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Editor鈥檚 note: This was lifted from the acceptance speech delivered by the author as the 2024 Arangkada Lifetime Achievement Awardee of the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFCs) at the Arangkada Forum on Oct. 24. With profound gratitude and humility, I stand before you...

Likas-kaya聽is the Filipino translation of 鈥渟ustainability,鈥� defined as a realization that our ability to prosper now and in the future requires increased attention to economic and social progress and to conserving Earth鈥檚 life support systems. (Pamela Matson,聽Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice,...

Digital transformation (DTx) is a buzzword we鈥檝e all heard. It means using technology to change the way businesses or governments operate. But here鈥檚 the problem: many digital transformation projects, especially in developing countries, fail. Why? Because they focus too much on the technology and not...

I聽met Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) back in July 2017 for the Delhi Dialogue 9 where I represented women in business, in particular, the ASEAN Women Entrepreneur Network (AWEN). I was accompanied by Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chair George...

In November 2023, the Philippine government signed the inclusive agreement with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Inclusive Framework on Base-Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), aligning with over 140 countries committed to addressing global tax avoidance by multinational corporations (MNCs). Under current international...

The 29-page summary paper published by the Swedish Civil Contingency Agency (SCCA/MSB) late last year entitled 鈥淏uilding Resilience for the Future: Lessons from Ukraine鈥� is an eyeopener to many of us who are concerned and fearful about the future of our country. The aggressive and...

Listen to the World Bank demystify it. 鈥淪hared prosperity is the average annual growth rate in income or consumption of the bottom 40 percent of the population in a country.鈥� When is prosperity 鈥渟hared鈥�? Is it 鈥渂alato鈥� (largesse) by the winners to the losers after...

I remember my father asking me to check the whole family in for our聽flight to New York 鈥� I was only 18 years old.聽聽He gave me the passports and tickets and told me to handle them. I survived. We often think we must always take...