Delusions of democracy
By Marvin A. Tort
US political scientist Larry Jay Diamond says that modern-day democracy consists of four key elements: (a) A political system for choosing and replacing the...
How often do you experience decision fatigue?
By Donna Aura Lumbo
Every time I am invited to grab a quick bite, this question usually follows, “Where would you like to eat?” Unless I had particular...
Disruptions coming your way
By A. R. Samson
It seems that every conference you attend that has to do with how the future will look like all warn about disruption. The message...
Standing at work
By Martin Luigi G. Samson
On Aug. 25, the secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) Silvestre H. Bello III issued Department Order 178-17 Series of 2017...
EDC Goes Private: What Happens Next?
AS EVERYONE probably knows by now, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is being privatized. Philippine Renewable Energy Holdings Corporation (PREHC) is bidding for as much...
ASEAN Expansion for small businesses
By Andrew J. Masigan
Quietly and beneath our noses, the influx of retail brands from ASEAN, Europe, and America have caused a bloodbath among small-...
Have the courts been displaced by the Senate and social media?
By Greg B. Macabenta
Time was, whenever a major corruption scandal or a heinous crime exploded in the public sphere, old timers like myself followed the developments in...
Feeling the pinch
By A. R. Samson
Psychology or the role of emotions in economic decisions is already accepted. We don’t always buy at the best price. Nor do we maximize...
The Marcos quest for political power despite electoral integrity
By Claudette Guevara
The recent ruling of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal junking the first cause of action of the electoral protest of former senator Bongbong Marcos has...
Poverty reduction is business expansion
By Rolando T. Dy
How will poverty reduction impact on businesses’ bottom lines? And why should businesses seek rational spending on poverty alleviation? Here is why.
The Philippines had...
The Marcoses are making us forget
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
I wrote in this column on Sept. 11, 1990:
“Today some boisterous activities will remind us that it is the birth anniversary of Ferdinand Marcos....
Tattoos, taxes, trains, and, terrorists
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
I like the alliteration -- tattoos, taxes, trains, and terrorists. I will dwell with each subject -- all headline news in Digong’s Philippines --...