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  • Wanna buy Petron?

    Wanna buy Petron?

    By TONY LOPEZ San Miguel Corp. chair and CEO Ramon Ang has revived his offer to sell Petron Corporation back to the government. RSA first made the offer in 2021 when government planners noticed that […]

  • All options to end the Iran war are bad

    All options to end the Iran war are bad

    By TONY LOPEZ Iran has two main strategic advantages in fighting the war against the United States and Israel: 1) control of the Strait of Hormuz and 2) vulnerability of the Gulf Countries (GC) to […]

  • SMC and Petron deliver record profits

    SMC and Petron deliver record profits

    By Tony Lopez You will know if a company is properly managed or not by how it behaves or thrives in good and bad times, especially in bad times. Beer, beverages, food, infra, power and […]

  • SM Investments Corp. shows how to thrive during crises, conflicts, global challenges

    SM Investments Corp. shows how to thrive during crises, conflicts, global challenges

    The world is in turmoil.   Never ending wars are taking place in a number of areas across the globe, with no end in sight.  Major armed conflicts are ongoing in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, […]

  • BBM, upheavals, the next president

    BBM, upheavals, the next president

    By TONY LOPEZ Who is the ideal president in 2028? At a fireside chat-cum-forum with ASEAN editors and businessmen Feb. 24 in Makati, replying to a question by moderator Rico Hizon, President Ferdinand R. Marcos […]

  • Accountability

    Accountability

    By Tony Lopez You are the brother of the king of one of the world’s greatest imperial powers.  Your royal house has produced four kings and one queen in 109 years.  Current King Charles is […]

  • A failing and dying democracy

    A failing and dying democracy

    By Tony Lopez At the celebration of Constitution Day, Feb. 10 at the Manila Polo Club, retired Chief Justice Reynato Puno declared: “Democracy all over the world is on the decline, including democracy in the […]

  • When rulers are deaf and blind

    When rulers are deaf and blind

    By TONY LOPEZ Our politicians, our public servants, are deaf and blind.  They do not hear the sentiments and wishes of our people.  And if they ever hear the people, our politicians simply ignore the […]