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Eliminate floods!

By BREAKTHROUGH | By Elfren S. Cruz | 7 days ago

I was not planning to write a column on the country’s tragedy regarding floods and the havoc it is creating in people’s lives.

Opinion

‘Critical infrastructure investments key to unlocking Pax Silica potential’

August 27, 2026 - 12:00am

 The Philippines must accelerate investments in fiber networks, data centers and other critical digital infrastructure...

Business

Prosperity shared is not prosperity gone

By GO NEGOSYO PILIPINAS ANGAT LAHAT! | By Joey Concepcion | August 10, 2026 - 12:00am

Being included on any list ranking the wealthiest in the country is a moment that inevitably invites celebration.

Opinion

Philippines urged to recalibrate borrowing program after UMIC upgrade

By Aubrey Rose Inosante | July 3, 2026 - 12:00am

The Philippines may need to rethink its borrowing strategy after clinching upper-middle income country status, as this...

Business

Getting old before getting rich

By Boo Chanco | June 22, 2026 - 12:00am

Our country has just recorded a sharp drop in our fertility rate from seven children per woman in the 1960s to 1.7 today, below the replacement rate of 2.1.

Business

Senate today: Why are we shooting ourselves in the foot?

By BABE’S EYE VIEW FROM WASHINGTON D.C. | By Ambassador B. Romualdez | June 7, 2026 - 12:00am

What’s happening to our country?

Opinion

EDITORIAL —‘Unli’ gun ownership

May 30, 2026 - 12:00am

Now you know why private armies proliferate all over the country.

Opinion

Hard times

By Boo Chanco | May 11, 2026 - 12:00am

Our reality today is simple: our country is in deep doodoo.

Business

EDITORIAL - Vaccine access, affordability

April 29, 2026 - 12:00am

Several years after hysteria over Dengvaxia made Filipinos shun even vaccines with long-established efficacy, vaccine hesitancy in the country is finally declining.

Opinion

Glimmer of hope in Philippine politics

By Ruben D. Almendras | April 27, 2026 - 12:00am

Last week was an eventful time for many ongoing political issues that have been distracting/affecting Filipinos in the country and many parts of the world.

Freeman Opinion