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Monday Morning
Strategies for Working From Anywhere
By Dorie Clark
OVERWORKED professionals have always dreamed of escaping to a quiet beach. But, instead of sipping tiki drinks and sunbathing, the new dream is...
Bureaucracy is keeping health care from getting better
In a recent HBR article, Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini detail the toll that growing bureaucracy is taking across industries. Many of those working...
What If Socially Useful Jobs Were Taxed Less Than Other Jobs?
By Benjamin B. Lockwood, Charles G. Nathanson & E. Glen Weyl
Economic research increasingly indicates that some professions have “spillovers,” meaning that the social value...
Top News
Why poverty prevails despite robust growth
Part One
AS chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) this year under the leadership of an unorthodox, foul-mouthed controversial president, the Philippines is now the darling of Asia, more so as it...
Real versus purported events
TV5 anchor Ed Lingao (above) discusses the difference between fake news and legitimate news during a news forum hosted by the Philippine arm of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) at the DWIZ...
UK Labour Party threatens to back Tory rebels for vote on Brexit deal
The United Kingdom opposition Labour Party could unite with rebels in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party as a way to force her to give lawmakers a vote on the final deal to leave...
PHL Tourism: Looking At Brighter Side
Are you a tourism ambassador or heckler? Come join the growing number of citizens pushing the Philippine tourism bandwagon to the world. We are all in it together and when we really want something...
Bright Christmas for poultry growers: Farm-gate price of chicken on the rebound 2 months...
Poultry growers are starting to see a brighter Christmas, as farm-gate price of chicken has started to normalize, more than two months after an avian influenza (AI) outbreak in Central Luzon.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F....
News
Senate eyes P50 billion for Marawi rehabilitation
A special Senate Committee on Crisis will visit Marawi’s ground zero to assess the war’s damage and facilitate passage of an estimated P50-billion funding...
New owners to complement Davao’s Apo View Hotel with high-rise residences
DAVAO CITY—The Filipino-owned Eurotel Group, which acquired the iconic 70-year-old Apo View Hotel in this city, said it would construct one of three high-rise...
‘Drug war, conflict fail to dent PHL growth’
The President’s drug war and the armed conflict in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) had little impact on the Philippine growth story...
BI deploys more personnel at Naia under ‘Oplan Undas’
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) will deploy an additional 100 personnel at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) to cope with the expected influx...
Entrepreneur
Corporate career to entrepreneur: How to prepare for the big leap
After two decades in the workforce, Ohio businesswoman Deborah Wasylko found herself faced with the prospect of having to move to keep her job...
WCC Aviation prepares students for ‘highest-paying’ jobs
Following the growth of the global economy, the demand for aviation professionals continues to boom in the Asia-Pacific region. Recent data by the Philippine...
Grohe stages ‘Oktoberfeast for the Senses’ on Oct 20 at BGC
GROHE, the world’s leading provider of sanitary fittings and a global brand dedicated to providing innovative water products, will be staging “Oktoberfeast for the Senses” on...
King’s legacy felt strongly as Thailand bids good-bye
HUAY HOM, Thailand—Half a century has passed and the king is dead, but the villagers of Huay Hom still haven’t forgotten the day Bhumibol Adulyadej descended by helicopter into their remote, impoverished mountain valley...
Buddhists protest vs Myanmar repatriation of Rohingya Muslims
SITTWE, Myanmar—Hundreds of hard-line Buddhists protested last Sunday to urge Myanmar’s government not to repatriate the nearly 600,000 minority Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh since late-August to escape violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine...
CDO EdTech Startup to represent PHL in Start Jerusalem
A START-UP from Cagayan de Oro will represent the Philippines in an all-expense paid trip in Start Jerusalem (Start JLM) from November 5 to 11, after besting four other local start-ups during the Pitch...
Perspective
Of Life & Business: Lessons from Rupesh Singh
At the recently concluded 29th Grand Philippine Sydney Fiesta Kultura in Fairfield Showground, New South Wales, Australia, I got a first-hand look at what...
