Supply chains are breaking. They’ll rebuild stronger.

By Tim Culpan
PICK a single item from an array of shocks and you can see just how fragile global supply chains truly are. But combine climate...

Major PHL sustainability trends in 2024

By Ron F. Jabal
Sustainability is no longer a mere buzzword but an indispensable guiding principle steering global practices toward a more ecologically conscious future. From innovative technologies to...

Top 10 economic news stories of 2023

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
Merry Christmas, dear readers. This piece is toast to the great economic performance of the Philippines despite an unwieldy and worsening global economic environment. For...

Proxy statement

By Tony Samson
STOCKHOLDERS’ meetings for corporations as well as village associations and civic clubs allow voting for the incoming directors of the board to be assigned...

No reason to be complacent

By Bernardo M. Villegas
From the experiences during the 10 years preceding the coronavirus pandemic and the two years after, there is a very high probability that a 6-7% gross domestic product (GDP) growth year can be maintained annually during the remaining years of the BBM administration, mainly because of what the multilateral lenders called “the structural drivers that are very favorable,” which make them optimistic about the Philippine economy.

An investment and economic czar to push fast forward

By Victor Andres C. Manhit
This administration is ending the year with a pivotal move on the economic front. On Dec. 15, President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. issued Executive Order...

What I got wrong about remote work

By Sarah Green Carmichael
THE END of one year and the start of another is always a good time to admit one’s mistakes. And I got something wrong...

Ample opportunity to be heard 

By Khen C. Aquino
Every employer has the right to exercise its management prerogative in the conduct of its business affairs, and this prerogative includes the right to...

Grounds for cautiousness: Regional economic and financial stability

By Diwa C. Guinigundo
(Second of two parts) If there’s any big conglomerate that has been quite forthright with its cautious assessment of growth prospects in 2024, it must...

Shippers know the Suez is always a crisis waiting to happen

By Tim Culpan
HOUTHI attacks on civilian vessels, strategies to reroute ships, and the need for a 40-nation strong military alliance to guard 15% of the world’s...

Was King Herod the Great really so ‘great’? What history says about the bad...

By Aaron Gale
King Herod will sound familiar to anyone who’s heard the Christmas story. King of Judea when Jesus of Nazareth was born, the ruler attempts...

We should know better by now

By Marvin Tort
The state of public health emergency due to COVID-19 ended in July 2023 with President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. issuing Proclamation No. 297. More than...