News

SEX, LIES, BANK ACCOUNTS

A friend asked me recently what advice I could give him if he joined government. I said, whatever your claimed assets in your proposed SALN (Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Networth) are, double the amount. […]

Spotlight

JJ ATENCIO AND THE MISSION OF 8990

Effective end of this year, Januario Jesus “JJ” Atencio retires as president and CEO of 8990 Holdings, Inc., the publicly listed leading mass housing developer. It is not that JJ has been ousted from 8990 […]

Government

THE SUPREME COURT’S STATESMANSHIP

To me, three things stand out in the Supreme Court’s 11-3-1 July 4 decision upholding the legality and constitutionality of President Duterte’s May 23, 2017 proclamation of martial law in the entire island of Mindanao. […]

Business

EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO JR.

At 82, Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. seems to have run out of ambition. Not that he has failed. Nor achieved less than what he aimed for, from early in his business life.  “I have achieved […]