The Society of Honor by Joe America

Alexandra Eala and the Arrival of Philippine Tennis on the World Stage

By Karl M. Garcia

For generations, Filipinos have watched tennis from the margins.

We knew the names of global champions. We followed Wimbledon, the US Open, the Australian Open and Roland-Garros. We admired Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams and many others...

The Songs, Singers, Friends and Family That Have Been Part of My Life By Karl M. Garcia

I have written about Philippine music before.

Of course, some readers pointed out that I had forgotten to mention their favorite band, singer, composer or musician.

Fair enough.

I plead guilty.

There are simply too man...

How the Philippines Can Turn the World’s Oldest Software into a New High-Value BPO Opportunity—and Prepare for the AI Economy By Karl M. Garcia

For more than two decades, the Philippines built one of the world’s most successful business-process outsourcing industries.

It began with a relatively simple proposition:

English-speaking wo...

From the Little Grate to the Big Spillway By Karl M. Garcia THE FLOOD DOES NOT BEGIN IN THE STREET

Every time Metro Manila floods, we look for a culprit.

A clogged drain.

An overflowing creek.

A failed pumping station.

A blocked estero.

An undersized pipe.

A river that has breached ...

From Maritime Nation to Maritime Capability—and from Buyer to Builder Building the institutions, people, industries and infrastructure of an archipelagic nation

By Karl M. Garcia

Introduction: A Maritime Nation Building a Maritime State

The Philippines is already a maritime nation.

Its islands are connected by se...