THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay As nations eagerly aspire for the full re-opening of their borders and economies, a new variant of the corona virus puts all these laid out plans in jeopardy. By now, you may have heard that the Omicron variant poses much milder symptoms than its predecessors which may...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Everyone loves the feeling of being loved. This gives us the window to choose who we want to spend the rest of our lives with. These may be with friends, potential partners, family members, and even people we meet on the internet. Online dating has been the modern way of...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay Having received several e-mail from our E-Commerce business ideas post-pandemic column, allow me to share a few grassroots business ideas which I saw during my daily distribution of grocery bags or ayudas in the different barangays in District 6, Quezon City. In a...
A coalition of 170 organizations and 77,000 individuals is calling on President Duterte to withhold his approval for the construction of the Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) until the project details are known and a "normal due diligence is conducted" on it. In a letter to Duterte dated Thursday,...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay The economic strains of the pandemic have certainly taken its toll and SMEs have endured it the worst. As a past national director for the Junior Chamber International Philippines, and a business owner myself, I completely empathize with the struggles entrepreneurs...
THE RIGHT MOVE RIKKI MATHAY Alongside the COVID-19 pandemic is what could be very well coined as “the silent pandemic” or the issue that has finally made it to the surface especially during the worldwide lockdown — mental health. As COVID brought the world into a standstill at the beginning...
Netflix’s shows “Move to Heaven” and “Sweet Home” emerged as the biggest winners at the 3rd Asia Contents Awards (ACA), which recognized excellence in TV, OTT (online video streaming platform), and online contents. The ACA was held on Oct. 7 with the ceremony combining online and...
Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Move It has tagged as “bullying” the order of the Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) to suspend its services in Grab Philippines’ platform. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) In a strongly-worded statement issued on...
The Department of Transportation's (DOTr) motorcycle taxi technical working group (TWG) has ordered the suspension of the partnership between Grab Philippines and bike-hailing firm Move It for alleged violations in some provisions of their agreement. (Photo from Move It Facebook Page) “While we...
The Pasig River Expressway or PAREX may not help the environment at all as groups opposing its construction asserted on Wednesday, Sept. 29, that it will only worsen the urban heat in the National Capital Region (NCR). This is because PAREX, once constructed, would absorb more sunlight and...
Ride-sharing giant Grab Philippines and motorcycle-taxi firm Move It have teamed up to provide additional transportation options to commuters through offering bike-hailing services on its platform. (Photo from Grab Philippines) Commuters can access and book services through the Move It tile in the...
Metro Manila's shift to a two-week strict lockdown turned out to be the "right move" following the alarming surge of active coronavirus cases Friday, according to Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion. A long line of vehicles is seen at a quarantine checkpoint installed by the...
