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Every election season, every change of administration, and every national crisis brings forth from the public, private and civil society sectors still another wave of proposals to solve the Philippines’ enduring problems. Experts recommend reforms in education, healthcare, agriculture, governance, anti-corruption, infrastructure, and economic policy....

The goal of Industrial Policy (IP) in the Information Economy is to develop the country’s overall knowledge and technological productive capabilities, those that cut across all industries, and not specific to particular industries. However, this does not preclude the development of Industrial Policies in specific...

Early in my career, I learned that the most valuable thing a company owns rarely appears on its balance sheet. It is not the office or the equipment. It is the idea, the brand, the method, the story, the things competitors cannot copy and clients...

I have been a practicing entrepreneur since I was young.  I started my own food company after my father passed away when I was 23.  I founded a computer software company when I was 27 back in 1993.  So far, I have started and still...

The Philippines has long aspired to industrialize. We seek manufacturing revival, technology upgrading, export competitiveness, innovation, food security, energy transition, and better jobs. We want to move beyond a consumption-driven, service-heavy economy toward one that produces more, processes more of its own raw materials, develops...

We may not always notice it, but something has been quietly shaping the way we do politics.   Over time, our public life seems to have moved—from discussions of ideas and platforms—to a focus on personalities.   We see strong support for individuals. We see...

In the contemporary discourse on sustainability and resilience, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often extolled as a technological oracle, a panacea capable of deciphering the complexities of climate change, predicting disasters, and orchestrating adaptive strategies. Yet beneath this veneer of promise lies a constellation of limitations...

Barely a week goes by without someone asking me how to prepare their children for an AI-driven world. Just recently, a friend with a seven-year-old told me he was genuinely anxious, not the vague background kind of anxiety, but the sharp keeps-you-up-at-night kind. What school...

At the recent PICPA MMR International Conference in Toronto, Grant Thornton highlighted how economic volatility is reshaping financial reporting. The message is clear: uncertainty now affects many of the judgments, estimates, and disclosures behind the financial statements. Risks, such as inflation, policy changes, geopolitical tension,...