Why Giving Petron to the Government Is a Terrible Idea (And I Tried to Prove Otherwise)

Ramon Ang offered to sell Petron back to the government, and the internet has opinions. This piece does the actual research — testing whether a government takeover of Petron makes sense, looking at the GOCC track record, the corruption numbers, and the international cases that cut both ways. The conclusion wasn't hard to reach, but the attempt to be proven wrong made it worth writing. This is an AI-voiced reading from Morning Coffee Thoughts.