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AI can boost energy security in Apec

Beijing–The two fundamentals of energy security are stability in supply and demand and affordable prices. A sharp decline in supply or a sudden increase in demand can push up energy prices, ...
It questions why, given the country’s vast marine resources, commercial fishing companies—with their most advanced equipment and vessels that can operate well beyond the 15-kilometer municipal ...
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Forward or backward in 2028

The Duterte dynasty committed a monumental blunder when it failed to field a trusted successor in the 2022 presidential elections. For that, the Dutertes now find themselves in a political inferno. Is ...
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Cautionary tales about Cayetano and Escudero

They were called “Bright Boys” when they both became congressmen for the first time in 1998. They were elected together as ...
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Where is the peso headed?

Last May, the Philippine peso began to part ways with the currencies of our comparable neighbors. Normally, our currency ...
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What’s in a handshake? It’s everything

President Marcos’ surprise move to shake hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the close of the Asia-Pacific Economic ...
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Online lending menace

Early this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a plan to cap interest rates and other fees charged ...
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ICC warrants: Executive or judicial direct effect

On March 11, 2025, what I call the “executive direct effect” of international law made possible the historic arrest and surrender of former President Rodrigo Duterte to the International Criminal ...
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‘Kung walang mahirap, walang corrupt?’

Philippine political discourse in the past decade has been dominated by three competing narratives. On one hand, there are the zealots of “political will,” namely those who believe that all we ...
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We need genuine partners, not bad neighbors

In any community, a good neighbor is one who respects the rights of others and ensures that the environment is stable and peaceful. One who bullies and takes advantage of others cannot be considered ...
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To speak of true freedom

Ex-prisoners were the students’ special guests at a recent Ateneo event. They were members of a program under the Philippine ...
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Of recommendations

How many shots are needed? Can I give it even if it’s beyond the age indication? My patient is immunocompromised—when do I ...