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On the evening of March 22, 2023 the Philippines shone brightly.  That night, the highest-ranking Harvard University official ever to visit the Philippines, Harvard Provost Dr. Alan Garber, who was on a two-day visit as part of a swing through Southeast Asia, was given a...

There is ChatGPT or GPT 4, but what is GPT anyway? It’s Generative Pre-trained Transformer which has the ability to perform natural language processing tasks, such as answering questions, summarizing texts and making term papers! Yes, this is the world of Artificial Intelligence or AI,...

It is now commonplace to regard formal organizations as Complex Adaptive Systems. From this perspective, all forms of social institutions, such as business firms and government agencies, are viewed as aggrupations of large numbers of interacting individuals who autonomously and spontaneously adapt to each other’s...

The fashion industry is notorious for its adverse impact not only on the environment, but also on human rights and animal welfare. Studies show that the fashion industry contributed at least four percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions, while others peg the figures as...

It is quite apparent that the number-coding scheme is not working in Metro Manila (MM).  It is just the best car-demand promoter in the country with well-to-do families buying additional cars or not selling their old cars when they upgrade (with different coded days).  This...

When I meet young girls who seem to be looking for mentors and inspiring modern-day idols, I tell them to attend events of women organizations like the Philippine Women’s Economic Network (PHILWEN). The coalition is composed of 5 active women groups involved in business: Filipina...

(This is part of the author’s presentation in his DPI 543 Corruption: Finding It and Fixing It course at the Harvard Kennedy School under Prof. Jeeyang Rhee Baum.)   The Philippines is perceived to be one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Of...

I remember being asked by my father to attend Board meetings and after each meeting, I was only too happy to receive a small envelope with some cash in it. I was 18 and being exposed to what it meant to sit around a table...

Last February 8, I had the honor of giving a talk at Far East University’s (FEU) Alejandro Roces Professorial Lecture to an audience of around 75 students, plus more who joined through the livestream. The topic was the necessity of nation branding, something I’ve been...