The ongoing Middle East crisis exposed the vulnerability of economies dependent on imported energy, with consequences extending well beyond global oil and gas markets.
At the blockbuster Rotary Club of Manila (RCM) meeting Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, where the First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos was the guest of honor and speaker, I asked a question nearly everybody, except perhaps the…
BEGINNING on Monday, Nov. 9, and continuing through Friday, Nov. 20, representatives from around the world will gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the UN Framework Convention on…
On Nov. 5, I was invited by the National Capital Region offices of DepEd, CHED and TESDA to speak for the labor sector at the One NCR Education Summit. The organizers asked me two questions: as automation and artificial…
THE House-approved 2027 national budget is before the Senate, carrying a question: Who decides where public money goes, and under what rules? The House passed a P7.2-trillion General Appropriations bill on Oct. 12…
A Blue Tsunami has just hit the United States.
YUGOSLAVIA no longer exists. It has been cut up into three countries: Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where a bitter war raged for years. It was called “ethnic cleansing,” a euphemism for driving away…
Yes, Mexico has a new coffee place – and it is so familiar to Filipinos. The kiosk is called PickUP coffee and though the brand started in the Philippines it can now be called an international brand. PICKUP COFFEE now…
YUGOSLAVIA no longer exists. It has been cut up into three countries: Slovenia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where a bitter war raged for years. It was called “ethnic cleansing,” a euphemism for driving away…
The rest of humanity breathes a little easier. American voters recovered their senses and trounced Donald Trump’s party in this week’s midterm elections.
THE Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 results showed that Filipino 15-year-olds averaged 367 in reading, 371 in mathematics and 373 in science, the highest scores that the country has obtained…
Has the Philippines become a regional hub for illegal drugs?
INTERNATIONAL environmental lawmaking and diplomacy have gone a long way. However, despite the availability of handbooks on negotiating multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) or environmental treaties as reference…
First of two parts THE BRP Sierra Madre is 82 years old. It is rusting, deteriorating and approaching the end of its serviceable life. Yet this aging warship continues to symbolize Philippine sovereignty in the West…
THE Philippine economy is sending unmistakable distress signals. Inflation is accelerating, unemployment is rising, investment is weakening, public debt continues to accumulate and political instability threatens to…
A SLOUGH is an area of swampland or swampy region; that is exactly the best way to describe the South China Sea. The Philippines has entered a very dangerous phase of its existence. Two superpowers are fighting for…
ON Sept. 14, 2026, the Vietnamese vessel MV Tay Son 2 arrived in Davao carrying 312,000 bags of rice in 25-kilogram sacks, worth an estimated P424 million. Before the Bureau of Customs (BOC) could inspect its cargo, the…
BEIJING — The midterm drubbing of Donald Trump’s Republicans may strengthen China’s hand in trade talks with Washington, but Beijing is unlikely to revel in the misfortunes of a United States president whose successor…
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