Category: Business and economy

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  Multimedia research assistant: Is this you?

  JOB OPENING! I’m doing a biography project about an Asian tycoon. I need a research assistant who can handle and organize multimedia content.

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  JAZA on mentor Xavier Loinaz: An extraordinary influence to Ayala group

  Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala pays tribute to a key non-family member who mentored him way back when he was still learning the ropes of the family conglomerate

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  Cuisia: Henry Sy Sr’s legacy lives on in his children

  The kids of late Henry Sy Sr, once the Philippines’ richest man, are “decisive leaders, promote value-driven management, and espouse pragmatic, stick-to-the-knitting, stay-with-the-business-you-know philosophy.”

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  In these COVID times, Shakleton is the leader we need

  How do you manage your and your team’s energy when stakes suddenly get high; when volatility and uncertainty increases, and; when there is suddenly a new worse case scenario?

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  Manila lockdown: the upside and lowdown

  Getting past the stark realities of our uninspiring leaders, and giving up the urge to hoard or pass on juicy but unverified news are actually opportunities to self-examine

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  Let’s break down the Manila Water deal between Ayala and Razon groups

  Is there politics in the Manila Water ownership changes? Or is this just business?

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  What the Ayala-Razon deal on Manila Water means

  Two of the richest Filipino families just announced a water deal that is suspect for its timing. One is at the bitter end of Duterte’s tirades against the business elite, the other an ally.

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  The day Philippines became the most dangerous place on the planet to be a journalist

  A snapshot of what it was like in a newsroom on November 23, 2009, the day of the #AmpatuanMassacre

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  Richest Filipino congressman now owns majority of Philippine AirAsia

  Philippines’ richest congressman Michael “Mikee” Romero is now the majority owner of the local affiliate of budget airline AirAsia. Romero’s stake in the Philippine AirAsia was raised to 44.5%, higher than Malaysian AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes and partner’s 40%. Romero acquired the AirAsia Philippines stakes of Ambassador Fred Yao and Maan Hontiveros. Romero, Yao, Hontiveros…