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By Antonio S. Lopez The “MOPC Journalism Awards” have been a huge, stunning success. On Oct. 25, at the gala event attended by journalism’s best, brightest, bravest and biggest names, 11 individuals and three major […]

As mankind winds down the first quarter of the 21st century, the world is suddenly in the grip of two large regional wars –Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas.  Both have the unpredictable potential of flaring into larger […]

Economic performance in the region is being shaped by both external and domestic developments. By the World Bank Growth   Most economies in developing East Asia and Pacific (EAP), other than several Pacific Island countries, […]

By Antonio S. Lopez In a series of hearings recently, senators took turns pummeling key officials and legal luminaries of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).   In three hearings on May 17, […]

By Tony Lopez Ten minutes. That is the commitment I was trying to wangle from Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on how long an investor can get a business […]

By Tony Lopez Recent governments in the Philippines have exulted about the so-called robust economic growth. Yes, indeed, the Philippines has been growing strongly.  But growth has not been as good as the growth rates […]

By Tony Lopez The nation marked the 106th birth anniversary of Ferdinand Edralin Marcos on Sept. 11, 2023.   His only son and namesake, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr., marked his 66th birthday, Sept. 13, […]

SMIC  is the Philippines’ most valuable company, with a market capitalization of P1.002 trillion.  The second most valuable is also Sy company, SM Prime, P879 billion; and the third is still another Sy company, BDO […]