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Few have the privilege of learning at the feet of great men. I realize I am one of those lucky few, having had as a father, Jose “Joecon”...

When the world first encountered COVID-19 and health experts eventually declared it a “pandemic”, the goal became to “end the pandemic”....

Foresight and a pro-active stance. These made the difference in what the Philippines is right now: one of the safest places in the world....

Something interesting happened this week. As the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus sent governments around the world in a panic,...

No doubt the Philippines was in a celebratory mood as our COVID numbers continue to reward our efforts to vaccinate. The number of new...

On Go Negosyo’s “Kandidatalks” last Monday, Vice President and presidential aspirant Leni Robredo told our audience of more than 366,000...

This song, melancholy as it already is, brings even more sentimentality this year. An interesting sidenote to this story is that it was...

This week, we expect the IATF to decide on the growing clamor from our overseas kababayans to ease the quarantine restrictions and allow...

It’s in the nature of an entrepreneur to take calculated risks. He understands that nothing is certain, but he gathers as much...

In one of my meetings with OCTA Research and the IATF’s Sec. Carlito Galvez, I told them that I got in trouble when I called for the...

Ever since I started Go Negosyo, I stayed true to my commitment to help the country’s small and medium entrepreneurs. Part of the...

Last August, at the height of the Delta surge and with the recommendation of the OCTA group, we pushed for a stricter two-week lockdown....

I read with great interest a Pulse Asia survey released this week. It showed that the top concerns of Filipinos at the moment are staying...

As the business community bids goodbye to the last few days of September, I dedicated the final week of the third quarter to push for the...

My father, Joecon, was a crusader during the Martial Law years. He was inspired by his own father-in-law, Salvador Araneta, and by former...

During an interview by broadcaster and anchor Karen Davila last Friday, I was given a chance to elaborate further on the innovative ideas...

I have dedicated the past few days to discussing with various people how our proposed ‘bakuna bubble’ is, in fact, beneficial in terms of...

Yesterday, I was interviewed by Daniela Laurel to expound on the bakuna bubble. She asked for my thoughts as to when would be the perfect...

In an interview by Mike Navallo yesterday, I shared the overall concept of ‘bakuna bubble,’ as an extension of my idea of creating...

Yesterday, I met with Transportation Secretary Art Tugade to recommend the possible deployment of buses for fully-vaccinated individuals....