Retail billionaire gets a taste for e-commerce as Alibaba nears
By Ian Sayson & Cecilia Yap | Bloomberg
John Gokongwei oversees an empire spanning airlines, malls and property. Now the billionaire’s family is preparing to...
‘Special’ chicken imports not needed, Piñol says
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is not keen on authorizing any special importation of chicken, as local output remains ample to meet the expected increase in demand during the holidays.
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol...
PHL ships 56,092 MT of sugar to United States
The Philippines has exported an additional 56,092.25 metric tons (MT) of sugar to the United States at lower tariff rates under a preferential trading scheme.
However, data from the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) showed that...
Korean extends genuine care to society’s ‘forgotten neighbors’
IF you are a seasoned sailor, the entire world can be your oyster. There are endless possibilities out there if you work hard enough...
First Czech beer to hit PHL market
THE Czech Republic’s signature beer will soon be available in the Philippines, which is brewed from the picturesque South Bohemian town of Ceske Budejovice,...
Homes just aren’t that affordable, central bank tells Malaysians
Malaysia’s central bank has a response to those saying it needs to do more to spur home loans: Houses simply aren’t affordable.
Bank Negara Malaysia has created a web site packed with data aimed at debunking...
Bangladesh PM says government will continue to help Rohingya
DHAKA, Bangladesh—Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said last Saturday that her government would continue to support nearly 1 million Rohingya Muslims who have fled neighboring Myanmar to escape violence.
Hasina said the government was pursuing...
The Broader Look
THE Philippines continues to experience remarkable economic growth since 2010 and is forecasted to grow faster than expected with the strong private sector’s confidence in the administration of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.
Some business leaders feel that foreign investors are looking at the Philippines as the best investment hub in...
A pilgrim’s progress
AS Joey Samson continues his journey as an individual and as a designer, he realizes things about himself that either debunk or validate his...
A slim inspiration
Slim’s Fashion & Arts School recently paid tribute to Salvacion Lim-Higgins, the school’s founder, during the recent Best of Student Work 2017 exhibit at...
Life
2017 is a landmark year for artist Fernando Zóbel
Spanish-Filipino artist Fernando Zóbel was 60 years old when he died of a heart attack in Rome. It was 1984 and, most likely, he...
Tips to convert a spare room into a multifunctional walk-in closet
By Melissa Rayworth / The Associated Press
Longing for a bigger closet?
Remember that rooms in your home don’t have to be used the way they were...
Are you famous?
Sometimes it’s surprising to meet a person and be told by someone, “She is famous on Instagram.”
Why is it surprising? Because back in...
Models and milestones
We braved the heavy downpour and drove through the flooded streets amid the expectedly horrible payday-Friday traffic to attend the grand reunion of the...
Apple may test the bounds of iPhone love with a...
By Michael Liedtke | The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO—Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for $1,000, crossing into a new financial frontier...
Cook & Dine
Healthy Heirloom Rice Champorado
Story & photos by Dolly Dy-Zulueta
AT the Mama Sita’s stall in a quiet corner of Greenhills Shopping Center’s tiangge section lies a treasure trove...
Health & Fitness
Suicide: Death by self
Part Two
Tyron Perez was on his way in show business when his manager, Douglas Quijano, died. After that, his career dwindled. Later on, he...
The Olympia Fitness & Performance Weekend In Las Vegas: Monster Physiques,...
Las Vegas, Nevada—As a sidelight to the Mr. Olympia 2017 bodybuilding and physique competitions held here early in September was the Olympia Fitness &...
50 Ways Happy, Successful People March to Their Own Beat
Part One
1 Stop consuming caffeine
Although people think they perform better on caffeine, the truth is, they really don’t. Actually, we’ve become so dependent on caffeine...
Green
Biodiversity means food
‘Suki , please buy. This is delicious, fresh from Bicol,” a sturdy woman vendor in her 60s said in Filipino. “These clams are delicious,...
