Because the press and pundits have created them to push their own political agendas, the terms “globalism” and especially “nationalism” have taken on negative connotations. As a result, the governing philosophies behind those two ideas are not being properly examined. Neither is the impact on elections being considered.

Start your week with Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BM Broader Look podcast that puts a spotlight on the Philippine Stock Market.

WHEN the Philippine government reported the first confirmed Covid-19 case in the country back on January 30, 2020, the country’s health-care system immediately started preparations to manage the expected increase in Covid-19 cases.

While they were able to put in place the necessary infection and patient safety protocols not only to protect their patients but their healthcare workers as well, two doctors had many learnings and realizations to share as they battled this invisible disease for over a year. Another doctor, who managed to be part of the government’s efforts, had to leave prematurely to find another platform to push for his beliefs.

My management style is to listen to every complaint about how things are being done. Even from whiners. However, if someone came up with a criticism that I had not thought of, my reaction was to put that person in charge of fixing the problem.

My belief is that if you are smart enough to find a problem, there is a good chance you can also find the solution. Further, it can create a de facto “task force” as the “Person in Charge” starts reaching out to others for ideas.

In this Breaktime Musings episode, we explore the world of Animal Crossings: new Horizons or ACNH and how it helped Filipinos cope with the pandemic as the game celebrates its first year this March. We talked to five ACNH players and streamers about their ACNH experience. 

Start your week with Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BM Broader Look podcast that puts a spotlight on the Philippine Stock Market.

SOME call it olfactory memory. It’s what Rodel Guco, standing near where water burbles on one of the shores of the seaport city of Valetta, Malta, says what his nose remembers after briefly taking off his face mask.

Guco (not his real name), also remembers the pungent smell of money, something his nose also missed when he arrived in Malta late-February, 2020, from the United Arab Emirates.

That scent, however, wafted to hundreds of millions of families of migrant workers as, to the surprise of many, central banks of major origin countries relying on foreign remittances reported receiving higher dollar inflows in pandemic-hit 2020.

American baseball legend Casey Stengel once said, “Never make predictions, especially about the future.” Stengel also said, “You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.” With those two thoughts, I try not to make predictions as I have never made any money predicting the future.

The moment you make a “prediction,” you assume that you will be accurate and your actions are geared to being right. It is hard to adjust to changing realities when you know you are not wrong about what is coming next.

Today’s podcast puts a spotlight on cycling. It is based on the BusinessMirror Cycling talk show streamed live every Monday via the BusinessMirror Facebook page. The show is moderated by BusinessMirror Sports Editor Jun Lomibao and National Commissaire for Road Sunshine Joy Vallejo.

We podcast today a highlight of the seventh episode of the BusinessMirror Cycling talk show. It is a conversation by Sunshine Joy Vallejo, referred to as Comm 3, and BusinessMirror Sports Editor Jun Lomibao, referred to as Comm2, with Gaye Paris, one of the popular video bloggers today with 6,300 subscribers on her eponymous YouTube channel.

Start your week with Business Mondays with BM, a segment of the BM Broader Look podcast that puts a spotlight on the Philippine Stock Market.