#MINDANAO John Tria Some encouraging numbers were released this week pointing the way to our economic recovery. The good news from the Philippine Statistics Authority is that our unemployment and underemployment rates have eased to 8.7% from the July 10% and underemployment down to 14% in...
#MINDANAO John Tria Recent developments provide hope for local businesses in their quest for recovery in these times and prepare for next year. The Bayanihan 2 law grants the Small Business Corporation under the DTI to loan out an additional P10 billion to cover various kinds of businesses under...
#MINDANAO John Tria As we all tread the recovery path, we are on the look-out for opportunities within which trade can take place. Local efforts to expand online trade and boost domestic logistics, and new international trading agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership...
#MINDANAO John Tria In the midst of the disruptions we are experiencing, important news about the smaller GDP contraction in the third quarter and other economic developments show a strengthening economy, which is vital as we continue to engage the new normal, and the coming new year. Moving...
#MINDANAO John Tria As the last weeks of this eventful year come upon us, thoughts of planning for 2021 start occupying our minds. Many businesses have begun making the necessary adjustments to boost their recovery and be strong for the future, and along with it is the setting up of systems that...
#MINDANAO John Tria As predictions of an economic rebound are expected in 2021, continuing recovery will require vigilance and preparedness not only for the pandemic, but other disruptions like extreme weather events we have experienced over the last weeks that left much destruction in its wake....
John Tria #MINDANAO That’s the rallying call as we approach the end of the year and are engaging business plans for 2021. With forecasts of a strong rebound next year, the challenge, and opportunity is how to take advantage and “ride up the rebound” by building resilience to address future...
#MINDANAO John Tria Recovery must continue. Seeing and reflecting on the much higher GDP forecasts for 2021, there is definitely a lot of hope for recovery. Some good signs are the Purchasing Manufacturers Index rising to 50.1 last month from 47.3 in August. This means the job generating...
#MINDANAO John Tria By now many of you may have been reading my columns where i have been writing about the innovation imperative for businesses to recover and achieve resilience as they face the new normal. Already the wider acceptance of online technology, including meetings, payments, and...
#MINDANAO John Tria To say that we are in uncharted territory in this age of disruption is cliche enough. Events and numbers move quickly. So do forecasts and statistics. As we celebrate National Statistics month we take a look at this and how the need for statistics at the regional...
#MINDANAO John Tria Last week in this same column I wrote about the expanding coffee and cacao production through coffee and chocolate powder plants to provide alternatives for farms which cannot meet the quality requirements of specialty producers. Another crop is coconut. The Davao, Zamboanga...
#MINDANAO John Tria Of the many things that have risen in the last six months one of the more inspiring is the “homepreneneur,” home-based entrepreneurs who utilize unique skills and local resources to build a livelihood from the safety of the home. They are often into food-based businesses...
