Compassion, a leadership competency
By Raju Mandhyan
GROWING up in India, I went to a Zoroastrian School. It was a good school and as with most schools, it had...
A Federal Philippines: Does it make sense?
By Richard Javad Heydarian
Part 2
Reflecting on the French Revolution, British Philosopher Edmund Burke warned against the dangers of radical change. For him, gradual reform is always preferable...
The travails of a presidential spokesperson
By Greg B. Macabenta
In a moment of pique, I recently posted on social media that I always thought Harry Roque, spokesman of President Rodrigo Duterte, was “marunong”...
Our machismo politics
By Teresa S. Abesamis
United Nations-sponsored studies have concluded that Filipino women are among the most empowered of their kind in the world. So, I really cannot understand...
The Presidential veto in the passage of a law
By Madelene Ruth F. Salazar
Constitutions are the fundamental law of every nation. They put in place basic tenets and forms of government to be observed in the country....
Communist insurgency: An anathema to a stable business environment
By Jaime S. de los Santos
The theme of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) for 2018 is “Competing in the Age of Disruption.” Disruption will come from advancement...
Senate hearing on PCSO: bizarre and intriguing
By Oscar P. Lagman
In response to Senator Leila de Lima’s resolution calling for an inquiry in aid of legislation into how government agencies can perform their mandate...
Again, the political dynasties issue
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Again we listen, learn, and then wait for something to come out of those televised goings-on in the Legislature.
At the Senate hearing last week...
The swimsuit competition
By A. R. Samson
Nothing lasts forever, or even five years. It’s not just a change of management but simple boredom (can’t they come up with something new?)...
Inflation has become a bogeyman
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
The recent news that the inflation rate increased from 2.7% in January 2017 to 3.95% in January 2018 (year over year or YOY) raised...
The conversation has started for Metro Manila’s rejuvenation
By Andrew J. Masigan
Metro Manila is a city of extreme contradictions.
Existing side by side are communities overcome by poverty and squalor and an elite whose members live...
Distortions in TRAIN 1 should be corrected by TRAIN 2
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The new Philippine tax law, the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN), has reduced personal income tax but it also created new economic...