An alternative view of foreign aid
By Victor S. Limlingan
The downsizing of the United States Agency for International Development or USAID by President Donald Trump has prompted The Economist to publish several articles...
Another Supreme Court petition?
By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III
Perhaps at no other time in its history has the Supreme Court (SC) been embroiled in successive related cases that grip the public’s attention...
The dollar’s monopoly in payments will soon be history
By Andy Mukherjee
THE social-media video where Donald Trump’s AI avatar is making Nike sneakers may be just a spoof on the US president’s quixotic bid to...
Building a resilient primary healthcare system for the Philippines
By Teodoro B. Padilla
A strong and efficient primary healthcare system — accessible, timely, and affordable — is one of the clearest indicators of a nation’s commitment to...
Digital transformation in Philippine agribusiness: The case of Lionheart Farms
By Bernardo M. Villegas
For large corporate farms in the Philippines, it is possible to combine the most advanced agritech with labor-intensive technologies so that we can address the serious problem of mass poverty and underemployment while at the same time attaining higher farm productivity through such technologies as AI, digitalization, and data analytics.
Navigating tariff headwinds: Positioning the Philippines for opportunity
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
On April 2, United States President Donald Trump announced he would impose a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries, aside from higher...
Taiwan is under siege with or without tariffs
By Karishma Vaswani
IT MAKES SENSE to think that Donald Trump’s trade war is increasing the risk for a Chinese invasion of Taiwan because it adds pressure...
Time’s up! Supreme Court clarifies time limit for prosecuting crimes governed by summary procedure
By April Jane S. Sillada
An accused can no longer be convicted of a crime, even if found guilty thereof, if the crime has already prescribed. The prescription of...
Cutting bureaucracy, not corners: LGU successes in ease of doing business
By Ira Paulo Pozon
A few weeks ago, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. issued Proclamation No. 818 declaring May as Ease of Doing Business Month. Although primarily ceremonial,...
A Roman governor ordered Jesus’ crucifixion — so why did many Christians blame Jews...
By Nathanael Andrade
It’s a straightforward part of the Easter story: The Roman governor Pontius Pilate had Jesus of Nazareth killed by his soldiers. He imposed a...
Declining inflation and dealing with trade diversion
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Over the last two weeks, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) released the country’s inflation rate for March 2025 and unemployment rate for February 2025....
Dealing with trade tensions: Time for evidence-based policy making and capacity building
By Rupa Chanda, Alexey Kravchenko, Witada Anukoonwattaka, and Yann Duval
THE NEW United States tariffs released on April 2 have come as a surprise to Governments around the world. The scope and scale of...