[Vantage Point] Why gov’t should slow down on the BI-Securiport P192-billion revenue deal
There’s something fundamentally odd about the government’s plan to charge international travelers another US$4 every time they enter or leave the Philippines
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[OPINION] What the revised Philippine Coast Guard law must get right
Senate Bill 2116 has passed third reading. But two of its provisions will quietly shape this institution long after everyone who voted on them has left public life, and they did not get the scrutiny they deserved on the way through.
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[Vantage Point] PNB Holdings is going public without asking for public money
Most companies arriving on the exchange effectively say: give us your money and we will show you what we can build. PNB Holdings is saying, here is the balance sheet and tell us what we are worth.
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[Vantage Point] The Villar Land scandal now has a gatekeeper problem
The Villar Land affair began as a valuation scandal. It became a disclosure and market-integrity scandal. It now has a potentially more material issue.
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[Pinoy Criminology] Like Martin Romualdez, can ordinary accused avail themselves of hospital arrest?
I cannot help but comment on the arrest of former House speaker Martin Romualdez. He was arrested for plunder involving
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[In this Economy] PISA 2025: Much better scores, but the learning crisis remains
The improvements are real, but that’s what you get from intense preparation. As with any student determined to ace an exam, preparation is key.
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[OPINION] Next decade of Philippine climate action set in new but incomplete NDC
It is true that we need to secure finance, technologies, and means for capacity-building from developed countries. Yet the impacts of the climate crisis would not stop affecting our economy and society if we just wait for developed countries to fulfill their obligations.
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[Vantage Point] Villar Land: Follow the P1.3-trillion paper trail
The documents I have in possession establish the acquisition, revaluation, and recognition of enormous accounting gains. They also establish that Villar Land subsequently carried an extraordinary stock-market valuation.
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[Newsstand] ‘I don’t feel safe’ is Sara Duterte’s presidential campaign in a nutshell
It may have come across as simultaneously scripted and badly acted, but the Vice President’s melodramatic message has potent electoral appeal
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[The Wide Shot] The test that only you can grade
A letter to my journalism students as we hold yet another online class
