introduction.
But a rule in journalism is not to assume that a reader is familiar with a public figure....
Building partnerships in ASEAN and beyond
By Junie S. del Mundo
This year, ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) marks its 50th year in a markedly different world, where the headwinds of protectionism blow strong....
One year after
By Mario Antonio G. Lopez
A year ago I wrote a post on Facebook about my initial thoughts on the incoming Rodrigo R. Duterte administration. As a person I...
Do you need to react to everything?
By A. R. Samson
What is social media after all but a lot of people chatting and wanting their conversations (or rants) overheard by near-strangers who can jump...
The Great Infrastructure Debate
By Romeo L. Bernardo
Our latest report for GlobalSource Partners (globalsourcepartners.com), a subscriber based global network of independent analysts, dove into the issue of projects funded via Public-Private...
Weak internal control systems in banks
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Corp. (Metrobank) filed a joint complaint-affidavit with the Department of Justice (DoJ) dated July 24 against Metrobank’s head of Corporate...
Marcos’s election protest: Who really wins?
By Andrew J. Masigan
THE debate continues as to whether the electoral protest of Bongbong Marcos is one with real merit or pursued solely to...
A memo from Mike Marasigan
A FEW months after joining BusinessWorld in May 1989, Hernani “Nani” P. de Leon received a memo from a young editor.
It was from Michael...
In the aftermath of the Marawi Crisis and with martial law, what to do...
Yellow Pad
Ed Quitoriano
The November 2009 Ampatuan Massacre was too big and too heinous to be ignored.
In the aftermath, martial law in Maguindanao was declared....