NEWS & ARTICLES

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how organizations operate, innovate, and compete. As advances in AI continue to reshape industries and influence national priorities, countries around the world are focused on scaling it in ways that deliver meaningful and sustainable value.   For the Philippines,...

A Thought Leadership Piece on the ASEAN Center of Excellence for Creative Industries (ACE-CI)   When I built a communications consultancy from the ground up, the raw material was never just strategy or capital; it was creativity. The ability to craft narratives, design messages that...

The Philippines’ chairship of ASEAN in 2026 comes at a consequential moment for Southeast Asia. The region is navigating intensifying major-power rivalry, maritime tensions, energy and food insecurity, digital disruption, climate risks, and uneven development among member states. ASEAN is now an 11-member community following...

The Philippines is once again being positioned at the center of great power strategy. The proposed “Economic Security Zones” in Clark and Subic are being presented as engines of growth—sources of investment, employment, and infrastructure. On the surface, they are exactly what the country needs....

At the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), we are dedicated to empowering public institutions to help build our “Dream Philippines”. This is our vision of a nation where government institutions deliver effectively, and every citizen participates and prospers. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Jesus...

Have you ever thought about how industry cleans its influent water to make it effluent and finally cleaned and treated so you can use it again as safe water? Influent is what you produce at factories and industries that have water discharge in their operations....

Every day, we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI) driving disinformation and financial crimes. Political interference, misleading videos during conflicts, AI-powered financial and identity fraud, and troll farms continue to dominate conversations about truth, financial security, governance, and civil discourse. Consider the scale: deepfake videos number...

Decades ago, the invention of the calculator was seen as a disruptive breakthrough, reshaping how calculations were performed and how quickly problems could be solved. Since then, each wave of innovation has pushed boundaries even further, from spreadsheets to automation and now to artificial intelligence....

For years, reformers have spoken of “Open Banking” and “Open Finance.” These are important ideas, but they sound technical and distant. What the Philippines truly needs is something clearer and more ambitious: what I call Full Picture Credit.   We need a system where a...