Stablecoins may one day replace the Philippine peso
LOOK at the Philippine peso, the Indian rupee and the Indonesian rupiah. All three of these currencies have been declining compared to the US...
A deal is a deal
WHO WILL be the next governor of Negros Occidental?
This has become the most intriguing political question in the province, even though Gov. Eugenio Jose...
The rise and fall of Jeffrey Epstein, 1
NO PERSON has had so much influence and power over so many high-ranking world figures — politicians, royalty, businessmen, members of the Silicon Valley...
You survived school. Now what?
THERE is something disarming about a graduation ceremony when the most honest line is not about excellence, but survival. And I remember telling them...
What is the future of the mushrooms business?, 2
A Call for a National Roadmap
The question now is: Does the government have a roadmap for the mushroom industry?
Right now, mushroom development seems scattered...
Poverty: the real employer of child laborers
AS THE NATION celebrates Independence Day and reflects on the sacrifices made to secure freedom for Filipinos, it is worth asking a difficult question:...
The evils of political idolatry
POLITICS is almost second nature to Filipinos. Elections feel like fiestas and politicians are treated like celebrities. There is nothing wrong with loving one’s...
Keeping a purposive life
THAT’S what we should maintain in life. We need to develop a keen sense of the purpose of our life and keep it in...
In the gentle shade of the Acacias: Goodbye, Imee
I REMEMBER 1973. I was in second grade, enrolled at a private school in the city of Tagbilaran, when our parents moved us from...