Foreign policy is often an eclipsed subject in electoral campaigns. By its nature, it is reserved to the remit of the agents of the Foreign Affairs department, particularly the Chief Executive, who acts as its main architect. Despite this, there has been an increasing demand for transparency on foreign policies, particularly by members of the Senate, a body that is not directly involved in negotiations.

THERE’S NOTHING GOOD about the coronavirus pandemic, but maybe there can be collateral benefits. For example, it’s already forcing people to use the technology that everybody should have embraced already.

Advertising plays a crucial role in shaping consumer behavior, shopping habits and even cultural trends. Evidently, it wields significant influence over public opinion. Because...

One of the most exasperating traits of the Pinoy is his cavalier attitude regarding a basic rule of etiquette. For some strange reason, some...

IN ITS RECENT Regional Economic Outlook (REO), the IMF notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a turn for the worse in Asia since the spring, along with the region’s growth outlook.

Dear readers, I invite you to read this piece about my late mom-in-law, Priscila Santos Manalang, or Cil. While being sentimental is partly the reason why I’m writing this — the family recently commemorated her 103rd birth anniversary (birthdate: Jan. 20, 1919) — I write about her because of her continuing relevance to our times.

On April 11, the first trilateral leaders’ summit among the Philippines, United States and Japan will take place at the White House, to be...

VATICAN CITY — Russian Patriarch Kirill’s full-throated blessing for Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has splintered the worldwide Orthodox Church and unleashed an internal rebellion...

The national and international crises caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war, the economic slowdown in China, and the threat of economic recession should not be perceived as defining downturns in the second decade of the 21st century.

I am pleased to share with readers recent posts to GlobalSource Partners subscribers (globalsourcepartners.com) written by Christine Tang and me on the recent BSP cut in policy rates and on our concerns on public transportation and the T3 ( test, trace, and treat ) program.

The fabled Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade (1571 -1814) was an arduous voyage traversing rough waters, taking six to nine months to sail across the Pacific...

The national Association of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs) in Education (nACPAE) scheduled its 28^th Accounting Teachers’ Conference (ATC) for this summer. Had there been no COVID-19, the ATC working committee would have been at its busiest right now attending to both logistical and non-logistical matters in time for the opening ceremony on April 27. But until this quarantine is lifted and the situation approximates what it was before the pandemic, eager accounting teachers will have to wait until June or even longer.