#MINDANAO John Tria On April 5, 2022 the Sulong Pilipinas Consultative assemblies will hold another session, the last before the May 2022 elections. The first Sulong I attended in 2016 hammered out the 10 point socio economic agenda of the Duterte administration, forming a key summary of many of...
#MINDANAO John Tria With recent announcements of an upgraded MRT 3 and the possibility of better urban railways and common stations in the near future, people from the regions like me will find it easier to move around Metro Manila. We will take a deeper look at projects that aim to achieve the...
#MINDANAO John Tria If there is one thing that coffee aficionados are raking more notice of is Mindanao coffee variety gaining more attention. This year's Philippine coffee competition saw many local farmers from Bukidnon and Davao getting high marks in the arabica competition, with the winner of...
#MINDANAO John Tria About three weeks ago we took a short road trip to the scenic highlands at Davao’s Eden Bayabas area, which affords an impressive view of the sprawling city and Samal island. Sipping coffee at a quaint outdoor restaurant called Jamelle gardens I could not help but marvel at...
#MINDANAO John Tria The celebration of Davao’s birthday in the first week of March signals for many areas in Mindanao the beginning of the summer fruit season. Many of our famous fruit trees are getting ready for the harvests. Of course certain fruits like pomelos, and bananas are produced...
#MINDANAO John Tria Tempus Fugit! As we now enter the third month of the year we take stock of the last two months and the various developments, and insights drawn from them. Spiritual advice for entrepreneurs I am sure many of you keep wondering why I suddenly start writing in spiritual terms. The...
#MINDANAO John Tria I must confess to following local science developments. The Department of Science snd Technology's social media pages are effective resources. There is much excitement over local scientific developments such as the launching of the second Maya satellite and the development of...
#MINDANAO John Tria The ox, a strong, persevering, and hardworking animal, bears qualities that will be needed for recovery. The ox gets thing done no matter the adversity, and thus inspires us to move forward and recover. In many previous articles we talked about...
#MINDANAO John Tria I have been writing a lot about recovery and have also featured some entrepreneurs and homepreneurs in previous columns. Having said that, I would first like to share my thoughts on entrepreneurship which may be different from that of others. In my opinion, entrepreneurship...
#MINDANAO John Tria In this week's column we examine trends and forecasts to encourage entrepreneurs to examine areas of growth as we recover. The lower GDP contraction in the fourth quarter of 2020 shows a continuous trend of recovery. We look at trends because they help us see how and where...
#MINDANAO John Tria For this week’s column, I would like to focus on some online trends worth noting. It is important that we see trends, as they allow us to explore new business models that can help us navigate the new normal economy, which is increasingly digital, allowing even rural businesses...
#MINDANAO John Tria We must face the world, and 2021 with confidence. The recent announcement of Fitch Ratings of a 6.9% growth this year and BBB credit rating with a stable outlook builds hope and confidence. Furthermore, the agency sees 8.0 percent GDP growth for next year; this makes us...
