Sustaining an enterprise in today’s volatile and unpredictable environment is not an easy feat. In the past, businesses tended just to focus on ensuring economic sustainability. With today’s more demanding stakeholders however, business owners and managers have to balance revenue growth along with environmental issues and social responsibility, among other sustainability concerns. We asked Mr…
The “social commerce” industry in the Philippines is tipped to surge by 30 percent in 2022 with gross merchandise value (GMV) estimated at $682 million and, from then on , according to Research and Markets. GMV refers not only to the value of the goods sold online, but also includes any fees that may be…
With the pandemic came a hard, but practical, lesson for Filipinos: that taking care of one’s well-being is an investment because every minute spent sick is precious time that could have been spent building one’s career, achieving one’s personal goals, or simply enjoying the company of loved ones. Many individuals, however, still equate healthcare to…
Medical experts led by researchers from the University of the Philippines-College of Public Health (UP-CPH), the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization-Tropical Medicine and Public Health Regional Centre for Public Health, Hospital Administration, Environmental and Occupational Health, called for a review of the 10-year-old pneumonia vaccine strategy in order to protect children against one of…
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…
KonsultaMD is at the forefront of helping reshape the Philippine digital health landscape as it seeks to make healthcare more accessible and inclusive for many Filipinos. As the largest and most visible telehealth company in the Philippines, KonsultaMD provides you with to a team of licensed Filipino doctors without needing to leave the comfort…
It was initially intended to fill the gap as the nation grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic, and as face-to-face consultations were not possible due to quarantine restrictions imposed by the national government. But as we now tread the new normal and as health protocols eased, health experts who graced the Inquirer Project Rebound’s latest 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…