By Cleo Quiblat Last March 3, 2022, I attended the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines’ webinar entitled “The State of Agriculture: Rebooting Economies”. One of the speakers was Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar, Ph.D. …

By Danielle Kaith Medina Management Association of the Philippines’ session last March 2, 2022, entitled “Why China Matters”, was a conversation with Jaime Florcruz, the most prominent among Philippine journalists in the global scene. This event, co-hosted by the Commission on Higher Education and the Asian Institute of Management, aimed…

By Patrick Dayao On March 2, 2022, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) spearheaded its first general membership meeting of the year, entitled “Strengthening the Ease of Doing Business Through Government and Business Collaboration”, which was attended by PCCI executives, members, and guests. The keynote speaker of the…

By Danielle Kaith Medina — Since the pandemic began, the IT-BPM industry had to overcome adversity and demonstrate its world-famous resilience. It has also faced unprecedented disruption. That not only exposed vulnerabilities in our BCP but also saw altered client needs, modified work models, and accelerated the pace of digitalization. However, despite these hurdles, the…

By Neil Binalla — Each year, most of us are looking forward to a brighter year ahead. It may be personal, family, community or business-related, especially after we experienced surges and lockdowns due to Covid-19 and the most recent Omicron variant in early 2022. …

By Dan Napa On March 1, 2022, the Manila Times held a webinar entitled “Economic Outlook for 2022: Looking Beyond the Pandemic Endgame”. The main speaker for this event was Governor Benjamin Diokno of the Bankgo Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Gov. Diokno started his speech by highlighting the economic performance…

By Liranel Dandan — Last February 23, I attended AmCham’s All Aboard the AmCham Mentorship: Leaders & Young Professionals Forum hosted by the Young Professionals Committee of AmCham Philippines. Featured speakers were Mr. Reggie Pulumbarit — Director & Country Leader of 3M Global Service Center- Philippines, and Mr. …

By Alexandra Lamb — The Harvard Alumni Clubs of the Philippines, in collaboration with John Clements Consultants, Inc. and other esteemed business associations, kicked off the first in a series of talks entitled “What They’re Made of: Secrets and Stories of Leaders on the Edge”, a series on courageous leadership moderated by Harvard Business…

By Alice Llamas — Last February 22, I attended Amcham’s Go for Green: Building Sustainable Growth Resiliency of MSMEs. The speaker for the event was Ms. Gina T. Gacusan, Regional Director, NEDA Regional Office 3. According to the speaker, our GDP in 2021 experienced a growth rate of 5.6%. For Gross Regional Domestic Product…