The relationship between gold and the U.S. dollar is supposed to be simple. When one rises, the other falls. A stronger dollar usually pushes gold lower; a weaker dollar tends to lift it. The logic is mechanical. Gold is priced…
Each February, the story of the EDSA People Power Revolution returns in images that feel almost liturgical: civilians kneeling before tanks, rosaries raised toward rifle barrels, soldiers accepting flowers from strangers. It is remembered, rightly, as a triumph of civic…
With Vice President Sara Duterte declaring her intention to seek the presidency in 2028, attention now turns to a more consequential decision: who she chooses as her running mate—and what that choice reveals about the coalition she intends to build.…
A decade after the last major find, a new offshore gas discovery east of Malampaya has revived a long-running question in Philippine energy policy: how much time can domestic gas realistically buy before imports become unavoidable? President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
As the Philippines prepares to take the helm of ASEAN, the question facing Southeast Asia is not whether the bloc matters—last year proved it still does—but whether it can hold its line on neutrality at a moment when great power…
The world is entering a moment of uncertainty not because power is disappearing, but because restraint is becoming uneven. Rules still exist, yet their force increasingly depends on who invokes them and under what circumstances. For countries that rely on…
The Philippines is already using artificial intelligence (AI), often before it has decided what rules should govern it. That gap between adoption and preparedness is where the real story lies. On paper, the country has been moving briskly. The Department…
Germany’s security debate is no longer confined to European borders, but it is still searching for a language equal to its widening reach. At a recent forum in Manila, the conversation suggested that Berlin’s evolving posture in the Indo-Pacific is…
The Philippine economy is no longer overheating—but it is not stalling either. Instead, it is settling into something more uncomfortable: a slower, uneven expansion that exposes long-standing weaknesses just as global conditions turn less forgiving. The World Bank’s December 2025…
For many young Filipinos, adulthood no longer feels like a launchpad; it feels like a lifeboat. Their peers abroad talk about “finding purpose” and “designing a life,” while Filipino Gen Zs are calculating if this month’s salary can cover rent,…
