Saturday, 14 November 2026
6 days ago
INSIDER VIEW | The high cost of getting children’s online safety wrong
Under sweeping age restrictions proposed in both Senate and House bills — known respectively as the Smart Kids Act and the Safe Kids Act — teenagers who currently encounter educational lessons through social media feeds could lose that access, depending on how lawmakers define covered platforms and educational exemptions.
29 Oct 2026
7:59AM
INSIDER VIEW | Why we must look beyond mining’s scars
It is easy to forget that every modern metropolis—every urban sprawl, residential enclave and provincial center—was once undeveloped land. As populations expand and urbanization intensifies, society faces inevitable trade-offs: mountains are carved, green landscapes are paved to make way for transport corridors, and vast tracts of land are converted into agricultural areas to meet growing human needs.
23 Oct 2026
8:31AM
INSIDER VIEW | A cheap way to cut power rates
A cheaper way to cut Philippine electricity rates may not be another power plant, substation, or transmission line. It may be using our existing grid more efficiently.
22 Oct 2026
4:42PM
INSIDER VIEW | Why great leaders are difficult to impress
By: Nikki Mendez
Can a leader recognize exceptional ability in someone who lacks the looks, the loudness, and the confidence that usually attract attention? Part of leadership is knowing who else is good, especially when it isn't immediately obvious.
21 Oct 2026
4:44PM
INSIDER VIEW | Semirara coal bidding will protect Filipino consumers
By: Daxim L. Lucas
Semirara is described by the National Association of Electricity Consumers for Reforms as the source of roughly 97 percent of Philippine domestic coal production, and coal remains a major fuel for the power sector. A resource of that scale should be awarded through transparent rules, clear obligations, and competition for the best public benefit.
21 Oct 2026
9:06AM
INSIDER VIEW | Islamic finance and the true measure of development
A public market may appear on a bank’s books as a financing transaction. For the people who work there, it is where school fees come from.
12 Oct 2026
3:47PM
INSIDER VIEW | World Bank right on the disease, wrong on the cure
According to the World Bank's Midyear 2026 Philippines Economic Update, implementing the energy plan on schedule could lower residential electricity rates in Luzon by about 28 percent by 2030, boost GDP by more than 1 percent and create 161,000 jobs.
4 Oct 2026
10:02AM
INSIDER VIEW | The Gentleman from Cavite
He wielded a significant amount of power, but he knew the limitations of his time and was pragmatic about it. Pundits will debate his place in economic history, what he could have done but did not do, against what he actually did given those unique set of circumstances.
1 Oct 2026
11:54AM
INSIDER VIEW | PPP contracts are also agreements of trust
By: Alberto Agra
A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract is commonly viewed as a commercial agreement between government and a private partner. It allocates risks, defines obligations, establishes payment or revenue mechanisms and prescribes remedies for breach.
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