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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to expand its reach and importance in our day-to-day living, the conversations around its use almost always carry strong emotional undertones – unease, anxiety, fear, cautious acceptance, sense of wonder, and “no big deal’. In boardrooms, workplaces and classrooms, the...

The stigma of cancer in the workplace in the Philippines is a significant issue, impacting cancer patients and survivors in various ways. Despite increasing awareness and legal protections, challenges persist. This is why the leading business organization in the country, the Management Association of the...

Directors of publicly-listed companies (PLCs) and private corporations usually attend board meetings face to face now and must, of course, observe boardroom etiquette. These board room manners are learned from basic etiquette in school augmented by classes held in esteemed institutions, like the Institute of...

“Management Excellence for a Progressive Philippines” is the 2025 theme of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP). In the public sector, Iloilo City shows how MAP’s theme works in practice.   With a 10.5 percent GDP growth rate, Iloilo City became the 2nd fastest-growing...

When the long-awaited rehab of EDSA was announced, it was inevitable that it would encounter rough sailing. That somehow, objections and criticisms would pop up to hinder its fruition.   True enough, protestations poured in, causing the rehab to be put on hold for a...

At a time when the global economy is in flux—when supply chains are shifting and sustainability is a baseline, not a bonus—the Philippines stands at a pivotal crossroads. The question before us is not whether we can grow. We are already the fastest-growing economy in...

In many family businesses, succession is treated as a checklist: draft legal documents, name a successor, divide the shares. But beneath these formalities lies a far More fragile foundation—the relationships that hold the family together. Succession, at its core, is not just a business decision....

At the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), our reflections on Shared Prosperity sometimes drift to the public sector where there is so much potential for uplifting the lives of Filipinos. Among local government units (LGUs), we saw good governance models that produce Shared Prosperity....

In KPMG’s 2025 Healthcare and Life Sciences Investment Outlook, we found that most leading hospital and health systems across different countries were in good positions in 2024 compared to 2023, thanks to reimbursement increases, lower interest rates, and more staffing stability. Larger institutions pursued acquisitions...