NEWS & ARTICLES

For those of us who are vegetable eaters, we may be conscious about the price of upland vegetables, like chop suey ingredients (carrots, sayote, Baguio pechay or wombok and beans), which generally come from Baguio if you are in Manila, and Bansalan if you are from Davao City. You should...

Laws in the United States, the United Kingdom and India require the disclosure of CEO-to-employee pay ratios (or CEO pay ratios) among companies to promote transparency and address concerns about income inequality. In the United States, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...

When I penned a column in 2013 expressing concerns about the Philippine government’s aggressive push to establish the country as a gambling hub, I feared the social consequences that could follow.* I feared the damage to families, the rise of prostitution, and the increase in...

In the critical area of food supply chain, the farmers and the traders are the acknowledged key players. One is the producer of farm products and the other is the distribution channel. The linkage between the two is more prevalent in basic commodities, such as...

(2nd of two parts) Corporate leadership entails business transparency, integrity, and accountability, which are manifested in SM’s publication of Integrated and Sustainability Reports, its conduct of forums and public briefings, and its accessible company website, among others. Transparency invites all forms of feedback, including scrutiny, which...

As the world geared up in July to watch the Paris Olympics, international stenographers participated in the equivalent event in another part of Europe. The Intersteno 2024, held July 14 to July 18 in Poland, was a significant platform for stenographers to showcase their skills,...

(First of two parts) As the world continues to confront many social, economic and environmental issues, this has increased shareholder expectations on long-term value and the impact corporates have on the triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. This sentiment has also underscored the...

There has not been an upheaval more profound and game-changing than the COVID-19 pandemic. It killed millions and forced governments all over the world to brutally shut down businesses and keep people in their homes. In April 2020, my colleagues and I used our “involuntary...