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Diokno to CEOs: PH economy fastest growing
By Antonio S. Lopez At the Nov. 25, 2023 22nd anniversary dinner of BizNewsAsia, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno painted a bullish outlook for the economy. The head of the economic team of President Marcos […]

Digital, food, green energy
By Antonio S. Lopez I was in Singapore for the Singapore Fintech Festival, Nov. 14-17, 2023. Just like my recent visit to the headquarters of a couple of Chinese tech companies in Shenzhen, China, one […]

Shenzhen
By Antonio S. Lopez On Nov. 8-11, 2023, I went to Shenzhen, by plane on Cathay Pacific from Manila to Hong Kong, and by car from Hong Kong to Shenzhen. After four days touring Shenzhen’s […]

ERB: The Bold Digital Visionary
When Edwin R. Bautista became CEO of UnionBank in 2018, he saw the future of the bank. It had to go digital. UB must not only grow. It must grow big. It must not only […]

Journalism’s best, brightest, bravest, and biggest names
By Antonio S. Lopez The “MOPC Journalism Awards” have been a huge, stunning success. On Oct. 25, at the gala event attended by journalism’s best, brightest, bravest and biggest names, 11 individuals and three major […]

PH has the money to prosper amid wars in Ukraine and Gaza
As mankind winds down the first quarter of the 21st century, the world is suddenly in the grip of two large regional wars –Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Hamas. Both have the unpredictable potential of flaring into larger […]

POLITICS

Bongbong Marcos wins the presidency with 53% if elections are held today
Sara Duterte would be VP with 45% of the vote If elections were held today, former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. would win the presidency, with 53% of the total votes cast for president, according […]
BUSINESS

100 YEARS OF TRUST
By Antonio S. Lopez China Banking Corp. is celebrating its 100 years. It is plotting its progress for the next 100 years, with the help of digitalization (launched this year) and adherence to its seven […]
BOOK REVIEW

Conditioning for Dance—Training for Whole-Body Coordination and Efficiency
I love to dance and this week is a celebration of dance! I found this book ten years ago and it helped me visualize the way my body moves. I just browsed the exercises coz […]

Filipinx —Heritage Recipes from the Disapora
What better way to learn and celebrate another’s culture than through delicious food?! Renowned chef Angela shares 78 recipes on popular traditional Filipino dishes, sauces, drinks, and desserts—but with a twist! She adds her own […]

The Creative Contrarian – 20 “Wise Fool” Strategies to Boost
By Roger von Oech Hardcover, 200 pages, 2022. John Wiley & Sons This is consistent with Wiley’s reputation for publishing self-promotional books for small businesses in wide-spaced, big fonts, peppered with quotations to barely fill […]
IVY DIGEST

The BTS Phenomenon
“Are you Army?” said my first friend in dance fitness. I thought she meant the military but she meant the hardcore BTS fanbase. BTS stands for “Bangtan Sonyeondan” which translates to “Bulletproof Boy Scouts” not […]

Why I started my comedy channel Humor Me Ivy
COVID killed my sense of humor. I was so depressed from the death toll that I stopped doing anything and just watched K-Dramas on Netflix. I told my kids I was doing research to see […]

Nov. 25 Ateneo Law Class 1998 Homecoming raises funds for scholars
The Ateneo de Manila Law School Class of 1998 hosts a landmark homecoming “True Blue in ’22” on Friday, November 25, 2022 at the Centennial Hall of the Manila Hotel. At 86, Ateneo Law is […]