Will AI kill the Philippines’ BPOs?
Urgent actions and investments to upgrade the workforce capacities are crucial.
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What’s in BRICS for us?
The rising economic power of BRICS spells opportunities to diversify our trade beyond traditional markets like the US and Japan.
US vs China in Southeast Asia
Who’s more valuable to Southeast Asia: its immediate neighbor China, or the other superpower across the Pacific, the United States? There’s an undeniable rivalry between the…
Are grades now meaningless?
What should worry us more is how grade inflation is symptomatic of the more fundamental problem of grading systems ceasing to be good indicators of students’ abilities, and at…
Building on our strengths for Filipinos
"It’s easy to get a sense of helplessness and hopelessness about our country, seeing how we sank lower over the decades, almost as if it’s unstoppable. And unless we do…
Love our country
We need you, our leaders, to be always guided by the principle of the greatest good for the greatest number in the decisions you make and the actions you take. We need you to…
The end of revenge spending
Higher inflation, even as it has slowed in recent months, will continue to bear on household expenditures in the months ahead, making slower growth persist through the rest of the…
Are Filipinos too selfish?
The writer says hope lies in children and youth, in whom must be instilled the critical value of going beyond one’s self and becoming a person for others, seeking not just the…
Countries borrowed massively and the world is now deeper in debt
Supply chain issues, rising oil prices, possible wage increase pressures - all mean that economists' crystal balls are getting cloudier than ever