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Paris taxi firm suspends use of Tesla Model 3 cars after fatal accident

PARIS — Leading Paris taxi company G7 has suspended the use of Tesla Model 3 cars in its fleet after a fatal accident involving one of the vehicles over the weekend.

G7 Deputy Chief Executive Yann Ricordel said an off-duty taxi driver was taking his family to a restaurant when the accident happened on Saturday evening.

The accident killed one person, two sources said on Tuesday. Twenty others were wounded, one of the persons close to the investigation said, adding that three were in serious condition.

According to French media reports, the car hit a cyclist and three pedestrians before crashing into a van, and seven people were seriously injured.

G7 said it would suspend the use of 37 Tesla Model 3 cars in its fleet until a police investigation into the case is completed.

Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Mr. Ricordel cited Tesla as saying on Monday that an initial inquiry had ruled out a technical dysfunction of the vehicle. The G7 executive said the driver had tried to brake but the car instead accelerated. It was unclear if the car was operating in Autopilot mode.

Jerome Coumet, mayor of Paris’ 13th arrondissement, said on Twitter, “The first elements of the investigation indicated that the accelerator would have gotten stuck.”

Mr. Ricordel said: “Today, we have two divergent views on the subject. We will maintain the suspension of the Tesla Model 3 while the investigation is ongoing, as a safety measure for our drivers, customers and other road users.”

Tesla collects detailed data from the sensors and cameras on its vehicles and has used such data in the past to challenge claims that accidents were caused by malfunctioning technology.

Mr. Ricordel said the Tesla Model 3 owners in its fleet would be fully compensated for lost earnings during the suspension and that the company was looking for alternatives so the drivers could resume driving for G7 as soon as possible.

He said that G7 was in contact with the government as it awaited the outcome of the police investigation.

G7 is one of Paris’ biggest taxi companies, with 9,000 affiliated drivers, who are independent operators who own their vehicles. Half of the G7 fleet are electric or hybrid vehicles and the company aims to have a 100% green fleet by 2027. — Reuters

Stephen Curry sets 3-pointer mark

STEPHEN CURRY shooting a three-pointer. — REUTERS

With more than six full seasons earlier than Ray Allen

STEPHEN Curry broke the National Basketball Association (NBA) record for most career 3-pointers on Tuesday night, when he finished with a team-high 22 points as the visiting Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks (105-96).

Curry entered the game needing just two 3-pointers to break Ray Allen’s mark of 2,973 3-pointers and wasted no time making history. He drained two of his first three attempts, including the record-breaker — a 27-footer with 7:33 left in the opening quarter.

Curry broke the record in his 789th regular season game — the equivalent of more than six full seasons faster than Allen, who played 1,300 regular season games.

The game was stopped for a few minutes as Curry exchanged hugs and handshakes with teammates, head coach Steve Kerr and Allen, who was seated courtside. Kerr presented Curry the milestone ball, which Curry immediately gave to his father, former NBA player Dell Curry. The father and son duo shared a warm embrace.

Curry finished the game five of 14 from beyond the arc as the Warriors won for the fourth time in five games to improve their NBA-best record to 23-5. Jordan Poole scored 19 points while Andrew Wiggins had 18 points and Nemanja Bjelica added 14 points off the bench. Draymond Green contributed eight points, 11 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked shots.

Julius Randle scored 31 points for the Knicks, who have lost four straight and seven of eight. Derrick Rose finished with 15 points, Alec Burks had 14 and Immanuel Quickley scored 12 off the bench.

Curry’s record-breaking 3-pointer highlighted an otherwise quiet first quarter that ended with the score tied 24-24. The Knicks never trailed in the second quarter and entered the locker room with a 48-47 lead.

The teams were knotted twice in the third quarter before a three-point play by Poole gave the Warriors a 54-51 lead — their first advantage since going ahead 12-10 on Curry’s historic 3-pointer. There were two more ties and one more lead change before Wiggins’ free throw with 3:49 left put Golden State ahead for good at 60-59.

