In this uber-globalized world, we have to accept that when China sneezes we will all likely catch a cold. But how can we minimize the risk?

The first order of business is for the economic team to support efforts of our health agencies to contain COVID-19 and mitigate its impact

Rather than firearms and checkpoints, we need more masks and testing kits

Oil prices are plunging further on Tuesday, March 17, but motorists' movements will be restricted due to the community quarantine in Metro Manila

(4th UPDATE) Exemptions include supermarkets, groceries, medical facilities, pharmacies, banks, and restaurants with home delivery services

(UPDATED) The last time the circuit breaker or 15-minute trading suspension was triggered was during the 2008 global financial crisis

Pagcor allows POGOs to continue operating, but with only a minimal number of workers

Two studies suggest the Philippines is only at the very beginning of this public health crisis

Uncertainty is hanging over the heads of tens of thousands of minimum wage workers in hundreds of factories producing car parts, electronics, and other industrial and consumer goods in Luzon, which...

(UPDATED) Interest rates are lowered by 50 basis points, but this may not do much to ignite loan demand as people are forced to stay at home

With billions of additional funds soon at Duterte’s disposal – and a spotty track record of transparency and accountability – we should all watch the money trail closer than ever

Apart from being an economist and writer, I am also an entrepreneur.

Today we’re enduring two types of crises: one in public health, another in governance

'Nearly 4 years into his term – and right in the middle of the country’s worst public health and economic crises in years – Duterte seems to be appreciating the intricacies of public finance just now'