HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL As talks swirl about a plan to merge our two state-owned lending institutions, the Land Bank and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP), it may make sense to first appreciate that this is a “revival” of an old tune — one that’s brought...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Let’s be honest, it’s not often we Filipinos can legitimately say we’re numero uno in the world in some category. Back in the early years of this century, I would hear reports about how we were number one in “speed texting” and text...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Today won’t be about arguing whether education policy and curriculum choices should be focused on STEM (Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), or whether we should favor STEAM (add Arts and Architecture). My own background would always...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL One essential aspect about advertising is that eternal search for the “stickiness” of your advertising material. By that I refer to the kind of imprint and recall one’s ad will make on the public, and those who see the material. If in the past,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Merry Christmas Philippines! And don’t look now, but with the Covid crisis in our collective rear mirror, it really has been back to revenge mall-ing, dining out, travel, and the snarling noise and inconvenience of Metro Manila traffic all...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Back to a face-to-face format after two years of virtual recognition, PropertyGuru’s Asia Property Awards saw the best of the best from the real estate industry, from all over the ASEAN region, plus Australia, Japan, India and...
For this month, let’s tackle two novels that interestingly world-builds in the near future. Then, there’s one that’s set in Japan’s underworld, and one that takes on Florida’s demi-monde. The Mountain In the Sea by Ray Nayler There are SciFi novels that take us galaxies away, and rely...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The Shopee 10.10 Brands Festival happens tomorrow, with the promotional activities having kicked off around two weeks ago. And unless you were living under a big boulder, you’d know that Shopee, the launch of its new endorser – Toni...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL On Nov. 23 and 24 of this year, the Manila Bulletin will mount its first ever Sustainability Forum. The reason behind our mounting this is quite simple. When MB President and Vice-Chairman Emil Yap, Jordan Tan, and I were talking earlier in the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL When I started writing this column, Trust by Hernan Diaz was on the 2022 Booker Prize Longlist, and I had begun reading this fascinating, Rashomon-effect novel. The Booker is considered one of the most prestigious literary awards handed out in this...
While the word Rumba originally refers to a Cuban dance and the music that accompanies it, it’s also taken on a more general meaning of "to party." In the case of the just opened eatery Rumba, that can be found at the spanking new Ayala Triangle Gardens, it’s culinary partying...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL It’s highly probable that sustainability is the most overused and misunderstood word today. It’s popularity, and how it’s constantly name-dropped, are beyond question; but I’ve often wondered how many versions of sustainability are...
