Heard It Through the GripeVine: Our New Abnormal Could it really be? That as we edge past the one year and three-quarters mark of living under the shadow of COVID, and we finally seem to be basking in the light at the end of the tunnel; we could actually go nostalgic for all that has transpired...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng It may seem like it’s not asking for much; but given how things have been going, and because of our track record, perhaps I am asking for too much when seeking for reason, logic, and the rational in this slowly-emerging...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL For the Entertainment and Lifestyle/Culture sections of the Manila Bulletin, I regularly review films, streaming content, museums, dining places, theater, and music – live theater and concerts hopefully to return very soon. It’s a service we...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Think about it, one of the enduring post-paid, ‘on-credit’ elements we still enjoy in our lives is our electricity bill. Here in Metro Manila at least, it remains an essential service we can avail of, and pay for, after it’s been utilized and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Among the buzzwords of this pandemic era, when it comes to the arena of economic and commercial activity, you’ll find “pivoting,” “resilience” and “adaptability.” In particular, when those words are used in relation to FinTech and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Ever since the COVID-pandemic struck, the Filipino home-based food business has flourished like wildfire. In the last year and a half, without meaning to sound callous, I think it would be safe to say there have been more...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month; and for more than a decade, that’s meant something very personal to me in terms of helping my elder sister, Libet C. Virata, and her breast cancer survivor “sisters,” as they turn the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng Here’s a true story from the trenches of sales and making pitches. This dates back to more than a decade ago, when I was still with the ABS’ Cable Channels and Print Media Group (CCPMG). We were presenting to a big client, and...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Philip Cu Unjieng While watching the coverage of tennis’ US Open at Flushing Meadows, New York City last week, I’d view with envy the full capacity crowds at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. They were enjoying the matches in typical boisterous Noo Yawk...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL Ever since this (place your most vilifying adjective here) pandemic began, a plethora of words, phrases and acronyms have cropped up and become part of our everyday vocabulary. Social distancing, pivot, PPE’s, and ECQ immediately come to mind. In...
AXA Take Charge of Your Health For the very first time in my life, I was tapped as a resource speaker for a webinar. It was for an episode of AXA’s "What’s Your Game Plan" series, and the episode revolved around health plans and how one prepares for health-related eventualities. It was entitled...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPEVINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL How often have you entered a chat room (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Webex, or Google Meet), and ended up spending a good hour being introduced to people, chatting with them, discussing some presentation or deck with them, saying goodbyes and that you’re...