That began a quarter-ending 12-5 run for the Warriors, who took their first double-digit lead at 74-64 when Bjelica opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer. The visitors’ lead grew to as many as 11 before the Knicks scored seven straight points to pull within 81-77. Damion Lee and Bjelica then hit layups on consecutive trips for Golden State, which led by as many as 12 down the stretch. — Reuters

Manchester City hammers Leeds Utd 7-0 for 7th win in row

MANCHESTER, England — Manchester City crushed Leeds United (7-0) at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday to make it seven Premier League wins a row and move four points clear at the top of the table.

Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds was simply brushed aside by a City side who were at their very best after they took an eighth-minute lead through Phil Foden.

Foden slotted home, after Leeds keeper Illan Meslier had come out to stop an effort from Rodri, for the 500th Premier League goal scored by the club in 207 games under Pep Guardiola — the fastest any team has reached that landmark.

The Spaniard’s counterpart, Leeds’ Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa, could do nothing to halt a rampant City and his team’s wide-open approach certainly did little to help.

Five minutes later, the lead was doubled when Jack Grealish met an inswinging cross from Riyad Mahrez with a firm header which flashed past Leeds keeper Meslier.

Kevin De Bruyne made it 3-0, showing pace and a clinical finish, as he latched on to a fine through ball from the impressive Rodri.

It was game over at the break, but City showed no interest in easing off and Leeds was unable to cope with Guardiola’s side in peak form.

Shortly after the restart, Mahrez added the fourth, given far too much space on the corner of the box, to pick his spot and place the ball, with the aid of a heavy deflection, in the bottom corner.

Mahrez then set up Foden for a tap-in but Leeds was given a rare reprieve on a grim night for the Yorkshire club, when the effort was ruled out for offside.

De Bruyne, looking back to his very best, then delivered the most emphatic moment in the game, blasting in a spectacular, unstoppable drive from over 20 meters out.

It was hard to imagine how Leeds had managed to take four points off City last season as John Stones slotted home the sixth after a fine double save from Meslier and then substitute Nathan Ake headed in a Foden corner to make it 7-0.

The loss was 16th-placed Leeds’ joint biggest defeat since joining the Football League in 1920.

They lost 8-1 to Stoke in 1934, 7-0 to West Ham in 1966 and 7-0 to Arsenal in 1979.

“There is nothing positive to take away from our performance,” said Bielsa.

“I can’t find anything that can be valued. When there’s nothing that’s well done, it’s not individualities that fail, but the conduction and organization. There’s no justification I can offer.

“Everything that happened was what we wanted to avoid. As there’s nothing to take from it, it’s inevitable I have to take responsibility for a defeat of this type. We’ve never had a performance like the one today,” he said.

City has 41 points with Liverpool and Chelsea, who both play on Thursday, on 37 and 36 points respectively. — Reuters

COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues

LOS ANGELES — A fresh wave of positive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tests hit three major North American sports leagues this week, forcing the National Hockey League (NHL) to postpone games and throwing into question whether it will send players to the upcoming Beijing Olympics.

The NHL announced the postponement of the Carolina Hurricanes’ game on Tuesday after additional players from the team were forced to enter COVID-19 protocols.

At least nine NHL games will need to be rescheduled following outbreaks at the Calgary Flames, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid on Tuesday told the CBC that he wanted to compete at the Feb. 4-20 Beijing Winter Olympics.

However, he described potentially having to quarantine for up to five weeks in China in the event of a positive test as “unsettling.”

“There hasn’t been a ton of information come out, and then there’s that three-to-five week (quarantine) thing… it’s kind of been floating around,” McDavid said.

“Just trying to gather all the facts and information.”

NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly said the league has until Jan. 10 to withdraw from the Beijing Games without financial penalty.

NBA, NFL PLAYERS ENTER PROTOCOLS
The National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Los Angeles Lakers canceled Tuesday’s practice after guard Talen Horton-Tucker tested positive and entered health and safety protocols, ESPN reported.

Horton-Tucker’s test result came a day after the NBA announced that two Chicago Bulls games had been postponed after 10 players and additional staff members were placed in protocols, which marked the first postponements the league has had to make this season.

Seven members of the Brooklyn Nets, including All-Star guard James Harden, had also entered into protocols, the team said.

