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Financial Reporting in an Era of Economic Volatility: What Boards and Audit Committees Must Do
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June 30, 2026
At the recent PICPA MMR International Conference in Toronto, Grant Thornton highlighted how economic volatility is reshaping financial reporting. The message is clear: uncertainty now affects many of the judgments, estimates, and disclosures behind the financial statements. Risks, such as inflation, policy changes, geopolitical tension,...
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Beyond Adoption: Building an AI-Ready Philippines
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June 23, 2026
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing how organizations operate, innovate, and compete. As advances in AI continue to reshape industries and influence national priorities, countries around the world are focused on scaling it in ways that deliver meaningful and sustainable value.   For the Philippines,...
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Creative Industries as an Engine of ASEAN Economic Growth: The Business Case for ACE-CI
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June 16, 2026
A Thought Leadership Piece on the ASEAN Center of Excellence for Creative Industries (ACE-CI)   When I built a communications consultancy from the ground up, the raw material was never just strategy or capital; it was creativity. The ability to craft narratives, design messages that...
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The Philippines鈥 ASEAN Chairship: Turning People, Peace, and Prosperity into Results
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June 9, 2026
The Philippines鈥 chairship of ASEAN in 2026 comes at a consequential moment for Southeast Asia. The region is navigating intensifying major-power rivalry, maritime tensions, energy and food insecurity, digital disruption, climate risks, and uneven development among member states. ASEAN is now an 11-member community following...
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Hosting Power or Becoming Powerful? The Philippines at a Strategic Crossroads
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June 2, 2026
The Philippines is once again being positioned at the center of great power strategy. The proposed 鈥淓conomic Security Zones鈥 in Clark and Subic are being presented as engines of growth鈥攕ources of investment, employment, and infrastructure. On the surface, they are exactly what the country needs....
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Governance System: The Importance of Civilian Participation in the AFP
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May 26, 2026
At the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA), we are dedicated to empowering public institutions to help build our 鈥淒ream Philippines鈥. This is our vision of a nation where government institutions deliver effectively, and every citizen participates and prospers. Founded in 2000 by Dr. Jesus...
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What’s in your drinking water?
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May 19, 2026
Have you ever thought about how industry cleans its influent water to make it effluent and finally cleaned and treated so you can use it again as safe water? Influent is what you produce at factories and industries that have water discharge in their operations....
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The “Firehose of Falsehood” in the Boardroom: Navigating Information Risk as a Strategic Imperative
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May 12, 2026
Every day, we hear about Artificial Intelligence (AI) driving disinformation and financial crimes. Political interference, misleading videos during conflicts, AI-powered financial and identity fraud, and troll farms continue to dominate conversations about truth, financial security, governance, and civil discourse. Consider the scale: deepfake videos number...
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Academic Innovation Challenge: Where Students Build Intelligent Platforms with AI Agents
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May 5, 2026
Decades ago, the invention of the calculator was seen as a disruptive breakthrough, reshaping how calculations were performed and how quickly problems could be solved. Since then, each wave of innovation has pushed boundaries even further, from spreadsheets to automation and now to artificial intelligence....
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