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Trust Issues: Reflections on the Current Philippine Trust Landscapeâ€
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November 30, 2021
In the book Building Trust: In Business, Politics, Relationships, and Life, American authors Robert Solomon and Fernando Flores assert that trust isn’t something that’s constantly present but is rather cultivated – an active and dynamic part of life. They also introduced the concepts of naive...
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Towards A Well-Being Economy
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November 29, 2021
Our Current Economy and its Main Measures of Progress   Traditionally, our policy and decision makers use three basic measures of economic progress: Gross Domestic Product (GDP), inflation rate, and unemployment rate.   But how useful are these economic measures, especially during this period when...
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Can Quotas Help Women Join Boards?
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November 23, 2021
I am still wondering why women do not like quotas and insist that women get to positions of power only by merit. We were talking to a diverse group of women on the subject of women representation in corporate boards and these revelations came up....
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Is our slide to the bottom irreversible?
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November 16, 2021
Political season is upon us. As in all national elections, everyone’s distracted by it. Trolling, black propaganda, partisan mudslinging, backstabbing and all the negatives of self-serving politics are overpowering the nation’s consciousness. Once again it will be about winnability at all costs. Voters will be...
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Blindsided by The Market and GDP is Never Enough (2nd of 2 Parts)
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November 15, 2021
GDP is Never Enough (2nd of 2 Parts)   In my previous article, Blindsided By The Market, I explained the need for robust institutions and a socially-oriented mindset to counter two side effects of the neoclassical market model – devaluation of the priceless and inequality...
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A New Global Tax Regime (2nd of 2 Parts)
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November 9, 2021
This article (Part 2 of a series) focuses on Pillar 2 which requires the imposition of a 15% global minimum corporate tax on multinational enterprises (MNE). As mentioned in Part 1, this new global tax regime consisting of a two-pillar solution (Pillar 1 and 2)...
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Blindsided by The Market and GDP is Never Enough (1st of 2 Parts)
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November 8, 2021
Social enterprise, sustainable products, workplace diversity and inclusion, work-life balance, and mental health – these are words I never spoke or heard of when I was a kid. Back then, the only balance I knew was on a see-saw, and I worried about my health...
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A New Global Tax Regime (1st of 2 Parts)
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November 2, 2021
Rapidly shaping up at the global tax arena is a new tax regime that challenges the very core of generally accepted international tax rules and principles.  Agreed to by 136 member countries of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on October 8 is...
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