Digital transformation in gov’t
EARLIER this week, the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), and...
Remote work for recovery?
THE RECENT Decoding Global Talent survey by JobStreet has revealed some interesting employment trends amid the pandemic.
For one, there is a global downtrend observed...
Our work is far from over
LAST February, in anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8 and National Women’s Month here in the Philippines, Grant Thornton International released its...
Closer public-private collaboration
THE COVID-19 pandemic has caused much human suffering. But it has also catalyzed notable feats of human cooperation, ingenuity, and selflessness. Or as we...
On COVID-19 vaccines
ACCORDING to the Feb. 24 Bloomberg data, some 213 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have already been administered across 95 countries. And with an average...
Lost opportunities and the youth
LAST WEEK, we wrote about the myriad ways the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made our youth even more vulnerable than before. Over the past...
The youth made even more vulnerable
EARLIER this year, one of our Senate seatmates, Sen. Win Gatchalian, called attention to disturbing reports of school children selling sexually exploitative material of...
Keeping our guard up
NOW THAT vaccines against the COVID-19 virus will soon be available, some may think we can finally lower our guard and put the pandemic...
Digital transition could start at the LGU Level
THE FUTURE is digital. When the COVID-19 pandemic required strict quarantine guidelines, it was no surprise that business, financial, and even personal transactions went...
Our gaps in healthcare should be addressed now
OUR EXPERIENCE in the past year demonstrated how shortages of beds, equipment, and healthcare workers severely affect our response to large-scale medical crises. If...