Ivy Digest

ASEAN’s $238 BILLION E-COMMERCE POTENTIAL

Southeast Asia (SEA) is the next frontier for e-commerce, says Marc Woo, Google’s head of e-commerce. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has an estimated 32% e-commerce growth rate concentrated in six countries: Singapore, […]

Government

WHY DUTERTE LOVES CHINA

As the Philippines’ key geopolitical strategy, President Duterte has gravitated towards China’s sphere of influence. There are three reasons for this shift, away from the United States. One, China has plenty of money—for development assistance, […]

Business

EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO JR.

At 82, Eduardo M. Cojuangco Jr. seems to have run out of ambition. Not that he has failed. Nor achieved less than what he aimed for, from early in his business life.  “I have achieved […]