Mercy and forgiveness in justice and injustice
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
“Have you done your corporate examination of consciousness? Are the poor in the mission-vision statement of your company? Are the underprivileged in society somewhere...
Spinning out the news
By A. R. Samson
If news too scrupulously presents both sides of an issue too completely, it would be too long, and about as exciting as a thesis...
Just the way Goldilocks would have liked it
By Aditya Monappa
NOT too hot, not too cold. Our macroeconomic environment today can be described in the same way as in the children’s story...
Putting reason into the war on drugs
By Jemy Gatdula
An incredibly sad phenomena resulting from the current administration’s blustery implementation of its policies, including the “war on drugs,” is its supporters’ nonchalant resort...
Herald of the failing state
By Luis V. Teodoro
In his message for National Heroes Day this year, President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos to uphold the rule of law as the best way...
Why gold is less of a haven these days
By Mohamed A. El-Erian
HAVING waited patiently for the “any-minute-now” moment, gold investors are taking comfort from the recent rise in price in response to...
Bridging political divides
By Benito L. Teehankee
Filipinos have been characterized as highly tolerant people. Our preference for harmony, indirectness, and collectivism has been commented on by social analysts of the...
What should we tax next?
By Marvin A. Tort
One newspaper report noted that the Finance department was looking into the proposal of an airline company for the government to remove the travel...
Ahead of time
By A. R. Samson
No longer is traffic useful as an excuse for being late. It’s too trite. On the other hand, can fear of traffic and making...
Lack of empathy in Philippine business
By Rafael Lorenzo G. Conejos
“SIR, you need to wait for your replacement.”
The sales lady said. And I couldn’t have any of the dozen or...
Clearing mining misconceptions
By Lysander N. Castillo
After the rejection of Gina Lopez as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary, the mining industry seems to remain...
On being a Filipino-American in Europe
By Greg B. Macabenta
If you’re Pinoys traveling through Europe with US passports, you invariably get asked interesting questions by locals, like this casual conversation with a fellow...