Philippine News

We’ve heard it before. If there is anything assured in one’s life as an entrepreneur, it is debt and taxes. The headlines in recent days...

As I go about my day, at some point I will hear the word “kuya.” I notice that it is used often to ask for assistance, to do a favor, to...

I just arrived from Europe where my wife and I celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in Madrid. My wife chose this city because she...

As the Philippines continues to grapple with challenges on several fronts, it is heartening to see competent individuals being assigned...

I am now traveling around Europe and it is quite apparent that the world is not only ready to move on from COVID, it HAS moved on from...

Even today as I am halfway around the world, I am never too far to keep abreast of news from home. Last week, I was delighted to hear...

Early this month, I had the honor of being given the 2023 President’s Award by the Philippine Retailers Association. The PRA was kind...

Bayanihan is a concept that is close to my heart because it resembles the ideal of everyone banding together to help their neighbors move...

Entrepreneurship has become a dream for many Filipinos, with a staggering four out of five expressing a desire to become entrepreneurs,...

Agrarian reform has been a longstanding issue in the Philippines. Now armed with the benefit of hindsight, proponents of change are...

It is quite rare for a powerful man to seek the counsel of others. After all, he didn’t get to his position by sheer chance. He was...

Land has been on my mind lately because it is becoming central to the conversations that I and the KALAP (Kapatid Angat Lahat sa Agri...

In our many encounters with MSMEs all over the country, there are inevitably going to be the one-man-show businesses. I am talking about...

What a day to show that we are more than ready to move on from the pandemic. On Friday, the World Health Organization declared that...

It seems there is no stopping Filipinos from pursuing entrepreneurship. Our friends at OCTA Research released their latest Tugon ng Masa...

We have already shown how much we can accomplish when the private sector brings its resources to help solve national problems; we need...

Shortly after Ferdinand Marcos Jr. became the clear winner in last year’s presidential elections, I sat down with him at his campaign...

Although the National Capital Region remains the hub of economic activity, even at the height of the pandemic, government statistics show...

Last week I had a very interesting chat with Kyle Jennermann, aka Kulas, of the widely popular YouTube channel “Becoming Filipino.” Now I...

What is perhaps the cruelest aspect of poverty is that it not just deprives people of access to the most basic of necessities, it also...