NEWS & ARTICLES

The Philippines just had an election last May 12 and with Filipinos so used to political maneuverings and entertainment-colored lens with which the candidates were viewed, the results came as a major surprise. Many candidates that emerged as winners came from the periphery – those...

“How to Build Value Through Values” I first heard about conscious business from my conversations with key officers of Axialent (www.axialent.com), a company founded in 2002 by Fred Kofman. In his book “Conscious Business, How to Build Value Through Values,” the author explains that a...

The Philippine Innovation Hub, known as iHub-MEC, marks a significant milestone in the country’s push to become a regional leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. Spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Development Company (NDC) with the office of Cong. Stella...

On April 23, 2025, the Environment Committee of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), held its fourth Webinar on the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program. Featured speaker Jacob F. Meimban, Jr., Executive Director of...

For the past two decades, the Philippine economy has rested on two key pillars of foreign exchange earnings, helping to sustain its reserve position and stabilize the peso. These twin pillars—overseas Filipino worker (OFW) remittances and business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues—have provided crucial inflows that...

Historically celebrated for its remarkable beauty and biodiversity, the Philippines’ archipelagic geography has emerged as a critical economic challenge. Today, logistics costs consume an alarming 27.5% of the country’s GDP—the highest among ASEAN nations—significantly hindering economic growth, inflating consumer prices, and weakening global competitiveness. In...

A few weeks ago, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. issued Proclamation No. 818 declaring May as Ease of Doing Business Month. Although primarily ceremonial, the move strategically emphasizes streamlining bureaucracy and promoting transparency in public service. By further empowering the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), this...

2nd of 2 Parts Miseducation: cross-generation LLL emergencies          The various miseducation crises of the Philippines published in EDCOM II’s first two year reports are forms of social cancer that spread insidiously across the body politic in different people, places and time. They must be...

1st of 2 Parts Enhancing national competitiveness and social equity through experiential education is recognized in the Philippines by EDCOM II, the body tasked with examining the foundational reforms needed by the country’s entire training system – formal, informal, or non-formal. Experiential or real life...