Spotlight

MONOPOLIES ARE BAD. IS THE PCC GOOD?

Section 19, Article XII (National Economy and Patrimony) of the 1987 Philippine Constitution provides:  “The State shall regulate or prohibit monopolies when the public interest so requires. No combinations in restraint of trade or unfair […]

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BEN DIOKNO’S CENTRAL BANK IS GOOD FOR THE PEOPLE

In his 41 years in government, the economist Benjamin E. Diokno, PhD, has been guided by one powerful oath of citizenship—the Oath of Athenian, engraved prominently in the lobby of Maxwell Hall, the building that houses […]

Books

MOZART—THE MAN REVEALED

Biographies attribute Mozart’s musical genius to his musical family. His father was a conductor, violinist, composer, and teacher. There would even be a picture of a family of seven children each playing an instrument while […]