Why silence is golden — even when you’re wealthy, 1

MANY PEOPLE believe that when you have money, you have to show it — through cars, gadgets, and branded clothes. But what if it’s actually...

EQ > IQ: When the smartest person in the room Is not chosen to...

A Counterpoint (Because It’s Not That Simple) To be fair, there’s a part of me that sympathizes with my former colleague’s frustration. Maybe he did...

Drop the load

THERE ARE days when you think the biggest surprise will be the capping snacks at the hotel, and then a friend across the secretariat...
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Fugitives from justice

IN A DECISION rendered in late November, the Supreme Court En Banc, writing through Associate Justice Samuel Gaerlan, declared that accused persons who refuse...

Preventable but unprevented: Impunity on Iloilo’s roads

THERE IS a cruel irony in Iloilo Province’s mounting road crash statistics: almost every tragedy on our roads is preventable, yet year after year,...

Why is the gov’t ignoring business process outsourcing?

ISN’T IT ironic that we are hailed globally as the “Call Center Capital of the World”—and yet, the Philippine government hardly supports the very industry...

The sweet danger

SUGAR is a common part of many diets, especially for children and young adults. Its impact on oral health is significant. Excessive sugar consumption is a...

EQ > IQ: When the smartest person in the room Is not chosen to...

I STILL remember the crackling tension of that morning on the 28th floor in 2012, back when I was a junior analyst crunching data...

Telcos, ISPs put children at grave risk for sexual abuse, 2

AN INTERNATIONAL study in 2025 discovered that 96 percent of children ages 10 to 15 were using social media for hours every day, as...