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As the world gradually returns to normal and businesses continue to recover from the pandemic, we find ourselves in a world of in-betweens – a place with both risks and opportunities as businesses figure out which legacy systems and pre-pandemic procedures they can merge with...

The global industry has faced significant setbacks because of the ongoing pandemic but the most important thing here is that our speakers and guests for the September 13, 2022 MAP International CEO Conference on “THE WINS OF CHANGE: Thriving in a World of In-Betweens” have...

Business owners should avoid defaulting on a loan as much as possible, especially since one must have a realistic payment plan in mind when getting financing. However, extraordinary circumstances such as the pandemic can derail even the most prepared SMEs. In these cases, you may...

The 20th International CEO Conference on THE WINS OF CHANGE: THRIVING IN A WORLD OF IN-BETWEENS of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) was conducted for the first time in a hybrid platform. The past two years saw many firsts brought about by the...

(2nd of 2 Parts)   It is a Constitutional mandate for the State to promote a just and dynamic social order, free the people from poverty and provide an improved quality of life for all.  Towards this end, the Constitution likewise mandates that the State,...

“Health is economy.” This key idea, which former Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia wrote about in 2020, still resonates today as the Philippines continues to recover from the pandemic.   It certainly resounded among the attendees of the Management Association of the Philippines’ (MAP) Forum...

(1st of 2 Parts)   The Philippine private pension system has serious flaws that need to be fixed. It is not portable, not funded, not adequate, not actuarially fair, not sustainable.  As a consequence, it does not ensure the continued well-being or provide a comfortable...

From Threat to Crisis: Worse than Pandemic?   I started writing about the new blue economy in this column in Nov. 2015, just before the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Top political leaders of UN...

Inflation is an ever-looming threat to the survival of many small and medium enterprises (SMEs). It hurts business owners’ bottom lines in every possible way: it reduces consumer spending, especially on non-essential items; increases the cost of labor and raw materials; and places higher interest...