With so much mudslinging, criticism, and hate proliferating online, one naturally wonders: what does it take for a message to constitute cyber libel? These hate messages often stem from information circulating on social media, some of which proves valid and legitimate, while a significant portion...
At 76 and 30 years at the helm of the diversified engineering conglomerate DMCI Holdings Inc., Chairman and President Isidro A. Consunji is starting to plan for his retirement, which will be filled with sunshine, as he shifts focus to expanding family-owned plantations covering thousands of...
Tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who leads one of the biggest conglomerates in the country, warns of the adverse impact of the corruption scandal on the Philippine economy and credit ratings. Speaking at the 57th FINEX annual conference, he said that, because of this corruption scandal, “government...
Have you ever gotten a “business proposal” promising to double your money, or a text saying you’ve won a prize but need to deposit a small sum first? Sadly, scams are so common, reminding us that financial literacy is essential. Education has always been called the great equalizer. It...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Francis E. Lim pointed to corruption as “a weapon of mass wealth destruction” as investigations into anomalous flood control projects have eroded investors ' confidence to the extent ₱1.7 trillion in market capitalization has been wiped...
Since 2022, artificial intelligence (AI) has begun to transform the Philippine economy—not as a futuristic concept, but as a current and measurable force. Generative AI tools are already reshaping the business landscape, from finance and marketing to logistics and customer service. Local...
The world is sprinting toward the next industrial revolution. Artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and digital economies are redefining global competitiveness. Nations are racing to scale innovation and secure their place in this new order. And yet, here at home, two of the most basic pillars...
We cannot do the same things and achieve different results. Today, the Philippine scenario is a “perfect crime” scene for government contracts. Right from the start, the development councils hardly matter. It’s the influential politicians and their executive agency cohorts who determine the...
The Philippine business community is in synch with other sectors of Filipino society in condemning those responsible for the trillion-peso flood control projects scandal. Many industry groups, including the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines, have expressed their outrage and disgust...
It is a sorry sight to see simple problems addressed by irrational and complex solutions that take an inordinate amount of time to fix, cost a tremendous sum, and still fail to function as intended. Consider a beautiful, single-level light structure with a floor area of roughly 300 square meters. A...
For years now, countries around the world have been grappling with the problems of climate change. I’ve always thought that not enough people were truly paying attention to its negative effects. It was a personal belief of mine that people talked about it as if it were just another school...
When I graduated from the Asian Institute of Management in the 1980s, I received a call that would quietly alter the trajectory of my professional life. Dr. Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz, then chair of the Management Engineering Department at the Ateneo de Manila University, asked if I could take over a...
