Counterfeit revolutions and factional struggles
Philippine politics is driven by the factional struggles over its rent-seeking system.
Rent-seeking is the non-market (primarily politically derived) extraction of surplus or profit. Economic...
The beauty contest: a rite of passage
It’s a political diversion -- to veer the collective consciousness away from the disquieting political noise, and the chilling possibility of a declaration of...
A memoir by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
The iconic historian, journalist Carmen Guerrero Nakpil's first volume of an autobiographical trilogy series and memoir Myself, Elsewhere is a "must read." Having read...
45 goes to Washington
Several hours after this article's release, Donald John Trump would have been sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 45th President of...
Refuge of scoundrels
To Samuel Johnson (born 1709; died 1784), poet, essayist and author of A Dictionary of the English Language (published in April, 1755), do we...
Let it flow
If the Duterte administration's 10-point Economic Plan was the road map, then we now have the beginnings of a road.
The Department of Trade and...
Putting a value on character
In their evaluation process for making loans, banks and other lending institutions look at the five "C"s of credit. Aside from Capacity, Capital, Collateral,...
Financial inclusion and financial stability
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) deserves a lot of credit for diligently aiming for financial inclusion in the Philippines. The BSP defines financial...
From the Strategic to the Personal: Abe’s Visit to the Philippines
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Thursday visit to President Duterte highlights the continuing importance of the Philippines to Japan's relationships in East Asia. As...
Fence Sitter — A. R. Samson
Putting a value on character.
In their evaluation process for making loans, banks and other lending institutions look at the five "C's" of credit. Aside...
Killing me softly
Marvin Tort
Killing me softly
Fourteen years ago, my mother succumbed to cancer. She died eight days short of her 60th birthday. That was more than a...
The View From Taft — Benel D. Lagua
Financial inclusion and financial stability
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) deserves a lot of credit for diligently aiming for financial inclusion in the Philippines....