The Nets had the NBA-minimum eight players available to start on Tuesday night’s contest against the Toronto Raptors.

The Milwaukee Bucks listed forward Giannis Antetokounmpo out for Wednesday’s game after he too was placed in COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday.

To clear protocols, a player must be out for 10 days or return two negative PCR tests less than 24 hours apart.

The National Football League’s (NFL) Los Angeles Rams placed wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. and eight other players on the league’s reserve COVID-19 list, the team said on Tuesday, which led to the closing of its practice facility.

Beckham scored a touchdown in the Rams’ 30-23 road win over the Arizona Cardinals on Monday in a game where the Rams scratched four players just before the contest due to protocols.

“Where we’re at right now is navigating through this COVID stuff,” Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters on Tuesday.

“We had to test guys. We’re in intensive protocols. We’re remote today. We will be remote tomorrow.

“This has definitely been the most uniquely challenging situation we’ve dealt with COVID over the last two years.”

The Cleveland Browns also added eight players to the COVID-19 list on Tuesday, including Pro Bowl wide receiver Jarvis Landry.

On Monday, the NFL sent around a memo requiring their staff members to receive a vaccine booster.

No NFL games have been postponed due to COVID-19 yet this season. — Reuters

Tampa Bay, Kansas City back atop Super Bowl title odds

THE Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs have experienced some turbulence through the first 14 weeks of the NFL season but are back where they were in September — atop the list of favorites to win the Super Bowl.

Tampa Bay has won four consecutive games to reach 10-3 — tied with the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals for the best mark in the National Football Conference (NFC). The Bucs are being offered at +425 by BetMGM to win the Super Bowl, slightly shorter than the +600 odds they had at the sportsbook through the first three weeks of the season.

Kansas City is riding a six-game winning streak, pulling even with the New England Patriots and Tennessee Titans at 9-4 in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. The Chiefs, who were also being offered at +600 in mid-September, are now listed at +550 by BetMGM.

Kansas City has pulled ahead of Tampa Bay at MaximBet, where the Chiefs are +500 and the Bucs are +600.

“We took a lot of sharp action on the Chiefs when they were struggling at the start of the season and had odds as high as 13-1,” said Lenny Estrin, head of MaximBet trading. “The Chiefs are our largest liability at this point, and they’re absolutely humming with the defense showing signs of life, so they are at the top of our futures board, for now.”

Both the Packers and Patriots are at +700 at both sportsbooks, while the Cardinals are +900 at BetMGM and +750 at MaximBet. Arizona lost on Monday night to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Rams opened the season at +2000 at BetMGM but were +800 after reeling off three consecutive victories to open the season. They are now being offered at +1000 as they sit a game behind the Cardinals in the NFC West.

The NFC East-leading Dallas Cowboys are being offered at +1200 after opening the season at +2500. Going in the opposite direction are the Buffalo Bills, who were +900 in mid-September but have now slid to +1600 after consecutive losses. — Reuters

FIFA holds meeting to address human rights concerns ahead of Qatar World Cup

FIFA held a virtual meeting on Tuesday with political institutions as well as rights organizations to discuss human rights in Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup, global soccer’s governing body said in a statement.

The meeting included International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino and head of the tournament’s organizing body Hassan Al Thawadi as well as members of the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and political representatives from parliaments across Europe.

There were also representatives from the EU Commission, the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO), the United Nations and UNESCO among others.

FIFA said the dialogue gave an opportunity for stakeholders to raise questions and concerns on a number of key topics, including workers’ welfare and LGBTQIA rights.

“From day one, we have been committed to ensure a legacy is delivered before the tournament and that this legacy lasts beyond the tournament too, specifically on labor reform but on other topics as well,” Al Thawadi said.

The government of Qatar has said in the past its labor system is still a work in progress but has denied accusations in a report by Amnesty International that thousands of migrant workers were being exploited.

A 48-page report by Amnesty, Reality Check 2021, said that practices such as withholding salaries and charging workers to change jobs were still rife.

Human Rights Watch has said that Qatari laws continue to discriminate against women, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals.

