The Luzon Economic Corridor needs one plan, not another map

At the Luzon Economic Corridor forum last month, one request stood apart from the rest of the program.

OPINION: Ask Atty. Gaby: Usapang sustento

Atty., ano ba ang sinasabi ng batas tungkol sa sustento? Puwede nga bang itigil ito kung walang komunikasyon o hindi na nakikita ang anak?

MISSING ASSETS

The GCash phenom

The price per share of the Philippines’ biggest e-wallet, GCash, was pegged at P6.60 on Oct. 1, 2026.

​Nursing as an economic engine

THERE is a growing recognition in the Philippines that rapid developments in technology, particularly areas affected by artificial intelligence (AI), are putting greater pressure on the country’s labor market. Already…

Our oceans, our shared future

For Australia and the Philippines, the sea is not simply the space between our countries. It is central to who we are, how we prosper and how we connect with the world.

Senators are sabotaging their own court

THE Senate impeachment court has more reason to worry about the conduct of its own members than about the public statements of House prosecutor Rep. Terry Ridon and private prosecutor Jay Tolosa. Its credibility is…

Time to close ‘diploma mills’

A major issue raised during the CHED budget hearings was the closure of what politicians called “diploma mills.

‘Landscapes of Feeling’

THAT is the title of my latest book from Penguin Southeast Asia, whose publication day happened to be yesterday. It’s my seventh book from the largest trade publisher in the world, and I feel equally as excited as when…

Build trust, have partners

She never planned to be an entrepreneur.

Justice as fairness: An argument for the defense

“Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made.” – Immanuel Kant First word FIRST, I want to make a personal disclosure. I want to disclose the writing work that I did for a book on the Filipino…

Imperious

What happens when a government corporation starts losing market share to a more efficient private competitor?

The US-Venezuela oil deal: The ‘greatest in history’

FROM the start, it was obvious to this writer as it was to many other observers that the United States military raid of January 2026 that captured Venezuela’s then-president Nicolas Maduro and billed as a police…

EDITORIAL — Return to NCAP

The no-contact apprehension policy was stopped by the Supreme Court amid a flood of complaints from motorists about the abuse of the system.

Digital platforms’ accountability; limits of ‘parens patriae’

Last of two parts DIGITAL platforms’ accountability and the seeming unconstitutionality of the short-lived blocking of Discord were discussed in last week’s column. I also touched on the pending legislative bills, which…

The ecological debt: What humanity owes the future

Sixth of seven parts TODAY, Oct. 3, 2026, is the sixth anniversary of Fratelli Tutti (“On Fraternity and Social Friendship”). While Laudato Si’ provides the direct environmental framework for ecological debt, Fratelli…

​Teodoro on One-China policy: The making of a Fourth Reich

I RECENTLY stumbled upon a post on the Facebook account of someone named Mary Rose Quimson that features a picture of Adolf Hitler, the words “Fourth Reich in the Making” in red, and these words: “Oo, I mean, kinikilala…

Gibo’s geopolitics marches into the classroom

WHEN geopolitics invades the classroom, education stops being a bridge between peoples and risks becoming another battlefield of suspicion and bigotry. When teachers, scholars and students are viewed primarily through a…

Walking with Resil

HOW devastating it is to see close friends flutter away like falling leaves, childhood buddies, beloved grandparents, a favorite uncle, spirited colleagues, partners and lovers all gone in a wink. Unless one dies young…