Goodman Richard
By Marvin A. Tort
Last Monday morning, I had the privilege and the pleasure to board the US Navy amphibious ship USS Bonhomme Richard, which was anchored in...
Why do consumers buy?
By Jose Luis C. Legaspi
I love rock and roll. As Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones wrote, “I can’t get no satisfaction, I can’t get...
The new 21st Century ‘Great Game’ in East Asia
By Renato Cruz de Castro
Prior to US President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2017, East Asia was on edge, unsure of whether the Obama administration’s strategic pivot...
Lessons from The Post
By Teresa S. Abesamis
Steven Spielberg’s sense of timing is clearly remarkable. We have the press in the US under siege from the White House with charges of...
Fighting fake news with fake news
By Greg B. Macabenta
Communications Secretary Martin Andanar recently announced the launching of a satellite network, ostensibly to deliver the news directly to the far-flung barangays. The objective:...
Overtaxed corporations?
By Christianne Mae C. Balili
In today’s business community, corporations abound and are still growing in number. In many cases, entrepreneurs opt to conduct business as a corporate entity...
The promise of change always turns into restoration and preservation
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
“For one brief shining moment Filipinos from all walks of life set aside their walls of division and came together for a common purpose...
The Corporate Governance System for the GOCC sector compared with that for PHCs
By Cesar L. Villanueva
The GOCC (government-owned and controlled corporation) Governance Act formally defines “Board of Directors/Trustees” as “the governing body that exercises the corporate powers of a...
Oh, it was nothing
By A. R. Samson
No national trait is more endearing than modesty. It routinely attributes even clearly personal triumphs to sheer luck, divine intervention, and the support of...
TRAIN, inflation, and emerging DOE price control
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
More countries are reporting their January 2018 inflation rate and it is becoming clearer that majority of them have reigned in the inflationary pressure...
Drink (tax) responsibly
By Madeiline Joy Aloria
The recently passed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law raised excise taxes imposed on products such as sugar-sweetened beverages, cigarettes, and coal....
Barriers to entry for the third telecom
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Mobile phone subscriptions have reportedly reached 119 million when the total population is at 101 million, meaning a 117% penetration rate (many people have...