The rise of lifestyle malls and the cosmopolitan consumer-2
Do luxury shopping malls influence consumer styles and taste and shopping behavior? The answer appears to be a strong “yes.” Increased visibility and consumption of...
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Online buying making a dent on shopping malls?
Part II Observations have started to float about the high concentration of malls in Metro Manila. It is not uncommon to see malls that are...
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The state of corporate governance in the Philippines
Part 2 My dissertation looked into corporate governance performance involving power and information metrics of 156 companies, comprising 60 percent of the 265 publicly listed...
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The state of corporate governance in the Philippines
Part 1 Governance and corruption have once again taken center stage in today’s media. The war against corruption by the current administration has expanded into...
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PBBM says sovereign fund design must support critical infra projects INVESTMENT PARTNER. Japan Bank International Corporation (JBIC) chairman Tadashi Maeda...
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As Congress went on recess Thursday, lawmakers in both chambers pointed to their legislative accomplishments. In a video message, President...
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BROTHERS-IN-ARMS. Japanese coast guard Captain Toru Imai (left), commanding officer of Japanese ship Akitsushima; Philippine coast guard Captain Antonio Sontillanosa...
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Former President Rodrigo Duterte has turned down calls to become the new anti-drug czar, saying it is now the duty...
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At least 45 percent of Filipino adults are optimistic that their lives will improve in the next 12 months, the...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.