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THE CORNER ORACLE
The SONA, in form and substance
by Andrew J. Masigan - August 2, 2023 - 12:00am
As in all public discourses, the second State of the Nation Address can be judged by way of its form and substance.
How America plans to defend the Indo-Pacific
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 26, 2023 - 12:00am
In my column last week, I pointed out the reasons why former president Noynoy Aquino and President Bongbong Marcos elected to lean on the US rather than China. There are at least six reasons for their decision:
Why PNoy and BBM leaned on America, not China
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 19, 2023 - 12:00am
The world’s predominant superpower will always create the conditions to perpetuate its global dominance and weaker nations will always be subsumed by these conditions. Like it or not, that’s just how...
A year wasted with DOT’s botched country brand
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 12, 2023 - 12:00am
It’s been two weeks since the Department of Tourism introduced its proposed new country brand, “Love the Philippines.” It has since come under fire for using stock images of other countries in its...
My pre-SONA assessment
by Andrew J. Masigan - July 5, 2023 - 12:00am
In three weeks, President Marcos will deliver his second State of the Nation Address. How do I characterize his performance in the last 12 months? I characterize it as successful but not yet game changing. Let me...
Making sense of our evolving foreign policy
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 28, 2023 - 12:00am
China embarks on an aggressive grab of sovereign Philippine territories in the West Philippine Sea.
Coping with artificial intelligence
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 21, 2023 - 12:00am
It was a Monday and I was asked by a certain foreign embassy to give a talk on the state of Philippine agriculture by Wednesday.
Putin’s masterstroke
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 14, 2023 - 12:00am
Reading through a paper published by The Russia Briefing, I could not help but salute President Vladimir Putin for his brilliant post-war recovery plan. As early as now, the Russian strongman is setting the stage...
The perils of a politically influenced Bangko Sentral
by Andrew J. Masigan - June 7, 2023 - 12:00am
Despite widespread corruption, a rubber stamping congress and populist political leaders, the Philippines continues to be considered a “serious nation” on the fast-track to economic prosperity. Our finances...
Filipino global achievers
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 31, 2023 - 12:00am
I always say – despite our circus-like politics and many economic challenges – there will always be a place for the Philippines in the grander scheme of things. Our weapon? The Filipino people thems...
Self-inflicted failure
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 24, 2023 - 12:00am
We Filipinos often get frustrated over how the country has lagged behind our neighbors in terms of national wealth, industrial capabilities and overall economic output. Even Vietnam, a country that 30 years ago had...
A creeping national emergency Part 2
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 17, 2023 - 12:00am
In my column last week, I spoke about the urgent need for a manufacturing resurgence.
A creeping national emergency
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 10, 2023 - 12:00am
President Marcos has made two significant achievements so far.
Microchips: The new decisive theater of war
by Andrew J. Masigan - May 3, 2023 - 12:00am
Many may not be aware that the cold war between China and the United States is being fought in a realm not often talked about: Microchips. Let me explain.
On the Landbank-DBP merger
by Andrew J. Masigan - April 26, 2023 - 12:00am
Last month, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno announced his plan to merge the Development Bank of the Philippines with Landbank.
Our broken system leads to perennial under-achievement
by Andrew J. Masigan - April 19, 2023 - 12:00am
Traditional politicians often say that the real enemies of the state are poverty, income inequality and deteriorating standard of living. This is a lie.
Desperate to restore the Philippines’ ‘Golden Age’
by Andrew J. Masigan - April 12, 2023 - 12:00am
Over and over again during his presidential campaign, President Bongbong Marcos promised to bring back the “golden age” of the Philippines. The “golden age,” in this context, refers to the...
The real reason why Facebook bought WhatsApp
by Andrew J. Masigan - April 5, 2023 - 12:00am
Since many of us are already on vacation mode, I thought I’d write something light and entertaining.
A Maoist-like China under Xi Jinping
by Andrew J. Masigan - March 29, 2023 - 12:00am
Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader from 1978-1989, was the country’s chief economic architect and political reformist.
Brace yourselves, the oil war is here
by Andrew J. Masigan - March 22, 2023 - 12:00am
Filipinos may face a cost of living crisis so severe that the recent price increases of sugar and onions will seem like a small bump on the road. In months to come, successive price increases may be felt in transport,...
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