What it means to be stewards of our marine resources
By Victor Andres C. Manhit
As an archipelago situated at the apex of the Coral Triangle, the Philippines is in a uniquely strategic position to optimize its location, which...
Budget entitlements, fiascos and duds
By Teresa S. Abesamis
My friend, Cebu City activist and civil society leader Gus Go, strongly believes that were it not for our irresponsible and corrupt politicians, our...
Patents and the Doctrine of Equivalents: Insights from Phillips Seafood Philippines Corp. vs Tuna...
By Rowen D. Palma
“The language of the claims limits the scope of protection granted by the patent. The patentees, in enforcing their rights, and the courts in...
Does Filipino culture hinder economic development?
By Benjamin R. Punongbayan
With the relatively lackluster performance of the Philippine economy since the country gained independence from the United States 78 years ago, it is often...
Development in the 21st century: Waiting for Godot
By Jesus Felipe and Beatriz Elaine Banzon
THE Irish writer Samuel Beckett received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1969. Waiting for Godot is his famous 1953 surrealistic tragicomedy, where the...
The Meralco CSP, cheap coal, and the Amcham forum
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Last week, on Aug. 27, Meralco opened the bid documents given by six bidders for its 600-MW competitive selection process (CSP) for baseload capacity....
Facing the certainties of going away and letting go
By Angelina G. Golamco
Last March, while on an overseas family trip, my husband experienced severe pain in his lower back. Halfway through our vacation, the pain did...
Revisit constitutional change after the 2025 elections
By Bob Herrera-Lim
The frenzy earlier in the year on possibly amending the constitution has died down. The focus is now on the midterm elections, including how...
Questions that the Finance secretary and former Finance secretaries must answer
By Cielo Magno
The former secretaries of Finance recently expressed their support for Finance Secretary Ralph Recto’s move to secure P90 billion from the Philippine Health Insurance...
To secure peace in the Indo-Pacific region, include Taiwan in the UN system
By Lin Chia-lung
TAIWAN is an indispensable partner in global supply chains, producing more than 90% of the world’s high-end semiconductors and a significant portion of the...
Responding to Mpox
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared that the outbreak of Mpox (previously known as monkeypox) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
Stretched US Navy eyes risky new waters in South China Sea
By Peter Apps, Reuters Columnist
LONDON - As two US aircraft carrier battle groups patrolled the Indian Ocean this week in an explicit effort to deter Iran...