NEWS & ARTICLES

Tacloban. Zamboanga. South Cotabato. Three school shootings in less than three months should be enough to tell us that we have a serious problem. We should not wait for a fourth before we treat this as an urgent national concern.   On June 22, gunfire...

This article draws on my presentation at the 1st RCEP Business and Investment Summit, organized by the East Asia Business Council and the Management Association of the Philippines and held in Metro Manila on September 9, 2026.   Somewhere in East Asia, a buyer is...

Leaders are confronting a stark reality: many of the assumptions that shaped global commerce over the past three decades no longer hold. Leaders face the challenge of managing teams through a period of systemic transition – steering their organizations through the breakdown of globalization, stable...

Since the Philippines gained independence in 1946 and Filipinos finally took control of the nation’s path to prosperity, it has always been our cherished dream to join the ranks of affluent nations.   From that time on, each succeeding generation has been gauged or measured...

Most strategic planning starts with assumptions – what triggers demand, how markets will behave, how much capital will cost, the pace with which technology will evolve, how the government will move. What if our biggest strategic risk is not in missing the signals, but interpreting...

We often think history changes because remarkable people appear. Or because governments introduce new policies. Or because new technologies are invented.   Perhaps something quieter is taking place.   Perhaps societies change only when the old equilibrium can no longer sustain itself.   An equilibrium...

2025 was a good year for Philippine private capital. Against the backdrop of softer venture markets across Southeast Asia, the country recorded another year of growth in 2025. Total private capital raised increased by 34%, supported by larger deal sizes and a broader mix of...

Pax Silica and the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) have attracted both excitement and suspicion. Supporters see opportunities for major investment in semiconductors, AI, electronics, and advanced manufacturing. Critics raise concerns about foreign influence, land use, tax incentives, environmental risks, and whether Filipinos will truly benefit....

When families talk about succession, the conversation usually begins with leadership: who will run the company next? That question matters. But for family companies that hope to last beyond the next generation, a more fundamental question deserves equal attention: who will own the enterprise in...