NEWS & ARTICLES

If you’re into running or marathons, you most likely have experienced extreme exhaustion at some point during a run and the need to catch your breath. You close your eyes for a few seconds, take a deep breath, and then suddenly you find the strength...

As a former diplomat turned entrepreneur, I have played various roles in representing and championing the Philippines. Yet, throughout this journey, I have consistently acted as a salesman for my country. I have witnessed how solid country branding can propel a nation to global prominence,...

We in the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) recently launched our campaign against malnutrition and child stunting as part of our mission to create a positive impact in nation-building. Our initiatives in getting our message out there about the urgency of addressing this problem...

When we hear the world “malnourished”, the images that come to mind are emaciated children from poor communities waiting for their next Nutribun or porridge. This malnutrition problem has caused a steep rise in stunted growth of our children over the last decades. Children do...

There is a recent surge of proposed legislations related to the ease of paying taxes. One such proposed legislation is Senate Bill No. 1346, or the Ease of Paying Taxes Bill, which is presently pending with the Committee on Ways and Means. Among the salient...

In its March 7, 2023 article, McKinsey reported that while the Philippines has yet to reach pre-pandemic growth rates, big opportunities exist across sectors. As the world emerges from the pandemic, business leaders must shape innovation and growth by anticipating future disruptions. It cited five...

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...