#MINDANAO There will always be a place in our memories that brings familiar and comforting thoughts and feelings helping us deal with today’s complex world. In my case it is a roundabout, sometimes called a rotunda, or a circular road in Brgy. Pala-o in Iligan City. It lies at the end of Ubaldo...
#MINDANAO As the Paris 2024 Olympics ends, we Filipinos mark 100 years of pitting our best athletes against the world. With this, there are four lessons I have learned from my observations of these games. I think these lessons can help us better understand the significance of the Olympics and...
#MINDANAO Whenever I travel to the National Capital Region I normally eat at canteens and eateries. What I notice is that the food choices are mainly a combination of protein and carbohydrates, or rice and a viand of meat or fish. There are often few vegetable choices. The famous go-to meal of...
#MINDANAO We have repeatedly heard the need to spur economic growth through manufacturing. Whether these make soap and toothpaste, as well as cars and other equipment, these manufacturing activities spur economic growth, employ many locals, and give the country a supply of locally-made products....
#MINDANAO Recent news of green lane investments exceeding the ₱2 trillion mark bodes well for investment promotion efforts in the Philippine economy. In a Manila Bulletin article, the One Stop Action Center for Strategic Investments reported 74 investments reaching ₱2.32 trillion as of...
#MINDANAO In my April 15, 2024 column I highlighted how e-commerce will create opportunities for local businesses and economies. For our purposes, allow me to reprise an important part of the article: “Based on the 2022 e-commerce roadmap of the DTI, the digital economy is already at US$7.5...
#MINDANAO Last week's column focused on the minerals and textiles sectors as ways to promote manufacturing activities and economic growth in the countryside. In my June 26, 2023 column, I focused on the coconut industry as one that can boost local economies, especially in Mindanao. This week I will...
#MINDANAO Examining our nation’s growth figures, it is clear that there is much more potential for growth if more investments are poured into sectors that have great potential to contribute to the growth rate, which in the first quarter of 2024 clocked 5.7 percent. Going beyond this rate will...
#MINDANAO The Philippine Statistics Authority’s recent announcement of regional economic performance shows that the Davao region gave Mindanao its first trillion-peso regional economy. The Davao region, composed of the five Davao provinces and the island's most populous city, clocked a 6.7...
#MINDANAO My March 25 column discussed how large this creative economy has grown to a whopping ₱1.72 trillion, already contributing 7.1 percent to our country’s Gross Domestic Product. I have to say that the growth of this sector just shows how naturally creative and adaptive we are as...
#MINDANAO A recent report from the Philippine Statistics Authority shows that our creative industries have continued to grow. (https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/creative-economy). This sector of the economy comprises media, arts, design, cultural and artistic performance, and related sub-sectors...
#MINDANAO I have driven through the Sayre highway from Bukidnon to Cagayan de Oro numerous times. It is a pleasant drive through the wide roads that course through the vast undulating landscape of the Bukidnon-Lanao plateau. Each journey presents new realizations and spurs new reflections. These...
