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The Manila Times on MSN18hOpinion

Defining national interests

WHEN United States President Donald Trump returned to power in January, he promised to make a difference.
From jabs to his enemies to questionable AI-generated images of himself as a king, Trump uses social media every... single...
Economist Joey Salceda says President Marcos’ U.S. visit helped avoid a 20% tariff across all exports, preserving exemptions for 73% of Philippine goods and resulting in a 6.3% effective ...
TRADITION dictates that the spotlight should be trained on the president, and the president alone, not only during the State ...
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Philstar.com on MSN19hOpinion

Looking at the forest and not just the trees

We may seem biased but overall, President Marcos’ official trip to Washington, DC was very successful and, more importantly, consequential.
The U.S. Federal Reserve will conclude its two-day meeting and reach its latest monetary policy decision. Markets do not expect a rate cut in the meeting, but all eyes are on Chair Jerome Powell's ...
The Manila Times on MSN18hOpinion

Is God winning the fight against superpower war?

BEFORE the headline topic, some remarks on the unanimous Supreme Court ruling that the impeachment case filed against Vice ...
President Donald Trump waves to reporters as he sits in his golf cart at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, ...
In March, President Trump ordered the Park Service to check signs and plaques in state parks to emphasize the “progress of ...
Inquirer Opinion on MSN6hOpinion

The myth of PH-US special relations

We have long nurtured the illusion that, because history once bound our fates, the United States and the Philippines share a ...
Was it really just 20 percent to 19 percent tariff reduction? No. Effective tariffs on Philippine exports were just at 6.65 ...
Trump has made a controversial decision to bring back an item that was being phased out nationwide, claiming the alternative ...