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....
Tolling the bells
Vantage Point
Luis V. Teodoro
President Rodrigo Duterte is absolutely right. The Balangiga bells, seized by United States Army soldiers from the Catholic church of Balangiga...
Conservatism means being right
Being Right
Jemy Gatdula
Last year I had the good fortune of meeting Lee Edwards at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. The meeting was kindly...
Uber, Grab, and the law
By Jay-r C. Ipac
THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) recent encounters with ride-sharing applications, Uber and Grab, generally drew flak from the...
Sugar tax and health alarmism
My Cup Of Liberty
Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“To what extent will the poor merely replace more expensive colas and 3-in-1 coffee with unsafe sugared water...
Sugar-free but high-fat?
Static
Marvin A. Tort
I have been grappling with blood-sugar issues in the last 14 years, although I have never been diagnosed as a diabetic. “Borderline,”...
Business school vs the school of hard knocks
The View from Taft
Patrick Adriel H. Aure
A few weeks ago, a very good friend and former Lasallian classmate of mine invited me to be...
The new Tesla is great, but it isn’t progress
By Tyler Cowen
IT is a nice looking car.
Tesla, Inc.’s new electric car has debuted to rave reviews; one writer called it “the most important car in...
Rule of law or of men
Grassroots & Governance
Teresa S. Abesamis
Following the EDSA Revolution, when we overthrew the authoritarian Marcos regime, President Corazon Aquino quickly set about the task of...