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When President Rody Duterte ran for the presidency last year, one of his campaign promises was the adoption of federalism in the Philippines.

The public reputation of financial services, particularly those in banking, has been shattered over the past decade.

The local retail scene has never been as competitive as today. It currently accounts for about one-fifth of our country’s total economic output.

Commencement speeches are usually clarion calls to action. As the new graduates commence a new phase in their lives, they are advised by the commencement speakers, invariably, to conquer one’s field of expertise, to better one’s self or to go beyond and change the world.

“Make health your wealth,” not “wealth for your health.” This was one of the self-commandments

Organizational culture has been defined as the unique social and psychological manifestation of a system of shared values, beliefs, principles and behaviors.

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk.” — Mark Zuckerberg Chairman, CEO and co-founder of Facebook Companies cannot forgo beneficial opportunities. However, we find it easy to forget that risk and opportunity are a duality and companies need to consider both sides. They could lose a substantial sum of money and damage their reputation if they fail to identify risk and avert it in time. And yet, risk-taking is one of the essential attributes of a successful organization.

6:04 a.m.: My wife needs the car, so I am using Uber today. As we traverse the 17-kilometer route, I chat briefly with Michael, who is driving me to Makati today. He is surprised with his designation to pick me up, considering he was a good four kilometers away from the pickup point. Apparently, this is only one of his concerns as a partner-driver; he is also concerned that his service rate is plummeting. I don’t empathize with him much because, at this point, all I want to do is take a nap.