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Looking back at the future of Filipino writers
One day, toward the end of 1967, National Artist for Literature Bienvenido Lumbera sat down to look critically at the state of Philippine literature and what sorts of styles and literary figures have come to the scene.
Lumbera’s particular interest was with the outputs...
LOOKING BACK AT THE FUTURE OF PHILIPPINE WRITING
ONLY the very naive or the very cynical would try to predict the future course of Philippine literature. There are only the weekly magazines or the occasional books as signposts to indicate trends, and these signposts do not give very coherent directions.
THE PETRON SELLOUT
The sale of the national oil company to a foreign corporation betrays the national interest, endangers the country’s security, and sticks of graft and corruption.
Petron Corporation is unquestionably the most valuable corporate asset of the Philippine government—the most precious gem in the country’s...
China’s Difference Engine: Changing the configuration of the world
How did China make the leap from being one of Asia’s poorest nations to becoming a global economic behemoth—all in a little more than six decades?
In 2013, China emerged as the primary engine of global economic growth, officially surpassing the contribution rate of...
Toward stability, not strain: What really matters in China–Philippines relations
I’ve been in the Philippines for over four months now. It’s been busy. Some days mean seven back-to-back meetings, but what sticks with me isn’t the schedule. It’s the people.
Ordinary Filipinos are warm, sincere, and kind. The smiles, the handshakes—they remind me why...
Getting to know China’s technological DNA
Possessing one of the oldest civilizations in the world, China’s 5,000-year-old history is a tapestry of transformation—from an ancient, agrarian society (8,000 to 10,000 years ago) to becoming the world’s low-cost, manufacturing nexus (mid-20th century), all the way to attaining global, high-tech, superpower...
