NEWS & ARTICLES

The $6.8 Billion (B) slice of our IT-BPM industry built on writing code for the world faces an existential question — and the clock is not waiting for us to answer it.   Thirty percent. That is how much of Microsoft’s code is now written...

Digital transformation is no longer about automating isolated processes or migrating systems to the cloud. Today, it is fundamentally a cyber-enabled, AI-driven transformation of how organizations operate, decide, and govern risk. As artificial intelligence (AI) converges with digital platforms—ERP, cloud, data lakes, and customer channels—cybersecurity...

The Digital Battlefield   In today’s hyper-connected world, the same networks that empower our lives are also being weaponized by criminals. Fraudsters, smugglers, and syndicates exploit encrypted platforms and digital anonymity to commit crimes with alarming sophistication. The Philippines—now among the most digitally engaged nations...

A major Middle East crisis intensifies just as the La Niña ends, paving the way for the hottest months in the Philippines.   Separately, both conditions severely choke energy supply. The ongoing military escalation among the United States, Israel, and Iran has triggered a significant...

If the words “International Women’s Day (IWD)” almost made you click away – good. You’re exactly who needs to read this.   Not because of optics. And not merely because the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025 puts the timeline to closing the gender gap...

(Keynote Address of the author at the MAP CEO Academy’s Training on PQA for HEI Presidents with Industry and Government Leaders in October 2025.)   We are here to achieve a crucial goal: fostering a performance-excellence mindset in higher education institutions (HEIs) and aligning it...

As more workplaces claim inclusivity as a core part of their mission and objectives, more important is the need to monitor, track, and evaluate how exactly inclusivity is achieved.   In my previous article on male allyship published on 13 January 2026, I mentioned that allyship...

Leadership transitions are no longer a distant concern for Philippine businesses – they are unfolding in real time. As a significant number of chief executives prepare to step aside in the coming years, organizations face a challenge that goes beyond succession: ensuring that leadership continuity...