Business, Economics and Consulting

Last week, the Department of Tourism (DOT) unveiled its slogan “It’s more fun in the Philippines.” I agree with the DOT Secretary that the line connotes competition; its intention is to attract tourists to come to the country rather than for them to go somewhere else. The main attraction, as the DOT Secretary had said, is the Filipino people to which I initially had some doubts before finally agreeing.

People cannot be the main object of tourism – that was my first thought. If there’s anything that comes to mind when talking about tourism, people would … Continue Reading

Are you burned out? Discontented with your current work? Tired of being an employee? Sick of having very little time (and money!) to spend with family, friends and yourself? If you answered yes to any of these questions and desperately want to do something about it, then you could be a lifestyle entrepreneur.

An entrepreneur, as most people know, is somebody who has chosen to take the path of being his or her own boss and engaged in a micro, small or medium enterprise as one’s main means of livelihood. What distinguishes an entrepreneur from a lifestyle … Continue Reading

I was driving along in Quezon City when I encountered an apparition that was common in Davao but rarely seen in Manila’s major thoroughfares: a trisiboat. With the streets typically congested to road rage-inducing levels, trisiboats are not normally found head to head with vehicles in QC. But there it was, inching its way slowly ahead of my car as I moved forward with the green light, stalling my progress and forcing me to reduce speed to ten KPH, until we were both in the middle of the intersection as the light turned orange. That was when I … Continue Reading