More than 300 industry leaders in the Philippines have joined a United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-led virtual summit to tackle how Filipino youth can help businesses thrive amid the COVID-19 pandemic. United States Agency for International Development in the Philippines...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Authorities of the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) unveiled further details of a roadmap out of COVID-19 restrictions as the state has seen a stabilization of its local transmissions. A person walks on an empty street in Sydney, Australia, on July 14, 2021....
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The self-employed micro-entrepreneurs (SEMEs) in the Philippines continue to bear the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the country remains at high risk amid the recent surge of coronavirus cases, SEMEs are finding it difficult to sustain their operations given...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye As I was about to write this piece, I was shocked and saddened to hear from our perpetual Ateneo alumni group president Jojo Buñag that one of our own – Delfin ‘Ding’ Wenceslao, Jr. – just passed on moments earlier. Heart failure, we were told. So let me take...
Travels within and outside Metro Manila are less restricted under the Alert Level 4 policy that will start in the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sept. 16, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Epimaco Densing III said Tuesday, Sept. 14. In a news briefing, Densing...
Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion underscored on Monday, Sept. 13 the high stakes in finding a way to "live with coronavirus disease (COVID-19)", which would in turn allow the resumption of economic activity. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Congratulations Jason Albaro, Teacher III, Muntinlupa National High School Main (Muntinlupa City), for having been chosen one of this year’s Metrobank Foundation's Outstanding Filipinos. Mr. Albaro, a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) educator,...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye Ayala Corporation President and CEO Fernando Zobel de Ayala (FZA) and then Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Cirlito Sobejana recently signed an agreement between Ayala and the AFP to strengthen their long-standing partnership through...
Vice President Leni Robredo has assured fellow administration critic, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV that she didn't sell out in her "exploratory talks" with Senator Panfilo Lacson, who is gunning for a higher position in the May 2022 national elections. Vice President Leni Robredo and former...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye In ancient Roman times, they supposedly had slaves whispering “Memento mori” (Remember you are mortal!) into the ears of successful emperors or generals during victory parades. According to legend, the purpose was to keep the honoree sufficiently grounded in...
As public schools across the Philippines prepare to open in September, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern that millions of Filipino children will spend another year missing out on many opportunities for optimum education. “The Philippines is one of the five...
President Duterte lauded tycoon Ramon Ang for his generosity and all the help he has extended to the government especially during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte with San Miguel Corporation President and COO Ramon Ang (Malacañang photo) Duterte made the statement after...
