The franchise and strategic responsibility of distribution utilities
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
Remember that unfortunate outage on Panay Island last year, which led to a staggering P3.8 billion in economic losses?
That incident serves as a reminder...
Digital campaign wars: How social media, influencers, and AI will shape the 2025 elections
By Donald Lim
With the 2025 Philippine midterm elections just three weeks away, the political landscape is no longer defined solely by traditional campaign sorties, tarpaulins, motorcades,...
LGUs’ share in foreign investments
By Aaron Arwin C. Cheng
The Constitution requires Government to promote the preferential use and adopt measures to enhance the competitiveness of Filipino labor, domestic materials, and locally produced...
How will a new pope be chosen? An expert explains the conclave
by THE CONVERSATION
Following the death of Pope Francis, we’ll soon be seeing a new leader in the Vatican. The conclave – a strictly confidential...
The Philippines’ logistics challenge: Charting pathways forward
By Alfredo E. Pascual
Historically celebrated for its remarkable beauty and biodiversity, the Philippines’ archipelagic geography has emerged as a critical economic challenge. Today, logistics costs consume an...
Political song and dance
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
Asked by a broadcast political commentator what he thought of President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.’s senatorial slate for the 2025 midterm elections, former Senate President...
Nuclear energy for sustained growth
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
This week I am attending two important energy fora. First is the “Power 101: Energy Security in times of La Niña and El Niño”...
Rate cuts anyone? Anyone? Ferris Bueller’s tariff lesson
By Daniel Moss
IT’S DISCOMFORTING to see the men and women who have saved the global economy numerous times be so flummoxed by the trade war. Even...
An alternative view of foreign aid
By Victor S. Limlingan
The downsizing of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID by President Donald Trump has prompted The Economist to publish several articles...
Another Supreme Court petition?
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
Perhaps at no other time in its history has the Supreme Court (SC) been embroiled in successive related cases that grip the public’s attention...
The dollar’s monopoly in payments will soon be history
By Andy Mukherjee
THE social-media video where Donald Trump’s AI avatar is making Nike sneakers may be just a spoof on the US president’s quixotic bid to...
Building a resilient primary healthcare system for the Philippines
By Teodoro B. Padilla
A strong and efficient primary healthcare system — accessible, timely, and affordable — is one of the clearest indicators of a nation’s commitment to...