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Japan and the US: Partners for a free and open Indo-Pacific
Joint Statement By US PRESIDENT JOSEPH BIDENAND JAPAN PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDAApril 10, 2024 Over the course of the last three years, the U.S.-Japan Alliance has reached unprecedented heights. We arrived at this historic moment […]
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PREPARING FOR AN ASIA Pacific war VS. CHINA
Siege and seduction By ANTONIO S. LOPEZ “Diplomacy must never be a siege but a seduction,” says Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin in the Apple TV+’s “Franklin”. The leaders of the United States, Japan, the Philippines, […]
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BBM approval ratings down
By TONY LOPEZ In the March 6-10, 2024 Pulse Asia survey, the approval and trust ratings of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. (BBM) fell dramatically, an early indication of popular dissatisfaction with his performance, […]
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Artificial intelligence
By Tony Lopez Today, tomorrow begins, thanks to Artificial Intelligence. AI. AI, says IBM, is “technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.” In plain language, AI is a robot […]
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The Philippines’ game-changing measures to improve business environment
By Ralph G. Recto Secretary of Finance (Keynote speech during the Manila Overseas Press Club “Finance Night”, Fairmont Hotel, Makati, March 20, 2024) Mr. Tony Lopez, Chairman of the Metro Manila Overseas Press Club; distinguished […]
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P170.6B NAIA PPP MODERNIZATION
“AN INVESTMENT IN OUR FUTURE,” SAYS MARCOS JR. “This (NAIA Management) undertaking is not just about revenues that will be remitted to treasury alone, but resources invested in the airport and in many ways, it […]
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SMC, MPIC form the biggest infrastructure company
By Tony Lopez San Miguel Corp. President and CEO Ramon S. Ang and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. Chair, President and CEO and Manuel V. Pangilinan are talking to merge their respective tollways operations—SMC Tollways (under […]
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TOP MONEY MAKERS
By TONY LOPEZ The best business in the Philippines today is banking. Banks are hauling profits like there was no tomorrow. By the billions per month. A number of banks reported record profits ever. In the whole […]