NEWS & ARTICLES

The 29-page summary paper published by the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (SCCA/MSB) late last year entitled “Building Resilience for the Future: Lessons from Ukraine” is an eyeopener to many of us who are concerned and fearful about the future of our country. The aggressive and...

Listen to the World Bank demystify it. “Shared prosperity is the average annual growth rate in income or consumption of the bottom 40 percent of the population in a country.” When is prosperity “shared”? Is it “balato” (largesse) by the winners to the losers after...

I remember my father asking me to check the whole family in for our flight to New York — I was only 18 years old.  He gave me the passports and tickets and told me to handle them. I survived. We often think we must always take...

Last Sept. 25, during a general membership meeting of the Management Association of the Philippines, Undersecretary and Chief Economist Domini Velasquez of the Department of Finance (DOF) gave a presentation on the economic vision of the President Marcos administration, with additional comments from another Finance...

Peak seasons are both a blessing and a challenge for business owners. While it brings in demand and revenue, it also tests a company’s ability to manage multiple projects and orders simultaneously. During these high-demand periods, any organization without sufficient inventory management skills will have...

Laws in the United States, the United Kingdom and India require the disclosure of CEO-to-employee pay ratios (or CEO pay ratios) among companies to promote transparency and address concerns about income inequality. In the United States, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...

I have always been drawn to the arts, where storytelling comes alive through movement, music and emotion—whether it’s a ballet, a play, or an experimental film. In my role on the Board of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), I’ve had the privilege of...

The gap between the generations arises because the young person looks at the future, the middle-aged person looks at the present and the old person looks at the past.” —Professor M.S. Rao The theory offered by authors William Strauss and Neil Howe can partially explain...

With the relatively lackluster performance of the Philippine economy since the country gained independence from the United States 78 years ago, it is often said by many that Filipino culture is to blame. That the Filipinos have a “damaged” culture that tends to inhibit economic...