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The road to 2028
by Iris Gonzales - March 27, 2025 - 12:00am
Just thinking about the run-up to the May 2028 presidential elections gives me the jitters.
PNB to name ex-Citibanker as new president
by Iris Gonzales - March 26, 2025 - 12:00am
Lucio Tan’s Philippine National Bank is expected to name ex-Citibanker and former Union Bank of the Philippines chief Edwin Bautista as its new president following a special board meeting today.
Fractured
by Iris Gonzales - March 25, 2025 - 12:00am
It feels like 2016 all over again – so much hatred spreading around, antagonistic netizens lashing out at each other and all that gutter-level language filling our timelines.
Succession at the Consunji Group
by Iris Gonzales - March 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Tycoon Isidro “Sid” Consunji stands casually on the sprawling Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, the world’s largest salt flat or playa, touted as one of South America’s most majestic vistas.
Aramco’s bet
by Iris Gonzales - March 20, 2025 - 12:00am
After nearly two decades, Saudi Arabia’s oil giant quietly returned to the country through a stake in Co family-led Unioil Petroleum Philippines Inc.
Logical fallacies
by Iris Gonzales - March 18, 2025 - 12:00am
The political noise is getting louder as I write this.
Fighting corruption
by Iris Gonzales - March 16, 2025 - 12:00am
It’s a critical time in our country today and I am watching with bated breath. Political tensions are worsening amid Rody Duterte’s arrest and looming trial at the International Criminal Court in...
Justice
by Iris Gonzales - March 13, 2025 - 12:00am
When I think about Rody Duterte’s presidency, I am haunted by the memories, the images, the sounds and feelings of those dizzying days, and those cold, dark evenings when a surreal and labyrinthine netherworld...
ABS-CBN Town Center?
by Iris Gonzales - March 11, 2025 - 12:00am
There’s Alabang Town Center in Alabang, which was once upon a time a farming district, and then there’s UP Town Center in Katipunan.
Destroying the Masungis around us
by Iris Gonzales - March 9, 2025 - 12:00am
I write this piece from a place less than two hours away from Manila by plane, a popular tourist destination long exploited by irresponsible tourism and big resort owners.
‘Made of steal’
by Iris Gonzales - March 6, 2025 - 12:00am
There goes the meme of all memes.
Dirty money still abounds
by Iris Gonzales - March 4, 2025 - 12:00am
The Marcos administration is popping the champagne over the country’s exit from the gray list of the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force.
Ayuda
by Iris Gonzales - March 2, 2025 - 12:00am
Filipinos, especially the marginalized, are desperate for help, especially in these challenging times.
From Romulo Mabanta to Romulo Buenaventura
by Iris Gonzales - February 27, 2025 - 12:00am
Legal luminary Ricardo Romulo, longtime chairman of Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De Los Angeles, has sold his stake in the esteemed law firm to his five partners, who are among the biggest names in Philippine...
EDSA
by Iris Gonzales - February 25, 2025 - 12:00am
When one mentions EDSA, motorists and commuters alike will almost certainly feel that familiar sense of dread– dread of the legendary traffic we endure long before we actually reach Metro Manila’s main...
The promise of the blue economy
by Iris Gonzales - February 23, 2025 - 12:00am
From the Sulu archipelago to the West Philippine Sea, the promise of the blue economy runs deep, as deep as the blue waters that glisten under the Philippine sun.
How about a tycoon or CEO for president?
by Iris Gonzales - February 20, 2025 - 12:00am
When you sit down with some of the country’s tycoons and business executives, especially Filipino-Chinese businessmen, you will easily notice an air of frustration over our politics and politicians.
Vote for change
by Iris Gonzales - February 18, 2025 - 12:00am
The election circus is here; its caravans are painting the town red – wild, boisterous and full of cheers. The candidates and the crowd are excited, jubilant and happy but I’m anxious, disturbed...
Noble and outstanding
by Iris Gonzales - February 16, 2025 - 12:00am
Let me tell you about a man long gone but never forgotten.
Motel business still thriving
by Iris Gonzales - February 14, 2025 - 12:00am
They’re used for a few hours of wild sex, love and even death, but rarely for a good night’s rest or an afternoon siesta.
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