How much is my pechay?
By Chit U. Juan
For those of us who are vegetable eaters, we may be conscious about the price of upland vegetables, like chop suey ingredients (carrots, sayote,...
The Philippine justice system is malfunctioning
By Oscar P. Lagman, Jr.
President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. remains firm in his stand that he will not allow the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate the “war on...
PhilHealth’s idle funds and health spending in Asia
By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
The arguments against the transfer of idle funds of PhilHealth to finance some unprogrammed appropriations are becoming more predictable, repetitive and unconvincing. I summarize...
AI giants can learn a thing or two from Mark Zuckerberg
MARK ZUCKERBERG may have a history of copying others’ ideas, but when it comes to navigating the generative artificial intelligence (AI) hype cycle, he’s...
Effective ASF surveillance, not ASF vaccine
By Ramon L. Clarete
Observers consider the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Batangas province the start of the second wave of the dreaded pig disease. The...
The widening gap in the government’s fiscal management capabilities
By AJ Montesa
The Philippines faces an increasingly precarious fiscal situation, one that has been building slowly and should no longer be ignored. Recent decisions, such as...
Health vs Wealth
By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), boasted of P22.955 billion in net income for the year ending March 31, 2024, earned from a net...
Reinforcing the antibiotic pipeline
By Teodoro B. Padilla
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as one of the biggest global health threats facing humanity. As bacteria evolve and...
Breaking the Mould in India, and elsewhere
By Diwa C. Guinigundo
Breaking the Mould: India’s Untraveled Path to Prosperity by its title alone breaks the mold, the “tried and trusted way of development which has...
A sustainable future within reach: The promise of digital transformation
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Zhaslan Madiyev
THE development paradigm has shifted to “digital by default” as a norm, reshaping societies and economies. As a hub for digitally driven innovations, Asia...
Is Elon Musk the bankers’ Moby Dick? Not yet.
By Paul J. Davies
CALL ME Ishmael. The biggest question about an investment banking client like Elon Musk is whether he turns out to be a Moby Dick.
They’re...
Burn more fuel to stop air travel cooking the planet
By David Fickling
AIRLINES aren’t always the best allies in the fight against climate change. But one place where they’re world leaders is in their fanatical drive...