There has been a sharp contrast between evidence and policies during the pandemic, but these actions will encourage evidence-informed policymaking as we move forward. Months into the pandemic, many governments continued to use the same approaches as they did at the beginning. Many did not adopt new evidence or applied lessons learned. There has been…
As Metro Manila prepares for the return of in-person classes, school heads are left with a problem: Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Safeguard, in partnership with Manila Water Foundation (MWF), addressed this by donating P70 million to build hand-washing facilities in all 285 schools that do not meet the DepEd Wash in Schools (WinS) hand hygiene…
The coronavirus pandemic turned the world upside down in 2020, and we are still reeling from its effects two years later. Our medical research and health-care systems have been forced to shift, change, adapt and act quickly to address people’s needs and to save lives. In a message during Inquirer’s Project Rebound April 28 webinar…
MANILA, Philippines — The government aims to attract more tourists in destinations that promote “regenerative tourism,” its tourism chief said, describing that thrust as an endeavor “to leave a destination in a better state than it was before.” Speaking at the 21st World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit which ended on Friday, Tourism…
In previous columns, I highlighted how the pandemic affected the Philippine property sector. At the height of this crisis, we saw negative office take up, correction of condominium rents and prices, and decline in mall space rents due to substantial drop in consumer traffic. In the past quarter however, property developers and investors are aggressively…
In recent years, the world woke up to the alarming reality that the earth is ailing, and that this problem has been brought about by our own hands. Unsustainable practices, including the mismanagement of plastic waste, has led to a global and local challenge for everyone. The Philippines alone generates 2.7 million tons of plastic…
We asked two top market research practitioners—NielsenIQ managing director for Myanmar, Vietnam and Philippines Patrick Cua and Kantar Philippines president Gary de Ocampo—to share about consumer behaviors which they have uncovered in 2021 and their implications in 2022. Here are their views: Q: What key changes in consumer behavior have you decoded during the pandemic…
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are evolving beyond military applications to become a mainstay in boosting productivity within industries and organizations. As drones become more technologically sophisticated, this creates new opportunities for drone operators and their technology partners. In the Philippines, we are already seeing drones helping to keep commercial activities going and contain…
Citi has raised over for Asia Pacific clients from global and local capital markets year to date, to support their sustainable financing needs. This is an increase of over 500% versus the same period in 2020. In the Philippines, Citi has helped raise over US$1billion in green and sustainable bond financing for local clients over…
After its recent declaration of an ambitious commitment to plant 2.5 million bamboo clumps and a million trees in the Philippines in the next three years, Nestlé Philippines has once again embarked on another sustainability initiative that seeks to address the impact of climate crisis in the country, and is inviting young Filipinos to take…