“Our main question here in Qatar remains on LGBTQIA rights and specifically on the law that criminalizes homosexuality,” said Piara Powar, executive director of the Fare network, an organization set up to counter discrimination in European football.

“We know that many LGBTQIA people are fearful of coming, of what awaits. Respect for local culture should not preclude reaching out to ensure the safety of LGBTQIA communities.” — Reuters

Tiger, Charlie Woods claim team event? You can bet on that

TIGER Woods has overcome lengthy odds to return to a competitive golf event just 10 months following a near-fatal car crash.

Odds being offered by one sportsbook say he and son Charlie are also heavy underdogs to best the other 19 teams in this week’s PNC Championship. The annual winter team event pairs a major champion with a family member.

Woods readily admits he is nowhere near close to being able to compete in a Professional Golfers Association (PGA) Tour event. But he will return to the course this week with Charlie, now 12, after teaming together for a seventh-place finish last year.

Team Woods is being offered at +1000 to win by SportsBetting.ag, which is tied for the sixth-shortest odds in the field. That’s still well behind the returning victorious team of Justin Thomas and his father Mike, who are heavy pre-tournament favorites at +180.

The next-shortest odds belong to Matt Kuchar and 14-year-old son Cameron (+650), who tied for fifth last year at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL.

Vijay Singh and son Qass finished one stroke behind Team Thomas last year but are returning as +1400 longshots by the sportsbook. — Reuters

Peso strengthens vs dollar as economic managers raise growth target for 2021

THE PESO strengthened versus the greenback on Wednesday after the government raised its growth target and as more vaccines arrived in the country.

The local unit closed at P50.27 per dollar on Wednesday, gaining eight centavos from its P50.35 finish on Tuesday, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed.

The peso opened the session at P50.32 per dollar on Wednesday. Its weakest showing was at P50.36, while its intraday best was at its close of P50.27.

Dollars exchanged slipped to $650.8 million on Wednesday from $651.7 million on Tuesday.

A trader attributed the peso’s strength to positive sentiment after economic managers upgraded their growth target for the year.

The Development Budget Coordination Committee on Tuesday said it revised its growth target anew for 2021 to 5-5.5% from the 4-5% it gave in August.

Economic managers said the continued easing of restrictions and increase in business activities would push faster growth this year.

The economy expanded by 7.1% year on year in the third quarter, bringing gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the first nine months to 4.9%. GDP shrank by a record 9.6% last year.

Meanwhile, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said investors were also bullish after more vaccines arrived in the Philippines.

More than 8.2 million vaccine doses arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday night. Vaccine czar Carlito G. Galvez, Jr. said the country is set to receive 24 million doses this week.

For Thursday, Mr. Ricafort gave a forecast range of P50.17 to P50.32 per dollar, while the trader expects the local unit to move within P50.10 to P50.35. — LWTN

PSEi sinks as PHL logs first cases of new variant

STOCKS dropped on Wednesday after the country logged its first cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and ahead of the US central bank’s policy decision.

The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) plunged by 109.41 points or 1.51% to close at 7,132.58 on Wednesday, while the broader all shares index fell 59.10 points or 1.53% to 3,782.59.

“Philippine shares succumbed to panic selling as the first the country logged its first cases of the Omicron variant,” Regina Capital Development Corp. Head of Sales Luis A. Limlingan said in a Viber message.

Investors want to see whether COVID-19 cases will be contained and if the government will impose tighter mobility restrictions to prevent infections from increasing, Mr. Limlingan said.

The Health department on Wednesday said it detected the first two cases of the Omicron variant in the country just a few hours after the national task force announced the country will remain under the less restrictive Level 2 until Dec. 31.

The World Health Organization said the Omicron variant poses “very high” global risk as it is now recorded in more than 60 countries, Reuters reported.

“The PSEi also corrected lower as US stock market corrected lower for the second straight day amid the highest US producer prices since records started in 2010 at 9.6% which could increase the odds of more hawkish Federal Reserve, Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort said in a Viber message.

US producer prices increased more than expected in November as supply constraints persisted, leading to the biggest annual gain since the series was revamped 11 years ago and supporting views that inflation could remain uncomfortably high for some time, Reuters reported. Producer prices increased 9.6% year-on-year, and 0.8% in November after increasing 0.6% in October.

