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Well-known marks
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - April 20, 2025 - 12:00am
Back in 1997, US company In-N-Out Burger Inc. filed an application with the Philippine Bureau of Trademarks of the Intellectual Property Office to register the trademark and service marks “In-N-Out”...
Travel freedom
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - April 13, 2025 - 12:00am
If the Philippines ranks 74th in terms of travel freedom or global mobility, then what does that say about us?
Huge gamble
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - April 12, 2025 - 12:00am
After shocking the world with an announcement of reciprocal tariffs on many of its trading partners, including the Philippines, US President Donald Trump had a change of heart and announced that he was postponing...
A new approach to socialized housing
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - April 6, 2025 - 12:00am
Back in 2022, government launched the Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipinas program or the country’s national flagship housing project with the goal of having zero informal settlers by 2028.
Imminent trade war
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - April 5, 2025 - 12:00am
When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold. 
Mindanao jitters
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 30, 2025 - 12:00am
The business community in Mindanao has become jittery over what is happening in the political landscape – particularly due to the recent arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte and the impeachment of Vice...
Privatization is not the culprit
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 29, 2025 - 12:00am
It was back in 2011 when the government announced that it was undertaking its first infrastructure project under the public-private partnership (PPP) program of the Benigno Aquino III administration with the privatization...
The danger of deepfakes
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 23, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippines experienced the biggest jump in deepfakes among all countries in Asia-Pacific, according to a 2023 report by identity verification platform Sumsub.
The psychology behind money muling
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 22, 2025 - 12:00am
Money mules have emerged as hidden gears in the complex machine of financial fraud, facilitating scams that cost consumers billions worldwide.
Dire consequences
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 16, 2025 - 12:00am
There is now a proposal in Congress to ban raw mineral exports from the Philippines to pave the way for the development of local industries, but the local mining industry is against it.
Still a long way to go
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 15, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC) has doubled the maximum deposit insurance coverage (MDIC) in banks from P500,000 to P1 million per depositor effective today, March 15.
Unfair trade practices
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 9, 2025 - 12:00am
Just recently, the Vietnam Trade Office in the Philippines advised Vietnamese cement exporters to actively cooperate in the investigation to avoid unfavorable outcomes after the Department of Trade and Industry imposed...
Old dogs, old tricks
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 8, 2025 - 12:00am
It is indeed unfortunate that the first order of business for newly appointed Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon is to fix problems created by his predecessors.
Caught in the crossfire
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 2, 2025 - 12:00am
In April of last year, the Supreme Court upheld the arbitral ruling that ordered CJH Development Corp. to vacate a portion of the John Hay Special Economic Zone it leased from the Bases Conversion Development Authority...
Safeguard duties on cement
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - March 1, 2025 - 12:00am
The Department of Trade and Industry recently ordered the imposition of provisional safeguard duties on imports of ordinary Portland cement and blended cement at the rate of P400 per metric ton or P16 per 40 kg bag...
Much delayed common station
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - February 23, 2025 - 12:00am
Our country’s mass rail system still leaves much to be desired, particularly in terms of interconnectivity.
Debate continues over AI
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - February 22, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippine Bureau of Copyright has joined the global debate on whether works generated through artificial intelligence (AI) can be protected by copyright.
AI and copyright
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - February 16, 2025 - 12:00am
Remember the monkey selfie case?
Banking for all: A Filipino story
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - February 15, 2025 - 12:00am
The Philippine banking industry has undergone a remarkable transformation over the years, shifting from the traditional, labor-intensive practices of past decades to a digitally driven system that aims to make financial...
Phl’s worsening housing backlog
by Mary Ann LL. Reyes - February 9, 2025 - 12:00am
The housing backlog in the country has already reached an alarming level.
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