Persons with different abilities
By Frances Jeanne L. Sarmiento
Some of my closest relatives are persons with disabilities (PWDs). Two of my cousins are deaf-mute.
But as a four-year old, I didn’t think of...
Casual expressions of good cheer
By A. R. Samson
Maybe stable societies that value civility even among strangers or those only recently met routinely come up with formula phrases to convey good intentions....
Transforming the Mining Industry
By Victor C. Manhit
This week, mining industry stakeholders will again gather for the annual mining conference, organized by the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP). This...
The September 2017 deadline for the registration of Data Protection Officers
By Noelle Jenina Francesca E. Buan
Republic Act No. 10173, or the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (DPA) was enacted in 2012 to regulate the processing of personal data by...
No way corruption in government can be stopped
By Greg B. Macabenta
I endured several hours of streaming video of the hearings being conducted by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, chaired by Sen. Dick Gordon, on...
Lead. Inspire. Transform.
By Teresa S. Abesamis
When it was founded in 1968 by the Ateneo and de la Salle with technical support from Harvard University and funding assistance from the...
Pros and cons of ODAs, GAAs, and PPP
By Andrew J. Masigan
THE clock is ticking on the Duterte administration.
After spending its first year reviewing, recalibrating, and rewriting the terms of engagements for...
Building trust amidst uncertainty
By Junie S. del Mundo
Uncertainty is the new normal. Greater public demands, extreme vigilantism with our smart phones, and the rise of fake news have created a fearful,...
What Shakespeare can tell CEOs about leadership in disruptive times
By Rafael M. Alunan III
I found this article that’s worth sharing, authored by David G. Pumphrey, a partner emeritus of Heidrick & Struggles’ CEO & Board Practice and...
Who gets the credit?
By A. R. Samson
Sometimes it’s too easy to just squeeze into a group photo and join a victorious team that just swept a basketball championship in the...
Facts, not fear: Responding to critics of TRAIN
By Joshua Uyheng and Madeiline Joy Aloria
Over the past few months, Bayan Muna, Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) and IBON Foundation, have all rejected and tagged as anti-poor the proposed...
It ain’t Uber till it’s Uber
By Romeo L. Bernardo
The Uber-LTFRB controversy has highlighted, to our great inconvenience, what happens when modern technology clashes with antiquated laws and regulations. This is further complicated...