Decongesting the capital region is doable
MANY OF YOU, perhaps, are wondering why I am developing Villar City south of Metro Manila. Some of you may be even skeptical about...
Higher spending to hasten Philippine economic growth
OUR ECONOMY grew just grew 4.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023 amid the challenging global environment and elevated inflation and interest...
Bravo, Mr. President!
IT WAS A comprehensive accounting of the state of the nation, delivered in exactly 120 minutes and full of optimism for the future.
President Ferdinand...
Sovereign wealth fund is critical to development
THE INFRASTRUCTURE gap in the Philippines will keep growing unless we put a funding vehicle in place to bridge the divide.
Many of our citizens...
Our young population
THE PHILIPPINES is known for its young and productive labor force, but recent data suggest the country may also join its Asian neighbors with...
Long-term solution to El Niño
THE El Niño phenomenon, or a period of extended drought, is one climate change problem that needs a long-term solution. It is occurring more...
Inflation and the new BSP governor
WE CAN safely say that the Philippines has neutralized the high inflation rate that hounded us at the start of the year. Former Bangko...
The national budget as guide to 2024
WE CAN say that the ‘budget season’ season has arrived. The deliberations of the proposed 2024 budget may take some time in both houses...
Upper middle-income nation
WE’VE been hearing about the government’s aspiration to make the Philippines an upper middle-income country within the term of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. To...
Good housekeeping
WHEN ratings agencies give the thumbs-up sign to a sovereign state, it simply means the subject nation is practicing good housekeeping. As in a...