China pools wisdom for a better future in global governance forum
CHINA hosted a three-day inaugural global governance forum to pool wisdom for better global governance, one year after the country proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). The 2026 Global Governance Forum…
CHINA hosted a three-day inaugural global governance forum to pool wisdom for better global governance, one year after the country proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). The 2026 Global Governance Forum…
THE just-concluded election in Israel has captured global attention after neither of the ruling or opposition blocs secured the required majority to take over the reins of government. The coalition led by Prime Minister…
Teodoro’s shocking ignorance of China as an economic superpower
I’VE realized that there is one major reason for Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s belligerence toward China, other than using Sinophobia as a stepping stone for his delusion to become president in 2028, or being…
Let’s be honest: life right now feels exhausting. Whether you are scrolling through your phone and seeing non-stop bad news, worrying about the rising price of food and jeepney fares, or just trying to get through the…
THANK you for the kind comments on my ANC interview and column last week on GCash and the greenshoe. I am happy many found it informative and helpful. One venture capital fund in Singapore told me they made their…
MY mother died at the age of 94 in 2001. She had a long life as a single mother of three daughters. Her husband, my father, was killed by an American bomb when Baguio was carpet-bombed in 1945. I was the eldest and not…
In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled that Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos’ legitimate income from their combined salaries during their 20-year rule amounted to only P2.3 million ($304,372 at the time).
MY mother died at the age of 94 in 2001. She had a long life as a single mother of three daughters. Her husband, my father, was killed by an American bomb when Baguio was carpet-bombed in 1945. I was the eldest and not…
Erwin Tulfo’s Dunning-Krueger style ignorance of Philippine history
Second of a series I COULD not help but react to the recent statement of former American soldier Erwin Tulfo that circulated in social media saying, “We fought foreign invaders in the past with only crude weapons but a…
First of two parts IRELAND’s Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) pilot scheme is one of the most closely watched and ambitious cultural policy experiments in the world. Conceived initially to address the deep-seated…
Education in action: Learning to survive the monster we created
THE warning is official. A powerful climate phenomenon is unfolding in the Pacific Ocean, and the world must pay attention. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) has…
When a voice becomes a language: Words, music and the legacy of the Songbird
LONG before I knew what linguistics was, I had already fallen in love with Regine Velasquez-Alcasid. I was in my second year of high school when her voice captured my imagination. I was astonished by its power, the…
AMID the publicity stunt that Vice President Sara Duterte and her counsel have embarked on lies the uncompromising truth that she has been exposed. Many times, Duterte would cry discriminatory treatment, alleging that…