Flor G. Tarriela

Looking forward to 2025

I asked PNB's Economist and Research Head Alvin Arogo about the 2024 economic results. He said the Philippine economy grew by 5.8 percent during the first 9 months of 2024 and is on track to expand at a faster rate compared to 5.5 percent in 2023.

Summit for sustainable growth

Sustainability is a popular buzzword, but what does it really mean? The UN Brundtland Commission defines sustainability as "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

Bamboo industry in the Philippines

My sister Kay, the “bamboo queen,” has a fascination for bamboo. She recently built the first bamboo museum in Antipolo, housing the first mini bamboo organ made in the Philippines, sourced from her own bamboo, and patterned after the famous Las Piñas bamboo organ. 

Sixto K. Roxas, a man ahead of his time

“SKR passed away; please come at Bancom‘s celebration of SKR’s life,” the text of Nenette  Zapanta Lee, Bancom’s former Corporate Affairs and Communications officer. So, who is SKR?

‘Greatness of Spirit in Manila’

Sixty-five years ago, in 1957, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Trustees, with the concurrence of the Philippine government, established the Ramon Magsaysay Award to honor the memory and example of integrity in public service of President Ramon Magsaysay.