Meanwhile, the Fed was expected to announce its policy decision overnight following its Dec. 14-15 meeting.

Back home, all sectoral indices closed in the red on Wednesday. Property plunged 76.45 points or 2.34% to 3,184.46; holding firms dropped 102.04 points or 1.44% to 6,940.35; mining and oil fell 124.06 points or 1.34% to 9,098.83; services declined 25.95 points or 1.31% to 1,947.99; financials lost 20.76 points or 1.27% to 1,607.92; and industrials decreased 103.92 or 1% to 10,231.32.

Value turnover soared to P11.35 billion with 1.33 billion issues switching hands on Wednesday from the P7.6 billion with 1.33 shares traded the previous day.

Decliners outnumbered advancers, 142 versus 58, while 54 names remained unchanged.

Net foreign buying decreased to P237.63 million from the P457.94 million recorded the previous trading day.

Diversified Securities, Inc. Equity Trader Aniceto K. Pangan said in a text message that the PSEi’s support for this week is at 6,795, while resistance is at 7,265. — MCL with Reuters

MERALCO secures ISO 9001:2015 Certification for QMS

The Networks Group of the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) has been awarded with an ISO 9001:2015 certification for incorporating quality management system in its operations. This is a testament of Meralco’s commitment in #KeepingTheLightsOn and in providing service excellence to its customers, the community, and the country despite the challenges brought about by the pandemic.

Present during the ceremonial awarding on December 9, 2021 at the Meralco headquarters in Pasig City were (in photo from R to L) Ms. Sheena C. Santos, Meralco Substation Services Asset Management Staff Engineer and Networks ISO 9001:2015 Certification Project Manager; Mr. Marvin G. Gonsalves, SAVP and Head of Networks Project Portfolio Management and Networks ISO 9001:2015 Certification Project Sponsor; Mr. Ronnie L. Aperocho, Meralco SVP and Head of Networks; Mr. Gilmore A. Rivera, SOCOTEC Philippines, Inc. Operations Director; Mr. Jose S. Reyes Jr., Meralco VP and Head of Networks Technology and Asset Management and Networks QMS Manager; and Ms. Jerah L. Duran, SOCOTEC Philippines, Inc. Marketing Officer.

ISO 9001 is an international standard on Quality Management System (QMS) which shows the ability of an organization to consistently provide quality products and services that meet the requirements of customers. The certification was issued on May 25, 2021 by SOCOTEC Certification Philippines, Inc. under the recognition of United Kingdom Accreditation System (UKAS) following a series of audits.

 

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Gender-based violence survivors have recourse in national emergency hotline

By Patricia Mirasol

The national government’s 911 emergency hotline now also provides support to gender-based violence (GBV) survivors. Calls coursed through the free and 24/7 hotline previously usually included reports on fire, police, medical, and search and rescue assistance. All GBV distress callers will get psychosocial first aid and are assured of confidentiality.

GBV is a term that refers to any harmful threat or act directed at an individual or group based on actual or perceived biological sex, gender identity and/or expression.

“The Department pledges to help all women and children who experienced gender-based violence, to providing [all women and children who experience GBV] with social protection, services, and interventions to assist them towards their healing,” said Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary Rolando Joselito D. Bautista, in a press statement.

The Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) for the hotline’s inclusion of GBV distress calls was signed by the DSWD, the Department of the Interior and Local Government, and the Department of Justice in a virtual ceremony on Dec. 7, in time for this year’s 18-Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women (VAW).

Enacted by the Inter-Agency Council on Violence Against Women, the campaign has the 2016-2021 theme, a “VAW-Free Community Starts with Me.” The 2017 National Demographic Health Survey, released by the Philippine Statistics Authority, showed that one in four Filipino women, aged 15-49, has experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence by their husband or partner. An additional 68% of girls and young women in the country have experienced online harassment on social media.

CULTURAL NORMS
“There’s a greater awareness nowadays with regard to GBV,” said Jasmine T. Cruz, events coordinator of Time’s Up Ateneo (TUA), described as a “collective of survivors and advocates fighting against sexual violence and impunity in Ateneo de Manila and beyond.”

