The Geopolitics of the Hague Ruling on the South China Sea Dispute
Thinking Beyond Politics -- Renato Cruz De Castro
On 12 July 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its long-awaited ruling on the protracted dispute...
A realistic view of Philippine-American relations
Ad Lib -- Greg B. Macabenta
With the observance of Philippine-American Friendship Day last July 4, and the current “tentative” state of relations between the...
Geopolitics takes back seat in oversupplied oil markets
By Mriganka Jaipuriyar
THE MIDDLE EAST witnessed two major geopolitical events in June -- a diplomatic crisis that left Qatar isolated and a regime change...
Nationwide martial law more imminent with Supreme Court ruling
To Take A Stand
Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
I wrote in this space last May 30 that martial law throughout the country is coming. This expectation...
A SONA cum budget road show
Corporate Watch
Amelia H. C. Ylagan
Headline news last week announced that President Rodrigo R. Duterte approved his Cabinet’s proposed P3.767-trillion 2018 national budget for submission...
Just a title
Fence Sitter
A. R. Samson
Sometimes, titles like chairman, senior adviser, even president are merely designed to justify inclusion of a person in the company payroll....
Why we should raise fuel taxes
Yellow Pad
By Jerik Cruz
Sometime tomorrow morning, some 13 million Metro Manila residents will brave their daily commutes -- both in “Carmaggedon” and the daily...
Just take it, it’s good for you
Introspective
By Emmanuel S. de Dios
The warm reception of the Duterte administration’s proposed tax reforms, even among some of the bright and the good, has...
Repeating history
Streetwise
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo
“Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.”
There are those who want us to forget the bitter lessons of...
This way to the exit
Fence Sitter
By A. R. Samson
In sports, even when the athlete’s best days are behind him, the money for yet another round can be too...
The quick-fix presidency
Vantage Point -- Luis V. Teodoro
The latest rants from the perplexing region of Duterte Land have understandably provoked the same outrage, anger and exasperation...