Ivy Digest

BOOK TRENDS 2021

While the 2020 pandemic raged around the world, racists raged against Asians. Amid the abuse, Asian books surged in popularity. The book-into-movie “Crazy Rich Asians” in 2018 signaled the worldwide bankability of Asians in movies […]

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PH CONGLOMERATES SIMPLY THRIVE

Five families or groups own the ten largest public corporations in the Philippines—Ramon S. Ang (RSA), the family of the late Henry Sy Sr., the group of Manuel V. Pangilinan of First Pacific Ltd Hongkong, […]

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THE LOOMING ENERGY CRISIS: WHO IS TO BLAME?

Is there a looming electricity shortage, what experts call an energy crisis? Well, it seems.   The brownouts that swept the main island of Luzon on May 31 to June 2 are the precursor of things […]

COVER STORY

THE 2022 PRESIDENTIAL RACE COULD BE A TIE

Based on my analysis of the situation so far, these are the emerging presidential-vice presidential tandems for the May 2022 elections: 1. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte; 2. Senator Panfilo […]