Governance… The day Philippines became the most dangerous place on the planet to be a journalist 20 Dec 201920 Dec 2019 November 23, 2009 started as a typical Monday. But it wasn't meant to be. At the end of that day, the Philippines would then be marked as the deadliest place…
Conglomerates… Richest Filipino congressman now owns majority of Philippine AirAsia 3 Jun 201917 Feb 2022 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…
Career… Central bank gov Nestor Espenilla Jr, my kindred spirit gone too soon 24 Feb 201924 Feb 2019 “How do you keep yourself physically healthy? You’ll have a high- pressure, gruelling job, and your predecessors have had health issues. How do you assure us that you are also…
Business and economy… Jon Ramon Aboitiz, a proud Cebuano who doesn’t fall in love with business 1 Dec 20187 Feb 2020 At an annual shareholders’ meeting of Aboitiz Equity Ventures in Makati, I asked a friend to introduce me to the company chair, Jon Ramon Melendez Aboitiz. I wanted a sit-down…
Business and economy… Ayala has most family members named ‘Management Man of the Year’ 26 Oct 201817 Feb 2022 FERNANDO ZOBEL DE AYALA is Management Man of the Year 2018, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) announced today. This makes the Zobel de Ayalas the family with most…
Business and economy… Who are the most generous employers of them all? 30 May 201817 Feb 2022 Check out the list of 25 most generous publicly listed companies compiled by Entrepreneur Philippines (www.entrepreneur.com.ph). Here are my own insights: Each of the top 5 Ayala Corporation executives…
Business and economy… Dennis Uy on business and politics: What’s next won’t be what was 18 May 201817 Feb 2022 Businessman Dennis Uy delivered the keynote address at the BusinessWorld Economic Forum last May 18, 2018. He spoke about being a disruptor in business, citing how his independent oil business…
Governance… Craving for a statesman: Notes from Senate’s necrological service for former Sen. Edgardo Angara 16 May 201816 May 2018 I stopped writing business stories for two hours to listen to the livestream of the necrological service at the Philippine Senate for a former lawmaker, Edgardo Angara, 83. The former…
Business and economy… 2018 Forbes Billionaires: Henry Sy is now richer than Elon Musk; Manuel Villar doubles his wealth 7 Mar 20187 Mar 2018 Forbes has just released its latest elite list of “The Three Comma Club,” referring to individuals whose estimated personal wealth — not their families’ — is at least US$1…