The Rise and Fall and Rise of Magellan (Part 3): The Fall
Still wanting to reach the Moluccas, the fleet moved on, reaching Homonhon Island at the periphery of the Philippines on March 16....
Likert Scale: Ordinal or Interval Data
For several reasons, some reputable scholars explicitly claim that Likert scales are ordinal data, not interval data. These authors are...
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Magellan (Part 2)
Magellan and his crew knew that they survived only by the skin of their teeth. Since supply was low, they continued to feed on penguin...
The Rise and Fall and Rise of Magellan (Part 1): The Rise
Have you ever attended a project meeting where, immediately after leaving, you did not know the project's explicit objective, and the...
The Friars: The Ayatollahs and the Taliban in Colonial Philippines
Protest erupted in Iran due to the death of a 22-year-old girl in the custody of the Morality police. The Iranians reacted with public...
A Brief History of the Modern Philippines Trade Relations (Part 2 of 2)
Did you ever notice that "when it rains, it pours"? During the 1990s, the country was confined to a series of significant problems after...
A Brief History on the Modern Philippines Trade Relations (Part 1 of 2)
After almost 50 years of the American brand of colonization, the US granted the Philippines its independence on July 4, 1946, immediately...
The Church Strikes Back (Marites and Marisol part2)
The Pope is the ultimate head of the Church, the supreme teacher who succeeded St. Peter. In matters of faith and morals, the Pope cannot...
What is Real? The Bohr-Einstein Debate
In 1927 during the Fifth Solvay Congress in Brussels, two super-heavyweight sumo wrestlers in quantum physics, Bohr and Einstein,...
Marites and Marisol in 1635
Today, the two famous coined words in the Philippines loosely refer to people who are eager to bring to another the latest gossip...
The Separation of the Church and State in the Philippines: A Fiction Based on Real Historical Events
During the time of Jesus, the Pharisees wanted to trap Jesus by His words. They asked whether the Jews should pay taxes to Imperial Rome...
The Business Post-Pandemic Demand on Supply Chain Management
The pandemic brought market woes and exposed global supply chain management (SCM). International companies continue to consider the SCM a...
Deciding to increase the price? Think Customer-first policy
Inflation is the most prominent economic news of 2022. Fueled by a menagerie of stampeding uncontrollable factors, including supply chain...
Binomial Distribution: From Russia at War
The significance of the binomial distribution is its numerous applications since it is the center of a binary situation with only two...
The Essential Role of Innovation in Business
The competitive business has one thing in common, “innovation,” the key to any success. Presently, the company faces a myriad of almost...
COVID-19 Resurrected the Ideology of Marx?
Years from now, after the COVID-19 crisis is over, economic analysis will be divided pre and post-pandemic. The reconfiguration of the...
Iraq's Attempt to Increase Refining Capacity Meets Economy of Scales Challenges
Economies of scale are the strength of a large firm. It is a competitive edge of large firms that can produce more units on a larger...
Monok: A Chicken Meal for Less than P20
What can you get for P20? It is barely enough to give you a decent meal for a day. However, at Tondo, one of the most impoverished areas...
OPEC Pessimistic Forecast on Global Petroleum Demand
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), an association of the largest oil-producing countries in the world, amidst the...






