NEWS & ARTICLES

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...

Let’s not unite only when lives are lost. Let’s stand together before any disaster strikes, so our solidarity is not born of tragedy, but rooted in compassion, hope, peace, and humanity.   We gather not merely to mark a date on the calendar but to...

Many Filipinos today share an uneasy feeling: the world has changed, yet the Philippines appears to move in circles. While Singapore disciplined itself into efficiency, Taiwan transformed under pressure, and China restructured after collapse, the Philippines has absorbed shocks without being changed by them. Corruption...

There’s something timeless and soul-stirring about taking a road trip through scenic, storied landscapes.   In Germany, the famous Romantic Road, stretching 460 kilometers from the Baroque city of Würzburg to the Alpine village of Füssen, meanders through a fairytale-like vista of rolling hills and...