Sonny Coloma

Publisher

SONNY COLOMA served as Communications Secretary under President Benigno S. Aquino III; Head of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS) under President Corazon C. Aquino; and Transportation and Communications Undersecretary under President Joseph Ejercito Estrada. He was the Don Jose Cojuangco Professor of Business Management at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) where he also served as Dean of Executive Education. He was President of the University of Makati. In the private sector, he was a senior executive of a commercial bank. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Southeast Asian Inter-Disciplinary Development Institute’s School of Organization Development, an MBA (With Distinction) from AIM and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Philippines. He is the author of DIWA: Spirit-Led Organization in the Philippines and Pillars of Good Governance; and co-author of The Moving Train: Strategy, Organization and People; and KAPWA: Toward a Filipino Management Ethos.

PBBM scores SONA ‘homerun’: Focus on high rice prices, POGOs, West PH Sea, drug abuse campaign

July 24, 2024 4:01 pm

Viewing the live television coverage of President Marcos’ third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, July 22, proved to be an engaging experience. His delivery was clear and confident. Evidently, he had rehearsed for it adequately –  shown by his well-paced delivery and good eye contact – as he read effortlessly from two teleprompter screens.

‘Designated survivor’ law is a constitutional mandate; Congress must enact enabling law

July 17, 2024 10:23 pm

It was not until I heard former Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson discuss with reporters who asked him to comment on an issue involving Vice President Sara Duterte, that I realized it was a matter that deserves serious consideration.

Borderless world in 70 minutes

July 10, 2024 4:08 pm

“Wander, explore and discover, in one continuous borderless world.”

This is the invitation from teamLab Borderless, the entity behind the MORI Building Digital Arts Museum. In 70 minutes inside the museum in Azabudai Hills, near the Roppongi train station in Tokyo, I had a most unique experience with my family last Sunday, July 7.

Shielding children from perils posed by gadgets; fostering responsible digital citizenship

June 26, 2024 9:12 pm

“Parents in Europe reject smartphones for kids.” This was the headline of an Associated Press dispatch from Barcelona, Spain that was featured in Manila Bulletin’s World News page last weekend. Concerned about my own seven-year-old grandson’s penchant for using smartphones and digital gadgets, I searched for internet links and found a comprehensive writeup from the El Pais website.

Upholding truth and press freedom amid perils of surveillance capitalism

June 19, 2024 4:02 pm

Filipino-American Nobel laureate Maria Ressa shared the limelight with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock before some 1,500 participants at the 17th Global Media Forum earlier this week in Bonn under the auspices of the state-owned broadcasting company Deutsche Welle.