The partnership of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and the Asean Business Advisory Council (BAC) Philippines continues its advocacy of creating awareness and preparing the country for the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
With the Bangsamoro Peace Framework Agreement between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the government having been signed, a Transition Commission will be drafting the bill for Congress. The 40-year war hopefully will end and could mean recouping many lost opportunities in Mindanao
In any democracy, opinion polls serve the purpose of informing the public on how people, or certain groups of people, think about the key issues of the day, and about the public figures who make the decisions that affect their lives. In any free society, the information that polls generate provides the basis for making good judgments and reasoned individual choices.
The standoff between the truckers’ associations and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada has been resolved temporarily.
From a fledgling organization of five member-states in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has evolved into a dynamic force in the global arena.
Much has been said about the impact of rapid urbanization, particularly in Asia, where urban growth has exploded in recent years. The United Nations (UN), in fact, estimates that Asia’s urban population will reach more than 2 billion by 2020.
The business sector loves buzzwords. Nowadays, you will undoubtedly hear the terms social media or sustainable development everywhere you go.
When we see affluence and sustained economic growth among rich Asian neighbors, a common denominator that pervades is the imposition of capital punishment upon criminals either from the ranks of their citizens or foreigners breaking the law classified as heinous.
Let me first express my thanks to outgoing MAP President Melito Salazar Jr. and his team of governors for their outstanding service to MAP. Your 2014 Board stands on the shoulders of all the past leadership of MAP from its founders to the immediate past Board of Governors.
To the congratulatory messages I received, I replied that I was overwhelmed and humbled by the award and that I have been lucky and blessed to be part of a great company, with great mentors and a great team who make me look good. More importantly, I have a family who has given me so much inspiration and support.
Nearly three decades ago (1985), I wrote an article in the Agribusiness Papers of the then Centre for Research and Communication (now University of Asia and the Pacific) entitled “Thailand: A Model of Agricultural Diversification.”
