“Attracting investments” is an often-espoused objective when we talk about the economy. The objective is to make our country more attractive to investors, whether foreign or domestic, who would put in capital and operate their businesses here in the Philippines. These businesses stimulate economic activity, create jobs for the people, allowing them to have an income they could spend on their needs and wants, and to improve their quality of life. Read More

A nation’s long-term prosperity can only be attained through a holistic strategy where all stakeholders have a valuable contribution that leaves no one behind. That, essentially, sums up the action plan needed to address the paradoxes in Philippine society today. Read More

Amid new and evolving dynamisms in our economic and political landscapes, we struggle to grasp the “long-running development issues” that Philippine society confronts and craft comprehensive responses to achieve inclusive resurgence from the pandemic and sustainable growth. In the economic realm, the imperative of pursuing an investment-led growth and the development of human capital are twin goals of overcoming the long emergency of bouncing back from a crisis. Read More

This discussion aimed to tackle the importance of democratic principles, including collective citizen participation, transparency and accountability, and the rule of law. It also tackled how public opinion or surveys affect the multi-dimensional issues besetting the current administration. Lastly, it looked into various strategies that participants can use in advancing their own governance-related advocacies in the digital age. Read More

Can you imagine buying a piece of property without provisions for electricity or water?

These days it is unthinkable that residential or commercial spaces would not automatically have power or water. It is a given that using a specific area would entail the use of these utilities. Spaces would be useless and the most sophisticated architectural designs on the best locations would mean nothing without them. Read More

Last Oct. 13, 2022, we marked World Sight Day, which is an annual event held every second Thursday of October. It is an International Day of Awareness to remind everyone of the importance of eye health.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), at least 2.2 billion people globally have a vision impairment or blindness; of these, at least 1 billion have vision impairment, which basically means “a functional limitation of the eye or visual system that can manifest as reduced visual acuity, visual field loss, visual perceptual difficulties, and other visual disturbances” that could have been prevented or has yet to be addressed. Read More

These days we talk about digital infrastructure, digital readiness, and the possibilities that technology offers. On a grander scale, digital advances have furthered the interconnectedness of states in the geopolitical and economic spheres and heightened the connectivity of the global community. Read More