CEOs prefer partnerships and alliances to access new markets

By Mary Jade T. Roxas-Divinagracia
“Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” -- Helen Keller This is PwC Philippines’ third consecutive year as Knowledge Partner...

‘Lest we forget’

By Arjan P. Aguirre
This year marks the 120th anniversary of the publication of “Recessional” -- an enigmatic poem written by the great English novelist and poet, Rudyard...

Is it time to discard?

By A. R. Samson
It is athletes and perhaps actors or singers who have a problem of stepping down at the right time. Are they past their prime...

Growth accelerations

By Emmanuel S. de Dios
Understandable relief greeted last week’s news that GDP had grown 6.5% in the second quarter. The immediate reason, of course, was that the administration...

Killing in the streets

By Amelia H. C. Ylagan
The economic briefing to preferred clients opened with the puzzler: “The Philippine peso closed at P51.47 as of Aug. 17, from P49.72 to the...

Unbranded personality

By A. R. Samson
People are sometimes identified as brands just like products. This reference is not necessarily what their calling cards say. Such identification can be self-promoted...

How to address the real handicap in your golf game — your clothes

By Troy Patterson FORE! Look out, golfers. The opportunity to transcend awful sporting apparel is available, now more than ever. Even if you make it out...

Assault on the future

By Luis V. Teodoro
Does anyone still believe that every government bureaucrat, or, for that matter, everyone in the private sector, or your average gossip-prone neighbor, can keep...

Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown

By Jemy Gatdula
Forgive the title. It’s just clickbait, borrowed from a Pedro Almodovar film that starred Carmen Maura and introduced to an international audience a young...

Quirks

By Maria Victoria Rufino
Everyone has a particular quirk or a peculiar mannerism. The narcissist “I -- Me -- Myself” loves to admire her image in the mirror; the...

For the sake of productivity, put a woman in charge

By Noah Smith IF YOU’VE NEVER tried a Japanese snack called Jagariko, I highly recommend it. When I visited the Tokyo offices of Japanese snackmaker...

Free tuition and irresponsibility

By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr.
There are many reasons why the new law providing for free tuition for all students -- rich and poor alike -- in all state...