Philippine News

Why does it always have to be the fourth quarter? I remember when the most exciting and heart-pounding fourth quarters happened only in...

The visit of a sitting Philippine President to the US has been long overdue. Our relationship with the US has taken a back seat in the...

I am currently here in the US as part of the private sector delegation of President Marcos Jr.’s working visit. A few days ago, US...

After the President issued Executive Order 3 lifting the mandatory use of face masks in outdoor settings, I was deluged with calls and...

There is time for all things. Back in 2016, when we first introduced Kapatid Angat Lahat, we saw that for MSMEs to grow and evolve from...

Our Go Negosyo family is still riding high from the success of our 2022 MSME Summit held last Aug. 26. The event was a who’s who in...

The past week was a flurry of activity for us at Go Negosyo. Last Friday, Aug. 19, we had our in-person 3MOW event at the Ayala Malls...

I read with interest a report early this week about something called the Demographic Dividend. Last week, the Philippine Statistics...

During my first trip to the US after the pandemic lockdowns, I had the pleasure of meeting a young man, born and raised in the...

This August, 13 million schoolchildren will return to the classrooms. Not online, but in person. This includes my youngest daughter,...

It’s a P5-billion lesson. This week, the Department of Health and the Health Technology Assessment Council decided to finally allow those...

People often ask what motivates the veteran businessmen and entrepreneurs who join the Go Negosyo entrepreneur mentoring sessions? What...

At two major events I hosted this week, there was a curious intersection: digital technology. I had planned to conduct two private sector...

I had a very engaging interview with ANC’s Karen Davila, and I believe it encapsulates everything we have been working on lately,...

Today we welcome the 17th president of the Republic of the Philippines. Our new President assumes the office at a very challenging time...

When president-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced that he would take on the Department of Agriculture (DA) portfolio, I...

I am writing this while on the plane, heading back home after spending a few weeks in Europe to attend a friend’s lovely wedding. I was...

My father, Jose “Joecon” Concepcion Jr., believed that our country was destined to be great. Even in the worst of times and the most...

A week before the elections, I wrote in this column that whoever becomes the next president of the Philippines must be able to bring the...

More than two years into our battle with the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing has become clear: we could not have done as well as we did...