No Free Lunch

Brushes with corruption

I’m not ashamed to tell friends about the two times Meralco cut power to our…

Is Mindanao catching up?

Among the first things I called to then President Fidel V. Ramos’ attention after he…

When skills don’t match jobs

Before the pandemic, the biggest portion of our jobless were those who got up to…

The utter folly of P20 rice

A 2012 World Bank study calculated that the government spent almost P7 to deliver P1…

My Sona ‘sanas’

“Mahiya naman kayo! (Shame on you!)” seemed to be the most resonant sound bite from…

Our blue economy agenda

Our country being the second largest archipelagic nation in the world with its 7,641 islands…

Marcos’ ideal legacy

One in every P5 of the government’s budget is stolen by corrupt public officials. This…

Perennial transport woes

Why is the LTO (Land Transportation Office), the agency supposed to promote ease of land…

K-12: Education tango?

We’re hearing growing calls from some sectors and members of Congress to repeal or reverse…

Will AI kill our BPOs? 

Will artificial intelligence (AI) kill our business process outsourcing sector? Our earnings from BPO, along…