Powering the manufacturing sector
By Weslene Uy
During the first quarter of 2018, the industry sector was the fastest expanding supply-side growth driver, improving by 7.9% year on year. Manufacturing, in...
How to maintain a trademark registration
By Kurt T. Yeung
To maintain a trademark registration with the Philippine Intellectual Property Office (IPOPHL), the registrant must use the mark in commerce and submit a Declaration...
Global browning
By Greg B. Macabenta
The wedding of Prince Harry and bi-racial TV star, Meghan Markle, is a milestone in race relations as significant as the assumption of the...
Marawi one year ago and after
By Rafael M. Alunan III
Tomorrow, May 23, is the first anniversary of the Marawi siege. The battle began when Islamic State loyalists, the Maute group, supported by terrorists...
Why is there party politics?
By Arjan P. Aguirre
One usual mistake many people usually commit in making sense of “political party” is the irresponsible disregard of substantial distinctions between and among: what...
Guardians of political stability
By Jaime S. de los Santos
On March 22, during the celebration of the 124th Anniversary of the Philippine Army, former Commanding Generals across generations were honored with a parade...
The markets don’t care about your wants or needs
By Barry Ritholtz
YOU may have reasonable expectations of what you can expect from your investments during the coming years and decades. But regardless of...
Disruption in global economic power
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The past three decades showed major disruptions in global politics and economics. These include the fall of European socialism with the collapse of the...
Salamat, Ambassador Luis Calvo
By Andrew J. Masigan
MADRID -- This city never fails to take my breath away, not only for its old-word grandeur, but also for the history we share....
On inflation: Let them eat cake
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
“Let them eat cake” was supposedly uttered by Queen Marie Antoinette when the peasants stormed the Bastille, asking for bread for their hunger, in...
Another EDSA 2
Calixto V. Chikiamco
Last May 11, the Supreme Court, voting 8-6, ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on the basis of the quo warranto case filed by...
Good Times, Uncertain Times: A Time to Prepare
By Yongzheng Yang
AS WE note in our recently released Regional Economic Outlook (REO), the Asia-Pacific region remains the main engine of the global economy,...