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Navigating the Digital Revolution: Trust and Innovation in the Philippines
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June 17, 2025
As the Philippines accelerates its digital transformation journey, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and robust cybersecurity measures has become paramount. These technologies present unprecedented opportunities to drive economic growth, improve services, and make everyday life better for Filipinos. However, they also bring new challenges...
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Growing Beyond the Center: Innovation and Investment in the Regions
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June 10, 2025
Economic development in the Philippines has long been concentrated in Metro Manila (MM). The cities in MM benefit more from advanced infrastructure, larger markets, and proximity to decision-makers, all of which attract business investments. But as the country works toward more balanced and inclusive growth,...
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Spotlighting Filipino Tech Innovators: KPMG Global Tech Innovator 2025
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June 3, 2025
Innovation is not just about creating new products or services; it is about making a meaningful difference in the world. At R.G. Manabat & Co. (KPMG in the Philippines) is committed to nurturing the growth of technology entrepreneurs who are driving change, improving lives, and...
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Signals from the Future: Leading in a World of Invisible Disruptions
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May 27, 2025
The Philippines just had an election last May 12 and with Filipinos so used to political maneuverings and entertainment-colored lens with which the candidates were viewed, the results came as a major surprise. Many candidates that emerged as winners came from the periphery 鈥 those...
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鈥淐onscious Business鈥 and What it Means for Business
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May 20, 2025
鈥淗ow to Build Value Through Values鈥 I first heard about conscious business from my conversations with key officers of Axialent (www.axialent.com), a company founded in 2002 by Fred Kofman. In his book 鈥淐onscious Business, How to Build Value Through Values,鈥 the author explains that a...
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Philippine Innovation Hub: Pioneering a New Era of Entrepreneurship and Technological Growth
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May 13, 2025
The Philippine Innovation Hub, known as iHub-MEC, marks a significant milestone in the country鈥檚 push to become a regional leader in innovation and entrepreneurship. Spearheaded by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the National Development Company (NDC) with the office of Cong. Stella...
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Manila Bay鈥檚 Comeback: Hope Rises from the Waters
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May 6, 2025
On April 23, 2025, the Environment Committee of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), in partnership with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), held its fourth Webinar on the Manila Bay Rehabilitation Program. Featured speaker Jacob F. Meimban, Jr., Executive Director of...
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Finding Convergence in Tourism The Path to Economic Prosperity Begins from Our Beautiful Destinations
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April 29, 2025
For the past two decades, the Philippine economy has rested on two key pillars of foreign exchange earnings, helping to sustain its reserve position and stabilize the peso. These twin pillars鈥攐verseas Filipino worker (OFW) remittances and business process outsourcing (BPO) revenues鈥攈ave provided crucial inflows that...
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The Philippines’ Logistics Challenge: Charting Pathways Forward
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April 22, 2025
Historically celebrated for its remarkable beauty and biodiversity, the Philippines’ archipelagic geography has emerged as a critical economic challenge. Today, logistics costs consume an alarming 27.5% of the country’s GDP鈥攖he highest among ASEAN nations鈥攕ignificantly hindering economic growth, inflating consumer prices, and weakening global competitiveness. In...
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