Espenilla: A great loss to the nation
THE PASSING of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Aldave Espenilla Jr., a highly admired career central banker, is a great loss to...
Duterte’s popularity a boon to economy
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte’s higher approval rating in December 2018 is a clear affirmation of his mandate to govern the country and implement policies...
Initial economic data encouraging
AS WE PREDICTED last year, consumer prices became tamer at the start of 2019, as the Duterte administration showed its resolve to manage the...
Clean Manila Bay a Duterte legacy
THE REHABILITATION of Manila Bay is one major legacy that President Duterte can proudly leave to the nation. It is a gargantuan task but...
Capital market set to rebound
I BELIEVE the strong performance of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) in the first month of the year presents a good opportunity for companies...
Duterte’s popularity a boon to economy
PRESIDENT Duterte’s higher approval rating in December 2018 is a clear affirmation of his mandate to govern the country and implement policies to improve...
Reenacted budget per se is not bad
The Philippine government is effectively operating on a reenacted budget in January 2019 after the House of Representatives and the Senate failed to pass the...
A sign of good things to come
ONE POSITIVE news greeting the first week of January 2019 is the Philippine Statistics Authority’s announcement that the headline inflation rate, or the movement...
Resilient economy seen growing stronger
THE GLOBAL financial markets this early are showing signs of volatility. The budget impasse in the US, Wall Street’s recent deep plunge and the...
The Philippines did quite well in 2018
I BELIEVE we did quite well as a nation in 2018, despite a more challenging global economic environment. This is evident in the 6.3-percent...