QBO Innovation Hub has partnered with the US Embassy to bring entrepreneur’s ideas to reality with the third iteration of Bootqamp: From Idea to Fruition. According to the PwC 2020 Philippine Startup Survey: COVID-19 Edition, 49% of business owners have started offering a new product or service during the pandemic.
The brazen arrest and murder of African-American George Floyd by a US police officer has sparked outrage and introspection across America and the globe...
The challenge facing the Philippines is unprecedented. A global health crisis wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has become an economic calamity due to the...
Earlier in May, Regtech startup UNAWA launched two digital solutions to aid businesses reopen and operate safely post-lockdown. SafePass and SafeForm are envisioned to...
As the ongoing pandemic forced countless employees to work remotely, the strain and anxieties these new arrangements have had on firms forced many SMEs...
Bayanihan, or the spirit of communal unity and collaboration, is a core essence of the Filipino culture. This ancient local custom lives on among Filipinos even in the modern age as they work hand-in-hand to achieve a common, ultimate goal. In a similar way, such kind of spirit is what the local startup community needs — collective action from the government, the academe, and private institutions across the spectrum — to sustain rapid development.
As our young local startup community continues to grow, bayanihan is needed more than ever to guide and sustain its rapid development. Just as our forefathers banded together for a common cause, we too must work hand-in-hand to uplift the Filipino startup ecosystem.
Hospitality is an intrinsic part of being human. From pre-colonial communities welcoming foreign traders to our shores to Filipinos opening their homes to their...
Even the holiday cheer failed to lift investor and consumer spirits this quarter, with confidence plummeting to multi-year lows as inflation continues to bite. Business...
In a reversal from their initial stance earlier this month, economic managers are set to issue another recommendation to Malacañang next week, this time...
Trafficked in the
Land of the Free
by Santiago J. Arnaiz
Eleonor Ramos couldn’t sleep at all that night.
The sound of sirens was keeping her up.
Somewhere outside,...