Tag: Paolo L. Lopez

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3vyFbFubLjBEYRMUa72Bff Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side On November 25 and 26, BusinessWorld held a two-day virtual economic forum with the forward-looking theme “Forecast 2021: ReBoot....

https://open.spotify.com/episode/17vyqvinYiVaA9VI7GcpyN Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Fake COVID-19 cures and preventive measures are proliferating online, in chat groups and social media. Bananas, saltwater, and onions...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0T1d8okP9PrMV0P3BIhcGK Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Anchanto, a Singapore-based automation and logistics platform, projects that cross-border e-commerce in the Asia-Pacific region will grow to US$...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4euaqNlS9zoBEj1PPgI6tw Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The eight-month lockdown, one of the longest in the world, has kept much of the country’s workforce at home....

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BA6TvTsdHMpCgyZmHGUZg Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side It is a mistake for the Duterte administration to think that it can separate its maritime dispute with China...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/43mW6OZpjJobYomarOnhOp Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 80% of the revenue of Bambike, a socio-ecological enterprise that handcrafts bamboo bicycles. Prior to...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1fbmNZ9OPiHHU5xParsezS Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Online sexual exploitation of children (OSEC) is a crime that often happens at home at the hands of family,...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bEuDxYuswrwaD1DIcqEII Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Patrick “Patch” Dulay,  co-founder of local crowdfunding platform The Spark Project, is turning a series of webinars into a...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/10aqppiedasZqVW9WToV1m The COVID-19 pandemic has stripped away a lot of what we expect from weddings: the pageantry, the ceremony, the large number of guests. Bridal...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0KeEXNEsCS1iFIdOddpA2a Thanks to e-commerce and changing consumer habits, the logistics and warehousing sector still expects to grow by 8% in the next three years despite...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lVC6KyEXYRGZxwcxVHkp2 Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side A million-and-a-half Filipinos could fall into poverty because of the pandemic, according to a discussion paper titled “Poverty, the...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xe3irAKd8RmCZN2nwUkc4 Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The Duterte administration deserves a failing grade for its preparations for the upcoming academic year, says student leader Raoul...

 When public transportation was suspended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, people turned to biking as a means of getting from one place...

Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side After several months, the coronavirus pandemic is still wreaking havoc on supply chains. Rosemarie P. Rafael, chair and president...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3t9x11XaZBZgR8GJPqurky The latest official labor data showed that the jobless rate shot up to double-digits, as millions of Filipinos became unemployed. The Philippine Statistics Agency...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5knqMbZXGlFSOu5DN1ysWc Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The academic year is about to start. Universities and colleges are shifting to remote learning as physical classrooms all...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2leS1w5heWpmzxUkZEZ6Zf Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side We’ve been consuming a lot more content since the pandemic left us housebound. Filmmakers are streaming their films on...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/685yxi2eZsIZHiXDYpsBSD Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The local fitness industry was booming before the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic hit, with international chains and small...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3QYK6sxokTsbp5vvKzBHlY Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side Artificial intelligence (AI) may be the key to helping the Philippine economy get back on its feet. Without sufficient...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/781xGLdNuQPSSCaYjFIrQO Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side COVID-19 has exposed how fragile the agriculture sector is. Local farmers are among the hardest hit by the pandemic...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5WlDVSTHL7CQKrcG0ofwOu?si=JILR7pTlQiCCstXNFizK8A Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side The COVID-19 pandemic ended a 21-year growth streak in the Philippine economy as strict lockdown measures aimed at containing...

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4LlCRQcbIoG8MIrCkRZxOz?si=DNTdl6GRSPKdQbJwkgsDPg Follow us on Spotify BusinessWorld B-Side After two months in lockdown, Philippine cities are slowly opening up to a new reality, Management consulting firm McKinsey and...