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When discussing stenography, some people reminisce about a mother or aunt who used to scribble writing on paper (actually, they were writing in Gregg shorthand). Other people have a question on their faces, “do stenographers still exist?” – many are surprised to learn that stenography...

The pandemic experience is an eye-opener. Countries realized the impact of the tourism industry and its long value chain in national, regional and global economies. What used to be in high demand teetered and slumped to its worst record, averaging 75-80% reduction in international arrivals...

(This is an excerpt from the final paper submitted to the Harvard Kennedy School as final requirement to IGA 103 Global Governance under Professor Kathryn Sikkink.)   The adverse effects of corruption have long been recognized in the international community. In 2003, the United Nations...

Context   The widespread economic and social suffering resulting from major shifts in the global economic and political landscapes, global warming, the coronavirus pandemic, and other global crises, have brought into sharp focus the social responsibility of business.   Business is increasingly being called upon...

The pandemic affected the health sector the most as health systems became overburdened with the requirements of patients needing care, even as the health workers themselves were also at risk from the disease. Many of the first casualties of the COVID-19 were those who attended...

2nd of 2 Parts   In the first part of this article which was published on December 19, 2022, we wrote about the twin evils of Inequality and Exclusion that led to poverty, hunger and many other dehumanizing ills of society all over the world....

1st of 2 Parts   For many years now, the whole world has been struggling with how to deal with the twin evils of Inequality and Exclusion. These two evils have led to worldwide poverty and hunger, and many other dehumanizing ills of society in...

Inflation means a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. It involves goods and services becoming more expensive over a certain period of time. Compared to the inflation rate in October 2021 at 4%, it has almost doubled in October...

In 2018, I made a case for why the Philippines should invest in its nation branding. I said then that we needed one powerful enough to draw in more investors and create a positive impact on the economy and the lives of all Filipinos.  ...