Growth momentum
THE PHILIPPINES remained one of the fastest expanding economies in Asia in the first quarter of 2018, as shown by the impressive gross domestic...
Let the countryside ride on the progress wagon
ONE OF what I call practical indicators of progress is the changing landscape in certain cities, towns and provinces. The change is brought about...
Management man
MANY people questioned President Duterte when he ran in the 2016 presidential election because of lack of experience in running a national office. After...
Refreshing transition
MANY Filipinos belonging to the millennial generation grew up in a world that looks down on their country. When it comes to economics, we...
What elections mean
ELECTIONS are one of the most important features of democracy. Fair and free elections are the hallmarks of true democratic governments, which are able...
Economic czar
UNASSUMING. That’s the word that usually comes to mind when people meet or read about Socioeconomic Planning secretary Ernesto M. Pernia. Despite his position,...
Diokno’s initiatives at wise and honest spending
BASED on what he’s done and still doing, I would say two words serve as Budget and Management secretary Benjamin E. Diokno’s primary guidelines...
Steady amid higher inflation
NOBODY expects the road to always be full of roses, or the skies always devoid of gray clouds. The Philippine economy is expected to...
Getting closer to industrialization dream
THE GOOD news: Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows increased by 21.4 percent to a record high $10 billion in 2017 compared to $7.9...
Bridging the gap
THE BOOMING economy and the government’s massive infrastructure program are generating a lot of employment opportunities for Filipino workers. The Duterte administration’s flagship “Build,...