John Tria #MINDANAO As we trek on the road of safe recovery, many have taken an interest in Mindanao's economy. True enough, Mindanao is blessed with the resources and mild weather variations good for food production, and unhampered business and manufacturing operations. Much of...
John Tria #MINDANAO As the “ber” months kick in, many businesses are now preparing their recovery and resilience plans focusing on scenarios for 2021, where forecasts indicate a stronger recovery for the economy. With eased restrictions especially on the flow of goods since June and with lower...
#MINDANAO John Tria The buy local movement has gained much traction in many areas over the last few weeks thanks to social media empowering consumers to share their local buy preferences and encouraging others to do the same. Buying local helps many local businesses recover. In Mindanao, the fruit...
#MINDANAO John Tria It is becoming clear that strong local economies are a buffer against disruptions. The lower infection rates in many regions, and the opening up of these local economies are where seeds of economic recovery are growing. Nurturing local economies will enable the country’s...
#MINDANAO John Tria Yes. The need to go online has become more acute because disruptions will be with us for a very long time. Beyond this need, however, being online gives the opportunity to access new markets and suppliers. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently announced 68,000 new...
#MINDANAO Which is why we will all do our part in boosting the recovery, safely. Buy local. Do online events using delivered food to patronize local restaurants. There will be other means but all revolve around stimulating demand, and income in the local economy- which includes us. ...
#MINDANAO OK. The title above may sound trite. This is because many of you now reading this are doing so on your advanced handheld device connected to an internet that is ubiquitous to the twenty-something living across the hall that was born into it in the 90’s. True, the digital economy has...
#MINDANAO John Tria To those who responded to last week’s column on the various businesses in Mindanao successfully adapting to the new normal, an additional statement I would like to make is that the adaptations and innovations they undertook were easily engaged because they are used to the...
#MINDANAO The announcement of the launch of the High Priority Bus System (HPBS) in Davao City came as no surprise to many. The program calls for the deployment of 1,000 airconditioned city buses along various routes in the city covering a distance of around 400 kilometers. Using an automated...
#MINDANAO Despite many uncertainties and ominous images seen in many countries, we continue to hold on to the hope that 2020 will be a better year for the economy, and that our economic gains can be preserved. In Mindanao, many have reacted positively to the marching orders of Agriculture Secretary...