TUA, she told BusinessWorld in an e-mail, is creating a network of school-based anti-sexual violence groups called the Haliya Network.

Groups with a similar advocacy include FEUHSDoBetter Movement, Theresians Against Sexual Harassment and Abuse, and Knollers For Knollers.

Apart from economic vulnerability, culture is also a contributing factor to GBV. The World Health Organization (WHO) said cultural and social norms can either protect against or support violence. Social tolerance of violent behavior, it said in a 2009 paper, is learned in childhood by — among others — witnessing violence in the family as well as in the media.

Ms. Cruz told BusinessWorld a Filipino movie she saw showed convicts who almost successfully escaped jail — except they were caught when one of them blurted out, “Hi, sexy,” to a woman who was passing by.

“Women are constantly bombarded by these sexually charged words, and it makes women feel unsafe and disrespected,” she said. “When pop culture portrays these instances as something that’s just funny or harmless, it encourages a culture that doesn’t take GBV seriously, thus [allowing for its] perpetuation and escalation in society.”

Mass media campaigns, according to WHO, can convey messages on healthy behaviors by attaching a social stigma to unwanted behavior. Campaigns can likewise make positive appeals, like promoting parenting styles that contribute to a happy family life. Strong audience identification with characters who are positive role models can also help improve cultural and social norms, WHO said.

PHL organizations share how to promote social impact in tell-all book 

Planting Greatness: Organizations Accelerating Social Impact in the Philippines, a book that shows how change-makers solve the country’s problems, contains the stories of corporate executives, social entrepreneurs, and non-profit leaders dedicated to social advocacies and corporate social responsibility (CSR). 

“Each of them differs in various ways, whether it’s in terms of size and scale, access to resources, or focus on impact,” said Jose Marcelo “Mio” F. Borromeo, the book’s editor-in-chief, at its launch on Monday. “We were adamant that the book captured this kind of variety if only to convince the reader that greatness does come in many forms.” 

A common thread in all the stories featured in Planting Greatness is the dedication to help others through ingenuity and initiative.  

Mr. Borromeo added: “My hope for the readers is that they come away with the same sense of drive and determination. If readers can take at least one story from it and share it with someone else, then we’ve crossed the milestone.” 

The book also highlights that for innovative CSR programs to be sustainable, they will have to be built on relationships, partnerships, and a culture of sharing and caring, according to Jose Luis M. Oquiñena, chairman of the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation (GK). 

“When we at GK sent out on our mission to end poverty for 5 million people, we knew it was impossible to do it alone. We had to work with others, to engage others,” he shared at the launch. “Ending poverty in our country is impossible for just one organization.” 

Allan V. Barcena, assistant vice-president and CSR and public relations head of Energy Development Corp.n (EDC), added that both external stakeholders and employees within the company should be encouraged to participate. 

Communication platforms like Facebook and Viber were used to engage everyone as well as virtually connect stakeholders and employees with the communities involved, “so they will know the stories and not just the products,” said Mr. Barcena. 

“In this pandemic, where it’s hard to plant trees on a face-to-face basis, we also found a way to develop an app where they can participate virtually,” he explained. “And we encourage them to support our scholarship programs by donating. We made sure the donating platforms are easy, quick, and flexible.” 

Meanwhile, for Carlo P. Carlon, founder of the Lend-A-Bike Project which kicked off as a form of assistance for frontliners during the pandemic, clear goals and sharing the outcome can really inspire people. 

“From my experience, if you have the idea or if you try to implement the idea, it’s very important that you also share the results. Objective, goal, dream, then results,” he said. “People are more inclined, or are drawn to, concrete results.” 

Today, the bike-sharing model pioneered by Mr. Carlon’s initiative continues to offer solutions to long-standing issues that plague Metro Manila, much like many other organizations’ projects featured in Planting Greatness. 

EIC Mr. Borromeo shared: “It’s not about using all of the strategies [in the book], but determining which may be best for you.” 

Planting Greatness: Organizations Accelerating Social Impact in the Philippines is available via Bookshelf PH. 

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