#MINDANAO The Christmas season continues to inspire us with hope. In my last columns, I reflected on the economic development imperatives as well as thoughts on a Mindanao Sunrise where I probed some attitudes needed to face the uncertainties ahead. Knowing this, I am thankful that Christmas...
#MINDANAO As we savor the Christmas food and take a rest during the holidays, we reflect on the importance of two new agreements that will help our agriculture and Micro Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). We reflect on the NEDA’s announcement of the implementation of the Philippines- South...
#MINDANAO As we enter the last three weeks of 2024, we look ahead to the next year. What economic development imperatives must take place to deliver opportunities for our local economies? I would like to focus on three areas, initially. These are the coconut sector, mining, and manufacturing. The...
#MINDANAO Latest statistics on Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) from the Department of Trade and Industry indicate that in 2023, we have a total of 1,246,373 enterprises up from 1,109,684 in 2022. In 2023, about 99.6 percent of these enterprises fell into the MSME category. Within...
#MINDANAO With successive storms and typhoons battering certain areas of the Philippines, thoughts turn to how our cities are prepared to deal with the effects of rain and wind brought by these storms, and other natural disasters such as earthquakes and other recent events such as the...
#MINDANAO Now that the US presidential elections are over and a second Trump administration is set to take office, I am sure many of you are listening to a wide range of commentators. Apart from the usual discussions that center on what made the Republican party win and why their adversary...
#MINDANAO In many previous columns, I wrote about how Davao is well known for its fruits and agriculture. Being the banana export hub, cacao capital, durian, an emerging coffee growth area, and largest coconut producer make the region a diverse, abundant source of world-class, high-quality...
#MINDANAO Jumping off from last week’s column about typhoon Ondoy that hurt Metro Manila in 2009, one thing is clear. We are seeing higher amounts of rain falling within a short period of time. Monthly rainfall forecasts are referenced by PAGASA against historical rainfall data. In the case...
#MINDANAO The Diyandi Festival, the annual celebration of the residents of Iligan City centers on the feast day of its patron Saint Michael the Archangel. Celebrating this month-long series of events including a street dancing fest last Sept. 27 makes one marvel at the growth of this Mindanao city,...
#MNDANAO Ambisyon Natin 2040 is the long-term vision for our economy. Launched in 2015, it is a vision that endeavors to define a kind of life that the majority of Filipinos should be living by the year 2040. As I quote from its website under the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA),...
#MINDANAO The Aug. 27, 2024 MB article by Trixie Rosel (mb.com.ph/2024/8/27/dpwh-prepares-for-panguil-bay-bridge-project-inauguration-next-month) highlights the launch of the much-awaited Panguil Bay Bridge, linking Misamis Occidental and Lanao del Norte. What does this mean for Northern...
#MINDANAO In 2015 I had the privilege to help organize the Southern Mindanao Growth Corridor business conference, a gathering of business leaders from all over the country to explore the opportunities in the economic corridor composed of the Soccsksargen region that covers the Cotabato...
