Editorial

Image Credit: Wikipedia Nine years ago today, Filipinos erupted in jubilation after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague not only defined the country’s sovereign rights and maritime entitlements within its 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone, but also invalidated China’s so-called nine-dash-line claim over nearly all of the South China …

Just to bring home further the decline in the quality of education, the Philippines ranked 74th out of 177 countries and economies in the Global Education Futures Readiness Index. GEFRI, drawn up by US-based global research and innovation consultancy Education Futures LLC, is an open, interactive tool for measuring a …

The rainy season is here and we have been experiencing floods here and there, especially in low-lying areas. For instance in Metro Manila and neighboring provinces, among the low-lying areas are Manila, Pasay City, Navotas, Malabon, and parts of Cavite, Bulacan, and Pampanga. While stopping floods may be impossible, human …

Into the early hours of Wednesday, traffic remained at a standstill in many parts of southern Metro Manila and neighboring Cavite and Laguna. Traffic started getting snarled as heavy rain poured early in the evening, spawning flash floods that rose rapidly and took a long time to subside. Being once …

The accessibility and anonymity of online gambling make it particularly dangerous; a person no longer needs to visit a casino or an underground betting den. In what could be one of the boldest policy proposals of the year, Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri has filed a bill seeking an outright ban …

Malacañang’s recent pronouncement that President Marcos supports a measure requiring government officials to waive their bank secrecy rights is both a welcome and consequential development. In a country long plagued by corruption and eroded public trust in its institutions, Marcos’ bold step sends a strong signal: Transparency and accountability are …

With graft and corruption considered endemic across the country, agencies on the front line of the battle against this scourge must be manned by persons of utmost integrity and competence. These agencies include the Commission on Audit, the Office of the Ombudsman as well as the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court. President …

Invoking the promotion of transparency and accountability, Malacañang says President Marcos is ready to support a proposed law requiring public officials to waive their bank secrecy privileges. Whether lawmakers will go along with the proposal, however, remains to be seen. Sen. Francis Escudero had filed a bill in the previous …

In his first State of the Nation Address in 2022, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. boldly declared that the Philippines aimed to become an upper middle-income country (UMIC) by 2024. It was an ambitious but motivating target—one that galvanized policy and economic planning. That aspiration remains within reach, even if slightly …

The June 2025 Standard & Poor’s Global report highlights a significant rebound in Philippine manufacturing, signaling renewed investor confidence and stronger domestic and global demand. This resurgence provides a unique opportunity. Manufacturing can serve as a powerful engine for inclusive economic growth, raising incomes, diversifying the economy, and linking industry …