Business and economy… In these COVID times, Shakleton is the leader we need 15 Sep 2020 How to survive against the bleakest conditions? Ask and learn from Ernest Shakleton. A business school classic, the story of Shakleton has drama, politics, geopolitics, ambition, strategy, and ice. Lots…
Governance… Manila lockdown: the upside and lowdown 13 Mar 202013 Mar 2020 What is it like to be isolated? As Manila prepares to be locked down for 30 days, many of the 12 million city dwellers are panicking, hoarding groceries, tuning in…
Business and economy… Let’s break down the Manila Water deal between Ayala and Razon groups 7 Feb 20209 Mar 2020 Check out this piece I wrote on the first deal announcement: WHAT THE AYALA-RAZON DEAL ON MANILA WATER MEANS I also wrote an explainer for Esquire after the succeeding announcements:…
Business and economy… What the Ayala-Razon deal on Manila Water means 3 Feb 20203 Feb 2020 Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, the Ayala group, and international ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon announce their partnership (38%, 25%) in Manila Water, an Ayala-controlled business now in political hot water.…
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…
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…
Governance Thunder in the Far East 11 Sep 201811 Sep 2018 Category 4 typhoon Mangkhut is looming. A portent of things to come? Already, there's an ongoing unnecessary display of power, coupled with ineptness, as the ruling political elite tries again to silence…
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…