A grand Colosseum spectacle that falls flat
RIDLEY SCOTT’S Gladiator II is a grand, entertaining spectacle. The opening credits scene is a thing of beauty, the animated sketches and score serving as a breathtaking introduction to …
Property Investment Scams & How To Avoid Them
Property Scam # 2 – Joint Ventures Number two is the scams that can come into play when your working with joint ventures. Certainly, not all joint ventures are …
Seeking Truth versus Seeking Esteem
So we have a way of telling which political activists actually care about society and which are merely trying to portray themselves as caring: The ones who actually care …
SMC defends 7,000-ha Bugsuk Island titles
SAN MIGUEL CORP. (SMC) confirmed its acquisition of 7,000 hectares (has) on Bugsuk Island in Balabac, Palawan, noting that the titles predate the 1997 Indigenous Peoples Rights Act and …
Cost and Choice: Insights for Choosers
A Liberty Classic Book Review of Cost and Choice: An Inquiry in Economic Theory, by James M. Buchanan. In less than one hundred pages, James Buchanan excoriates economists—classical and …
My life in public service
I am deeply humbled and greatly honored by this recognition for my work, both in the public and private sectors, by the most prestigious business and management organization in …
Freedom in Hong Kong: The Sweet and the Sour
Economic Freedom in Hong Kong The Fraser Institute’s 2024 Economic Freedom of the World (EFW) report, its most recent edition, ranks Hong Kong as the world’s freest economy in …
First Gen lowers 2025 capex to P35 billion
By Sheldeen Joy Talavera, Reporter LOPEZ-LED First Gen Corp. is allocating a lower capital expenditure (capex) budget for next year as it will be focusing on geothermal activities, its …
A teenage otaku’s experience at the Ramon Magsaysay Awards
By Beth Sanchez Lacson, THE HISTORIC Art Deco building that is the Metropolitan Theater in Ermita, Manila was filling up with dignitaries from across Asia in formal regalia and …
Jason Laks Named President of Broadway League
The Broadway League, an industry trade organization, named Jason Laks as its new president. “I think our mission has to be more than to make it 2019 again,” Laks …