[B-SIDE Podcast] Ghost Month and the stock market

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rGxS5y32co7fwjUGsxLHb?si=PfLFsdkZT9O6Y0_pzWyEPA Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Ghost Month, a tradition deeply rooted in Chinese culture, has fascinated financial analysts for years. In this B-Side episode, Carlos A....

[B-SIDE Podcast] Love unbounded: ‘Ethical non-monogamy’ explored in PHL setting

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VBieaaszXRprAL5Los4xy?si=6E_RkYlvTyaFddRNsdAysA Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Parallel, garden party, and kitchen table — these are just some of the many ways to practice ethical non-monogamy (ENM). In...

[B-SIDE Podcast] What PHL education should look like in the AI era

https://open.spotify.com/episode/37e91zWFGH828fElJbq68i?si=SIj5w90DRFCbG4yhqsEk3g Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side A significant portion of what has traditionally been taught in tertiary education has lost its relevance in the present, according...

[B-SIDE Podcast] PHL’s battle against fake news on West Philippine Sea

China’s increased aggression in the South China Sea has made it more challenging for the Philippines, now regarded as an Asian middle power, to ignore the situation, an analyst said.

[B-SIDE Podcast] Central bank digital currency deployment: Insights from IMF

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wkILi0heXqWrg8p6o1fJ5?si=aAVIAZhvQviiMGsF034veA Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) needs to be properly prepared to deploy central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as these...

[B-SIDE Podcast] Building stronger healthcare

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1ewDoDp3B8GlSJlmfBLVk9?si=I0HFYS7CRxGPSOe-EcwU4Q Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side How are Philippine hospitals evolving after the pandemic? What important lessons have they learned from the crisis? In this B-Side...

[B-SIDE Podcast] Advancing the Philippine coffee industry

The local demand for coffee outpaces its production in the Philippines, according to an industry expert. 

[B-SIDE Podcast] Revolutionizing coconut farming in the Philippines

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4HcLOXkpFCerjo1vOGBBlM?si=mqYvV6sOQ_uTNDgT013AMA Given their higher yield and early bearing characteristics, coconut hybrids offer Filipino coconut farmers a means to improve production, according to an expert. In this...

[B-SIDE Podcast]: Japan’s nuclear water release: Relevance to Filipinos

https://open.spotify.com/episode/25rEe4kEkDUaxOzPRJpToz?si=tCxD3fH-Rh-cpv3siJKLvA Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Japan is planning to release 1.3 million tons of treated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the...

[B-SIDE Podcast]: Press freedom in PHL: Challenges, impact, and way forward

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vv5WUPWpYPSYew8aQlGtp?si=rI56ej3SRYGBRqUutp1F3w Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The Philippines needs to work on ensuring the safety and freedom of journalists to report reliable developments on national issues,...

[B-SIDE Podcast]: Sari-Sari stores: Balancing community care and business dynamics

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6k9LlVZ2rHJmcbDPjEk6Yy?si=Vidhgnw6TPKnJqeFbJq6UQ Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side In various cities and barangays (villages) without proper road infrastructure, sari-sari stores, or small neighbourhood shops, have emerged as a...

[B-SIDE Podcast] How common tower companies help boost digital transformation

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0HXO4hEpUvaBcdqI01OQ2o?si=Q5lO6bHuSYGC7wPcB5buiQ Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The Philippines' mobile network operators (MNOs) are now using shared towers to accelerate and lower the cost of digital transformation...