The Wild, Wild West Wing
By Greg B. Macabenta
The West Wing of the White House is where the office of the president of the United States is located, along with other executive...
Philippine Corporate Governance Regimes
By Dean Cesar L. Villanueva
THERE is a public perception that the system of corporate governance (CG) in the private sector is of “superior standard” when compared with public...
Considering the role of voice and choice in Charter change
By Maria Elissa J. Lao
It seems the Philippines has reached another juncture in its slow march towards political development, with the most recent debate on Charter change (including...
The unfinished revolution
By Rafael M. Alunan III
So here we are, 32 years later after those four fateful days in February 1986 that began as a revolt and then morphed into...
Do we buy what celebrities sell?
By A. R. Samson
Companies sometimes employ celebrities to sell their products. This expensive marketing approach has often been used with little regard to its effectiveness in the...
Opportunities from the Tobacco Tax Inclusion in TRAIN
By Arjay Mercado
One unexpected development in the passage of Republic Act (RA) 10963 or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law was the last-minute...
A bad joke
By Andrew J. Masigan
Jaws dropped when President Duterte said that China should turn the Philippines into a Chinese province. These words were said during the President’s speech...
Solar insecurity, energy stability, and affordability
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
“When PV Solar rely on up to 67% of revenues from subsidies, the state becomes a counter-party that is critical to sustaining the firm’s...
The People Power that was
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Feb. 25, 2018 was a public holiday. No big deal, it was a Sunday anyway. It has been 32 years since People Power wrested...
A matter of rights
By Jemy Gatdula
(The following constitutes part of the notes of my talk at the US Embassy on Thursday, February 2018, on The Nature of Rights and...
No better time than never
By Luis V. Teodoro
Former chief justice Reynato Puno says this is the “better time” to shift to a federal form of government. He didn’t say what he...
Form
By Maria Victoria Rufino
In the material world, form is everything. Substance is only incidental. The packaging of a product or a person is more important than quality.
In...