LATEST ARTICLES
AI AND THE FILIPINO
By TONY LOPEZ Bad news: The Philippines will be slow in adopting artificial intelligence (AI) and its improvements—artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial general superintelligence (ASI). Good news: The Philippines will be slow in adopting […]
Senate President Win
By TONY LOPEZ At 9:24 Wednesday morning June 17, 2026, Sherwin Ting Gatchalian, 52, was sworn in as the 34th president of the Philippine Senate, the third highest official of the land and the leader […]
SMC redefines resilience
By Tony Lopez The best is yet to come. For San Miguel Corp., for its owners, for the customers it serves, and for Filipinos in general. That is the strong message delivered by SMC Chair […]

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POLITICS
Rage against corruption
By TONY LOPEZ On August 23, 2025, I wrote: “It’s the biggest syndicated looting of the treasury – the plunder of P1 trillion of the P2-trillion flood control money in the last 15 years (2011 […]
BUSINESS
BATTLE OF THE BEST AND BIGGEST
SMC and SM fuel the Philippines’ robust economic growth The Philippines’ two largest conglomerates are powering the country’s robust economic growth this year and in the coming years. Both having demonstrated unprecedented expansion in the […]
BOOKS
Stephen Curry’s book — Shot Ready
When a GOAT speaks, we listen. Four-time NBA champion Stephen Curry shares his humble beginnings, mindset, and training in this inspirational memoir for anyone who wants to be great. This hefty collectible book by the […]
Kobe Bryant’s book The Mamba Mentality is timeless inspiration
It’s been six years since Kobe Bryant tragically left us. But his wisdom remains. “If you really want to be great at something, you have to truly care about it. If you want to be […]
Simply More
“A Book for Anyone Who Has Been Told They’re Too Much” — Cynthia Erivo In 193 brief pages, multi-awarded singer Cynthia Erivo shares how her childhood and challenges shaped her art and asks the reader […]
FEATURE ARTICLES
This is what you get when you upgrade to PAL Business Class
My good friend works for a trillion dollar tech company in Silicon Valley. She’s amazing so I’ll call her Grace. Grace’s family always flies Philippine Airlines every year, often twice a year. Last June 7, […]
Faulty Fathers in fairy tales
In fairy tales, the stepmothers are evil to the biological kid. But where are the fathers while their kids are being victimized? Let’s start at the top. There’s the King who sits around all day […]
No Perfect Father
No perfect father exists,Only Tatay, firm and brisk.No frills, no show, and no twist,His work is love, that’s his gift. Ama is old-school and staid,Conservative, not afraid.He accepts any change made,Love in him will never […]




