• Debt amnesia for farmers

    Debt amnesia for farmers

    By Tony Lopez Perhaps, the best economic reform so far by President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. is the law that condones the P58 billion debts of some 654,000 agrarian reform farmers to the government. Marcos […]

  • Frasco, fiasco fun

    Frasco, fiasco fun

    By Tony Lopez What a Frasco, I mean a fiasco. Frasco, of course, is Maria Christina Frasco, 41, the corporate lawyer turned town mayor (of Lilioan, Cebu, the land of otap), and now, secretary of […]

  • The “Mr. Quantitative Easing”, “Father of the VAT”, “Mr. Inclusion”, and “Mr. Infrastructure”

    The “Mr. Quantitative Easing”, “Father of the VAT”, “Mr. Inclusion”, and “Mr. Infrastructure”

    On June 30, 2023, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. completes his first year as the 17th president of the Philippines, the 12th largest nation on earth in terms of population. Considering the challenges and the […]

  • “Economy strong, resilient, sustainable,” says Diokno

    “Economy strong, resilient, sustainable,” says Diokno

    By Antonio S. Lopez The world economic outlook is bleak—this year, next year, in fact, over the next five years, of you believe experts of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. I use […]

  • Strains in PH-China relations

    Strains in PH-China relations

    By Antonio S. Lopez On June 9, 2023, the Philippines and China marked the 48th year of formal diplomatic relations. On June 9, 1975, President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos Sr. and China  Premier Chou En-lai signed […]

  • Maharlika Investment Fund will free millions of Filipinos

    Maharlika Investment Fund will free millions of Filipinos

    By Tony Lopez On June 12, 2023, at the 125th anniversary of the Philippine declaration of independence, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. pledged before the nation nearly impossible goals. “We will strive to remove […]

  • TRUST

    TRUST

    By Tony Lopez So much distrust.  Every step of the way. That is the sad drama that accompanied the creation of the Maharlika Investment Fund. We cannot trust our government to do one of its […]

  • 12 years

    12 years

    By Tony Lopez That is how Filipinos should look at the presidency of  Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., aka, BBM. As president, BBM should serve from noon of June 30, 2022 to noon of June […]