[email protected]: Recognizing champions, partners
Story & photos by Stephanie Tumampos
Almost everybody was misty-eyed after watching the video of the hardships he had early in life. The sixth among...
Tributes pour in for the late Cardinal Vidal
Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal passed away on Wednesday morning. The cardinal had lived 86 full years of laughter, friendship and unyielding service to...
DOH ‘Ngipin’ project brings smiles to Romblon’s elderly
THE Department of Health’s (DOH) office in the Mimaropa region has distributed free dentures to indigent senior citizens in Odiongan municipality, Romblon province in...
DepEd calls on stakeholders to assist rebuild Marawi
RECOGNIZING the important role of stakeholders in achieving the goals of basic education sector, Education Secretary Leonor M. Briones called on everyone to work...
Business Sense
Arkady Volozh, the bearded cofounder of Yandex, Russia’s largest search engine, bristled at hearing his company branded “the Google of Russia.” Far from emulating the American firm, he pointed out, Yandex launched in 1997, a full year before Google.
More crucially, the moniker poorly describes what Yandex offers today, which...
BM Reports
Part Two
ENVIRONMENTAL activists group Greenpeace Philippines claims the burning of fossil fuels, specifically coal, is detrimental to the environment and human health.
“Specifically, traditional means of generating energy that involves the burning of polluting fossil fuels, such as coal, natural gas and oil, have been scientifically proven to be...
Journey
Good times, good food
DRIVEN by the entrepreneurial spirit of its founding chairman, Dr. Gerardo “Gerry” Malvar Castillo, Allegra’s Kitchen opened its first store on September 8, 2015.
The...
Alviera: Future premier hub
AFTER establishing an impressive mark in township development, Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) enhances its marquee project Alviera—a gigantic mixed-use estate in Porac, Pampanga, that...
Motoring
The Hatch gets hotter
Story & photos by Patrick P. Tulfo
VOLKSWAGEN Philippines has something for their ardent Golf GTI fans to cheer about nowadays, as their beloved “Hot...
Audi Q5 reintroduced
Story & photos by Ronald Rey M. de los Reyes
WHEN the Audi Q5 was first launched about eight years ago, it became the German...
Isuzu Gencars opens Sta. Rosa dealership
Story & photos by Randy S. Peregrino
ISUZU Gencars Inc. further expanded its presence in the Southern Luzon area by recently opening its dealership in...
Judicial Issues and Corruption
During the very well attended Arangkada Forum on September 14, there was much focus on sectors with substantial growth potential—including agriculture, creative industries, information...
A risk-taker at 25
If one is to list adjectives describing today’s millennials, “daring” would almost certainly be in...
PRA GM Bienvenido Chy From Star Basketball Player to Reformist Lawyer @25
‘Looking back, I have no regrets. ‘I’ve lived a life that’s full…I did what I...
Datem president was an up-and-coming project manager at DM Consunji
LEVY V. Espiritu, president of Datem, one of the country’s leading homegrown construction companies, was...
Finding his life’s purpose at 25
Dennis B. Funa was a happy-go-lucky person in his 20s, as he described himself in...
Businessman, gemologist and part-time student at 25
‘I got exposed to our jewelry and luxury watches business at age 17. In a...
Content is king, distribution is queen
THERE are many products that do not become brands and eventually become failures. Blame it...
What do you do when compliance issues arise?
There is no doubt that organizations and their managers are more and more exposed to compliance breaches, be it in data-privacy protection, anti-corruption, quality...
Young programmers agog over work in I.T. security
Story & photo by Oliver Samson
YOUNG Filipino software developers at Pandora Security Labs are excited over the completion of an enterprise-firewall they’ve been working...
Marketing
Dairy imports seen declining by 10%
Philippine dairy imports this year may decline by almost 10 percent to 2.5 million metric tons liquid milk equivalent (MMT-LME), from a record-high of...
