Do you really need to buy that?

By A. R. Samson
Personal experience demonstrates the validity of the economic law of diminishing marginal utility which states that usefulness or pleasure diminishes with the consumption of...

Intellectual property, innovation, and prosperity

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The BusinessWorld Economic Forum 2018 is fast approaching this coming May 18 and it has a timely theme, “Disruptor or Disrupted? The Philippines at...

Chip in with Taiwan: A capable friend for the Philippines and a partner in...

AS THE INDO-PACIFIC region faces mounting turbulence, Taiwan and the Philippines should stand shoulder to shoulder, not just as neighbors across a narrow strait, but as brothers connected through shared Austronesian roots, democratic values, and common struggles.

Diabetes and wellbeing

By Teodoro B. Padilla
World Diabetes Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 14. This year’s theme is “Diabetes and Wellbeing,” which aims to raise awareness about the physical...

Federalism: What’s the rush?

By Andrew J. Masigan
I chanced upon Mocha Uson’s video on Facebook where she and co-host, a certain Drew Olivar, performed a lewd dance supposedly meant to educate our people about federalism.

Credible military capabilities

By Andrew J. Masigan
On the Saturday nearest May 30, Spain celebrates its Armed Forces Day with much pageantry. This year, it was celebrated in the southern city of Seville with no less than King Philip IV and Queen Letizia headlining the ceremonials.

Journey to wholeness: Social development

By Joey Estevez
As part of our Integral Human Development class, we went on an exposure to GK Enchanted Farm in Angat, Bulacan. The professionalism and courteousness of everyone on the farm was both contagious and heartwarming and it was easy to see why there so many people who are involved in this social enterprise.

Descent to Barbarism

By Luis V. Teodoro
The wanton killings by the police and their surrogate assassins that are the main, in fact the only, component of the brutal and misdirected...

Statement of Saul Hofileña, Jr.

THIS statement concerns the recent news reports about me in relation to the Resolution of the Third Division of the Supreme Court in G.R....

Duterte’s misguided pronouncements on rice policy

By AJ Montesa
In a speech in Ilocos Sur on July 25, President Rodrigo R. Duterte strongly alluded to a suspension of the implementation of the Rice Tariffication Act of 2019. Duterte proposed a “happy compromise” -- to disallow rice imports and provide price support for local rice farmers for the upcoming harvest season, regardless of cost to government.

Dr. Edwin Mercado, the right person to head PhilHealth

By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
Following its controversial budget troubles, which led to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) receiving no subsidy from the National Government, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. appointed Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer of PhilHealth last Tuesday, replacing Emmanuel Ledesma. Dr. Mercado’s appointment cut short the term of Mr. Ledesma, who was appointed as the president and chief executive officer of PhilHealth in July 2023. Under the law, PhilHealth presidents serve for a six-year non-renewable term.

Don’t bank on it

By Sonal Desai
THE Federal Reserve (Fed) did the sensible thing at its March Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) policy meeting, and Chairman Jerome Powell delivered a sensible message, in my view.