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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has emerged as a dynamic region that presents enticing business opportunities. Asean member-countries boast of a rapidly growing consumer market and a flourishing entrepreneurial ecosystem. With its strategic location and diverse economies, the Asean region has created a...

Editor’s note: In the first part of this article that appeared on July 10, 2023, MAP explained why country branding is critical for Philippine positioning in the global market. It also discussed how imperative it is to create a National Branding Council in order to...

(First of two parts) The Philippines is a beautiful and diverse country that offers a wide range of attractions and opportunities for both domestic and international visitors. We have a rich history, a vibrant culture and a talented workforce, all of which can be leveraged...

The pandemic is the fastest accelerator of technology. We had to quickly embrace the change or risk not being able to get our needs during the lockdown. Digital platforms in a flash made everything and everyone reachable, rendering borders and distance superfluous. To continue functioning,...

For its June 14, 2023 general membership meeting at the Shangri-La The Fort, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) invited Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga to discuss the national priorities on environment, natural resources and climate change. In...

The ratification of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement by the Philippine Senate last February may be the push that Philippine small and medium enterprises (SMEs) need to go global. The RCEP agreement covers one-third of the world’s population—roughly 30 percent of the world’s...

In my previous article, I discussed the concept of pre-populated tax return and how it can make paying taxes as easy as 1-2-3 using behavioral science. To recall, a pre-populated tax return is a tax return that the government fills in on behalf of the...

One of the existing programs of the University of the Philippines (UP) is the Archipelagic and Ocean Studies Program, which is intended to underscore the country’s “archipelagic reality” as the basis for the formulation of developmental strategies. In line with this program, and in view...

In the Chrism Mass last Holy Thursday, the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM), Cardinal Jose Advincula, launched the Traslacion RCAM Road Map Project, the journey of renewal for the archdiocese, which he and his priests had been working on since October...