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Applying for a business loan is not the best experience for most Filipino small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). Many SMEs complain about the lengthy application process, numerous documentary requirements, and narrowing likelihood of actually getting funding approval. Rather than go through these hurdles, business owners would rather...

It’s been three weeks since I got here in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Never thought I would have to experience heat waves to know how serious climate change (CC) is. It’s not even in the list of courses I want to study at the Harvard Kennedy School...

I was seated beside a senior executive of a large BPO in the country in the first face-to-face general membership meeting of MAP – Management Association of the Philippines – and we got to talk about the developments in the BPO industry in light of...

The concept of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) remains to be a topic of debate. Starting with the feminist movement, many organizations have made great efforts to promote progressive and liberal ideologies in the last 50 years. The discourse has shifted significantly from addressing women as...

First, allow me to thank Secretary Fred Pascual for accepting again to serve the country, this time as DTI Secretary.  And thank you for your service to MAP.  I know Secretary Fred that you will continue to serve our country well for “good men never...

Despite many initiatives for diversity in the workplace, the place that seems to be still impenetrable is the Board room. Here the macho Chair will not want to listen to other opinions especially a woman’s voice. After all, the other directors may just be “rubberstamp”,...

May Congress Delimit Through Legislation the Constitutional Coverage of “Public Utilities”?...

We always think of scale in everything. Every other business person will ask of an idea: is it scaleable? If there is no scale, it is not worth it, some may say. But, really, is there wisdom in staying small?   I recently shared our...

I was listening to MAP outgoing President and incoming Trade and Industry Secretary Fred Pascual on TV the other day and was pleasantly surprised that he believed in managing demand to address the current challenges of a high import food bill.   He spoke about...