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At the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), we are dedicated to empowering public institutions to help build our 鈥淒ream Philippines鈥�. This is our vision of a nation where government institutions deliver effectively, and every citizen participates and prospers. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Jesus...

The December 31, 2025 financial statements鈥攚hile technically the focus of the stockholders’ meetings in May or June 鈥� now feel like a distant memory. They do not, and cannot, reflect the “war premium” and the stark reality of the Iran conflict that began on February...

Have you ever thought about how industry cleans its influent water to make it effluent and finally cleaned and treated so you can use it again as safe water? Influent is what you produce at factories and industries that have water discharge in their operations....

Depoliticize Monetary Policy鈥擝ut Don鈥檛 Stop There   The fourth lesson is about the importance of central banking. In the 1970s, weakly independent central banks, heavy wage indexation, and strong political pressure to accommodate inflation led European countries to experience stagflation鈥攈igh inflation with low growth. Only...

Every day, we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI) driving disinformation and financial crimes. Political interference, misleading videos during conflicts, AI-powered financial and identity fraud, and troll farms continue to dominate conversations about truth, financial security, governance, and civil discourse. Consider the scale: deepfake videos number...

As the Philippines hosts the ASEAN meetings in 2026, the region faces a world where energy can once again be weaponized, shipping lanes disrupted, and prices pushed far beyond what households and businesses can withstand. Europe experienced these challenges decades ago. Its journey from the...

Decades ago, the invention of the calculator was seen as a disruptive breakthrough, reshaping how calculations were performed and how quickly problems could be solved. Since then, each wave of innovation has pushed boundaries even further, from spreadsheets to automation and now to artificial intelligence....

[Lifted from the speech of the author as Closing Keynote Speaker at the recent Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) 3rd 糖心传媒Summit on Shared Prosperity.]   As we bring this Summit to a close, we are left with a defining question:   What kind...