Meeting the love of your life at a party seems like a thing of the past with online dating experiencing a major boom—not in the least thanks to the pandemic. Tinder reached a record three billion swipes in a single day in March 2020, while OkCupid experienced a massive 700-percent increase in dates from March…
Increased dependence on technology, new concepts of identity, a demand for real experiences and a rise in consumer rating are some of the top priorities of consumers in the next 10 years, according to the Dentsu Consumer Vision 2030: The Age of Inclusive Intelligence, a futuristic study by global marketing services group Dentsu International. Drawing…
Open Finance and payments platform i2i has been providing financial services to micro-business owners like Mang Efren, a vegetable stall owner in Cebu. Mang Efren was able to pick up his approved loan proceeds conveniently from the nearest partner remittance center through i2i, currently the fastest-growing Open Finance and payments platform in the country. UBX…
In 2020, Puregold launched the Puregold Mobile App which allowed its shoppers and members to purchase goods conveniently via a few clicks from their smartphones. As it continuously transforms for its customers, it also launched “Puregold Channel” the same year, utilizing the reach of its 2.8 million followers on Facebook and growing base on YouTube…
As the Philippines rebounds from the pandemic, strengthening labor market programs will be critical to help workers and enterprises make the transition. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Philippines was experiencing its longest-ever economic and job expansion. There was remarkable growth in wage and salary employment (a measure of modern employment), growing at an average…
Over half of the Philippine’s industrial sector is in manufacturing and the industry contributes to almost a quarter of the country’s gross domestic product. The industry also promotes stronger inter-industry and inter-sectoral linkages, productivity, technological development and innovation. Keeping all these factors in mind, the Philippines is fast-forwarding the manufacturing industry’s pace toward a more…
As a kid, summer meant total freedom from the responsibilities of school, which for me meant climbing trees to pick and enjoy the fruits in season. To this day, bayabas, santol, aratilis and mangga are the comfort foods that I eagerly await each summer. I have always had a close kinship with the outdoors, whether…
Yes we want to change things fast, but in a slow way. And what inspires us to do so is our being part of Slow Food (www.slowfood.com), a grassroots movement to eat good, clean and fair food. How is going slow possible? In Palawan, a friend started what is inspired by Israel’s kibbutz—a commune type…
Last year we celebrated 100 years. You can’t be around that long without learning from mistakes and doing things better. One of the things Aboitiz did – over the course of five generations and a rapidly expanding workforce in an increasingly complex environment – was to simply remain focused. Two of the things we paid…
For over a year now, we’ve seen so many home-based food businesses start and flourish during the pandemic. Every sushi bake, ube-cheese pan de sal, sourdough bread, Basque burnt cheesecake and whatever else you have ordered and enjoyed come with untold stories—how these businesses started, the people behind them and what keeps them going. Here…