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Ownership before Leadership: The Succession that Matters Most
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August 3, 2026
When families talk about succession, the conversation usually begins with leadership: who will run the company next? That question matters. But for family companies that hope to last beyond the next generation, a more fundamental question deserves equal attention: who will own the enterprise in...
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National Renewal Through Conversion: Rebuilding our Nation
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July 28, 2026
Every election season, every change of administration, and every national crisis brings forth from the public, private and civil society sectors still another wave of proposals to solve the Philippines’ enduring problems. Experts recommend reforms in education, healthcare, agriculture, governance, anti-corruption, infrastructure, and economic policy....
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Industrial Policy in the Information Economy
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July 27, 2026
The goal of Industrial Policy (IP) in the Information Economy is to develop the country’s overall knowledge and technological productive capabilities, those that cut across all industries, and not specific to particular industries. However, this does not preclude the development of Industrial Policies in specific...
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Owning What We Create: IP as the Creative Economy’s Most Underused Asset
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July 21, 2026
Early in my career, I learned that the most valuable thing a company owns rarely appears on its balance sheet. It is not the office or the equipment. It is the idea, the brand, the method, the story, the things competitors cannot copy and clients...
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Different Strokes for Different Folks
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July 20, 2026
I have been a practicing entrepreneur since I was young.  I started my own food company after my father passed away when I was 23.  I founded a computer software company when I was 27 back in 1993.  So far, I have started and still...
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Industrialization Begins in the University
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July 14, 2026
The Philippines has long aspired to industrialize. We seek manufacturing revival, technology upgrading, export competitiveness, innovation, food security, energy transition, and better jobs. We want to move beyond a consumption-driven, service-heavy economy toward one that produces more, processes more of its own raw materials, develops...
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