Hong Kong brokers are already reading from Beijing’s script
THE national security law China imposed on Hong Kong last week will damage civil liberties with long jail sentences and grant immunity to Chinese agents working in the territory. For investors who depend on the city as a financial center, though, there may be an extra sting in the tail.
Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink
By Menchie Ann V. Canlas
When you ask people why the area from the Pampanga River basin to Manila Bay is often flooded, most of them will cite poor...
Multi-party arbitrations in the Philippines
By John Frederick E. Derije
Multi-Party Arbitration is an arbitration involving at least three parties. In the Philippines, various dispute resolution institutions categorically include in their rules of procedure...
Should there be ‘independent directors’ in the GOCC sector?
By Cesar L. Villanueva
While I was the incumbent Chair of the Governance Commission for GOCCs (GCG), I had a short conversation with Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...
When we come of age, we search our soul
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
It was Rudyard Kipling who once wrote that if we can think and not make thoughts our aim, or if we can meet with...
To tackle climate change, the (industrial) heat is on
CLIMATE CHANGE has become big news recently -- and rightly so. Scientists have delivered important reports about its urgent dangers, political leaders have made pledges to fight it, and youth climate activists have marched in the streets and marked our consciences. This is all for the good. New ideas about electric vehicles, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture and adaptation will enrich the conversation about climate action.