[DECODED] You no longer have to click anything to be targeted. But you can fight back.

With today's technological advances, malicious actors have found a way to get consumer data without you clicking on anything

140th China Import and Export Fair highlights innovation, intelligence in global trade

THE 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, with more than 30,000…

EYES WIDE SHUT

Presidential prerogative

The House of Representatives approved last week on third and final reading the proposed 2027 General Appropriations Bill.

Signs of a deeper economic slowdown

POSITIVE economic news has been in short supply in the Philippines this year, and by now everyone is aware of indicators such as slowing gross domestic product (GDP) growth — 2.3 percent for the second quarter of 2026…

Same old story

The House of Representatives approved last week on third and final reading the proposed 2027 General Appropriations Bill.

China firms dominate our online shopping — yet politicians want their ambassador expelled

THREE companies dominate online shopping in the Philippines: Shopee, Lazada, TikTok Shop. All three have substantial connections to Chinese entrepreneurs, corporations or capital. Two — Lazada and TikTok Shop are owned…

Thinking we’re dumb, Congress stole our PhilHealth’s P244 B

Politicos think we’re all dumb.

Sara Duterte not the post-Marcos president we need

THE Philippine president after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will have to collaborate with leaders of other democracies to help build up from the galactic wreckage that the disastrous Trump administration has inflicted…

A Chinese ambassador unworthy of our welcome

An ambassador earns his place through diplomacy.

What to do with haze across borders?

KUALA LUMPUR — There is something almost ritualistic about Southeast Asia’s annual haze season. Skies turn gray, schools consider closing, people reach for face masks, and governments exchange diplomatic reminders. Then…

Lessons and learnings

Unbeknownst to many, I was away in Europe for five weeks with only a few close friends and immediate family members knowing about it.

Sara Duterte: Impeached but not yet defeated

Second of a four-part series LAST week, we left the Deegong in The Hague, before an institution he could neither appoint nor intimidate. This week, we turn to Vice President Sara Duterte before the Senate, where her…

Wanted: Disruptors

The economics professor has a doctorate, a master’s degree and known advocacies for fiscal prudence and judicious budgeting.

Finding your ‘third place’

THE Covid-19 pandemic showed us that human beings cannot live in isolation. Even if our basic material needs are met, that does not guarantee that we will live a happy and meaningful life. That is why a “third place” is…

EDITORIAL - Unconstitutional GAAs

As budget watchdogs expressed dismay over the mangling of the executive’s 2027 National Expenditure Program by the incorrigible members of the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court declared yesterday as…

IMF-World Bank meetings leave developing countries with more questions than answers

BANGKOK — Last week’s meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank yielded no new answers for the developing world to the questions posed by a spreading Middle East war, continuing war in Ukraine…

Threats of political violence soar in Australia's 'online echo chamber'

SYDNEY, Australia — Australia's security chiefs had warned of "online echo chambers" fueling grievances and conspiracies and stepped up prosecutions for threats of political violence ahead of Monday's attack on a…